This option is an alias for &%-bV%& and causes version information to be
displayed.
+.new
+.vitem &%-Ac%& &&&
+ &%-Am%&
+.oindex "&%-Ac%&"
+.oindex "&%-Am%&"
+These options are used by Sendmail for selecting configuration files and are
+ignored by Exim.
+.wen
+
.vitem &%-B%&<&'type'&>
.oindex "&%-B%&"
.cindex "8-bit characters"
.vitem &%-G%&
.oindex "&%-G%&"
-.cindex "Sendmail compatibility" "&%-G%& option ignored"
-This is a Sendmail option which is ignored by Exim.
+.cindex "submission fixups, suppressing (command-line)"
+.new
+This option is equivalent to an ACL applying:
+.code
+control = suppress_local_fixups
+.endd
+for every message received. Note that Sendmail will complain about such
+bad formatting, where Exim silently just does not fix it up. This may change
+in future.
+
+As this affects audit information, the caller must be a trusted user to use
+this option.
+.wen
.vitem &%-h%&&~<&'number'&>
.oindex "&%-h%&"
no documentation for this option in Solaris 2.4 Sendmail, but the &'mailx'&
command in Solaris 2.4 uses it. See also &%-ti%&.
+.new
+.vitem &%-L%&&~<&'tag'&>
+.oindex "&%-L%&"
+.cindex "syslog" "process name; set with flag"
+This option is equivalent to setting &%syslog_processname%& in the config
+file and setting &%log_file_path%& to &`syslog`&.
+Its use is restricted to administrators. The configuration file has to be
+read and parsed, to determine access rights, before this is set and takes
+effect, so early configuration file errors will not honour this flag.
+
+The tag should not be longer than 32 characters.
+.wen
+
.vitem &%-M%&&~<&'message&~id'&>&~<&'message&~id'&>&~...
.oindex "&%-M%&"
.cindex "forcing delivery"
National Language Support extended characters in the body of the mail item"&).
It sets &%-x%& when calling the MTA from its &%mail%& command. Exim ignores
this option.
+
+.new
+.vitem &%-X%&&~<&'logfile'&>
+.oindex "&%-X%&"
+This option is interpreted by Sendmail to cause debug information to be sent
+to the named file. It is ignored by Exim.
+.wen
.endlist
.ecindex IIDclo1
The first three non-comment configuration lines are as follows:
.code
-domainlist local_domains = @
+domainlist local_domains = @
domainlist relay_to_domains =
hostlist relay_from_hosts = 127.0.0.1
.endd
fact authenticate until you complete the authenticator definitions.
.code
require message = relay not permitted
- domains = +local_domains : +relay_domains
+ domains = +local_domains : +relay_to_domains
.endd
This statement rejects the address if its domain is neither a local domain nor
one of the domains for which this host is a relay.
# server_set_id = $auth2
# server_prompts = :
# server_condition = Authentication is not yet configured
-# server_advertise_condition = ${if def:tls_cipher }
+# server_advertise_condition = ${if def:tls_in_cipher }
.endd
And the example LOGIN authenticator looks like this:
.code
# server_set_id = $auth1
# server_prompts = <| Username: | Password:
# server_condition = Authentication is not yet configured
-# server_advertise_condition = ${if def:tls_cipher }
+# server_advertise_condition = ${if def:tls_in_cipher }
.endd
The &%server_set_id%& option makes Exim remember the authenticated username
.endd
In a list, the syntax is similar. For example:
.code
-domainlist relay_domains = sqlite;/some/thing/sqlitedb \
+domainlist relay_to_domains = sqlite;/some/thing/sqlitedb \
select * from relays where ip='$sender_host_address';
.endd
The only character affected by the &%quote_sqlite%& operator is a single
subject having matched any of the patterns, it is in the set if the last item
was a negative one, but not if it was a positive one. For example, the list in
.code
-domainlist relay_domains = !a.b.c : *.b.c
+domainlist relay_to_domains = !a.b.c : *.b.c
.endd
matches any domain ending in &'.b.c'& except for &'a.b.c'&. Domains that match
neither &'a.b.c'& nor &'*.b.c'& do not match, because the last item in the
list is positive. However, if the setting were
.code
-domainlist relay_domains = !a.b.c
+domainlist relay_to_domains = !a.b.c
.endd
then all domains other than &'a.b.c'& would match because the last item in the
list is negative. In other words, a list that ends with a negative item behaves
respectively. Then there follows the name that you are defining, followed by an
equals sign and the list itself. For example:
.code
-hostlist relay_hosts = 192.168.23.0/24 : my.friend.example
+hostlist relay_from_hosts = 192.168.23.0/24 : my.friend.example
addresslist bad_senders = cdb;/etc/badsenders
.endd
A named list may refer to other named lists:
.endd
Note that the general negation operator provides for inequality testing. The
two strings must take the form of optionally signed decimal integers,
-optionally followed by one of the letters &"K"& or &"M"& (in either upper or
-lower case), signifying multiplication by 1024 or 1024*1024, respectively.
