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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY exim-download-http "https://ftp.exim.org/pub/exim/exim4/exim-&exim-version;.tar.xz">
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8 |
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9 | <!ENTITY exim-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.exim.org/pub/exim/exim4/exim-&exim-version;.tar.xz">
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10 | <!-- if above don't work, please use one of the official mirrors at
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11 | http://www.exim.org/mirmon/ftp_mirrors.html -->
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12 | <!ENTITY exim-md5sum "b57515d34e97b0be12f7d38d316b15eb">
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13 | <!ENTITY exim-size "1.8 MB">
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14 | <!ENTITY exim-buildsize "20 MB">
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15 | <!ENTITY exim-time "0.3 SBU">
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16 |
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17 | <!ENTITY exim-daemon-version "&exim-version;-2">
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18 | ]>
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19 |
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20 | <sect1 id="exim" xreflabel="Exim-&exim-version;">
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21 | <?dbhtml filename="exim.html"?>
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22 |
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23 | <sect1info>
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24 | <date>$Date$</date>
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25 | </sect1info>
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26 |
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27 | <title>Exim-&exim-version;</title>
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28 |
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29 | <indexterm zone="exim">
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30 | <primary sortas="a-Exim">Exim</primary>
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31 | </indexterm>
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32 |
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33 | <sect2 role="package">
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34 | <title>Introduction to Exim</title>
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35 |
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36 | <para>
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37 | The <application>Exim</application> package contains a Mail
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38 | Transport Agent written by the University of Cambridge, released
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39 | under the GNU Public License.
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40 | </para>
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41 |
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42 | &lfs110a_checked;
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43 |
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44 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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45 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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46 | <listitem>
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47 | <para>
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48 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&exim-download-http;"/>
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49 | </para>
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50 | </listitem>
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51 | <listitem>
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52 | <para>
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53 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&exim-download-ftp;"/>
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54 | </para>
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55 | </listitem>
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56 | <listitem>
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57 | <para>
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58 | Download MD5 sum: &exim-md5sum;
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59 | </para>
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60 | </listitem>
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61 | <listitem>
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62 | <para>
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63 | Download size: &exim-size;
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64 | </para>
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65 | </listitem>
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66 | <listitem>
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67 | <para>
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68 | Estimated disk space required: &exim-buildsize;
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69 | </para>
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70 | </listitem>
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71 | <listitem>
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72 | <para>
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73 | Estimated build time: &exim-time;
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74 | </para>
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75 | </listitem>
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76 | </itemizedlist>
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77 |
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78 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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79 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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80 | <listitem>
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81 | <para>
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82 | Additional formats of the documentation (text-based docs are
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83 | shipped with the sources) can be downloaded by following the links
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84 | shown at <ulink url="http://exim.org/docs.html"/>.
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85 | </para>
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86 | </listitem>
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87 | <listitem>
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88 | <para>
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89 | Required patch when building with <application>PAM</application> support:
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90 | <ulink url="&patch-root;/exim-&exim-version;-call_pam-1.patch"/>
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91 | </para>
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92 | </listitem>
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93 | <listitem>
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94 | <para>
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95 | Required patch to build with openssl-3:
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96 | <ulink url="&patch-root;/exim-&exim-version;-openssl3_fix-1.patch"/>
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97 | </para>
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98 | </listitem>
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99 | </itemizedlist>
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100 |
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101 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Exim Dependencies</bridgehead>
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102 |
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103 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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104 | <para role="required">
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105 | <xref linkend="libnsl"/> and
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106 | <xref linkend="pcre"/>
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107 | </para>
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108 |
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109 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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110 | <para role="optional">
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111 | <ulink url="https://sourceforge.net/projects/tdb">TDB</ulink>
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112 | (alternative to GDBM, built in LFS),
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113 | <xref linkend="cyrus-sasl"/>,
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114 | <xref linkend="libidn"/>,
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115 | <xref linkend="linux-pam"/>,
