Marc, > Looks like you have hit one of the three, or four > reasons for a > startup delay listed in > /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz.
Reinstalled exim4 and looked at the readme. (Typo: it should say exim-config not exim-conf.) I'm proud for exim for supporting the campaign towards ipv6. (Though I do wish it wouldn't cause these problems for home users w/ simple needs.) > Probably because your answers were still in the debconf database. Try > purging exim next time OK, works. Set it up now for local delivery, just for fun. You know, five or six unobvious questions isn't trivial. > What do the first ten lines of > /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated say? exim_path = /usr/sbin/exim4 CONFDIR = /etc/exim4 DEBCONFminimaldnsDEBCONF domainlist local_domains = DEBCONFlocal_domainsDEBCONF domainlist relay_to_domains = DEBCONFrelay_domainsDEBCONF hostlist relay_from_hosts = 127.0.0.1 : ::::1 : DEBCONFrelay_netsDEBCONF qualify_domain = DEBCONFvisiblenameDEBCONF .ifndef DCreadhost DCreadhost = DEBCONFreadhostDEBCONF .endif .ifndef DCsmarthost DCsmarthost = DEBCONFsmarthostDEBCONF .endif DEBCONFlistenonpublicDEBCONF LOCAL_DELIVERY=DEBCONFlocaldeliveryDEBCONF gecos_pattern = ^([^,:]*) gecos_name = $1 DCconfig_DEBCONFconfigtypeDEBCONF = 1 acl_smtp_rcpt = acl_check_rcpt acl_smtp_data = acl_check_data .ifdef MESSAGE_SIZE_LIMIT message_size_limit = MESSAGE_SIZE_LIMIT .endif I've attached the rest of the file. I've also attached my /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf but note that I've probably purged and reinstalled exim4 once or twice around the time of filing the bug report. > Debian needs an MTA installed. Why? I currently don't use cron. I dislike getting mails from sudo. Does it really need an MTA installed? Thanks for the help, Jason -----Original Message----- From: Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Jason Spiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 07:28:27 +0200 Subject: Re: Bug#301749: exim4 delays 30 sec when installing or removing On Sun, Mar 27, 2005 at 07:52:30PM -0700, Jason Spiro wrote: > I installed sarge using a weekly CD build about a week old. In > debian-installer, I chose the option to leave exim4 unconfigured. (I > use a web-based e-mail service. Also, I am a home user and do not > need sudo(1) to send me occasional e-mails.) There are a number of processes that will try to send you e-mail, including cron. I'd recommend to install exim4 in a "local mail only" configuration. > The blue debconf screen soon scrolled up to reveal one black line, > "starting mailer: " or something. There was a 30 or 60 second delay. Looks like you have hit one of the three, or four reasons for a startup delay listed in /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz. > Then exim4 started. I don't remember if any additional info came up, > but I know exim4 was now running because it then printed its name for > a split second before debconf reappeared and refreshed the screen. The name is printed by the init script, and it can as well be printed without the daemon being started. In fact, it is unlikely that an unconfigured daemon can properly come up. > Then, when I removed exim4 later (sudo apt-get remove exim4), I > experienced the same delay. Strange. > I tried to reproduce this bug again today but couldn't. Debconf did > not give me an option to leave exim4 unconfigured, presumably because > I made a conscious decision to install it this time. Probably because your answers were still in the debconf database. Try purging exim next time > However, I did get this interesting set of error messages: > > Setting up exim4-daemon-light (4.44-2) ... > Starting MTA: 2005-03-27 21:48:12 Exim configuration error in line 6 of > /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated: > malformed macro definition What do the first ten lines of /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated say? > This bug is frustrating because I never wanted exim installed in the > first place. Debian needs an MTA installed. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835
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