On 2024-09-10 Graeme Vetterlein <graeme.report...@vetterlein.com> wrote: > Thanks for that. I'd suggest the man page for this is somewhat lacking in > detail:
> dc_local_interfaces > List of IP addresses the Exim daemon should listen on. If > this > is left empty, Exim listens on all interfaces. Sets > macro > MAIN_LOCAL_INTERFACES only if there is a non-empty value. > vs: > dc_local_interfaces > List of IP addresses and port numbers the Exim daemon should > listen on. > of the form [<ip address>]:<portno>;[<ip > address>]:<portno>;... ** > If this is explicitly set to empty > (dc_local_interfaces='') Exim listens on all interfaces. > If this is not explicitly set, a default using localhost > will be used. > Sets macro MAIN_LOCAL_INTERFACES only if there is a > non-empty value. > (I suspect the above is not the full story , it's what I've gleaned though > trial an error) [...] That is not what happens. If an option is unset, it is set to a default value the next time the package mainterscripts (postinst) are run (i.e. on the next upgrade or on dpkg-reconfigure). cu Andreas -- `What a good friend you are to him, Dr. Maturin. His other friends are so grateful to you.' `I sew his ears on from time to time, sure'
