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Subject: Re: postfix on Debian/exim
From: Colin Whittaker (grimnarredbrick.dcu.ie)
Date: Thu Jun 01 2000 - 09:02:19 CDT

J.D. Bronson stated the following on Thu, Jun 01, 2000 at 08:52:49AM -0500 :
> I recently installed postfix on debian 2.2.1 (Which came with exim).
>
> It compiled fine and launches fine. Sends email fine.
>
> However, command line mail fails:
>
> jefficehouse:~$ mail jeff
> Subject: test
> test message
> .
>
> jefficehouse:~$ 2000-06-01 08:52:45 Failed to open configuration file
> /etc/exim.conf
> 2000-06-01 08:52:45 Failed to open configuration file /etc/exim.conf
> exim: could not open panic log - aborting: original error above
>
>
> When I installed Debian, i chose not to setup Exim at all. During Postfix
> install, I set the sendmail path as default ( /usr/lib/sendmail )
>
> I am running Postfix CHROOT.
>
> Any thoughts on this? - also, how the heck do I remove Exim permanently?

as root do

dpkg --pruge exim

The postfix packages in debian have always worked fine for me. 

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