This article describes how to install Exim (for use with Courier IMAP/POP3 deamon + ClamAV and SpamAssassin) . For Pop-before-smtp please read ahead to the courier imap article.
- log in as root
- Type ‘cd /usr/ports/mail/exim’
- Type ‘make install clean’
- Edit mailer.conf
- Type ‘vi /etc/mail/mailer.conf’
- Put a ‘#’ character before every line
- Add the following lines: sendmail /usr/local/sbin/exim
send-mail /usr/local/sbin/exim
mailq /usr/local/sbin/exim -bp
newaliases /usr/bin/true
hoststat /usr/local/sbin/exim
purgestat /usr/local/sbin/exim
- Enable Exim in rc.conf
- Type ‘vi /etc/rc.conf’
- Add the followinf lines:
exim_enable="YES"
sendmail_enable="NONE"
sendmail_submit_enable="NO"
- Configure Exim
- Type ‘vi /usr/local/etc/exim/configure’
- Modify the following lines:
primary_hostname = mail.host.name
hostlist relay_from_hosts = localhost:192.168.0.0/16
qualify_domain = domain.name
rfc1413_query_timeout = 0s
#require verify = sender
local_delivery:
driver = appendfile
#file = /var/mail/$local_part
directory = /home/$local_part/Maildir
maildir_format
check_string =
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
return_path_add
group = mail
user = $local_part
mode = 0660
no_mode_fail_narrower - Type ':wq' to exit
- Type ‘/usr/local/etc/rc.d/exim.sh start’
