1 $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt,v 1.12 2005/11/15 16:10:51 ph10 Exp $
6 This file contains complete lists of four 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 4.60.
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_not_smtp_mime string* unset main 4.51 with content scan
56 acl_smtp_auth string* unset main 4.00
57 acl_smtp_connect string* unset main 4.11
58 acl_smtp_data string* unset main 4.00
59 acl_smtp_etrn string* unset main 4.00
60 acl_smtp_expn string* unset main 4.00
61 acl_smtp_helo string* unset main 4.20
62 acl_smtp_mail string* unset main 4.11
63 acl_smtp_mailauth string* unset main 4.21
64 acl_smtp_mime string* unset main 4.50 with content scan
65 acl_smtp_predata string* unset main 4.43
66 acl_smtp_quit string* unset main 4.43
67 acl_smtp_rcpt string* unset main 4.00
68 acl_smtp_starttls string* unset main 4.11
69 acl_smtp_vrfy string* unset main 4.00
70 address_data string* unset routers 4.00
71 address_test boolean true routers 4.14
72 admin_groups string list unset main 3.02
73 allow_domain_literals boolean false main 4.00 replacing forbid_domain_literals
74 allow_commands string list* unset pipe 1.89
75 allow_defer boolean false redirect 4.00
76 allow_fail boolean false redirect 4.00
77 allow_filter boolean false redirect 4.00
78 allow_freeze boolean false redirect 4.00
79 allow_fifo boolean false appendfile 3.13
80 allow_localhost boolean false smtp 1.73
81 allow_mx_to_ip boolean false main 3.14
82 allow_symlink boolean false appendfile
83 allow_utf8_domains boolean false main 4.14
84 auth_advertise_hosts host list "*" main 4.00
85 authenticated_sender string* unset smtp 4.14
86 authenticate_hosts host list unset smtp 3.13
87 auto_thaw time 0s main
88 av_scanner string* + main 4.50 with content scan
89 batch_id string unset appendfile 4.00
92 batch_max integer 100 appendfile
95 bcc string* unset autoreply
96 bi_command string unset main
97 body_only boolean false transports 2.05
98 bounce_message_file string unset main 4.00
99 bounce_message_text string unset main 4.00
100 bounce_return_body boolean true main 4.23
101 bounce_return_message boolean true main 4.00
102 bounce_return_size_limit int 100K main 4.23 better name for return_size_limit
103 bounce_sender_authentication string unset main 4.00
104 callout_domain_negative_expire time 3h main 4.11
105 callout_domain_positive_expire time 7d main 4.11
106 callout_negative_expire time 2h main 4.11
107 callout_positive_expire time 24h main 4.11
108 callout_random_local_part string* + main 4.11
109 cannot_route_message string* unset routers 4.11
110 caseful_local_part boolean false routers 4.00
111 cc string* unset autoreply
112 check_ancestor boolean false redirect 4.00
113 check_group boolean false appendfile
115 check_local_user boolean false routers 4.00
116 check_log_inodes integer 0 main
117 check_log_space integer 0 main
118 check_owner boolean true appendfile 3.14
120 check_rfc2047_length boolean true main 4.60
121 check_secondary_mx boolean false dnslookup 4.00
122 check_spool_inodes integer 0 main
123 check_spool_space integer 0 main
124 check_string string "From " appendfile 3.03
126 check_srv string* unset dnslookup 4.31
127 client_name string* + cram_md5 3.10
128 client_secret string* unset cram_md5 3.10
129 client_send string* unset plaintext 3.10
130 command string* unset lmtp 3.20
132 unset queryprogram 4.00
133 command_group string unset queryprogram 4.00
134 command_timeout time 5m smtp
135 command_user string unset queryprogram 4.00
136 condition string* unset routers 4.00
137 connect_timeout time 0s smtp 1.60
138 connection_max_messages integer 500 smtp 4.00 replaces batch_max
139 create_directory boolean true appendfile
140 create_file string "anywhere" appendfile
141 current_directory string unset transports 4.00
142 unset queryprogram 4.00
143 daemon_smtp_ports string unset main 1.75 pluralised in 4.21
144 daemon_startup_retries int 9 main 4.52
145 daemon_startup_sleep time 30s main 4.52
146 data string unset redirect 4.00
147 data_timeout time 5m smtp
148 debug_print string* unset authenticators 4.00
150 unset transports 2.00
151 delay_after_cutoff boolean true smtp
152 delay_warning time list 24h main
153 delay_warning_condition string* + main 1.73
154 deliver_drop_privilege boolean false main 4.00
155 deliver_queue_load_max fixed-point unset main 1.70
156 delivery_date_add boolean false transports
157 delivery_date_remove boolean true main
158 directory string* unset appendfile
159 directory_mode octal-integer 0700 appendfile
160 directory_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
161 disable_logging boolean false routers 4.11
162 disable_logging boolean false transports 4.11
