Re: Sendmail configuration question

["A.Sajjad Zaidi" <sajjad@example.com>]

I think Ill give exim another try. Got any sample Local/Makefile ?

Thanks.


Jim Tittsler wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 11:50:05AM +0900, A.Sajjad Zaidi wrote:
> > > > And its very inconvenient to switch to another mailer at this point, so
> > > > no use recommending qmail, exim etc.
> > >
> > > Yes and no.  If you have a problem that makes it sufficiently inconvenient
> > > to get sendmail running, then the inconvenience of switching to a better
> > > mailer might be more useful.
>
> Also note that if you are using it just to send mail, it could
> coexist with your existing MTA.  (Although I would argue that
> replacing Sendmail with something like Exim or Postfix is a
> good thing to be doing anyway.)
>
> > Youre right about that. I did get exim working once, so how is that for this
> > kind of problem?
>
> As one of the local Exim evangelists, I'd have to say "great." :-)
>
> The configuration file is in readable form and the
> documentation is quite good.  There are a number of
> configuration file and command line options that will allow you
> to control the timing of the queuing, routing, and delivery of
> mail. (In particular, see the sections of Exim's spec.txt
> describing -odq* options for a synopsis.  And then ask Darren
> and me for varying viewpoints about which is best. :-)  Also
> don't miss the split_spool_directory option for keeping the
> size of any one directory within reason.
>
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