[SA-exim] using exim4 on debian

[David Bishop]

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On Wednesday 05 June 2002 11:08 am, Marc MERLIN wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 10:35:11AM -0600, David Bishop wrote:
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> > While there isn't any step-by-step docs on how to do this, I think I hit
> > all the major points.  Installed the .deb.  Edited
> > /etc/mail/spamassassin.conf (including uncommenting the line that seemed
> > to be needed to enable spamassassin? But it's in the middle of the
> > file?).  Copied my existing
>
> It's not an on-off flag, it's a decide when you run it flag.
> Sure it could be up in the file, but I expect you to read all of it anyway
>
> :-)

Figured that was part of the reason, but the comments in that section make it 
seem like an on/off (to quote:If you uncomment this, SA will be enabled).

> > Well, if this is supposed to be a drop-in replacement for the exim that
> > comes with debian (version 3.35-1 in unstable) then it ought to be able
> > to
>
> It's not. My exim4 package is a quick and dirty package for my own use
> which works, but will not magically upgrade your exim 3 config.
> For that matter, exim 4 cannot be a drop in replacement for exim 3 because
> the config changes are too big.
> There is a convert3r4 (or something) script that helps with the convertion,
> but you'll still have to review it by hand afterwards.

Aha! I thought that the 4 in exim4 was just a version thing to make it "trump" 
exim (3).  I'll go off and fix up my config now :-)

> > understand local_domains, eh? :-)  Any ideas on what I'm missing, screwed
> > up, or need to change, would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Try the convert script, and learn about exim 4's new config options.
> You'll have to do that whether you run my package or compile exim 4
> yourself
>
> Marc

Thanks, will do.

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