From 6a9814d1eb673093d53bc10d98ebb4be2875e0c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:57:26 +0000 Subject: Revert accidental commit --- en/appendix/preseed.xml | 6 +- en/post-install/mail-setup.xml | 245 --------------------------------------- en/post-install/post-install.xml | 1 - en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml | 93 ++++++++++++++- 4 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 250 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 en/post-install/mail-setup.xml (limited to 'en') diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index 7c1d041c6..f3bf7d152 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> + - - - - Setting Up Your System To Use E-Mail - - -Today, email is a very important part of many people's life. As there are -many options as to how to set it up and having it set up correctly is -important for some Debian utilities, we will try to cover the basics in -this section. - - - -There are three main functions that make up an e-mail system. First there is -the Mail User Agent (MUA) which is the program a user -actually uses to compose and read mails. Then there is the Mail -Transfer Agent (MTA) that takes care of transferring messages -from one computer to another. And last there is the Mail -Delivery Agent (MDA) that takes care of delivering incoming mail -to the user's inbox. - - - -These three functions can be performed by separate programs, but they can -also be combined in one or two programs. It is also possible to have -different programs handle these functions for different types of mail. - - - -On Linux and Unix systems mutt is historically a very -popular MUA. Like most traditional Linux programs it is text based. It is -often used in combination with exim or -sendmail as MTA and procmail as MDA. - - - -With the increasing popularity of graphical desktop systems, the use of -graphical e-mail programs like GNOME's evolution, -KDE's kmail or Mozilla's thunderbird -(in Debian available as icedove - - -The reason that thunderbird has been renamed to -icedove in Debian has to do with licencing issues. -Details are outside the scope of this manual. - - -) is becoming more popular. These programs combine the function -of a MUA, MTA and MDA, but can — and often are — also be used -in combination with the traditional Linux tools. - - - - - Default E-Mail Configuration - - -Even if you are planning to use a graphical mail program, it is important -that a traditional MTA/MDA is also installed and correctly set up on your -Linux system. Reason is that various utilities running on the -system - - -Examples are: cron, quota, -logcheck, aide, … - - - can send important notices by e-mail to inform the system -administrator of (potential) problems or changes. - - - -For this reason the packages exim4 and -mutt will be installed by default (provided you -did not unselect the standard task during the installation). -exim4 is a combination MTA/MDA that is relatively -small but very flexible. By default it will be configured to only handle -e-mail local to the system itself and e-mails addressed to the system -administrator (root account) will be delivered to the regular user account -created during the installation - - -The forwarding of mail for root to the regular user account is configured -in /etc/aliases. If no regular user account was created, -the mail will of course be delivered to the root account itself. - - -. - - - -When system e-mails are delivered they are added to a file in -/var/mail/account_name. -The e-mails can be read using mutt. - - - - - - Sending E-Mails Outside The System - - -As mentioned earlier, the installed Debian system is only set up to handle -e-mail local to the system, not for sending mail to others nor for -receiving mail from others. - - - -If you would like exim4 to handle external e-mail, -please refer to the next subsection for the basic available configuration -options. Make sure to test that mail can be sent and received correctly. - - - -If you intend to use a graphical mail program and use a mail server of -your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or your company, there is not really -any need to configure exim4 for handling external -e-mail. Just configure your favorite graphical mail program to use the -correct servers to send and receive e-mail (how is outside the scope of -this manual). - - - -However, in that case you may need to configure individual utilities to -correctly send e-mails. One such utility is reportbug, -a program that facilitates submitting bug reports against Debian packages. -By default it expects to be able to use exim4 to -submit bug reports. - - - -To correctly set up reportbug to use an external mail -server, please run the command reportbug --configure -and answer no to the question if an MTA is available. You -will then be asked for the SMTP server to be used for submitting bug reports. - - - - - - Configuring the Exim4 Mail Transport Agent - - -If you would like your system to also handle external e-mail, you will -need to reconfigure the exim4 package - - -You can of course also remove exim4 and replace -it with an alternative MTA/MDA. - - -: - - -# dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config - - - - -After entering that command (as root), you will be asked if you want split -the configuration