163 dns_again_means_nonexist domain list unset main 1.89
164 dns_check_names_pattern string + main 2.11
165 dns_csa_search_limit integer 5 main 4.60
166 dns_csa_use_reverse boolean true main 4.60
167 dns_ipv4_lookup boolean false main 3.20
168 dns_qualify_single boolean true smtp
169 dns_retrans time 0s main 1.60
170 dns_retry integer 0 main 1.60
171 dns_search_parents boolean false smtp
172 domains domain list unset routers 4.00
173 driver string unset authenticators
176 drop_cr boolean false main 4.00 became a no-op in 4.21
177 envelope_to_add boolean false transports
178 envelope_to_remove boolean true main
179 environment string* unset pipe 2.95
180 errors_copy string list* unset main
181 errors_reply_to string unset main
182 errors_to string* unset routers 4.00
183 escape_string string ">From " appendfile 3.03
185 exim_group string ++ main
186 exim_path string ++ main
187 exim_user string ++ main
188 expn boolean true routers
189 extra_local_interfaces string unset main 4.21
190 extract_addresses_remove_arguments boolean true main 1.92
191 fail_verify boolean false routers
192 fail_verify_recipient boolean false routers 4.00
193 fail_verify_sender boolean false routers 4.00
194 fallback_hosts string list unset routers 4.00
196 file string* unset appendfile
199 file_expand boolean false autoreply
200 file_format string unset appendfile 3.03
201 file_must_exist boolean false appendfile
202 file_optional boolean false autoreply
203 file_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
204 final_timeout time 10m smtp
205 finduser_retries integer 0 main
206 forbid_blackhole boolean false redirect 4.00
207 forbid_exim_filter boolean false redirect 4.44
208 forbid_fail boolean false redirect 4.00
209 forbid_file boolean false redirect 4.00
210 forbid_filter_existstest boolean false redirect 4.00
211 forbid_filter_logwrite boolean false redirect 4.00
212 forbid_filter_lookup boolean false redirect 4.00
213 forbid_filter_perl boolean false redirect 4.00
214 forbid_filter_readfile boolean false redirect 4.00
215 forbid_filter_readsocket boolean false redirect 4.11
216 forbid_filter_reply boolean false redirect 4.00
217 forbid_filter_run boolean false redirect 4.00
218 forbid_include boolean false redirect 4.00
219 forbid_pipe boolean false redirect 4.00
220 forbid_sieve_filter boolean false redirect 4.44
221 freeze_exec_fail boolean false pipe 1.89
222 freeze_tell boolean false main 4.00 replaces freeze_tell_mailmaster
223 from string* unset autoreply
224 gecos_name string* unset main
225 gecos_pattern string unset main
226 gethostbyname boolean false smtp
227 group string + routers 4.00
228 unset transports 4.00 replaces local option in some transports
229 header_line_maxsize integer 0 (unset) main 4.14
230 header_maxsize integer 1M main 4.14
231 headers string* unset autoreply
232 headers_add string* unset routers 4.00
234 headers_charset string ++ main 4.21
235 headers_only boolean false transports 2.05
236 headers_remove string* unset routers 4.00
238 headers_rewrite string unset transports 3.20
239 helo_accept_junk_hosts host list unset main 3.00
240 helo_allow_chars string "" main 4.02
241 helo_lookup_domains domain list unset main 4.00
242 helo_data string* "$primary_hostname" smtp 3.21
243 helo_try_verify_hosts host list unset main 4.00
244 helo_verify_hosts host list unset main 1.73
245 hide_child_in_errmsg false redirect 4.00
246 hold_domains domain list unset main 1.70
247 home_directory string* unset transports 4.00 replaces individual options
248 host_find_failed string "freeze" manualroute 4.00
249 host_lookup host list unset main 3.00
250 host_lookup_order string list "bydns:byaddr" main 4.30
251 host_reject_connection host list unset main 4.00
252 hosts string unset iplookup 4.00
253 string list* unset smtp
254 hosts_avoid_esmtp host list unset smtp 4.21
255 hosts_avoid_tls host list unset smtp 3.20
256 hosts_connection_nolog host list unset main 4.43
257 hosts_max_try integer 5 smtp 3.20
258 hosts_max_try_hardlimit integer 50 smtp 4.50
259 hosts_nopass_tls host list unset smtp 4.00
260 hosts_override boolean false smtp 2.11
261 hosts_randomize boolean false manualroute 4.00
263 hosts_require_auth host list unset smtp 4.00
264 hosts_require_tls host list unset smtp 3.20
265 hosts_treat_as_local domain list unset main 1.95
266 hosts_try_auth host list unset smtp 4.00
267 ignore_bounce_errors_after time 0s main 4.00
268 ignore_eacces boolean false redirect 4.00
269 ignore_enotdir boolean false redirect 4.00
270 ignore_fromline_hosts host list unset main
271 ignore_fromline_local boolean false main 2.05
272 ignore_status boolean false pipe
273 ignore_target_hosts host list unset routers 4.00
274 include_directory string unset redirect 4.00
