[rt-users] RT-Mailgate + Debian + Exim4

[Asheesh Laroia]

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Jonathan Jesse wrote:

> Is this an easier solution?  When I installed Debian it picked exim4 as 
> the MTA.

I already have experience administering a Postfix mail server, so for me 
it was easier.

> I take it then I should split the files up into smaller files 
> then instead of the large ones?

You're talking about the Debian option to have Exim4's configuration be in 
lots of little files vs. one big one?  I personally prefer the one big 
one; I find it easier to search through.  Others will have their own 
preferences of course.

If you switch mail serving to Postfix, Postfix won't use your exim4 
configuration.  So for me, it didn't matter how I answered the that Debian 
option.

If you have a big complicated mail setup on the RT server already, you 
might want to avoid switching, of course.  You could also try Odhiambo 
Washington's suggestion of following 
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=229052 , which has the 
advantage of looking a lot like "The Right Way".  For me, postfix was 
faster to configure for RT, and if you don't have effort already invested 
in exim4, I imagine it will be faster for you, too.

-- Asheesh.

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