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116 | <xref linkend="mariadb"/> or
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117 | <ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/">MySQL</ulink>,
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118 | <xref linkend="openldap"/>,
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119 | <xref linkend="gnutls"/>,
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120 | <xref linkend="postgresql"/>,
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121 | <xref linkend="sqlite"/>,
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122 | <xref linkend="x-window-system"/>,
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123 | <ulink url="http://www.h5l.org/">Heimdal GSSAPI</ulink>, and
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124 | <ulink url="http://www.trusteddomain.org/opendmarc/">OpenDMARC</ulink>
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125 | </para>
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126 |
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127 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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128 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/exim"/></para>
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129 |
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130 | </sect2>
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131 |
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132 | <sect2 role="installation">
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133 | <title>Installation of Exim</title>
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134 |
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135 | <para>
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136 | Before building <application>Exim</application>, as the
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137 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user you should create
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138 | the group and user <systemitem class="username">exim</systemitem> which
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139 | will run the <command>exim</command> daemon:
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140 | </para>
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141 |
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142 | <screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -g 31 exim &&
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143 | useradd -d /dev/null -c "Exim Daemon" -g exim -s /bin/false -u 31 exim</userinput></screen>
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144 |
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145 | <para>
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146 | If you want to build with <application>PAM</application> support, apply the following patch:
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147 | </para>
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148 |
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149 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np2 -i ../exim-&exim-version;-call_pam-1.patch</userinput></screen>
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150 |
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151 | <para>
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152 | Apply a patch required for building against openssl version 3:
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153 | </para>
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154 |
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155 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np2 -i ../exim-&exim-version;-openssl3_fix-1.patch</userinput></screen>
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156 |
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157 | <para>
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158 | Configure <application>Exim</application> with the following commands:
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159 | </para>
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160 |
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161 | <screen><userinput>sed -e 's,^BIN_DIR.*$,BIN_DIRECTORY=/usr/sbin,' \
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162 | -e 's,^CONF.*$,CONFIGURE_FILE=/etc/exim.conf,' \
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163 | -e 's,^EXIM_USER.*$,EXIM_USER=exim,' \
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164 | -e '/# SUPPORT_TLS=yes/s,^#,,' \
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165 | -e '/# USE_OPENSSL/s,^#,,' \
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166 | -e 's,^EXIM_MONITOR,#EXIM_MONITOR,' src/EDITME > Local/Makefile &&
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167 |
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168 | printf "USE_GDBM = yes\nDBMLIB = -lgdbm\n" >> Local/Makefile &&
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169 | </userinput></screen>
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170 |
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171 | <para>
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172 | If you want to add <application>Linux PAM</application> support, also run the following commands:
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173 | </para>
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174 |
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175 | <screen><userinput>sed -i '/# SUPPORT_PAM=yes/s,^#,,' Local/Makefile
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176 | echo "EXTRALIBS=-lpam" >> Local/Makefile
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177 | </userinput></screen>
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178 |
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179 | <para>
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180 | Build <application>Exim</application> with the following command:
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181 | </para>
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182 |
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183 | <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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184 |
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185 |
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186 | <para>
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187 | This package does not come with a test suite.
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188 | </para>
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189 |
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190 | <para>
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191 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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192 | </para>
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193 |
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194 | <!-- dev note: make INSTALL_ARG=-no_chown DESTDIR=<DESTDIR> install -->
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195 |
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196 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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197 | install -v -m644 doc/exim.8 /usr/share/man/man8 &&
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198 |
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199 | install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/doc/exim-&exim-version; &&
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200 | install -v -m644 doc/* /usr/share/doc/exim-&exim-version; &&
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201 |
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202 | ln -sfv exim /usr/sbin/sendmail &&
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203 | install -v -d -m750 -o exim -g exim /var/spool/exim</userinput></screen>
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204 |
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205 | </sect2>
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206 |
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207 | <sect2 role="commands">
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208 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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209 |
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210 | <para>
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211 | <command>sed -e ... > Local/Makefile</command>: Most of
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212 | <application>Exim</application>'s configuration options are defined
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213 | in <filename>Local/Makefile</filename>, which is created from
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214 | the <filename>src/EDITME</filename> file. This command specifies the
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215 | minimum set of options. Descriptions for the options are listed below.
