1 ######################################################################
2 # Runtime configuration file for Exim #
3 ######################################################################
6 # This is a default configuration file which will operate correctly in
7 # uncomplicated installations. Please see the manual for a complete list
8 # of all the runtime configuration options that can be included in a
9 # configuration file. There are many more than are mentioned here. The
10 # manual is in the file doc/spec.txt in the Exim distribution as a plain
11 # ASCII file. Other formats (PostScript, Texinfo, HTML, PDF) are available
12 # from the Exim ftp sites. The manual is also online at the Exim web sites.
15 # This file is divided into several parts, all but the first of which are
16 # headed by a line starting with the word "begin". Only those parts that
17 # are required need to be present. Blank lines, and lines starting with #
21 ########### IMPORTANT ########## IMPORTANT ########### IMPORTANT ###########
23 # Whenever you change Exim's configuration file, you *must* remember to #
24 # HUP the Exim daemon, because it will not pick up the new configuration #
25 # until you do. However, any other Exim processes that are started, for #
26 # example, a process started by an MUA in order to send a message, will #
27 # see the new configuration as soon as it is in place. #
29 # You do not need to HUP the daemon for changes in auxiliary files that #
30 # are referenced from this file. They are read every time they are used. #
32 # It is usually a good idea to test a new configuration for syntactic #
33 # correctness before installing it (for example, by running the command #
34 # "exim -C /config/file.new -bV"). #
36 ########### IMPORTANT ########## IMPORTANT ########### IMPORTANT ###########
40 ######################################################################
41 # MAIN CONFIGURATION SETTINGS #
42 ######################################################################
45 # Specify your host's canonical name here. This should normally be the fully
46 # qualified "official" name of your host. If this option is not set, the
47 # uname() function is called to obtain the name. In many cases this does
48 # the right thing and you need not set anything explicitly.
53 # The next three settings create two lists of domains and one list of hosts.
54 # These lists are referred to later in this configuration using the syntax
55 # +local_domains, +relay_to_domains, and +relay_from_hosts, respectively. They
56 # are all colon-separated lists:
58 domainlist local_domains = @
59 domainlist relay_to_domains =
60 hostlist relay_from_hosts = localhost
61 # (We rely upon hostname resolution working for localhost, because the default
62 # uncommented configuration needs to work in IPv4-only environments.)
64 # Most straightforward access control requirements can be obtained by
65 # appropriate settings of the above options. In more complicated situations,
66 # you may need to modify the Access Control Lists (ACLs) which appear later in
69 # The first setting specifies your local domains, for example:
71 # domainlist local_domains = my.first.domain : my.second.domain
73 # You can use "@" to mean "the name of the local host", as in the default
74 # setting above. This is the name that is specified by primary_hostname,
75 # as specified above (or defaulted). If you do not want to do any local
76 # deliveries, remove the "@" from the setting above. If you want to accept mail
77 # addressed to your host's literal IP address, for example, mail addressed to
78 # "user@[192.168.23.44]", you can add "@[]" as an item in the local domains
79 # list. You also need to uncomment "allow_domain_literals" below. This is not
80 # recommended for today's Internet.
82 # The second setting specifies domains for which your host is an incoming relay.
83 # If you are not doing any relaying, you should leave the list empty. However,
84 # if your host is an MX backup or gateway of some kind for some domains, you
85 # must set relay_to_domains to match those domains. For example:
87 # domainlist relay_to_domains = *.myco.com : my.friend.org
89 # This will allow any host to relay through your host to those domains.
90 # See the section of the manual entitled "Control of relaying" for more
93 # The third setting specifies hosts that can use your host as an outgoing relay
94 # to any other host on the Internet. Such a setting commonly refers to a
95 # complete local network as well as the localhost. For example:
97 # hostlist relay_from_hosts = <; 127.0.0.1 ; ::1 ; 192.168.0.0/16
99 # The "/16" is a bit mask (CIDR notation), not a number of hosts. Note that you
100 # have to include 127.0.0.1 if you want to allow processes on your host to send
101 # SMTP mail by using the loopback address. A number of MUAs use this method of
102 # sending mail. Often, connections are made to "localhost", which might be ::1
103 # on IPv6-enabled hosts. Do not forget CIDR for your IPv6 networks.
