> That is the correct configuration directive. In a normal Exim config, > you'd just add it in the main section near the top of > /etc/exim/exim.conf. However Debian does this non-standard thing where > the config is split across several files and it constructs a real > config for you using those files. That "disable_ipv6 = true" directive > needs to end up in the main section of the final Exim config. I'm > guessing that means you need to put it in one of the files in > /etc/exim4/conf.d/ or something? I use Debian myself, but the first > thing I do after installing Exim is an "rm -rf /etc/exim4/*" and then > create an exim4.conf manually.
Ok, I found the solution. I am not using slit config, so not the conf.d dir. I put disable_ipv6 = true rather at the beginning of the file: exim_path = /usr/sbin/exim4 disable_ipv6 = true and it works. It accepts the configuration, and accepts the options. $ exim4 -bP disable_ipv6 disable_ipv6 So, that's a first step at least. But my emails aren't sent. For reminder, I'm trying to have them sent to my gmail account. I have followed this https://wiki.debian.org/GmailAndExim4 and the logs say: 2014-04-18 22:18:58 1WbFFS-0005ro-Fj <= [email protected] U=axelle P=local S=488 2014-04-18 22:18:58 1WbFFS-0005ro-Fj == [email protected] R=smarthost T=remote_smtp_smarthost defer (-53): retry time not reached for any host 2014-04-18 22:19:29 Start queue run: pid=22565 -qff 2014-04-18 22:21:37 1WbFFS-0005ro-Fj gmail-smtp-msa.l.google.com [173.194.67.108] Connection timed out 2014-04-18 22:23:06 Start queue run: pid=22574 -qff 2014-04-18 22:25:14 1WbFFS-0005ro-Fj gmail-smtp-msa.l.google.com [173.194.67.108] Connection timed out > FWIW, there is a Debian specific Exim mailing list where you might get > better help: > > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-exim4-users Thanks I'll go and see there if any hint. -- Axelle -- ## List details at https://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
