Stephen Gran on 15 Jul 2006 09:53:34 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] exim4 and relay


On Sat, Jul 15, 2006 at 01:12:04AM -0400, Jeff Abrahamson said:
> On Sat, Jul 15, 2006 at 01:00:38AM -0400, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
> >   [29 lines, 154 words, 1289 characters]  Top characters: eotarnlp
> > 
> > I want to permit dhcp hosts on my network to use my mail server, at
> > least if they have a purple.com address.
> 
> The following solves the problem, but I am unclear if it is the right
> way or if I may have set the stage for trouble, though I don't see
> how.  In /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf, I add this:
> 
>     dc_relay_nets='192.168.0.0/24'

That is the correct fix.  If you want to relay for hosts in the dhcp
range, just add the dhcp range to your relay_nets declarartion.  If you
want to make the hosts also get a purple.com domain name (instead of
.local) assign it via dhcp:
option domain-name "purple.com";
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