系统环境:CentOS 6.0(postfix默认情况下已安装)
1.下载epel包(exim包位于EPEL软件源中)
# wget http://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/fedora/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm
2.安装epel
# rpm -ivh epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm
3.停止postfix服务,并禁止其开机自动启动
# service postfix stop # chkconfig postfix off
4.安装exim包
# yum install exim
5.将exim设为默认的MTA
# alternatives --config mta<!--more-->
6.启动exim服务,并将其设为开机自动启动
# service exim start # chkconfig exim on
7.卸载postfix
# yum remove postfix
8.安装mutt
# yum install mutt
9.发送测试邮件
# echo "It's the first email" |mutt -s "test email" chen@qq.com
备注:
/sbin/chkconfig、/usr/sbin/alternatives文件由chkconfig包提供