Thread:Project:Support desk/Configuring MediaWiki with Exim vs Sendmail

Hello All,

My MediaWiki install is the following: MediaWiki: 1.16.0 PHP: 5.2.6-1+lenny9 (apache2handler) Database: 5.0.51a-24+lenny4 System: Debian Lenny 5.06 IP: Non-accessible intranet installation

I searched far and wide including the MWUsers forums but no answer...I think it should be straight forward though.

1. Debian Lenny 5.06 comes with Exim as the MTA not SendMail. There is no mention in the MW documentation if Exim is supported. Can anyone provide advice as to how to proceed? Remove Exim and install SendMail? 2. As an intranet installation, will I need to configure corresponding MX records to communicate with internal users? 3. Given the private nature of this install, would it be wise to keep things simple by using PEAR_MAIL, edit LocalSettings.php and relay through our existing Exchange environment?

Any additional advice is very appreciated.

Fidel