signals the final completion of the sequence of processes that are passing
messages through the same SMTP connection.
+.new
+.vitem &%-MCq%&&~<&'recipient&~address'&>&~<&'size'&>
+.oindex "&%-MCq%&"
+This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally
+by Exim to implement quota checking for local users.
+.wen
+
.vitem &%-MCS%&
.oindex "&%-MCS%&"
This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally
.cindex "queue" "routing"
.cindex "routing" "whole queue before delivery"
.cindex "first pass routing"
+.cindex "queue runner" "two phase"
An option starting with &%-qq%& requests a two-stage queue run. In the first
stage, the queue is scanned as if the &%queue_smtp_domains%& option matched
every domain. Addresses are routed, local deliveries happen, but no remote
.new
Performance will be best if the &%queue_run_in_order%& option is false.
+If that is so and the &%queue_fast_ramp%& option is true then
+in the first phase of the run,
+once a threshold number of messages are routed for a given host,
+a delivery process is forked in parallel with the rest of the scan.
.wen
.cindex "hints database" "remembering routing"
first &%domains%& setting above generates the second setting, which therefore
causes a second lookup to occur.
+.new
+The lookup type may optionally be followed by a comma
+and a comma-separated list of options.
+Each option is a &"name=value"& pair.
+Whether an option is meaningful depands on the lookup type.
+
+All lookups support the option &"cache=no_rd"&.
+If this is given then the cache that Exim manages for lookup results
+is not checked before diong the lookup.
+The result of the lookup is still written to the cache.
+.wen
+
The rest of this chapter describes the different lookup types that are
available. Any of them can be used in any part of the configuration where a
lookup is permitted.
.new
.cindex "tainted data" "single-key lookups"
The file string may not be tainted
+
+All single-key lookups support the option &"ret=key"&.
+If this is given and the lookup
+(either underlying implementation or cached value)
+returns data, the result is replaced with a non-tainted
+version of the lookup key.
+.cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting"
.wen
.next
.cindex "query-style lookup" "definition of"
.row &%hold_domains%& "hold delivery for these domains"
.row &%local_interfaces%& "for routing checks"
.row &%queue_domains%& "no immediate delivery for these"
+.row &%queue_fast_ramp%& "parallel delivery with 2-phase queue run"
.row &%queue_only%& "no immediate delivery at all"
.row &%queue_only_file%& "no immediate delivery if file exists"
.row &%queue_only_load%& "no immediate delivery if load is high"
next queue run. See also &%hold_domains%& and &%queue_smtp_domains%&.
+.new
+.option queue_fast_ramp main boolean false
+.cindex "queue runner" "two phase"
+.cindex "queue" "double scanning"
+If set to true, two-phase queue runs, initiated using &%-qq%& on the
+command line, may start parallel delivery processes during their first
+phase. This will be done when a threshold number of messages have been
+routed for a single host.
+.wen
+
+
.option queue_list_requires_admin main boolean true
.cindex "restricting access to features"
.oindex "&%-bp%&"
permits this.
+.new
+.option message_linelength_limit smtp integer 998
+.cindex "line length" limit
+This option sets the maximum line length, in bytes, that the transport
+will send. Any messages with lines exceeding the given value
+will fail and a failure-DSN ("bounce") message will if possible be returned
+to the sender.
+The default value is that defined by the SMTP standards.
+
+It is generally wise to also check in the data ACL so that messages
+received via SMTP can be refused without producing a bounce.
+.wen
+
+
.option multi_domain smtp boolean&!! true
.vindex "&$domain$&"
When this option is set, the &(smtp)& transport can handle a number of
If the peer host matches the list after expansion then resumption
is offered and/or accepted.
-The &%tls_resumption_hosts% smtp transport option performs the
+The &%tls_resumption_hosts%& smtp transport option performs the
equivalent function for operation as a client.
If the peer host matches the list after expansion then resumption
is attempted (if a stored session is available) or the information
immediately after a successful redirection. By default, if a redirection
generates just one address, that address is also verified. See further
discussion in section &<<SECTredirwhilveri>>&.
+.new
+.next
+If the &%quota%& option is specified for recipient verify,
+successful routing to an appendfile transport is followed by a call into
+the transport to evaluate the quota status for the recipient.
+No actual delivery is done, but verification will succeed if the quota
+is sufficient for the message (if the sender gave a message size) or
+not already exceeded (otherwise).
+.wen
.endlist
.cindex "verifying address" "differentiating failures"
&%recipient%&: The RCPT command in a callout was rejected.
.next
&%postmaster%&: The postmaster check in a callout was rejected.
+.new
+.next
+&%quota%&: The quota check for a local recipient did non pass.
.endlist
The main use of these variables is expected to be to distinguish between
+.new
+.section "Quota caching" "SECTquotacache"
+.cindex "hints database" "quota cache"
+.cindex "quota" "cache, description of"
+.cindex "caching" "quota"
+Exim caches the results of quota verification
+in order to reduce the amount of resources used.
+The &"callout"& hints database is used.
+
+The default cache periods are five minutes for a positive (good) result
+and one hour for a negative result.
+To change the periods the &%quota%& option can be followed by an equals sign
+and a number of optional paramemters, separated by commas.
+For example:
+.code
+verify = recipient/quota=cachepos=1h,cacheneg=1d
+.endd
+Possible parameters are:
+.vlist
+.vitem &*cachepos&~=&~*&<&'time&~interval'&>
+.cindex "quota cache" "positive entry expiry, specifying"
+Set the lifetime for a positive cache entry.
+A value of zero seconds is legitimate.
+
+.vitem &*cacheneg&~=&~*&<&'time&~interval'&>
+.cindex "quota cache" "negative entry expiry, specifying"
+As above, for a negative entry.
+
+.vitem &*no_cache*&
+Set both positive and negative lifetimes to zero.
+.wen
+
.section "Sender address verification reporting" "SECTsenaddver"
.cindex "verifying" "suppressing error details"
See section &<<SECTaddressverification>>& for a general discussion of
. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-.chapter "DKIM, SPF and DMARC" "CHAPdkim" &&&
- "DKIM, SPF and DMARC Support"
+.chapter "DKIM, SPF, SRS and DMARC" "CHAPdkim" &&&
+ "DKIM, SPF, SRS and DMARC Support"
.section "DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)" SECDKIM
.cindex "DKIM"
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