Exim4 + MailScanner on Debian Sarge - SUCCESS

[Azher Amin]

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Hi James,

I am interested in getting the details especially with authenticated SMTP.

May be a writeup in plain formatting would help.

Regards
Azher


> Hi All,
>
> Just wanted to gloat a little :)  I've been holding off moving my mail
> gateway from Exim 3.36 to 4.50 for a long time due to the inordinately
> complicated Debian Exim4 package.  I run the MailScanner tar ball so there
> was no automagic Exim4+MailScanner package spell I could cast.  Today I
> bit
> the bullet and after some swearing and trying to figure out just how the
> hell Debian handles Exim4, I got it working. Yay for me.
>
> Not only that, BUT I managed to get it working and kept the Debian
> configuration system right down to those freaky DEBCONF settings (those
> who
> know, will feel my pain).  On top of all that I also (finally)
> implemtented
> authenticated SMTP over TLS for my road-warriors that authenticates back
> to
> PAM - thus using the same credentials as their POP3 accounts :D
>
> I plan on writing it up on my blog as soon as I get back from my Christmas
> break.  If anyone thinks this little accomplishment is worthy of it's own
> MailScanner Wiki page, let me know and I'll write it up there too :)
>
> Have a great Christmas everyone!
>
> Cheers,
>
> James
> --
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