Re: [afnog] Re: Exim Problem

[shogunx <shogunx at sleekfreak.ath.cx>]

If its Debian you are using, you must chmod 4755 /usr/bin/procmail and add
a .proc file in each users home directory.

Scott



On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Brian Candler wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 12:54:19PM -0700, Niran Bello wrote:
> > 1.my mail server is myname.mydomain.com and have users
> > created on this domain, ;let say user1, user2 and
> > user3. I can send the mail to each user before llike
> > from user1 at mydomain.com to user2 at mydomain.com with no
> > problem. Now if i send it will the receiver will not
> > receive any mail. When I check main log i got this
> >
> > 003-07-30 14:09:10 19hq9T-0000Ip-Uj Message is frozen
> > 2003-07-30 14:09:10 19hp73-0000BN-Dm Message is frozen
> >
> > 2003-07-30 14:09:10 19hn43-00007Y-EV Message is frozen
> >
> > 2003-07-30 14:09:10 19hptD-0000GO-Ff Message is frozen
> >
> > 2003-07-30 14:09:10 19hqJg-0000K3-5c Message is frozen
> >
> > 2003-07-30 14:09:10 19hqMX-0000Kw-6L Message is frozen
>
> Try testing like this:
> # exim -d user1 at mydomain.com
> <type a message here>
> .
>
> This will show you the entire routing and delivery decision making process,
> and show you why the messages are frozen.
>
> To retry delivery one of those queued messages:
>
> # exim -d -M 19hqJg-0000K3-5c
>
>
> > 2003-07-30 14:09:10 End queue run: pid=1431
> > 2003-07-31 11:12:41 19iAQL-00002k-C2 <=
> > root at niran.mclng.com U=root P=local S=71
> >                                                7
> > 2003-07-31 11:12:41 19iAQL-00002k-C2 User 0 set for
> > local_delivery transport is
> >                                    on the never_users
> > list
> > 2003-07-31 11:12:41 19iAQL-00002k-C2 ==
> > root at niran.mclng.com R=localuser T=local
> >
> > _delivery defer (-29): User 0 set for local_delivery
> > transport is on the never_u
> >                                   sers list
>
> Like I said before, you must set an alias for delivery to 'root'
>
> > On panic log i got this
> >
> > 2003-07-21 14:36:47 socket bind() to port 25 for
> > address (any IPv4) failed: Address already in use:
> > daemon abandoned
> > 2003-07-21 14:38:22 socket bind() to port 25 for
> > address (any IPv4) failed: Address already in use:
> > daemon abandoned
>
> You are attempting to run two separate copies of the exim SMTP daemon
> (exim -bd). You can't do this. If you need to restart exim then kill the old
> daemon before starting a new one.
>
> > 2003-07-31 11:12:41 19iAQL-00002k-C2 User 0 set for
> > local_delivery transport is on the never_users list
>
> Same problem: You can't deliver to root.
>
> > 2. This setup I want to use it for internal mail. I
> > have this same mydomain.com using for external mail
> > hosting for me somewhere. I want to achieve a
> > situation that if i send mail to user1 at mydomain.com to
> > user2 at mydomain it will remain local and if i send from
> > user1 at mydomain.com to some at remotehost.com it will use
> > other server.
>
> Right, so the MX records for 'mydomain.com' point to some other system? You
> can make this sort of arrangement work, but you have to be careful.
>
> In principle, you just put "mydomain.com" in the local_domains on your
> system, then any mail to foo at mydomain.com will be delivered to local user
> foo and never leave the system.
>
> However, there are some things to worry about. Firstly, mail from remote
> users will arrive on a different machine and therefore perhaps a different
> mailbox:
>
>                                                MX for mydomain.com
>                                                         |
>                                                         v
>               +--------------+                   +---------------+
>               | local system | ----------------- | remote system |
>               +--------------+                   +---------------+
>               Mailbox 'foo'                      Mailbox 'foo'
>                     ^
>                     |
>              mail sent from
>                local users
>
> So, how are you going to deal with this? Maybe all your users will have to
> configure two different POP accounts on their clients. Or you will have to
> download mail for the whole domain from 'remote system' to 'local system'
> periodically, perhaps using UUCP. You could use POP3 for this but it gets
> messy because POP3 doesn't preserve the envelope. If the remote system has
> separate POP3 mailboxes for each user then you could make a separate POP3
> session for each local user, but if you have 50 users and want to pull mail
> every 2 minutes then you will be generating a lot of load and traffic for
> little benefit.
>
> If you have a permanent Internet connection then the best solution is for
> the remote system to forward mail using SMTP. This means that it needs to be
> configured with a routing rule (* at mydomain.com forwards to local system).
> This is easy to configure, but requires the cooperation of the remote
> system administrator.
>
> But in that case, you would be better just to point the MX record directly
> at the local system - then mail from the rest of the world will arrive
> directly at your server. The remote machine can be configured as backup MX.
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian.
>
>
> >
> > Thanks.
> > --- Brian Candler <B.Candler at pobox.com> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 09:30:59AM -0700, Niran
> > > Bello wrote:
> > > > Dear all,
> > > >
> > > > I have configured the Exim formally I send and
> > > > received the mail within my local domain but now i
> > > > can't receive any mail again. If I send mail I
> > > will
> > > > not receive it.
> > > > When I check my log I got the following
> > > > root at niran.mclng.com U=root P=local S=71, User 0