275 initgroups false routers 4.00
276 interface string list unset smtp 1.70
277 keep_malformed time 4d main
278 keepalive boolean true smtp 2.05
279 ldap_default_servers string list unset main 3.02
280 ldap_version int 2 or 3 main 4.14
281 local_from_check boolean true main 3.14
282 local_from_prefix string unset main 3.14
283 local_from_suffix string unset main 3.14
284 local_interfaces string list unset main 1.60
285 local_part_prefix string unset routers 4.00 replaces prefix
286 local_part_prefix_optional boolean unset routers 4.00 replaces prefix_optional
287 local_part_suffix string unset routers 4.00 replaces suffix
288 local_part_suffix_optional boolean unset routers 4.00 replaces suffix_optional
289 local_parts string list* unset routers 4.00
290 local_scan_timeout time 5m main 4.03
291 local_sender_retain boolean false main 4.00
292 localhost_number string unset main
293 lock_fcntl_timeout time 0s appendfile 3.14
294 lock_flock_timeout time 0s appendfile 4.11
295 lock_interval time 3s appendfile
296 lock_retries integer 10 appendfile
297 lockfile_mode octal-integer 0600 appendfile
298 lockfile_timeout time 30m appendfile
299 log string* unset autoreply
300 log_as_local boolean + routers 4.00
301 log_file_path string list ++ main
302 log_defer_output boolean false pipe 1.89
303 log_fail_output boolean false pipe 1.60
304 log_output boolean false pipe 1.60
305 log_selector string unset main 4.00
306 log_timezone boolean false main 4.11
307 lookup_open_max integer 25 main 2.05
308 mailbox_filecount string* unset appendfile 4.43
309 mailbox_size string* unset appendfile 4.43
310 maildir_format boolean false appendfile 1.70
311 maildir_retries integer 10 appendfile 1.70
312 maildir_tag string* unset appendfile 1.92
313 maildir_use_size_file boolean false appendfile 4.30
314 mailstore_format boolean false appendfile 2.00
315 mailstore_prefix string* unset appendfile 2.00
316 mailstore_suffix string* unset appendfile 2.00
317 match_directory string* unset localuser
318 max_output integer 20K pipe
319 max_rcpt integer 100 smtp 1.60
320 max_user_name_length integer 0 main
321 mbx_format boolean false appendfile 2.10
322 message_body_visible integer 500 main
323 message_id_header_domain string* unset main 4.11
324 message_id_header_text string* unset main
325 message_logs boolean true main 4.10
326 message_prefix string* + appendfile 4.00 replaces prefix
327 string* unset pipe 4.00 replaces prefix
328 message_size_limit integer 0 main
330 message_suffix string* + appendfile 4.00 replaces suffix
331 string* unset pipe 4.00 replaces suffix
332 mode octal-integer 0600 appendfile
334 mode_fail_narrower boolean true appendfile 1.70
335 modemask octal-integer 022 redirect 4.00
336 more boolean true routers 4.00
337 move_frozen_messages boolean false main 3.09
338 multi_domain boolean true smtp
339 mx_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.00
340 mx_fail_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.43
341 mysql_servers string list unset main 3.03
342 never_users string list unset main
343 notify_comsat boolean false appendfile
344 once string* unset autoreply
345 once_file_size integer 0 autoreply 3.20
346 once_repeat time 0s autoreply 2.95
347 one_time boolean false redirect 4.00
348 optional boolean false iplookup 4.00
349 oracle_servers string unset main 4.00
350 owners string list unset redirect 4.00
351 owngroups string list unset redirect 4.00
352 pass_on_timeout boolean false routers 4.00
353 pass_router string unset routers 4.00
354 path string "/usr/bin" pipe
355 percent_hack_domains domain list unset main
356 perl_at_start boolean false main 2.10
357 perl_startup string unset main 2.10
358 pgsql_servers string list unset main 3.14
359 pid_file_path string ++ main
360 pipe_as_creator boolean false pipe
361 pipe_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
362 pipelining_advertise_hosts host list "*" main 4.14
363 port integer 0 iplookup 4.00
365 preserve_message_logs boolean false main
366 primary_hostname string + main
367 print_topbitchars boolean false main 1.89
368 process_log_path string unset main 4.21
369 prod_requires_admin boolean true main 1.70
370 protocol string "udp" iplookup 4.00
371 string "smtp" smtp 3.20
372 public_name string unset authenticators 3.10
373 qualify_domain string + main
374 string* unset redirect 4.31
375 qualify_preserve_domain boolean false redirect 4.00
376 qualify_recipient string + main
377 qualify_single boolean true dnslookup 4.00
378 query string* + iplookup 4.00
379 queue_domains domain list unset main 4.00
380 queue_list_requires_admin boolean true main 1.95
381 queue_only boolean false main
382 queue_only_file string unset main 2.05
