How Do I Configure Exim4 on Ubuntu to Send Mail Using Google Apps

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I have an Ubuntu VPS that is using exim4 as a satellite email server set up to send mail through Google Apps.

Mail meant to go to an address hosted by Google gets delivered. This means that things like a "contact us" webform is working because it delivers to the domain hosted on Google Apps.

Incoming and outgoing email from the Google web interface works fine and all of the MX records appear to be in order.

However, for some reason, sending outgoing email from the server to a non-Google-hosted address (as in, one that ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM doesn't know about).

Here's exim4 log message I get:

2009-05-19 13:25:54 1M6PKM-0008UQ-KL <= user@example.com U=user P=local S=1129
2009-05-19 13:25:58 1M6PKM-0008UQ-KL ** example@yahoo.com R=smarthost T=remote_smtp_smarthost: SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<example@yahoo.com>: host gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com [209.85.217.49]: 550-5.1.1 The email account that you tried to reach does not exist. Please try\n550-5.1.1 double-checking the recipient's email address for typos or\n550-5.1.1 unnecessary spaces. Learn more at\n550 5.1.1 http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6596 1si10609358gxk.44
2009-05-19 13:25:58 1M6PKQ-0008UU-Bh <= <> R=1M6PKM-0008UQ-KL U=Debian-exim P=local S=2354
2009-05-19 13:25:58 1M6PKM-0008UQ-KL Completed

Is there some setting I might have missed, either on the server or in Google Apps itself?

It's obvious that I need to tell a config somewhere that "no, this isn't for you, just send it along". Any suggestions? (And I'd be happy to post any configs)

I've Googled extensively without finding anything specific to my issue.

EDIT: I'll also add that I'm getting this (in the spam folder) in my Google email account:

This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.

A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:

 example@yahoo.com
   SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<example@yahoo.com>:
   host gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com [209.85.217.49]:
   550-5.1.1 The email account that you tried to reach does not exist. Please try
   550-5.1.1 double-checking the recipient's email address for typos or
   550-5.1.1 unnecessary spaces. Learn more at
   550 5.1.1 http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6596 1si10609358gxk.44

------ This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. ------

Return-path: <user@example.com>
Received: from zeta by example.com with local (Exim 4.69)
       (envelope-from <user@example.com>)
       id 1M6PKM-0008UQ-KL
       for example@yahoo.com; Tue, 19 May 2009 13:25:54 +0000
To: example@yahoo.com
Subject: Account details for Test
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit
X-Mailer: Drupal
Errors-To: user@example.com
Sender: user@example.com
Reply-To: user@example.com
From: user@example.com
Message-Id: <E1M6PKM-0008UQ-KL@example.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 13:25:54 +0000

Test,

Thank you for registering...<snip>

Best Answer

As to why your smarthost configuration didn't work - do you have the premium version of Google Apps?

You can't use the free version as an outbound relay. Attempting to do so might appear as a "user not found" because the acceptable range of addresses is limited to the domains that Google Apps hosts.

http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=60730

"You must have the Education or Premier Edition to utilize the Google Apps outbound gateway feature."

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