[Exim] Do I need exim?

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Author: Michael V. Ferranti
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To: exim-users
Subject: [Exim] Do I need exim?
    Hello,

    I'm running what basically amounts to a two-user Debian setup to one
dial-up 56K ISP.  I have one email address on the ISP (blades@???).
I call my Debian box "gnuked" and my primary user account on it is called
"rgdk."  When my father visits, he sometimes likes to play Same-Gnome,
Solitaire, etc., and he's starting to show an interest in some of the
websites he's seen on TV.  I created an account for him under the name
"underhill" so he can log on, see his own high-scores and what-not, and I
have a nice, safe area for him to play in where he doesn't have to worry
about breaking anything.  
    If it's possible, I'd like to share my blades@??? account with
him, using an MTA to forward mail directly to his account.  He has no real
interest in buying and maintaining a system of his own, but it would be
nice giving him a way to communicate with other family members when he
stops by, who have their own email accounts.  If not, that's okay too, as
I'm sorta looking for a good reason to procrastinate puzzling out exim's
docs until I'm alot more familiar with Debian. <grins>
    I'm pretty new to Unix, only having a knowledge of Windows/Internet,
MS-DOS, and some C programming and BBS sysadmin'ing under my belt, and have
never used an MTA in my life.  I'm just wondering if it's able to forward
mail to different local addresses from a single ISP/email account, and what
addressing method is used to accomplish the feat.  If it's possible, I
figure I can grok the rest of the puzzle out on my own.  TIA,


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