[Pkg-exim4-users] Setting HELO string with macro REMOTE_SMTP_HELO_DATA

[u34 at net9.ga]

Paul Menzel <paulepanter at users.sourceforge.net> wrote:

> Dear Debian Exim folks,
> 
> 
> I am using exim4-config 4.94.2-7, and try to set the HELO string, as
> the configured hostname does not match the name configured in the DNS
> records.
> 
>     $ more /etc/exim4/conf.d/main/000_localmacros
>     MAIN_TLS_ENABLE = true
>     daemon_smtp_port = 25:587
>     REMOTE_SMTP_HELO_DATA = mail.gw90.de
> 
> But Exim still announces the hostname from `hostname -f` to the other
> MTA and not the one from `000_localmacros`.
> 
> `/etc/exim4/conf.d/transport/10_exim4-config_transport-macros` has:
> 
>     .ifdef REMOTE_SMTP_HELO_FROM_DNS


Perhaps because REMOTE_SMTP_HELO_FROM_DNS is not defined?


>     .ifdef REMOTE_SMTP_HELO_DATA
>     REMOTE_SMTP_HELO_DATA==${lookup dnsdb {ptr=$sending_ip_address}{$value}{$primary_hostname}}
>     .else
>     REMOTE_SMTP_HELO_DATA=${lookup dnsdb {ptr=$sending_ip_address}{$value}{$primary_hostname}}
>     .endif
>     .endif
> 
> `/etc/exim4/conf.d/transport/30_exim4-config_remote_smtp` has:
> 
>     .ifdef REMOTE_SMTP_HELO_DATA
>       helo_data=REMOTE_SMTP_HELO_DATA
>     .endif
> 
> What am I missing? (As a workaround I changed the hostname, but that is
> not wanted.)
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Paul

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u34