Fresh Debian Install w/o Exim?
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From: Lisi on 2 Mar 2010 03:30 On Tuesday 02 March 2010 00:32:10 Carlos Williams wrote: > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Lisi <lisi.reisz(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I use nullmailer in these situations > > > > +1 > > Installing nullmailer will remove exim for you. > > I am sorry but I don't understand what you mean by 'install > nullmailer'. Is this something I install before I begin the 'netinst' > installation of Squeeze on my server? Is there an article that will > help me achieve this? type aptitude install nullmailer in a root konsole. Press <enter>. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201003020827.17876.lisi.reisz(a)gmail.com
From: Carlos Williams on 2 Mar 2010 08:20 On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:27 AM, Lisi <lisi.reisz(a)gmail.com> wrote: > type > aptitude install nullmailer > in a root konsole. Â Press <enter>. > Lisi Yes I understand now but as I stated before that installing Postfix, Sendmail, or any other alternative MTA has no impact on the real problem at hand. What ever MTA you choose to install, APT auto removes Exim but leaves tons of files and directories behind. For some this is no big deal but when you're an OCD Linux administrator, any rogue or orphaned files like this drive you crazy. If you did any kind of install, Exim is installed and when you attempt to install any alternative MTA, APT will auto remove Exim but leaves you with clutter. Also if you decide to 1st manually remove Exim from Debian using the '--purge' option, it still leaves behind all this mess. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/d80f793f1003020517p324a9c7au1df9e9130814f593(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Jordan Metzmeier on 2 Mar 2010 09:30 On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Sven Joachim <svenjoac(a)gmx.de> wrote: > On 2010-03-02 14:17 +0100, Carlos Williams wrote: > >> Yes I understand now but as I stated before that installing Postfix, >> Sendmail, or any other alternative MTA has no impact on the real >> problem at hand. What ever MTA you choose to install, APT auto removes >> Exim but leaves tons of files and directories behind. For some this is >> no big deal but when you're an OCD Linux administrator, any rogue or >> orphaned files like this drive you crazy. > > What does OCD mean? > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCD "Obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety, by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing anxiety, or by combinations of such thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions). " -- Jordan Metzmeier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50e5edd51003020626i765568f0vea7deb06f31edc86(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Sven Joachim on 2 Mar 2010 09:30 On 2010-03-02 14:17 +0100, Carlos Williams wrote: > Yes I understand now but as I stated before that installing Postfix, > Sendmail, or any other alternative MTA has no impact on the real > problem at hand. What ever MTA you choose to install, APT auto removes > Exim but leaves tons of files and directories behind. For some this is > no big deal but when you're an OCD Linux administrator, any rogue or > orphaned files like this drive you crazy. What does OCD mean? > If you did any kind of install, Exim is installed and when you attempt > to install any alternative MTA, APT will auto remove Exim but leaves > you with clutter. Also if you decide to 1st manually remove Exim from > Debian using the '--purge' option, it still leaves behind all this > mess. Please elaborate. Which files are left? Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/874okyyf8e.fsf(a)turtle.gmx.de
From: Carlos Williams on 2 Mar 2010 10:00
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Sven Joachim <svenjoac(a)gmx.de> wrote: > Please elaborate. Â Which files are left? > > Sven If you remove Exim manually using apt-get --purge exim4 or if you install an alternative MTA and the package manager uninstalls Exim, either way you're left with this much mess & that doesn't include the user accounts and groups: root(a)mail:~# locate exim /etc/cron.daily/exim4-base /etc/default/exim4 /etc/init.d/exim4 /etc/logrotate.d/exim4-base /etc/logrotate.d/exim4-paniclog /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/exim4 /etc/rc0.d/K01exim4 /etc/rc1.d/K01exim4 /etc/rc2.d/S02exim4 /etc/rc3.d/S02exim4 /etc/rc4.d/S02exim4 /etc/rc5.d/S02exim4 /etc/rc6.d/K01exim4 /usr/share/vim/vim72/syntax/exim.vim /var/cache/apt/archives/exim4-base_4.71-3_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/exim4-config_4.71-3_all.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/exim4-daemon-light_4.71-3_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/exim4_4.71-3_all.deb /var/lib/exim4 /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-base.list /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-base.postrm /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-config.list /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-config.postrm /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-daemon-light.list /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-daemon-light.postrm /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4.list /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4.postrm /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated /var/lib/update-rc.d/exim4 /var/log/exim4 /var/log/exim4/mainlog /var/run/exim4 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/d80f793f1003020654t52e4bcecyfc571d488e074dc9(a)mail.gmail.com |