105 # All three of these lists may contain many different kinds of item, including
106 # wildcarded names, regular expressions, and file lookups. See the reference
107 # manual for details. The lists above are used in the access control lists for
108 # checking incoming messages. The names of these ACLs are defined here:
110 acl_smtp_rcpt = acl_check_rcpt
111 acl_smtp_data = acl_check_data
113 # You should not change those settings until you understand how ACLs work.
116 # If you are running a version of Exim that was compiled with the content-
117 # scanning extension, you can cause incoming messages to be automatically
118 # scanned for viruses. You have to modify the configuration in two places to
119 # set this up. The first of them is here, where you define the interface to
120 # your scanner. This example is typical for ClamAV; see the manual for details
121 # of what to set for other virus scanners. The second modification is in the
122 # acl_check_data access control list (see below).
124 # av_scanner = clamd:/tmp/clamd
127 # For spam scanning, there is a similar option that defines the interface to
128 # SpamAssassin. You do not need to set this if you are using the default, which
129 # is shown in this commented example. As for virus scanning, you must also
130 # modify the acl_check_data access control list to enable spam scanning.
132 # spamd_address = 127.0.0.1 783
135 # If Exim is compiled with support for TLS, you may want to enable the
136 # following options so that Exim allows clients to make encrypted
137 # connections. In the authenticators section below, there are template
138 # configurations for plaintext username/password authentication. This kind
139 # of authentication is only safe when used within a TLS connection, so the
140 # authenticators will only work if the following TLS settings are turned on
143 # Allow any client to use TLS.
145 # tls_advertise_hosts = *
147 # Specify the location of the Exim server's TLS certificate and private key.
148 # The private key must not be encrypted (password protected). You can put
149 # the certificate and private key in the same file, in which case you only
150 # need the first setting, or in separate files, in which case you need both
153 # tls_certificate = /etc/ssl/exim.crt
154 # tls_privatekey = /etc/ssl/exim.pem
156 # In order to support roaming users who wish to send email from anywhere,
157 # you may want to make Exim listen on other ports as well as port 25, in
158 # case these users need to send email from a network that blocks port 25.
159 # The standard port for this purpose is port 587, the "message submission"
160 # port. See RFC 4409 for details. Microsoft MUAs cannot be configured to
161 # talk the message submission protocol correctly, so if you need to support
162 # them you should also allow TLS-on-connect on the traditional but
163 # non-standard port 465.
165 # daemon_smtp_ports = 25 : 465 : 587
166 # tls_on_connect_ports = 465
169 # Specify the domain you want to be added to all unqualified addresses
170 # here. An unqualified address is one that does not contain an "@" character
171 # followed by a domain. For example, "caesar@rome.example" is a fully qualified
172 # address, but the string "caesar" (i.e. just a login name) is an unqualified
173 # email address. Unqualified addresses are accepted only from local callers by
174 # default. See the recipient_unqualified_hosts option if you want to permit
175 # unqualified addresses from remote sources. If this option is not set, the
176 # primary_hostname value is used for qualification.
181 # If you want unqualified recipient addresses to be qualified with a different
182 # domain to unqualified sender addresses, specify the recipient domain here.
183 # If this option is not set, the qualify_domain value is used.
185 # qualify_recipient =
188 # The following line must be uncommented if you want Exim to recognize
189 # addresses of the form "user@[10.11.12.13]" that is, with a "domain literal"
190 # (an IP address) instead of a named domain. The RFCs still require this form,
191 # but it makes little sense to permit mail to be sent to specific hosts by
192 # their IP address in the modern Internet. This ancient format has been used
193 # by those seeking to abuse hosts by using them for unwanted relaying. If you
194 # really do want to support domain literals, uncomment the following line, and
195 # see also the "domain_literal" router below.
