1 ##################################################
2 # The Exim mail transport agent #
3 ##################################################
4 # Copyright (c) The Exim Maintainers 2022 - 2024
5 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
7 # This is the template for Exim's main build-time configuration file. It
8 # contains settings that are independent of any operating system. These are
9 # things that are mostly sysadmin choices. The items below are divided into
10 # those you must specify, those you probably want to specify, those you might
11 # often want to specify, and those that you almost never need to mention.
13 # Edit this file and save the result to a file called Local/Makefile within the
14 # Exim distribution directory before running the "make" command.
16 # Things that depend on the operating system have default settings in
17 # OS/Makefile-Default, but these are overridden for some OS by files
18 # called OS/Makefile-<osname>. You can further override these settings by
19 # creating files Local/Makefile-<osname>, and Local/Makefile-<build>.
20 # The suffix "<osname>" stands for the name of your operating system - look
21 # at the names in the OS directory to see which names are recognized,
22 # and "<build>" is the content of the environment variable "build".
24 # However, if you are building Exim for a single OS only, you don't need to
25 # worry about setting up Local/Makefile-<osname>. Any build-time configuration
26 # settings you require can in fact be placed in the one file called
27 # Local/Makefile. It is only if you are building for several OS from the same
28 # source files that you need to worry about splitting off your own OS-dependent
29 # settings into separate files. (There's more explanation about how this all
30 # works in the toplevel README file, under "Modifying the building process", as
31 # well as in the Exim specification.)
33 # One OS-specific thing that may need to be changed is the command for running
34 # the C compiler; the overall default is gcc, but some OS Makefiles specify cc.
35 # You can override anything that is set by putting CC=whatever in your
38 # NOTE: You should never need to edit any of the distributed Makefiles; all
39 # overriding can be done in your Local/Makefile(s). This will make it easier
40 # for you when the next release comes along.
42 # The location of the X11 libraries is something else that is quite variable
43 # even between different versions of the same operating system (and indeed
44 # there are different versions of X11 as well, of course). The four settings
45 # concerned here are X11, XINCLUDE, XLFLAGS (linking flags) and X11_LD_LIB
46 # (dynamic run-time library). You need not worry about X11 unless you want to
47 # compile the Exim monitor utility. Exim itself does not use X11.
49 # Another area of variability between systems is the type and location of the
50 # DBM library package. Exim has support for ndbm, gdbm, tdb, Berkeley DB and
52 # By default the code assumes ndbm; this often works with gdbm or DB, provided
53 # they are correctly installed, via their compatibility interfaces. However,
54 # Exim can also be configured to use the native calls for Berkeley DB (obsolete
55 # versions 1.85, 2.x, 3.x, or the current 4.x version) and also for gdbm.
56 # See definitions for DBMLIB below.
58 # For some operating systems, a default DBM library (other than ndbm) is
59 # selected by a setting in the OS-specific Makefile. Most modern OS now have
60 # a DBM library installed as standard, and in many cases this will be selected
61 # for you by the OS-specific configuration. If Exim compiles without any
62 # problems, you probably do not have to worry about the DBM library. If you
63 # do want or need to change it, you should first read the discussion in the
64 # file doc/doc-txt/dbm.discuss.txt, which also contains instructions for testing
65 # Exim's interface to the DBM library.
67 # In Local/Makefiles blank lines and lines starting with # are ignored. It is
68 # also permitted to use the # character to add a comment to a setting, for
71 # EXIM_GID=42 # the "mail" group
73 # However, with some versions of "make" this works only if there is no white
74 # space between the end of the setting and the #, so perhaps it is best
75 # avoided. A consequence of this facility is that it is not possible to have
76 # the # character present in any setting, but I can't think of any cases where
77 # this would be wanted.
78 ###############################################################################
82 ###############################################################################
83 # THESE ARE THINGS YOU MUST SPECIFY #
84 ###############################################################################
86 # Exim will not build unless you specify BIN_DIRECTORY, CONFIGURE_FILE, and
87 # EXIM_USER. You also need EXIM_GROUP if EXIM_USER specifies a uid by number.
89 # If you don't specify SPOOL_DIRECTORY, Exim won't fail to build. However, it
90 # really is a very good idea to specify it here rather than at run time. This
91 # is particularly true if you let the logs go to their default location in the
92 # spool directory, because it means that the location of the logs is known
93 # before Exim has read the run time configuration file.
95 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
96 # BIN_DIRECTORY defines where the exim binary will be installed by "make
97 # install". The path is also used internally by Exim when it needs to re-invoke
98 # itself, either to send an error message, or to recover root privilege. Exim's
99 # utility binaries and scripts are also installed in this directory. There is
100 # no "standard" place for the binary directory. Some people like to keep all
101 # the Exim files under one directory such as /usr/exim; others just let the
102 # Exim binaries go into an existing directory such as /usr/sbin or
103 # /usr/local/sbin. The installation script will try to create this directory,
104 # and any superior directories, if they do not exist.
106 BIN_DIRECTORY=/usr/exim/bin
109 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
110 # CONFIGURE_FILE defines where Exim's run time configuration file is to be
111 # found. It is the complete pathname for the file, not just a directory. The
112 # location of all other run time files and directories can be changed in the
113 # run time configuration file. There is a lot of variety in the choice of
114 # location in different OS, and in the preferences of different sysadmins. Some
115 # common locations are in /etc or /etc/mail or /usr/local/etc or
116 # /usr/local/etc/mail. Another possibility is to keep all the Exim files under
117 # a single directory such as /usr/exim. Whatever you choose, the installation
118 # script will try to make the directory and any superior directories if they
119 # don't exist. It will also install a default runtime configuration if this
120 # file does not exist.
122 CONFIGURE_FILE=/usr/exim/configure
124 # It is possible to specify a colon-separated list of files for CONFIGURE_FILE.
125 # In this case, Exim will use the first of them that exists when it is run.
126 # However, if a list is specified, the installation script no longer tries to
127 # make superior directories or to install a default runtime configuration.
130 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
131 # The Exim binary must normally be setuid root, so that it starts executing as
132 # root, but (depending on the options with which it is called) it does not
133 # always need to retain the root privilege. These settings define the user and
134 # group that is used for Exim processes when they no longer need to be root. In
135 # particular, this applies when receiving messages and when doing remote
136 # deliveries. (Local deliveries run as various non-root users, typically as the
137 # owner of a local mailbox.) Specifying these values as root is not supported.
141 # If you specify EXIM_USER as a name, this is looked up at build time, and the
142 # uid number is built into the binary. However, you can specify that this
143 # lookup is deferred until runtime. In this case, it is the name that is built
144 # into the binary. You can do this by a setting of the form:
148 # In other words, put "ref:" in front of the user name. If you set EXIM_USER
149 # like this, any value specified for EXIM_GROUP is also passed "by reference".
150 # Although this costs a bit of resource at runtime, it is convenient to use
151 # this feature when building binaries that are to be run on multiple systems
152 # where the name may refer to different uids. It also allows you to build Exim
153 # on a system where there is no Exim user defined.
155 # If the setting of EXIM_USER is numeric (e.g. EXIM_USER=42), there must
156 # also be a setting of EXIM_GROUP. If, on the other hand, you use a name
157 # for EXIM_USER (e.g. EXIM_USER=exim), you don't need to set EXIM_GROUP unless
158 # you want to use a group other than the default group for the given user.
162 # Many sites define a user called "exim", with an appropriate default group,
167 # while leaving EXIM_GROUP unspecified (commented out).
170 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
171 # SPOOL_DIRECTORY defines the directory where all the data for messages in
172 # transit is kept. It is strongly recommended that you define it here, though
173 # it is possible to leave this till the run time configuration.
175 # Exim creates the spool directory if it does not exist. The owner and group
176 # will be those defined by EXIM_USER and EXIM_GROUP, and this also applies to
177 # all the files and directories that are created in the spool directory.
