Exim 4

Versions of Exim prior to the current major release are considered obsolete. If you are using Exim 3.x or earlier it is suggested by the Exim development team that you upgrade to the current release.

The following configuration file, which can be found at /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf, was pulled from Ubuntu Server 10.x and is for example purposes only:

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dc_eximconfig_configtype='smarthost'
dc_other_hostnames=''
dc_local_interfaces='127.0.0.1'
dc_readhost='your.server.name'
dc_relay_domains=''
dc_minimaldns='false'
dc_relay_nets=''
dc_smarthost='mail.ariticmail.com::25'
CFILEMODE='644'
dc_use_split_config='false'
dc_hide_mailname='true'
dc_mailname_in_oh='true'

Enable TLS support in /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.localmacros.

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MAIN_TLS_ENABLE = 1

Enter credentials that will allow Exim to access Aritic Mail in /etc/exim4/passwd.client:

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*:ariticmailusername:ariticmailpassword

Once you have completed and saved all changes to Exim’s configuration files, you will need to restart it to activate those changes:

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$ /etc/init.d/exim4 restart

cPanel

If you are using cPanel with Exim and want to relay your email through Aritic Mail go to Main > Service Configuration > Exim Configuration Editor, click on the Advanced Editor button, and enter the following in the AUTH Box:

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begin authenticators

ariticmail_login:
  driver = plaintext
  public_name = LOGIN
  client_send = : YourAriticMailUsername : YourAriticMailPassword

Add a route in the Router Configuration Box:

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send_via_ariticmail:
  driver = manualroute
  domains = ! +local_domains
  transport = ariticmail_smtp
  route_list = "* mail.ariticmail.com::25 byname"
  host_find_failed = defer
  no_more

Add a transport to the Transport Configuration Box:

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ariticmail_smtp:
  driver = smtp
  hosts = mail.ariticmail.com
  hosts_require_auth = <; $host_address
  hosts_require_tls = <; $host_address

Once you have completed and saved all changes to Exim’s configuration files, you will need to restart it to activate those changes:

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$ /etc/init.d/exim4 restart

Exim Documentation

If your version of Exim does not match the version above or you are not finding the answer you need, please check out the Official Exim Documentation for more information.