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| Newer page: | version 66 | Last edited on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 5:58:00 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
| Older page: | version 65 | Last edited on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:18:00 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-!!! Careful
about editing the configuration
+!!! Be careful
about editing the configuration
-Since [Exim] (version 3) rereads its configuration on every delivery attempt, it is unadvisable to edit a live configuration file.
+Since [Exim] (version 3) rereads its configuration on every delivery attempt, it is unadvisable to edit a live configuration file. If you're using [Debian] and 4.x, the config it uses isn't the one you edit (it gets generated on init-script-reload), so you're OK
.
!!! Removing all frozen messages in an [Exim] queue
Lots of bounce messages to fake [Email] addresses from spam?
@@ -105,9 +105,8 @@
query = "ldap://127.0.0.1/ou=Aliases,o=$domain,ou=Domains,BASEDN?mailAlias?sub?cn=$local_part"
</verbatim>
but there are probably other ways of doing this too :)
-
!!! Delivering to [Cyrus]21 from [Exim] 3.3 ([Woody])
The mighty Cuchulain's config:
@@ -160,12 +159,20 @@
cyrus_ltcp:
debug_print = "T: cyrus_ltcp for $local_part@$domain"
driver = smtp
protocol = lmtp
- hosts = carbon.meta.net.nz
+ hosts = localhost
allow_localhost
</verbatim>
+!!! LMTP callbacks
+
+Another thing you can do with Exim and Cyrus-IMAP integration is described at [Cyrus Imap page of Exim Wiki | http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/CyrusImap]. It allows Cyrus to check the existence of mailboxes *before* replying to "RCPT TO:" or "MAIL FROM:". Exim does not have to send back bounces in reply to
+"dictionary recipient" spam.
+
+It is best suited for integration with [Cyrus-IMAP virtual domains | http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/download/imapd/install-virtdomains.html].
+
+See also [LMTPNotes].
!!! Using MailDir format instead of [MBox]
This is for version 3.35 (the version with [Debian] [Woody]).
@@ -294,24 +301,8 @@
!!! Testing a new transport on a live system
<tt>prefix = test-</tt> is your friend
-
-!!! See also
-
-* EximSmtpAuth
-* EximFilter
-* [INBOX Autocreate Cyrus Patch | http://email.uoa.gr/projects/cyrus/autocreate/]
-
-!!! Alternative Method
-
-Another method of Exim and Cyrus-IMAP integration is described at [Exim and LMTP callouts to Cyrus | http://anfi.homeunix.net/exim/rtvcyrus.html]. It allows cyrus to check existence of cyrus mailbox
-*before* replying to "RCPT TO:" or "MAIL FROM:". Exim does not have to send back bounces in reply to
-"dictionary recipient" spam.
-
-It is best suited for integration with [Cyrus-IMAP virtual domains | http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/download/imapd/install-virtdomains.html].
-
-The method is also described in [Cyrus Imap page of Exim Wiki | http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/CyrusImap]
!!! Implementing [SPF] in [Exim] 4 using [exiscan-acl | http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan-acl/]
Section 8 of the [exiscan-acl patch documentation | http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan-acl/exiscan-acl-spec.txt] explains how to do it if you've compiled [SPF] into [Exim]. Otherwise, you can do so so via the [Mail::SPF::Query | http://search.cpan.org/dist/Mail-SPF-Query/] [Perl] module. [Appending A.7 | http://slett.net/spam-filtering-for-mx/exim-spf.html] of [Spam Filtering for Mail Exchangers | http://slett.net/spam-filtering-for-mx/] shows both approaches.
@@ -474,7 +465,13 @@
message = SMTP AUTH or client SSL certificate required for port 587
authenticated = *
</pre>
+
+!!! See also
+
+* EximSmtpAuth
+* EximFilter
+* [INBOX Autocreate Cyrus Patch | http://email.uoa.gr/projects/cyrus/autocreate/]
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