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On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Admin - SafelistSmart wrote:

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> Can anyone suggest a book or faq that will help me with setting
> startup parameters without the benefit of using eximon. I lease a
> dedicated server with Exim installed, but the vendor provides
> CPanel, which apparently blocks the use of eximon.
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Uhm.. Yes.. ssh in and edit the exim config file directly.

Eximon doesnt configure exim anyway - its just a monitoring interface..

> I want to try some tweeks for high mail volume, such as
> "split-spool" and changes to length of time underliverables stay in
> the queue.

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> Any suggestions? Thanks, Mike Ingram
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On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Admin - SafelistSmart wrote:

> Can anyone suggest a book or faq that will help me with setting
startup parameters without the benefit of using eximon.

The only way to change Exim's configuration is to edit the file. The
eximon utility is a monitoring utility, not a configuring utility.

> I lease a
dedicated server with Exim installed, but the vendor provides CPanel,
which apparently blocks the use of eximon.

What access do you have to the box? Telnet? SSH? FTP? If you don't have
any of those, you have a problem...

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I have ssh access.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Hazel" <ph10@cus.cam.ac.uk>
To: "Admin - SafelistSmart" <support@safelistsmart.com>
Cc: <exim-users@exim.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Exim] Setting config without eximon


> On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Admin - SafelistSmart wrote:
>
> > Can anyone suggest a book or faq that will help me with setting
> startup parameters without the benefit of using eximon.
>
> The only way to change Exim's configuration is to edit the file. The
> eximon utility is a monitoring utility, not a configuring utility.
>
> > I lease a
> dedicated server with Exim installed, but the vendor provides CPanel,
> which apparently blocks the use of eximon.
>
> What access do you have to the box? Telnet? SSH? FTP? If you don't have
> any of those, you have a problem...
>
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> Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service,
> ph10@cus.cam.ac.uk Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.
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On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Admin - SafelistSmart wrote:

> I have ssh access.

bingo.

edit the configuration file with an editor of your choice. restart
exim. you're done.

wtf is cpanel anyway ? (sounds like something to be avoided..)


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On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Tamas TEVESZ wrote:

> > I have ssh access.
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> bingo.
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> edit the configuration file with an editor of your choice. restart
> exim. you're done.

To find the name of the configuration file, run

/usr/sbin/sendmail -bP configure_file

(or /usr/lib/sendmail if the OS is one that uses that path).

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Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service,
ph10@cus.cam.ac.uk Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.