[exim] "Format error is spool file" in /etc/exim/main.log

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Author: Ritchie P. Fraser
Date:  
To: exim-users@exim.org
Subject: [exim] "Format error is spool file" in /etc/exim/main.log
Hi,

I have a clean CentOS 6.4 server and installed Baruwa using Jeremy McSpadden's installer script (https://github.com/fluxlabs/baruwa/blob/master/2.0/cent6/install.sh) Which installs Baruwa (and dependencies, including exim).

I can telnet into the server (telnet 192.168.0.200 25)
and create a mail thus...

> 220Baruwa 2.0 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:28:10 +0100
> mail from: rpf@???<mailto:rpf@mycompany.co.uk>
> 250 OK
> rcpt to: rpf@???<mailto:rpf@mycompany.co.uk>
> 250 Accepted
> Data
> 354 Enter message, ending with "." on a line by itself
> Subject: Test
>
> Test
> .
> 250 OK id=1UeOGc-0003Ej-9S
>


But the message never gets delivered (forwarded) to our Exchange server.

The /var/log/exim/main.log gets the following lines added to it...

2013-05-20 12:28:35 no host name found for IP address 192.168.0.109
2013-05-20 12:28:50 1UeOGc-0003Ej-9S <= it@???<mailto:it@mycompany.co.uk> H=[192.168.0.109] P=smtp S=239
2013-05-20 12:28:50 1UeOGc-0003Ej-9S Format error in spool file 1UeOGc-0003Ej-9S-H: size=581

There are two files in /var/spool/exim.in/input 1UeOGc-0003Ej-9S-H and 1UeOGc-0003Ej-9S-D

- - - - - 8< - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[root@mailwasher input]# cat 1UeOGc-0003Ej-9S-H
1UeOGc-0003Ej-9S-H
exim 93 93
<it@???>
1369049318 0
-host_address 192.168.0.109.52026
-interface_address 192.168.0.200.25
-active_hostname marge.marinesoftware.ext
marge.altmail.marinesoftware.ext
-received_protocol smtp
-body_linecount 3
-max_received_linelength 8
-deliver_firsttime
-host_lookup_failed
XX
1
rpf@???

223P Received: from [192.168.0.109]
       by marge.marinesoftware.ext with smtp (Baruwa 2.0)
       (envelope-from <it@???>)
       id 1UeOGc-0003Ej-9S ret-id none;
       for rpf@???; Mon, 20 May 2013 12:28:50 +0100
- - - - - 8< - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[root@marge input]# cat 1UeOGc-0003Ej-9S-D
1UeOGc-0003Ej-9S-D
Subject


Test
- - - - - 8< - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


I am assuming that this is an exim issue, because the error appears in the exim log file...

How do I fix this?

Kind Regards,
Ritchie Fraser
Systems Administrator

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