I posted this at exim as I assumed it to be an exim config problem:
Using exim-tls_3.35-3woody1
I've spent countless hours trying to get this to work with failure (and
now a mild degree of frustration). In process of changing from my
current ADSL ISP supplier to another, so the line has to be terminated
for 1-2 weeks during changeover forcing me to use a dialup connection
during the interim.
Cannot get mail due to error:
...fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed
fetchmail: SMTP transaction error while fetching from
mail.optusnet.com.au
fetchmail: Query status=10 (SMTP)
System configured as so (and worked perfectly):
ISP (static address) --> MTA (Fetchmail) --> MTA (Exim) --> MDA
(Procmail) --> mailbox --> MUA (Evolution)
I now have a dialup ISP which is using a dynamic address and this is
causing me the problems.
PPP has created a new /etc/resolv.conf (shown below):
cat /etc/resolv.conf
# resolv.conf created by pppconfig for provider
nameserver 198.142.0.51
nameserver 203.2.75.132
I now do:
telnet mail.optusnet.com.au 25
Trying 211.29.132.13...
Connected to mail.optusnet.com.au.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 mail015.syd.optusnet.com.au ESMTP Sendmail 8.11.6p2/8.11.6; Thu, 9
Oct 2003 16:36:09 +1000
EHLO libranet
250-mail015.syd.optusnet.com.au Hello
winax28-b216.dialup.optusnet.com.au [211.29.29.216], pleased to meet you
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-8BITMIME
250-SIZE 5000000
250-DSN
250-ONEX
250-ETRN
250-XUSR
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250 HELP
quit
221 2.0.0 mail015.syd.optusnet.com.au closing connection
Connection closed by foreign host.
This I (think) is telling me that the ISP is using Plain login so I
modify /etc/exim.conf:
MAIN CONFIGURATION (changes)
qualify_domain = libranet
#name of my computer created by eximconfig
local_domains = localhost:libranet:mail.optusnet.com.au
host_accept_relay = 127.0.0.1 : ::::1 : 192.168.1.0/24
smtp_accept_queue_per_connection = 0
auth_over_tls_hosts = *
TRANSPORT CONFIGURATION (changes)
remote_smtp:
driver = smtp
authenticate_hosts = mail.optusnet.com.au
AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION (changes)
#MRP change 09.10.03 - uncomment everything
plain:
driver = plaintext
public_name = PLAIN
client_send = "^myusername^mypasswd"
# client_send = "XDBtcGllcmNlXDBtcnAw-xxxxxx=="
#Above string generated by running:
#echo -n '\0username\0passwd' | mimencode
#end MRP modification
What am I doing wrong that this will not authenticate me at the dialin
ISP, mail.optusnet.com.au?
I received this reply which indicates it is some sort of fetchmail
problem:
There is absolutely no connection between exim using SMTP AUTH to send
to mail.optusnet.com.au and fetchmail failing to connect to localhost.
cu andreas
PS: The SMTP AUTH looks ok, though.
Here is my ~/.fetchmailrc:
cat .fetchmailrc
# Configuration created Thu Apr 17 13:20:05 2003 by fetchmailconf
set postmaster "mpierce"
set bouncemail
set no spambounce
set properties ""
poll mail.optusnet.com.au with proto IMAP
user 'xxxxxxxx' there with password 'xxxxxxxx' is 'mpierce' here
options keep
user 'xxxxxxxx' there with password 'xxxxxxxx' is 'mpierce' here
options keep
What am I doing wrong on the dialup system that worked so perfectly on
ADSL? I'm so lost that I'm on the 3rd vodka after looking at this all
day down here is Australia... please help.