Pkg exim4 users - Nov 2009 - mail not reaching outside smtp server

I had this working until last week when sent mail stopped reaching my 
isp''s smtp server. I don''t remember changing anything but I
won''t rule
it out. I''m running exim4 4.69-2 under ubuntu 8.04 originally
configured
with "dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config". The existing options are:

General type of mail configuration: mail sent by smarthost; received via SMTP or
fetchmail
System mail name: cox.net 
IP-addresses to listen on for incoming SMTP connections: localhost <blank>
Other destinations for which mail is accepted: <blank>
Machines to relay mail for: <blank>
IP address or host name of the outgoing smarthost: smtp.west.cox.net
Hide local mail name in outgoing mail? no
Keep number of DNS-queries minimal (Dial-on-Demand)? no
Delivery method for local mail: mbox
Split configuration into small files? no

Something is misconfigured somewhere but I''m not knowledgeable to see 
it.

This a a stand alone desktop with a single user(me).

Any help or pointers appreciated.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
Key ID: 8D549279
"If you think you''re getting free lunch,
  check the price of the beer"

Robert Holtzman wrote:
> I had this working until last week when sent mail stopped reaching my
> isp''s smtp server. 
  Have you checked any of the log files? Usually that''s where evil will
show up first.

-- 
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On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Chris ''Xenon'' Hanson wrote:
> Robert Holtzman wrote:
>> I had this working until last week when sent mail stopped reaching my
>> isp''s smtp server.
>
>  Have you checked any of the log files? Usually that''s where evil
will show up first.
Sorry I forgot to mention my log search. Couldn"t find anything related 
to the problem.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
Key ID: 8D549279
"If you think you''re getting free lunch,
  check the price of the beer"

On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 15:16 -0700, Robert Holtzman
wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Chris ''Xenon'' Hanson wrote:
> 
> > Robert Holtzman wrote:
> >> I had this working until last week when sent mail stopped reaching
my
> >> isp''s smtp server.
> >
> >  Have you checked any of the log files? Usually that''s where
evil will show up first.
> 
> Sorry I forgot to mention my log search. Couldn"t find anything
related
> to the problem.
> 
Can you telnet to the appropriate port on your ISP''s smtp server (from
the machine where you have exim running)?

If that works you can try performing a manual mailing from within that
session to see whether there is an issue with your ISP. (I assume you
can''t have access to its log files.)

Andreas
-- 
Andreas J. Guelzow <aguelzow at pyrshep.ca>

I posted this before without much luck. Since then I have been digging 
around some more in the logs and have found some more information so 
I''ll try this again.

I had this working at one time. Sent mail has  stopped reaching my 
isp''s smtp server when sent from Mutt. Mail sent from Alpine goes thru 
O.K. but Alpine doesn''t use an MTA.

I''m running exim4 4.69-2 under ubuntu 8.04 originally configured 
with "dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config". The existing options are:

General type of mail configuration: mail sent by smarthost; received via SMTP or
fetchmail
System mail name: cox.net 
IP-addresses to listen on for incoming SMTP connections: localhost <blank>
Other destinations for which mail is accepted: <blank>
Machines to relay mail for: <blank>
IP address or host name of the outgoing smarthost: smtp.west.cox.net
Hide local mail name in outgoing mail? no
Keep number of DNS-queries minimal (Dial-on-Demand)? no
Delivery method for local mail: mbox
Split configuration into small files? no

I don''t remember changing anything but I wouldn''t rule it out.

Something may be misconfigured somewhere but I''m not knowledgeable 
enough to see what.

from the log:

2009-11-08 22:18:30 1N7Me6-0004ri-G8 <= holtzm at cox.net U=holtzm P=local 
S=630 id=20091109051830.GA18524 at cox.net
2009-11-08 22:18:30 1N7Me6-0004ri-G8 == sounder at lists.ubuntu.com 
R=smarthost defer (-36): host lookup for smpt.west.cox.net did not 
complete (DNS timeout?)
2009-11-08 22:18:30 1N7Me6-0004ri-G8 ** sounder at lists.ubuntu.com: retry 
timeout exceeded

It appears to be a DNS problem (?) In any event I don''t know how to 
address it.

This a a stand alone desktop with a single user(me).

Any help or pointers appreciated.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
Key ID: 8D549279
"If you think you''re getting free lunch,
  check the price of the beer"

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Robert Holtzman a ?crit :
[...]
> R=smarthost defer (-36): host lookup for smpt.west.cox.net did not
> complete (DNS timeout?)
[...]
> It appears to be a DNS problem (?) In any event I don''t know how
to
> address it.
Or a typo problem: smpt.west.cox.net must probably be smtp.west.cox.net.
		   ^^^^
Cheers

David

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On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 05:31:34PM -0400, David Pr?vot
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> Robert Holtzman a ?crit :
> [...]
> > R=smarthost defer (-36): host lookup for smpt.west.cox.net did not
> > complete (DNS timeout?)
> 
> [...]
> 
> > It appears to be a DNS problem (?) In any event I don''t know
how to
> > address it.
> 
> Or a typo problem: smpt.west.cox.net must probably be smtp.west.cox.net.
I''ll bet I looked at that 5 or 6 times and missed it every damned time!

Thanks David and Andreas.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
Key ID: 8D549279
"If you think you''re getting free lunch,
 check the price of the beer"
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On Wed, 4 Nov 2009, Andreas J. Guelzow wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 15:16 -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote:
>> On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Chris ''Xenon'' Hanson wrote:
>>
>>> Robert Holtzman wrote:
>>>> I had this working until last week when sent mail stopped
reaching my
>>>> isp''s smtp server.
>>>
>>>  Have you checked any of the log files? Usually that''s
where evil will show up first.
>>
>> Sorry I forgot to mention my log search. Couldn"t find anything
related
>> to the problem.
>>
>
> Can you telnet to the appropriate port on your ISP''s smtp server
(from
> the machine where you have exim running)?
>
> If that works you can try performing a manual mailing from within that
> session to see whether there is an issue with your ISP. (I assume you
> can''t have access to its log files.)
Andreas,

Your previous post about my typo error solved it. Thanks.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
Key ID: 8D549279
"If you think you''re getting free lunch,
  check the price of the beer"