197 # allow_domain_literals
200 # No deliveries will ever be run under the uids of users specified by
201 # never_users (a colon-separated list). An attempt to do so causes a panic
202 # error to be logged, and the delivery to be deferred. This is a paranoic
203 # safety catch. There is an even stronger safety catch in the form of the
204 # FIXED_NEVER_USERS setting in the configuration for building Exim. The list of
205 # users that it specifies is built into the binary, and cannot be changed. The
206 # option below just adds additional users to the list. The default for
207 # FIXED_NEVER_USERS is "root", but just to be absolutely sure, the default here
210 # Note that the default setting means you cannot deliver mail addressed to root
211 # as if it were a normal user. This isn't usually a problem, as most sites have
212 # an alias for root that redirects such mail to a human administrator.
217 # The setting below causes Exim to do a reverse DNS lookup on all incoming
218 # IP calls, in order to get the true host name. If you feel this is too
219 # expensive, you can specify the networks for which a lookup is done, or
220 # remove the setting entirely.
225 # The settings below cause Exim to make RFC 1413 (ident) callbacks
226 # for all incoming SMTP calls. You can limit the hosts to which these
227 # calls are made, and/or change the timeout that is used. If you set
228 # the timeout to zero, all RFC 1413 calls are disabled. RFC 1413 calls
229 # are cheap and can provide useful information for tracing problem
230 # messages, but some hosts and firewalls have problems with them.
231 # This can result in a timeout instead of an immediate refused
232 # connection, leading to delays on starting up SMTP sessions.
233 # (The default was reduced from 30s to 5s for release 4.61. and to
234 # disabled for release 4.86)
237 #rfc1413_query_timeout = 5s
240 # Enable an efficiency feature. We advertise the feature; clients
241 # may request to use it. For multi-recipient mails we then can
242 # reject or accept per-user after the message is received.
247 # By default, Exim expects all envelope addresses to be fully qualified, that
248 # is, they must contain both a local part and a domain. If you want to accept
249 # unqualified addresses (just a local part) from certain hosts, you can specify
250 # these hosts by setting one or both of
252 # sender_unqualified_hosts =
253 # recipient_unqualified_hosts =
255 # to control sender and recipient addresses, respectively. When this is done,
256 # unqualified addresses are qualified using the settings of qualify_domain
257 # and/or qualify_recipient (see above).
260 # Unless you run a high-volume site you probably want more logging
261 # detail than the default. Adjust to suit.
263 log_selector = +smtp_protocol_error +smtp_syntax_error \
264 +tls_certificate_verified
267 # If you want Exim to support the "percent hack" for certain domains,
268 # uncomment the following line and provide a list of domains. The "percent
269 # hack" is the feature by which mail addressed to x%y@z (where z is one of
270 # the domains listed) is locally rerouted to x@y and sent on. If z is not one
271 # of the "percent hack" domains, x%y is treated as an ordinary local part. This
272 # hack is rarely needed nowadays; you should not enable it unless you are sure
273 # that you really need it.
275 # percent_hack_domains =
277 # As well as setting this option you will also need to remove the test
278 # for local parts containing % in the ACL definition below.
281 # When Exim can neither deliver a message nor return it to sender, it "freezes"
282 # the delivery error message (aka "bounce message"). There are also other
283 # circumstances in which messages get frozen. They will stay on the queue for
284 # ever unless one of the following options is set.
286 # This option unfreezes frozen bounce messages after two days, tries
287 # once more to deliver them, and ignores any delivery failures.
289 ignore_bounce_errors_after = 2d
291 # This option cancels (removes) frozen messages that are older than a week.