179 # Almost all installations choose this:
181 SPOOL_DIRECTORY=/var/spool/exim
185 ###############################################################################
187 ###############################################################################
188 # Exim is built by default to support the SMTP STARTTLS command, which implements
189 # Transport Layer Security using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). This requires you
190 # must install the OpenSSL library package or the GnuTLS library. Exim contains
191 # no cryptographic code of its own.
193 # If you are running Exim as a (TLS) server, just building it with TLS support
194 # is all you need to do, as tls_advertise_hosts is set to '*' by
195 # default. But you are advised to create a suiteable certificate, and tell
196 # Exim about it by means of the tls_certificate and tls_privatekey run
197 # time options, otherwise Exim will create a self signed certificate on
198 # the fly. If you are running Exim only as a (TLS) client, building it with
199 # TLS support is all you need to do.
201 # If you are using pkg-config then you should not need to worry where
202 # the libraries and headers are installed, as the pkg-config .pc
203 # specification should include all -L/-I information necessary.
204 # Enabling the USE_*_PC options should be sufficient. If not using
205 # pkg-config, then you have to specify the libraries, and you might
206 # need to specify the locations too.
208 # Uncomment the following lines if you want
209 # to build Exim without any TLS support (either OpenSSL or GnuTLS):
211 # Unless you do this, you must define one of USE_OPENSSL or USE_GNUTLS
214 # If you are building with TLS, the library configuration must be done:
216 # Uncomment this if you are using OpenSSL
218 # Uncomment one of these settings if you are using OpenSSL; pkg-config vs not
219 # and an optional location.
220 # USE_OPENSSL_PC=openssl
221 # TLS_LIBS=-lssl -lcrypto
222 # TLS_LIBS=-L/usr/local/openssl/lib -lssl -lcrypto
224 # Uncomment this if you are using GnuTLS
226 # Uncomment one of these settings if you are using GnuTLS; pkg-config vs not
227 # and an optional location. If you disable SUPPORT_DANE below, you
228 # can remove the gnutls-dane references here. Earlier versions of GnuTLS
229 # required libtasn1 and libgrypt also; add if needed.
230 # USE_GNUTLS_PC=gnutls gnutls-dane
231 # TLS_LIBS=-lgnutls -lgnutls-dane
232 # TLS_LIBS=-L/usr/local/gnu/lib -lgnutls -ltasn1 -lgcrypt -lgnutls-dane
234 # If using GnuTLS older than 2.10 and using pkg-config then note that Exim's
235 # build process will require libgcrypt-config to exist in your $PATH. A
236 # version that old is likely to become unsupported by Exim in 2017.
238 # The security fix we provide with the gnutls_allow_auto_pkcs11 option
239 # (4.82 PP/09) introduces a compatibility regression. The symbol is
240 # not available if GnuTLS is build without p11-kit (--without-p11-kit
241 # configure option). In this case use AVOID_GNUTLS_PKCS11=yes when
243 # AVOID_GNUTLS_PKCS11=yes
245 # If you are running Exim as a server, note that just building it with TLS
246 # support is not all you need to do. You also need to set up a suitable
247 # certificate, and tell Exim about it by means of the tls_certificate
248 # and tls_privatekey run time options. You also need to set tls_advertise_hosts
249 # to specify the hosts to which Exim advertises TLS support. On the other hand,
250 # if you are running Exim only as a client, building it with TLS support
251 # is all you need to do.
253 # If you are using pkg-config then you should not need to worry where the
254 # libraries and headers are installed, as the pkg-config .pc specification
255 # should include all -L/-I information necessary. If not using pkg-config
256 # then you might need to specify the locations too.
258 # Additional libraries and include files are required for both OpenSSL and
259 # GnuTLS. The TLS_LIBS settings above assume that the libraries are installed
260 # with all your other libraries. If they are in a special directory, you may
261 # need something like
263 # TLS_LIBS=-L/usr/local/openssl/lib -lssl -lcrypto
267 # TLS_LIBS=-L/opt/gnu/lib -lgnutls -ltasn1 -lgcrypt -lgnutls-dane
268 # If not using DANE under GnuTLS we can lose one library
269 # TLS_LIBS=-L/opt/gnu/lib -lgnutls -ltasn1 -lgcrypt
271 # TLS_LIBS is included only on the command for linking Exim itself, not on any
272 # auxiliary programs. If the include files are not in a standard place, you can
273 # set TLS_INCLUDE to specify where they are, for example:
275 # TLS_INCLUDE=-I/usr/local/openssl/include/
277 # TLS_INCLUDE=-I/opt/gnu/include
279 # You don't need to set TLS_INCLUDE if the relevant directories are already
280 # specified in INCLUDE.
283 # Uncomment the following line to remove support for TLS Resumption
284 # DISABLE_TLS_RESUME=yes
287 ###############################################################################
288 # THESE ARE THINGS YOU PROBABLY WANT TO SPECIFY #
289 ###############################################################################
291 # If you need extra header file search paths on all compiles, put the -I
292 # options in INCLUDE. If you want the extra searches only for certain
293 # parts of the build, see more specific xxx_INCLUDE variables below.
295 # INCLUDE=-I/example/include
297 # You need to specify some routers and transports if you want the Exim that you
298 # are building to be capable of delivering mail. You almost certainly need at
299 # least one type of lookup. You should consider whether you want to build
300 # the Exim monitor or not.
302 # If you need to override how pkg-config finds configuration files for
303 # installed software, then you can set that here; wildcards will be expanded.
305 # PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig : /opt/*/lib/pkgconfig
308 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
309 # These settings determine which individual router drivers are included in the
310 # Exim binary. There are no defaults in the code; those routers that are wanted
311 # must be defined here by setting the appropriate variables to the value "yes".
312 # Including a router in the binary does not cause it to be used automatically.
313 # It has also to be configured in the run time configuration file. By
314 # commenting out those you know you don't want to use, you can make the binary
315 # a bit smaller. If you are unsure, leave all of these included for now.
317 # If set to "2" instead of "yes" then the corresponding driver will be
318 # built as a module and must be installed into LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR (the name
320 # You need to add -export-dynamic -rdynamic to EXTRALIBS. You may also need to
321 # add -ldl to EXTRALIBS so that dlopen() is available to Exim. You need to
322 # define CFLAGS_DYNAIC and LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR below so the builds are done right,
323 # and so the exim binary actually loads dynamic lookup modules.
328 ROUTER_MANUALROUTE=yes
329 ROUTER_QUERYPROGRAM=yes
332 # This one is very special-purpose, so is not included by default.
334 # ROUTER_IPLOOKUP=yes
337 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
338 # These settings determine which individual transport drivers are included in
339 # the Exim binary. There are no defaults; those transports that are wanted must
340 # be defined here by setting the appropriate variables to the value "yes".
341 # Including a transport in the binary does not cause it to be used
342 # automatically. It has also to be configured in the run time configuration
343 # file. By commenting out those you know you don't want to use, you can make
344 # the binary a bit smaller. If you are unsure, leave all of these included for
347 # If set to "2" instead of "yes" then the corresponding driver will be
348 # built as a module and must be installed into LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR (the name
350 # You need to add -export-dynamic -rdynamic to EXTRALIBS. You may also need to
351 # add -ldl to EXTRALIBS so that dlopen() is available to Exim. You need to
352 # define CFLAGS_DYNAIC and LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR below so the builds are done right,
353 # and so the exim binary actually loads dynamic lookup modules.
354 # The smtp transport cannot be built as a module.
356 TRANSPORT_APPENDFILE=yes
357 TRANSPORT_AUTOREPLY=yes
361 # This one is special-purpose, and commonly not required, so it is not
362 # included by default.
367 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
368 # The appendfile transport can write messages to local mailboxes in a number
369 # of formats. The code for three specialist formats, maildir, mailstore, and
370 # MBX, is included only when requested. If you do not know what this is about,
371 # leave these settings commented out.
