Hi all,
I''ve installed Exim4.5 on Debian 3.0 and my new mailserver works just
fine
and now I''m tuning some things before taking it into production.
Just today I found out on IRC#exim that the separated configuration-files
are specific to Debian, which I thought were the preferred new way for
Exim4.
However, nobody could therefore really help me with my questions, so perhaps
there''s anybody here who can tell me why my file;
10_exim4-config_check_sender
with the contents;
acl_check_sender:
deny senders = my@email.address
accept
isn''t working... mail sent from the address gets in the mailbox just
fine.
This is the only extra file in my ACL-folder, next to the distro-files.
Any help would be greatly appreciated ofcourse.
Cheers,
Thijs
* Thijs Koetsier | Exception (thijs.koetsier@exception.nl) [050817 16:42]:> acl_check_sender: > deny senders = my@email.address > accept > > isn''t working... mail sent from the address gets in the mailbox just fine. > This is the only extra file in my ACL-folder, next to the distro-files.Did you do /etc/init.d/exim4 reload? (And, you must not have /etc/exim4/exim4.conf in order to use the small configuration files.) Cheers, Andi
Hi Andi, Yes, I know; I restarted Exim and am not having exim4.conf. Thanks, Thijs -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Andreas Barth [mailto:aba@not.so.argh.org] Verzonden: woensdag 17 augustus 2005 16:47 Aan: Thijs Koetsier | Exception CC: pkg-exim4-users@lists.alioth.debian.org Onderwerp: Re: [Pkg-exim4-users] no results on ACL file * Thijs Koetsier | Exception (thijs.koetsier@exception.nl) [050817 16:42]:> acl_check_sender: > deny senders = my@email.address > accept > > isn''t working... mail sent from the address gets in the mailbox just fine. > This is the only extra file in my ACL-folder, next to the distro-files.Did you do /etc/init.d/exim4 reload? (And, you must not have /etc/exim4/exim4.conf in order to use the small configuration files.) Cheers, Andi
On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 04:33:12PM +0200, Thijs Koetsier | Exception wrote:> I''ve installed Exim4.5 on Debian 3.0 and my new mailserver works just fine > and now I''m tuning some things before taking it into production.You are using exim4 on Debian 3.0, aka woody? sarge was released two months ago.> Just today I found out on IRC#exim that the separated configuration-files > are specific to Debian, which I thought were the preferred new way for > Exim4.Reading the Documentation that comes with the package is always a good idea. Just out of curiosity, which IRC network is that channel on?> However, nobody could therefore really help me with my questions, so perhaps > there''s anybody here who can tell me why my file; > > 10_exim4-config_check_sender > > with the contents; > > acl_check_sender: > deny senders = my@email.address > accept > > isn''t working... mail sent from the address gets in the mailbox just fine. > This is the only extra file in my ACL-folder, next to the distro-files.Looks like your ACL is not referenced anyway. You need to reference your ACL in another ACL or in the relevant part of the main configuration. Spec.txt chapter 39 must be interesting reading. Additionally, if you picked the default options during the debconf part of configuration, your exim is most probably using the configuration found in /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template, not the split files in /etc/exim4/conf.d. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don''t trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: pkg-exim4-users-bounces@lists.alioth.debian.org > [mailto:pkg-exim4-users-bounces@lists.alioth.debian.org] > Namens Marc Haber > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 04:33:12PM +0200, Thijs Koetsier | > Exception wrote: > > I''ve installed Exim4.5 on Debian 3.0 and my new mailserver > works just > > fine and now I''m tuning some things before taking it into > production. > > You are using exim4 on Debian 3.0, aka woody? sarge was > released two months ago.I know, I''m using a Dell system with RAID and hyperthreading. I found a customized Dell-ISO on the Debian/Dell-site, which was Woody. I''ve updated it to 2.6.8-2-686-smp.> > Just today I found out on IRC#exim that the separated > > configuration-files are specific to Debian, which I thought > were the > > preferred new way for Exim4. > > Reading the Documentation that comes with the package is > always a good idea.Yes, I just didn''t notice that the splitting of files was Debian-specific, I thought it was a general choice on other distro''s too.> Just out of curiosity, which IRC network is that channel on?I''m using freenode.> > However, nobody could therefore really help me with my > questions, so > > perhaps there''s anybody here who can tell me why my file; > > > > 10_exim4-config_check_sender > > > > with the contents; > > > > acl_check_sender: > > deny senders = my@email.address > > accept > > > > isn''t working... mail sent from the address gets in the > mailbox just fine. > > This is the only extra file in my ACL-folder, next to the > distro-files. > > Looks like your ACL is not referenced anyway. You need to > reference your ACL in another ACL or in the relevant part of > the main configuration. Spec.txt chapter 39 must be > interesting reading.I''ll do that, thanks.> Additionally, if you picked the default options during the > debconf part of configuration, your exim is most probably > using the configuration found in > /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template, not the split files in > /etc/exim4/conf.d.Are you sure? If I make changes in -config_check_rcpt like drop log_message = match sb1-xb1.spamhaus.org dnslists = sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org they work; mail gets dropped. I see the template file, but it doesn''t seem to be used. How do I make sure? Thanks for the help. Cheers, Thijs
