what is exim??

[R_15]

hi

i know that this question maybe look stupid but i plz answerme

what is exim? that is my question.

and what is his job in the server xDD
i think that i read somewhere that is something with the mail

but i don't know if that is true.

can i disable it?

and still using neomail and using my outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird???

and send mails with the php (i belive that php use sendmail , so it's okay, no?)

thanks


you may think that every network admistrator should knoww this answers but i'm not and admin xD

i just get my first box and everything is new for me

[haze]

Exim is the MTA ( Mail Transfer Agent ) that is used on cpanel servers to transfer mail from one server to the next ( Usually then received by a client ). You will need exim running in order to use the sendmail executeable, and in order to receive & send mail on your server ( be it neomail, squirelmail, outlook, etc. ).

More information on exim: http://www.exim.org/