Bug#275975: exim4-config: update-exim4.conf.conf should define primary_hostname

[Marc Haber]

tags #275975 wishlist
thanks

On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 02:01:14PM +0300, Jari Aalto wrote:
>         2004-10-11 13:50:25 1CGxl3-0006LR-H4 ** foo@example.com
>         F=<bar@example.net> P=<bar@example.net> R=smarthost
>         T=remote_smtp_smarthost: SMTP error from remote mailer after
>         HELO localhost.localdomain: host bongo.cante.net
>         [192.168.1.15]: 550 HELO argument does not match calling host
> 
> I do not see any way setting the default HELO name in debconf, so I suggest
> that that is asked via dialog  (dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config), and by
> default the content of /etc/mailname is offered.

I would prefer to have some automatic method for correctly HELOing, as
your suggested change doesn't work well with multi-homed hosts and not
at all with hosts that dynamically change their IP address.

That automatism is not yet possible, the required expansion variable
is on upstream's wishlist (item 164).

In the mean time, I'd like to suggest that you manually set the
helo_data option on the SMTP transport. It is not possible to have
every aspect configured via debconf, and the MTA configuration is
already way too complicated.

Greetings
Marc

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