into small files. If you are unsure, select the default -option. - - - -Next you will be presented with several common mail scenarios. Choose the -one that most closely resembles your needs. - - - - - -internet site - - -Your system is connected to a network and your mail is sent and -received directly using SMTP. On the following screens you will be -asked a few basic questions, like your machine's mail name, or a list of -domains for which you accept or relay mail. - - - - - -mail sent by smarthost - - -In this scenario your outgoing mail is forwarded to another machine, -called a smarthost, which does the actual job for -you. The smarthost also usually stores incoming mail addressed to your -computer, so you don't need to be permanently online. That also means -you have to download your mail from the smarthost via programs like -fetchmail. This option is suitable for dial-up users. - - - - - -mail sent by smarthost; no local mail - - -This option is basically the same as the previous one except that the -system will not be set up to handle mail for a local e-mail domain. Mail -on the system itself (e.g. for the system administrator) will still be -handled. - - - - - -local delivery only - - -This is the option your system is configured for by default. - - - - - -no configuration at this time - - -Choose this if you are absolutely convinced you know what you are -doing. This will leave you with an unconfigured mail system — -until you configure it, you won't be able to send or receive any mail -and you may miss some important messages from your system utilities. - - - - - - - -If none of these scenarios suits your needs, or if you need a finer -setup, you will need to edit configuration files under the -/etc/exim4 directory after the installation is -complete. More information about exim4 may be -found under /usr/share/doc/exim4; the file -README.Debian.gz has additional details about -configuring exim4. - - - - diff --git a/en/post-install/post-install.xml b/en/post-install/post-install.xml index 68da25de8..f444de205 100644 --- a/en/post-install/post-install.xml +++ b/en/post-install/post-install.xml @@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ &new-to-unix.xml; &orientation.xml; &further-reading.xml; -&mail-setup.xml; &kernel-baking.xml; &rescue.xml; diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml index 3cfa99f56..caadc9899 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/pkgsel.xml @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Web server: apache. -Once you've selected your tasks, select OK. At this +Once you've selected your tasks, select Ok. At this point, aptitude will install the packages that are part of the tasks you've selected. @@ -97,5 +97,96 @@ unpacked and then installed in turn by the apt-get and dpkg programs. If a particular program needs more information from the user, it will prompt you during this process. + + + + + Configuring Your Mail Transport Agent + + + +Today, email is a very important part of many people's life, so it's +no surprise Debian lets you configure your mail system right as a part +of the installation process. The standard mail transport agent in +Debian is exim4, which is relatively small, +flexible, and easy to learn. + + + +You may ask if this is needed even if your computer is not connected +to any network. The short answer is: Yes. The longer explanation: Some +system utilities (like cron, +quota, aide, …) may send +you important notices via email. + + + +So on the first screen you will be presented with several common mail +scenarios. Choose the one that most closely resembles your needs: + + + + + +internet site + + +Your system is connected to a network and your mail is sent and +received directly using SMTP. On the following screens you will be +asked a few basic questions, like your machine's mail name, or a list of +domains for which you accept or relay mail. + + + + + +mail sent by smarthost + + +In this scenario is your outgoing mail forwarded to another machine, +called a smarthost, which does the actual job for +you. Smarthost also usually stores incoming mail addressed to your +computer, so you don't need to be permanently online. That also means +you have to download your mail from the smarthost via programs like +fetchmail. This option is suitable for dial-up users. + + + + + +local delivery only + + +Your system is not on a network and mail is sent or received only +between local users. Even if you don't plan to send any messages, this +option is highly recommended, because some system utilities may send +you various alerts from time to time (e.g. beloved Disk quota +exceeded). This option is also convenient for new users, +because it doesn't ask any further questions. + + + + + +no configuration at this time + + +Choose this if you are absolutely convinced you know what you are +doing. This will leave you with an unconfigured mail system — +until you configure it, you won't be able to send or receive any mail +and you may miss some important messages from your system utilities. + + + + + + + +If none of these scenarios suits your needs, or if you need a finer +setup, you will need to edit configuration files under the +/etc/exim4 directory after the installation is +complete. More information about exim4 may be found +under /usr/share/doc/exim4. + -- cgit v1.2.3