Lets start by knowing where Exim keeps it logs
– Linux
● /var/log/exim_mainlog
– FreeBSD
● /var/log/exim/mainlog
Check the headers
– Is your hostname in there?
– Is your IP in there?
– Use the extra headers you enabled to help track down the spammer for you!
In the Exim Configuration add
– log_selector = +arguments + subject
Lets start by knowing where Exim keeps it logs
– Linux
● /var/log/exim_mainlog
– FreeBSD
● /var/log/exim/mainlog
It makes looking through the logs easier
– Take a look at the following example. You can
see exactly where the email was sent from.
● 2006-05-08 17:24
cwd=/home/user/public_html/phpBB 5 args: /
usr/sbin/exim -Mc 19Z8vf-0023mp-E2
