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Thanks a lot for your advice. I didn’t click on the “Mail Server” option at installation, so what would be better: Execute tasksel and activate the option? Or Do it through apt-get ? Oscar Corte > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:57:59 -0700 > From: pecondon@mesanetworks.net > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Wich e-mail server to choose? > > On 2009-02-11_11:22:01, Stackpole, Chris wrote: > > > From: Lisi Reisz [mailto:lisi.reisz@gmail.com] > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:18 AM > > > Subject: Re: Wich e-mail server to choose? > > > > > > On Wednesday 11 February 2009 17:03:13 Paul E Condon wrote: > > > > One of them is to let the > > > > Debian installer software choose for you. I suggest that you let the > > > > installer choose. I think it makes a good choice. > > > > > > How? > > > > > > TIA > > > Lisi > > > > I believe he was referring to at install time. There is a screen for the > > selection of additional packages like Desktop, SQL server, ect. One of > > the options should be mail server. Though I am pretty sure it just > > installs Exim. It has been a while since I have setup a mail server, but > > I know the last few I have done were with Exim and I am pretty confident > > I went that route cause it was already there. > > > > Anyway, see my last post for links. > > > > Have fun! > > ~Stack~ > > Thanks, Stack. Your post came thru after I had just sent mine. I was > misleading in what I said. The installer does install Exim, so it true > the OP doesn't have to choose, but he does need to know its name, > because he needs to type in the reconfigure command that you gave > him. Otherwise it probably won't do the mail deliveries that he > wants. I recall that I found the instructions for reconfiguring > confusing. And there is more to it than just executing the one > command, and then following the prompts. There is fetchmail, and an > email name alias in /etc, for From: rewriting, etc. > > To OP: Stack's command is right. And, it's OK to come back and ask > more questions. Just be careful to pay attention to who is giving > advice. I am not an officially approved advisor. You may want to find > corroboration for my advice. > > -- > Paul E Condon > pecondon@mesanetworks.net > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > check out the rest of the Windows Live™. More than mail–Windows Live™ goes way beyond your inbox. More than messages |