wk1 mail

Question 1

The command “exinext” is used for what purpose?
Select one:
a. It prints the next message exim will attempt to deliver.
b. I don’t know.
c. It will attempt delivery of the next message that was sent from the provided email address.
d. It determines the next scheduled delivery attempt for an email address.
e. It provides a scrolling list of messages in the queue.

Answer 1

It determines the next scheduled delivery attempt for an email address.

Question 2

Which command can be used to ensure you retrieve all related log entries of a particular string you are looking for, such as email address or message ID?
Select one:
a. exiqsumm
b. exigrep 
c. exisum
d. I don't know.
e. exiwhat

Answer 2

exigrep

Question 3

Match the message status indicators with their descriptions
=>
==	 
<=	
**

Answer 3

=> → The message was delivered successfully.,

== → The message delivery has been deferred.,

<= → The message successfully arrived at the server.,

** → A delivery failure has occurred.

Question 4

Using the command "exim", which flags would you specify to check how exim is routing a given email address?
Select one:
a. -bt
b. -t
c. -tr
d. I don't know. 
e. -er

Answer 4

-bt

Question 5

Of the following mail protocols, which are handled directly, and supported, by the Dovecot software?
Select one:
a. LMTP
b. POP3
c. IMAP
d. I don't know. 
e. SMTP
f. IMAP3
g. IMAPS
h. POP2
i. FTP
j. NTP
k. LDAP

Answer 5

LMTP, IMAP, POP3, IMAPS

Question 6

Of the following, which is the exim configuration file?
Select one:
a. /etc/exim.conf 
b. /etc/exim.config
c. I don't know.
d. /etc/exim/exim.conf
e. /usr/local/etc/exim.conf

Answer 6

/etc/exim.conf

Question 7

Of the following, which is the dovecot configuration file?
Select one:
a. /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
b. /etc/dovecot.conf 
c. /etc/dovecot/dcot.conf
d. I don't know.
e. /etc/dcot.conf

Answer 7

/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf

Question 8

Exim stores its logs in which location?
Select one:
a. /usr/local/exim/logs/ 
b. /var/log/exim
c. I don't know.
d. /var/log/
e. /etc/exim/logs/

Answer 8

/var/log/

Question 9

Exim is an example of what type of software?
Select one:
a. MTA
b. I don't know.
c. MDS 
d. MDA
e. MDB

Answer 9

MTA

Question 10

On which which port number do mail servers typically listen for non-secure connections?
Select one:
a. 25 
b. I don't know.
c. 587
d. 26
e. 465

Answer 10

25