373 # SUPPORT_MAILDIR=yes
374 # SUPPORT_MAILSTORE=yes
378 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
379 # See below for dynamic lookup modules.
381 # If not using package management but using this anyway, then think about how
382 # you perform upgrades and revert them. You should consider the benefit of
383 # embedding the Exim version number into LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR, so that you can
384 # maintain two concurrent sets of modules.
386 # *BEWARE*: ability to modify the files in LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR is equivalent to
387 # the ability to modify the Exim binary, which is often setuid root! The Exim
388 # developers only intend this functionality be used by OS software packagers
389 # and we suggest that such packagings' integrity checks should be paranoid
390 # about the permissions of the directory and the files within.
392 # LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR=/usr/lib/exim/lookups/
394 # To build a module dynamically, you'll need to define CFLAGS_DYNAMIC for
396 # CFLAGS_DYNAMIC=-shared -rdynamic
397 # CFLAGS_DYNAMIC=-shared -rdynamic -fPIC
399 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
400 # These settings determine which file and database lookup methods are included
401 # in the binary. See the manual chapter entitled "File and database lookups"
402 # for discussion. DBM and lsearch (linear search) are included by default. If
403 # you are unsure about the others, leave them commented out for now.
404 # LOOKUP_DNSDB does *not* refer to general mail routing using the DNS. It is
405 # for the specialist case of using the DNS as a general database facility (not
407 # If set to "2" instead of "yes" then the corresponding lookup will be
408 # built as a module and must be installed into LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR. You need to
409 # add -export-dynamic -rdynamic to EXTRALIBS. You may also need to add -ldl to
410 # EXTRALIBS so that dlopen() is available to Exim. You need to define
411 # LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR above so the exim binary actually loads dynamic lookup
413 # Also, instead of adding all the libraries/includes to LOOKUP_INCLUDE and
414 # LOOKUP_LIBS, add them to the respective LOOKUP_*_INCLUDE and LOOKUP_*_LIBS
415 # (where * is the name as given here in this list). That ensures that only
416 # the dynamic library and not the exim binary will be linked against the
419 # PASSWD, DBM and DNSDB can be build as modules but there is little point since
420 # the accesses are always needed by the Exim core.
422 # For Redis you need to have hiredis installed on your system
423 # (https://github.com/redis/hiredis).
424 # Depending on where it is installed you may have to edit the CFLAGS
425 # (often += -I/usr/local/include) and LOOKUP_LIBS (-lhiredis) lines.
427 # If your system has pkg-config then the _INCLUDE/_LIBS setting can be
428 # handled for you automatically by also defining the _PC variable to reference
429 # the name of the pkg-config package, if such is available. This should not
430 # be done for module builds.
444 # LOOKUP_MYSQL_PC=mariadb
452 # LOOKUP_SQLITE_PC=sqlite3
455 # These two settings are obsolete; all three lookups are compiled when
456 # LOOKUP_LSEARCH is enabled. However, we retain these for backward
457 # compatibility. Setting one forces LOOKUP_LSEARCH if it is not set.
459 # LOOKUP_WILDLSEARCH=yes
460 # LOOKUP_NWILDLSEARCH=yes
464 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
465 # If you have set LOOKUP_LDAP, you should set LDAP_LIB_TYPE to indicate
466 # which LDAP library you have. Unfortunately, though most of their functions
467 # are the same, there are minor differences. Currently Exim knows about four
468 # LDAP libraries: the one from the University of Michigan (also known as
469 # OpenLDAP 1), OpenLDAP 2, the Netscape SDK library, and the library that comes
470 # with Solaris 7 onwards. Uncomment whichever of these you are using.
472 # LDAP_LIB_TYPE=OPENLDAP1
473 # LDAP_LIB_TYPE=OPENLDAP2
474 # LDAP_LIB_TYPE=NETSCAPE
475 # LDAP_LIB_TYPE=SOLARIS
477 # If you don't set any of these, Exim assumes the original University of
478 # Michigan (OpenLDAP 1) library.
480 # For building as a modules, set LOOKUP_LDAP_INCLUDE and LOOKUP_LDAP_LIBS
482 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
483 # The PCRE2 library is required for Exim. There is no longer an embedded
484 # version of the PCRE library included with the source code, instead you
485 # must use a system library or build your own copy of PCRE2.
486 # In either case you must specify the library link info here. If the
487 # PCRE2 header files are not in the standard search path you must also
488 # modify the INCLUDE path (above)
490 # Use PCRE_CONFIG to query the pcre-config command (first found in $PATH)
491 # to find the include files and libraries, else use PCRE_LIBS and set INCLUDE
498 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
499 # Comment out the following line to remove DANE support.
500 # Note: DANE support requires DNSSEC support (the default) and
501 # SUPPORT_TLS (the default). For DANE under GnuTLS we need an additional
502 # library. See TLS_LIBS or USE_GNUTLS_PC below.
506 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
507 # Additional libraries and include directories may be required for some
508 # lookup styles (e.g. LDAP, MYSQL or PGSQL). LOOKUP_LIBS is included only on
509 # the command for linking Exim itself, not on any auxiliary programs. You
510 # don't need to set LOOKUP_INCLUDE if the relevant directories are already
511 # specified in INCLUDE. The settings below are just examples; -lpq is for
512 # PostgreSQL, -lgds is for Interbase, -lsqlite3 is for SQLite, -lhiredis
513 # is for Redis, -ljansson for JSON.
515 # You do not need to use this for any lookup information added via pkg-config.
517 # Libraries being built as modules should be added to respective
518 # LOOKUP_*_INCLUDE and LOOKUP_*_LIBS rather than the the ones for the
519 # core exim build. This gets them linked with the module instead
521 # LSEARCH, DSEARCH & CDB have no external library needs.
522 # DNSDB needs the resolver library which the core uses anyway.
524 # LOOKUP_INCLUDE=-I /usr/local/ldap/include -I /usr/local/mysql/include -I /usr/local/pgsql/include
525 # LOOKUP_INCLUDE +=-I /usr/local/include
526 # LOOKUP_LIBS=-L/usr/local/lib -lldap -llber -lmysqlclient -lpq -lgds -lsqlite3 -llmdb
528 # LOOKUP_LIBS=-L/usr/local/lib -lldap -llber
529 # Some platforms may need this for LOOKUP_NIS:
530 #LOOKUP_LIBS += -lnsl
531 #LOOKUP_LIBS += -ljansson
532 #LOOKUP_LIBS += -lhiredis
534 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
535 # If you included LOOKUP_LMDB above you will need the library. Depending
536 # on where installed you may also need an include directory
538 # LOOKUP_INCLUDE += -I/usr/local/include
539 # LOOKUP_LIBS += -llmdb
540 # For dynamic-modules builds, use instead LOOKUP_LMDB_INCLUDE & LOOKUP_LMDB_LIBS
543 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
544 # Compiling the Exim monitor: If you want to compile the Exim monitor, a
545 # program that requires an X11 display, then EXIM_MONITOR should be set to the
546 # value "eximon.bin". De-comment this setting to enable compilation of the
547 # monitor. The locations of various X11 directories for libraries and include
548 # files are defaulted in the OS/Makefile-Default file, but can be overridden in
549 # local OS-specific make files.
551 # EXIM_MONITOR=eximon.bin
554 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
555 # Compiling Exim with content scanning support: If you want to compile Exim
556 # with support for message body content scanning, set WITH_CONTENT_SCAN to
557 # the value "yes". This will give you malware and spam scanning in the DATA ACL,
558 # and the MIME ACL. Please read the documentation to learn more about these
561 # WITH_CONTENT_SCAN=yes
563 # If you have content scanning you may wish to only include some of the scanner
564 # interfaces. Uncomment any of these lines to remove that code.
