{"id":908,"date":"2021-07-23T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/exim-configuration-manager\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:41:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:41:00","slug":"exim-configuration-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/exim-configuration-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Exim Configuration Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Valid for versions 84 through the latest version<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Version:<\/h4>\n

82<\/h4>\n

84<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n
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Note:<\/div>\n
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Some settings may not appear if your server does not use the Standard Node<\/em> server profile. For more information, read our How to Use Server Profiles documentation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Use the features in the Exim Configuration Manager interface to modify your Exim configuration. Exim is a mail transfer agent that cPanel & WHM includes. Mail transfer agents send and receive email messages to your server.<\/p>\n

Many of the Exim Configuration Manager<\/em> options involve Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). Servers use SMTP as the standard protocol to send and receive email messages.<\/p>\n

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Warning:<\/div>\n
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    SMTP\u2019s simplicity causes it to be a relatively vulnerable protocol. Spammers who send email messages with falsified headers often abuse it.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Make certain<\/strong> that you define the system\u2019s SMTP options. They help spam attacks on and from your server. Spammers can send many spam messages within a short period of time, which use a large amount of your server\u2019s bandwidth.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    We strongly<\/strong> recommend that you use the Basic Editor<\/em> and Advanced Editor<\/em> interfaces to make changes to your Exim configuration. Do not<\/strong> modify the Exim configuration files manually.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Basic Editor<\/h2>\n

    Click the Basic Editor<\/em> tab to modify the options in your Exim configuration. For detailed information about each option in the Basic Editor<\/em> tab, read our Exim Configuration Manager – Basic Editor documentation.<\/p>\n

    Advanced Editor<\/h2>\n
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    This feature is for advanced users. Exercise extreme<\/strong> caution when you use this feature.<\/p>\n

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      Changes that you make to the default configuration can significantly impact Exim\u2019s performance, and may render Exim nonfunctional<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Exim does not<\/strong> update your configuration changes across Exim updates and reinstallation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      Click the Advanced Editor<\/em> tab to modify Exim\u2019s default configuration. For information about how to configure these directives, read Exim\u2019s documentation.<\/p>\n

      For most changes that you make to your Exim configuration, the system changes both the \/etc\/exim.conf.localopts<\/code> and \/etc\/exim.conf.local<\/code> files. The system uses the information in these files when it rebuilds the \/etc\/exim.conf<\/code> file.<\/p>\n

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        The \/etc\/exim.conf.local<\/code> file is Exim\u2019s override file and stores Exim\u2019s default configuration.<\/p>\n

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        • The \/etc\/exim.conf.local<\/code> file does not<\/strong> exist by default. The system creates the \/etc\/exim.conf.local<\/code> file after<\/strong> you configure Exim\u2019s settings to use non-default values.<\/li>\n
        • Any edits that you make directly to the \/etc\/exim.conf<\/code> file will only<\/strong> work temporarily.<\/li>\n
        • You must<\/strong> use the Advanced Editor<\/em> feature to make changes to your \/etc\/exim.conf.local<\/code> file to make those changes permanent.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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          For custom ACL changes to the Exim configuration, the system creates a file in a subdirectory under the \/usr\/local\/cpanel\/etc\/exim\/acls\/<\/code> directory. For example, if you create a custom acl_smtp_helo_block<\/code> entry, the system stores the setting in the \/usr\/local\/cpanel\/etc\/exim\/acls\/ACL_SMTP_HELO_BLOCK\/custom_begin_smtp_helo<\/code> file.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          You can skip RBLs for specific, local domains. To do this, log in to your server as the root<\/code> user and use a text editor to create and edit the \/etc\/skiprbldomains<\/code> file.<\/p>\n

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            Add the local domains to the file, with one domain name per line.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            After you create the \/etc\/skiprbldomains<\/code> file, enable the skip_rbl_domains<\/code> directive.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            cPanel & WHM uses the following directives in its Mail SNI integration:<\/p>\n

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            • tls_privatekey<\/code><\/li>\n
            • tls_certificate<\/code><\/li>\n
            • tls_verify_certificates<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

              To set up smarthost authentication for a specific domain, enter the following lines in the AUTH<\/code> section:<\/p>\n

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              remoteserver_login:\n  driver =<\/span> plaintext\n  public_name =<\/span> user\n  hide client_send =<\/span> : user@example.com : 12345luggage<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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              These lines use the following examples:<\/p>\n
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              • user<\/code> represents user\u2019s login ID.<\/li>\n
              • user@example.com<\/code> represents the email account to authenticate.<\/li>\n
              • 12345luggage<\/code> represents the account\u2019s password.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
                Backup<\/h2>\n
                Click the Backup<\/em> tab to create a backup of your Exim configuration, which you can either download to your computer or save on the server.<\/p>\n
                To create a backup, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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                  Select one of the following options:<\/p>\n
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                  • Download<\/em> \u2014 Save the backup to a local drive on your computer.<\/li>\n
                  • Save on Server<\/em> \u2014 Save the backup to the server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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                    Click Run Backup<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    You cannot<\/strong> delete these backups.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
                    Restore<\/h2>\n
                    Click the Restore<\/em> tab to restore an existing backup of an Exim configuration. To restore an Exim configuration backup that you saved to a local drive, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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                      Click Choose File<\/em> to select the backup file. Backup files use the .tar.gz<\/code> file format by default.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                      Click Upload<\/em> to upload and restore the selected backup file.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                      To restore an Exim configuration backup that you saved to the server, click Restore<\/em> for the file name of the backup that you wish to restore.<\/p>\n
                      Reset<\/h2>\n
                      Click the Reset<\/em> tab to restore Exim\u2019s default configuration.<\/p>\n
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                        Select the type of reset to perform from the Reset type<\/em> menu. The following types of reset are available:<\/p>\n
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                        • Reset cPanel & WHM Exim configuration files, one option at a time, until the installed Exim configuration is valid.<\/em><\/li>\n
                        • Update the installed Exim configuration to the minimum version required by this version of cPanel & WHM.<\/em><\/li>\n
                        • Reset the entire Exim configuration to the default settings provided with cPanel & WHM.<\/em><\/li>\n
                        • Reset any manually customized data in the ACLs section.<\/em><\/li>\n
                        • Reset all Advanced Editor options, except third-party and custom ACLs.<\/em><\/li>\n
                        • Disable all third-party and custom ACLs.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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                          Read the description of your chosen reset type carefully<\/strong>. The description appears below the Reset type<\/em> menu.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                          If you wish to disable third-party and custom ACLs, select the Disable third-party and custom ACLs<\/em> checkbox.<\/p>\n
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                          \n        The Reset cPanel & WHM Exim configuration files, one option at a time, until the installed Exim configuration is valid.<\/em> and Update the installed Exim configuration to the minimum version required by this version of cPanel & WHM.<\/em> do not<\/strong> include this option.\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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                          Click Reset<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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