-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt,v 1.1 2004/10/07 15:04:35 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt,v 1.19 2006/02/28 12:42:47 ph10 Exp $
LISTS OF EXIM OPTIONS
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-This file contains complete lists of three kinds of Exim option:
+This file contains complete lists of four kinds of Exim option:
1. Those that can appear in the run time configuration file;
2. Those that can be used on the command line;
4. Those that can appear in the build time configuration for the Exim monitor
(Local/eximon.conf).
-This file was last updated for Exim release 4.40.
+This file was last updated for Exim release 4.61.
1. RUN TIME OPTIONS
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accept_8bitmime boolean false main 1.60
acl_not_smtp string* unset main 4.11
+acl_not_smtp_mime string* unset main 4.51 with content scan
acl_smtp_auth string* unset main 4.00
acl_smtp_connect string* unset main 4.11
acl_smtp_data string* unset main 4.00
acl_smtp_helo string* unset main 4.20
acl_smtp_mail string* unset main 4.11
acl_smtp_mailauth string* unset main 4.21
+acl_smtp_mime string* unset main 4.50 with content scan
acl_smtp_predata string* unset main 4.43
acl_smtp_quit string* unset main 4.43
acl_smtp_rcpt string* unset main 4.00
allow_utf8_domains boolean false main 4.14
auth_advertise_hosts host list "*" main 4.00
authenticated_sender string* unset smtp 4.14
+authenticated_sender_force boolean false smtp 4.61
authenticate_hosts host list unset smtp 3.13
auto_thaw time 0s main
+av_scanner string* + main 4.50 with content scan
batch_id string unset appendfile 4.00
unset lmtp 4.00
unset pipe 4.00
check_log_space integer 0 main
check_owner boolean true appendfile 3.14
+ redirect 4.00
+check_rfc2047_length boolean true main 4.60
check_secondary_mx boolean false dnslookup 4.00
check_spool_inodes integer 0 main
check_spool_space integer 0 main
check_string string "From " appendfile 3.03
unset pipe 3.03
check_srv string* unset dnslookup 4.31
+client_ignore_invalid_base64 boolean false plaintext 4.61
client_name string* + cram_md5 3.10
client_secret string* unset cram_md5 3.10
client_send string* unset plaintext 3.10
current_directory string unset transports 4.00
unset queryprogram 4.00
daemon_smtp_ports string unset main 1.75 pluralised in 4.21
+daemon_startup_retries int 9 main 4.52
+daemon_startup_sleep time 30s main 4.52
data string unset redirect 4.00
data_timeout time 5m smtp
debug_print string* unset authenticators 4.00
directory string* unset appendfile
directory_mode octal-integer 0700 appendfile
directory_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
+disable_ipv6 boolean false main 4.61
disable_logging boolean false routers 4.11
-disable_logging boolean false transports 4.11
+ false transports 4.11
dns_again_means_nonexist domain list unset main 1.89
dns_check_names_pattern string + main 2.11
+dns_csa_search_limit integer 5 main 4.60
+dns_csa_use_reverse boolean true main 4.60
dns_ipv4_lookup boolean false main 3.20
dns_qualify_single boolean true smtp
dns_retrans time 0s main 1.60
final_timeout time 10m smtp
finduser_retries integer 0 main
forbid_blackhole boolean false redirect 4.00
+forbid_exim_filter boolean false redirect 4.44
forbid_fail boolean false redirect 4.00
forbid_file boolean false redirect 4.00
forbid_filter_existstest boolean false redirect 4.00
forbid_filter_run boolean false redirect 4.00
forbid_include boolean false redirect 4.00
forbid_pipe boolean false redirect 4.00
+forbid_sieve_filter boolean false redirect 4.44
freeze_exec_fail boolean false pipe 1.89
freeze_tell boolean false main 4.00 replaces freeze_tell_mailmaster
from string* unset autoreply
hosts_avoid_tls host list unset smtp 3.20
hosts_connection_nolog host list unset main 4.43
hosts_max_try integer 5 smtp 3.20
+hosts_max_try_hardlimit integer 50 smtp 4.50
hosts_nopass_tls host list unset smtp 4.00
hosts_override boolean false smtp 2.11
hosts_randomize boolean false manualroute 4.00
message_logs boolean true main 4.10
message_prefix string* + appendfile 4.00 replaces prefix
string* unset pipe 4.00 replaces prefix
-message_size_limit integer 0 main
+message_size_limit integer 50M main
0 transports 2.05
message_suffix string* + appendfile 4.00 replaces suffix
string* unset pipe 4.00 replaces suffix
rewrite boolean true redirect 4.00
rewrite_headers boolean true dnslookup 4.00
rfc1413_hosts host list * main
-rfc1413_query_timeout time 30s main
+rfc1413_query_timeout time 5s main
router_home_directory string* unset routers 4.11
route_data string* unset manualroute 4.00
route_list string list unset manualroute 4.00
smtp_reserve_hosts host list unset main
smtp_return_error_details boolean false main 4.11
socket string* unset lmtp 4.11
+spamd_address string + main 4.50 with content scan
split_spool_directory boolean false main 1.70
spool_directory string ++ main
+sqlite_lock_timeout time 5s main 4.53
srv_fail_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.43
strip_excess_angle_brackets boolean false main
strip_trailing_dot boolean false main
1h pipe
1h queryprogram 4.00
5s iplookup 4.00
+timeout_defer boolean false pipe 4.51
timeout_frozen_after time 0s main 3.20
timezone string + main 3.15
tls_advertise_hosts host list * main 3.20
-bvs Test sender address verification
-C + Use alternate configuration file
-D + Define macro for configuration file
--d Turn on debugging output
+-d + Turn on debugging output
+-dd + Ditto, but if a daemon, not for subprocesses
-dropcr Remove CR character in input: became a no-op in 4.21
-E Internal use only
-ex * Synonym for -oex (for several different x)
Option Type Description
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+ACL_CVARS=20 optional* number of acl_c variables
+ACL_MVARS=20 optional* number of acl_m variables
ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX optional restricts location of -C files
ALT_CONFIG_ROOT_ONLY optional* privileged -C needs root (not exim)
APPENDFILE_MODE optional*
APPENDFILE_LOCKFILE_MODE optional*
AR system command to build a library
AUTH_CRAM_MD5 driver include cram_md5 authenticator
+AUTH_CYRUS_SASL driver include Cyrus SASL authenticator
AUTH_PLAINTEXT driver include plaintext authenticator
AUTH_SPA driver include SPA (NTLM) authenticator
+AUTH_VARS=3 optional* number of $auth variables
BASENAME_COMMAND system** path to basename
BASE_62=62 optional* not normally changed for Unix
BIN_DIRECTORY mandatory Exim binary directory
CONFIGURE_FILE mandatory Exim runtime configuration file
CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_EUID optional*
CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_NODE optional*
+CONFIGURE_GROUP optional* alternate group for configuration file
CONFIGURE_OWNER optional* alternate owner for configuration file
CYRUS_PWCHECK_SOCKET optional socket for pwcheck daemon
DBMLIB optional** location of DBM library
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