566 # DISABLE_MAL_FFROTD=yes
567 # DISABLE_MAL_FFROT6D=yes
568 # DISABLE_MAL_DRWEB=yes
569 # DISABLE_MAL_FSECURE=yes
570 # DISABLE_MAL_SOPHIE=yes
571 # DISABLE_MAL_CLAM=yes
572 # DISABLE_MAL_AVAST=yes
573 # DISABLE_MAL_SOCK=yes
574 # DISABLE_MAL_CMDLINE=yes
576 # These scanners are claimed to be no longer existent.
583 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
584 # If built with TLS, Exim includes code to support DKIM (DomainKeys Identified
585 # Mail, RFC4871) signing and verification. Verification of signatures is
586 # turned on by default. See the spec for information on conditionally
587 # disabling it. To disable the inclusion of the entire feature, set
588 # DISABLE_DKIM to "yes"
590 # It is possible to build the support as a dynamic-load module. In addition
591 # to not defining DISABLE_DKIM, define SUPPORT_DKIM=2. The usual rules on
592 # defines for includes and libs apply.
596 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
597 # Uncomment the following line to remove Per-Recipient-Data-Response support.
601 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
602 # Uncomment the following line to remove OCSP stapling support in TLS,
603 # from Exim. Note it can only be supported when built with
604 # GnuTLS 3.1.3 or later, or OpenSSL
608 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
609 # By default, Exim has support for checking the AD bit in a DNS response, to
610 # determine if DNSSEC validation was successful. If your system libraries
611 # do not support that bit, then set DISABLE_DNSSEC to "yes"
612 # Note: DNSSEC is required for DANE support.
616 # To disable support for Events set DISABLE_EVENT to "yes"
620 # Uncomment this line to remove support for early pipelining, per
621 # https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-harris-early-pipe/
622 # DISABLE_PIPE_CONNECT=yes
625 # Uncomment the following to remove the fast-ramp two-phase-queue-run support
626 # DISABLE_QUEUE_RAMP=yes
628 # Uncomment the following lines to add SRS (Sender Rewriting Scheme) support
629 # using only native facilities.
632 # Uncomment the following to remove support for the ESMTP extension "WELLKNOWN"
633 # DISABLE_WELLKNOWN=yes
636 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
637 # Compiling Exim with experimental features. These are documented in
638 # experimental-spec.txt. "Experimental" means that the way these features are
639 # implemented may still change. Backward compatibility is not guaranteed.
641 # Uncomment the following line to add support for talking to dccifd. This
642 # defaults the socket path to /usr/local/dcc/var/dccifd.
643 # This support also requires WITH_CONTENT_SCAN enabled.
645 # EXPERIMENTAL_DCC=yes
647 # Uncomment the following line to add DMARC checking capability, implemented
648 # using libopendmarc libraries. You must have SPF and DKIM support enabled also.
650 # If set to "2" instead of "yes" then the support will be
651 # built as a module and must be installed into LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR (the name
652 # is historic). The same rules as for other module builds apply; use
653 # SUPPORT_DMARC_{INCLUDE,LIBS}.
656 # CFLAGS += -I/usr/local/include
657 # LDFLAGS += -lopendmarc
659 # Uncomment the following if you need to change the default. You can
660 # override it at runtime (main config option dmarc_tld_file)
661 # DMARC_TLD_FILE=/etc/exim/opendmarc.tlds
663 # Library version libopendmarc-1.4.1-1.fc33.x86_64 (on Fedora 33) is known broken;
664 # 1.3.2-3 works. It seems that the OpenDMARC project broke their API.
665 # Use this option if you need to build with an old library (1.3.x)
668 # Uncomment the following line to add ARC (Authenticated Received Chain)
669 # support. You must have SPF and DKIM support enabled also.
670 # EXPERIMENTAL_ARC=yes
672 # Uncomment the following lines to add Brightmail AntiSpam support. You need
673 # to have the Brightmail client SDK installed. Please check the experimental
674 # documentation for implementation details. You need to edit the CFLAGS and
677 # EXPERIMENTAL_BRIGHTMAIL=yes
678 # CFLAGS += -I/opt/brightmail/bsdk-6.0/include
679 # LDFLAGS += -lxml2_single -lbmiclient_single -L/opt/brightmail/bsdk-6.0/lib
681 # Uncomment the following to include extra information in fail DSN message (bounces)
682 # EXPERIMENTAL_DSN_INFO=yes
684 # Uncomment the following line to add queuefile transport support
685 # EXPERIMENTAL_QUEUEFILE=yes
687 # Uncomment the following line to add XCLIENT support
688 # EXPERIMENTAL_XCLIENT=yes
690 ###############################################################################
691 # THESE ARE THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO SPECIFY #
692 ###############################################################################
694 # The items in this section are those that are commonly changed according to
695 # the sysadmin's preferences, but whose defaults are often acceptable. The
696 # first five are concerned with security issues, where differing levels of
697 # paranoia are appropriate in different environments. Sysadmins also vary in
698 # their views on appropriate levels of defence in these areas. If you do not
699 # understand these issues, go with the defaults, which are used by many sites.
702 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
703 # Which DBM library to use. If you do not specify a specific here, you get
704 # the platform default. Uncomment the pair of lines as preferred.
705 # Note: when changing an installation from one DB type to another all the
706 # hints-DB files, in spool/db, should be removed.
708 # gdbm in native mode
712 # gdbm in Berkeley-DB compatibility mode
714 # DBMLIB = -lgdbm -lgdbm_compat
729 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
730 # Although Exim is normally a setuid program, owned by root, it refuses to run
731 # local deliveries as root by default. There is a runtime option called
732 # "never_users" which lists the users that must never be used for local
733 # deliveries. There is also the setting below, which provides a list that
734 # cannot be overridden at runtime. This guards against problems caused by
735 # unauthorized changes to the runtime configuration. You are advised not to
736 # remove "root" from this option, but you can add other users if you want. The
737 # list is colon-separated. It must NOT contain any spaces.
739 # FIXED_NEVER_USERS=root:bin:daemon
740 FIXED_NEVER_USERS=root
743 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
744 # By default, Exim insists that its configuration file be owned by root. You
745 # can specify one additional permitted owner here.
749 # If the configuration file is group-writeable, Exim insists by default that it
750 # is owned by root. You can specify one additional permitted group owner here.
754 # If you specify CONFIGURE_OWNER or CONFIGURE_GROUP as a name, this is looked
755 # up at build time, and the uid or gid number is built into the binary.
756 # However, you can specify that the lookup is deferred until runtime. In this
757 # case, it is the name that is built into the binary. You can do this by a
758 # setting of the form:
760 # CONFIGURE_OWNER=ref:mail
761 # CONFIGURE_GROUP=ref:sysadmin
763 # In other words, put "ref:" in front of the user or group name. Although this
764 # costs a bit of resource at runtime, it is convenient to use this feature when
765 # building binaries that are to be run on multiple systems where the names may
766 # refer to different uids or gids. It also allows you to build Exim on a system
767 # where the relevant user or group is not defined.
770 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
771 # The -C option allows Exim to be run with an alternate runtime configuration
772 # file. When this is used by root, root privilege is retained by the binary
773 # (for any other caller including the Exim user, it is dropped). You can
774 # restrict the location of alternate configurations by defining a prefix below.
775 # Any file used with -C must then start with this prefix (except that /dev/null
776 # is also permitted if the caller is root, because that is used in the install
777 # script). If the prefix specifies a directory that is owned by root, a
778 # compromise of the Exim account does not permit arbitrary alternate
779 # configurations to be used. The prefix can be more restrictive than just a
780 # directory (the second example).
782 # ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX=/some/directory/
783 # ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX=/some/directory/exim.conf-
786 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
787 # When a user other than root uses the -C option to override the configuration
788 # file (including the Exim user when re-executing Exim to regain root
789 # privileges for local message delivery), this will normally cause Exim to
790 # drop root privileges. The TRUSTED_CONFIG_LIST option, specifies a file which
791 # contains a list of trusted configuration filenames, one per line. If the -C
792 # option is used by the Exim user or by the user specified in the
793 # CONFIGURE_OWNER setting, to specify a configuration file which is listed in
794 # the TRUSTED_CONFIG_LIST file, then root privileges are not dropped by Exim.
