List separator specifiers in router/transport headers_add/remove. Bug 1581

[exim.git] / doc / doc-docbook / spec.xfpt

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 63fef7fc478d9a33051ddfee599bb0daf9691fa1..b5133a20140e613cda22ca3467add8ba8e4e6ed5 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -9736,7 +9736,7 @@ ${sort{3:2:1:4}{<}{$item}}
 .endd
 sorts a list of numbers, and
 .code
 .endd
 sorts a list of numbers, and
 .code

-${sort {$lookup dnsdb{>:,,mx=example.com}} {<} {${listextract{1}{<,$item}}}}
+${sort {${lookup dnsdb{>:,,mx=example.com}}} {<} {${listextract{1}{<,$item}}}}

 .endd
 will sort an MX lookup into priority order.
 
 .endd
 will sort an MX lookup into priority order.
 


@@ -17154,7 +17154,10 @@ and the discussion in chapter &<<CHAPenvironment>>&.
 .option headers_add routers list&!! unset
 .cindex "header lines" "adding"
 .cindex "router" "adding header lines"
 .option headers_add routers list&!! unset
 .cindex "header lines" "adding"
 .cindex "router" "adding header lines"

-This option specifies a list of text headers, newline-separated,
+This option specifies a list of text headers,
+.new
+newline-separated (by default, changeable in the usual way),
+.wen

 that is associated with any addresses that are accepted by the router.
 Each item is separately expanded, at routing time.  However, this
 option has no effect when an address is just being verified. The way in which
 that is associated with any addresses that are accepted by the router.
 Each item is separately expanded, at routing time.  However, this
 option has no effect when an address is just being verified. The way in which


@@ -17191,7 +17194,10 @@ avoided. The &%repeat_use%& option of the &%redirect%& router may be of help.
 .option headers_remove routers list&!! unset
 .cindex "header lines" "removing"
 .cindex "router" "removing header lines"
 .option headers_remove routers list&!! unset
 .cindex "header lines" "removing"
 .cindex "router" "removing header lines"

-This option specifies a list of text headers, colon-separated,
+This option specifies a list of text headers,
+.new
+colon-separated (by default, changeable in the usual way),
+.wen

 that is associated with any addresses that are accepted by the router.
 Each item is separately expanded, at routing time.  However, this
 option has no effect when an address is just being verified. The way in which
 that is associated with any addresses that are accepted by the router.
 Each item is separately expanded, at routing time.  However, this
 option has no effect when an address is just being verified. The way in which


@@ -20238,7 +20244,10 @@ value that the router supplies, and also overriding any value associated with
 .option headers_add transports list&!! unset
 .cindex "header lines" "adding in transport"
 .cindex "transport" "header lines; adding"
 .option headers_add transports list&!! unset
 .cindex "header lines" "adding in transport"
 .cindex "transport" "header lines; adding"

-This option specifies a list of text headers, newline-separated,
+This option specifies a list of text headers,
+.new
+newline-separated (by default, changeable in the usual way),
+.wen

 which are (separately) expanded and added to the header
 portion of a message as it is transported, as described in section
 &<<SECTheadersaddrem>>&. Additional header lines can also be specified by
 which are (separately) expanded and added to the header
 portion of a message as it is transported, as described in section
 &<<SECTheadersaddrem>>&. Additional header lines can also be specified by


@@ -20263,7 +20272,10 @@ checked, since this option does not automatically suppress them.
 .option headers_remove transports list&!! unset
 .cindex "header lines" "removing"
 .cindex "transport" "header lines; removing"
 .option headers_remove transports list&!! unset
 .cindex "header lines" "removing"
 .cindex "transport" "header lines; removing"

-This option specifies a list of header names, colon-separated;
+This option specifies a list of header names,
+.new
+colon-separated (by default, changeable in the usual way);
+.wen

 these headers are omitted from the message as it is transported, as described
 in section &<<SECTheadersaddrem>>&. Header removal can also be specified by
 routers.
 these headers are omitted from the message as it is transported, as described
 in section &<<SECTheadersaddrem>>&. Header removal can also be specified by
 routers.


@@ -28003,14 +28015,18 @@ is what is wanted for subsequent tests.
 .cindex "cutthrough" "requesting"
 This option requests delivery be attempted while the item is being received.
 
 .cindex "cutthrough" "requesting"
 This option requests delivery be attempted while the item is being received.
 

-The option usable in the RCPT ACL.
+The option is usable in the RCPT ACL.

