How to make permanent changes in exim.conf

[dee_at_candl]

Hello,

I've smart_host_route in my exim_outgoing.conf, which I've to add everytime I upgrade/reinstall exim.

I tried using Exim configuration editor but it is not editable, this code sits below the sa_localuser entry.

I also tried to edit exim.conf.buildtest but it didn't work for me. If I am right, exim.conf.local stores the changes made through Exim configuration editor but I couldn't edit it, couldn't understand where exactly to put my code so it works properly.

This is my smart_host_route entry in exim_outgoing.conf

sa_localuser:
driver = accept
check_local_user
headers_add="${perl{gensaheader}{$local_part}}"
condition = "${perl{checkusersa}{$local_part}{$received_protocol}}"
domains = ! lsearch;/etc/userdomains
transport = local_sa_delivery


#my additional route

smart_host_route:
driver= manualroute
transport = remote_smtp
route_list = domain.com mail-1.domain.com bydns


How can I make this change permanent? I think I need to edit exim.conf.local but I am not really sure where to put it.

[tweakservers]

the correct file should /etc/exim.conf . if you are getting permission error on editing the file, check and make sure the file is not write-protected

[chirpy]

No you should not edit exim.conf as it will simply be overwritten and you should never chattr that file or any other exim file.

You can setup smart routers easily within the exim configuration editor with:
http://forums.cpanel.net/showthread....t=smart+router

[slingky]

please Chirpy, could you help me.

I currently use mailscanner with exim.
All is working good including quarantine.

I just don't get smart router

It was functionning before mailscanner, but now, it seems not.

I added this before mailscanner defer router :

static_route:
driver = manualroute
transport = remote_smtp
route_list = domain.com ip

# where ip is x.x.x.x

it doesn't seems to work, if the user for domain.com is created locally, mails get delivered locally, if the user is not created locally, i see ":backhole:" in exim_mainlog.

nothing to remote smtp server.

thanks in advance.

[slingky]

i found !

I had to put smart router in /etc/exim_outgoing.conf

sorry....

But i have another question.

It's about quarantine.
With qmailscanner, i just mv files from quarantine folder to user maildir.

But now, with mailscanner, how to mv files from quarantine to user maildir ?
it creates a directory stuture like %date%/spam/*

sorry, i don't have a good knowledge of all unix commands and/or perl bash scripts...

P.S. i think mailwatch would be a too much work to install.

thanks again.

[dee_at_candl]

No you should not edit exim.conf as it will simply be overwritten and you should never chattr that file or any other exim file.

You can setup smart routers easily within the exim configuration editor with:
http://forums.cpanel.net/showthread....t=smart+router

Fantastic! Excellent! Work's great and no more editing headches!

Thanks Jonathan!