796 # TRUSTED_CONFIG_LIST=/usr/exim/trusted_configs
799 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
800 # Uncommenting this option disables the use of the -D command line option,
801 # which changes the values of macros in the runtime configuration file.
802 # This is another protection against somebody breaking into the Exim account.
804 # DISABLE_D_OPTION=yes
807 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
808 # By contrast, you might be maintaining a system which relies upon the ability
809 # to override values with -D and assumes that these will be passed through to
810 # the delivery processes. As of Exim 4.73, this is no longer the case by
811 # default. Going forward, we strongly recommend that you use a shim Exim
812 # configuration file owned by root stored under TRUSTED_CONFIG_LIST.
813 # That shim can set macros before .include'ing your main configuration file.
815 # As a strictly transient measure to ease migration to 4.73, the
816 # WHITELIST_D_MACROS value defines a colon-separated list of macro-names
817 # which are permitted to be overridden from the command-line which will be
818 # honoured by the Exim user. So these are macros that can persist to delivery
820 # Examples might be -DTLS or -DSPOOL=/some/dir. The values on the
821 # command-line are filtered to only permit: [A-Za-z0-9_/.-]*
823 # This option is highly likely to be removed in a future release. It exists
824 # only to make 4.73 as easy as possible to migrate to. If you use it, we
825 # encourage you to schedule time to rework your configuration to not depend
826 # upon it. Most people should not need to use this.
828 # By default, no macros are whitelisted for -D usage.
830 # WHITELIST_D_MACROS=TLS:SPOOL
832 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
833 # Exim has support for the AUTH (authentication) extension of the SMTP
834 # protocol, as defined by RFC 2554. If you don't know what SMTP authentication
835 # is, you probably won't want to include this code, so you should leave these
836 # settings commented out. If you do want to make use of SMTP authentication,
837 # you must uncomment at least one of the following, so that appropriate code is
838 # included in the Exim binary. You will then need to set up the run time
839 # configuration to make use of the mechanism(s) selected.
841 # If set to "2" instead of "yes" then the corresponding driver will be
842 # built as a module and must be installed into LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR (the name
844 # You need to add -export-dynamic -rdynamic to EXTRALIBS. You may also need to
845 # add -ldl to EXTRALIBS so that dlopen() is available to Exim. You need to
846 # define CFLAGS_DYNAMIC and LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR below so the builds are done
847 # right and so the exim binary actually loads dynamic lookup modules.
849 # Libraries being built as modules should be added to respective
850 # LOOKUP_*_INCLUDE and LOOKUP_*_LIBS rather than the the ones for the
851 # core exim build. This gets them linked with the module instead.
852 # The heimdal does build but we have no test coverage so it is not know to work.
855 # AUTH_CYRUS_SASL=yes
859 # AUTH_GSASL_PC=libgsasl
860 # AUTH_HEIMDAL_GSSAPI=yes
861 # AUTH_HEIMDAL_GSSAPI_PC=heimdal-gssapi
862 # AUTH_HEIMDAL_GSSAPI_PC=heimdal-gssapi heimdal-krb5
867 # Heimdal through 1.5 required pkg-config 'heimdal-gssapi'; Heimdal 7.1
868 # requires multiple pkg-config files to work with Exim, so the second example
871 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
872 # If you specified AUTH_CYRUS_SASL above, you should ensure that you have the
873 # Cyrus SASL library installed before trying to build Exim, and you probably
874 # want to uncomment the first line below.
875 # Similarly for GNU SASL, unless pkg-config is used via AUTH_GSASL_PC.
876 # Ditto for AUTH_HEIMDAL_GSSAPI(_PC).
880 # AUTH_LIBS=-lgssapi -lheimntlm -lkrb5 -lhx509 -lcom_err -lhcrypto -lasn1 -lwind -lroken -lcrypt
882 # If using AUTH_GSASL with SCRAM methods, you should also be defining
883 # SUPPORT_I18N to get standards-conformant support of utf8 normalization.
886 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
887 # When Exim is decoding MIME "words" in header lines, most commonly for use
888 # in the $header_xxx expansion, it converts any foreign character sets to the
889 # one that is set in the headers_charset option. The default setting is
890 # defined by this setting:
892 HEADERS_CHARSET="ISO-8859-1"
894 # If you are going to make use of $header_xxx expansions in your configuration
895 # file, or if your users are going to use them in filter files, and the normal
896 # character set on your host is something other than ISO-8859-1, you might
897 # like to specify a different default here. This value can be overridden in
898 # the runtime configuration, and it can also be overridden in individual filter
901 # IMPORTANT NOTE: The iconv() function is needed for character code
902 # conversions. Please see the next item...
905 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
906 # Character code conversions are possible only if the iconv() function is
907 # installed on your operating system. There are two places in Exim where this
908 # is relevant: (a) The $header_xxx expansion (see the previous item), and (b)
909 # the Sieve filter support. For those OS where iconv() is known to be installed
910 # as standard, the file in OS/Makefile-xxxx contains
914 # If you are not using one of those systems, but have installed iconv(), you
915 # need to uncomment that line above. In some cases, you may find that iconv()
916 # and its header file are not in the default places. You might need to use
917 # something like this:
920 # CFLAGS=-O -I/usr/local/include
921 # EXTRALIBS_EXIM=-L/usr/local/lib -liconv
923 # but of course there may need to be other things in CFLAGS and EXTRALIBS_EXIM
926 # nb: FreeBSD as of 4.89 defines LIBICONV_PLUG to pick up the system iconv
927 # more reliably. If you explicitly want the libiconv Port then as well
928 # as adding -liconv you'll want to unset LIBICONV_PLUG. If you actually need
929 # this, let us know, but for now the Exim Maintainers are assuming that this
930 # is uncommon and so you'll need to edit OS/os.h-FreeBSD yourself to remove
934 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
935 # The passwords for user accounts are normally encrypted with the crypt()
936 # function. Comparisons with encrypted passwords can be done using Exim's
937 # "crypteq" expansion operator. (This is commonly used as part of the
938 # configuration of an authenticator for use with SMTP AUTH.) At least one
939 # operating system has an extended function called crypt16(), which uses up to
940 # 16 characters of a password (the normal crypt() uses only the first 8). Exim
941 # supports the use of crypt16() as well as crypt() but note the warning below.
943 # You can always indicate a crypt16-encrypted password by preceding it with
944 # "{crypt16}". If you want the default handling (without any preceding
945 # indicator) to use crypt16(), uncomment the following line:
947 # DEFAULT_CRYPT=crypt16
949 # If you do that, you can still access the basic crypt() function by preceding
950 # an encrypted password with "{crypt}". For more details, see the description
951 # of the "crypteq" condition in the manual chapter on string expansions.
953 # Some operating systems do not include a crypt16() function, so Exim has one
954 # of its own, which it uses unless HAVE_CRYPT16 is defined. Normally, that will
955 # be set in an OS-specific Makefile for the OS that have such a function, so
956 # you should not need to bother with it.
958 # *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING ***
959 # It turns out that the above is not entirely accurate. As well as crypt16()
960 # there is a function called bigcrypt() that some operating systems have. This
961 # may or may not use the same algorithm, and both of them may be different to
962 # Exim's built-in crypt16() that is used unless HAVE_CRYPT16 is defined.
964 # However, since there is now a move away from the traditional crypt()
965 # functions towards using SHA1 and other algorithms, tidying up this area of
966 # Exim is seen as very low priority. In practice, if you need to, you can
967 # define DEFAULT_CRYPT to the name of any function that has the same interface
968 # as the traditional crypt() function.