293 timeout_frozen_after = 7d
296 # By default, messages that are waiting on Exim's queue are all held in a
297 # single directory called "input" which it itself within Exim's spool
298 # directory. (The default spool directory is specified when Exim is built, and
299 # is often /var/spool/exim/.) Exim works best when its queue is kept short, but
300 # there are circumstances where this is not always possible. If you uncomment
301 # the setting below, messages on the queue are held in 62 subdirectories of
302 # "input" instead of all in the same directory. The subdirectories are called
303 # 0, 1, ... A, B, ... a, b, ... z. This has two benefits: (1) If your file
304 # system degrades with many files in one directory, this is less likely to
305 # happen; (2) Exim can process the queue one subdirectory at a time instead of
306 # all at once, which can give better performance with large queues.
308 # split_spool_directory = true
311 # If you're in a part of the world where ASCII is not sufficient for most
312 # text, then you're probably familiar with RFC2047 message header extensions.
313 # By default, Exim adheres to the specification, including a limit of 76
314 # characters to a line, with encoded words fitting within a line.
315 # If you wish to use decoded headers in message filters in such a way
316 # that successful decoding of malformed messages matters, you may wish to
317 # configure Exim to be more lenient.
319 # check_rfc2047_length = false
321 # In particular, the Exim maintainers have had multiple reports of problems
322 # from Russian administrators of issues until they disable this check,
323 # because of some popular, yet buggy, mail composition software.
326 # If you wish to be strictly RFC compliant, or if you know you'll be
327 # exchanging email with systems that are not 8-bit clean, then you may
328 # wish to disable advertising 8BITMIME. Uncomment this option to do so.
330 # accept_8bitmime = false
333 # Exim does not make use of environment variables itself. However,
334 # libraries that Exim uses (e.g. LDAP) depend on specific environment settings.
335 # There are two lists: keep_environment for the variables we trust, and
336 # add_environment for variables we want to set to a specific value.
337 # Note that TZ is handled separateley by the timezone runtime option
338 # and TIMEZONE_DEFAULT buildtime option.
340 # keep_environment = ^LDAP
341 # add_environment = PATH=/usr/bin::/bin
345 ######################################################################
346 # ACL CONFIGURATION #
347 # Specifies access control lists for incoming SMTP mail #
348 ######################################################################
352 # This access control list is used for every RCPT command in an incoming
353 # SMTP message. The tests are run in order until the address is either
354 # accepted or denied.
358 # Accept if the source is local SMTP (i.e. not over TCP/IP). We do this by
359 # testing for an empty sending host field.
362 control = dkim_disable_verify
364 #############################################################################
365 # The following section of the ACL is concerned with local parts that contain
366 # @ or % or ! or / or | or dots in unusual places.
368 # The characters other than dots are rarely found in genuine local parts, but
369 # are often tried by people looking to circumvent relaying restrictions.
370 # Therefore, although they are valid in local parts, these rules lock them
371 # out, as a precaution.
373 # Empty components (two dots in a row) are not valid in RFC 2822, but Exim
374 # allows them because they have been encountered. (Consider local parts
375 # constructed as "firstinitial.secondinitial.familyname" when applied to
376 # someone like me, who has no second initial.) However, a local part starting
377 # with a dot or containing /../ can cause trouble if it is used as part of a
378 # file name (e.g. for a mailing list). This is also true for local parts that
379 # contain slashes. A pipe symbol can also be troublesome if the local part is
380 # incorporated unthinkingly into a shell command line.
382 # Two different rules are used. The first one is stricter, and is applied to
383 # messages that are addressed to one of the local domains handled by this
384 # host. The line "domains = +local_domains" restricts it to domains that are
385 # defined by the "domainlist local_domains" setting above. The rule blocks
386 # local parts that begin with a dot or contain @ % ! / or |. If you have
387 # local accounts that include these characters, you will have to modify this
390 deny message = Restricted characters in address
391 domains = +local_domains
392 local_parts = ^[.] : ^.*[@%!/|]
394 # The second rule applies to all other domains, and is less strict. The line
395 # "domains = !+local_domains" restricts it to domains that are NOT defined by
396 # the "domainlist local_domains" setting above. The exclamation mark is a
397 # negating operator. This rule allows your own users to send outgoing
398 # messages to sites that use slashes and vertical bars in their local parts.