 If enabled for a message recieved via smtp and routed to an smtp transport,
 If enabled for a message recieved via smtp and routed to an smtp transport,

-and the message has only one recipient,
+and only one transport, interface, destination host and port combination
+is used for all recipients of the message,

 then the delivery connection is made while the receiving connection is open
 and data is copied from one to the other.
 
 then the delivery connection is made while the receiving connection is open
 and data is copied from one to the other.
 

+An attempt to set this option for any recipient but the first
+for a mail will be quietly ignored.

 If a recipient-verify callout connection is subsequently
 If a recipient-verify callout connection is subsequently

-requested in the same ACL it is held open and used for the data,
+requested in the same ACL it is held open and used for
+any subsequent receipients and the data,

 otherwise one is made after the initial RCPT ACL completes.
 
 Note that routers are used in verify mode,
 otherwise one is made after the initial RCPT ACL completes.
 
 Note that routers are used in verify mode,


@@ -28022,12 +28038,13 @@ Headers may be modified by routers (subject to the above) and transports.
 Cutthrough delivery is not supported via transport-filters or when DKIM signing
 of outgoing messages is done, because it sends data to the ultimate destination
 before the entire message has been received from the source.
 Cutthrough delivery is not supported via transport-filters or when DKIM signing
 of outgoing messages is done, because it sends data to the ultimate destination
 before the entire message has been received from the source.

+It is not supported for messages recieved with the SMTP PRDR option in use.

 
 Should the ultimate destination system positively accept or reject the mail,
 a corresponding indication is given to the source system and nothing is queued.
 If there is a temporary error the item is queued for later delivery in the
 usual fashion. If the item is successfully delivered in cutthrough mode
 
 Should the ultimate destination system positively accept or reject the mail,
 a corresponding indication is given to the source system and nothing is queued.
 If there is a temporary error the item is queued for later delivery in the
 usual fashion. If the item is successfully delivered in cutthrough mode

-the log line is tagged with ">>" rather than "=>" and appears
+the delivery log lines are tagged with ">>" rather than "=>" and appear

 before the acceptance "<=" line.
 
 Delivery in this mode avoids the generation of a bounce mail to a
 before the acceptance "<=" line.
 
 Delivery in this mode avoids the generation of a bounce mail to a


@@ -28819,7 +28836,7 @@ verified is redirected to a single address, verification continues with the new
 address, and in that case, the subsequent value of &$address_data$& is the
 value for the child address.
 
 address, and in that case, the subsequent value of &$address_data$& is the
 value for the child address.
 

-.vitem &*verify&~=&~reverse_host_lookup*&
+.vitem &*verify&~=&~reverse_host_lookup/*&<&'options'&>

 .cindex "&%verify%& ACL condition"
 .cindex "&ACL;" "verifying host reverse lookup"
 .cindex "host" "verifying reverse lookup"
 .cindex "&%verify%& ACL condition"
 .cindex "&ACL;" "verifying host reverse lookup"
 .cindex "host" "verifying reverse lookup"


@@ -28830,6 +28847,9 @@ Verification ensures that the host name obtained from a reverse DNS lookup, or
 one of its aliases, does, when it is itself looked up in the DNS, yield the
 original IP address.
 
 one of its aliases, does, when it is itself looked up in the DNS, yield the
 original IP address.
 

+There is one possible option, &`defer_ok`&.  If this is present and a
+DNS operation returns a temporary error, the verify condition succeeds.
+

 If this condition is used for a locally generated message (that is, when there
 is no client host involved), it always succeeds.
 
 If this condition is used for a locally generated message (that is, when there
 is no client host involved), it always succeeds.
 


@@ -30703,14 +30723,23 @@ deny message = This message contains malware ($malware_name)
 .endd
 
 
 .endd
 
 

-.section "Scanning with SpamAssassin" "SECTscanspamass"
+.section "Scanning with SpamAssassin and Rspamd" "SECTscanspamass"

 .cindex "content scanning" "for spam"
 .cindex "spam scanning"
 .cindex "SpamAssassin"
 .cindex "content scanning" "for spam"
 .cindex "spam scanning"
 .cindex "SpamAssassin"

+.cindex "Rspamd"

 The &%spam%& ACL condition calls SpamAssassin's &%spamd%& daemon to get a spam
 The &%spam%& ACL condition calls SpamAssassin's &%spamd%& daemon to get a spam

