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.