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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Basic_Install|&amp;lArr; Basic Install]]<br /> <br /> ;Install exim<br /> :&lt;tt&gt;sudo apt-get install exim4 exim4-config&lt;/tt&gt;<br /> ;Configure exim (using gmail smarthost)<br /> :&lt;tt&gt;sudo dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config&lt;/tt&gt;<br /> ::Choose &quot;mail sent by smarthost; received via SMTP or fetchmail&quot; <br /> ::Set to &quot;localhost&quot; for &quot;System mail name:&quot;. e.g. bradnorrp1<br /> ::Set to &quot;127.0.0.1&quot; for &quot;IP-addresses to listen on for incoming SMTP connections&quot; to refuse external connections. <br /> ::Leave as empty for &quot;Other destinations for which mail is accepted:&quot;. <br /> ::Leave as empty for &quot;Machines to relay mail for:&quot;. <br /> ::Set to &quot;smtp.gmail.com::587&quot; for &quot;IP address or host name of the outgoing smarthost:&quot;. <br /> ::Choose &quot;NO&quot; for &quot;Hide local mail name in outgoing mail?&quot;. <br /> ::Choose &quot;NO&quot; for &quot;Keep number of DNS-queries minimal (Dial-on-Demand)?&quot;. <br /> ::Choose &quot;mbox format in /var/mail/&quot; for &quot;Delivery method for local mail&quot;. <br /> ::Choose &quot;YES&quot; for &quot;Split configuration into small files?&quot;.<br /> ;Setup smarthost password<br /> :Edit &lt;tt&gt;/etc/exim4/passwd.client&lt;/tt&gt;<br /> ::Add &lt;tt&gt;*.google.com:&lt;username&gt;:&lt;password&gt;&lt;/tt&gt;<br /> ;Apply config<br /> :&lt;tt&gt;sudo update-exim4.conf&lt;/tt&gt;<br /> ;Restart exim<br /> :&lt;tt&gt;sudo systemctl restart exim4&lt;/tt&gt;</div>

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