1 - If you want mails from your exim inside firewall to be relayed by = your xmail server outside firewall, first is you firewall doing nat ?
If not : simple put your exim ip in xmail smtprelay.tab file If yes : simple put you firewall external ip in xmail smtprelay.tab file Doing these, you don't have to authenticate ... 2 - You will only need to authenticate from your exim if : - firewall without nat : you don't want your complete exim system to be relayed (others processes or programs) - firewall with nat : you don't want any internal computer to be = relayed except exim process on the exim server In these cases, first try option 1 (using smtprelay.tab) to confirm = that xmail can relay your exim (no problem with you firewall setup and = rules), then remove the ip added in smtprelay.tab, and finally use smtpauth.tab = file on xmail and configure exim to use 'LOGIN' authentication when sending = mails to xmail (don't ask me, i don't know anything on exim ...) (don't remember if you need to 'xmcrypt' password in smtpauth.tab file = .... but seems to be for security reasons ...) Hope this help ... Francis > -----Message d'origine----- > De : Adrian Hicks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Envoy=E9 : vendredi 11 juin 2004 05:20 > =C0 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : [xmail] smtp connection problems >=20 >=20 > Hi. >=20 > For the last few days I've been trying to get a box inside=20 > our firewall to=20 > use our XMail server (outside the firewall) as a gateway for sending=20 > automated messages from our extranet. The box inside has=20 > Debian sarge &=20 > exim 3.36-11 installed, & exim is set to use the XMail machine as an=20 > outgoing mail gateway. The XMail machine is Debian Woody=20 > with XMail 1.18,=20 > upgraded from 1.17. >=20 > I set up an ID & pass in SMTPAUTH.TAB (I believe that's the=20 > correct file to=20 > use), and also tested using two mail accounts on the XMail machine. >=20 > After several failed tests I used telnet to connect & have=20 > had inconsistent=20 > results, sometimes getting an ok, sometimes getting a "relay=20 > denied". And=20 > I've had some connection attempts ok one day and the next day I get a = > "relay denied" using exactly the same commands, ID & pass. >=20 > The accounts I have used are ok for relaying with=20 > authentication, & in the=20 > past I have not had these errors. Also strange is that I can=20 > send mail=20 > outside through my MUA using the same auth ID & pass with no=20 > problems. >=20 > Could someone get back to me re. the transcript of the telnet session = > (below) & let me know if I've got the sequence/commands right=20 > or wrong, and=20 > any other thoughts are appreciated. >=20 > Thanks in advance >=20 > ----- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] adrianh]$ telnet merlin 25 > Trying 202.42.186.82... > Connected to merlin (202.42.186.82). > Escape character is '^]'. > 220 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [XMail 1.17=20 > (Linux/Ix86) ESMTP=20 > Server] service ready; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:28:06 +0800 > ehlo maverick.sing.auston.com > 250-sing.auston.com > 250-VRFY > 250-ETRN > 250-8BITMIME > 250-PIPELINING > 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN CRAM-MD5 > 250 SIZE 10485760 > auth login [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************ (password removed) > 334 VXNlcm5hbWU6 > helo maverick.sing.auston.com > 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6 > mail from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 501 Syntax error in parameters or arguments > mail from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 250 OK > rcpt to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 550 Relay denied > ----- >=20 >=20 > Adrian Hicks > --=20 > MIS & Facilities Manager > Auston Int'l Group Ltd, Singapore > 45 Middle Rd, #01-00 Auston Unicentre >=20 > Tel: (65) 6339 4800 ext. 229 > Fax: (65) 6339 7600 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >=20 > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >=20 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
