 Produktbeschreibung (09322255): Exim delivers electronic mail, both local and remote. It has all the virtues of a good postman: it´s easy to talk to, reliable, efficient, and eager to accommodate even the most complex special requests. It´s the default mail transport agent installed on some Linux systems, runs on many versions of Unix, and is suitable for any TCP/IP network with any combination of hosts and end-user mail software.
Exim is growing in popularity because it is open source, scalable, and rich in features such as the following:
* Compatibility with the calling interfaces and options of Sendmail (for which Exim is usually a drop-in replacement)
* Lookups in LDAP servers, MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, and NIS or NIS+ services
* Support for many kinds of address parsing, including regular expressions that are compatible with Perl 5 * Sophisticated error handling
* Innumerable tuning parameters for improving performance and handling enormous volumes of mail
Best of all, Exim is easy to configure. You never have to deal with ruleset 3 or worry that a misplaced asterisk will cause an inadvertent mail bomb.
While a basic configuration is easy to read and can be created quickly, Exim´s syntax and behavior do get more subtle as you enter complicated areas like virtual hosting, filtering, and automatic replies. This book is a comprehensive survey that provides quick information for people in a hurry as well as thorough coverage of more advanced material. |
