Exim Configuration

Single master configuration file:

/usr/local/etc/exim/configure (FreeBSD port)

/usr/exim/configure (if installing from source)

Controls the decision-making and delivery process:

Very flexible expression language

Can be configured to look up data in external tables or databases

Basic default configuration:

/etc/aliases, .forward, mbox delivery for system accounts, relaying control

Changing the configuration

Test it after making changes:

if you wish, can prepare a new file and test it with
exim -C configfile ....

You need to "HUP" the exim daemon to make it re-read its config file:

cat /var/run/exim.pid

send this process a "HUP" signal

kill -1 n

or: kill -HUP n	(same thing)

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