+optionally followed by one of the letters &"K"&, &"M"& or &"G"& (in either upper or
+lower case), signifying multiplication by 1024, 1024*1024 or 1024*1024*1024, respectively.
As a special case, the numerical value of an empty string is taken as
zero.
command, which can be found in the separate document entitled &'Exim's
interfaces to mail filtering'&.
-.vitem &$tls_bits$&
-.vindex "&$tls_bits$&"
-Contains an approximation of the TLS cipher's bit-strength; the meaning of
+.vitem &$tls_in_bits$&
+.vindex "&$tls_in_bits$&"
+Contains an approximation of the TLS cipher's bit-strength
+on the inbound connection; the meaning of
this depends upon the TLS implementation used.
If TLS has not been negotiated, the value will be 0.
The value of this is automatically fed into the Cyrus SASL authenticator
when acting as a server, to specify the "external SSF" (a SASL term).
-.vitem &$tls_certificate_verified$&
-.vindex "&$tls_certificate_verified$&"
+The deprecated &$tls_bits$& variable refers to the inbound side
+except when used in the context of an outbound SMTP delivery, when it refers to
+the outbound.
+
+.vitem &$tls_out_bits$&
+.vindex "&$tls_out_bits$&"
+Contains an approximation of the TLS cipher's bit-strength
+on an outbound SMTP connection; the meaning of
+this depends upon the TLS implementation used.
+If TLS has not been negotiated, the value will be 0.
+
+.vitem &$tls_in_certificate_verified$&
+.vindex "&$tls_in_certificate_verified$&"
This variable is set to &"1"& if a TLS certificate was verified when the
message was received, and &"0"& otherwise.
-.vitem &$tls_cipher$&
+The deprecated &$tls_certificate_verfied$& variable refers to the inbound side
+except when used in the context of an outbound SMTP delivery, when it refers to
+the outbound.
+
+.vitem &$tls_out_certificate_verified$&
+.vindex "&$tls_out_certificate_verified$&"
+This variable is set to &"1"& if a TLS certificate was verified when an
+outbound SMTP connection was made,
+and &"0"& otherwise.
+
+.vitem &$tls_in_cipher$&
+.vindex "&$tls_in_cipher$&"
.vindex "&$tls_cipher$&"
When a message is received from a remote host over an encrypted SMTP
connection, this variable is set to the cipher suite that was negotiated, for
&$tls_cipher$& for emptiness is one way of distinguishing between encrypted and
non-encrypted connections during ACL processing.
-The &$tls_cipher$& variable retains its value during message delivery, except
-when an outward SMTP delivery takes place via the &(smtp)& transport. In this
-case, &$tls_cipher$& is cleared before any outgoing SMTP connection is made,
+The deprecated &$tls_cipher$& variable is the same as &$tls_in_cipher$& during message reception,
+but in the context of an outward SMTP delivery taking place via the &(smtp)& transport
+becomes the same as &$tls_out_cipher$&.
+
+.vitem &$tls_out_cipher$&
+.vindex "&$tls_out_cipher$&"
+This variable is
+cleared before any outgoing SMTP connection is made,
and then set to the outgoing cipher suite if one is negotiated. See chapter
&<<CHAPTLS>>& for details of TLS support and chapter &<<CHAPsmtptrans>>& for
details of the &(smtp)& transport.
