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Where is Exim mail stored?
Using exim as a POP server, the mail will be stored in ~/Maildir . If the email account is [email protected], the mail for that account will be stored in ~/Maildir/name . If the user is using exim and IMAP, the mail will instead be stored in: ‘~/imap/example.com/Maildir/name’.
Where is Exim4 config file?
/var/lib/exim4
The master configuration file is stored in /var/lib/exim4/config. autogenerated . At any time, you should not manually edit the master configuration file, /var/lib/exim4/config. autogenerated , because it is updated automatically every time you run update-exim4.
Can I remove exim4?
Yes, you can remove it. Note that will also remove exim4-daemon-light or exim4-daemon-light if you still have them, that’s ok.
How do I check my Exim logs?
There are three Exim log files:
- /var/log/exim_mainlog is Exim’s primary log. Every email processed by Exim is logged here.
- /var/log/exim_rejectlog contains information about emails that were rejected because of a policy.
- /var/log/exim_paniclog logs errors related to Exim itself.
Can you use exim4 in place of sendmail?
Exim4 is a Message Transfer Agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the Internet. Exim can be installed in place of sendmail, although its configuration is quite different.
Why do I need an exim4 relay server?
In general, this type of service is used to relay emails for notifications for the server health status reports, where the actual email address does not exist or send auto response emails. Exim4 is a Message Transfer Agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the internet.
How do I configure exim4 on my computer?
To configure Exim4, run the following command: sudo dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config. This displays a user interface “wizard” for configuring the software. For example, in Exim4 the configuration files are split among multiple files; if you wish to have them in one file you can configure accordingly via this user interface.
Can you use exim4 to replace postfix?
Exim4 can be installed to replace of Sendmail or Postfix, although the configuration of Exim4 is quite different to that of sendmail. Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree Reading state information…