Author: Dan Egli Date: To: vadik CC: exim-users Subject: Re: [Exim] disabling outgoing mail
vadik wrote:
> j2 wrote:
>
>>> I am using exim4 only for mail receiving (I have to use my ISP for
>>> outgoing SMTP), so I would want to completely disable outgoing mail in
>>> exim. What should be the best way of doing it? Should I create new
>>> acl ?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Why not do what i do? Use Exim for outgoing mail, and have it use your
>> ISP's
>> mailserver as a "smart host"?
>>
>>
> I am running exim on the server not my home computer and from home I do
> use ISP mailserver, so there is no reasons to have outgoing mail from
> that server. As a result I would prefer to have it simply disable.
>
If you are getting all mail from your ISP's server what is the point of
running Exim at all? Seems like a waste of resources. Exim is a mail
transport agent. If your ISP's MTA is dealing with all the mail, why use
exim at all?