383 queue_only_load fixed-point unset main
384 queue_only_override boolean true main 4.21
385 queue_run_in_order boolean false main 1.70
386 queue_run_max integer 5 main
387 queue_smtp_domains domain list unset main
388 quota string* unset appendfile 1.60
389 quota_directory string* unset appendfile 4.11
390 quota_filecount integer 0 appendfile 2.05
391 quota_is_inclusive boolean true appendfile 3.20
392 quota_size_regex string unset appendfile 3.14
393 quota_warn_message string* + appendfile 2.10
394 quota_warn_threshold string* 0 appendfile 2.10
395 rcpt_include_affixes boolean false transports 4.21
396 receive_timeout time 0s main 4.00 replacing accept_timeout
397 received_header_text string* + main
398 received_headers_max integer 30 main
399 recipient_unqualified_hosts host list unset main 4.00 replacing receiver_unqualified_hosts
400 recipients_max integer 0 main 1.60
401 recipients_max_reject boolean false main 1.70
402 redirect_router string unset routers 4.00
403 remote_max_parallel integer 1 main
404 remote_sort_domains domain list unset main 4.00 replacing remote_sort
405 repeat_use boolean true redirect 4.00
406 reply_to string* unset autoreply 2.05
407 reply_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
408 require_files string list* unset routers 4.00
409 reroute string* unset iplookup 4.00
410 response_pattern string unset iplookup 4.00
411 restrict_to_path boolean false pipe
412 retry_data_expire time 7d main 3.03
413 retry_include_ip_address boolean true smtp 1.92
414 retry_interval_max time 24h main
415 retry_use_local_part boolean + routers 4.00
416 + transports 4.00 replacing individual options
417 return_fail_output boolean false pipe 1.60
418 return_message boolean false autoreply
419 return_output boolean false pipe
420 return_path string* unset transports 2.05
421 return_path_add boolean false transports
422 return_path_remove boolean true main
423 return_size_limit integer 100K main renamed bounce_return_size_limit in 4.23
424 rewrite boolean true redirect 4.00
425 rewrite_headers boolean true dnslookup 4.00
426 rfc1413_hosts host list * main
427 rfc1413_query_timeout time 30s main
428 router_home_directory string* unset routers 4.11
429 route_data string* unset manualroute 4.00
430 route_list string list unset manualroute 4.00
431 same_domain_copy_routing boolean false dnslookup 4.00
432 search_parents boolean false dnslookup 4.00
433 self string "freeze" routers 4.00
434 sender_unqualified_hosts host list unset main
435 senders address list unset routers 4.00
436 serialize_hosts host list unset smtp 1.60
437 server_advertise_condition string* unset authenticators 4.14
438 server_condition string* unset plaintext 3.10
439 server_hostname string* "$primary_hostname" cyrus_sasl 4.43
440 server_mail_auth_condition string* unset authenticators 3.22
441 server_mech string public_name cyrus_sasl 4.43
442 server_prompts string* unset plaintext 3.10
443 server_realm string unset cyrus_sasl 4.43
444 server_secret string* unset cram_md5 3.10
445 server_service string "smtp" cyrus_sasl 4.43
446 server_set_id string* unset authenticators 3.10
447 shadow_condition string* unset transports
448 shadow_transport string unset transports
449 size_addition integer 1024 smtp 1.91
450 skip_syntax_errors boolean false redirect 4.00
451 smtp_accept_keepalive boolean true main
452 smtp_accept_max integer 20 main
453 smtp_accept_max_nonmail integer 10 main 4.11
454 smtp_accept_max_nonmail_hosts host list * main 4.14
455 smtp_accept_max_per_connection integer 1000 main 4.00
456 smtp_accept_max_per_host integer 0 main 2.05
457 smtp_accept_queue integer 0 main
458 smtp_accept_queue_per_connection integer 10 main 2.03
459 smtp_accept_reserve integer 0 main
460 smtp_active_hostname string* unset main 4.33
461 smtp_banner string* + main
462 smtp_check_spool_space boolean true main 2.10
463 smtp_connect_backlog integer 5 main
464 smtp_enforce_sync boolean true main 4.00
465 smtp_etrn_command string* unset main 1.92
466 smtp_etrn_serialize boolean true main 1.89
467 smtp_load_reserve fixed-point unset main
468 smtp_max_synprot_errors integer 3 main 4.30
469 smtp_max_unknown_commands integer 3 main 4.14
470 smtp_ratelimit_hosts host list unset main 4.00
471 smtp_ratelimit_mail string unset main 4.00
472 smtp_ratelimit_rcpt string unset main 4.00
473 smtp_receive_timeout time 5m main
474 smtp_reserve_hosts host list unset main
475 smtp_return_error_details boolean false main 4.11
476 socket string* unset lmtp 4.11
477 spamd_address string + main 4.50 with content scan
478 split_spool_directory boolean false main 1.70
479 spool_directory string ++ main
480 sqlite_lock_timeout time 5s main 4.53
