mutt/exim DNS problems?

Lester Ingber ingber@ingber.com
Wed Jun 18 12:40:00 GMT 2003


Olaf:

I tried your test:
echo test | exim ingber@alumni.caltech.edu
but got in /var/log/exim/exim_main.log
2003-06-18 07:47:19 HGOE2U-0002VO-LO <= ingber@ingber.com U=ingber P=local S=280
2003-06-18 07:47:41 HGOE2U-0002VO-LO alumni.caltech.edu [131.215.49.51]: Network is unreachable
2003-06-18 07:47:41 HGOE2U-0002VO-LO == ingber@alumni.caltech.edu R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp defer (114): Network is unreachable

I do not see how to set anything like "smarthost" in my exim.conf file?

Here is a diff between the default /etc/exim.conf file and mine:
    ------------8<------------ top cut -> bottom ------------->8------------
---
> #primary_hostname = sensei.ingber.com
> primary_hostname = ingber.com
57,59c57,61
< domainlist local_domains = @
< domainlist relay_to_domains =
< hostlist   relay_from_hosts = 127.0.0.1
---
> #domainlist local_domains = @
> domainlist local_domains =
> #domainlist relay_to_domains = ingber.com : 130.94.234.156
> domainlist relay_to_domains = 
> hostlist   relay_from_hosts = 127.0.0.1 : 130.94.234.156
357c359
<   no_more
---
> ##  no_more
363,368c365
< # This router handles aliasing using a linearly searched alias file with the
< # name /etc/aliases. When this configuration is installed automatically,
< # the name gets inserted into this file from whatever is set in Exim's
< # build-time configuration. The default path is the traditional /etc/aliases.
< # If you install this configuration by hand, you need to specify the correct
< # path in the "data" setting below.
---
> # This router handles aliasing using a traditional /etc/aliases file.
370c367
< ##### NB  You must ensure that the alias file exists. It used to be the case
---
> ##### NB  You must ensure that /etc/aliases exists. It used to be the case
461,462d457
< # Turning initgroups on is very inefficient. It should only be done if 
< # supplementary groups are needed during deliveries, e.g. to run filters. 
470d464
<   initgroups = no
546,559d539
< 
< ######################################################################
< #                   CONFIGURATION FOR local_scan()                   #
< ######################################################################
< 
< # If you have built Exim to include a local_scan() function that contains
< # tables for private options, you can define those options here. Remember to
< # uncomment the "begin" line. It is commented by default because it provokes
< # an error with Exim binaries that are not built with LOCAL_SCAN_HAS_OPTIONS
< # set in the Local/Makefile.
< 
< # begin local_scan
< 
    ------------8<------------ bottom cut <- top ------------->8------------

exim -bV gives
Exim version 4.20 #1 built 15-May-2003 19:33:41
Copyright (c) University of Cambridge 2003
Probably GDBM (native mode)
Support for: OpenSSL
Authenticators: cram_md5 plaintext spa
Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
Transports: appendfile/maildir/mailstore/mbx autoreply pipe smtp
Configuration file is /etc/exim.conf

mutt -v gives
Mutt 1.4i (2002-05-29)
Copyright (C) 1996-2001 Michael R. Elkins and others.
Mutt comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `mutt -vv'.
Mutt is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; type `mutt -vv' for details.

System: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 1.3.22(0.78/3/2) (i686) [using ncurses 5.2]
Compile options:
-DOMAIN
-DEBUG
-HOMESPOOL  -USE_SETGID  +USE_DOTLOCK  -DL_STANDALONE  
+USE_FCNTL  -USE_FLOCK
+USE_POP  +USE_IMAP  -USE_GSS  +USE_SSL  -USE_SASL  
-HAVE_REGCOMP  +USE_GNU_REGEX  
+HAVE_COLOR  +HAVE_START_COLOR  +HAVE_TYPEAHEAD  +HAVE_BKGDSET  
+HAVE_CURS_SET  +HAVE_META  +HAVE_RESIZETERM  
+HAVE_PGP  +BUFFY_SIZE -EXACT_ADDRESS  -SUN_ATTACHMENT  
+ENABLE_NLS  +LOCALES_HACK  -HAVE_WC_FUNCS  -HAVE_LANGINFO_CODESET  -HAVE_LANGIN
FO_YESEXPR  
+HAVE_ICONV  -ICONV_NONTRANS  -HAVE_GETSID  -HAVE_GETADDRINFO  
-ISPELL
SENDMAIL="/usr/sbin/sendmail"
MAILPATH="/var/spool/mail"
PKGDATADIR="/usr/share/mutt"
SYSCONFDIR="/etc"
EXECSHELL="/bin/sh"
-MIXMASTER

Thanks.

Lester

: On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 01:23:05AM -0400, Lester Ingber wrote:
: > I'm using Cygwin under XP Professional on an IBM Thinkpad, connected
: > wireless to an SMC router, using IBM Access Connections to set up my
: > computer on a DHCP private 198.... address to receive DHCP gateway and
: > DNS info from ISPs that change when I change locations (on travel).
: > 
: > I have no problems conecting anywhere on the Internet using Netscape and
: > Iexplorer browsers, or even using Eudora to send Email.  Under Cygwin,
: > I can ssh login to various machines.  However, using mutt (using exim)
: > I keep getting "Network is unreachable"???  mutt/exim worked fine when
: > I first set up my system, but now mutt/exim is failing?
: > 
: > Any suggestions on settings I might test/try?
: 
: The same configuration works fine here under w2k. How is exim configured
: ? Does it use a smarthost or does it try to to deliver mail directly ?
: Can you send mail using 
: 
: $ echo test |exim <to@sender.address>
: 
: 
:  
:  
: Gruss Olaf Föllinger
: 
: -- 
: Olaf Föllinger
: Berater 
: S.E.S.A. Software und Systeme AG

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