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Unable to send emails
Hello everyone! This is a newbie problem that I am hoping someone can
give me a hand with.

Overview: I am trying to set up a Exim to be used as a MTA for sending
out my clients marketing and informational emails. These emails will
come from in-house applications either through "sendmail" interface or
via TCP/IP. I will need to support TLS for sending. As such it should
be a fairly simple setup. I have changed my domain to example.com in
the posted information. I am defaulting to giving too much info in
this opening email, as I am not sure what will be of most benefit in
aiding me. As such, I have also posted the complete config file at
the bottom of the email.

Problem: When sending emails as described above, they are not leaving
from Exim to the destination, they are remaining in queue.

Description: Viewing the log does not give me much to go on. In
preparation for this plea for help email I have cleared all logs and
queues to limit all information to just what I am mentioning here. To
reiterate, if I am posting it, or responding to you, the information
will only relate to the two emails I am mentioning herein.


Email One Log Entries:
Below is what sending to an email hosted by google gets.
...
2019-04-23 08:43:08.309 [21288] SMTP connection from [127.0.0.1]:58378 I=[127.0.0.1]:25 (TCP/IP connection count = 1)
2019-04-23 08:43:11.201 [22847] 1hIvhX-0005wV-4z <= micah@example.com H=localhost (localhost.localdomain) [127.0.0.1]:58378 I=[127.0.0.1]:25 P=esmtp L- S=19000 M8S=0 RT=0.046s id=HXZGGbkrNB053LjuXuLw.1556026989841@postal.localhost.localdomain T="tester" from <micah@clesmith.com> for madhat2r@dukefoo.com
2019-04-23 08:43:11.202 [22847] SMTP connection from localhost (localhost.localdomain) [127.0.0.1]:58378 I=[127.0.0.1]:25 closed by QUIT
2019-04-23 08:43:11.215 [22874] cwd=/home/exim/spool 3 args: /usr/bin/exim -Mc 1hIvhX-0005wV-4z
2019-04-23 08:43:19.559 [23071] 1hIvhX-0005wV-4z H=aspmx.l.google.com [2a00:1450:4013:c00::1a]:25 Cannot assign requested address
...

Email Two Log Entries:
Sending to a blackhole.io email address yields:
...
2019-04-23 08:48:12.230 [21288] SMTP connection from [127.0.0.1]:58498 I=[127.0.0.1]:25 (TCP/IP connection count = 1)
2019-04-23 08:48:15.361 [26592] 1hIvmR-0006uu-9z <= micah@example.com H=localhost (localhost.localdomain) [127.0.0.1]:58498 I=[127.0.0.1]:25 P=esmtp L- S=18986 M8S=0 RT=0.050s id=cHhmw491slCcDsN3DEueg.1556027294223@postal.localhost.localdomain T="tester_007" from <micah@clesmith.com> for test@blackhole.io
2019-04-23 08:48:15.361 [26592] SMTP connection from localhost (localhost.localdomain) [127.0.0.1]:58498 I=[127.0.0.1]:25 closed by QUIT
2019-04-23 08:48:15.373 [26620] cwd=/home/exim/spool 3 args: /usr/bin/exim -Mc 1hIvmR-0006uu-9z
...


exim.cfg (basically default config with options changes and some
comments removed):

######################################################################
# MAIN CONFIGURATION SETTINGS #
######################################################################
#

primary_hostname = example.com



domainlist local_domains = @
domainlist relay_to_domains =
hostlist relay_from_hosts = localhost

acl_smtp_rcpt = acl_check_rcpt
.ifdef _HAVE_PRDR
acl_smtp_data_prdr = acl_check_prdr
.endif
acl_smtp_data = acl_check_data


# Allow any client to use TLS.

tls_advertise_hosts = *

tls_certificate = /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem
tls_privatekey = /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/privkey.pem

# For OpenSSL, prefer EC- over RSA-authenticated ciphers
tls_require_ciphers = ECDSA:RSA:!COMPLEMENTOFDEFAULT

daemon_smtp_ports = 25 : 465 : 587
tls_on_connect_ports = 465


# never_users = root

host_lookup = *


dns_dnssec_ok = 1

.ifdef _HAVE_PRDR
prdr_enable = true
.endif

# log_selector = +smtp_protocol_error +smtp_syntax_error \
# +tls_certificate_verified
# Logging: log all events, add syslog to logging path & avoid double entries
log_selector = +all
log_file_path = : syslog
syslog_duplication = false


