Re: [tlug] Exim mail server

["A.Sajjad Zaidi" <sajjad@example.com>]

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On Sat, Aug 10, 2002 at 09:33:08AM +0900, Brett Robson wrote:
 
> Exim has a bazillion configurations options and it's default configuration
> is quite limited. It *might* be easier than sendmail but it's still a pretty
> serious endeavour, especially if you want
>   1. allow your users to send mail from external sources
>   2. handle multiple domains
> 
> especially the first, but both are pretty reasonable expectations.

The first is *very* simple to setup based on IP addresses, but setting
up password authenticated SMTP is a little tricky.

> I'm using vm-pop for POP3 access.

Did you also get IMAP and APOP to work? I will be installing a mail
server next week which has to support all these.

> There aren't really any short cuts but if anyone needs help please contact
> me, I'll provide whatever assistance I can - I'm thinking about writing an
> How-to but don't hold your breath.

That would be great. You should be able to get some ideas from the main
Exim FAQ. There is now one for Exim 4:

http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.00/doc/html/FAQ.html

> The configuration I have now allows for
>  * unlimited number of domains and users,
>  * users are unique within domains (ie a brett@example.com
>    and brett@example.com are unique)
>  * remote access via smtp authentication and pop (not
>    imap but it might be possible to add on)
>  * mail users are not real operating system users
>  * passwds are encrupted using old-fashioned passwd file crypt.

Also take a look at AMaViS - A Mail Virus Scanner (http://www.amavis.org/).
Ive used it with great results with both Sophos (http://www.sophos.com/)
and OpenAntiVirus (http://www.openantivirus.org/).

Thanks for the post and please remember to start a new thread for a new
topic instead of changing the Subject line of an earlier message.

Sajjad

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