399 # It blocks local parts that begin with a dot, slash, or vertical bar, but
400 # allows these characters within the local part. However, the sequence /../
401 # is barred. The use of @ % and ! is blocked, as before. The motivation here
402 # is to prevent your users (or your users' viruses) from mounting certain
403 # kinds of attack on remote sites.
405 deny message = Restricted characters in address
406 domains = !+local_domains
407 local_parts = ^[./|] : ^.*[@%!] : ^.*/\\.\\./
408 #############################################################################
410 # Accept mail to postmaster in any local domain, regardless of the source,
411 # and without verifying the sender.
413 accept local_parts = postmaster
414 domains = +local_domains
416 # Deny unless the sender address can be verified.
418 require verify = sender
420 # Accept if the message comes from one of the hosts for which we are an
421 # outgoing relay. It is assumed that such hosts are most likely to be MUAs,
422 # so we set control=submission to make Exim treat the message as a
423 # submission. It will fix up various errors in the message, for example, the
424 # lack of a Date: header line. If you are actually relaying out out from
425 # MTAs, you may want to disable this. If you are handling both relaying from
426 # MTAs and submissions from MUAs you should probably split them into two
427 # lists, and handle them differently.
429 # Recipient verification is omitted here, because in many cases the clients
430 # are dumb MUAs that don't cope well with SMTP error responses. If you are
431 # actually relaying out from MTAs, you should probably add recipient
434 # Note that, by putting this test before any DNS black list checks, you will
435 # always accept from these hosts, even if they end up on a black list. The
436 # assumption is that they are your friends, and if they get onto a black
437 # list, it is a mistake.
439 accept hosts = +relay_from_hosts
441 control = dkim_disable_verify
443 # Accept if the message arrived over an authenticated connection, from
444 # any host. Again, these messages are usually from MUAs, so recipient
445 # verification is omitted, and submission mode is set. And again, we do this
446 # check before any black list tests.
448 accept authenticated = *
450 control = dkim_disable_verify
452 # Insist that a HELO/EHLO was accepted.
454 require message = nice hosts say HELO first
455 condition = ${if def:sender_helo_name}
457 # Insist that any other recipient address that we accept is either in one of
458 # our local domains, or is in a domain for which we explicitly allow
459 # relaying. Any other domain is rejected as being unacceptable for relaying.
461 require message = relay not permitted
462 domains = +local_domains : +relay_to_domains
464 # We also require all accepted addresses to be verifiable. This check will
465 # do local part verification for local domains, but only check the domain
466 # for remote domains. The only way to check local parts for the remote
467 # relay domains is to use a callout (add /callout), but please read the
468 # documentation about callouts before doing this.
470 require verify = recipient
472 #############################################################################
473 # There are no default checks on DNS black lists because the domains that
474 # contain these lists are changing all the time. However, here are two
475 # examples of how you can get Exim to perform a DNS black list lookup at this
476 # point. The first one denies, whereas the second just warns.
478 # deny message = rejected because $sender_host_address is in a black list at $dnslist_domain\n$dnslist_text
479 # dnslists = black.list.example
481 # warn dnslists = black.list.example
482 # add_header = X-Warning: $sender_host_address is in a black list at $dnslist_domain
483 # log_message = found in $dnslist_domain
484 #############################################################################
486 #############################################################################
487 # This check is commented out because it is recognized that not every
488 # sysadmin will want to do it. If you enable it, the check performs
489 # Client SMTP Authorization (csa) checks on the sending host. These checks
490 # do DNS lookups for SRV records. The CSA proposal is currently (May 2005)
491 # an Internet draft. You can, of course, add additional conditions to this
492 # ACL statement to restrict the CSA checks to certain hosts only.
494 # require verify = csa
495 #############################################################################
497 # At this point, the address has passed all the checks that have been
498 # configured, so we accept it unconditionally.
