Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-25 Thread Mike Beattie
On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 09:08:03AM -0400, Derek Broughton wrote: > Aargh. No. It _can_ be performed with sendmail Correct. > (or exim - in the current > discussion we've been discussing exim but no mention has been made of the fact > that exim installs itself with the synonym 'sendmail'). As d

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-25 Thread Mike Beattie
On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 09:08:03AM -0400, Derek Broughton wrote: > Aargh. No. It _can_ be performed with sendmail Correct. > (or exim - in the current > discussion we've been discussing exim but no mention has been made of the fact > that exim installs itself with the synonym 'sendmail'). As d

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-25 Thread Derek Broughton
From: "Mike Beattie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 02:50:22AM +0100, Fran?ois TOURDE wrote: > > For my local MTA running... But if you have a solution without 25 open, > > I'm interested... Even if my firewall is paranoid.. :) > > You only need 25 when you're accepting remote mail.

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-25 Thread Derek Broughton
From: "Mike Beattie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 02:50:22AM +0100, Fran?ois TOURDE wrote: > > For my local MTA running... But if you have a solution without 25 open, > > I'm interested... Even if my firewall is paranoid.. :) > > You only need 25 when you're accepting remote mail.

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Mike Beattie
On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 02:50:22AM +0100, Fran?ois TOURDE wrote: > For my local MTA running... But if you have a solution without 25 open, > I'm interested... Even if my firewall is paranoid.. :) You only need 25 when you're accepting remote mail. local delivery is performed with /usr/bin/sendmail

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread François TOURDE
Mike Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > /etc/inetd.conf: > > [...] > > smtpstream tcp nowait mail/usr/sbin/exim exim -bs > > [...] > > > > So, when I send local mail, it is queued. > > Um, why do you need 25 open? For my local MTA running... But if you have a solu

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread François TOURDE
Lukasz Wiechec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The only concern I have is that when I'm unplugged, I need to wait ~5sec > for exim to accept mail (normally it's being sent right away). Probably something like a DNS resolving. I've no delay when I send a mail. Check log files to see where the delay

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Mike Beattie
On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 02:50:22AM +0100, Fran?ois TOURDE wrote: > For my local MTA running... But if you have a solution without 25 open, > I'm interested... Even if my firewall is paranoid.. :) You only need 25 when you're accepting remote mail. local delivery is performed with /usr/bin/sendmail

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread François TOURDE
Mike Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > /etc/inetd.conf: > > [...] > > smtpstream tcp nowait mail/usr/sbin/exim exim -bs > > [...] > > > > So, when I send local mail, it is queued. > > Um, why do you need 25 open? For my local MTA running... But if you have a solu

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread François TOURDE
Lukasz Wiechec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The only concern I have is that when I'm unplugged, I need to wait ~5sec > for exim to accept mail (normally it's being sent right away). Probably something like a DNS resolving. I've no delay when I send a mail. Check log files to see where the delay

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Mike Beattie
On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 04:21:40PM +0100, Fran?ois TOURDE wrote: > Exim is always ready on my laptop. Not started directly, but using inetd > capabilities... > > /etc/inetd.conf: > [...] > smtp stream tcp nowait mail/usr/sbin/exim exim -bs > [...] > > So, when I send local mail

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Mike Beattie
On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 04:21:40PM +0100, Fran?ois TOURDE wrote: > Exim is always ready on my laptop. Not started directly, but using inetd > capabilities... > > /etc/inetd.conf: > [...] > smtp stream tcp nowait mail/usr/sbin/exim exim -bs > [...] > > So, when I send local mail

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Joao Clemente
> In fact, you only need exim running if you are online (to process > possible connection errors). > > So, the minimal working situation would be schematically: > > .- On ifup --> start exim -q30m > .- On ifdown --> stop exim > .- Use "sendmail" as the MTA in your e-mail client. > .- inetd not

