Re: [exim] SMTP relay server configuration

Hello!

Just in case someone has the same problem, here is what I did:
First, I miserably failed configuring exim. I got rid of exim (it was
just too complicated for my simple setup) and installed sSMTP, a very
simple SMTP sender that does exactly what I want. It works great.

Regards,
Simon

Simon Fuhrmann wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'm googling for days now but I'm still very confused how to configure exim to fulfil my intention. I'll explain what I want to:
>
> What I need is a very simple setup:
>
> 1. I want exim to accept local mails ONLY (so there is no need to encrypt data to the local SMTP)
> 2. Forward the mails to another SMTP (to my provider, which is GMX)
> 3. I want exim to connect to GMX over SSL
> 4. I need to authenticate at the GMX SMTP with username and password (no SMTP after POP3)
>
> With my current configuration file (which is provided by Debian) I'm totally overwhelmed. It's so big with a lot of stuff I do not need. What I really want to have is a small configuration file with just the features above. Could someone please compile a configuration file or point me to a good ressource where I can find the information without reading for hours?
>
> I often read thinks like "use /bleh/gencertificate" to gernerate a self-signed cert for the server. Is this really neccessary in order to connect to GMX? Or is this only needed if I want to connect to *my* SMTP over SSL?
>
> Is it possible to *not* run exim as daemon to fulfil this tasks? I intuitively feel that exim can be started each time a mail is to be delivered because only local mails are accepted, is this true?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Simon