If the data for a PTR record is not a syntactically valid IP address, it is not
altered and nothing is added.
-.cindex "MX record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup"
-.cindex "SRV record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup"
-For an MX lookup, both the preference value and the host name are returned for
-each record, separated by a space. For an SRV lookup, the priority, weight,
-port, and host name are returned for each record, separated by spaces.
-
For any record type, if multiple records are found (or, for A6 lookups, if a
single record leads to multiple addresses), the data is returned as a
concatenation, with newline as the default separator. The order, of course,
It is permitted to specify a space as the separator character. Further
white space is ignored.
+.cindex "MX record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup"
+.cindex "SRV record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup"
+For an MX lookup, both the preference value and the host name are returned for
+each record, separated by a space. For an SRV lookup, the priority, weight,
+port, and host name are returned for each record, separated by spaces.
+.new
+An alternate field separator can be specified using a comma after the main
+separator character, followed immediately by the field separator.
+.wen
+
.cindex "TXT record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup"
.cindex "SPF record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup"
For TXT records with multiple items of data, only the first item is returned,
+.new
+.vitem &*${sort{*&<&'string'&>&*}{*&<&'comparator'&>&*}{*&<&'extractor'&>&*}}*&
+.cindex sorting a list
+.cindex list sorting
+After expansion, <&'string'&> is interpreted as a list, colon-separated by
+default, but the separator can be changed in the usual way.
+The <&'comparator'&> argument is interpreted as the operator
+of a two-argument expansion condition.
+The numeric operators plus ge, gt, le, lt (and ~i variants) are supported.
+The comparison should return true when applied to two values
+if the first value should sort before the second value.
+The <&'extractor'&> expansion is applied repeatedly to elements of the list,
+the element being placed in &$item$&,
+to give values for comparison.
+
+The item result is a sorted list,
+with the original list separator,
+of the list elements (in full) of the original.
+
+Examples:
+.code
+${sort{3:2:1:4}{<}{$item}}
+.endd
+sorts a list of numbers, and
+.code
+${sort {$lookup dnsdb{>:,,mx=example.com}} {<} {${listextract{1}{<,$item}}}}
+.endd
+will sort an MX lookup into priority order.
+.wen
+
+
.vitem &*${substr{*&<&'string1'&>&*}{*&<&'string2'&>&*}{*&<&'string3'&>&*}}*&
.cindex "&%substr%& expansion item"
.cindex "substring extraction"
The value of this option is expanded, and must then be the absolute path to
a file containing permitted certificates for clients that
match &%tls_verify_hosts%& or &%tls_try_verify_hosts%&. Alternatively, if you
-are using OpenSSL, you can set &%tls_verify_certificates%& to the name of a
-directory containing certificate files. This does not work with GnuTLS; the
-option must be set to the name of a single file if you are using GnuTLS.
+are using either GnuTLS version 3.3.6 (or later) or OpenSSL,
+you can set &%tls_verify_certificates%& to the name of a
+directory containing certificate files.
+For earlier versions of GnuTLS
+the option must be set to the name of a single file.
These certificates should be for the certificate authorities trusted, rather
than the public cert of individual clients. With both OpenSSL and GnuTLS, if
Historical note: We have &%condition%& on ACLs and on Routers. Routers
are far older, and use one set of semantics. ACLs are newer and when
they were created, the ACL &%condition%& process was given far stricter
-parse semantics. The &%bool{}&% expansion condition uses the same rules as
+parse semantics. The &%bool{}%& expansion condition uses the same rules as
ACLs. The &%bool_lax{}%& expansion condition uses the same rules as
Routers. More pointedly, the &%bool_lax{}%& was written to match the existing
Router rules processing behavior.
.vindex "&$host_address$&"
The value of this option must be the absolute path to a file containing
permitted server certificates, for use when setting up an encrypted connection.
-Alternatively, if you are using OpenSSL, you can set
+Alternatively,
+if you are using either GnuTLS version 3.3.6 (or later) or OpenSSL,
+you can set
&%tls_verify_certificates%& to the name of a directory containing certificate
-files. This does not work with GnuTLS; the option must be set to the name of a
-single file if you are using GnuTLS. The values of &$host$& and
+files.
+For earlier versions of GnuTLS the option must be set to the name of a
+single file.
+The values of &$host$& and
&$host_address$& are set to the name and address of the server during the
expansion of this option. See chapter &<<CHAPTLS>>& for details of TLS.
.ilist
The &%tls_verify_certificates%& option must contain the name of a file, not the
-name of a directory (for OpenSSL it can be either).
+name of a directory for GnuTLS versions before 3.3.6
+(for later versions, or OpenSSL, it can be either).
.next
The default value for &%tls_dhparam%& differs for historical reasons.
.next
of the option is expanded and must then be the name of a file that contains a
CRL in PEM format.
The downside is that clients have to periodically re-download a potentially huge
-file from every certificate authority the know of.
+file from every certificate authority they know of.
The way with most moving parts at query time is Online Certificate
Status Protocol (OCSP), where the client verifies the certificate
and $acl_narg is set to the count of values.
Previous values of these variables are restored after the call returns.
The name and values are expanded separately.
+Note that spaces in complex expansions which are used as arguments
+will act as argument separators.
If the nested &%acl%& returns &"drop"& and the outer condition denies access,
the connection is dropped. If it returns &"discard"&, the verb must be
Multiple &%headers_remove%& options for a single router or transport can be
specified; the arguments will append to a single header-names list.
Each item is separately expanded.
+Note that colons in complex expansions which are used to
+form all or part of a &%headers_remove%& list
+will act as list separators.
When &%headers_add%& or &%headers_remove%& is specified on a router,
items are expanded at routing time,
The input files can be in Exim log format or syslog format.
If a matching log line is not associated with a specific message, it is
included in &'exigrep'&'s output without any additional lines. The usage is:
+.new
.display
-&`exigrep [-t<`&&'n'&&`>] [-I] [-l] [-v] <`&&'pattern'&&`> [<`&&'log file'&&`>] ...`&
+&`exigrep [-t<`&&'n'&&`>] [-I] [-l] [-M] [-v] <`&&'pattern'&&`> [<`&&'log file'&&`>] ...`&
.endd
+.wen
If no log file names are given on the command line, the standard input is read.
The &%-t%& argument specifies a number of seconds. It adds an additional
The &%-v%& option inverts the matching condition. That is, a line is selected
if it does &'not'& match the pattern.
+.new
+The &%-M%& options means &"related messages"&. &'exigrep'& will show messages
+that are generated as a result/response to a message that &'exigrep'& matched
+normally.
+
+Example of &%-M%&:
+user_a sends a message to user_b, which generates a bounce back to user_b. If
+&'exigrep'& is used to search for &"user_a"&, only the first message will be
+displayed. But if &'exigrep'& is used to search for &"user_b"&, the first and
+the second (bounce) message will be displayed. Using &%-M%& with &'exigrep'&
+when searching for &"user_a"& will show both messages since the bounce is
+&"related"& to or a &"result"& of the first message that was found by the
+search term.
+.wen
+
If the location of a &'zcat'& command is known from the definition of
ZCAT_COMMAND in &_Local/Makefile_&, &'exigrep'& automatically passes any file
whose name ends in COMPRESS_SUFFIX through &'zcat'& as it searches it.
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