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8 <h1>Documentation for exim</h1>
10 <p>Exim has a set of <a
11 href="exim-html-current/doc/html/index.html">documentation</a> released with
12 it. A text file of the main documentation is released as part of
13 the exim tar archive. Additionally postscript and texinfo forms
14 of the documentation are also available in separate tar archives
17 <p>There is also a book, produced by the author - See the
18 <a href="http://www.uit.co.uk/exim-book/">book website</a> for
19 further information.</p>
21 <p>New user documentation can be found at the <a href="http://www.exim-new-users.co.uk/">Exim New Users site</a></p>
23 <p>User supported documentation, FAQs and hints can be found in the <a href="http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/">wiki</a>.</p>
25 <p>There are 3 main sets of documentation for exim, all of which
26 are also available below in html form.</p>
28 <p>The main user and configuration manual is the specification
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35 <a href="exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/index.html" target="_top">
36 The Exim Specification - Version 4.6x</a>
38 <a href="exim-pdf-current/doc/spec.pdf" target="_top">
42 <dd>The master documentation for exim containing all required
43 detail to install, configure and use exim. <span
44 style="background-color: #99ff99;">Changes to the documentation (normally
45 reflecting changes to the functionality of exim) are shown
46 on a green background like this segment.</span></dd>
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51 <a href="exim-html-current/doc/html/filter.html">
52 The Exim Filter Specification - Version 4.6x</a>
54 <a href="exim-pdf-current/doc/filter.pdf" target="_top">
57 <dd>Additional information on the exim filter language.</dd>
60 <h2>HOWTO Documentation</h2>
62 <li><a href="howto/rbl.html">Using DNS Block Lists</a></li>
63 <li><a href="howto/relay.html">Controlling relaying</a></li>
64 <li><a href="howto/mailman.html">Using mailman 2.0 lists with exim</a></li>
65 <li><a href="howto/mailman21.html">Using mailman 2.1 lists with exim4</a></li>
67 <h2>Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ</h2>
69 <p>The wikified <a href="http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/FAQ">FAQ for Exim
71 href="http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/FAQ">here</a> with the old static
72 version <a href="exim-html-4.66/doc/html/FAQ-html/FAQ.html">here</a>.
74 obsolete Exim 3 releases can be found on the <a
75 href="ftp/exim3/">FTP site</a> - see the <a
76 href="mirrors.html">download</a> pages.</p>
78 <h2>Copies of Documentation</h2>
80 <p>Copies of the main exim documentation in HTML format as used on
81 this site in a compressed tar file are available from the main
82 ftp site and mirrors (see file <tt>exim-html-*</tt>).</p>
84 <h2>FAQs and other Documentation</h2>
85 <p>A number of FAQs are in preparation and will be made available shortly.
86 Please contact me if you have material to contribute.</p>
88 <h2>Obsolete Documentation</h2>
89 <p>Old versions of documentation are still on-line:-</p>
91 <tr><th>Version 4.5x</th>
93 <a href="exim-html-4.50/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
94 specification document</a>
97 <a href="exim-html-4.50/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
100 <a href="exim-html-4.50/doc/html/FAQ.html">FAQ</a>
103 <tr><th>Version 4.4x</th>
105 <a href="exim-html-4.40/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
106 specification document</a>
109 <a href="exim-html-4.40/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
112 <a href="exim-html-4.40/doc/html/FAQ.html">FAQ</a>
115 <tr><th>Version 4.3x</th>
117 <a href="exim-html-4.30/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
118 specification document</a>
121 <a href="exim-html-4.30/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
124 <a href="exim-html-4.30/doc/html/FAQ.html">FAQ</a>
127 <tr><th>Version 4.2x</th>
129 <a href="exim-html-4.20/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
130 specification document</a>
133 <a href="exim-html-4.20/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
136 <a href="exim-html-4.20/doc/html/FAQ.html">FAQ</a>
139 <tr><th>Version 4.1x</th>
141 <a href="exim-html-4.10/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
142 specification document</a>
145 <a href="exim-html-4.10/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
148 <a href="exim-html-4.10/doc/html/FAQ.html">FAQ</a>
151 <tr><th>Version 4.0x</th>
153 <a href="exim-html-4.00/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
154 specification document</a>
157 <a href="exim-html-4.00/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
160 <a href="exim-html-4.00/doc/html/FAQ.html">FAQ</a>
163 <tr><th>Version 3.3x</th>
165 <a href="exim-html-3.30/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
166 specification document</a>
169 <a href="exim-html-3.30/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
172 <tr><th>Version 3.2x</th>
174 <a href="exim-html-3.20/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
175 specification document</a>
178 <a href="exim-html-3.20/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
181 <a href="exim-html-3.20/doc/html/oview.html">overview</a>
184 <tr><th>Version 3.1x</th>
186 <a href="exim-html-3.10/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
187 specification document</a>
190 <a href="exim-html-3.10/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
193 <a href="exim-html-3.10/doc/html/oview.html">overview</a>
196 <tr><th>Version 3.0x</th>
198 <a href="exim-html-3.00/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
199 specification document</a>
202 <a href="exim-html-3.00/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
205 <a href="exim-html-3.00/doc/html/oview.html">overview</a>
208 <tr><th>Version 2.1x</th>
210 <a href="exim-html-2.10/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
211 specification document</a>
214 <a href="exim-html-2.10/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
217 <a href="exim-html-2.10/doc/html/oview.html">overview</a>
220 <tr><th>Version 2.0x</th>
222 <a href="exim-html-2.00/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
223 specification document</a>
226 <a href="exim-html-2.00/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
229 <a href="exim-html-2.00/doc/html/oview.html">overview</a>
232 <tr><th>Version 1.9x</th>
234 <a href="exim-html-1.90/doc/html/spec.html" target="_top">
235 specification document</a>
238 <a href="exim-html-1.90/doc/html/filter.html">filter</a>
241 <a href="exim-html-1.90/doc/html/oview.html">overview</a>
247 <address><a href="mailto:Postmaster@exim.org">Nigel Metheringham</a></address>
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