969 # *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING ***
972 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
973 # The default distribution of Exim contains only the plain text form of the
974 # documentation. Other forms are available separately. If you want to install
975 # the documentation in "info" format, first fetch the Texinfo documentation
976 # sources from the ftp directory and unpack them, which should create files
977 # with the extension "texinfo" in the doc directory. You may find that the
978 # version number of the texinfo files is different to your Exim version number,
979 # because the main documentation isn't updated as often as the code. For
980 # example, if you have Exim version 4.43, the source tarball unpacks into a
981 # directory called exim-4.43, but the texinfo tarball unpacks into exim-4.40.
982 # In this case, move the contents of exim-4.40/doc into exim-4.43/doc after you
983 # have unpacked them. Then set INFO_DIRECTORY to the location of your info
984 # directory. This varies from system to system, but is often /usr/share/info.
985 # Once you have done this, "make install" will build the info files and
986 # install them in the directory you have defined.
988 # INFO_DIRECTORY=/usr/share/info
991 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
992 # Exim log directory and files: Exim creates several log files inside a
993 # single log directory. You can define the directory and the form of the
994 # log file name here. If you do not set anything, Exim creates a directory
995 # called "log" inside its spool directory (see SPOOL_DIRECTORY above) and uses
996 # the filenames "mainlog", "paniclog", and "rejectlog". If you want to change
997 # this, you can set LOG_FILE_PATH to a path name containing one occurrence of
998 # %s. This will be replaced by one of the strings "main", "panic", or "reject"
999 # to form the final file names. Some installations may want something like this:
1001 # LOG_FILE_PATH=/var/log/exim_%slog
1003 # which results in files with names /var/log/exim_mainlog, etc. The directory
1004 # in which the log files are placed must exist; Exim does not try to create
1005 # it for itself. It is also your responsibility to ensure that Exim is capable
1006 # of writing files using this path name. The Exim user (see EXIM_USER above)
1007 # must be able to create and update files in the directory you have specified.
1009 # You can also configure Exim to use syslog, instead of or as well as log
1010 # files, by settings such as these
1012 # LOG_FILE_PATH=syslog
1013 # LOG_FILE_PATH=syslog:/var/log/exim_%slog
1015 # The first of these uses only syslog; the second uses syslog and also writes
1016 # to log files. Do not include white space in such a setting as it messes up
1017 # the building process.
1020 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1021 # When logging to syslog, the following option caters for syslog replacements
1022 # that are able to accept log entries longer than the 1024 characters allowed
1023 # by RFC 3164. It is up to you to make sure your syslog daemon can handle this.
1024 # Non-printable characters are usually unacceptable regardless, so log entries
1025 # are still split on newline characters.
1027 # SYSLOG_LONG_LINES=yes
1029 # If you are not interested in the process identifier (pid) of the Exim that is
1030 # making the call to syslog, then comment out the following line.
1035 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1036 # Cycling log files: this variable specifies the maximum number of old
1037 # log files that are kept by the exicyclog log-cycling script. You don't have
1038 # to use exicyclog. If your operating system has other ways of cycling log
1039 # files, you can use them instead. The exicyclog script isn't run by default;
1040 # you have to set up a cron job for it if you want it.
1045 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1046 # The compress command is used by the exicyclog script to compress old log
1047 # files. Both the name of the command and the suffix that it adds to files
1048 # need to be defined here. See also the EXICYCLOG_MAX configuration.
1050 COMPRESS_COMMAND=/usr/bin/gzip
1054 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1055 # If the exigrep utility is fed compressed log files, it tries to uncompress
1056 # them using this command.
1058 # Leave it empty to enforce autodetection at runtime:
1061 # Omit the path if you want to use your system's PATH:
1064 # Or specify the full pathname:
1065 ZCAT_COMMAND=/usr/bin/zcat
1067 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1068 # Compiling in support for embedded Perl: If you want to be able to
1069 # use Perl code in Exim's string manipulation language and you have Perl
1070 # (version 5.004 or later) installed, set EXIM_PERL to perl.o. Using embedded
1071 # Perl costs quite a lot of resources. Only do this if you really need it.
1076 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1077 # Support for dynamically-loaded string expansion functions via ${dlfunc. If
1078 # you are using gcc the dynamically-loaded object must be compiled with the
1079 # -shared option, and you will need to add -export-dynamic to EXTRALIBS so
1080 # that the local_scan API is made available by the linker. You may also need
1081 # to add -ldl to EXTRALIBS so that dlopen() is available to Exim.
1086 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1087 # Exim has support for PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules), a facility
1088 # which is available in the latest releases of Solaris and in some GNU/Linux
1089 # distributions (see http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/). The Exim
1090 # support, which is intended for use in conjunction with the SMTP AUTH
1091 # facilities, is included only when requested by the following setting:
1093 # For a dynamic module build add SUPPORT_PAM=2 and SUPPORT_PAM_LIBS=-lpam
1097 # You probably need to add -lpam to EXTRALIBS, and in some releases of
1098 # GNU/Linux -ldl is also needed.
1101 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1104 # If you may want to use outbound (client-side) proxying, using Socks5,
1105 # uncomment the line below.
1109 # If you may want to use inbound (server-side) proxying, using Proxy Protocol,
1110 # uncomment the line below.
1115 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1116 # Internationalisation.
1118 # Uncomment the following to include Internationalisation features. This is the
1119 # SMTPUTF8 ESMTP extension, and associated facilities for handling UTF8 domain
1120 # and localparts, per RFC 3490 (IDNA2003).
1121 # You need to have the IDN library installed.
1122 # If you want IDNA2008 mappings per RFCs 5890, 6530 and 6533, you additionally
1123 # need libidn2 and SUPPORT_I18N_2008.
1127 # SUPPORT_I18N_2008=yes
1128 # LDFLAGS += -lidn -lidn2
1131 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1132 # Uncomment the following lines to add SPF support. You need to have libspf2
1133 # installed on your system (www.libspf2.org). Depending on where it is installed
1134 # you may have to edit the CFLAGS and LDFLAGS lines.
1136 # If set to "2" instead of "yes" then the support will be
1137 # built as a module and must be installed into LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR (the name
1138 # is historic). The same rules as for other module builds apply; use
1139 # SUPPORT_SPF_{INCLUDE,LIBS}.
1142 # CFLAGS += -I/usr/local/include
1146 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1147 # Support for authentication via Radius is also available. The Exim support,
1148 # which is intended for use in conjunction with the SMTP AUTH facilities,
1149 # is included only when requested by setting the following parameter to the
1150 # location of your Radius configuration file:
1152 # For a dynamic module build add SUPPORT_RADIUS=2 and (if needed)
1153 # SUPPORT_RADIUS_LIBS=-l<foo>
1155 # RADIUS_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/radiusclient/radiusclient.conf
1156 # RADIUS_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/radius.conf
1158 # If you have set RADIUS_CONFIG_FILE, you should also set one of these to
1159 # indicate which RADIUS library is used:
1161 # RADIUS_LIB_TYPE=RADIUSCLIENT
1162 # RADIUS_LIB_TYPE=RADIUSCLIENTNEW
1163 # RADIUS_LIB_TYPE=RADLIB
1165 # RADIUSCLIENT is the radiusclient library; you probably need to add
1166 # -lradiusclient to EXTRALIBS.
1168 # The API for the radiusclient library was changed at release 0.4.0.
1169 # Unfortunately, the header file does not define a version number that clients
1170 # can use to support both the old and new APIs. If you are using version 0.4.0
1171 # or later of the radiusclient library, you should use RADIUSCLIENTNEW.
1173 # RADLIB is the Radius library that comes with FreeBSD (the header file is
1174 # called radlib.h); you probably need to add -lradius to EXTRALIBS.
1176 # If you do not set RADIUS_LIB_TYPE, Exim assumes the radiusclient library,
1177 # using the original API.
1180 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1181 # Support for authentication via the Cyrus SASL pwcheck daemon is available.
