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 * [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-exim4/exim/trunk/debian/README.Debian?op=file&rev=0&sc=0 Latest README.Debian]. This link leads to the subversion repository. The README.Debian file found there is most probably later than the one applicable to your system and might not fit the package you have installed. The correct README.Debian file for your local installation is on your system in /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz.  * README.Debian has a lot of useful information. Here is its Table of Contents:
   * Introduction- Introduction
     * Packaging
     * Mailing list
     * Requirements
     * Feature Sets
     * Tweaking Configuration
   * Updating from exim 3
   * How does the configuration work?
   * Using a completely different configuration scheme
   * Misc Notes
   * Modifications done to the packages
   * FAQ
     * Packaging
     * Configuration Issues
     * Run-Time Challenges
     * Features
 * README.Debian can be found on your system in {{{/usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz.}}} The latest README.Debian (which might be inappropriate for the version of exim4 you are installing) can be found in the [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-exim4/exim/trunk/debian/README.Debian?op=file&rev=0&sc=0 Subversion Repository].
 * NEWS.Debian ({{{/usr/share/doc/exim4-(base||config||daemon-(light||heavy))/NEWS.Debian.gz}}}) is another must-read which currently contains information that should be in the Debconf templates but didn't find its way there because of the string freeze.

Exim v4 Packages for Debian

User Information

  • README.Debian has a lot of useful information. Here is its Table of Contents:
    • Introduction- Introduction
      • Packaging
      • Mailing list
      • Requirements
      • Feature Sets
      • Tweaking Configuration
    • Updating from exim 3
    • How does the configuration work?
    • Using a completely different configuration scheme
    • Misc Notes
    • Modifications done to the packages
    • FAQ
      • Packaging
      • Configuration Issues
      • Run-Time Challenges
      • Features
  • README.Debian can be found on your system in /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz. The latest README.Debian (which might be inappropriate for the version of exim4 you are installing) can be found in the [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-exim4/exim/trunk/debian/README.Debian?op=file&rev=0&sc=0 Subversion Repository].

  • NEWS.Debian (/usr/share/doc/exim4-(base||config||daemon-(light||heavy))/NEWS.Debian.gz) is another must-read which currently contains information that should be in the Debconf templates but didn't find its way there because of the string freeze.

  • [http://www.backports.org/package.php?search=exim4 Packages for Woody]

  • [http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/exim4/ Packages for Sid and Sarge]

  • [http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-exim4-users User-Level Discussion Mailing List ]

  • [wiki:?PkgExim4KnownBugsInSarge Known Bugs in the Packages for Debian Sarge]

Developer Information

Developer's Discussion

  • [wiki:EtcMailName Discussion and attempt of a Definition to handle /etc/mailname]

Current information

  • At the moment, exim4-config-simple and exim4-config-medium are outdated. We appreciate patches that apply against current svn.
  • We are in dire need of help from somebody who is familiar with ["GnuTLS"]. There are numerous bugs concerning TLS behavior of the Exim daemon, and upstream seems to have lost its ["GnuTLS"] knowledge when the helper who delivered the ["GnuTLS"] code vanished.

[http://packages.debian.org/subversion Subversion] Repository

Tags and Branches are at [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-exim4/ pkg-exim4]([exim4 http:''/svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-exim4/exim/]||[http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-exim4/eximdoc4/ eximdoc4]||[http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-exim4/exim4-config-simple/ exim4-config-simple]||[http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-exim4/exim4-config-medium/ exim4-config-medium])/(tags||branches). Especially for [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-exim4/exim/ exim4], the [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-exim4/exim/tags tags] directory is huge!

The svn repository only holds the debian/ subdir of the source package. [http://packages.debian.org/svn-buildpackage svn-buildpackage] and [http://packages.debian.org/dpatch dpatch] can handle this case, allowing nearly transparent work with a much smaller repository.

You can subscribe to repository change notifications through the CVS feature in the [http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/ch-resources.en.html#s-pkg-tracking-system Debian PTS]. The svn repository for exim4 is appropriately set up.

Historic CVS Repository

The exim 4 packages were originally maintained on CVS but has migrated to Subversion these days. The CVS links are listed for reference and historic reasons only.