settings can be obtained by using &%routers%&, &%transports%&, or
&%authenticators%&.
+.cindex "environment"
+If &%environment%& is given as an argument, the set of environment
+variables is output, line by line. Using the &%-n%& flag supresses the value of the
+variables.
+
.cindex "options" "macro &-- extracting"
If invoked by an admin user, then &%macro%&, &%macro_list%& and &%macros%&
are available, similarly to the drivers. Because macros are sometimes used
file that exists is used. Failure to open an existing file stops Exim from
proceeding any further along the list, and an error is generated.
+The file names need to be absolute names.
+
When this option is used by a caller other than root, and the list is different
from the compiled-in list, Exim gives up its root privilege immediately, and
runs with the real and effective uid and gid set to those of the caller.
The next two lines are concerned with &'ident'& callbacks, as defined by RFC
1413 (hence their names):
+.new
.code
rfc1413_hosts = *
rfc1413_query_timeout = 0s
.endd
+.wen
These settings cause Exim to avoid ident callbacks for all incoming SMTP calls.
Few hosts offer RFC1413 service these days; calls have to be
terminated by a timeout and this needlessly delays the startup
-.section "Expansion of lists" "SECID75"
+.section "Expansion of lists" "SECTlistexpand"
.cindex "expansion" "of lists"
Each list is expanded as a single string before it is used. The result of
expansion must be a list, possibly containing empty items, which is split up
&<<CHAPTLS>>& for details of TLS support and chapter &<<CHAPsmtptrans>>& for
details of the &(smtp)& transport.
+.new
+.vitem &$tls_in_ocsp$&
+.vindex "&$tls_in_ocsp$&"
+When a message is received from a remote client connection
+the result of any OCSP request from the client is encoded in this variable:
+.code
+0 OCSP proof was not requested (default value)
+1 No response to request
+2 Response not verified
+3 Verification failed
+4 Verification succeeded
+.endd
+
+.vitem &$tls_out_ocsp$&
+.vindex "&$tls_out_ocsp$&"
+When a message is sent to a remote host connection
+the result of any OCSP request made is encoded in this variable.
+See &$tls_in_ocsp$& for values.
+.wen
+
.vitem &$tls_in_peerdn$&
.vindex "&$tls_in_peerdn$&"
.vindex "&$tls_peerdn$&"
This option defines the ACL that is run when an SMTP VRFY command is
received. See chapter &<<CHAPACL>>& for further details.
+.new
+.option add_environment main "string list" empty
+.cindex "environment" "inherited"
+This option allows to set individual environment variables that the
+currently linked libraries and programs in child processes use. The
+default list is empty,
+.wen
+
.option admin_groups main "string list&!!" unset
.cindex "admin user"
This option is expanded just once, at the start of Exim's processing. If the
.option ignore_fromline_local main boolean false
See &%ignore_fromline_hosts%& above.
+.new
+.option keep_environment main "string list" unset
+.cindex "environment" "inherited"
+This option contains a string list of environment variables to keep.
+You have to trust these variables or you have to be sure that
+these variables do not impose any security risk. Keep in mind that
+during the startup phase Exim is running with an effective UID 0 in most
+installations. As the default value is an empty list, the default
+environment for using libraries, running embedded Perl code, or running
+external binaries is empty, and does not not even contain PATH or HOME.
+
+Actually the list is interpreted as a list of patterns
+(&<<SECTlistexpand>>&), except that it is not expanded first.
+
+WARNING: Macro substitution is still done first, so having a macro
+FOO and having FOO_HOME in your &%keep_environment%& option may have
+unexpected results. You may work around this using a regular expression
+that does not match the macro name: ^[F]OO_HOME$.
+
+Current versions of Exim issue a warning during startupif you do not mention
+&%keep_environment%& or &%add_environment%& in your runtime configuration
+file.
+.wen
+
.option keep_malformed main time 4d
This option specifies the length of time to keep messages whose spool files
&%sender_unqualified_hosts%&, or if the message was submitted locally (not
using TCP/IP), and the &%-bnq%& option was not set.
+.option set_environment main "string list" empty
+.cindex "environment"
+This option allows to set individual environment variables that the
+currently linked libraries and programs in child processes use. The
+default list is empty,
+
.option smtp_accept_keepalive main boolean true
.cindex "keepalive" "on incoming connection"
.scindex IIDdcotauth2 "authenticators" "&(dovecot)&"
This authenticator is an interface to the authentication facility of the
Dovecot POP/IMAP server, which can support a number of authentication methods.
+.new
+Note that Dovecot must be configured to use auth-client not auth-userdb.
+.wen
If you are using Dovecot to authenticate POP/IMAP clients, it might be helpful
to use the same mechanisms for SMTP authentication. This is a server
authenticator only. There is only one option:
Note that the proof only covers the terminal server certificate,
not any of the chain from CA to it.
+.new
+There is no current way to staple a proof for a client certificate.
+.wen
+
.code
A helper script "ocsp_fetch.pl" for fetching a proof from a CA
OCSP server is supplied. The server URL may be included in the