Re: Problem With exim4 smtp authenication
Thomas H. George li...@tomgeorge.info wrote: I have edited passwd and entered server:user:password exactly as described in exim4_passwd_client and run dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config. When I try to send mail using exim4 and then tail /var/log/exim4/mainlog I find authenication has failed. 2012-12-03 11:09:02 1TfYZq-000658-2d ** r...@tomgeorge.info R=smarthost T=remote_smtp_smarthost: SMTP error from remote mail server after MAIL FROM:r...@tomgeorge.info SIZE=1975: host smtpout.where.secureserver.net [64.202.165.69]: 530 authentication required I'm a bit late to this thread but I think I can see the problem. I've hit this before and the reason is the little paragraph in the manpage that states, Please note that target.mail.server.example is currently the value that exim can read from reverse DNS: It first follows the host name of the target system until it finds and IP address, and then looks up the reverse DNS for that IP address to use the outcome of this query (or the IP address itself should the query fail) as index into /etc/exim4/passwd.client. Based on your logfile, I would hazard that you're trying to authenticate to smtpout.where.secureserver.net. However, this server has several IP addresses (well, I've found four so far), and when you find the rDNS for these servers, it's *these* that need to go into your passwd.client file. smtpout.where.secureserver.net - 173.201.192.229 - p3plsmtpa07-v01.prod.phx3.secureserver.net 173.201.193.101 - p3plsmtpa08-v01.prod.phx3.secureserver.net 64.202.165.58 - smtp.starfieldtech.com 64.202.165.69 - m1plsmtpa01-v01.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/m6drp9x6g5@news.roaima.co.uk
Re: Problem With exim4 smtp authenication
On 2012-12-03, Thomas H. George wrote: I have edited passwd and entered server:user:password exactly as described in exim4_passwd_client and run dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config. When I try to send mail using exim4 and then tail /var/log/exim4/mainlog I find authenication has failed. I have double checked every entry. They are all correct and work with both iceape and the android mail client on my HP Touchpad. Any one have a clue why this doesn't work? I don't use it otherwise, but this just worked for me: in /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf dc_smarthost='smtp.gmail.com::587' in /etc/exim4/passwd.client *.google.com:myusern...@gmail.com:mypassword (any other entries commented out) in /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.localmacros REMOTE_SMTP_RETURN_PATH=myusern...@gmail.com REMOTE_SMTP_HELO_DATA=(You may not need this. I use my dyndns) Regards, Howard E. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ais5eqfic2...@mid.individual.net
Re: Problem With exim4 smtp authenication
Do either your username or password have a colon character in them? Do you need to connect to a particular port on the remote SMTP server in order to authenticate (e.g., some may accept authentication on the default SMTP port, some might not - you may need to connect to the submission port.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121203163443.GB3140@debian
Re: Problem With exim4 smtp authenication
Thomas H. George li...@tomgeorge.info writes: I have edited passwd and entered server:user:password exactly as described in exim4_passwd_client and run dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config. When I try to send mail using exim4 and then tail /var/log/exim4/mainlog I find authenication has failed. I have double checked every entry. They are all correct and work with both iceape and the android mail client on my HP Touchpad. Any one have a clue why this doesn't work? Tom exim4 looks up the ip address of the target server, then reverse translates back to its ip name to look up in passwd - which may not be the same as the name you are using in the configuration. My entries to use the gmail smtp are: smtp.googlemail.com:m...@gmail.com:mypassword *.googlemail.com:m...@gmail.com:mypassword *.google.com:m...@gmail.com:mypassword -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87ip8ikden@aptiva.optonline.net
