[CLUE-Tech] Point MUA to local SMTP listener?

[Matthew Porter]

Aha!  I knew it would turn out to be something simple! Local mail delivery via Exim is working now, mostly. Thanks for the help.

Match Grun <match at dimensional.com> wrote:

> Have you looked at the Sylpheed log file:
> 
> 	~/.sylpheed/sylpheed.log
> 
> Alternatively, choose Tool | Log Window from the command menu.

I don't seem to have a ~/.sylpheed.log file, but the Log Window tool worked fine.

My problem was that Exim was rejecting addresses with no domain.  It has no problem delivering local mail addressed to <username>@localhost, or <username>@<localhostname>, but it chokes on just plain <username>.

I *thought* I had Exim set up to assume that any "To:" address without a domain should be sent to the local domain, but I guess I didn't. Is there a way to do this?  And while I'm at it, is there any way to stop Exim from dialing out to the internet via Diald when it's just delivering local mail?

  --Matt.