configure exim need help

[edzzone]

Hi I am new to setting up my mail system and learning. I have purchase vps+cpanel and configured somehow my mail server since it can send mail internally and use its dedicated IP every mail. My concern is how to configure exim so that I can use the smtp settings to run in my desktop mailer. It wont allow me and I cannot connect to my smtp server. any help is highly appreciated.

 

[dalem]

pretty straight forward

user [email protected]
SMTP Host Address: mail.yourdomain.com (your ip address can be uses as well)
outgoing Mail Server ---- My server requires authentication should be checked (optional)
should be checked if you are only sending


Note your ISP may block remote SMTP on port 25 in this case set up exim to listen on a different port

 

[pwhjenny]

What desktop mailer you use? outlook?

 

[cPanelTristan]

Of note, if your desktop mailer instead means some desktop mailing list script to send large quantities of email, then you'll probably need to add your IP for relaying. Here's a post on doing that:

http://forums.cpanel.net/f43/add-ip-range-allowed-relay-hosts-268021.html#post1121531

For that file (/etc/alwaysrelay), it will need the IP of your local system for that system to be allowed to relay emails through your server.

 

[edzzone]

Yes I use Microsoft Outlook manual configuration using this simple smtp settings cpanel provided
Mail Server Username: admin+mydomain.com
Incoming Mail Server: mail.mydomain.com
Supported Incoming Mail Protocols: POP3, POP3S (SSL/TLS), IMAP, IMAPS (SSL/TLS)
Supported Outgoing Mail Protocols: SMTP, SMTPS (SSL/TLS)
port 26
ssl port 465

when I check require logon using Secure Password Authentication + ssl port 465 and run test account settings it says failed logon to mailserver. but when uncheck + use port 26 and run test account settings again it will log me in but send a test email message failed and this is the error.
Send test e-mail message: Cannot send the message. Verify the email address in your account properties. The server response:550 Access denied - Invalid HELO name (See RFC2821 4.1.1.1)

done editing /etc/alwaysrelay and added my ISP IP address.

 

[edzzone]

by the way I have not done any major editing on exim execept for a tuts here to set mail send on its dedicated IP. I feel like there is something need to be edited on exim.conf so that it can accept mail routed or relayed properly. Any suggestion? all mails are working internally though in webmail.

 

[cPanelTristan]

You might not even have port 26 enabled as the alternate port. Go to WHM > Service Manager and check "exim on another port" field. Check both options next to it and change it to 587 and then save the area.

At that point, use 587 for the exim port.

Also, use [email protected] for your username (and ensure that it uses the full email address rather than just admin). For the incoming and outgoing servers, use mydomain.com rather than mail.mydomain.com

At that point, if it still isn't working, submit a ticket if you have root level access to the machine using WHM > Support Center > Contact cPanel.