Jim Gottlieb wrote:
> On 2009-05-13, at 20:43, W B Hacker wrote:
> 
>> Presuming you seek a 'portable' configure files, do it as in the
>> configure.default file shipped with Exim:
>>
>> Do not specify 'local_interfaces' at all.
> 
> This has the same effect:
> 
>    socket bind() to port 25 for address (any IPv4) failed: Address  
> already in use:
> 
> 
>> Wildcarding also works:
>>
>> local_interfaces = *

... but not with that setting.

> 
>    Malformed IP address "*" in local_interfaces
>


One needs either to leave it out (the default is to listen on all),

ELSE - use '0.0.0.0'

For more details, plus IPV6 see:

http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.69/doc/html/spec_html/ch13.html

> Next I will try the suggestion of using include_if_exists.
> 

That is better any time one wants to steer which IP to use, and leave others 
out.

Bill


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