503 # This ACL is used after the contents of a message have been received. This
504 # is the ACL in which you can test a message's headers or body, and in
505 # particular, this is where you can invoke external virus or spam scanners.
506 # Some suggested ways of configuring these tests are shown below, commented
507 # out. Without any tests, this ACL accepts all messages. If you want to use
508 # such tests, you must ensure that Exim is compiled with the content-scanning
509 # extension (WITH_CONTENT_SCAN=yes in Local/Makefile).
513 # Deny if the message contains an overlong line. Per the standards
514 # we should never receive one such via SMTP.
516 deny message = maximum allowed line length is 998 octets, \
517 got $max_received_linelength
518 condition = ${if > {$max_received_linelength}{998}}
520 # Deny if the message contains a virus. Before enabling this check, you
521 # must install a virus scanner and set the av_scanner option above.
524 # message = This message contains a virus ($malware_name).
526 # Add headers to a message if it is judged to be spam. Before enabling this,
527 # you must install SpamAssassin. You may also need to set the spamd_address
531 # add_header = X-Spam_score: $spam_score\n\
532 # X-Spam_score_int: $spam_score_int\n\
533 # X-Spam_bar: $spam_bar\n\
534 # X-Spam_report: $spam_report
536 # Accept the message.
542 ######################################################################
543 # ROUTERS CONFIGURATION #
544 # Specifies how addresses are handled #
545 ######################################################################
546 # THE ORDER IN WHICH THE ROUTERS ARE DEFINED IS IMPORTANT! #
547 # An address is passed to each router in turn until it is accepted. #
548 ######################################################################
552 # This router routes to remote hosts over SMTP by explicit IP address,
553 # when an email address is given in "domain literal" form, for example,
554 # <user@[192.168.35.64]>. The RFCs require this facility. However, it is
555 # little-known these days, and has been exploited by evil people seeking
556 # to abuse SMTP relays. Consequently it is commented out in the default
557 # configuration. If you uncomment this router, you also need to uncomment
558 # allow_domain_literals above, so that Exim can recognize the syntax of
559 # domain literal addresses.
563 # domains = ! +local_domains
564 # transport = remote_smtp
567 # This router routes addresses that are not in local domains by doing a DNS
568 # lookup on the domain name. The exclamation mark that appears in "domains = !
569 # +local_domains" is a negating operator, that is, it can be read as "not". The
570 # recipient's domain must not be one of those defined by "domainlist
571 # local_domains" above for this router to be used.
573 # If the router is used, any domain that resolves to 0.0.0.0 or to a loopback
574 # interface address (127.0.0.0/8) is treated as if it had no DNS entry. Note
575 # that 0.0.0.0 is the same as 0.0.0.0/32, which is commonly treated as the
576 # local host inside the network stack. It is not 0.0.0.0/0, the default route.
577 # If the DNS lookup fails, no further routers are tried because of the no_more
578 # setting, and consequently the address is unrouteable.
582 domains = ! +local_domains
583 transport = remote_smtp
584 ignore_target_hosts = 0.0.0.0 : 127.0.0.0/8
585 # if ipv6-enabled then instead use:
586 # ignore_target_hosts = <; 0.0.0.0 ; 127.0.0.0/8 ; ::1
590 # This alternative router can be used when you want to send all mail to a
591 # server which handles DNS lookups for you; an ISP will typically run such
592 # a server for their customers. If you uncomment "smarthost" then you
593 # should comment out "dnslookup" above. Setting a real hostname in route_data
594 # wouldn't hurt either.
597 # driver = manualroute
598 # domains = ! +local_domains
599 # transport = remote_smtp
600 # route_data = MAIL.HOSTNAME.FOR.CENTRAL.SERVER.EXAMPLE
601 # ignore_target_hosts = <; 0.0.0.0 ; 127.0.0.0/8 ; ::1
605 # The remaining routers handle addresses in the local domain(s), that is those
606 # domains that are defined by "domainlist local_domains" above.
