Re: [exim] Syntactic validity of configuration.

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Author: Odhiambo Washington
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To: peter
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Syntactic validity of configuration.
On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 2:36 AM Peter via Exim-users <exim-users@???>
wrote:

> In the last two or three weeks I've monkeyed with configuration many
> times. As defense against confusion, removed package and purged every
> exim file found.
>
> Then installed and configured. Syntax check follows. Probably not
> terribly interesting but comments welcome of course.
>
> Thx,                            ... P.

>
> $ exim -bV
> Exim version 4.94.2 #2 built 13-Jul-2021 16:04:57
> Copyright (c) University of Cambridge, 1995 - 2018
> (c) The Exim Maintainers and contributors in ACKNOWLEDGMENTS file, 2007
> - 2018
> Berkeley DB: Berkeley DB 5.3.28: (September 9, 2013)
> Support for: crypteq iconv() IPv6 GnuTLS move_frozen_messages DANE DKIM
> DNSSEC E
> vent I18N OCSP PIPE_CONNECT PRDR SOCKS TCP_Fast_Open
> Lookups (built-in): lsearch wildlsearch nwildlsearch iplsearch cdb dbm
> dbmjz dbm
> nz dnsdb dsearch nis nis0 passwd
> Authenticators: cram_md5 plaintext
> Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
> Transports: appendfile/maildir/mailstore autoreply lmtp pipe smtp
> Fixed never_users: 0
> Configure owner: 0:0
> Size of off_t: 8
> Configuration file search path is
> /etc/exim4/exim4.conf:/var/lib/exim4/config.au
> togenerated
> Configuration file is /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated
> $
>



https://wiki.debian.org/Exim can really help.
Alternatively, you can migrate to the monolithic style of config which
will/might be simpler.
Digging through several directories to find config params is not quite my
cup of tea.


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