whatever.com is not the real domain I was trying to connect to as it was 
just a general name I used in my query. The real domain I was trying to 
connect to works 100% in my email program for pop/smtp email stuff.

Renaud Allard wrote:
> Vincent wrote:
>   
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>>     
>
>   
>> I edited the exim file passwd.client with my ISP's SMTP settings like:
>>
>> mail.whatever.com:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:mypassword
>>
>> This is the error I received:
>>
>> 2007-09-15 23:43:57 1IWZoI-0004gB-Da ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] R=smarthost 
>> T=remote_smtp_smarthost: SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT 
>> TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: host whatever.com [74.200.79.210]: 
>> 550-Verification failed for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\n550 Sender verify failed
>> 2007-09-15 23:43:57 1IWZoL-0004gE-Hg <= <> R=1IWZoI-0004gB-Da 
>> U=Debian-exim P=local S=1433
>> 2007-09-15 23:43:57 1IWZoI-0004gB-Da Completed
>> 2007-09-15 23:44:00 1IWZoL-0004gE-Hg ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] R=smarthost 
>> T=remote_smtp_smarthost: SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT 
>> TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: host whatever.com [74.200.79.210]: 550
>> 2007-09-15 23:44:00 1IWZoL-0004gE-Hg Frozen (delivery error message)
>>
>> I am trying to use my "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mail account to send emails. I 
>> do not know where "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" came from it seems to be causing 
>> the problem "550-Verification failed for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\n550 
>> Sender verify failed".
>>
>> I made some changes to my exim config:
>>
>> I entered “mail.whatever.com:25” into the “IP address or host name of 
>> the outgoing smarthost” field.
>>
>>     
>
>
> The MX record for whatever.com is oogieoogieboogieaaaxxx.com and it
> seems the server there doesn't answer.
> telnet oogieoogieboogieaaaxxx.com 25
> Trying 207.189.104.88...
> telnet: connect to address 207.189.104.88: Operation timed out
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host
>
> So if sender callouts are configured on your smarthost, it is normal
> that verification fails, but it should fail with a temporary error.
>
> mail.whatever.com doesn't seem to exist.
>
> But you may also have to read http://wiki.exim.org/DontObfuscate
> and also http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-exim4-users
>
>
>   

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