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216 | </para>
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217 |
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218 | <para>
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219 | <command>printf ... > Local/Makefile</command>: Setting those
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220 | variables allows to use GDBM instead of the default Berkeley DB. Remove
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221 | this command if you have installed <xref linkend="db"/>.
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222 | </para>
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223 |
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224 | <para>
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225 | <parameter>BIN_DIRECTORY=/usr/sbin</parameter>: This installs all of
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226 | <application>Exim</application>'s binaries and scripts in
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227 | <filename class='directory'>/usr/sbin</filename>.
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228 | </para>
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229 |
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230 | <para>
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231 | <parameter>CONFIGURE_FILE=/etc/exim.conf</parameter>: This installs
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232 | <application>Exim</application>'s main configuration file in
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233 | <filename class='directory'>/etc</filename>.
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234 | </para>
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235 |
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236 | <para>
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237 | <parameter>EXIM_USER=exim</parameter>: This tells
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238 | <application>Exim</application> that after the daemon no longer needs
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239 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> privileges, the process
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240 | hands off the daemon to the <systemitem
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241 | class="username">exim</systemitem> user.
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242 | </para>
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243 |
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244 | <para>
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245 | <parameter>SUPPORT_TLS=yes</parameter>: This allows to support
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246 | STARTTLS connections. If you use this option, you need to select
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247 | whether <application>OpenSSL</application> or
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248 | <application>GnuTLS</application> is used (see
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249 | <filename>src/EDITME</filename>).
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250 | </para>
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251 |
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252 | <para>
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253 | <parameter>USE_OPENSSL_PC=openssl</parameter>: This tells the
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254 | build system to use <application>OpenSSL</application>, and to
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255 | find the needed libraries with <application>pkg-config</application>.
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256 | </para>
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257 |
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258 | <para>
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259 | <parameter>#EXIM_MONITOR</parameter>: This defers building the
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260 | <application>Exim</application> monitor program, as it requires
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261 | <application>X Window System</application> support, by commenting out the
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262 | <parameter>EXIM_MONITOR</parameter> line in the
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263 | <filename>Makefile</filename>. If you wish to build the monitor program,
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264 | omit this <command>sed</command> command and issue the following command
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265 | before building the package (modify
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266 | <filename>Local/eximon.conf</filename>, if necessary):
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267 | <command>cp exim_monitor/EDITME Local/eximon.conf</command>.
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268 | </para>
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269 |
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270 | <para>
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271 | <command>ln -sfv exim /usr/sbin/sendmail</command>: Creates a link to
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272 | <command>sendmail</command> for applications which need it.
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273 | <application>Exim</application> will accept most
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274 | <application>Sendmail</application> command-line options.
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275 | </para>
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276 |
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277 | <para>
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278 | <command>install -v -m750 -o exim -g exim /var/spool/exim</command>:
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279 | Since /var/spool is owned by root and this version of
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280 | <command>exim</command> drops
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281 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> privileges early, to run
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282 | as user <systemitem class="username">exim</systemitem>, it cannot create
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283 | the <filename class="directory">/var/spool/exim</filename> directory. As
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284 | a work around, it is created manually.
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285 | </para>
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286 |
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287 | </sect2>
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288 |
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289 | <sect2 role="commands">
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290 | <title>Adding Additional Functionality</title>
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291 |
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292 | <para>
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293 | To utilize some or all of the dependency packages, you'll need to
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294 | modify <filename>Local/Makefile</filename> to include the appropriate
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295 | directives and parameters to link additional libraries before you build
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296 | <application>Exim</application>. <filename>Local/Makefile</filename> is
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297 | heavily commented with instructions on how to do this. Listed below is
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298 | additional information to help you link these dependency packages or
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299 | add additional functionality.