> > > set
> > > > for local_delivery transport is on the never_users
> > > > list. and get MESSAGE IS FROZEN
> > >
> > > Yep. Exim will not deliver to "root" by default, for
> > > security reasons.
> > >
> > > Set up an entry in /etc/aliases pointing to a local
> > > account - e.g.
> > >
> > > root:  niran
> > >
> > > > Second problem.
> > > > I want to configure the exim for local user and I
> > > have
> > > > another mail serve being hosted by somebody on my
> > > > behalf, I don't know what mail is using, i want to
> > > use
> > > > this mail adreess but keep the local mail local
> > > and
> > > > forward the outside one using hosted mail server
> > >
> > > I don't quite follow that. Do you mind stating the
> > > specifics, i.e. the
> > > actual E-mail addresses and servers in question?
> > > Then you can state how you
> > > want the system to behave, e.g. "when I do X I want
> > > Y to happen"
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Brian.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Brian Candler <B.Candler at pobox.com> wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 06:42:18AM -0700, Niran
> > > > > Bello wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks Brian, am okay now with that problem
> > > now
> > > > > >  But am having two other problem now.
> > > > > > 1. I want to the situation that my user email
> > > > > address
> > > > > > will be user at mydomain.com now am having
> > > > > > user at hostname.mydomain.com.
> > > > >
> > > > > The feature you need is described in INSTALL in
> > > the
> > > > > source directory - this
> > > > > document is well worth reading carefully.
> > > > >
> > > > >    /usr/local/share/sqwebmail/hostname - when
> > > > > SqWebMail is installed with
> > > > >    a  basic  configuration for a single domain,
> > > > > SqWebMail sets the domain
> > > > >    in  the  return  address  for  outgoing
> > > messages
> > > > > to the defined system
> > > > >    hostname.  If  this file exists it will be
> > > used
> > > > > instead of the defined
> > > > >    system hostname.
> > > > >
> > > > > i.e. create a file called "hostname" containing
> > > just
> > > > > "mydomain.com".
> > > > > The actual directory may not be
> > > > > /usr/local/share/sqwebmail/, depending on
> > > > > how you ./configure'd sqwebmail. It's the same
> > > > > directory that contains
> > > > > the files "authdaemonrc", "authmodulelist" etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > > 2. If I create new users am unable to open to
> > > > > check
> > > > > > the mail is given me below error message.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Unable to open the maidir fro this account-
> > > the
> > > > > > maildir doesn't exist or has incorrecr
> > > ownership
> > > > > or
> > > > > > permissions.
> > > > > > I add this user to exim group.
> > > > > > I used the # pw useradd username -m -s
> > > > > /nonexistent
> > > > >
> > > > > "the maildir doesn't exist" - you need to create
> > > the
> > > > > maildir before they can
> > > > > login. The easiest way is just to send a welcome
> > > > > mail to the user.
> > > > >
> > > > > The end-users should not be in the exim group;
> > > it's
> > > > > only the system
> > > > > administrators who should be in this group (it
> > > > > allows them to read the mail
> > > > > logs, force a run of the mail queue, freeze and
> > > > > unfreeze messages etc)
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Brian.
> > > > >
> > > > > > --- Brian Candler <B.Candler at pobox.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 09:29:00AM -0700,
> > > Niran
> > > > > > > Bello wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi all
> > > > > > > > I configured exim, pop3 and Sqwebmail in
> > > my
> > > > > > > network
> > > > > > > > but i want to configure my login page too.
> > > > > > > > I can login with
> > > > > > > > http://myhost.mydomain/cgi-bin/sqwebmail
> > > but
> > > > > am i
> > > > > > > want
> > > > > > > > a situation that I will be able to login
> > > with
> > > > > > > > http://myhostname.mydomain/ alone/
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Simplest solution: create an index.html in
> > > the
> > > > > top
> > > > > > > level of your webserver
> > > > > > > document tree, which issues a redirect to
> > > the
> > > > > > > correct URL: something like
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > <html>
> > > > > > > <head>
> > > > > > > <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;
> > > > > > > url=/cgi-bin/sqwebmail">
> > > > > > > </head>
> > > > > > > <body>
> > > > > > > <p>If your browser does not refresh
> > > > > automatically,
> > > > > > > please
> > > > > > > <a href="/cgi-bin/sqwebmail">click here</a>
> > > to
> > > > > > > continue</p>
> > > > > > > </body>
> > > > > > > </html>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Then if someone goes to
> > > > > http://myhostname.mydomain/
> > > > > > > their browser will be
> > > > > > > directed to the right place automatically.
> > > Is
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > sufficient?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > You can map a more friendly URL to
> > > sqwebmail,
> > > > > e.g.
> > > > > > >    http://myhostname.mydomain/webmail
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > by using ScriptAlias:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ScriptAlias "/webmail"
> > > > > > > "/usr/local/apache/cgi-bin/sqwebmail"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > But it's not a good idea to map the root
> > > > > directory
> > > > > > > to a CGI, because you
> > > > > > > also need to be able to serve files from the
> > > > > > > /images/ directory.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Brian.
> > > > > >
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