Hi all,
I am currently writing some tutorials for users who are new to exim or
converters from other MTAs. The last time I posted about this many of
you said that a new users shouldn't be encouraged to use exim unless
they had read all of the required RFCs.
I don't think anyone is seriously going to sit down and read EVERY
relevant RFC before installing an OS and MTA, but I also agree that it
shouldn't be attempted "blind" either.
In response to the lists feedback I have included a section on basic
network security (firewalls, NAT, private networks etc...) and the RFCs.
However I now need the lists help to decide what particular sections of
RFCs are deemed to be:
"essential knowledge" shouldn't even install exim without it
"core knowledge" just enough to run a "private" standalone server
"desired knowledge" bare minimum before opening smtp on the firewall
(I am primarily covering SMTP in my tutorials but I also use Dovecot for
POP3 and IMAP)
Feel free to change my category names if you can suggest better, but
please could we reach a consensus on a "realistic" level of knowledge we
would like a "new-user" or "converter" to have before using a tutorial
to build an exim box.
Thanks
Jason Meers
