535 Incorrect authentication data + EXIM + cPanel

March 20, 2009 on 1:47 am | In Cpanel, exim | 4 Comments

Every 5 minutes this e-mail report Exim has restarted:

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exim failed @ A restart was attempted automagically.
Service Check Method: [tcp connect]

Failure Reason: TCP Transaction Log:
<< 220-serverX.xxx-xxxxxxxx.net ESMTP Exim 4.69 #12008 14:58:20 +0000
<<
<<
>> EHLO localhost
<< 250-serverx.xxx-xxxxxxxxxxx.net Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
<<
<<
<<
<<
<<
>> AUTH PLAIN AF9fY3BhbmVsX19zZXJ2aWNlX19hdXRoX19leGltX19IY3VsTE dXcFpDNU1XM1c2OVU4dmdGSUlyQllwcHpuSVJwQVllYXhlVlh5 VU1FRmx5Slg0YVlVV2JEbkJYcmpVAHBFTlh0eGtMdkNsRkJvZ3 ROd0xZVVhTNlNWRlBHMUR6VEZBTG1naUFzQTc4Y0FlMW5HaHI4 VXBoa1R0N1FJa0U=
<< 535 Incorrect authentication data
exim: ** [535 Incorrect authentication data != 2]

Cmd Service Check Raw Output:

Here is the fix.

go to /var/cpanel/serviceauth/

remove the directory exim

cd /var/cpanel/serviceauth/
rm -rf exim

Restart Cpanel.
/etc/rc.d/init.d/cpanel restart

The folder exim will be recreated…

that should fix the issue.

Add SPF record for domain via Cpanel

April 23, 2008 on 6:12 pm | In Cpanel, SPF, exim | No Comments

What is SPF?
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an attempt to control forged e-mail. SPF is not directly about stopping spam – junk email. It is about giving domain owners a way to say which mail sources are legitimate for their domain and which ones aren’t. While not all spam is forged, virtually all forgeries are spam. SPF was created in 2003 to help close loopholes in email delivery systems that allow spammers to “spoof” or steal your email address to send hundreds, thousands or even millions of emails illicitly.

Cpanel > Mail > Email Authentication > SPF Enable.

Once you Enable this, it will show

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SPF
SPF has been enabled.

Your raw SPF record is : v=spf1 a mx ?all
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