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300 | </para>
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301 |
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302 | <para>
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303 | If you wish to build and install the
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304 | <filename class='extension'>.info</filename> documentation, refer to
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305 | <ulink url=
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306 | "http://exim.org/exim-html-&exim-version;/doc/html/spec_html/ch04.html#SECTinsinfdoc"/>.
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307 | </para>
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308 |
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309 | <para>
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310 | If you wish to build in Exim's interfaces for calling virus and spam
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311 | scanning software directly from access control lists, uncomment the
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312 | <option>WITH_CONTENT_SCAN=yes</option> parameter and review the
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313 | information found at <ulink url=
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314 | "http://exim.org/exim-html-&exim-version;/doc/html/spec_html/ch45.html"/>.
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315 | </para>
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316 |
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317 | <para>
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318 | To use a backend database other than <application>GDBM
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319 | </application>, see the instructions at <ulink url=
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320 | "http://exim.org/exim-html-&exim-version;/doc/html/spec_html/ch04.html#SECTdb"/>.
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321 | </para>
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322 |
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323 | <para>
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324 | For SSL functionality, see the instructions at <ulink url=
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325 | "http://exim.org/exim-html-&exim-version;/doc/html/spec_html/ch04.html#SECTinctlsssl"/>
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326 | and <ulink url="
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327 | http://exim.org/exim-html-&exim-version;/doc/html/spec_html/ch42.html"/>.
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328 | </para>
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329 |
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330 | <para>
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331 | For <application>tcpwrappers</application> functionality, see the
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332 | instructions at <ulink url=
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333 | "http://exim.org/exim-html-&exim-version;/doc/html/spec_html/ch04.html#SECID27"/>.
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334 | </para>
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335 |
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336 | <para>
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337 | For information about adding authentication mechanisms to the
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338 | build, see chapters 33—41 of <ulink url=
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339 | "http://exim.org/exim-html-&exim-version;/doc/html/spec_html/index.html"/>.
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340 | </para>
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341 |
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342 | <para>
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343 | For information about linking <application>Linux-PAM</application>,
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344 | refer to the instructions <ulink url=
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345 | "http://exim.org/exim-html-&exim-version;/doc/html/spec_html/ch11.html#SECTexpcond"/>.
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346 | </para>
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347 |
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348 | <para>
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349 | For information about linking database engine libraries used for
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350 | <application>Exim</application> name lookups, see the instructions at
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351 | <ulink url=
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352 | "http://exim.org/exim-html-&exim-version;/doc/html/spec_html/ch09.html"/>.
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353 | </para>
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354 |
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355 | <para>
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356 | If you wish to add <application>Readline</application> support to
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357 | <application>Exim</application> when invoked in <quote>test
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358 | expansion</quote> (<option>-be</option>) mode, see the information in
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359 | the <option>-be</option> section of <ulink url=
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360 | "http://exim.org/exim-html-&exim-version;/doc/html/spec_html/ch05.html#id2525974"/>.
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361 | </para>
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362 |
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363 | <para>
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364 | You may wish to modify the default configuration and send log files to
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365 | syslog instead of the default
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366 | <filename class='directory'>/var/spool/exim/log</filename> directory. See
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367 | the information at <ulink url=
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368 | "http://exim.org/exim-html-&exim-version;/doc/html/spec_html/chlog_files.html"/>.
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369 | </para>
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370 |
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371 | <para>
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372 | A wealth of information can be also found at the <ulink url=
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373 | "https://github.com/Exim/exim/wiki">Exim Wiki</ulink>.
