Can't send/receive any email from server

[gundamz]

Hi all,

This is strange.
I had tried to rebuild exim and my client still can't send or receive any email from the server.

Any one have similar problem?

this is a repeated case. Initially, i hire someone to fix it. However, the problem came back again.
I was told rebuild exim will fix the problem. Isn't this the most easiest way to get exim problem fix?



Additional info.
mail log:

2004-11-26 17:42:37 unexpected disconnection while reading SMTP command from (lotus.cs.berkeley.edu) [221.142.70.203]

[Sinewy]

/scripts/exim4 --force

[gundamz]

/scripts/exim4 --force

Hi sinewy,

i tried your suggested command. Unfortunately, it doesn't fix the problem.

[casey]

Look in /var/log/exim_mainlog and /var/log/exim_paniclog for clues...

[gundamz]

Look in /var/log/exim_mainlog and /var/log/exim_paniclog for clues...

from exim_paniclog

2004-11-26 13:42:56 failed to open /etc/localdomains for linear search: No such file or directory
2004-11-26 13:42:59 failed to open /etc/localdomains for linear search: No such file or directory
2004-11-26 13:42:59 failed to open /etc/localdomains for linear search: No such file or directory
2004-11-26 17:19:00 non-existent configuration file(s): /etc/exim.conf
2004-11-26 17:19:02 non-existent configuration file(s): /etc/exim.conf
2004-11-26 17:19:02 non-existent configuration file(s): /etc/exim.conf
2004-11-26 17:26:11 socket bind() to port 25 for address (any IPv4) failed: Address already in use: daemon abandoned
2004-11-26 17:26:11 socket bind() to port 465 for address (any IPv4) failed: Address already in use: daemon abandoned

[linux-image]

that is it; your /etc/localdomains file has been deleted somehow. You will have to create this file again with all the domain name entries in it.

[gundamz]

i tried pico /etc/localdomains

It got my server domains in there.

It doesn't seem to be deleted.

[linux-image]

check the permissions: it should be 644.

[gundamz]

check the permissions: it should be 644.

system show:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9362 Nov 26 17:52 localdomains




from exim_paniclog

The last log is :

2004-11-26 17:26:11 socket bind() to port 25 for address (any IPv4) failed: Address already in use: daemon abandoned
2004-11-26 17:26:11 socket bind() to port 465 for address (any IPv4) failed: Address already in use: daemon abandoned

[linux-image]

stop the bind process; kill all instances of the same.

stop exim; start exim.

start bind.

[gundamz]

Chirpy had help me fix my problem. Thanks. Rebuild a new system with his package. Anyway need help, can find chirpy aka jonathan.