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<font face="Trebuchet MS">Hello,<br>
<br>
I've been running the Debian exim4 package on a co-located host for (a
small number of) family and friends for several months now, and
generally have experienced no problems. Except, I have become aware
that not all mail sent to us is being received by us. <br>
<br>
For example, the host name is aldavies.net and my mail name is
alastair, but when I attempted to subscribe to this list using this
address, I did not receive the confirmation email. (That is why I am
using my Yahoo account.) There is a similar problem with receiving
mail from openBC.com, and from Ryanair.com. (In other words, it is
mail from some web sites that I am not receiving; mail from friends is
OK. It is also consistent, in that no mail from these sites is ever
received, no matter how often I try.) I haven't tinkered with the
default Debian settings beyond entering my details in the configuration
wizard.<br>
<br>
I have a couple of questions, that I'd be very grateful for the benefit
of your experiences in answering. <br>
<br>
When I am searching for a known missing message, where should I look?
Are the log files in /var/log/exim4/ the place to start? AFAICT, there
is no trace of these message in there.<br>
<br>
Is this (likely to be) happening because of the strictness of the
default ACLs? Is there an advisable loosening that is commonly
performed?<br>
<br>
Many thanks. Any other suggestions or comments gratefully received.<br>
Alastair<br>
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