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
1 | # rpm -ivh epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm |
3.停止postfix服务,并禁止其开机自动启动
1 | # service postfix stop |
2 | # chkconfig postfix off |
4.安装exim包
1 | # yum install exim |
5.将exim设为默认的MTA
1 | # alternatives --config mta<!--more--> |
6.启动exim服务,并将其设为开机自动启动
1 | # service exim start |
2 | # chkconfig exim on |
7.卸载postfix
1 | # yum remove postfix |
8.安装mutt
1 | # yum install mutt |
9.发送测试邮件
1 | # 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