-score and a report for the message. You can get SpamAssassin at
-&url(http://www.spamassassin.org), or, if you have a working Perl
-installation, you can use CPAN by running:
+score and a report for the message.
+.new
+Support is also provided for Rspamd (which can speak SpamAssassin's protocol but
+provides reduced functionality when used in this mode).
+
+For more information about installation and configuration of SpamAssassin or 
+Rspamd refer to their respective websites at
+&url(http://spamassassin.apache.org) and &url(http://www.rspamd.com)
+.wen
+
+SpamAssassin can be installed with CPAN by running:

 .code
 perl -MCPAN -e 'install Mail::SpamAssassin'
 .endd
 .code
 perl -MCPAN -e 'install Mail::SpamAssassin'
 .endd


@@ -30719,36 +30748,77 @@ documentation to see how you can tweak it. The default installation should work
 nicely, however.
 
 .oindex "&%spamd_address%&"
 nicely, however.
 
 .oindex "&%spamd_address%&"

-After having installed and configured SpamAssassin, start the &%spamd%& daemon.
-By default, it listens on 127.0.0.1, TCP port 783. If you use another host or
-port for &%spamd%&, you must set the &%spamd_address%& option in the global
-part of the Exim configuration as follows (example):
+By default, SpamAssassin listens on 127.0.0.1, TCP port 783 and if you 
+intend to use an instance running on the local host you do not need to set
+&%spamd_address%&. If you intend to use another host or port for SpamAssassin,
+you must set the &%spamd_address%& option in the global part of the Exim
+configuration as follows (example):

 .code
 spamd_address = 192.168.99.45 387
 .endd
 .code
 spamd_address = 192.168.99.45 387
 .endd

-You do not need to set this option if you use the default. As of version 2.60,
-&%spamd%& also supports communication over UNIX sockets. If you want to use
-these, supply &%spamd_address%& with an absolute file name instead of a
-address/port pair:
+
+.new
+To use Rspamd (which by default listens on all local addresses
+on TCP port 11333)
+you should add &%variant=rspamd%& after the address/port pair, for example:
+.code
+spamd_address = 127.0.0.1 11333 variant=rspamd
+.endd
+.wen
+
+As of version 2.60, &%SpamAssassin%& also supports communication over UNIX
+sockets. If you want to us these, supply &%spamd_address%& with an absolute
+file name instead of an address/port pair:

 .code
 spamd_address = /var/run/spamd_socket
 .endd
 You can have multiple &%spamd%& servers to improve scalability. These can
 reside on other hardware reachable over the network. To specify multiple
 &%spamd%& servers, put multiple address/port pairs in the &%spamd_address%&
 .code
 spamd_address = /var/run/spamd_socket
 .endd
 You can have multiple &%spamd%& servers to improve scalability. These can
 reside on other hardware reachable over the network. To specify multiple
 &%spamd%& servers, put multiple address/port pairs in the &%spamd_address%&

-option, separated with colons:
+option, separated with colons (the separator can be changed in the usual way):

 .code
 spamd_address = 192.168.2.10 783 : \
                 192.168.2.11 783 : \
                 192.168.2.12 783
 .endd
 .code
 spamd_address = 192.168.2.10 783 : \
                 192.168.2.11 783 : \
                 192.168.2.12 783
 .endd

-Up to 32 &%spamd%& servers are supported. The servers are queried in a random
-fashion. When a server fails to respond to the connection attempt, all other
+Up to 32 &%spamd%& servers are supported.
+When a server fails to respond to the connection attempt, all other

 servers are tried until one succeeds. If no server responds, the &%spam%&
 condition defers.
 
 servers are tried until one succeeds. If no server responds, the &%spam%&
 condition defers.
 

-&*Warning*&: It is not possible to use the UNIX socket connection method with
-multiple &%spamd%& servers.
+.new
+Unix and TCP socket specifications may be mixed in any order.
+Each element of the list is a list itself, space-separated by default
+and changeable in the usual way.
+
+For TCP socket specifications a host name or IP (v4 or v6, but
+subject to list-separator quoting rules) address can be used,
+and the port can be one or a dash-separated pair.
+In the latter case, the range is tried in strict order.
+
+Elements after the first for Unix sockets, or second for TCP socket,
+are options.
+The supported option are:
+.code
+variant=rspamd      Use Rspamd rather than SpamAssassin protocol
+time=<start>-<end>  Use only between these times of day
+tmo=<timespec>      Connection time limit.
+weight=<value>      Selection bias
+backup              Use only if all non-backup servers fail
+.endd
+
+Time specifications for the &`time`& option are <hour>.<minute>.<second>
+in the local time zone; each element being one or more digits.
+Either the seconds or both minutes and seconds, plus the leading &`.`&
+characters, may be omitted and will be taken as zero.
+
+Timeout specifications for the &`tmo`& option are the usual Exim
+time interval standard, eg. &`20s`& or &`1m`&.
+The default value is two minutes.
+
+Servers are queried in a random fashion, weighted by the selection bias.
+The default value for selection bias is 1.
+.wen

