Re: New install -- MTA mail needs to be reconfigured

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (12/07/05 16:31), Kent West wrote:
> Benjamin Sher wrote:
> 
> >1) All of my devices seem to have been configured correctly, 
> >including my sound and video. That is, the video and sound work 
> >fine. However, I can't find a specific listing of my video card and 
> >sound card. Where precisely are they listed?
> > 
> >
> Try "lspci" or "lspci -v" or even "lspci -vv".
> 
> >2) My first really critical issue has to do with mail. During Install 
> >MTA, I was asked which mail system I wanted. I was advised to 
> >select Smart? (can't remember the second part of the word) 
> >because I have a dynamic DHCP ADSL connection. So I selected 
> >this option but it's clearly wrong because I am told 
> >
> >"Cannot connect to host localhost"
> >
> >("localhost" is what I chose"). 
> >
> >How do I access the mail configuration utility and how do I correct 
> >my settings so I can receive and send mail?
> > 
> >
> I believe "dpkg-reconfigure exim4", or perhaps "eximconfig" is probably 
> what you're looking for.
> 
> But I think perhaps you have a networking/hostname configuration issue 
> instead.

For exim4 it is dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config (as root or sudo)

Regards

Clive


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