1182 # Note, however, that pwcheck is now deprecated in favour of saslauthd (see
1183 # next item). The Exim support for pwcheck, which is intented for use in
1184 # conjunction with the SMTP AUTH facilities, is included only when requested by
1185 # setting the following parameter to the location of the pwcheck daemon's
1188 # There is no need to install all of SASL on your system. You just need to run
1189 # ./configure --with-pwcheck, cd to the pwcheck directory within the sources,
1190 # make and make install. You must create the socket directory (default
1191 # /var/pwcheck) and chown it to Exim's user and group. Once you have installed
1192 # pwcheck, you should arrange for it to be started by root at boot time.
1194 # CYRUS_PWCHECK_SOCKET=/var/pwcheck/pwcheck
1197 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1198 # Support for authentication via the Cyrus SASL saslauthd daemon is available.
1199 # The Exim support, which is intended for use in conjunction with the SMTP AUTH
1200 # facilities, is included only when requested by setting the following
1201 # parameter to the location of the saslauthd daemon's socket.
1203 # There is no need to install all of SASL on your system. You just need to run
1204 # ./configure --with-saslauthd (and any other options you need, for example, to
1205 # select or deselect authentication mechanisms), cd to the saslauthd directory
1206 # within the sources, make and make install. You must create the socket
1207 # directory (default /var/state/saslauthd) and chown it to Exim's user and
1208 # group. Once you have installed saslauthd, you should arrange for it to be
1209 # started by root at boot time.
1211 # CYRUS_SASLAUTHD_SOCKET=/var/state/saslauthd/mux
1214 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1215 # TCP wrappers: If you want to use tcpwrappers from within Exim, uncomment
1216 # this setting. See the manual section entitled "Use of tcpwrappers" in the
1217 # chapter on building and installing Exim.
1219 # USE_TCP_WRAPPERS=yes
1221 # You may well also have to specify a local "include" file and an additional
1222 # library for TCP wrappers, so you probably need something like this:
1224 # USE_TCP_WRAPPERS=yes
1225 # CFLAGS=-O -I/usr/local/include
1226 # EXTRALIBS_EXIM=-L/usr/local/lib -lwrap
1228 # but of course there may need to be other things in CFLAGS and EXTRALIBS_EXIM
1231 # To use a name other than exim in the tcpwrappers config file,
1232 # e.g. if you're running multiple daemons with different access lists,
1233 # or multiple MTAs with the same access list, define
1234 # TCP_WRAPPERS_DAEMON_NAME accordingly
1236 # TCP_WRAPPERS_DAEMON_NAME="exim"
1239 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1240 # The default action of the exim_install script (which is run by "make
1241 # install") is to install the Exim binary with a unique name such as
1242 # exim-4.43-1, and then set up a symbolic link called "exim" to reference it,
1243 # moving the symbolic link from any previous version. If you define NO_SYMLINK
1244 # (the value doesn't matter), the symbolic link is not created or moved. You
1245 # will then have to "turn Exim on" by setting up the link manually.
1250 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1251 # Another default action of the install script is to install a default runtime
1252 # configuration file if one does not exist. This configuration has a router for
1253 # expanding system aliases. The default assumes that these aliases are kept
1254 # in the traditional file called /etc/aliases. If such a file does not exist,
1255 # the installation script creates one that contains just comments (no actual
1256 # aliases). The following setting can be changed to specify a different
1257 # location for the system alias file.
1259 SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE=/etc/aliases
1262 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1263 # There are some testing options (-be, -bt, -bv) that read data from the
1264 # standard input when no arguments are supplied. By default, the input lines
1265 # are read using the standard fgets() function. This does not support line
1266 # editing during interactive input (though the terminal's "erase" character
1267 # works as normal). If your operating system has the readline() function, and
1268 # in addition supports dynamic loading of library functions, you can cause
1269 # Exim to use readline() for the -be testing option (only) by uncommenting the
1270 # following setting. Dynamic loading is used so that the library is loaded only
1271 # when the -be testing option is given; by the time the loading occurs,
1272 # Exim has given up its root privilege and is running as the calling user. This
1273 # is the reason why readline() is NOT supported for -bt and -bv, because Exim
1274 # runs as root or as exim, respectively, for those options. When USE_READLINE
1275 # is "yes", as well as supporting line editing, a history of input lines in the
1276 # current run is maintained.
1280 # You may need to add -ldl to EXTRALIBS when you set USE_READLINE=yes.
1281 # Note that this option adds to the size of the Exim binary, because the
1282 # dynamic loading library is not otherwise included.
1284 # If libreadline is not in the normal library paths, then because Exim is
1285 # setuid you'll need to ensure that the correct directory is stamped into
1286 # the binary so that dlopen will find it.
1287 # Eg, on macOS/Darwin with a third-party install of libreadline, perhaps:
1289 # EXTRALIBS_EXIM+=-Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/opt/readline/lib
1292 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1293 # Uncomment this setting to include IPv6 support.
1297 ###############################################################################
1298 # THINGS YOU ALMOST NEVER NEED TO MENTION #
1299 ###############################################################################
1301 # The settings in this section are available for use in special circumstances.
1302 # In the vast majority of installations you need not change anything below.
1305 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1306 # The following commands live in different places in some OS. Either the
1307 # ultimate default settings, or the OS-specific files should already point to
1308 # the right place, but they can be overridden here if necessary. These settings
1309 # are used when building various scripts to ensure that the correct paths are
1310 # used when the scripts are run. They are not used in the Makefile itself. Perl
1311 # is not necessary for running Exim unless you set EXIM_PERL (see above) to get
1312 # it embedded, but there are some utilities that are Perl scripts. If you
1313 # haven't got Perl, Exim will still build and run; you just won't be able to
1314 # use those utilities.
1316 # CHOWN_COMMAND=/usr/bin/chown
1317 # CHGRP_COMMAND=/usr/bin/chgrp
1318 # CHMOD_COMMAND=/usr/bin/chmod
1319 # MV_COMMAND=/bin/mv
1320 # RM_COMMAND=/bin/rm
1321 # TOUCH_COMMAND=/usr/bin/touch
1322 # PERL_COMMAND=/usr/bin/perl
1325 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1326 # The following macro can be used to change the command for building a library
1327 # of functions. By default the "ar" command is used, with options "cq".
1328 # Only in rare circumstances should you need to change this.
1333 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1334 # In some operating systems, the value of the TMPDIR environment variable
1335 # controls where temporary files are created. Exim does not make use of
1336 # temporary files, except when delivering to MBX mailboxes. However, if Exim
1337 # calls any external libraries (e.g. DBM libraries), they may use temporary
1338 # files, and thus be influenced by the value of TMPDIR. For this reason, when
1339 # Exim starts, it checks the environment for TMPDIR, and if it finds it is set,
1340 # it replaces the value with what is defined here. Commenting this setting
1341 # suppresses the check altogether. Older installations call this macro
1342 # just TMPDIR, but this has side effects at build time. At runtime
1343 # TMPDIR is checked as before.
1348 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1349 # The following macros can be used to change the default modes that are used
1350 # by the appendfile transport. In most installations the defaults are just
1351 # fine, and in any case, you can change particular instances of the transport
1352 # at run time if you want.
1354 # APPENDFILE_MODE=0600
1355 # APPENDFILE_DIRECTORY_MODE=0700
1356 # APPENDFILE_LOCKFILE_MODE=0600
1359 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1360 # In some installations there may be multiple machines sharing file systems,
1361 # where a different configuration file is required for Exim on the different
1362 # machines. If CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_NODE is defined, then Exim will first look
1363 # for a configuration file whose name is that defined by CONFIGURE_FILE,
1364 # with the node name obtained by uname() tacked on the end, separated by a
1365 # period (for example, /usr/exim/configure.host.in.some.domain). If this file
1366 # does not exist, then the bare configuration file name is tried.
