nevermind, it was a simple setup issue resolved by doing dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config and....on the section where it asks what to listen to incoming smtp requests on (the default is 127.0.0.1 which means it will accept nothing but requests on that machine) I set it to blank, which means it accepts requests on all public interfaces.
in order to relay mail from machines on your lan if your using smarthost, you're also going to have to specify local machines you relay for in the config script (you enter the ip addresses) which for me was simply 192.168.1.0/24 you can change the octet for whatever your lan uses hope this at least points some people in the right direction John [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Thomas Langton) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > I've recently installed debian sarge, qpopper, and exim4 on my > machine. Haven't changed the defaults at all and mail works locally > fine. However, if I try to connect with a client from a different > machine, mail does not work. > > If I telnet to my linux box from my linux box it connects just fine, > but > if I telnet to it from the aforementioned client it can't connect. > > I've poured over docs, the config files, logs in /var, looked at > /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf, have done a lot of trial and error, > and am stumped. > > If someone could point me in the right direction I would greatly > greatly appreciate it. > > thanks, > John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
