On 13/07/07, Nizar KHEIR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > I recently installed Exim, and i am still discovering its functionalities. > I tried to run Exim from its binary (Exim/bin/exim), and i had this message: > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED])/usr/exim$: bin/exim > Exim is a Mail Transfer Agent. It is normally called by Mail User Agents, > not directly from a shell command line. Options and/or arguments control > what it does when called. For a list of options, see the Exim documentation. > > So maybe i am a bit confused about the role of exim as a MTA, and the > necessity of a MUA. > As it appears from this message, i will not be able to "Execute an exim > daemon", just like sendmail for example. > Any comments, clarifications, notification, ... ?
The Exim documentation referred to in the message you saw is to be found at www.exim.org. Amongst other things, it tells you how to run Exim as a daemon. You should spend some time with the docs, you'll find many of your initial questions are answered there. Peter -- Peter Bowyer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