-.vitem &$tls_peerdn$&
+.vitem &$tls_in_peerdn$&
+.vindex "&$tls_in_peerdn$&"
.vindex "&$tls_peerdn$&"
When a message is received from a remote host over an encrypted SMTP
connection, and Exim is configured to request a certificate from the client,
the value of the Distinguished Name of the certificate is made available in the
-&$tls_peerdn$& during subsequent processing. Like &$tls_cipher$&, the
-value is retained during message delivery, except during outbound SMTP
-deliveries.
+&$tls_in_peerdn$& during subsequent processing.
-.vitem &$tls_sni$&
+The deprecated &$tls_peerdn$& variable refers to the inbound side
+except when used in the context of an outbound SMTP delivery, when it refers to
+the outbound.
+
+.vitem &$tls_out_peerdn$&
+.vindex "&$tls_out_peerdn$&"
+When a message is being delivered to a remote host over an encrypted SMTP
+connection, and Exim is configured to request a certificate from the server,
+the value of the Distinguished Name of the certificate is made available in the
+&$tls_out_peerdn$& during subsequent processing.
+
+.vitem &$tls_in_sni$&
+.vindex "&$tls_in_sni$&"
.vindex "&$tls_sni$&"
.cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication"
When a TLS session is being established, if the client sends the Server
a different certificate to be presented (and optionally a different key to be
used) to the client, based upon the value of the SNI extension.
-The value will be retained for the lifetime of the message. During outbound
-SMTP deliveries, it reflects the value of the &%tls_sni%& option on
+The deprecated &$tls_sni$& variable refers to the inbound side
+except when used in the context of an outbound SMTP delivery, when it refers to
+the outbound.
+
+.vitem &$tls_out_sni$&
+.vindex "&$tls_out_sni$&"
+.cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication"
+During outbound
+SMTP deliveries, this variable reflects the value of the &%tls_sni%& option on
the transport.
.vitem &$tod_bsdinbox$&
is encrypted using TLS, you can make use of the fact that the value of this
option is expanded, with a setting like this:
.code
-auth_advertise_hosts = ${if eq{$tls_cipher}{}{}{*}}
+auth_advertise_hosts = ${if eq{$tls_in_cipher}{}{}{*}}
.endd
-.vindex "&$tls_cipher$&"
-If &$tls_cipher$& is empty, the session is not encrypted, and the result of
+.vindex "&$tls_in_cipher$&"
+If &$tls_in_cipher$& is empty, the session is not encrypted, and the result of
the expansion is empty, thus matching no hosts. Otherwise, the result of the
expansion is *, which matches all hosts.
${if def:sender_helo_name {(helo=$sender_helo_name)\n\t}}}}\
by $primary_hostname \
${if def:received_protocol {with $received_protocol}} \
- ${if def:tls_cipher {($tls_cipher)\n\t}}\
+ ${if def:tls_in_cipher {($tls_in_cipher)\n\t}}\
(Exim $version_number)\n\t\
${if def:sender_address \
{(envelope-from <$sender_address>)\n\t}}\
. Allow this long option name to split; give it unsplit as a fifth argument
. for the automatic .oindex that is generated by .option.
-.option "smtp_accept_max_per_ &~&~connection" main integer 1000 &&&
+.option "smtp_accept_max_per_connection" main integer 1000 &&&
smtp_accept_max_per_connection
.cindex "SMTP" "limiting incoming message count"
.cindex "limit" "messages per SMTP connection"
use when sending messages as a client, you must set the &%tls_certificate%&
option in the relevant &(smtp)& transport.
-If the option contains &$tls_sni$& and Exim is built against OpenSSL, then
+If the option contains &$tls_out_sni$& and Exim is built against OpenSSL, then
if the OpenSSL build supports TLS extensions and the TLS client sends the
Server Name Indication extension, then this option and others documented in
&<<SECTtlssni>>& will be re-expanded.
.endd
is interpreted as a pipe with a rather strange command name, and no arguments.
