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To setup the mail server these packages should be installed:

1. exim4-daemon-heavy
2. uw-imapd
3. qpopper

Check with the coammnd if they are installed:

#dpkg  -l exim4-daemon-heavy

The exim4 server after install only accept the mails from the local machine not from the internet site
to accept from the internet reconfigure the exim4 with:

dpkg-reconfigure  exim4-config

and follow these steps as:

select the:

internet site; mail is sent and received directly using SMTP

System mail name:
example.net

IP-addresses to listen on for incoming SMTP connections:

leave this field blank if there is 127.0.0.1 clear this.

Other destinations for which mail is accepted:

@:localhost:dsearch;/etc/exim4/virtual:dsearch;/var/mail/virtual

Domains to relay mail for:

leave blank

Machines to relay mail for:

leave blank

Keep number of DNS-queries minimal (Dial-on-Demand)?

no

Delivery method for local mail:

mbox format in /var/mail/

Split configuration into small files?

no

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