Exim – Enable Extended Logging to track spammers
1. Open exim.conf
pico /etc/exim.conf
2) Find this;
Ctrl + W: hostlist auth_relay_hosts = *
#########################
Runtime configuration file for Exim #
#########################
3) After hostlist auth_relay_hosts = *
add the following
log_selector =
+address_rewrite
+all_parents
+arguments
+connection_reject
+delay_delivery
+delivery_size
+dnslist_defer
+incoming_interface
+incoming_port
+lost_incoming_connection
+queue_run
+received_sender
+received_recipients
+retry_defer
+sender_on_delivery
+size_reject
+skip_delivery
+smtp_confirmation
+smtp_connection
+smtp_protocol_error
+smtp_syntax_error
+subject
+tls_cipher
+tls_peerdn
4) The final result should look like this
hostlist auth_relay_hosts = *
log_selector =
+address_rewrite
+all_parents
+arguments
+connection_reject
+delay_delivery
+delivery_size
+dnslist_defer
+incoming_interface
+incoming_port
+lost_incoming_connection
+queue_run
+received_sender
+received_recipients
+retry_defer
+sender_on_delivery
+size_reject
+skip_delivery
+smtp_confirmation
+smtp_connection
+smtp_protocol_error
+smtp_syntax_error
+subject
+tls_cipher
+tls_peerdn
##################################################
####################
# Runtime configuration file for Exim #
##################################################
####################
5) Save and restart exim DONE!
ctrl + X then Y
/etc/init.d/exim restart
Now tail your log and watch the show!
tail -f /var/log/exim_mainlog
References:
http://www.crucialp.com/resources/tutorials/dedicated-server/extended-exim-logging.php
http://www.webhostgear.com/118.html
