[ale] Getting exim to work with bellsouth

[rstory-l at 2006.revelstone.com (Robert Story)]

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 05:22:44 -0400 Jim wrote:
J> 
J> 2006-06-24 05:12:13 1Fu4BZ-0003yI-A4 ** me at sunnydelight.com 
J> R=send_to_gateway T=remote_smtp: SMTP error from remote mailer after 
J> MAIL FROM:<root at asterisk1.local> SIZE=1334: host mail.bellsouth.net 
J> [205.152.59.16]: 553 asterisk1.local does not exist
J> 
J> when I try to send mail via the "mail" command.  How do I configure it 
J> to use a valid from address?

The from address for root will usually come from the hostname.

J> I even generated a message with a valid 
J> From: tag and passed it directly to sendmail (exim) but it still 
J> complained in the same manner.

That doesn't sound right. It gave the same exact error? (553 blah does not
exist) For an address that you can send mail to from another system?

What if you use your bellsouth address as the From? Does that work?