609 # This router handles aliasing using a linearly searched alias file with the
610 # name SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE. When this configuration is installed automatically,
611 # the name gets inserted into this file from whatever is set in Exim's
612 # build-time configuration. The default path is the traditional /etc/aliases.
613 # If you install this configuration by hand, you need to specify the correct
614 # path in the "data" setting below.
616 ##### NB You must ensure that the alias file exists. It used to be the case
617 ##### NB that every Unix had that file, because it was the Sendmail default.
618 ##### NB These days, there are systems that don't have it. Your aliases
619 ##### NB file should at least contain an alias for "postmaster".
621 # If any of your aliases expand to pipes or files, you will need to set
622 # up a user and a group for these deliveries to run under. You can do
623 # this by uncommenting the "user" option below (changing the user name
624 # as appropriate) and adding a "group" option if necessary. Alternatively, you
625 # can specify "user" on the transports that are used. Note that the transports
626 # listed below are the same as are used for .forward files; you might want
627 # to set up different ones for pipe and file deliveries from aliases.
633 data = ${lookup{$local_part}lsearch{SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE}}
635 file_transport = address_file
636 pipe_transport = address_pipe
639 # This router handles forwarding using traditional .forward files in users'
640 # home directories. If you want it also to allow mail filtering when a forward
641 # file starts with the string "# Exim filter" or "# Sieve filter", uncomment
642 # the "allow_filter" option.
644 # The no_verify setting means that this router is skipped when Exim is
645 # verifying addresses. Similarly, no_expn means that this router is skipped if
646 # Exim is processing an EXPN command.
648 # If you want this router to treat local parts with suffixes introduced by "-"
649 # or "+" characters as if the suffixes did not exist, uncomment the two local_
650 # part_suffix options. Then, for example, xxxx-foo@your.domain will be treated
651 # in the same way as xxxx@your.domain by this router. Because this router is
652 # not used for verification, if you choose to uncomment those options, then you
653 # will *need* to make the same change to the localuser router. (There are
654 # other approaches, if this is undesirable, but they add complexity).
656 # The check_ancestor option means that if the forward file generates an
657 # address that is an ancestor of the current one, the current one gets
658 # passed on instead. This covers the case where A is aliased to B and B
659 # has a .forward file pointing to A.
661 # The three transports specified at the end are those that are used when
662 # forwarding generates a direct delivery to a file, or to a pipe, or sets
663 # up an auto-reply, respectively.
668 # local_part_suffix = +* : -*
669 # local_part_suffix_optional
670 file = $home/.forward
675 file_transport = address_file
676 pipe_transport = address_pipe
677 reply_transport = address_reply
680 # This router matches local user mailboxes. If the router fails, the error
681 # message is "Unknown user".
683 # If you want this router to treat local parts with suffixes introduced by "-"
684 # or "+" characters as if the suffixes did not exist, uncomment the two local_
685 # part_suffix options. Then, for example, xxxx-foo@your.domain will be treated
686 # in the same way as xxxx@your.domain by this router.
691 # local_part_suffix = +* : -*
692 # local_part_suffix_optional
693 transport = local_delivery
694 cannot_route_message = Unknown user
698 ######################################################################
699 # TRANSPORTS CONFIGURATION #
700 ######################################################################
701 # ORDER DOES NOT MATTER #
702 # Only one appropriate transport is called for each delivery. #
703 ######################################################################
705 # A transport is used only when referenced from a router that successfully
706 # handles an address.
711 # This transport is used for delivering messages over SMTP connections.
712 # Refuse to send any message with over-long lines, which could have
713 # been received other than via SMTP. The use of message_size_limit to
714 # enforce this is a red herring.
718 message_size_limit = ${if > {$max_received_linelength}{998} {1}{0}}
721 # This transport is used for local delivery to user mailboxes in traditional
722 # BSD mailbox format. By default it will be run under the uid and gid of the
723 # local user, and requires the sticky bit to be set on the /var/mail directory.