Hi, On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 05:05:02PM +0200, Thijs Koetsier | Exception wrote:> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: pkg-exim4-users-bounces@lists.alioth.debian.org > > [mailto:pkg-exim4-users-bounces@lists.alioth.debian.org] > > Namens Marc Haber > > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 04:33:12PM +0200, Thijs Koetsier | > > Exception wrote: > > > I''ve installed Exim4.5 on Debian 3.0 and my new mailserver > > works just > > > fine and now I''m tuning some things before taking it into > > production. > > > > You are using exim4 on Debian 3.0, aka woody? sarge was > > released two months ago. > > I know, I''m using a Dell system with RAID and hyperthreading. I found a > customized Dell-ISO on the Debian/Dell-site, which was Woody. I''ve updated > it to 2.6.8-2-686-smp.And where exactly did you get the exim4 debs from?> > Additionally, if you picked the default options during the > > debconf part of configuration, your exim is most probably > > using the configuration found in > > /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template, not the split files in > > /etc/exim4/conf.d. > > Are you sure?Being a member of the Debian exim4 maintainer team, yes, I am pretty sure.> If I make changes in -config_check_rcpt like > drop > log_message = match sb1-xb1.spamhaus.org > dnslists = sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org > > they work; mail gets dropped.Looks like you''re using the split config option.> I see the template file, but it doesn''t seem to be used. How do I make sure?The decision whether split or non-split config is used can be seen in /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf. Now, you _really_ need to read /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don''t trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835
Hi again,> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: pkg-exim4-users-bounces@lists.alioth.debian.org > [mailto:pkg-exim4-users-bounces@lists.alioth.debian.org] > Namens Marc Haber > Hi, > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 05:05:02PM +0200, Thijs Koetsier | > Exception wrote: > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > > Van: pkg-exim4-users-bounces@lists.alioth.debian.org > > > [mailto:pkg-exim4-users-bounces@lists.alioth.debian.org] > > > Namens Marc Haber > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 04:33:12PM +0200, Thijs Koetsier > | Exception > > > wrote: > > > > I''ve installed Exim4.5 on Debian 3.0 and my new mailserver > > > works just > > > > fine and now I''m tuning some things before taking it into > > > production. > > > > > > You are using exim4 on Debian 3.0, aka woody? sarge was > released two > > > months ago. > > > > I know, I''m using a Dell system with RAID and > hyperthreading. I found > > a customized Dell-ISO on the Debian/Dell-site, which was > Woody. I''ve > > updated it to 2.6.8-2-686-smp. > > And where exactly did you get the exim4 debs from?That would be a Debian mirror; deb ftp://debian.essentkabel.com/debian/ testing main deb-src ftp://debian.essentkabel.com/debian/ testing main> > > Additionally, if you picked the default options during > the debconf > > > part of configuration, your exim is most probably using the > > > configuration found in /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template, > not the split > > > files in /etc/exim4/conf.d. > > > > Are you sure? > > Being a member of the Debian exim4 maintainer team, yes, I am > pretty sure.I wasn''t sure, because you said I was probably using the template, while changes made in the split files made a difference. Thanks for elaborating.> > If I make changes in -config_check_rcpt like drop > > log_message = match sb1-xb1.spamhaus.org > > dnslists = sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org > > > > they work; mail gets dropped. > > Looks like you''re using the split config option. > > > I see the template file, but it doesn''t seem to be used. > How do I make sure? > > The decision whether split or non-split config is used can be > seen in /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf. > > Now, you _really_ need to read > /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz.I''ll unpack it and do so. Thanks again, Thijs
Hi, On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 05:28:23PM +0200, Thijs Koetsier | Exception wrote:> > And where exactly did you get the exim4 debs from? > > That would be a Debian mirror; > deb ftp://debian.essentkabel.com/debian/ testing main > deb-src ftp://debian.essentkabel.com/debian/ testing mainSo you''re using a system which is basically the (nearly unsupported) old stable distribution, which a few selected packages (most probably including vital system libraries) pulled in from etch, the unreleased (and unsupported) testing distribution while avoiding the relatively current and actually supported stable distribution? Well, if _that_ one breaks, you get to keep the pieces.> > Now, you _really_ need to read > > /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz. > > I''ll unpack it and do so. Thanks again,Most probably, less /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz will do the right thing automatically. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don''t trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835