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How to make sure? I can't find any traces of exim into the filesystems or documentation. I installed Debian without any graphical interface, and all intallation choices cleared when the tasksel window appeared, this has been helpful for me to learn more about linux. I'm at the prompt only. > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:45:24 -0600 > From: ron.l.johnson@cox.net > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Wich e-mail server to choose? > > > You've (I'm pretty sure) already got exim4 as a part of the default > install. > > On 02/11/2009 01:30 PM, Oscar Corte wrote: > > 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. > > -- > Ron Johnson, Jr. > Jefferson LA USA > > Supporting World Peace Through Nuclear Pacification > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > Get news, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Check it out! |