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authorLouise Crow <louise.crow@gmail.com>2014-08-12 12:16:58 +0100
committerLouise Crow <louise.crow@gmail.com>2014-08-21 14:52:59 +0100
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parent9f019d22f2f5445bf00ef60b1f4e5770ba224766 (diff)
Add external SMTP check example.
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@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ is working (it doesn't actually send any mail). If it is working, you
should receive a delivery report email, with text like:
<foi+request-1234@example.com>: delivery via alaveteli:
-delivers to command: /var/www/alaveteli/script/mailin
+ delivers to command: /var/www/alaveteli/script/mailin
<backupfoi@local.machine.name>: delivery via local: delivers to mailbox
You can also test the other aliases you have set up for your domain in
@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@ delivery report email using the `mail` command on a new server:
apt-get install mailutils
+If emails are not being received by your Alaveteli install, we have some
+more troubleshooting tips for incoming mail in [the manual install
+guide]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/installing/manual_install/#troubleshooting).
+
+
## Example setup on exim4
@@ -541,6 +546,10 @@ message routing in the same way:
user-support@example.com -> |/var/www/alaveteli/script/handle-mail-replies
transport = alaveteli_mailin_transport
-There is a great
-[Exim Cheatsheet](http://bradthemad.org/tech/notes/exim_cheatsheet.php)
-online that you may find useful.
+If emails are not being received by your Alaveteli install, we have some
+more troubleshooting tips for incoming mail in [the manual install guide]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/installing/manual_install/#troubleshooting). There is also a
+great [Exim
+Cheatsheet](http://bradthemad.org/tech/notes/exim_cheatsheet.php) online
+that you may find useful.
+
+