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374 | </para>
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375 |
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376 | </sect2>
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377 |
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378 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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379 | <title>Configuring Exim</title>
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380 |
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381 | <sect3 id="exim-config">
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382 | <title>Config Files</title>
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383 |
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384 | <para>
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385 | <filename>/etc/exim.conf</filename> and
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386 | <filename>/etc/aliases</filename>
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387 | </para>
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388 |
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389 | <indexterm zone="exim exim-config">
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390 | <primary sortas="e-etc-exim.conf">/etc/exim.conf</primary>
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391 | </indexterm>
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392 |
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393 | <indexterm zone="exim exim-config">
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394 | <primary sortas="e-etc-aliases">/etc/aliases</primary>
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395 | </indexterm>
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396 |
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397 | </sect3>
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398 |
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399 | <sect3>
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400 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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401 |
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402 | <para>
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403 | Review the file <filename>/etc/exim.conf</filename>, and modify any
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404 | settings to suit your needs. Note that the default configuration
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405 | assumes that the <filename class="directory">/var/mail</filename>
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406 | directory is world writable, but has the sticky bit set. If you want
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407 | to use the default configuration, issue as the <systemitem
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408 | class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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409 | </para>
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410 |
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411 | <screen role="root"><userinput>chmod -v a+wt /var/mail</userinput></screen>
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412 |
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413 | <para>
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414 | A default (nothing but comments) <filename>/etc/aliases</filename>
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415 | file is installed during the package installation if this file did not
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416 | exist on your system. Create the necessary aliases and start the
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417 | <application>Exim</application> daemon using the following commands:
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418 | </para>
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419 |
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420 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cat >> /etc/aliases << "EOF"
|
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421 | <literal>postmaster: root
|
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422 | MAILER-DAEMON: root</literal>
|
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423 | EOF
|
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424 | /usr/sbin/exim -bd -q15m</userinput></screen>
|
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425 |
|
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426 | <note>
|
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427 | <para>
|
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428 | To protect an existing <filename>/etc/aliases</filename> file,
|
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429 | the command above appends these aliases to it. This file should be
|
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430 | checked and duplicate aliases removed, if present.
|
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431 | </para>
|
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432 | </note>
|
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433 |
|
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434 | <para>
|
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435 | The <command>/usr/sbin/exim -bd -q15m</command> command starts
|
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436 | the <application>Exim</application> daemon with a 15 minute interval
|
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437 | in processing the mail queue. Adjust this parameter to suit your
|
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438 | desires.
|
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439 | </para>
|
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440 | </sect3>
|
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441 |
|
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442 | <sect3>
|
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443 | <title>Linux PAM Configuration</title>
|
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444 |
|
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445 | <para>
|
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446 | If you have built <application>Exim</application> with
|
---|
447 | <application>Linux PAM</application> support, you need to create a
|
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448 | <application>PAM</application> configuration file to get it working
|
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449 | correctly with BLFS.
|
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450 | </para>
|
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451 |
|
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452 | <para>
|
---|
453 | Issue the following command as the <systemitem
|
---|
454 | class="username">root</systemitem> user to create the configuration
|
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455 | file for <application>Linux PAM</application>:
|
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456 | </para>
|
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457 |
|
---|
458 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cat > /etc/pam.d/exim << "EOF"
|
---|
459 | <literal># Begin /etc/pam.d/exim
|
---|
460 |
|
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461 | auth include system-auth
|
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462 | account include system-account
|
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463 | session include system-session
|
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464 |
|
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465 | # End /etc/pam.d/exim</literal>
|
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466 | EOF</userinput></screen>
|
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467 |
|
---|
468 | </sect3>
|
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469 |
|
---|
470 | <sect3 id="exim-init">
|
---|
471 | <title><phrase revision="sysv">Boot Script</phrase>
|
---|
472 | <phrase revision="systemd">Systemd Unit</phrase></title>
|
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473 |
|
---|
474 | <para>
|
---|
475 | To automatically start <command>exim</command> at boot, install the
|
---|
476 | <phrase revision="sysv"><filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/exim</filename>
|
---|
477 | init script</phrase>
|
---|
478 | <phrase revision="systemd"><filename>exim.service</filename>
|
---|
479 | unit</phrase>
|
---|
480 | included in the <xref linkend="bootscripts" revision="sysv"/>
|
---|
481 | <xref linkend="systemd-units" revision="systemd"/> package:
|
---|
482 | </para>
|
---|
483 |
|
---|
484 | <indexterm zone="exim exim-init">
|
---|
485 | <primary sortas="f-exim">exim</primary>
|
---|
486 | </indexterm>
|
---|
487 |
|
---|
488 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install-exim</userinput></screen>
|
---|
489 |
|
---|
490 | <para revision="sysv">
|
---|
491 | The bootscript also starts the <application>Exim</application> daemon
|
---|
492 | and dispatches a queue runner process every 15 minutes. Modify the
|
---|
493 | <option>-q<replaceable><time interval></replaceable></option>
|
---|
494 | parameter in <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/exim</filename>, if necessary
|
---|
495 | for your installation.
