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?
OrDo it through apt-get ?
Oscar Corte
> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:57:59 -0700> From: pecon...@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.re...@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
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