Routing: dnslookup and manualroute routers: ipv4_only, ipv4_prefer options. Bug...

[exim.git] / doc / doc-docbook / spec.xfpt

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index c908009a4b18a6ace4c6bcfb7d63ead809ac652b..7ad6f0275dde96911b6be03512e56aba6e973ef1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -14693,6 +14693,7 @@ If the resolver library does not support DNSSEC then this option has no effect.
 .option dns_ipv4_lookup main "domain list&!!" unset
 .cindex "IPv6" "DNS lookup for AAAA records"
 .cindex "DNS" "IPv6 lookup for AAAA records"
 .option dns_ipv4_lookup main "domain list&!!" unset
 .cindex "IPv6" "DNS lookup for AAAA records"
 .cindex "DNS" "IPv6 lookup for AAAA records"

+.cindex DNS "IPv6 disabling"

 When Exim is compiled with IPv6 support and &%disable_ipv6%& is not set, it
 looks for IPv6 address records (AAAA records) as well as IPv4 address records
 (A records) when trying to find IP addresses for hosts, unless the host's
 When Exim is compiled with IPv6 support and &%disable_ipv6%& is not set, it
 looks for IPv6 address records (AAAA records) as well as IPv4 address records
 (A records) when trying to find IP addresses for hosts, unless the host's


@@ -18745,7 +18746,9 @@ records.
 MX records of equal priority are sorted by Exim into a random order. Exim then
 looks for address records for the host names obtained from MX or SRV records.
 When a host has more than one IP address, they are sorted into a random order,
 MX records of equal priority are sorted by Exim into a random order. Exim then
 looks for address records for the host names obtained from MX or SRV records.
 When a host has more than one IP address, they are sorted into a random order,

-except that IPv6 addresses are always sorted before IPv4 addresses. If all the
+.new
+except that IPv6 addresses are sorted before IPv4 addresses. If all the
+.wen

 IP addresses found are discarded by a setting of the &%ignore_target_hosts%&
 generic option, the router declines.
 
 IP addresses found are discarded by a setting of the &%ignore_target_hosts%&
 generic option, the router declines.
 


@@ -18878,6 +18881,24 @@ However, it will result in any message with mistyped domains
 also being queued.
 
 
 also being queued.
 
 

+.new
+.option ipv4_only "string&!!" unset
+.cindex IPv6 disabling
+.cindex DNS "IPv6 disabling"
+The string is expanded, and if the result is anything but a forced failure,
+or an empty string, or one of the strings “0” or “no” or “false”
+(checked without regard to the case of the letters),
+only A records are used.
+
+.option ipv4_prefer "string&!!" unset
+.cindex IPv4 preference
+.cindex DNS "IPv4 preference"
+The string is expanded, and if the result is anything but a forced failure,
+or an empty string, or one of the strings “0” or “no” or “false”
+(checked without regard to the case of the letters),
+A records are sorted before AAAA records (inverting the default).
+.wen
+

 .option mx_domains dnslookup "domain list&!!" unset
 .cindex "MX record" "required to exist"
 .cindex "SRV record" "required to exist"
 .option mx_domains dnslookup "domain list&!!" unset
 .cindex "MX record" "required to exist"
 .cindex "SRV record" "required to exist"


@@ -19482,8 +19503,8 @@ whether obtained from an MX lookup or not.
 
 
 .section "How the options are used" "SECThowoptused"
 
 
 .section "How the options are used" "SECThowoptused"

-The options are a sequence of words; in practice no more than three are ever
-present. One of the words can be the name of a transport; this overrides the
+The options are a sequence of words, space-separated.
+One of the words can be the name of a transport; this overrides the

 &%transport%& option on the router for this particular routing rule only. The
 other words (if present) control randomization of the list of hosts on a
 per-rule basis, and how the IP addresses of the hosts are to be found when
 &%transport%& option on the router for this particular routing rule only. The
 other words (if present) control randomization of the list of hosts on a
 per-rule basis, and how the IP addresses of the hosts are to be found when


@@ -19503,6 +19524,12 @@ also look in &_/etc/hosts_& or other sources of information.
 &%bydns%&: look up address records for the hosts directly in the DNS; fail if
 no address records are found. If there is a temporary DNS error (such as a
 timeout), delivery is deferred.
 &%bydns%&: look up address records for the hosts directly in the DNS; fail if
 no address records are found. If there is a temporary DNS error (such as a
 timeout), delivery is deferred.

+.new
+.next
+&%ipv4_only%&: in direct DNS lookups, look up only A records.
+.next
+&%ipv4_prefer%&: in direct DNS lookups, sort A records before AAAA records.
+.wen

 .endlist
 
 For example:
 .endlist
 
 For example: