1 $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt,v 1.2 2004/10/18 09:16:57 ph10 Exp $
6 This file contains complete lists of three kinds of Exim option:
8 1. Those that can appear in the run time configuration file;
9 2. Those that can be used on the command line;
10 3. Those that can appear in the build time configuration (Local/Makefile);
11 4. Those that can appear in the build time configuration for the Exim monitor
14 This file was last updated for Exim release 4.40.
20 As Exim has developed, new options have been added at each major release. For
21 the most part, backwards compatibility has been maintained, and obsolete
22 options continue to be recognized. However, incompatible changes took place at
23 releases 3.00, and 4.00. In both cases, several groups of options were
24 amalgamated into new, extended options, and obsolete options were removed.
26 The table below contains a complete list of all Exim's current options, along
27 with their types, default values, and where they can be used. String options
28 that are expanded before use are marked with *. Host lists, domain lists, and
29 address lists are always expanded. In some cases the defaults are not fixed
30 values, or not short enough to fit in the table. These are indicated by +. Some
31 other default values are determined when the Exim binary is compiled; these are
34 For options that are specific to a particular driver, the fourth column
35 contains the driver name, for example, appendfile. Otherwise, it contains
37 . `main' for options that appear in the main section of Exim's configuration
40 . `authenticators' for generic options that apply to any authenticator;
42 . `routers' for generic options that apply to any router;
44 . `transports' for generic options that apply to any transport.
46 The fifth column contains the version of Exim in which the option was added, or
47 substantially changed. Where no number is given, the option has been in Exim
48 since the very early releases. The routers were completely reorganised for
49 release 4.00, and so no router options are shown as earlier than 4.00, though
50 in fact some of them were inherited from earlier versions.
52 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
53 accept_8bitmime boolean false main 1.60
54 acl_not_smtp string* unset main 4.11
55 acl_smtp_auth string* unset main 4.00
56 acl_smtp_connect string* unset main 4.11
57 acl_smtp_data string* unset main 4.00
58 acl_smtp_etrn string* unset main 4.00
59 acl_smtp_expn string* unset main 4.00
60 acl_smtp_helo string* unset main 4.20
61 acl_smtp_mail string* unset main 4.11
62 acl_smtp_mailauth string* unset main 4.21
63 acl_smtp_predata string* unset main 4.43
64 acl_smtp_quit string* unset main 4.43
65 acl_smtp_rcpt string* unset main 4.00
66 acl_smtp_starttls string* unset main 4.11
67 acl_smtp_vrfy string* unset main 4.00
68 address_data string* unset routers 4.00
69 address_test boolean true routers 4.14
70 admin_groups string list unset main 3.02
71 allow_domain_literals boolean false main 4.00 replacing forbid_domain_literals
72 allow_commands string list* unset pipe 1.89
73 allow_defer boolean false redirect 4.00
74 allow_fail boolean false redirect 4.00
75 allow_filter boolean false redirect 4.00
76 allow_freeze boolean false redirect 4.00
77 allow_fifo boolean false appendfile 3.13
78 allow_localhost boolean false smtp 1.73
79 allow_mx_to_ip boolean false main 3.14
80 allow_symlink boolean false appendfile
81 allow_utf8_domains boolean false main 4.14
82 auth_advertise_hosts host list "*" main 4.00
83 authenticated_sender string* unset smtp 4.14
84 authenticate_hosts host list unset smtp 3.13
85 auto_thaw time 0s main
86 batch_id string unset appendfile 4.00
89 batch_max integer 100 appendfile
92 bcc string* unset autoreply
93 bi_command string unset main
94 body_only boolean false transports 2.05
95 bounce_message_file string unset main 4.00
96 bounce_message_text string unset main 4.00
97 bounce_return_body boolean true main 4.23
98 bounce_return_message boolean true main 4.00
99 bounce_return_size_limit int 100K main 4.23 better name for return_size_limit
100 bounce_sender_authentication string unset main 4.00
101 callout_domain_negative_expire time 3h main 4.11
102 callout_domain_positive_expire time 7d main 4.11
103 callout_negative_expire time 2h main 4.11
104 callout_positive_expire time 24h main 4.11
105 callout_random_local_part string* + main 4.11
106 cannot_route_message string* unset routers 4.11
107 caseful_local_part boolean false routers 4.00
108 cc string* unset autoreply
109 check_ancestor boolean false redirect 4.00
110 check_group boolean false appendfile
112 check_local_user boolean false routers 4.00
113 check_log_inodes integer 0 main
114 check_log_space integer 0 main
115 check_owner boolean true appendfile 3.14
117 check_secondary_mx boolean false dnslookup 4.00
118 check_spool_inodes integer 0 main
119 check_spool_space integer 0 main
120 check_string string "From " appendfile 3.03
122 check_srv string* unset dnslookup 4.31
123 client_name string* + cram_md5 3.10
124 client_secret string* unset cram_md5 3.10
125 client_send string* unset plaintext 3.10
126 command string* unset lmtp 3.20
128 unset queryprogram 4.00
129 command_group string unset queryprogram 4.00
130 command_timeout time 5m smtp
131 command_user string unset queryprogram 4.00
132 condition string* unset routers 4.00
133 connect_timeout time 0s smtp 1.60
134 connection_max_messages integer 500 smtp 4.00 replaces batch_max
135 create_directory boolean true appendfile
136 create_file string "anywhere" appendfile
137 current_directory string unset transports 4.00
138 unset queryprogram 4.00
139 daemon_smtp_ports string unset main 1.75 pluralised in 4.21
140 data string unset redirect 4.00
141 data_timeout time 5m smtp
142 debug_print string* unset authenticators 4.00
144 unset transports 2.00
145 delay_after_cutoff boolean true smtp
146 delay_warning time list 24h main
147 delay_warning_condition string* + main 1.73
148 deliver_drop_privilege boolean false main 4.00
149 deliver_queue_load_max fixed-point unset main 1.70
150 delivery_date_add boolean false transports
151 delivery_date_remove boolean true main
152 directory string* unset appendfile
153 directory_mode octal-integer 0700 appendfile
154 directory_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
155 disable_logging boolean false routers 4.11
156 disable_logging boolean false transports 4.11
157 dns_again_means_nonexist domain list unset main 1.89
158 dns_check_names_pattern string + main 2.11
159 dns_ipv4_lookup boolean false main 3.20
160 dns_qualify_single boolean true smtp
161 dns_retrans time 0s main 1.60
162 dns_retry integer 0 main 1.60
163 dns_search_parents boolean false smtp
164 domains domain list unset routers 4.00
165 driver string unset authenticators
168 drop_cr boolean false main 4.00 became a no-op in 4.21
169 envelope_to_add boolean false transports
170 envelope_to_remove boolean true main
171 environment string* unset pipe 2.95
172 errors_copy string list* unset main
173 errors_reply_to string unset main
174 errors_to string* unset routers 4.00
175 escape_string string ">From " appendfile 3.03
177 exim_group string ++ main
178 exim_path string ++ main
179 exim_user string ++ main
180 expn boolean true routers
181 extra_local_interfaces string unset main 4.21
182 extract_addresses_remove_arguments boolean true main 1.92
183 fail_verify boolean false routers
184 fail_verify_recipient boolean false routers 4.00
185 fail_verify_sender boolean false routers 4.00
186 fallback_hosts string list unset routers 4.00
188 file string* unset appendfile
191 file_expand boolean false autoreply
192 file_format string unset appendfile 3.03
193 file_must_exist boolean false appendfile
194 file_optional boolean false autoreply
195 file_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
196 final_timeout time 10m smtp
197 finduser_retries integer 0 main
198 forbid_blackhole boolean false redirect 4.00
199 forbid_fail boolean false redirect 4.00
200 forbid_file boolean false redirect 4.00
201 forbid_filter_existstest boolean false redirect 4.00
202 forbid_filter_logwrite boolean false redirect 4.00
203 forbid_filter_lookup boolean false redirect 4.00
204 forbid_filter_perl boolean false redirect 4.00
205 forbid_filter_readfile boolean false redirect 4.00
206 forbid_filter_readsocket boolean false redirect 4.11
207 forbid_filter_reply boolean false redirect 4.00
208 forbid_filter_run boolean false redirect 4.00
209 forbid_include boolean false redirect 4.00
210 forbid_pipe boolean false redirect 4.00
211 freeze_exec_fail boolean false pipe 1.89
212 freeze_tell boolean false main 4.00 replaces freeze_tell_mailmaster
213 from string* unset autoreply
214 gecos_name string* unset main
215 gecos_pattern string unset main
216 gethostbyname boolean false smtp
217 group string + routers 4.00
218 unset transports 4.00 replaces local option in some transports
219 header_line_maxsize integer 0 (unset) main 4.14
220 header_maxsize integer 1M main 4.14
221 headers string* unset autoreply
222 headers_add string* unset routers 4.00
224 headers_charset string ++ main 4.21
225 headers_only boolean false transports 2.05
226 headers_remove string* unset routers 4.00
228 headers_rewrite string unset transports 3.20
229 helo_accept_junk_hosts host list unset main 3.00
230 helo_allow_chars string "" main 4.02
231 helo_lookup_domains domain list unset main 4.00
232 helo_data string* "$primary_hostname" smtp 3.21
233 helo_try_verify_hosts host list unset main 4.00
234 helo_verify_hosts host list unset main 1.73
235 hide_child_in_errmsg false redirect 4.00
236 hold_domains domain list unset main 1.70
237 home_directory string* unset transports 4.00 replaces individual options
238 host_find_failed string "freeze" manualroute 4.00
239 host_lookup host list unset main 3.00
240 host_lookup_order string list "bydns:byaddr" main 4.30
241 host_reject_connection host list unset main 4.00
242 hosts string unset iplookup 4.00
243 string list* unset smtp
244 hosts_avoid_esmtp host list unset smtp 4.21
245 hosts_avoid_tls host list unset smtp 3.20
246 hosts_connection_nolog host list unset main 4.43
247 hosts_max_try integer 5 smtp 3.20
248 hosts_nopass_tls host list unset smtp 4.00
249 hosts_override boolean false smtp 2.11
250 hosts_randomize boolean false manualroute 4.00
252 hosts_require_auth host list unset smtp 4.00
253 hosts_require_tls host list unset smtp 3.20
254 hosts_treat_as_local domain list unset main 1.95
255 hosts_try_auth host list unset smtp 4.00
256 ignore_bounce_errors_after time 0s main 4.00
257 ignore_eacces boolean false redirect 4.00
258 ignore_enotdir boolean false redirect 4.00
259 ignore_fromline_hosts host list unset main
260 ignore_fromline_local boolean false main 2.05
261 ignore_status boolean false pipe
262 ignore_target_hosts host list unset routers 4.00
263 include_directory string unset redirect 4.00
264 initgroups false routers 4.00
265 interface string list unset smtp 1.70
266 keep_malformed time 4d main
267 keepalive boolean true smtp 2.05
268 ldap_default_servers string list unset main 3.02
269 ldap_version int 2 or 3 main 4.14
270 local_from_check boolean true main 3.14
271 local_from_prefix string unset main 3.14
272 local_from_suffix string unset main 3.14
273 local_interfaces string list unset main 1.60
274 local_part_prefix string unset routers 4.00 replaces prefix
275 local_part_prefix_optional boolean unset routers 4.00 replaces prefix_optional
276 local_part_suffix string unset routers 4.00 replaces suffix
277 local_part_suffix_optional boolean unset routers 4.00 replaces suffix_optional
278 local_parts string list* unset routers 4.00
279 local_scan_timeout time 5m main 4.03
280 local_sender_retain boolean false main 4.00
281 localhost_number string unset main
282 lock_fcntl_timeout time 0s appendfile 3.14
283 lock_flock_timeout time 0s appendfile 4.11
284 lock_interval time 3s appendfile
285 lock_retries integer 10 appendfile
286 lockfile_mode octal-integer 0600 appendfile
287 lockfile_timeout time 30m appendfile
288 log string* unset autoreply
289 log_as_local boolean + routers 4.00
290 log_file_path string list ++ main
291 log_defer_output boolean false pipe 1.89
292 log_fail_output boolean false pipe 1.60
293 log_output boolean false pipe 1.60
294 log_selector string unset main 4.00
295 log_timezone boolean false main 4.11
296 lookup_open_max integer 25 main 2.05
297 mailbox_filecount string* unset appendfile 4.43
298 mailbox_size string* unset appendfile 4.43
299 maildir_format boolean false appendfile 1.70
300 maildir_retries integer 10 appendfile 1.70
301 maildir_tag string* unset appendfile 1.92
302 maildir_use_size_file boolean false appendfile 4.30
303 mailstore_format boolean false appendfile 2.00
304 mailstore_prefix string* unset appendfile 2.00
305 mailstore_suffix string* unset appendfile 2.00
306 match_directory string* unset localuser
307 max_output integer 20K pipe
308 max_rcpt integer 100 smtp 1.60
309 max_user_name_length integer 0 main
310 mbx_format boolean false appendfile 2.10
311 message_body_visible integer 500 main
312 message_id_header_domain string* unset main 4.11
313 message_id_header_text string* unset main
314 message_logs boolean true main 4.10
315 message_prefix string* + appendfile 4.00 replaces prefix
316 string* unset pipe 4.00 replaces prefix
317 message_size_limit integer 0 main
319 message_suffix string* + appendfile 4.00 replaces suffix
320 string* unset pipe 4.00 replaces suffix
321 mode octal-integer 0600 appendfile
323 mode_fail_narrower boolean true appendfile 1.70
324 modemask octal-integer 022 redirect 4.00
325 more boolean true routers 4.00
326 move_frozen_messages boolean false main 3.09
327 multi_domain boolean true smtp
328 mx_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.00
329 mx_fail_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.43
330 mysql_servers string list unset main 3.03
331 never_users string list unset main
332 notify_comsat boolean false appendfile
333 once string* unset autoreply
334 once_file_size integer 0 autoreply 3.20
335 once_repeat time 0s autoreply 2.95
336 one_time boolean false redirect 4.00
337 optional boolean false iplookup 4.00
338 oracle_servers string unset main 4.00
339 owners string list unset redirect 4.00
340 owngroups string list unset redirect 4.00
341 pass_on_timeout boolean false routers 4.00
342 pass_router string unset routers 4.00
343 path string "/usr/bin" pipe
344 percent_hack_domains domain list unset main
345 perl_at_start boolean false main 2.10
346 perl_startup string unset main 2.10
347 pgsql_servers string list unset main 3.14
348 pid_file_path string ++ main
349 pipe_as_creator boolean false pipe
350 pipe_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
351 pipelining_advertise_hosts host list "*" main 4.14
352 port integer 0 iplookup 4.00
354 preserve_message_logs boolean false main
355 primary_hostname string + main
356 print_topbitchars boolean false main 1.89
357 process_log_path string unset main 4.21
358 prod_requires_admin boolean true main 1.70
359 protocol string "udp" iplookup 4.00
360 string "smtp" smtp 3.20
361 public_name string unset authenticators 3.10
362 qualify_domain string + main
363 string* unset redirect 4.31
364 qualify_preserve_domain boolean false redirect 4.00
365 qualify_recipient string + main
366 qualify_single boolean true dnslookup 4.00
367 query string* + iplookup 4.00
368 queue_domains domain list unset main 4.00
369 queue_list_requires_admin boolean true main 1.95
370 queue_only boolean false main
371 queue_only_file string unset main 2.05
372 queue_only_load fixed-point unset main
373 queue_only_override boolean true main 4.21
374 queue_run_in_order boolean false main 1.70
375 queue_run_max integer 5 main
376 queue_smtp_domains domain list unset main
377 quota string* unset appendfile 1.60
378 quota_directory string* unset appendfile 4.11
379 quota_filecount integer 0 appendfile 2.05
380 quota_is_inclusive boolean true appendfile 3.20
381 quota_size_regex string unset appendfile 3.14
382 quota_warn_message string* + appendfile 2.10
383 quota_warn_threshold string* 0 appendfile 2.10
384 rcpt_include_affixes boolean false transports 4.21
385 receive_timeout time 0s main 4.00 replacing accept_timeout
386 received_header_text string* + main
387 received_headers_max integer 30 main
388 recipient_unqualified_hosts host list unset main 4.00 replacing receiver_unqualified_hosts
389 recipients_max integer 0 main 1.60
390 recipients_max_reject boolean false main 1.70
391 redirect_router string unset routers 4.00
392 remote_max_parallel integer 1 main
393 remote_sort_domains domain list unset main 4.00 replacing remote_sort
394 repeat_use boolean true redirect 4.00
395 reply_to string* unset autoreply 2.05
396 reply_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
397 require_files string list* unset routers 4.00
398 reroute string* unset iplookup 4.00
399 response_pattern string unset iplookup 4.00
400 restrict_to_path boolean false pipe
401 retry_data_expire time 7d main 3.03
402 retry_include_ip_address boolean true smtp 1.92
403 retry_interval_max time 24h main
404 retry_use_local_part boolean + routers 4.00
405 + transports 4.00 replacing individual options
406 return_fail_output boolean false pipe 1.60
407 return_message boolean false autoreply
408 return_output boolean false pipe
409 return_path string* unset transports 2.05
410 return_path_add boolean false transports
411 return_path_remove boolean true main
412 return_size_limit integer 100K main renamed bounce_return_size_limit in 4.23
413 rewrite boolean true redirect 4.00
414 rewrite_headers boolean true dnslookup 4.00
415 rfc1413_hosts host list * main
416 rfc1413_query_timeout time 30s main
417 router_home_directory string* unset routers 4.11
418 route_data string* unset manualroute 4.00
419 route_list string list unset manualroute 4.00
420 same_domain_copy_routing boolean false dnslookup 4.00
421 search_parents boolean false dnslookup 4.00
422 self string "freeze" routers 4.00
423 sender_unqualified_hosts host list unset main
424 senders address list unset routers 4.00
425 serialize_hosts host list unset smtp 1.60
426 server_advertise_condition string* unset authenticators 4.14
427 server_condition string* unset plaintext 3.10
428 server_hostname string* "$primary_hostname" cyrus_sasl 4.43
429 server_mail_auth_condition string* unset authenticators 3.22
430 server_mech string public_name cyrus_sasl 4.43
431 server_prompts string* unset plaintext 3.10
432 server_realm string unset cyrus_sasl 4.43
433 server_secret string* unset cram_md5 3.10
434 server_service string "smtp" cyrus_sasl 4.43
435 server_set_id string* unset authenticators 3.10
436 shadow_condition string* unset transports
437 shadow_transport string unset transports
438 size_addition integer 1024 smtp 1.91
439 skip_syntax_errors boolean false redirect 4.00
440 smtp_accept_keepalive boolean true main
441 smtp_accept_max integer 20 main
442 smtp_accept_max_nonmail integer 10 main 4.11
443 smtp_accept_max_nonmail_hosts host list * main 4.14
444 smtp_accept_max_per_connection integer 1000 main 4.00
445 smtp_accept_max_per_host integer 0 main 2.05
446 smtp_accept_queue integer 0 main
447 smtp_accept_queue_per_connection integer 10 main 2.03
448 smtp_accept_reserve integer 0 main
449 smtp_active_hostname string* unset main 4.33
450 smtp_banner string* + main
451 smtp_check_spool_space boolean true main 2.10
452 smtp_connect_backlog integer 5 main
453 smtp_enforce_sync boolean true main 4.00
454 smtp_etrn_command string* unset main 1.92
455 smtp_etrn_serialize boolean true main 1.89
456 smtp_load_reserve fixed-point unset main
457 smtp_max_synprot_errors integer 3 main 4.30
458 smtp_max_unknown_commands integer 3 main 4.14
459 smtp_ratelimit_hosts host list unset main 4.00
460 smtp_ratelimit_mail string unset main 4.00
461 smtp_ratelimit_rcpt string unset main 4.00
462 smtp_receive_timeout time 5m main
463 smtp_reserve_hosts host list unset main
464 smtp_return_error_details boolean false main 4.11
465 socket string* unset lmtp 4.11
466 split_spool_directory boolean false main 1.70
467 spool_directory string ++ main
468 srv_fail_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.43
469 strip_excess_angle_brackets boolean false main
470 strip_trailing_dot boolean false main
471 subject string* unset autoreply
472 syntax_errors_text string* unset redirect 4.00
473 syntax_errors_to string unset redirect 4.00
474 syslog_duplication boolean true main 4.21
475 syslog_facility string unset main 4.20
476 syslog_processname string "exim" main 4.20
477 syslog_timestamp boolean true main 4.00
478 system_filter string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
479 system_filter_directory_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
480 system_filter_file_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
481 system_filter_group string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
482 system_filter_pipe_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
483 system_filter_reply_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
484 system_filter_user string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
485 tcp_nodelay boolean true main 4.23
487 temp_errors string list + pipe 1.95
488 text string* unset autoreply
489 timeout time 5m lmtp 3.20
493 timeout_frozen_after time 0s main 3.20
494 timezone string + main 3.15
495 tls_advertise_hosts host list * main 3.20
496 tls_certificate string* unset main 3.20
498 tls_dhparam string* unset main 3.20
499 tls_on_connect_ports string unset main 4.43
500 tls_privatekey string* unset main 3.20
502 tls_remember_emstp boolean false main 4.21
503 tls_require_ciphers string* unset smtp 4.00 replaces tls_verify_ciphers
504 string* unset main 4.33
505 tls_tempfail_tryclear boolean true smtp 4.05
506 tls_try_verify_hosts host list unset main 4.00
507 tls_verify_certificates string* unset main 3.20
509 tls_verify_hosts host list unset main 3.20
510 to string* unset autoreply
511 translate_ip_address string unset routers 4.00
512 transport string* unset routers 4.00
513 transport_current_directory string unset routers 4.00
514 transport_home_directory string unset routers 4.00
515 transport_filter string unset transports
516 transport_filter_timeout time 5m transports 4.30
517 trusted_groups string list unset main
518 trusted_users string list unset main
519 umask octal-integer 022 pipe
520 unknown_login string unset main
521 unknown_username string unset main
522 unseen boolean false routers 4.00
523 untrusted_set_sender boolean false main 3.20
524 use_bsmtp boolean false appendfile 4.00
526 use_crlf boolean false appendfile 1.89
528 use_fcntl_lock boolean + appendfile 1.70
529 use_flock_lock boolean + appendfile 4.11
530 use_lockfile boolean + appendfile
531 use_mbx_lock boolean + appendfile 2.10
532 use_shell boolean false pipe 1.70
533 user string + routers 4.00
534 unset transports 4.00 replaces individual options
535 uucp_from_pattern string + main 1.75
536 uucp_from_sender string* "$1" main 1.75
537 verify boolean true routers 4.00
538 verify_only boolean false routers 4.00
539 verify_recipient boolean true routers 4.00
540 verify_sender boolean true routers 4.00
541 warn_message_file string unset main 4.00
542 widen_domains string list unset dnslookup 4.00
543 write_rejectlog boolean true main 4.31
547 2. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
548 -----------------------
550 The table below contains a complete list of all Exim's command line options.
551 Those marked with # are available only to trusted users, those marked with +
552 are available only to admin users, and those marked with * exist only to
553 provide compatibility with Sendmail.
556 --help Give a little help (not a lot)
559 -bdf + Start daemon and run it in the foreground
560 -be Test string expansion
561 -bF Test system filter file
562 -bf Test user filter file
563 -bfd Set domain for filter testing
564 -bfl Set local part for filter testing
565 -bfp Set local part prefix for filter testing
566 -bfs Set local part suffix for filter testing
567 -bh Test incoming SMTP call, omitting callouts
568 -bhc Test incoming SMTP call, with callouts
569 -bi * Run <command>bi_command</command>
570 -bm Accept message on standard input
571 -bnq Don't qualify addresses in locally submitted messages
572 -bP Show configuration option settings
574 -bpa + ... with generated addresses as well
575 -bpc + ... but just show a count of messages
576 -bpr + ... do not sort
577 -bpra + ... with generated addresses, unsorted
578 -bpru + ... only undelivered addresses, unsorted
579 -bpu + ... only undelivered addresses
580 -brt Test retry rules
581 -brw Test rewriting rules
582 -bS Read batch SMTP on standard input
583 -bs Run SMTP on standard input and output
584 -bt Test address directing and routing
585 -bV Verify version number
586 -bv Test recipient address verification
587 -bvs Test sender address verification
588 -C + Use alternate configuration file
589 -D + Define macro for configuration file
590 -d Turn on debugging output
591 -dropcr Remove CR character in input: became a no-op in 4.21
593 -ex * Synonym for -oex (for several different x)
594 -F Set calling user name
595 -f # Set calling user address
598 -i Dot does not terminate message
599 -M + Force deliver specific message
600 -Mar + Add recipient to message
601 -MC Internal use only
602 -MCA Internal use only
603 -MCP Internal use only
604 -MCQ Internal use only
605 -MCS Internal use only
606 -MCT Internal use only
607 -Mc + Deliver specific message
608 -Mes + Edit message sender
609 -Mf + Freeze message(s)
610 -Mg + Give up (bounce) message(s)
611 -Mmad + Mark all recipients delivered
612 -Mmd + Mark one recipient delivered
613 -Mrm + Remove message(s) (no bounce)
614 -Mt + Thaw message(s)
615 -Mvb + View message body
616 -Mvh + View message header
617 -Mvl + View message log
619 -N + Deliver without transporting
622 -oA * Supply argument for <option>-bi</option>
623 -oB Set max messages down one connection
624 -odb Background delivery
625 -odf Foreground delivery
626 -odi Foreground delivery
627 -odq Queue message; do not deliver
628 -odqs ... do not do SMTP deliveries
629 -oee Error sent by mail; zero return code
630 -oem Error sent by mail; non-zero return code
631 -oep Error written to standard error stream
632 -oeq * Error written to standard error stream
633 -oew * Error sent by mail; non-zero return code
634 -oi Dot does not terminate message
635 -oitrue * Dot does not terminate message
636 -oMa # Supply host address
637 -oMaa # Supply authenticator name
638 -oMai # Supply authenticated id
639 -oMas # Supply authenticated sender
640 -oMi # Supply interface address
641 -oMr # Supply protocol name
642 -oMs # Supply host name
643 -oMt # Supply ident string
646 -oP * Specify path for daemon's pid file
647 -or Timeout non-SMTP messages
648 -os Timeout for SMTP messages
649 -ov * Verbose; same as -v
650 -oX Alternative port for daemon
651 -pd Delay Perl interpreter start
652 -ps Do not delay Perl interpreter start
653 -p<r>:<s> * Same as -oMr <r> -oMs <s>
655 -qf + ... force delivery ) Other combinations are
656 -qff + ... and include frozen messages ) possible. The syntax is
657 -qi + ... initial deliveries only )
658 -ql + ... local deliveries only ) -q[q][f][f][i|l][time]
659 -qq + Two-stage queue run )
662 -R Select by recipient in queue run
664 -Rff ... and frozen messages
665 -Rr ... using regular expression
666 -Rrf ... with forcing
667 -Rrff ... and frozen messages
669 -S Select by sender in queue run
671 -Sff ... and frozen messages
672 -Sr ... using regular expression
673 -Srf ... with forcing
674 -Srff ... and frozen messages
675 -Tqt * Used by Exim test suite; not recognized in normal use
676 -t Take recipients from header lines
678 -tls-on-connect Do TLS on startup (for legacy clients)
680 -v Verbose - shows SMTP dialogue and other delivery info
681 -x Ignored (AIX compatibility)
684 3. BUILD TIME OPTIONS FOR EXIM
685 ------------------------------
687 The table below contains a complete list of options that can be set in
688 Local/Makefile when building Exim. More information about individual options
689 can be found in src/EDITME and OS/Makefile-Default.
691 The second column below gives the type of option:
693 . `system' means the option is concerned with the operating system;
695 . `driver' means the option selects a driver to be included in the binary;
697 . `lookup' means the option selects a lookuptype to be included in the binary;
699 . `mandatory' means the option is required to be supplied;
701 . `recommended' means the option is recommended to be supplied;
703 . `optional' means what it says;
705 Those marked with * are specialized and are unlikely to be required in most
706 installations. Those that are marked with ** are commonly set in OS-specific
707 Makefiles. If you use any of these in your Local/Makefile, you may need to
708 reproduce some of the OS-specific settings. For example, in the Makefile for
709 Solaris (which is actually called OS/Makefile-SunOS5), there is
711 LIBS=-lsocket -lnsl -lkstat
713 If you use LIBS to add extra libraries, you must also include the OS ones in
714 your setting. It is better, in this particular case, to use EXTRALIBS, which is
715 empty by default, and is provided for just this reason. Of course, if you do
716 actually want to modify a setting from the OS-specific file, there is nothing
717 to stop you overriding it in your Local/Makefile.
719 Option Type Description
720 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
722 ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX optional restricts location of -C files
723 ALT_CONFIG_ROOT_ONLY optional* privileged -C needs root (not exim)
724 APPENDFILE_MODE optional*
725 APPENDFILE_DIRECTORY_MODE optional*
726 APPENDFILE_LOCKFILE_MODE optional*
727 AR system command to build a library
728 AUTH_CRAM_MD5 driver include cram_md5 authenticator
729 AUTH_PLAINTEXT driver include plaintext authenticator
730 AUTH_SPA driver include SPA (NTLM) authenticator
731 BASENAME_COMMAND system** path to basename
732 BASE_62=62 optional* not normally changed for Unix
733 BIN_DIRECTORY mandatory Exim binary directory
734 CC system** C compiler
735 CFLAGS system** flags for C compiler
736 CHGRP_COMMAND system** path to chgrp
737 CHOWN_COMMAND system** path to chown
738 COMPRESS_COMMAND system path to a compress command
739 COMPRESS_SUFFIX system suffix added to compressed files
740 CONFIGURE_FILE mandatory Exim runtime configuration file
741 CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_EUID optional*
742 CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_NODE optional*
743 CONFIGURE_GROUP optional* alternate group for configuration file
744 CONFIGURE_OWNER optional* alternate owner for configuration file
745 CYRUS_PWCHECK_SOCKET optional socket for pwcheck daemon
746 DBMLIB optional** location of DBM library
747 DB_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* mode for hints directory
748 DB_LOCKFILE_MODE optional* mode for hints lock files
749 DB_LOCK_TIMEOUT optional* timeout for hints lock files
750 DB_MODE optional* mode for hints files
751 DEFAULT_CRYPT optional use crypt16() as default
752 DELIVER_IN_BUFFER_SIZE optional*
753 DELIVER_OUT_BUFFER_SIZE optional*
754 DISABLE_D_OPTION optional disables -D option
755 ERRNO_QUOTA optional* error code for system quota failures
756 EXICYCLOG_MAX optional number of old log files to keep
757 EXIMDB_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* for hints database directory
758 EXIMDB_LOCKFILE_MODE optional* for hints lock files
759 EXIMDB_MODE optional* mode for hints files
760 EXIMON_TEXTPOP system**
762 EXIM_GROUP mandatory group to use for Exim
763 EXIM_MONITOR optional set to eximon.bin to compile
765 EXIM_USER mandatory user to use for Exim
766 EXIWHAT_EGREP_ARG system** to find Exim processes from ps
767 EXIWHAT_KILL_SIGNAL system** -SIGUSER1 or numerical equivalent
768 EXIWHAT_MULTIKILL_CMD system**
769 EXIWHAT_MULTIKILL_ARG system**
770 EXIWHAT_PS_ARG system** to list all processes
771 EXIWHAT_PS_CMD system** path to ps command
772 EXTRALIBS system additional libraries
773 EXTRALIBS_EXIM system additional libraries for Exim only
774 EXTRALIBS_EXIMON system additional libraries for the monitor
775 FIXED_NEVER_USERS optional can't override at runtime
776 HAVE_ICONV system the iconv() function is available
777 HAVE_IPV6 system include IPv6 support
778 HEADERS_CHARSET optional charset for decoded header lines
779 HEADER_ADD_BUFFER_SIZE optional* buffer for header_add()
780 HEADER_MAXSIZE optional* max memory for message header
781 HOSTNAME_COMMAND system** path to hostname command
782 INCLUDE system path to include files
783 INFO_DIRECTORY optional directory for Info documentation
784 INPUT_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode for input directory
785 IPV6_INCLUDE system additional includes for IPv6
786 IPV6_LIBS system additional libraries for IPv6
787 LDAP_LIB_TYPE optional type of LDAP library
788 LFLAGS system** link editor flags
789 LIBIDENTCFLAGS system C flags when compiling libident
790 LIBIDENTNAME system name for libident library
791 LIBRESOLV system** library for DNS resolver
792 LIBS system** additional libraries
793 LIBS_EXIM system** additional libraries for Exim ony
794 LIBS_EXIMON system** additional libraries for monitor
795 LOCAL_SCAN_SOURCE optional location of local_scan() source
796 LOG_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode for log directory
797 LOG_FILE_PATH optional path to log files
798 LOG_MODE optional mode for log files
799 LOOKUP_CDB lookup include cdb lookup
800 LOOKUP_DBM lookup include dbm lookup
801 LOOKUP_DNSDB lookup include dnsdb lookup
802 LOOKUP_DSEARCH lookup include dsearch lookup
803 LOOKUP_INCLUDE lookup include files for lookups
804 LOOKUP_LDAP lookup include ldap lookup
805 LOOKUP_LIBS lookup include libraries for lookups
806 LOOKUP_LSEARCH lookup include all lsearch lookups
807 LOOKUP_MYSQL lookup include mysql lookup
808 LOOKUP_NIS lookup include nis lookup
809 LOOKUP_NISPLUS lookup include nisplus lookup
810 LOOKUP_ORACLE lookup include oracle lookup
811 LOOKUP_PGSQL lookup include pgsql lookup
812 LOOKUP_TESTDB lookup*
813 LOOKUP_WHOSON lookup include whoson lookup
814 MAKE_SHELL optional* shell to use for make
815 MAX_FILTER_SIZE optional* max file size for filter files
816 MAX_INCLUDE_SIZE optional* max file size for :include: files
817 MAX_LOCALHOST_NUMBER=256 optional* for when localhost_number is set
818 MAX_NAMED_LIST optional* max named lists of a given type
819 MAX_INTERFACES system maximum network interfaces
820 MSGLOG_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* mode for message log directory
821 MV_COMMAND system path to mv command
822 NO_SYMLINK optional install doesn't make 'exim" symlink
823 PCRE_CFLAGS system compile flags for PCRE library
824 PERL_CC system* compiler for Perl interface code
825 PERL_CCOPTS system* flags for same
826 PERL_COMMAND system path to Perl
827 PERL_LIBS system* library for compiling Perl interface
828 PID_FILE_PATH optional path to daemon's pid file
829 RADIUS_CONFIG_FILE optional path to Radius config file
830 RADIUS_LIB_TYPE optional type of RADIUS library
831 RANLIB system** path to ranlib command
832 RM_COMMAND system path to rm command
833 ROUTER_ACCEPT driver include accept router
834 ROUTER_DNSLOOKUP driver include dnslookup router
835 ROUTER_MANUALROUTE driver include manualroute router
836 ROUTER_IPLITERAL driver include ipliteral router
837 ROUTER_IPLOOKUP driver include iplookup router
838 ROUTER_REDIRECT driver include redirect router
839 ROUTER_QUERYPROGRAM driver include queryprogram router
840 SPOOL_DIRECTORY recommended path to spool directory
841 SPOOL_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode of spool directory
842 SPOOL_MODE optional mode of spool files
843 STRING_SPRINTF_BUFFER_SIZE optional* buffer for string_sprintf()
844 STRIP_COMMAND optional* can be used to strp binaries
845 SUPPORT_A6 optional* support A6 DNS records
846 SUPPORT_CRYPTEQ optional support crypteq (if no auths)
847 SUPPORT_MAILDIR optional support for maildir delivery
848 SUPPORT_MAILSTORE optional support for mailstore delivery
849 SUPPORT_MBX optional support for MBX delivery
850 SUPPORT_MOVE_FROZEN_MESSAGES optional* support for frozen message moving
851 SUPPORT_PAM optional support for PAM authentication
852 SUPPORT_TLS optional support for TLS encryption over SMTP
853 SUPPORT_TRANSLATE_IP_ADDRESS optional* support for address translation
854 SYSLOG_LOG_PID optional add pid to syslog lines
855 SYSLOG_LONG_LINES optional do not split long syslog lines
856 SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE optional defaults to /etc/aliases
857 TIMEZONE_DEFAULT optional default for timezone option
858 TLS_INCLUDE optional path to include files for TLS
859 TLS_LIBS optional additional libraries for TLS
860 TMPDIR system value for TMPDIR environment variable
861 TRANSPORT_APPENDFILE driver include appendfile transport
862 TRANSPORT_AUTOREPLY driver include autoreply transport
863 TRANSPORT_LMTP driver include lmtp transport
864 TRANSPORT_PIPE driver include pipe transport
865 TRANSPORT_SMTP driver include smtp transport
866 USE_DB system** use native DB interface
867 USE_GNUTLS optional use GnuTLS instead of OpenSSL
868 USE_READLINE optional try to load libreadline for -be
869 USE_TCP_WRAPPERS system link with tcpwrappers
870 USE_TDB optional use the tdb DB interface
871 X11 system** X11 base directory
872 X11_LD_LIB system** X11 link library
873 XINCLUDE system** X11 include directory
874 XLFLAGS system** X11 link time flags
875 ZCAT_COMMAND system path to zcat command
878 4. BUILD TIME OPTIONS FOR EXIMON
879 --------------------------------
881 The table below contains a complete list of options that can be set in
882 Local/eximon.conf when building the Exim monitor. Where the default is shown as
883 ** it means that the text string is too long to fit in the table and is instead
884 given below. A blank default means that there is no default value.
886 ACTION_OUTPUT=no show output for every action
887 ACTION_QUEUE_UPDATE=yes update queue display after actions
888 BODY_MAX=20000 maximum body display
889 DOMAIN= domain to strip from window title
890 LOG_BUFFER=20K buffer for log tail
891 LOG_DEPTH=300 depth of log subwindow
892 LOG_FONT=** font for log display
893 LOG_STRIPCHARTS=** patterns for stripcharts
894 LOG_WIDTH=950 width of log subwindow
895 MENU_EVENT='Shift<Btn1Down>' keypress for menu
896 MIN_HEIGHT=162 minimum window height
897 MIN_WIDTH=103 minimum window width
898 QUALIFY_DOMAIN= local domain to strip from addresses
899 QUEUE_DEPTH=200 depth of queue subwindow
900 QUEUE_FONT=$LOG_FONT font for queue display
901 QUEUE_INTERVAL=300 queue refresh interval
902 QUEUE_MAX_ADDRESSES=10 max addresses to show in queue
903 QUEUE_STRIPCHART_NAME=queue name for queue stripchart
904 QUEUE_WIDTH=950 width of queue subwindow
905 SIZE_STRIPCHART= request partition size stripchart
906 SIZE_STRIPCHART_NAME=space name for size stripchart
907 START_SMALL=no if yes, start with small window
908 STRIPCHART_INTERVAL=60 stripchart refresh interval
909 TEXT_DEPTH=200 depth of text windows
910 WINDOW_TITLE="${hostname} eximon" window title
912 The default for LOG_FONT is
914 LOG_FONT=-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-14-140-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
916 and the default for LOG_STRIPCHARTS is
918 LOG_STRIPCHARTS='/ <= /in/
920 / => .+ R=local/local/
921 / => .+ T=[^ ]*smtp/smtp/'
923 That is, there are four stripcharts, named in, out, local, and smtp. The first
924 counts message arrivals, the second counts all deliveries, the third counts
925 deliveries where the router's name starts with "local", and the fourth counts
926 deliveries where the transport name contains "smtp".
928 **** End of OptionLists ****