The first draft of a new document which details the steps required to install a simple SMTP/POP3/IMAP server with Debian Etch, Exim4 and Dovecot.

By default Debian and Ubuntu offer a different configuration system than other distributions.

Some users run into problems with this alternate configuration method becuase they fail to locate and read the relevant documentation.

The current README.debian is provided in this article, please read this BEFORE posting a Debian or Ubuntu specific question on the exim-users mailing list. (UPDATED June 2007)

Debian and Ubuntu users can find additional resources and mailing lists at the following locations: 

The official pkg-exim4-users mailing list: 

http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-exim4-users

Additional pkg-exim4 information can be found at:

http://wiki.debian.org/PkgExim4

• Introduction to Debian GNU/Linux
• Exim 3 in Debian: Status and Experiences
• Debian packaging and administration mechanisms
• Design Requirements and Design Decisions for exim 4 packaging
• Anatomy and mechanisms of the Debian exim 4 packages
• Challenges faced during packaging
• Four methods of configuration
• Experiences