This permits packagers to build Exim with support for lookups with extensive
library dependencies without requiring all systems to install all of those
dependencies.
-Most, but not all, lookup types can be built this way.
-
.new
-Similarly, authenticator, router and transport drivers can be built
-as external modules.
-This permits a smaller exim binary, growing only as needed for the
-runtime cofiguration.
+Any combination of lookup types can be built this way.
+Lookup types that provide several variants will be loaded as
+Exim starts.
+Types that provide only one method are not loaded until used by
+the runtime configuration.
.wen
-Set &`LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR`& to the directory into which the modules will be
+For building
+set &`LOOKUP_MODULE_DIR`& to the directory into which the modules will be
installed; Exim will only load modules from that directory, as a security
measure. You will need to set &`CFLAGS_DYNAMIC`& if not already defined
for your OS; see &_OS/Makefile-Linux_& for an example.
LOOKUP_SQLITE=2
LOOKUP_MYSQL=2
.endd
+Set also &`LOOKUP_`&<&'lookup_type'&>&` INCLUDE`& and
+&`LOOKUP_`&<&'lookup_type'&>`_LIBS if needed for each lookup type,
+ensuring that duplicates are not present in more global values.
+
+.new
+Similarly, authenticator, router and transport drivers can be built
+as external modules.
+Modules will be searched for as demanded by the runtime configuration,
+permitting a smaller Exim binary.
+
+For building, as above but using
+&`AUTH_*`&, &`ROUTER_*`& and &`TRANSPORT_*`& instead of &`LOOKUP_*`&,
+.wen
.section "The building process" "SECID29"
The new version avoids issues with tainted
arguments explicitly expanded as part of the query.
The entire string within the braces becomes tainted,
-including the server sepcification - which is not permissible.
+including the server specification - which is not permissible.
If the older sytax is used, a warning message will be logged.
This syntax will be removed in a future release.
.cindex "underscore in EHLO/HELO"
This option can be set to a string of rogue characters that are permitted in
non-ip-literal EHLO and HELO names in addition to the standard letters, digits,
-hyphens, and dots. For examplem if you really must allow underscores,
+hyphens, and dots. For example if you really must allow underscores,
you can set
.code
helo_allow_chars = _
the operation and configuration of DKIM, see section &<<SECDKIM>>&.
-.vitem &*control&~=&~dmarc_disable_verify*&
+.vitem &*control&~=&~enforce_sync*& &&&
+ &*control&~=&~no_enforce_sync*&
+
+.vitem &*control&~=&~dmarc_disable_verify*& &&&
+ &*control&~=&~dmarc_enable_forensic*&
.cindex "disable DMARC verify"
-.cindex "DMARC" "disable verify"
-This control turns off DMARC verification processing entirely. For details on
+.cindex DMARC "disable verify"
+.cindex DMARC controls
+.cindex DMARC "forensic mails"
+These control affect DMARC processing. For details on
the operation and configuration of DMARC, see section &<<SECDMARC>>&.
+The &"disable"& turns off DMARC verification processing entirely.
+
.vitem &*control&~=&~dscp/*&<&'value'&>
.cindex "&ACL;" "setting DSCP value"
.vitem &*void&~debug_printf(char&~*,&~...)*&
-This is Exim's debugging function, with arguments as for &'(printf()'&. The
+This is Exim's debugging function, with arguments as for &'printf()'&. The
output is written to the standard error stream. If no debugging is selected,
calls to &'debug_printf()'& have no effect. Normally, you should make calls
conditional on the &`local_scan`& debug selector by coding like this:
SPF verification support is built into Exim if SUPPORT_SPF=yes is set in
&_Local/Makefile_&. The support uses the &_libspf2_& library
&url(https://www.libspf2.org/).
+.new
+.cindex "dynamic modules"
+The support can be built as a dynamic-load module if desired;
+see the comments in that Makefile.
+.wen
+
There is no Exim involvement in the transmission of messages;
publishing certain DNS records is all that is required.
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