I changed the IP to 127.0.0.1. That sill didn't help. Here are the contents of the log file:
student-test:/etc# more /var/log/exim4/mainlog 2007-07-18 08:12:42 exim 4.63 daemon started: pid=5024, -q30m, listening for SMTP on [127.0.0.1]:25 2007-07-18 08:12:42 Start queue run: pid=5025 2007-07-18 08:12:42 End queue run: pid=5025 2007-07-18 08:15:29 exim 4.63 daemon started: pid=5404, -q30m, listening for SMTP on [172.16.0.39]:25 2007-07-18 08:15:29 Start queue run: pid=5405 2007-07-18 08:15:29 End queue run: pid=5405 2007-07-18 08:15:52 1IB8Rc-0001Pd-KU <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=nathan P=local S=401 2007-07-18 08:15:52 1IB8Rc-0001Pd-KU ** [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Unrouteable address 2007-07-18 08:15:52 1IB8Rc-0001Pf-OO <= <> R=1IB8Rc-0001Pd-KU U=Debian-exim P=local S=1258 2007-07-18 08:15:52 1IB8Rc-0001Pd-KU Completed 2007-07-18 08:15:52 1IB8Rc-0001Pf-OO => nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> R=local_user T=mail_spool 2007-07-18 08:15:52 1IB8Rc-0001Pf-OO Completed 2007-07-18 08:45:29 Start queue run: pid=6960 2007-07-18 08:45:29 End queue run: pid=6960 2007-07-18 09:02:02 1IB9AI-00022I-1B <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=logcheck P=local S=1733 2007-07-18 09:02:02 1IB9AI-00022I-1B ** [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Unrouteable address 2007-07-18 09:02:02 1IB9AI-00022Q-6G <= <> R=1IB9AI-00022I-1B U=Debian-exim P=local S=2596 2007-07-18 09:02:02 1IB9AI-00022Q-6G ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Unrouteable address 2007-07-18 09:02:02 1IB9AI-00022Q-6G Frozen (delivery error message) 2007-07-18 09:02:02 1IB9AI-00022I-1B Completed 2007-07-18 09:15:29 Start queue run: pid=8486 2007-07-18 09:15:29 1IB9AI-00022Q-6G Message is frozen 2007-07-18 09:15:29 End queue run: pid=8486 2007-07-18 09:45:29 Start queue run: pid=10041 2007-07-18 09:45:29 1IB9AI-00022Q-6G Message is frozen 2007-07-18 09:45:29 End queue run: pid=10041 2007-07-18 09:54:15 exim 4.63 daemon started: pid=10644, -q30m, listening for SMTP on [172.16.0.39]:25 2007-07-18 09:54:15 Start queue run: pid=10645 2007-07-18 09:54:15 1IB9AI-00022Q-6G Message is frozen 2007-07-18 09:54:15 End queue run: pid=10645 2007-07-18 10:02:02 1IBA6M-0002tm-2i <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=logcheck P=local S=1524 2007-07-18 10:02:02 1IBA6M-0002tm-2i ** [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Unrouteable address 2007-07-18 10:02:02 1IBA6M-0002tq-8O <= <> R=1IBA6M-0002tm-2i U=Debian-exim P=local S=2387 2007-07-18 10:02:02 1IBA6M-0002tq-8O ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Unrouteable address 2007-07-18 10:02:02 1IBA6M-0002tq-8O Frozen (delivery error message) 2007-07-18 10:02:02 1IBA6M-0002tm-2i Completed 2007-07-18 10:05:31 1IBA9j-0002xi-RS <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=nathan P=local S=401 2007-07-18 10:05:31 1IBA9j-0002xi-RS ** [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Unrouteable address 2007-07-18 10:05:32 1IBA9j-0002xk-Uv <= <> R=1IBA9j-0002xi-RS U=Debian-exim P=local S=1258 2007-07-18 10:05:32 1IBA9j-0002xi-RS Completed 2007-07-18 10:05:32 1IBA9j-0002xk-Uv => nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> R=local_user T=mail_spool 2007-07-18 10:05:32 1IBA9j-0002xk-Uv Completed 2007-07-18 10:24:15 Start queue run: pid=12622 2007-07-18 10:24:15 1IB9AI-00022Q-6G Message is frozen 2007-07-18 10:24:15 1IBA6M-0002tq-8O Message is frozen 2007-07-18 10:24:15 End queue run: pid=12622 2007-07-18 10:54:15 Start queue run: pid=14237 2007-07-18 10:54:15 1IB9AI-00022Q-6G Message is frozen 2007-07-18 10:54:15 1IBA6M-0002tq-8O Message is frozen 2007-07-18 10:54:15 End queue run: pid=14237 2007-07-18 11:02:02 1IBB2Q-0003pm-Dp <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=logcheck P=local S=13372 2007-07-18 11:02:02 1IBB2Q-0003pm-Dp ** [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Unrouteable address 2007-07-18 11:02:02 1IBB2Q-0003pq-Ii <= <> R=1IBB2Q-0003pm-Dp U=Debian-exim P=local S=14235 2007-07-18 11:02:02 1IBB2Q-0003pq-Ii ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Unrouteable address 2007-07-18 11:02:02 1IBB2Q-0003pq-Ii Frozen (delivery error message) 2007-07-18 11:02:02 1IBB2Q-0003pm-Dp Completed 2007-07-18 11:02:23 exim 4.63 daemon started: pid=14942, -q30m, listening for SMTP on [127.0.0.1]:25 2007-07-18 11:02:23 Start queue run: pid=14943 2007-07-18 11:02:23 1IB9AI-00022Q-6G Message is frozen 2007-07-18 11:02:23 1IBA6M-0002tq-8O Message is frozen 2007-07-18 11:02:23 1IBB2Q-0003pq-Ii Message is frozen 2007-07-18 11:02:23 End queue run: pid=14943 2007-07-18 11:02:32 1IBB2u-0003tK-HX <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=nathan P=local S=401 2007-07-18 11:02:32 1IBB2u-0003tK-HX ** [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Unrouteable address 2007-07-18 11:02:32 1IBB2u-0003tM-L1 <= <> R=1IBB2u-0003tK-HX U=Debian-exim P=local S=1258 2007-07-18 11:02:32 1IBB2u-0003tK-HX Completed 2007-07-18 11:02:32 1IBB2u-0003tM-L1 => nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> R=local_user T=mail_spool 2007-07-18 11:02:32 1IBB2u-0003tM-L1 Completed Nathan -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Sackville-West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2:54 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: FW: Sending Email from script On Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 01:56:30PM -0400, Mace, Nathan wrote: > I re-ran it again with the following options: > > Split config into small files? No > General Type of Mail Configuration Internet site; mail is > sent and received directly using SMTP > System mail name: hostname.mydomain.edu > IP Addresses for incoming SMTP 172.16.0.39 (servers IP > address) I think you also need to specify 127.0.0.1 here > Other destinations for which mail is accepted hostname.mydomain.edu > Domains to relay mail for: <<Blank>> (could > this be my problem?) we're talking about exim on the machine that is trying to send the mail, correct? in that case, no this is not the problem. relaying is taking mail from one server and sending it to another, and you are not doing that, unless I misunderstand. > Machines to replay mail for: <<Blank>> > Keep number of DNS-queries minimal? No > Delivery method for local mail: Mbox > > > Do I have something specified wrong? other than possibly the 127.0.0.1 above, i don't think so. how about providing the relevant snips from /var/log/exim4/mainlog when trying to send this mail. A