ignore_bounce_errors_after = 2d
timeout_frozen_after = 7d


spool_directory = /home/exim/spool
split_spool_directory = true

# accept_8bitmime = false


######################################################################
# ACL CONFIGURATION #
# Specifies access control lists for incoming SMTP mail #
######################################################################

begin acl

acl_check_rcpt:
accept hosts = :
control = dkim_disable_verify
deny message = Restricted characters in address
domains = +local_domains
local_parts = ^[.] : ^.*[@%!/|]
deny message = Restricted characters in address
domains = !+local_domains
local_parts = ^[./|] : ^.*[@%!] : ^.*/\\.\\./
accept local_parts = postmaster
domains = +local_domains

require verify = sender

accept hosts = +relay_from_hosts
control = submission
control = dkim_disable_verify

accept authenticated = *
control = submission
control = dkim_disable_verify

require message = nice hosts say HELO first
condition = ${if def:sender_helo_name}

require message = relay not permitted
domains = +local_domains : +relay_to_domains

require verify = recipient

accept


.ifdef _HAVE_PRDR
acl_check_prdr:
warn set acl_m_did_prdr = y
.endif
accept

acl_check_data:
deny message = maximum allowed line length is 998 octets, \
got $max_received_linelength
condition = ${if > {$max_received_linelength}{998}}

# Deny if the headers contain badly-formed addresses.
#
deny !verify = header_syntax
message = header syntax
log_message = header syntax ($acl_verify_message)

accept



######################################################################
# ROUTERS CONFIGURATION #
# Specifies how addresses are handled #
######################################################################
# THE ORDER IN WHICH THE ROUTERS ARE DEFINED IS IMPORTANT! #
# An address is passed to each router in turn until it is accepted. #
######################################################################

begin routers

dnslookup:
driver = dnslookup
domains = ! +local_domains
transport = remote_smtp
ignore_target_hosts = <; 0.0.0.0 ; 127.0.0.0/8 ; ::1
dnssec_request_domains = *
no_more

system_aliases:
driver = redirect
allow_fail
allow_defer
data = ${lookup{$local_part}lsearch{/etc/mail/aliases}}
# user = exim
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = address_pipe


userforward:
driver = redirect
check_local_user
# local_part_suffix = +* : -*
# local_part_suffix_optional
file = $home/.forward
# allow_filter
no_verify
no_expn
check_ancestor
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = address_pipe
reply_transport = address_reply


localuser:
driver = accept
check_local_user
# local_part_suffix = +* : -*
# local_part_suffix_optional
transport = local_delivery
cannot_route_message = Unknown user



######################################################################
# TRANSPORTS CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
# ORDER DOES NOT MATTER #
# Only one appropriate transport is called for each delivery. #
######################################################################

begin transports

remote_smtp:
driver = smtp
# message_size_limit = ${if > {$max_received_linelength}{998} {1}{0}}
# .ifdef _HAVE_DANE
# dnssec_request_domains = *
# hosts_try_dane = *
# .endif
# .ifdef _HAVE_PRDR
# hosts_try_prdr = *
# .endif


local_delivery:
driver = appendfile
file = /var/mail/$local_part
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
return_path_add
# group = mail
# mode = 0660


address_pipe:
driver = pipe
return_output


address_file:
driver = appendfile
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
return_path_add


address_reply:
driver = autoreply



######################################################################
# RETRY CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################

begin retry


# Address or Domain Error Retries
# ----------------- ----- -------

* * F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,4d,6h



######################################################################
# REWRITE CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################

begin rewrite



######################################################################
# AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################

begin authenticators








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Re: Unable to send emails [ In reply to ]
On 23/04/2019 15:04, MaDhAt2r via Exim-users wrote:
> 2019-04-23 08:43:19.559 [23071] 1hIvhX-0005wV-4z H=aspmx.l.google.com [2a00:1450:4013:c00::1a]:25 Cannot assign requested address

You have some problem with IPv6 addressing on your system, is
a reasonable probability.
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Cheers,
Jeremy

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Re: Unable to send emails [ In reply to ]
Thanks Jeremy! That was it.

For anyone who might have the same issue:

The solution was to add 'disable_ipv6=true' to the config and reload
config.




On Apr 24 at 01:52 PM, Jeremy Harris via Exim-users said thus:
> On 23/04/2019 15:04, MaDhAt2r via Exim-users wrote:
>> 2019-04-23 08:43:19.559 [23071] 1hIvhX-0005wV-4z H=aspmx.l.google.com [2a00:1450:4013:c00::1a]:25 Cannot assign requested address
>
> You have some problem with IPv6 addressing on your system, is
> a reasonable probability.
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> Cheers,
> Jeremy
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