Re: [exim] Pelase assist with Exim issue

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To: Jeremiah Matthews, Exim-users@exim.org
Subject: Re: [exim] Pelase assist with Exim issue
On Fri, 12 Aug 2016, Jeremiah Matthews wrote:
> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:32:25
> From: Jeremiah Matthews <Jeremiah.Matthews@???>
> To: "Exim-users@???" <Exim-users@???>
> Subject: [exim] Pelase assist with Exim issue
>
> Hello,
>
> I am new to exim and mail server configuration. I completed the install and setup for exim. I am wondering if I need to have a registered domain in order to send mail to be delivered externally. I ran some simple tests to see if my messages were delivered and they say completed, but when I check my inbox no message. I don't see any errors. Any advice would help, thanks.


It depends...

If you send your emails through a "smarthost", and you pretend to send
emails from a domain that happens to have no protection at all (no SPF,
no DKIM...), then your emails should arrive. Some destination servers
may even accept your emails without having to use a smarthost. However,
this is hardly the route to go! And probably not very honnest, too.

The least you should do is register a free domain name, and probably
setup dynamic DNS. With this setup, and using a smarthost, you should be
fine. I had this setup for years with very few problems. However,
sometimes, I saw some emails rejected because of the free domain name,
which was recognized as such.

Finally, the best thing to do is to have a proper domain name. This is
what I have now, and I hardly ever have any problem, even though my
server runs on a dynamic IP at home. See here:
http://yalis.fr/cms/index.php/post/2014/01/31/Why-buy-a-domain-name-Secure-mail.
(the final dot is part of the URL... yes, I know...)

Cheers,

Yves.

>
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ exim -v flyboyimj@???
> From: flyboyimj@???
> To: jeremiah.matthews@???
> Subject: This is a test
>
> Test
> LOG: MAIN
> <= flyboyimj@??? U=flyboyimj P=local S=388
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ delivering 1bYFq3-0001L3-QT
> R: system_aliases for flyboyimj@???
> R: userforward for flyboyimj@???
> R: procmail for flyboyimj@???
> R: maildrop for flyboyimj@???
> R: lowuid_aliases for flyboyimj@??? (UID 1000)
> R: local_user for flyboyimj@???
> T: appendfile for flyboyimj@???
> LOG: MAIN
> => flyboyimj <flyboyimj@???> R=local_user T=mail_spool
> LOG: MAIN
> Completed
>
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ exim -bp
> exim: permission denied
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ sudo exim -bp
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ exim -bpc
> exim: permission denied
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ sudo exim -bp
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ exim -bp | exiqsumm
> exim: permission denied
>
> Count Volume Oldest Newest Domain
> ----- ------ ------ ------ ------
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>    0       0      0m   0000d  TOTAL

>
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ exim -bt jeremiah.matthews@???
> R: dnslookup for jeremiah.matthews@???
> jeremiah.matthews@???
>  router = dnslookup, transport = remote_smtp
>  host smtp04.enbridge.com [161.141.7.81]    MX=10
>  host smtp08.enbridge.com [209.202.107.210] MX=10
>  host smtp06.enbridge.com [161.141.7.82]    MX=10
>  host smtp05.enbridge.com [161.141.2.81]    MX=10
>  host smtp09.enbridge.com [74.213.187.18]   MX=10
>  host smtp07.enbridge.com [161.141.2.82]    MX=10
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ exim -bt jeremiah.matthews@??? flyboyimj@???
> R: dnslookup for jeremiah.matthews@???
> jeremiah.matthews@???
>  router = dnslookup, transport = remote_smtp
>  host smtp05.enbridge.com [161.141.2.81]    MX=10
>  host smtp06.enbridge.com [161.141.7.82]    MX=10
>  host smtp08.enbridge.com [209.202.107.210] MX=10
>  host smtp04.enbridge.com [161.141.7.81]    MX=10
>  host smtp07.enbridge.com [161.141.2.82]    MX=10
>  host smtp09.enbridge.com [74.213.187.18]   MX=10
> R: dnslookup for flyboyimj@???
> flyboyimj@???
>  router = dnslookup, transport = remote_smtp
>  host localhost.com [74.125.224.72]
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ exim -bd 74.213.187.18
> exim: incompatible command-line options or arguments
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ exim -bh 74.213.187.18

>
> **** SMTP testing session as if from host 74.213.187.18
> **** but without any ident (RFC 1413) callback.
> **** This is not for real!
>
>>>> host in hosts_connection_nolog? no (option unset)
>>>> host in host_lookup? yes (matched "*")
>>>> looking up host name for 74.213.187.18
>>>> IP address lookup yielded "smtp09.enbridge.com"
>>>> checking addresses for smtp09.enbridge.com
>>>> 74.213.187.18 OK
>>>> host in host_reject_connection? no (option unset)
>>>> host in sender_unqualified_hosts? no (option unset)
>>>> host in recipient_unqualified_hosts? no (option unset)
>>>> host in helo_verify_hosts? no (option unset)
>>>> host in helo_try_verify_hosts? no (option unset)
>>>> host in helo_accept_junk_hosts? no (option unset)
> 220 localhost ESMTP Exim 4.86_2 Ubuntu Fri, 12 Aug 2016 10:07:08 -0700
>
> LOG: SMTP syntax error in "" H=smtp09.enbridge.com [74.213.187.18] unrecognized command
> 500 unrecognized command
>
> LOG: SMTP syntax error in "" H=smtp09.enbridge.com [74.213.187.18] unrecognized command
> 500 unrecognized command
>
> LOG: SMTP syntax error in "" H=smtp09.enbridge.com [74.213.187.18] unrecognized command
> 500 unrecognized command
>
> LOG: SMTP syntax error in "" H=smtp09.enbridge.com [74.213.187.18] unrecognized command
> 500 Too many unrecognized commands
> LOG: SMTP call from smtp09.enbridge.com [74.213.187.18] dropped: too many unrecognized commands (last was "")
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ exim -v flyboyimj@???
> From: flyboyimj@???
> To: jeremiah.matthews3@???
> Subject: Test
>
> Test
> LOG: MAIN
> <= flyboyimj@??? U=flyboyimj P=local S=376
> flyboyimj@ubuntu:~$ delivering 1bYFy2-0001M1-6R
> R: system_aliases for flyboyimj@???
> R: userforward for flyboyimj@???
> R: procmail for flyboyimj@???
> R: maildrop for flyboyimj@???
> R: lowuid_aliases for flyboyimj@??? (UID 1000)
> R: local_user for flyboyimj@???
> T: appendfile for flyboyimj@???
> LOG: MAIN
> => flyboyimj <flyboyimj@???> R=local_user T=mail_spool
> LOG: MAIN
> Completed
>
>
>
>
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