+.new
+Note that the above example assumes that the text comes from a lookup source
+of some sort, so that the quotes are part of the data. If composing a
+redirect router with a &%data%& option directly specifying this command, the
+quotes will be used by the configuration parser to define the extent of one
+string, but will not be passed down into the redirect router itself. There
+are two main approaches to get around this: escape quotes to be part of the
+data itself, or avoid using this mechanism and instead create a custom
+transport with the &%command%& option set and reference that transport from
+an &%accept%& router.
+.wen
+
.next
.cindex "file" "in redirection list"
.cindex "address redirection" "to file"
are in force when any authenticators are run and when the
&%authenticated_sender%& option is expanded.
+These variables are deprecated in favour of &$tls_in_cipher$& et. al.
+and will be removed in a future release.
+
.section "Private options for smtp" "SECID146"
.cindex "options" "&(smtp)& transport"
The expansion happens after the outgoing connection has been made and TLS
started, if required. This means that the &$host$&, &$host_address$&,
-&$tls_cipher$&, and &$tls_peerdn$& variables are set according to the
+&$tls_out_cipher$&, and &$tls_out_peerdn$& variables are set according to the
particular connection.
If the SMTP session is not authenticated, the expansion of
.new
-.option dscp smtp string unset
-.cindex "DCSP"
-.cindex "DiffServ"
+.option dscp smtp string&!! unset
+.cindex "DCSP" "outbound"
This option causes the DSCP value associated with a socket to be set to one
-of a number of fixed strings. The &%-bI:dscp%& option may be used to ask
-Exim which values it knows of. Common values include &`throughput`&,
-&`mincost`&, and on newer systems &`ef`&, &`af41`&, ...
+of a number of fixed strings or to numeric value.
+The &%-bI:dscp%& option may be used to ask Exim which names it knows of.
+Common values include &`throughput`&, &`mincost`&, and on newer systems
+&`ef`&, &`af41`&, etc. Numeric values may be in the range 0 to 0x3F.
The outbound packets from Exim will be marked with this value in the header
(for IPv4, the TOS field; for IPv6, the TCLASS field); there is no guarantee
-that these packets will have any effect, not be stripped by networking
+that these values will have any effect, not be stripped by networking
equipment, or do much of anything without cooperation with your Network
Engineer and those of all network operators between the source and destination.
.wen
Exim will not try to start a TLS session when delivering to any host that
matches this list. See chapter &<<CHAPTLS>>& for details of TLS.
+.option hosts_verify_avoid_tls smtp "host list&!!" *
+.cindex "TLS" "avoiding for certain hosts"
+Exim will not try to start a TLS session for a verify callout,
+or when delivering in cutthrough mode,
+to any host that matches this list.
+Note that the default is to not use TLS.
+
.option hosts_max_try smtp integer 5
.cindex "host" "maximum number to try"
.option tls_sni smtp string&!! unset
.cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication"
.vindex "&$tls_sni$&"
-If this option is set then it sets the $tls_sni variable and causes any
+If this option is set then it sets the $tls_out_sni variable and causes any
TLS session to pass this value as the Server Name Indication extension to
the remote side, which can be used by the remote side to select an appropriate
certificate and private key for the session.
used, for example, to skip plain text authenticators when the connection is not
encrypted by a setting such as:
.code
-client_condition = ${if !eq{$tls_cipher}{}}
+client_condition = ${if !eq{$tls_out_cipher}{}}
.endd
-(Older documentation incorrectly states that &$tls_cipher$& contains the cipher
-used for incoming messages. In fact, during SMTP delivery, it contains the
-cipher used for the delivery.)
.option driver authenticators string unset
advertisement of a particular mechanism to encrypted connections, by a setting
such as:
.code
-server_advertise_condition = ${if eq{$tls_cipher}{}{no}{yes}}
+server_advertise_condition = ${if eq{$tls_in_cipher}{}{no}{yes}}
.endd
-.vindex "&$tls_cipher$&"
-If the session is encrypted, &$tls_cipher$& is not empty, and so the expansion
+.vindex "&$tls_in_cipher$&"
+If the session is encrypted, &$tls_in_cipher$& is not empty, and so the expansion
yields &"yes"&, which allows the advertisement to happen.
When an Exim server receives an AUTH command from a client, it rejects it
.next
The default value for &%tls_dhparam%& differs for historical reasons.
