> Does anyone know anything about an MTA called 'exim' ? > it is like sendmail in the role that it performs , but functions > quite differently. I have been to the exim site , but the > documentation there is very cryptic. I am trying to find > more information on the 'local_domains' , 'fw_domains' and > 'relay_domains' as much as I can. What exactly do these files do , > and can they conflict with one another in any way ? > > how do I set up a simple forwarding mechanism where a person > can have their email sent to more than one address ? > > Regards , Jason > > > JD> Does anyone know anything about an MTA called 'exim' ? > > Yes, but the best source of knowledge (besides the documentation and > the Exim book) is going to the the [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list. > Why not ask your question there?
Yes, I use the Exim 4.x series. I highly recommend it for being much easier to understand/setup than Sendmail, and for the extraordinary support from the author, Philip Hazel. I also understand it runs much faster than Sendmail. It is remarkably flexible, and can tie into various anti-spam and anti-virus tools with relative ease. "Relative" being the operative word here. ;) I also saw your question on the exim users list. Definitely the place to go for help. Sorry, can't help with .forward file questions, because I don't use them at present. But it is possible to do what you want. I think you just need to format the .forward file correctly, and include multiple target addresses. The various "domain" files are almost certainly flat files containing lists of domains that fall into each of those categories. You will find them referenced in your /etc/exim.conf file (might be in /etc/exim/exim.conf, depending on your setup). Understand EVERY line on your exim.conf file before going "live" with your email server. (For example, if you accidentally make yourself an open relay, you will get blacklisted pretty quickly.) As for "cryptic" documentation, I did not find that to be the case at all. But we all see things differently. I highly recommend doing LOTS of reading up on email and MTAs in general, if you are going to run an email server. The pitfalls are many. Good Luck! Jim _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