|
---|
496 | </para>
|
---|
497 |
|
---|
498 | </sect3>
|
---|
499 |
|
---|
500 | </sect2>
|
---|
501 |
|
---|
502 | <sect2 role="content">
|
---|
503 | <title>Contents</title>
|
---|
504 |
|
---|
505 | <segmentedlist>
|
---|
506 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
|
---|
507 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
|
---|
508 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
|
---|
509 |
|
---|
510 | <seglistitem>
|
---|
511 | <seg>exicyclog, exigrep, exim, exim-&exim-daemon-version;, exim_checkaccess,
|
---|
512 | exim_dbmbuild, exim_dumpdb, exim_fixdb, exim_lock, exim_tidydb,
|
---|
513 | eximstats, exinext, exipick, exiqgrep, exiqsumm, exiwhat, and
|
---|
514 | optionally, eximon, eximon.bin, and sendmail (symlink)</seg>
|
---|
515 | <seg>None</seg>
|
---|
516 | <seg>/usr/share/doc/exim-&exim-version; and /var/spool/exim</seg>
|
---|
517 | </seglistitem>
|
---|
518 | </segmentedlist>
|
---|
519 |
|
---|
520 | <variablelist>
|
---|
521 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
|
---|
522 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
|
---|
523 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
|
---|
524 |
|
---|
525 | <varlistentry id="exicyclog">
|
---|
526 | <term><command>exicyclog</command></term>
|
---|
527 | <listitem>
|
---|
528 | <para>
|
---|
529 | cycles <application>Exim</application> log files
|
---|
530 | </para>
|
---|
531 | <indexterm zone="exim exicyclog">
|
---|
532 | <primary sortas="b-exicyclog">exicyclog</primary>
|
---|
533 | </indexterm>
|
---|
534 | </listitem>
|
---|
535 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
536 |
|
---|
537 | <varlistentry id="exigrep">
|
---|
538 | <term><command>exigrep</command></term>
|
---|
539 | <listitem>
|
---|
540 | <para>
|
---|
541 | searches <application>Exim</application> log files
|
---|
542 | </para>
|
---|
543 | <indexterm zone="exim exigrep">
|
---|
544 | <primary sortas="b-exigrep">exigrep</primary>
|
---|
545 | </indexterm>
|
---|
546 | </listitem>
|
---|
547 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
548 |
|
---|
549 | <varlistentry id="exim-prog">
|
---|
550 | <term><command>exim</command></term>
|
---|
551 | <listitem>
|
---|
552 | <para>
|
---|
553 | is a symlink to the <command>exim-&exim-daemon-version;</command>
|
---|
554 | MTA daemon
|
---|
555 | </para>
|
---|
556 | <indexterm zone="exim exim-prog">
|
---|
557 | <primary sortas="b-exim">exim</primary>
|
---|
558 | </indexterm>
|
---|
559 | </listitem>
|
---|
560 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
561 |
|
---|
562 | <varlistentry id="exim-current_version">
|
---|
563 | <term><command>exim-&exim-daemon-version;</command></term>
|
---|
564 | <listitem>
|
---|
565 | <para>
|
---|
566 | is the <application>Exim</application> mail transport agent daemon
|
---|
567 | </para>
|
---|
568 | <indexterm zone="exim exim-current_version">
|
---|
569 | <primary sortas="b-exim-&exim-daemon-version;">exim-&exim-daemon-version;</primary>
|
---|
570 | </indexterm>
|
---|
571 | </listitem>
|
---|
572 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
573 |
|
---|
574 | <varlistentry id="exim_checkaccess">
|
---|
575 | <term><command>exim_checkaccess</command></term>
|
---|
576 | <listitem>
|
---|
577 | <para>
|
---|
578 | states whether a given recipient address from a given host is
|
---|
579 | acceptable or not
