I was able to get Exim working. I stopped trying to use my smtp server as a smart host and used my laptop as the smart host. It works now... Eric On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Eric Cope wrote: > I know my ISP does not block it because a) my Thunderbird accounts reach my > mail servers every day, and b) the mail function on my FreeBSD box works > just fine. > Here is some info from my logs... > > 2008-08-19 21:00:56 1KVesS-0003fD-Vw <= eric@e-mobile-2 U=eric P=local > S=374 > 2008-08-19 21:00:58 1KVesS-0003fD-Vw ** eric.cope@gmail.com R=smarthost > T=remote_smtp_smarthost: SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT > TO: ope@gmail.com>: host voltampenterprises.com [67.159.44.157]: > 550-Verification failed for \n550-The mail server could > not deliver mail to > eric@e-mobile-2. The account or domain may not exist, they may be > blacklisted, or missing the proper dns entries.\n550 Sender verify failed > 2008-08-19 21:00:59 1KVesV-0003fG-0R <= <> R=1KVesS-0003fD-Vw U=Debian-exim > P=local S=1500 > 2008-08-19 21:00:59 1KVesS-0003fD-Vw Completed > 2008-08-19 21:01:03 1KVesV-0003fG-0R ** eric@e-mobile-2R=hub_user_smarthost T=remote_smtp_smarthost: SMTP error from remote mail > server after RCPT TO: ric@e-mobile-2>: host voltampenterprises.com [67.159.44.157]: 550-The mail > server could not deliver mail to eric@e-mobile-2. The account > or\n550-domain > may not exist, they may be blacklisted, or missing the proper dns\n550 > entries. > 2008-08-19 21:01:03 1KVesV-0003fG-0R Frozen (delivery error message) > 2008-08-19 21:14:18 Start queue run: pid=14694 > 2008-08-19 21:14:18 1KVesV-0003fG-0R Message is frozen > 2008-08-19 21:14:18 End queue run: pid=14694 > 2008-08-19 21:44:18 Start queue run: pid=16077 > 2008-08-19 21:44:18 1KVesV-0003fG-0R Message is frozen > 2008-08-19 21:44:18 End queue run: pid=16077 > > Here is the path I expect it to take: > eric@e-mobile-2 (laptop) -> mail.voltampenterprises.com (smtp mail server) > -> eric.cope@gmail.com (final destination) > > what is a 550 dns entry? > > I don't have a problem cutting out the mail server, but I thought that was > the best way to get the mail out... > > Thanks in advance. > > Eric > > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Matt Graham wrote: > >> After a long battle with technology, Eric Cope wrote: >> > apt-get'ed exim and mailutils. I installed and ran the dpkg-reconfigure >> > command. I am trying to use an external smtp server >> > (mail.voltampmedia.com). I highly doubt my ISP blocks smtp >> >> Think again. Many, many places block or silently discard traffic to port >> 25 >> that doesn't match one of @SMALLNUM destination addresses. There are far >> too >> many damned spam zombies out there, you know. Check your logs for >> details. >> >> > The mail command works. I see the mail in the queue (sudo mailq). >> > However, the mail just sits in the queue, never going anywhere. >> >> Check the logs. Crank the log level up and then force a redelivery >> attempt >> with the exim equivalent of "postqueue -f" if there's nothing in the logs. >> >> > The lack of google results scares me. Either it is so insanely easy, >> that >> > its not even worth putting tutorials online, or >> >> It sounds like you want to use a smarthost. As such, check out >> http://wiki.exim.org/FAQ/Routing_to_remote_hosts/Q0304 as well as the >> obvious >> toplevel site. The default Debian config for exim is also a complete >> mess, >> about 10 separate files when it should really be 1 file, and there's a way >> to >> fix that but it's been forever since I worked with it. There's a ton of >> useful info in the README and on the wiki. HTH anyway, >> >> -- >> Seemingly ordinary humans transform into rage-fueled sarcasm >> dispensers. I love it! --Patrick Shaughnessy >> My blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ >> Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to >> see >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >