You might have a problem with the local_domains setting in /etc/exim.conf. It'll only accept *@<yourdomain).com settings via smtp. I've gotten bounced messages that way before....
umm... Otherwise.... Check your relay_domains setting and/or the relay_domains_include_local_mx setting. Might help (if you're using the 'mx' setting to have bind running, though this could be a kludge. I'm just taking a stab here, but it's worth checking out. Have you looked at the exim home page? Whenever I've had exim problems, I've been able to get them fixed there. Though I only use it in a T1/DSL setting. Hope some of this helps. Regards, Glen -----Original Message----- From: russell cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 6:39 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: re: Is potatoe's exim 3.12-1 OK? Mark, I have the same problem. My messages eventually freeze, and the error is SMTP timeout while connected to ... many bytes weritten written, but message not completed. I would have quoted your earlier post, but I'm mailing this via telnet to port 25 of my ISP, because I can't post out with Exim. Suggestions welcome (by both of us)! Thanks much, Russ [EMAIL PROTECTED]