Re: [Exim] exim queue run

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Author: Craig Sprout
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To: KOZMAN Balint
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] exim queue run
KOZMAN Balint wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a question about a special behaviour of exim.
> My exim is running on a Debian2.2r3 which connects to the internet via
> serial modem using ppp. The pppd is on demand. My problem is that each
> time exim commits a queue run, the modem dials out. This is not
> cost-effective, so I want to make exim stop doing this, but I couldn't
> find anything about this topic in /etc/exim.conf. Help me, please.


Strictly speaking, it isn't exim that is behaving this way. Debian 2.2
has a cron job that runs exim -q every so often.

Just look in your /etc/cron.d/ directory, and if you remove the exim
entry (or comment it out), you should be good to go.

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Craig Sprout
Network Administrator
Crown Parts and Machine, Inc.
http://www.crownpartsandmachine.com/