Author: Tamas TEVESZ Date: To: Chris Seberino CC: exim-users Subject: Re: [Exim] criticism/comment about missing info in install docs
On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, Chris Seberino wrote:
> I want to love exim.
rotfl :)
[...]
> I am trying after, leaving this problem for 6 months, to RECEIVE
> mail again with exim. My fear is that there are more hidden
> steps like "touch /etc/aliases" that are left out of the quick install
actually, all is documented. everything. to the last weenie bit. but
you've heard that before ;P.
i suggest you get a copy of debian's eximconfig, and use that to
create an initial conffile. if you're not on debian, likely you will
have to tweak it a bit, but basically that will be a very good start
(it almost never generates a non-working conffile, but you're not
going to run into that problem anyway).
after that you really will need to read exim's documentation. there's
simply no other way. no. nil. not a shortcut. not a straight way. you
have to go by the learning curve.
> don't tell me to RTFM. A newbie like me should not have to read
> 300+ pages to install a program!!!!! How did you guys all know about
no, you don't. you certainly don't have read every single option in
the manual - you need to read the first couple of chapters, by then
you'll get a hang of it. the rest is just reference, which you are
going to use if you need some specific thing there.
> "touch /etc/aliases" and other steps?
had a wonderful guy on my side who had been using exim when i started
it :>