481 srv_fail_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.43
482 strip_excess_angle_brackets boolean false main
483 strip_trailing_dot boolean false main
484 subject string* unset autoreply
485 syntax_errors_text string* unset redirect 4.00
486 syntax_errors_to string unset redirect 4.00
487 syslog_duplication boolean true main 4.21
488 syslog_facility string unset main 4.20
489 syslog_processname string "exim" main 4.20
490 syslog_timestamp boolean true main 4.00
491 system_filter string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
492 system_filter_directory_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
493 system_filter_file_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
494 system_filter_group string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
495 system_filter_pipe_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
496 system_filter_reply_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
497 system_filter_user string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
498 tcp_nodelay boolean true main 4.23
500 temp_errors string list + pipe 1.95
501 text string* unset autoreply
502 timeout time 5m lmtp 3.20
506 timeout_defer boolean false pipe 4.51
507 timeout_frozen_after time 0s main 3.20
508 timezone string + main 3.15
509 tls_advertise_hosts host list * main 3.20
510 tls_certificate string* unset main 3.20
512 tls_dhparam string* unset main 3.20
513 tls_on_connect_ports string unset main 4.43
514 tls_privatekey string* unset main 3.20
516 tls_remember_emstp boolean false main 4.21
517 tls_require_ciphers string* unset smtp 4.00 replaces tls_verify_ciphers
518 string* unset main 4.33
519 tls_tempfail_tryclear boolean true smtp 4.05
520 tls_try_verify_hosts host list unset main 4.00
521 tls_verify_certificates string* unset main 3.20
523 tls_verify_hosts host list unset main 3.20
524 to string* unset autoreply
525 translate_ip_address string unset routers 4.00
526 transport string* unset routers 4.00
527 transport_current_directory string unset routers 4.00
528 transport_home_directory string unset routers 4.00
529 transport_filter string unset transports
530 transport_filter_timeout time 5m transports 4.30
531 trusted_groups string list unset main
532 trusted_users string list unset main
533 umask octal-integer 022 pipe
534 unknown_login string unset main
535 unknown_username string unset main
536 unseen boolean false routers 4.00
537 untrusted_set_sender boolean false main 3.20
538 use_bsmtp boolean false appendfile 4.00
540 use_crlf boolean false appendfile 1.89
542 use_fcntl_lock boolean + appendfile 1.70
543 use_flock_lock boolean + appendfile 4.11
544 use_lockfile boolean + appendfile
545 use_mbx_lock boolean + appendfile 2.10
546 use_shell boolean false pipe 1.70
547 user string + routers 4.00
548 unset transports 4.00 replaces individual options
549 uucp_from_pattern string + main 1.75
550 uucp_from_sender string* "$1" main 1.75
551 verify boolean true routers 4.00
552 verify_only boolean false routers 4.00
553 verify_recipient boolean true routers 4.00
554 verify_sender boolean true routers 4.00
555 warn_message_file string unset main 4.00
556 widen_domains string list unset dnslookup 4.00
557 write_rejectlog boolean true main 4.31
561 2. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
562 -----------------------
564 The table below contains a complete list of all Exim's command line options.
565 Those marked with # are available only to trusted users, those marked with +
566 are available only to admin users, and those marked with * exist only to
567 provide compatibility with Sendmail.
570 --help Give a little help (not a lot)
573 -bdf + Start daemon and run it in the foreground
574 -be Test string expansion
575 -bF Test system filter file
576 -bf Test user filter file
577 -bfd Set domain for filter testing
578 -bfl Set local part for filter testing
579 -bfp Set local part prefix for filter testing
580 -bfs Set local part suffix for filter testing
581 -bh Test incoming SMTP call, omitting callouts
582 -bhc Test incoming SMTP call, with callouts
583 -bi * Run <command>bi_command</command>
584 -bm Accept message on standard input
585 -bnq Don't qualify addresses in locally submitted messages
586 -bP Show configuration option settings
588 -bpa + ... with generated addresses as well
589 -bpc + ... but just show a count of messages
590 -bpr + ... do not sort
591 -bpra + ... with generated addresses, unsorted
592 -bpru + ... only undelivered addresses, unsorted
593 -bpu + ... only undelivered addresses
594 -brt Test retry rules
595 -brw Test rewriting rules
596 -bS Read batch SMTP on standard input
597 -bs Run SMTP on standard input and output
598 -bt Test address directing and routing