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Derek Broughton
From: "Lukasz Wiechec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 04:21:40PM +0100, François TOURDE wrote: > > Joao Pedro Clemente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I haven't understood this reply: If you just start exim when you get > > > online, what happens when you try to send mail whil

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Joao Clemente
> In fact, you only need exim running if you are online (to process > possible connection errors). > > So, the minimal working situation would be schematically: > > .- On ifup --> start exim -q30m > .- On ifdown --> stop exim > .- Use "sendmail" as the MTA in your e-mail client. > .- inetd not

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Derek Broughton
From: "Lukasz Wiechec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 04:21:40PM +0100, François TOURDE wrote: > > Joao Pedro Clemente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I haven't understood this reply: If you just start exim when you get > > > online, what happens when you try to send mail whil

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Lukasz Wiechec
On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 04:21:40PM +0100, François TOURDE wrote: > Joao Pedro Clemente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I haven't understood this reply: If you just start exim when you get > > online, what happens when you try to send mail while offline? If exim is > > not running, will it not fa

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Derek Broughton
From: "Joao Pedro Clemente" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > My dream mail configuration looks like this: while off-line, spool the > > > outgoing mail into some file, and then when I'm on-line, send it in one > > > run. While on-line (i.e. at work, where I have permanent connection), > > > mail should b

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Lukasz Wiechec
On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 04:21:40PM +0100, François TOURDE wrote: > Joao Pedro Clemente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I haven't understood this reply: If you just start exim when you get > > online, what happens when you try to send mail while offline? If exim is > > not running, will it not fa

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread François TOURDE
Joao Pedro Clemente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I haven't understood this reply: If you just start exim when you get > online, what happens when you try to send mail while offline? If exim is > not running, will it not fail?!? Exim is always ready on my laptop. Not started directly, but using i

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Joao Pedro Clemente
> > My dream mail configuration looks like this: while off-line, spool the > > outgoing mail into some file, and then when I'm on-line, send it in one > > run. While on-line (i.e. at work, where I have permanent connection), > > mail should be sent right away. > > I use ifplugd (apt-get it) and fet

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Derek Broughton
From: "Joao Pedro Clemente" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > My dream mail configuration looks like this: while off-line, spool the > > > outgoing mail into some file, and then when I'm on-line, send it in one > > > run. While on-line (i.e. at work, where I have permanent connection), > > > mail should b

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread François TOURDE
Lukasz Wiechec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > My dream mail configuration looks like this: while off-line, spool the > outgoing mail into some file, and then when I'm on-line, send it in one > run. While on-line (i.e. at work, where I have permanent connection), > mail should be sent right

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread François TOURDE
Joao Pedro Clemente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I haven't understood this reply: If you just start exim when you get > online, what happens when you try to send mail while offline? If exim is > not running, will it not fail?!? Exim is always ready on my laptop. Not started directly, but using i

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Joao Pedro Clemente
> > My dream mail configuration looks like this: while off-line, spool the > > outgoing mail into some file, and then when I'm on-line, send it in one > > run. While on-line (i.e. at work, where I have permanent connection), > > mail should be sent right away. > > I use ifplugd (apt-get it) and fet

Re: online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread François TOURDE
Lukasz Wiechec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > My dream mail configuration looks like this: while off-line, spool the > outgoing mail into some file, and then when I'm on-line, send it in one > run. While on-line (i.e. at work, where I have permanent connection), > mail should be sent right

online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Lukasz Wiechec
Hi, My dream mail configuration looks like this: while off-line, spool the outgoing mail into some file, and then when I'm on-line, send it in one run. While on-line (i.e. at work, where I have permanent connection), mail should be sent right away. Now, has anyone a working exim configuration t

online/offline exim config

2003-03-24 Thread Lukasz Wiechec
Hi, My dream mail configuration looks like this: while off-line, spool the outgoing mail into some file, and then when I'm on-line, send it in one run. While on-line (i.e. at work, where I have permanent connection), mail should be sent right away. Now, has anyone a working exim configuration t