diff --git a/tests/p_exim/0-install_exim.sh b/tests/p_exim/0-install_exim.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Author: Athmane Madjoudj <athmanem@gmail.com>
+#	  Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
+
+if (t_GetPkgRel basesystem | grep -q el5)
+then
+  t_InstallPackage exim
+  # Remove other MTAs
+  t_ServiceControl postfix stop
+  t_ServiceControl sendmail stop
+  sleep 3
+  t_RemovePackage postfix exim sendmail
+  t_ServiceControl exim start
+else
+  t_Log "This seems to be a C6 system - skipping"
+fi
+
diff --git a/tests/p_exim/exim_smtp.sh b/tests/p_exim/exim_smtp.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Author: Athmane Madjoudj <athmanem@gmail.com>
+#	  Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - Exim SMTP test."
+
+if (t_GetPkgRel basesystem | grep -q el5)
+then
+  echo "helo test" | nc -w 3 localhost 25 | grep -q '250'
+  ret_val=$?
+else
+  t_Log "This seems to be A C6 system - skipping"
+  ret_val=0
+fi
+
+t_CheckExitStatus $?