724 # Some systems use the alternative approach of running mail deliveries under a
725 # particular group instead of using the sticky bit. The commented options below
726 # show how this can be done.
730 file = /var/mail/$local_part
738 # This transport is used for handling pipe deliveries generated by alias or
739 # .forward files. If the pipe generates any standard output, it is returned
740 # to the sender of the message as a delivery error. Set return_fail_output
741 # instead of return_output if you want this to happen only when the pipe fails
742 # to complete normally. You can set different transports for aliases and
743 # forwards if you want to - see the references to address_pipe in the routers
751 # This transport is used for handling deliveries directly to files that are
752 # generated by aliasing or forwarding.
761 # This transport is used for handling autoreplies generated by the filtering
762 # option of the userforward router.
769 ######################################################################
770 # RETRY CONFIGURATION #
771 ######################################################################
775 # This single retry rule applies to all domains and all errors. It specifies
776 # retries every 15 minutes for 2 hours, then increasing retry intervals,
777 # starting at 1 hour and increasing each time by a factor of 1.5, up to 16
778 # hours, then retries every 6 hours until 4 days have passed since the first
781 # WARNING: If you do not have any retry rules at all (this section of the
782 # configuration is non-existent or empty), Exim will not do any retries of
783 # messages that fail to get delivered at the first attempt. The effect will
784 # be to treat temporary errors as permanent. Therefore, DO NOT remove this
785 # retry rule unless you really don't want any retries.
787 # Address or Domain Error Retries
788 # ----------------- ----- -------
790 * * F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,4d,6h
794 ######################################################################
795 # REWRITE CONFIGURATION #
796 ######################################################################
798 # There are no rewriting specifications in this default configuration file.
804 ######################################################################
805 # AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION #
806 ######################################################################
808 # The following authenticators support plaintext username/password
809 # authentication using the standard PLAIN mechanism and the traditional
810 # but non-standard LOGIN mechanism, with Exim acting as the server.
811 # PLAIN and LOGIN are enough to support most MUA software.
813 # These authenticators are not complete: you need to change the
814 # server_condition settings to specify how passwords are verified.
815 # They are set up to offer authentication to the client only if the
816 # connection is encrypted with TLS, so you also need to add support
817 # for TLS. See the global configuration options section at the start
818 # of this file for more about TLS.
820 # The default RCPT ACL checks for successful authentication, and will accept
821 # messages from authenticated users from anywhere on the Internet.
825 # PLAIN authentication has no server prompts. The client sends its
826 # credentials in one lump, containing an authorization ID (which we do not
827 # use), an authentication ID, and a password. The latter two appear as
828 # $auth2 and $auth3 in the configuration and should be checked against a
829 # valid username and password. In a real configuration you would typically
830 # use $auth2 as a lookup key, and compare $auth3 against the result of the
831 # lookup, perhaps using the crypteq{}{} condition.
835 # server_set_id = $auth2
837 # server_condition = Authentication is not yet configured
838 # server_advertise_condition = ${if def:tls_in_cipher }
840 # LOGIN authentication has traditional prompts and responses. There is no
841 # authorization ID in this mechanism, so unlike PLAIN the username and
842 # password are $auth1 and $auth2. Apart from that you can use the same
843 # server_condition setting for both authenticators.
847 # server_set_id = $auth1
848 # server_prompts = <| Username: | Password:
849 # server_condition = Authentication is not yet configured
850 # server_advertise_condition = ${if def:tls_in_cipher }
853 ######################################################################
854 # CONFIGURATION FOR local_scan() #
855 ######################################################################
857 # If you have built Exim to include a local_scan() function that contains
858 # tables for private options, you can define those options here. Remember to
859 # uncomment the "begin" line. It is commented by default because it provokes
860 # an error with Exim binaries that are not built with LOCAL_SCAN_HAS_OPTIONS
861 # set in the Local/Makefile.
866 # End of Exim configuration file