599 -bV Verify version number
600 -bv Test recipient address verification
601 -bvs Test sender address verification
602 -C + Use alternate configuration file
603 -D + Define macro for configuration file
604 -d + Turn on debugging output
605 -dd + Ditto, but if a daemon, not for subprocesses
606 -dropcr Remove CR character in input: became a no-op in 4.21
608 -ex * Synonym for -oex (for several different x)
609 -F Set calling user name
610 -f # Set calling user address
613 -i Dot does not terminate message
614 -M + Force deliver specific message
615 -Mar + Add recipient to message
616 -MC Internal use only
617 -MCA Internal use only
618 -MCP Internal use only
619 -MCQ Internal use only
620 -MCS Internal use only
621 -MCT Internal use only
622 -Mc + Deliver specific message
623 -Mes + Edit message sender
624 -Mf + Freeze message(s)
625 -Mg + Give up (bounce) message(s)
626 -Mmad + Mark all recipients delivered
627 -Mmd + Mark one recipient delivered
628 -Mrm + Remove message(s) (no bounce)
629 -Mt + Thaw message(s)
630 -Mvb + View message body
631 -Mvh + View message header
632 -Mvl + View message log
634 -N + Deliver without transporting
637 -oA * Supply argument for <option>-bi</option>
638 -oB Set max messages down one connection
639 -odb Background delivery
640 -odf Foreground delivery
641 -odi Foreground delivery
642 -odq Queue message; do not deliver
643 -odqs ... do not do SMTP deliveries
644 -oee Error sent by mail; zero return code
645 -oem Error sent by mail; non-zero return code
646 -oep Error written to standard error stream
647 -oeq * Error written to standard error stream
648 -oew * Error sent by mail; non-zero return code
649 -oi Dot does not terminate message
650 -oitrue * Dot does not terminate message
651 -oMa # Supply host address
652 -oMaa # Supply authenticator name
653 -oMai # Supply authenticated id
654 -oMas # Supply authenticated sender
655 -oMi # Supply interface address
656 -oMr # Supply protocol name
657 -oMs # Supply host name
658 -oMt # Supply ident string
661 -oP * Specify path for daemon's pid file
662 -or Timeout non-SMTP messages
663 -os Timeout for SMTP messages
664 -ov * Verbose; same as -v
665 -oX Alternative port for daemon
666 -pd Delay Perl interpreter start
667 -ps Do not delay Perl interpreter start
668 -p<r>:<s> * Same as -oMr <r> -oMs <s>
670 -qf + ... force delivery ) Other combinations are
671 -qff + ... and include frozen messages ) possible. The syntax is
672 -qi + ... initial deliveries only )
673 -ql + ... local deliveries only ) -q[q][f][f][i|l][time]
674 -qq + Two-stage queue run )
677 -R Select by recipient in queue run
679 -Rff ... and frozen messages
680 -Rr ... using regular expression
681 -Rrf ... with forcing
682 -Rrff ... and frozen messages
684 -S Select by sender in queue run
686 -Sff ... and frozen messages
687 -Sr ... using regular expression
688 -Srf ... with forcing
689 -Srff ... and frozen messages
690 -Tqt * Used by Exim test suite; not recognized in normal use
691 -t Take recipients from header lines
693 -tls-on-connect Do TLS on startup (for legacy clients)
695 -v Verbose - shows SMTP dialogue and other delivery info
696 -x Ignored (AIX compatibility)
699 3. BUILD TIME OPTIONS FOR EXIM
700 ------------------------------
702 The table below contains a complete list of options that can be set in
703 Local/Makefile when building Exim. More information about individual options
704 can be found in src/EDITME and OS/Makefile-Default.
706 The second column below gives the type of option:
708 . `system' means the option is concerned with the operating system;
710 . `driver' means the option selects a driver to be included in the binary;
712 . `lookup' means the option selects a lookuptype to be included in the binary;
714 . `mandatory' means the option is required to be supplied;
716 . `recommended' means the option is recommended to be supplied;
718 . `optional' means what it says;
720 Those marked with * are specialized and are unlikely to be required in most
721 installations. Those that are marked with ** are commonly set in OS-specific
722 Makefiles. If you use any of these in your Local/Makefile, you may need to
723 reproduce some of the OS-specific settings. For example, in the Makefile for
724 Solaris (which is actually called OS/Makefile-SunOS5), there is
726 LIBS=-lsocket -lnsl -lkstat
728 If you use LIBS to add extra libraries, you must also include the OS ones in
729 your setting. It is better, in this particular case, to use EXTRALIBS, which is
730 empty by default, and is provided for just this reason. Of course, if you do
731 actually want to modify a setting from the OS-specific file, there is nothing
732 to stop you overriding it in your Local/Makefile.