|
---|
580 | </para>
|
---|
581 | <indexterm zone="exim exim_checkaccess">
|
---|
582 | <primary sortas="b-exim_checkaccess">exim_checkaccess</primary>
|
---|
583 | </indexterm>
|
---|
584 | </listitem>
|
---|
585 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
586 |
|
---|
587 | <varlistentry id="exim_dbmbuild">
|
---|
588 | <term><command>exim_dbmbuild</command></term>
|
---|
589 | <listitem>
|
---|
590 | <para>
|
---|
591 | creates and rebuilds <application>Exim</application> databases
|
---|
592 | </para>
|
---|
593 | <indexterm zone="exim exim_dbmbuild">
|
---|
594 | <primary sortas="b-exim_dbmbuild">exim_dbmbuild</primary>
|
---|
595 | </indexterm>
|
---|
596 | </listitem>
|
---|
597 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
598 |
|
---|
599 | <varlistentry id="exim_dumpdb">
|
---|
600 | <term><command>exim_dumpdb</command></term>
|
---|
601 | <listitem>
|
---|
602 | <para>
|
---|
603 | writes the contents of <application>Exim</application>
|
---|
604 | databases to the standard output
|
---|
605 | </para>
|
---|
606 | <indexterm zone="exim exim_dumpdb">
|
---|
607 | <primary sortas="b-exim_dumpdb">exim_dumpdb</primary>
|
---|
608 | </indexterm>
|
---|
609 | </listitem>
|
---|
610 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
611 |
|
---|
612 | <varlistentry id="exim_fixdb">
|
---|
613 | <term><command>exim_fixdb</command></term>
|
---|
614 | <listitem>
|
---|
615 | <para>
|
---|
616 | modifies data in <application>Exim</application> databases
|
---|
617 | </para>
|
---|
618 | <indexterm zone="exim exim_fixdb">
|
---|
619 | <primary sortas="b-exim_fixdb">exim_fixdb</primary>
|
---|
620 | </indexterm>
|
---|
621 | </listitem>
|
---|
622 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
623 |
|
---|
624 | <varlistentry id="exim_lock">
|
---|
625 | <term><command>exim_lock</command></term>
|
---|
626 | <listitem>
|
---|
627 | <para>
|
---|
628 | locks a mailbox file
|
---|
629 | </para>
|
---|
630 | <indexterm zone="exim exim_lock">
|
---|
631 | <primary sortas="b-exim_lock">exim_lock</primary>
|
---|
632 | </indexterm>
|
---|
633 | </listitem>
|
---|
634 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
635 |
|
---|
636 | <varlistentry id="exim_tidydb">
|
---|
637 | <term><command>exim_tidydb</command></term>
|
---|
638 | <listitem>
|
---|
639 | <para>
|
---|
640 | removes old records from <application>Exim</application>
|
---|
641 | databases
|
---|
642 | </para>
|
---|
643 | <indexterm zone="exim exim_tidydb">
|
---|
644 | <primary sortas="b-exim_tidydb">exim_tidydb</primary>
|
---|
645 | </indexterm>
|
---|
646 | </listitem>
|
---|
647 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
648 |
|
---|
649 | <varlistentry id="eximstats">
|
---|
650 | <term><command>eximstats</command></term>
|
---|
651 | <listitem>
|
---|
652 | <para>
|
---|
653 | generates mail statistics from <application>Exim</application>
|
---|
654 | log files
|
---|
655 | </para>
|
---|
656 | <indexterm zone="exim eximstats">
|
---|
657 | <primary sortas="b-eximstats">eximstats</primary>
|
---|
658 | </indexterm>
|
---|
659 | </listitem>
|
---|
660 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
661 |
|
---|
662 | <varlistentry id="exinext">
|
---|
663 | <term><command>exinext</command></term>
|
---|
664 | <listitem>
|
---|
665 | <para>
|
---|
666 | queries remote host retry times
|
