6.2.1 Exim configuration

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+6.2.1 Exim configuration +

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+The Exim configuration is built so that a list created within Mailman +automatically appears to Exim without the need for defining any additional +aliases. + +

+The drawback of this configuration is that it will work poorly on systems +supporting lists in several different mail domains. While Mailman handles +virtual domains, it does not yet support having two distinct lists with the +same name in different virtual domains, using the same Mailman installation. +This will eventually change. (But see below for a variation on this scheme +that should accommodate virtual domains better.) + +

+The configuration file excerpts below are for use in an already functional +Exim configuration, which accepts mail for the domain in which the list +resides. If this domain is separate from the others handled by your Exim +configuration, then you'll need to: + +

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add the list domain, ``my.list.domain'' to local_domains + +
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add a ``domains=my.list.domain'' option to the director (router) for the + list + +
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(optional) exclude that domain from your other directors (routers) +

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Note: + +The instructions in this document should work with either Exim 3 or Exim 4. +In Exim 3, you must have a local_domains configuration setting; in Exim +4, you most likely have a local_domains domainlist. If you don't, you +probably know what you're doing and can adjust accordingly. Similarly, in +Exim 4 the concept of ``directors'' has disappeared - there are only routers +now. So if you're using Exim 4, whenever this document says ``director'', +read ``router''. +

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+Whether you are using Exim 3 or Exim 4, you will need to add some macros to +the main section of your Exim config file. You will also need to define one +new transport. With Exim 3, you'll need to add a new director; with Exim 4, a +new router plays the same role. + +

+Finally, the configuration supplied here should allow co-habiting Mailman 2.0 +and 2.1 installations, with the proviso that you'll probably want to use +mm21 in place of mailman - e.g., MM21_HOME, +mm21_transport, etc. + +

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