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*[http://www.flatmtn.com/computer/Linux-Exim4.html Setting up exim] | *[http://www.flatmtn.com/computer/Linux-Exim4.html Setting up exim] | ||
*[http://bradthemad.org/tech/notes/exim_cheatsheet.php Exim cheatsheet] | |||
=HOWTO= | |||
==Understand exim logs== | |||
== | =FAQ= | ||
==Find logins in log== | |||
grep "A=login" /var/log/exim/mainlog | |||
===Message is frozen | ==hostname --fqdn did not return a fully qualified name== | ||
Mail can't be delivered locally, check storage | fix /etc/hosts etc, but if hostname -f/--fqdn fails, run hostname mail.example.com and save yourself a lot of headache | ||
==Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname== | |||
Make sure your FQDN/IP are ok in /etc/hosts | |||
==Message is frozen== | |||
Mail can't be delivered locally, check storage. | |||
==all relevant MX records point to non-existent hosts== | |||
This may mean the MX IP is a private one, in that case remove that IP/network from ignore_target_hosts | |||
==Show queue== | |||
exim -bp | |||
==Show body of message in queue== | |||
exim -Mvb 1gKM2x-0004ti-Lj | |||
==remove frozen from queue== | |||
exim -bp|grep frozen|awk '{print $3}' |xargs exim -Mrm | |||
Latest revision as of 12:39, 25 April 2024
Docs
HOWTO
Understand exim logs
FAQ
Find logins in log
grep "A=login" /var/log/exim/mainlog
hostname --fqdn did not return a fully qualified name
fix /etc/hosts etc, but if hostname -f/--fqdn fails, run hostname mail.example.com and save yourself a lot of headache
Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname
Make sure your FQDN/IP are ok in /etc/hosts
Message is frozen
Mail can't be delivered locally, check storage.
all relevant MX records point to non-existent hosts
This may mean the MX IP is a private one, in that case remove that IP/network from ignore_target_hosts
Show queue
exim -bp
Show body of message in queue
exim -Mvb 1gKM2x-0004ti-Lj
remove frozen from queue
exim -bp|grep frozen|awk '{print $3}' |xargs exim -Mrm
