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Exim allow emails to domain same as mail server.

Hi,

I have a debian etch server, its a web server and im using exim for sending emails. The problem is the domain name e.g. domain.com is on the same IP as our Exchange server.

I have an MX record that points mail.domain.com to the same IP

Sending mails to any external address is working great but sending to domain.com I get

2010-03-24 16:33:19 1NuTWB-0006RA-Nn mail.domain.com [80.80.80.80] Connection refused
2010-03-24 16:33:19 1NuTWB-0006RA-Nn == joe@domain.com R=dnslookup_relay_to_domains T=remote_smtp defer (111): Connection refused

Can I allow this relay with Exim?

Thanks, Joe

joe90kane

ASKER

I have setup the A & MX record to point to the internal mail server but I am getting error

all relevant MX records point to non-existent hosts?

noci

Toy need to edit the exim.conf

Find the line with:
domainlist local_domains - for local deliveries
domainlist relay_to_domains - for sending through

and add the intended domain. The lists are : (colon) separated.

Alternative it can be a lookup from a database:
domainlist relay_to_domains = lsearch;/etc/exim/mydomains

(or use LDAP , mysql etc.)

joe90kane

ASKER

Thanks I have added the domain to those options but getting

Unrouteable address for the domain?

noci

If you add it to local_domains the part after the @ is broken off and it is tried to use the native local delivery options (to a users .maildir or mail file)
but a user of the right name must exist in a lookup. (getuserbyname()) or if a special delivery has been configured then according to its rules.

if you added it to relay_to_domains then it needs to be able to pass it on to the next mailer.

If you added it to both it's a configuration error (how can an address be both local & remote at the same time)...

joe90kane

ASKER

Ok I think I understand,

I added it to local_domains but How can I get the email sent through our exchange server on the same network?

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noci

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