bobg.hahc@gmail.com wrote:
> running etch w/ exim4.
>
> i'm using the non-split config scenario.
>
> if I understand correctly - I should not mod exim4.conf.template.

Correct.


> what happens if I have exim.conf present in /etc/exim4 ?
> if I run update-exim4.conf, will it see / use exim.conf?

Yes. Please check:
http://pkg-exim4.alioth.debian.org/R...ME.Debian.html


> If I want to use my own router, should I insert it into update-
> exim4.conf.conf ?

Use your own router to do what? Define "router".


> in short - just what config file am I supposed to put my custom router
> in?

If you're going to do any editing of the exim config file, do it to
exim.conf (or if you split your config files, /etc/exim4/conf.d).


> do I have to re-run update-exim4.conf or is just restarting exim4
> services enough?

"/etc/init.d/exim4 restart" will re-read the configuration file.


> should i mod the config.auto... file in /var/lib/exim4 ?
> or should exim.conf go in this location?

No to both.


> forget about my master plans... right now i can't even get the mta to
> accept mail to forward to my pop server.

Exim only knows about SMTP because it's an MTA. POP3 is a totally
different protocol used to retrieve e-mail from a server to a MUA (Mail
User Agent... e.g. Thunderbird)


> apparently, exim will accept
> mail only for local accounts. I don't have any local accounts. ALL
> email should be forwarded to another server.

I think I've already told you this in a latter post, but you need to
configure exim to use a smarthost to relay your e-mail.


> I've read LOTS of doc's on exim, but nothing explains IN DETAIL what
> the various variables actually mean. I'm also not interested in
> reading a novel to setup a mail server that does nothing but forward
> mail to another server. how hard can this be?

It's not hard at all. "dpkg-reconfigure exim4-conf" and set it up to
use a smarthost to relay your e-mail. Your smarthost will be your ISPs
SMTP server.

See this for a definition of all of the configuration directives:

http://www.exim.org/exim-html-curren...tml/index.html

- Ken