On Tue 10 May 2016 at 19:58:36 +0200, Sven Hartge wrote: > Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > On Tue 10 May 2016 at 17:43:03 +0200, Sven Hartge wrote: > >> David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > >>> Isn't the Debian way to put > > >>> MESSAGE_SIZE_LIMIT=foo > > >>> into /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf and then run > >>> # dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config > >> > >> No, that won't work. You cannot just put stuff into > >> /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf and hope it will make it into the > >> configuration. > > > Didn't spot that; exim's .confs can be confusing. > > The file /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf is the configuration file for > the configuration generator, not Exim4 itself. > > > What file is used for non-split configuration? > > Have a look at /usr/share/doc/exim4/README.Debian.gz, Section 2.1.3 > "Using Exim Macros to control the configuration"
/usr/share/doc/exim4-config/README.Debian.gz or /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz on my system. (the "light" version of exim4). > Everything is documented there and the following sections, on how to > expand or override the configuration system provided by the Exim4 > maintainers. You have jogged my memory as to why I have 00_custom_macros with my split configuration of many years.