Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:51:36 -0800 From: "joshua lokken" <joshlokken@hotmail.com> To: kdk@daleco.biz Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.2 upgrade and Exim delivery Message-ID: <BAY99-F4YUKROwoATTd0001ae52@hotmail.com>
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>From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> >To: joshua lokken <joshlokken@hotmail.com> >CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: 5.2 upgrade and Exim delivery >Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 16:46:15 -0600 > >joshua lokken wrote: > >>Hello all, >> >>I am working on becoming familiar with FreeBSD 5.x after using 4.x for the >>past few years. >>The machine in question is a web and mail server; I originally installed >>5.1 from the mini iso, >>then upgraded to RELENG_5_2 last weekend. The upgrade went without >>problems, as it >>always has...and i did not change anything in Exim's configuration, but >>now >> >>Exim no longer starts on system startup. In /etc/rc.conf, I have: >> >>sendmail_enable="NONE" >>exim_enable="YES" >> >>And the lines in /etc/mail/mailer.conf are changed from sendmail to exim >>binary paths. >> ><snipped> > >> >>ls /var/spool/clientmqueue shows messages in form: qfi2FB8SYT048073 >>ls /var/spool/exim/msglog shows messages in form: 1B11Vc-0000cm-S4 >> >>So, I'm wondering, >> >>a) what went wrong during the upgrade? > > > >Can't say for sure. It's looks a lot like sendmail >is handling your incoming SMTP, though; that's >sendmail's message ID type you've listed there. > >It might be wise to instruct FBSD not build sendmail >at all; IIRC (but do some checking) that would be >NO_SENDMAIL="true" (I mean, really do some checking...) >in /etc/make.conf Yeah, I did rebuild the world with NO_SENDMAIL="YES", and thought that it was odd that sendmail 'took over' my mailhandling... >>b) how do I get my messages into the appropriate spool / delivered? >> > >Have you tried starting Exim? I guess that >is where the error messages are coming from... > >What does the Exim FAQ say? I did start Exim, and it's sending mail like nobody's business, just not receiving / delivering properly. Thanks, Kevin, I'm on my way to the FAQ now... > >>Thanks, and until I get this sorted out, please cc me, as my list address >>mail is..... >> >> >>Joshua Lokken _________________________________________________________________ Frustrated with dial-up? Lightning-fast Internet access for as low as $29.95/month. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200360ave/direct/01/
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