Re: [exim] configuring exim4 smtp to use SSL

On 14/03/15 04:33 PM, Ferenc Wagner wrote:
> Gary Dale <garydale@???> writes:
>
>> If dc_smarthost has the port set to 26, mail gets sent. However with
>> it set to 465, it stays in the mailq.
>>
>> dc_eximconfig_configtype='smarthost'
>> dc_smarthost='<remote host name>:465'
> Man update-exim4.conf says two colons are needed here.
> Also check /var/log/exim4/mainlog for problems.

The single colon is a typo on my part. The actual file has 2.

The log for an unsuccessful mail says:
2015-03-14 00:47:44 1YWdzE-0000l6-CR <= <sending e-mail address>
U=garydale P=local S=1665
2015-03-14 00:47:44 1YWdzE-0000l6-CR ** -r@localhost: Unrouteable address
2015-03-14 00:47:44 1YWdzE-0000l6-CR ** gary@???
R=smarthost T=remote_smtp_smarthost: retry time not reached for any host
after a long failure period
2015-03-14 00:47:44 1YWdzE-0000l6-CR ** <sending e-mail address>
R=smarthost T=remote_smtp_smarthost: retry time not reached for any host
after a long failure period
2015-03-14 00:47:44 1YWdzE-0000lB-Ik <= <> R=1YWdzE-0000l6-CR
U=Debian-exim P=local S=2720
2015-03-14 00:47:44 1YWdzE-0000lB-Ik ** <sending e-mail address>
R=smarthost T=remote_smtp_smarthost: retry time not reached for any host
after a long failure period
2015-03-14 00:47:44 1YWdzE-0000lB-Ik Frozen (delivery error message)
2015-03-14 00:47:44 1YWdzE-0000l6-CR Completed

I use /etc/email-addresses to change garydale to <sending e-mail
address>. Otherwise the e-mail just bounces.

When I change to port 26 and leave everything else the same, the mail
goes through.