.next
-.vindex "&$tls_peerdn$&"
+.vindex "&$tls_in_peerdn$&"
+.vindex "&$tls_out_peerdn$&"
Distinguished Name (DN) strings reported by the OpenSSL library use a slash for
separating fields; GnuTLS uses commas, in accordance with RFC 2253. This
-affects the value of the &$tls_peerdn$& variable.
+affects the value of the &$tls_in_peerdn$& and &$tls_out_peerdn$& variables.
.next
OpenSSL identifies cipher suites using hyphens as separators, for example:
DES-CBC3-SHA. GnuTLS historically used underscores, for example:
.cindex "cipher" "logging"
.cindex "log" "TLS cipher"
-.vindex "&$tls_cipher$&"
-The variable &$tls_cipher$& is set to the cipher suite that was negotiated for
+.vindex "&$tls_in_cipher$&"
+The variable &$tls_in_cipher$& is set to the cipher suite that was negotiated for
an incoming TLS connection. It is included in the &'Received:'& header of an
incoming message (by default &-- you can, of course, change this), and it is
also included in the log line that records a message's arrival, keyed by
&"X="&, unless the &%tls_cipher%& log selector is turned off. The &%encrypted%&
condition can be used to test for specific cipher suites in ACLs.
-(For outgoing SMTP deliveries, &$tls_cipher$& is reset &-- see section
-&<<SECID185>>&.)
Once TLS has been established, the ACLs that run for subsequent SMTP commands
can check the name of the cipher suite and vary their actions accordingly. The
contexts is known as TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA. Check the OpenSSL or GnuTLS
documentation for more details.
+For outgoing SMTP deliveries, &$tls_out_cipher$& is used and logged
+(again depending on the &%tls_cipher%& log selector).
+
.section "Requesting and verifying client certificates" "SECID183"
.cindex "certificate" "verification of client"
example, you can insist on a certificate before accepting a message for
relaying, but not when the message is destined for local delivery.
-.vindex "&$tls_peerdn$&"
+.vindex "&$tls_in_peerdn$&"
When a client supplies a certificate (whether it verifies or not), the value of
the Distinguished Name of the certificate is made available in the variable
-&$tls_peerdn$& during subsequent processing of the message.
+&$tls_in_peerdn$& during subsequent processing of the message.
.cindex "log" "distinguished name"
Because it is often a long text string, it is not included in the log line or
&'Received:'& header by default. You can arrange for it to be logged, keyed by
&"DN="&, by setting the &%tls_peerdn%& log selector, and you can use
&%received_header_text%& to change the &'Received:'& header. When no
-certificate is supplied, &$tls_peerdn$& is empty.
+certificate is supplied, &$tls_in_peerdn$& is empty.
.section "Revoked certificates" "SECID184"
which the client is connected. Forced failure of an expansion causes Exim to
behave as if the relevant option were unset.
-.vindex &$tls_bits$&
-.vindex &$tls_cipher$&
-.vindex &$tls_peerdn$&
-.vindex &$tls_sni$&
+.vindex &$tls_out_bits$&
+.vindex &$tls_out_cipher$&
+.vindex &$tls_out_peerdn$&
+.vindex &$tls_out_sni$&
Before an SMTP connection is established, the
-&$tls_bits$&, &$tls_cipher$&, &$tls_peerdn$& and &$tls_sni$&
+&$tls_out_bits$&, &$tls_out_cipher$&, &$tls_out_peerdn$& and &$tls_out_sni$&
variables are emptied. (Until the first connection, they contain the values
that were set when the message was received.) If STARTTLS is subsequently
successfully obeyed, these variables are set to the relevant values for the
.section "Use of TLS Server Name Indication" "SECTtlssni"
.cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication"
-.vindex "&$tls_sni$&"
-.oindex "&%tls_sni%&"
+.vindex "&$tls_in_sni$&"
+.oindex "&%tls_in_sni%&"
With TLS1.0 or above, there is an extension mechanism by which extra
information can be included at various points in the protocol. One of these
extensions, documented in RFC 6066 (and before that RFC 4366) is
The &%tls_sni%& option on an SMTP transport is an expanded string; the result,
if not empty, will be sent on a TLS session as part of the handshake. There's
nothing more to it. Choosing a sensible value not derived insecurely is the
-only point of caution. The &$tls_sni$& variable will be set to this string
+only point of caution. The &$tls_out_sni$& variable will be set to this string
for the lifetime of the client connection (including during authentication).
