Sending mail through exim

snipersock · 01-23-2005, 06:06 PM

Recently I've changed servers and went from postfix on the old server configuration to Exim with courier-imap. I've been very happy with it so far but I've run into a few snags.

The server setup that I'm using is exim 4.x using a mysql db for user/domain auth. I've got courier-imap using the same db for its auth as well. I can recieve mail just fine and I love using vexim for user/domain management, however I can't send mail out.

The actual error that I get is:

Quote:

2005-01-23 xx:xx:xx 1Csrac-00069y-F7 User 0 set for remote_smtp transport is on the fixed_never_users list
2005-01-23 xx:xx:xx 1Csrac-00069y-F7 == xxx@gmail.com R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp defer (-29): User 0 set for remote_smtp transport is on the fixed_never_users list

I can't send mail out as a local user nor through external auth with thunderbird or a similar client.

Any ideas? I can post my exim config if it'd help.

~ Nick

acid_kewpie · 01-24-2005, 01:49 PM

Code:

User 0 set for remote_smtp transport is on the fixed_never_users list

speaks for itself i'd have thought. the user, UID 0 (i.e. root) is on the list called "fixed_never_users", a static list of blocked users. Root can not send email. this is a security feature.

snipersock · 01-24-2005, 08:48 PM

Wow, I didn't even grasp that they were referring to the uid. Thanks for pointing it out, it probly isn't safe either.

snipersock · 01-24-2005, 09:00 PM

Yeah, that solved it. Thanks

91change · 08-27-2008, 02:08 AM

http://www.nabble.com/never_users-list-to19048883.html