---|
667 | </para>
|
---|
668 | <indexterm zone="exim exinext">
|
---|
669 | <primary sortas="b-exinext">exinext</primary>
|
---|
670 | </indexterm>
|
---|
671 | </listitem>
|
---|
672 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
673 |
|
---|
674 | <varlistentry id="exipick">
|
---|
675 | <term><command>exipick</command></term>
|
---|
676 | <listitem>
|
---|
677 | <para>
|
---|
678 | selects messages based on various criteria
|
---|
679 | </para>
|
---|
680 | <indexterm zone="exim exipick">
|
---|
681 | <primary sortas="b-exipick">exipick</primary>
|
---|
682 | </indexterm>
|
---|
683 | </listitem>
|
---|
684 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
685 |
|
---|
686 | <varlistentry id="exiqgrep">
|
---|
687 | <term><command>exiqgrep</command></term>
|
---|
688 | <listitem>
|
---|
689 | <para>
|
---|
690 | is a utility for selective queue listing
|
---|
691 | </para>
|
---|
692 | <indexterm zone="exim exiqgrep">
|
---|
693 | <primary sortas="b-exiqgrep">exiqgrep</primary>
|
---|
694 | </indexterm>
|
---|
695 | </listitem>
|
---|
696 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
697 |
|
---|
698 | <varlistentry id="exiqsumm">
|
---|
699 | <term><command>exiqsumm</command></term>
|
---|
700 | <listitem>
|
---|
701 | <para>
|
---|
702 | produces a summary of the messages in the mail queue
|
---|
703 | </para>
|
---|
704 | <indexterm zone="exim exiqsumm">
|
---|
705 | <primary sortas="b-exiqsumm">exiqsumm</primary>
|
---|
706 | </indexterm>
|
---|
707 | </listitem>
|
---|
708 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
709 |
|
---|
710 | <varlistentry id="exiwhat">
|
---|
711 | <term><command>exiwhat</command></term>
|
---|
712 | <listitem>
|
---|
713 | <para>
|
---|
714 | queries running <application>Exim</application>
|
---|
715 | processes
|
---|
716 | </para>
|
---|
717 | <indexterm zone="exim exiwhat">
|
---|
718 | <primary sortas="b-exiwhat">exiwhat</primary>
|
---|
719 | </indexterm>
|
---|
720 | </listitem>
|
---|
721 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
722 |
|
---|
723 | <varlistentry id="eximon">
|
---|
724 | <term><command>eximon</command></term>
|
---|
725 | <listitem>
|
---|
726 | <para>
|
---|
727 | is a start-up shell script for <command>eximon.bin</command>
|
---|
728 | used to set the required environment variables before running the
|
---|
729 | program
|
---|
730 | </para>
|
---|
731 | <indexterm zone="exim eximon">
|
---|
732 | <primary sortas="b-eximon">eximon</primary>
|
---|
733 | </indexterm>
|
---|
734 | </listitem>
|
---|
735 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
736 |
|
---|
737 | <varlistentry id="eximon.bin">
|
---|
738 | <term><command>eximon.bin</command></term>
|
---|
739 | <listitem>
|
---|
740 | <para>
|
---|
741 | is a monitor program which displays current information in an
|
---|
742 | <application>X</application> window, and also contains a menu
|
---|
743 | interface to <application>Exim</application>'s command line
|
---|
744 | administration options
|
---|
745 | </para>
|
---|
746 | <indexterm zone="exim eximon.bin">
|
---|
747 | <primary sortas="b-eximon.bin">eximon.bin</primary>
|
---|
748 | </indexterm>
|
---|
749 | </listitem>
|
---|
750 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
751 |
|
---|
752 | </variablelist>
|
---|
753 |
|
---|
754 | </sect2>
|
---|
755 |
|
---|
756 | </sect1>
|
---|