-Except during SMTP client sessions, if &$tls_sni$& is set then it is a string
+Except during SMTP client sessions, if &$tls_in_sni$& is set then it is a string
received from a client.
It can be logged with the &%log_selector%& item &`+tls_sni`&.
-If the string &`tls_sni`& appears in the main section's &%tls_certificate%&
+If the string &`tls_in_sni`& appears in the main section's &%tls_certificate%&
option (prior to expansion) then the following options will be re-expanded
during TLS session handshake, to permit alternative values to be chosen:
This modifier sets up a message that is used as part of the log message if the
ACL denies access or a &%warn%& statement's conditions are true. For example:
.code
-require log_message = wrong cipher suite $tls_cipher
+require log_message = wrong cipher suite $tls_in_cipher
encrypted = DES-CBC3-SHA
.endd
&%log_message%& is also used when recipients are discarded by &%discard%&. For
is what is wanted for subsequent tests.
+.new
+.vitem &*control&~=&~cutthrough_delivery*&
+.cindex "&ACL;" "cutthrough routing"
+This option requests delivery be attempted while the item is being received.
+It is usable in the RCPT ACL and valid only for single-recipient mails forwarded
+from one SMTP connection to another. If a recipient-verify callout connection is
+requested in the same ACL it is held open and used for the data, otherwise one is made
+after the ACL completes.
+
+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 before the acceptance "<="
+line.
+
+Delivery in this mode avoids the generation of a bounce mail to a (possibly faked)
+sender when the destination system is doing content-scan based rejection.
+.wen
+
+
+.new
+.vitem &*control&~=&~dscp/*&<&'value'&>
+.cindex "&ACL;" "setting DSCP value"
+.cindex "DSCP" "inbound"
+This option causes the DSCP value associated with the socket for the inbound
+connection to be adjusted to a given value, given as one of a number of fixed
+strings or to numeric value.
+The &%-bI:dscp%& option may be used to ask Exim which names it knows of.
+Common values include &`throughput`&, &`mincost`&, and on newer systems
+&`ef`&, &`af41`&, etc. Numeric values may be in the range 0 to 0x3F.
+
+The outbound packets from Exim will be marked with this value in the header
+(for IPv4, the TOS field; for IPv6, the TCLASS field); there is no guarantee
+that these values will have any effect, not be stripped by networking
+equipment, or do much of anything without cooperation with your Network
+Engineer and those of all network operators between the source and destination.
+.wen
+
+
.vitem &*control&~=&~debug/*&<&'options'&>
.cindex "&ACL;" "enabling debug logging"
.cindex "debugging" "enabling from an ACL"
In the main part of the configuration, you put the following definitions:
.code
-domainlist local_domains = my.dom1.example : my.dom2.example
-domainlist relay_domains = friend1.example : friend2.example
-hostlist relay_hosts = 192.168.45.0/24
+domainlist local_domains = my.dom1.example : my.dom2.example
+domainlist relay_to_domains = friend1.example : friend2.example
+hostlist relay_from_hosts = 192.168.45.0/24
.endd
Now you can use these definitions in the ACL that is run for every RCPT
command:
.code
acl_check_rcpt:
- accept domains = +local_domains : +relay_domains
- accept hosts = +relay_hosts
+ accept domains = +local_domains : +relay_to_domains
+ accept hosts = +relay_from_hosts
.endd
The first statement accepts any RCPT command that contains an address in
the local or relay domains. For any other domain, control passes to the second
If the remote server advertises support for the STARTTLS command, and Exim
was built to support TLS encryption, it tries to start a TLS session unless the
server matches &%hosts_avoid_tls%&. See chapter &<<CHAPTLS>>& for more details.
+Either a match in that or &%hosts_verify_avoid_tls%& apply when the transport
+is called for verification.
If the remote server advertises support for the AUTH command, Exim scans
the authenticators configuration for any suitable client settings, as described
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