734 Option Type Description
735 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
737 ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX optional restricts location of -C files
738 ALT_CONFIG_ROOT_ONLY optional* privileged -C needs root (not exim)
739 APPENDFILE_MODE optional*
740 APPENDFILE_DIRECTORY_MODE optional*
741 APPENDFILE_LOCKFILE_MODE optional*
742 AR system command to build a library
743 AUTH_CRAM_MD5 driver include cram_md5 authenticator
744 AUTH_CYRUS_SASL driver include Cyrus SASL authenticator
745 AUTH_PLAINTEXT driver include plaintext authenticator
746 AUTH_SPA driver include SPA (NTLM) authenticator
747 BASENAME_COMMAND system** path to basename
748 BASE_62=62 optional* not normally changed for Unix
749 BIN_DIRECTORY mandatory Exim binary directory
750 CC system** C compiler
751 CFLAGS system** flags for C compiler
752 CHGRP_COMMAND system** path to chgrp
753 CHOWN_COMMAND system** path to chown
754 COMPRESS_COMMAND system path to a compress command
755 COMPRESS_SUFFIX system suffix added to compressed files
756 CONFIGURE_FILE mandatory Exim runtime configuration file
757 CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_EUID optional*
758 CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_NODE optional*
759 CONFIGURE_GROUP optional* alternate group for configuration file
760 CONFIGURE_OWNER optional* alternate owner for configuration file
761 CYRUS_PWCHECK_SOCKET optional socket for pwcheck daemon
762 DBMLIB optional** location of DBM library
763 DB_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* mode for hints directory
764 DB_LOCKFILE_MODE optional* mode for hints lock files
765 DB_LOCK_TIMEOUT optional* timeout for hints lock files
766 DB_MODE optional* mode for hints files
767 DEFAULT_CRYPT optional use crypt16() as default
768 DELIVER_IN_BUFFER_SIZE optional*
769 DELIVER_OUT_BUFFER_SIZE optional*
770 DISABLE_D_OPTION optional disables -D option
771 ERRNO_QUOTA optional* error code for system quota failures
772 EXICYCLOG_MAX optional number of old log files to keep
773 EXIMDB_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* for hints database directory
774 EXIMDB_LOCKFILE_MODE optional* for hints lock files
775 EXIMDB_MODE optional* mode for hints files
776 EXIMON_TEXTPOP system**
778 EXIM_GROUP mandatory group to use for Exim
779 EXIM_MONITOR optional set to eximon.bin to compile
781 EXIM_USER mandatory user to use for Exim
782 EXIWHAT_EGREP_ARG system** to find Exim processes from ps
783 EXIWHAT_KILL_SIGNAL system** -SIGUSER1 or numerical equivalent
784 EXIWHAT_MULTIKILL_CMD system**
785 EXIWHAT_MULTIKILL_ARG system**
786 EXIWHAT_PS_ARG system** to list all processes
787 EXIWHAT_PS_CMD system** path to ps command
788 EXTRALIBS system additional libraries
789 EXTRALIBS_EXIM system additional libraries for Exim only
790 EXTRALIBS_EXIMON system additional libraries for the monitor
791 FIXED_NEVER_USERS optional can't override at runtime
792 HAVE_ICONV system the iconv() function is available
793 HAVE_IPV6 system include IPv6 support
794 HEADERS_CHARSET optional charset for decoded header lines
795 HEADER_ADD_BUFFER_SIZE optional* buffer for header_add()
796 HEADER_MAXSIZE optional* max memory for message header
797 HOSTNAME_COMMAND system** path to hostname command
798 INCLUDE system path to include files
799 INFO_DIRECTORY optional directory for Info documentation
800 INPUT_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode for input directory
801 IPV6_INCLUDE system additional includes for IPv6
802 IPV6_LIBS system additional libraries for IPv6
803 LDAP_LIB_TYPE optional type of LDAP library
804 LFLAGS system** link editor flags
805 LIBIDENTCFLAGS system C flags when compiling libident
806 LIBIDENTNAME system name for libident library
807 LIBRESOLV system** library for DNS resolver
808 LIBS system** additional libraries
809 LIBS_EXIM system** additional libraries for Exim ony
810 LIBS_EXIMON system** additional libraries for monitor
811 LOCAL_SCAN_SOURCE optional location of local_scan() source
812 LOG_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode for log directory
813 LOG_FILE_PATH optional path to log files
814 LOG_MODE optional mode for log files
815 LOOKUP_CDB lookup include cdb lookup
816 LOOKUP_DBM lookup include dbm lookup
817 LOOKUP_DNSDB lookup include dnsdb lookup
818 LOOKUP_DSEARCH lookup include dsearch lookup
819 LOOKUP_INCLUDE lookup include files for lookups
820 LOOKUP_LDAP lookup include ldap lookup
821 LOOKUP_LIBS lookup include libraries for lookups
822 LOOKUP_LSEARCH lookup include all lsearch lookups
823 LOOKUP_MYSQL lookup include mysql lookup
824 LOOKUP_NIS lookup include nis lookup
825 LOOKUP_NISPLUS lookup include nisplus lookup
826 LOOKUP_ORACLE lookup include oracle lookup
827 LOOKUP_PGSQL lookup include pgsql lookup
828 LOOKUP_TESTDB lookup*
829 LOOKUP_WHOSON lookup include whoson lookup
830 MAKE_SHELL optional* shell to use for make
831 MAX_FILTER_SIZE optional* max file size for filter files
832 MAX_INCLUDE_SIZE optional* max file size for :include: files
833 MAX_LOCALHOST_NUMBER=256 optional* for when localhost_number is set
834 MAX_NAMED_LIST optional* max named lists of a given type
835 MAX_INTERFACES system maximum network interfaces
