Re: exim4

[Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:14:57 +0000
Andrew Critchlow <a_critchlow@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all, I'm busy finding out and setting up exim4 on debian. I
> just had a few questions: 
> Does exim4 not accept any client connections such as pop3/imap/web
> interface or do you have to install 3rd part applications for this
> functionality? I am busy learning exim4 for a competition where I may
> get asked common configuration tasks, does anyone know of the common
> configuration tasks? 

exim is "just" an MTA = mail transport agent. It knows "only" how to
send and receive mail using the smtp (and other?) protocol. To "serve"
the emails to users using pop3/imap/web you need different software.
This is another example of the unix philosophy: do one thing and do it
right.

Regards,
Andrei
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