BIN_DIRECTORY = /usr/exim/bin on BIN_DIRECTORY = /usr/local/exim/bin Here we specify the installation path Exim executable files. CONFIGURE_FILE = /usr/exim/configure on CONFIGURE_FILE = /usr /local/exim/configure Here we specify the name and path of the configuration file. EXIM_USER = on EXIM_USER = 1003 # EXIM_GROUP = on EXIM_GROUP = 6 Remember I talked about the uid and gid? Right now we need them. Please enter a numeric user and group IDs on whose behalf will run Exim. SPOOL_DIRECTORY = /var/spool/exim on SPOOL_DIRECTORY = /var/spool/mqueue Here we specify the name of the spool-directory. # SUPPORT_MAILDIR = yes on SUPPORT_MAILDIR = yes Here we include support for Maildir. # LOOKUP_MYSQL = yes on LOOKUP_MYSQL = yes Here we include support for MySQL.