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Re: Can't get Exim to send mail
- From: René Berber <rberber at prodigy dot net dot mx>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 19:22:45 -0500
- Subject: Re: Can't get Exim to send mail
- References: <uvf4s8if9.fsf@boost-consulting.com>
David Abrahams wrote:
> I'm hoping someone can help me out. The smtp server I'm forced (by my
> ISP) to use, smtp.rcn.com, sometimes doesn't respond for 20 seconds at
> a time, and since I often send from Gnus -- which is synchronous -- I
> thought I might avoid locking up my Gnus UI by setting up an Exim
> daemon to send the messages for me. I'm behind a Linksys router,
> which is behind a cablemodem.
[snip]
I didn't check all your config but you are missing the most important part, you
should have under routers:
begin routers
smart_route:
driver = manualroute
transport = remote_smtp
route_list = * smtp.rcn.com
That's the first thing to change, worry later about timeouts or anything else.
HTH
--
René Berber
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