836 MSGLOG_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* mode for message log directory
837 MV_COMMAND system path to mv command
838 NO_SYMLINK optional install doesn't make 'exim" symlink
839 PCRE_CFLAGS system compile flags for PCRE library
840 PERL_CC system* compiler for Perl interface code
841 PERL_CCOPTS system* flags for same
842 PERL_COMMAND system path to Perl
843 PERL_LIBS system* library for compiling Perl interface
844 PID_FILE_PATH optional path to daemon's pid file
845 RADIUS_CONFIG_FILE optional path to Radius config file
846 RADIUS_LIB_TYPE optional type of RADIUS library
847 RANLIB system** path to ranlib command
848 RM_COMMAND system path to rm command
849 ROUTER_ACCEPT driver include accept router
850 ROUTER_DNSLOOKUP driver include dnslookup router
851 ROUTER_MANUALROUTE driver include manualroute router
852 ROUTER_IPLITERAL driver include ipliteral router
853 ROUTER_IPLOOKUP driver include iplookup router
854 ROUTER_REDIRECT driver include redirect router
855 ROUTER_QUERYPROGRAM driver include queryprogram router
856 SPOOL_DIRECTORY recommended path to spool directory
857 SPOOL_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode of spool directory
858 SPOOL_MODE optional mode of spool files
859 STRING_SPRINTF_BUFFER_SIZE optional* buffer for string_sprintf()
860 STRIP_COMMAND optional* can be used to strp binaries
861 SUPPORT_A6 optional* support A6 DNS records
862 SUPPORT_CRYPTEQ optional support crypteq (if no auths)
863 SUPPORT_MAILDIR optional support for maildir delivery
864 SUPPORT_MAILSTORE optional support for mailstore delivery
865 SUPPORT_MBX optional support for MBX delivery
866 SUPPORT_MOVE_FROZEN_MESSAGES optional* support for frozen message moving
867 SUPPORT_PAM optional support for PAM authentication
868 SUPPORT_TLS optional support for TLS encryption over SMTP
869 SUPPORT_TRANSLATE_IP_ADDRESS optional* support for address translation
870 SYSLOG_LOG_PID optional add pid to syslog lines
871 SYSLOG_LONG_LINES optional do not split long syslog lines
872 SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE optional defaults to /etc/aliases
873 TIMEZONE_DEFAULT optional default for timezone option
874 TLS_INCLUDE optional path to include files for TLS
875 TLS_LIBS optional additional libraries for TLS
876 TMPDIR system value for TMPDIR environment variable
877 TRANSPORT_APPENDFILE driver include appendfile transport
878 TRANSPORT_AUTOREPLY driver include autoreply transport
879 TRANSPORT_LMTP driver include lmtp transport
880 TRANSPORT_PIPE driver include pipe transport
881 TRANSPORT_SMTP driver include smtp transport
882 USE_DB system** use native DB interface
883 USE_GNUTLS optional use GnuTLS instead of OpenSSL
884 USE_READLINE optional try to load libreadline for -be
885 USE_TCP_WRAPPERS system link with tcpwrappers
886 USE_TDB optional use the tdb DB interface
887 X11 system** X11 base directory
888 X11_LD_LIB system** X11 link library
889 XINCLUDE system** X11 include directory
890 XLFLAGS system** X11 link time flags
891 ZCAT_COMMAND system path to zcat command
894 4. BUILD TIME OPTIONS FOR EXIMON
895 --------------------------------
897 The table below contains a complete list of options that can be set in
898 Local/eximon.conf when building the Exim monitor. Where the default is shown as
899 ** it means that the text string is too long to fit in the table and is instead
900 given below. A blank default means that there is no default value.
902 ACTION_OUTPUT=no show output for every action
903 ACTION_QUEUE_UPDATE=yes update queue display after actions
904 BODY_MAX=20000 maximum body display
905 DOMAIN= domain to strip from window title
906 LOG_BUFFER=20K buffer for log tail
907 LOG_DEPTH=300 depth of log subwindow
908 LOG_FONT=** font for log display
909 LOG_STRIPCHARTS=** patterns for stripcharts
910 LOG_WIDTH=950 width of log subwindow
911 MENU_EVENT='Shift<Btn1Down>' keypress for menu
912 MIN_HEIGHT=162 minimum window height
913 MIN_WIDTH=103 minimum window width
914 QUALIFY_DOMAIN= local domain to strip from addresses
915 QUEUE_DEPTH=200 depth of queue subwindow
916 QUEUE_FONT=$LOG_FONT font for queue display
917 QUEUE_INTERVAL=300 queue refresh interval
918 QUEUE_MAX_ADDRESSES=10 max addresses to show in queue
919 QUEUE_STRIPCHART_NAME=queue name for queue stripchart
920 QUEUE_WIDTH=950 width of queue subwindow
921 SIZE_STRIPCHART= request partition size stripchart
922 SIZE_STRIPCHART_NAME=space name for size stripchart
923 START_SMALL=no if yes, start with small window
924 STRIPCHART_INTERVAL=60 stripchart refresh interval
925 TEXT_DEPTH=200 depth of text windows
926 WINDOW_TITLE="${hostname} eximon" window title
928 The default for LOG_FONT is
930 LOG_FONT=-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-14-140-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
932 and the default for LOG_STRIPCHARTS is
934 LOG_STRIPCHARTS='/ <= /in/
936 / => .+ R=local/local/
937 / => .+ T=[^ ]*smtp/smtp/'
939 That is, there are four stripcharts, named in, out, local, and smtp. The first
940 counts message arrivals, the second counts all deliveries, the third counts
941 deliveries where the router's name starts with "local", and the fourth counts
942 deliveries where the transport name contains "smtp".
944 **** End of OptionLists ****