Exim is a popular mail transfer agent (MTA) that can be easily installed on macOS. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Exim from its official website.
Before you can install Exim, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your macOS:
If you don't have these dependencies installed, you can easily install them by following these steps:
Command+Space and typing "Terminal"./bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
xcode-select --install
Now that you have the prerequisites installed, you can proceed with the installation of Exim by following these steps:
Command+Space and typing "Terminal".brew install exim
brew services list
This will display a list of all the services installed on your system. You should see "exim" in the list with the status "started". This confirms that Exim is installed and running on your macOS.
By default, Exim is configured to send and receive mail from the local system. If you want to configure Exim to send and receive mail over the internet, you need to edit its configuration file.
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/exim/exim.conf
domainlist local_domains = @ : localhost : localhost.localdomain : example.com
This line defines the list of local domains that Exim should handle. You need to modify this line and add your own domain name or IP address. For example:
domainlist local_domains = @ : localhost : localhost.localdomain : example.com : 192.168.0.1
Save the changes by pressing Control+X, followed by Y and Enter.
Restart the Exim service to apply the changes by typing the following command:
brew services restart exim
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Exim on your macOS. You can now use it to send and receive emails over the internet.
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