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computing:exim4 [2021/04/02 18:49] – oemb1905computing:exim4 [2021/07/20 23:29] – oemb1905
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 Okay! Happy Hacking! Okay! Happy Hacking!
  
-Update: Since the relay is not an incoming mail server and because there are mx records in use at gmail, I had to exclude exim4 from looking for domains locally.+Update: If your host shares the domain with an email you use elsewhere, make sure to exclude the main local domains and comment that out.
      
   sudo nano /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template   sudo nano /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template
   domainlist local_domains =   domainlist local_domains =
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 +There is a big mistake above, where I specify for exim4 to listen to nothing instead of everything.  Here is what you need to change:
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 +  sudo nano /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf
 +  dc_local_interfaces='::::0:0.0.0.0'
  
 On major system upgrades, exim4 often gets hosed.  Specifically, you need to fully remove and purge it, and then when you reinstall it, the command `dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config` has no ncurses output and just fails.  Here is what I found that works: On major system upgrades, exim4 often gets hosed.  Specifically, you need to fully remove and purge it, and then when you reinstall it, the command `dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config` has no ncurses output and just fails.  Here is what I found that works:
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   sudo dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config   sudo dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config
      
-Rebuilding again today lol.+Rebuilding again today lol.  Messages won't send from clients using the relay.  Delete these and restart the exim4 service: 
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 +  rm /var/spool/exim4/db/* 
 +  rm /var/spool/exim4/input/* 
 +  rm /var/spool/exim4/msglog/* 
 +  rm /var/log/exim4/* 
 +  sysemctl restart exim4.service
  
- --- //[[jonathan@haacksnetworking.com|oemb1905]] 2021/04/02 12:47//+ --- //[[jonathan@haacksnetworking.com|oemb1905]] 2021/07/20 17:27//
computing/exim4.txt · Last modified: 2022/08/20 06:11 by oemb1905

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