 
 The &%spamd_address%& variable is expanded before use if it starts with
 a dollar sign. In this case, the expansion may return a string that is
 
 The &%spamd_address%& variable is expanded before use if it starts with
 a dollar sign. In this case, the expansion may return a string that is


@@ -30765,7 +30835,10 @@ The right-hand side of the &%spam%& condition specifies a name. This is
 relevant if you have set up multiple SpamAssassin profiles. If you do not want
 to scan using a specific profile, but rather use the SpamAssassin system-wide
 default profile, you can scan for an unknown name, or simply use &"nobody"&.
 relevant if you have set up multiple SpamAssassin profiles. If you do not want
 to scan using a specific profile, but rather use the SpamAssassin system-wide
 default profile, you can scan for an unknown name, or simply use &"nobody"&.

-However, you must put something on the right-hand side.
+.new
+Rspamd does not use this setting. However, you must put something on the
+right-hand side.
+.wen

 
 The name allows you to use per-domain or per-user antispam profiles in
 principle, but this is not straightforward in practice, because a message may
 
 The name allows you to use per-domain or per-user antispam profiles in
 principle, but this is not straightforward in practice, because a message may


@@ -30819,6 +30892,14 @@ headers, since MUAs can match on such strings.
 .vitem &$spam_report$&
 A multiline text table, containing the full SpamAssassin report for the
 message. Useful for inclusion in headers or reject messages.
 .vitem &$spam_report$&
 A multiline text table, containing the full SpamAssassin report for the
 message. Useful for inclusion in headers or reject messages.

+
+.new
+.vitem &$spam_action$&
+For SpamAssassin either 'reject' or 'no action' depending on the
+spam score versus threshold.
+For Rspamd, the recommended action.
+.wen
+

 .endlist
 
 The &%spam%& condition caches its results unless expansion in
 .endlist
 
 The &%spam%& condition caches its results unless expansion in


@@ -34943,8 +35024,8 @@ selection marked by asterisks:
 &`*etrn                       `&  ETRN commands
 &`*host_lookup_failed         `&  as it says
 &` ident_timeout              `&  timeout for ident connection
 &`*etrn                       `&  ETRN commands
 &`*host_lookup_failed         `&  as it says
 &` ident_timeout              `&  timeout for ident connection

-&` incoming_interface         `&  incoming interface on <= lines
-&` incoming_port              `&  incoming port on <= lines
+&` incoming_interface         `&  local interface on <= and => lines
+&` incoming_port              `&  remote port on <= lines

 &`*lost_incoming_connection   `&  as it says (includes timeouts)
 &` outgoing_port              `&  add remote port to => lines
 &`*queue_run                  `&  start and end queue runs
 &`*lost_incoming_connection   `&  as it says (includes timeouts)
 &` outgoing_port              `&  add remote port to => lines
 &`*queue_run                  `&  start and end queue runs


@@ -35063,12 +35144,16 @@ routing email addresses, but it does apply to &"byname"& lookups.
 client's ident port times out.
 .next
 .cindex "log" "incoming interface"
 client's ident port times out.
 .next
 .cindex "log" "incoming interface"

+.cindex "log" "local interface"
+.cindex "log" "local address and port"
+.cindex "TCP/IP" "logging local address and port"

 .cindex "interface" "logging"
 &%incoming_interface%&: The interface on which a message was received is added
 to the &"<="& line as an IP address in square brackets, tagged by I= and
 followed by a colon and the port number. The local interface and port are also
 .cindex "interface" "logging"
 &%incoming_interface%&: The interface on which a message was received is added
 to the &"<="& line as an IP address in square brackets, tagged by I= and
 followed by a colon and the port number. The local interface and port are also

-added to other SMTP log lines, for example &"SMTP connection from"&, and to
-rejection lines.
+added to other SMTP log lines, for example &"SMTP connection from"& and to
+rejection lines
+and (despite the name) the local interface is added to &"=>"& lines..

 .next
 .cindex "log" "incoming remote port"
 .cindex "port" "logging remote"
 .next
 .cindex "log" "incoming remote port"
 .cindex "port" "logging remote"