1368 # CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_NODE=yes
1371 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1372 # In some esoteric configurations two different versions of Exim are run,
1373 # with different setuid values, and different configuration files are required
1374 # to handle the different cases. If CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_EUID is defined, then
1375 # Exim will first look for a configuration file whose name is that defined
1376 # by CONFIGURE_FILE, with the effective uid tacked on the end, separated by
1377 # a period (for example, /usr/exim/configure.0). If this file does not exist,
1378 # then the bare configuration file name is tried. In the case when both
1379 # CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_EUID and CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_NODE are set, four files
1380 # are tried: <name>.<euid>.<node>, <name>.<node>, <name>.<euid>, and <name>.
1382 # CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_EUID=yes
1385 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1386 # The size of the delivery buffers: These specify the sizes (in bytes) of
1387 # the buffers that are used when copying a message from the spool to a
1388 # destination. There is rarely any need to change these values.
1390 # DELIVER_IN_BUFFER_SIZE=8192
1391 # DELIVER_OUT_BUFFER_SIZE=8192
1394 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1395 # The mode of the database directory: Exim creates a directory called "db"
1396 # in its spool directory, to hold its databases of hints. This variable
1397 # determines the mode of the created directory. The default value in the
1400 # EXIMDB_DIRECTORY_MODE=0750
1403 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1404 # Database file mode: The mode of files created in the "db" directory defaults
1405 # to 0640 in the source, and can be changed here.
1410 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1411 # Database lock file mode: The mode of zero-length files created in the "db"
1412 # directory to use for locking purposes defaults to 0640 in the source, and
1413 # can be changed here.
1415 # EXIMDB_LOCKFILE_MODE=0640
1418 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1419 # This parameter sets the maximum length of the header portion of a message
1420 # that Exim is prepared to process. The default setting is one megabyte. The
1421 # limit exists in order to catch rogue mailers that might connect to your SMTP
1422 # port, start off a header line, and then just pump junk at it for ever. The
1423 # message_size_limit option would also catch this, but it may not be set.
1424 # The value set here is the default; it can be changed at runtime.
1426 # HEADER_MAXSIZE="(1024*1024)"
1429 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1430 # The mode of the input directory: The input directory is where messages are
1431 # kept while awaiting delivery. Exim creates it if necessary, using a mode
1432 # which can be defined here (default 0750).
1434 # INPUT_DIRECTORY_MODE=0750
1437 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1438 # The mode of Exim's log directory, when it is created by Exim inside the spool
1439 # directory, defaults to 0750 but can be changed here.
1441 # LOG_DIRECTORY_MODE=0750
1444 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1445 # The log files themselves are created as required, with a mode that defaults
1446 # to 0640, but which can be changed here.
1451 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1452 # The TESTDB lookup is for performing tests on the handling of lookup results,
1453 # and is not useful for general running. It should be included only when
1454 # debugging the code of Exim.
1459 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1460 # /bin/sh is used by default as the shell in which to run commands that are
1461 # defined in the makefiles. This can be changed if necessary, by uncommenting
1462 # this line and specifying another shell, but note that a Bourne-compatible
1463 # shell is expected.
1465 # MAKE_SHELL=/bin/sh
1468 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1469 # The maximum number of named lists of each type (address, domain, host, and
1470 # local part) can be increased by changing this value. It should be set to
1476 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1477 # Network interfaces: Unless you set the local_interfaces option in the runtime
1478 # configuration file to restrict Exim to certain interfaces only, it will run
1479 # code to find all the interfaces there are on your host. Unfortunately,
1480 # the call to the OS that does this requires a buffer large enough to hold
1481 # data for all the interfaces - it was designed in the days when a host rarely
1482 # had more than three or four interfaces. Nowadays hosts can have very many
1483 # virtual interfaces running on the same hardware. If you have more than 250
1484 # virtual interfaces, you will need to uncomment this setting and increase the
1490 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1491 # Per-message logs: While a message is in the process of being delivered,
1492 # comments on its progress are written to a message log, for the benefit of
1493 # human administrators. These logs are held in a directory called "msglog"
1494 # in the spool directory. Its mode defaults to 0750, but can be changed here.
1495 # The message log directory is also used for storing files that are used by
1496 # transports for returning data to a message's sender (see the "return_output"
1497 # option for transports).
1499 # MSGLOG_DIRECTORY_MODE=0750
1502 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1503 # There are three options which are used when compiling the Perl interface and
1504 # when linking with Perl. The default values for these are placed automatically
1505 # at the head of the Makefile by the script which builds it. However, if you
1506 # want to override them, you can do so here.
1513 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1514 # If you wish to disable valgrind in the binary, define NVALGRIND=1.
1515 # This should not be needed.
1519 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1520 # Identifying the daemon: When an Exim daemon starts up, it writes its pid
1521 # (process id) to a file so that it can easily be identified. The path of the
1522 # file can be specified here. Some installations may want something like this:
1524 # PID_FILE_PATH=/var/lock/exim.pid
1526 # If PID_FILE_PATH is not defined, Exim writes a file in its spool directory
1527 # using the name "exim-daemon.pid".
1529 # If you start up a daemon without the -bd option (for example, with just
1530 # the -q15m option), a pid file is not written. Also, if you override the
1531 # configuration file with the -oX option, no pid file is written. In other
1532 # words, the pid file is written only for a "standard" daemon.
1535 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1536 # If Exim creates the spool directory, it is given this mode, defaulting in the
1539 # SPOOL_DIRECTORY_MODE=0750
1542 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1543 # The mode of files on the input spool which hold the contents of messages can
1544 # be changed here. The default is 0640 so that information from the spool is
1545 # available to anyone who is a member of the Exim group.
1550 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1551 # Moving frozen messages: If the following is uncommented, Exim is compiled
1552 # with support for automatically moving frozen messages out of the main spool
1553 # directory, a facility that is found useful by some large installations. A
1554 # run time option is required to cause the moving actually to occur. Such
1555 # messages become "invisible" to the normal management tools.
1557 # SUPPORT_MOVE_FROZEN_MESSAGES=yes
1560 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1561 # Expanding match_* second parameters: BE CAREFUL IF ENABLING THIS!
1562 # It has proven too easy in practice for administrators to configure security
1563 # problems into their Exim install, by treating match_domain{}{} and friends
1564 # as a form of string comparison, where the second string comes from untrusted
1565 # data. Because these options take lists, which can include lookup;LOOKUPDATA
1566 # style elements, a foe can then cause Exim to, eg, execute an arbitrary MySQL
1567 # query, dropping tables.
1568 # From Exim 4.77 onwards, the second parameter is not expanded; it can still
1569 # be a list literal, or a macro, or a named list reference. There is also
1570 # the new expansion condition "inlisti" which does expand the second parameter,
1571 # but treats it as a list of strings; also, there's "eqi" which is probably
1572 # what is normally wanted.
1574 # If you really need to have the old behaviour, know what you are doing and
1575 # will not complain if your system is compromised as a result of doing so, then
1576 # uncomment this option to get the old behaviour back.
1578 # EXPAND_LISTMATCH_RHS=yes
1580 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1581 # Disabling the use of fsync(): DO NOT UNCOMMENT THE FOLLOWING LINE unless you
1582 # really, really, really know what you are doing. And even then, think again.
1583 # You should never uncomment this when compiling a binary for distribution.
1584 # Use it only when compiling Exim for your own use.
1586 # Uncommenting this line enables the use of a runtime option called
1587 # disable_fsync, which can be used to stop Exim using fsync() to ensure that
1588 # files are written to disc before proceeding. When this is disabled, crashes
1589 # and hardware problems such as power outages can cause data to be lost. This
1590 # feature should only be used in very exceptional circumstances. YOU HAVE BEEN
1593 # ENABLE_DISABLE_FSYNC=yes
1595 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1596 # For development, add this to include code to time various stages and report.
1597 # CFLAGS += -DMEASURE_TIMING
1599 # For a very slightly smaller build, for constrained systems, uncomment this.
1600 # The feature involved is purely for debugging.
1602 # DISABLE_CLIENT_CMD_LOG=yes
1604 # End of EDITME for Exim.