X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/44cb15a8ff06c99f6791440c61a161935d0ccf8c..2ad7897851d62bc690844f416d4ca2fabedf9459:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index c831e6cc4..b5133a201 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ . Update the Copyright year (only) when changing content. . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -.set previousversion "4.84" +.set previousversion "4.85" .include ./local_params .set ACL "access control lists (ACLs)" @@ -3811,6 +3811,14 @@ This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally by Exim in conjunction with the &%-MC%& option. It signifies that the connection to the remote host has been authenticated. +.new +.vitem &%-MCD%& +.oindex "&%-MCD%&" +This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally +by Exim in conjunction with the &%-MC%& option. It signifies that the +remote host supports the ESMTP &_DSN_& extension. +.wen + .vitem &%-MCP%& .oindex "&%-MCP%&" This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally @@ -4640,6 +4648,13 @@ this option. .oindex "&%-X%&" This option is interpreted by Sendmail to cause debug information to be sent to the named file. It is ignored by Exim. + +.vitem &%-z%&&~<&'log-line'&> +.oindex "&%-z%&" +This option writes its argument to Exim's logfile. +Use is restricted to administrators; the intent is for operational notes. +Quotes should be used to maintain a multi-word item as a single argument, +under most shells. .endlist .ecindex IIDclo1 @@ -9721,7 +9736,7 @@ ${sort{3:2:1:4}{<}{$item}} .endd sorts a list of numbers, and .code -${sort {$lookup dnsdb{>:,,mx=example.com}} {<} {${listextract{1}{<,$item}}}} +${sort {${lookup dnsdb{>:,,mx=example.com}}} {<} {${listextract{1}{<,$item}}}} .endd will sort an MX lookup into priority order. @@ -11254,6 +11269,19 @@ The building process for Exim keeps a count of the number of times it has been compiled. This serves to distinguish different compilations of the same version of the program. +.new +.vitem &$config_dir$& +.vindex "&$config_dir$&" +The directory name of the main configuration file. That is, the content of +&$config_file$& with the last component stripped. The value does not +contain the trailing slash. If &$config_file$& does not contain a slash, +&$config_dir$& is ".". + +.vitem &$config_file$& +.vindex "&$config_file$&" +The name of the main configuration file Exim is using. +.wen + .vitem &$demime_errorlevel$& .vindex "&$demime_errorlevel$&" This variable is available when Exim is compiled with @@ -11361,6 +11389,15 @@ This variable contains the path to the Exim binary. .vindex "&$exim_uid$&" This variable contains the numerical value of the Exim user id. +.new +.vitem &$exim_version$& +.vindex "&$exim_uid$&" +This variable contains the version string of the Exim build. +The first character is a major version number, currently 4. +Then after a dot, the next group of digits is a minor version number. +There may be other characters following the minor version. +.wen + .vitem &$found_extension$& .vindex "&$found_extension$&" This variable is available when Exim is compiled with the @@ -13391,6 +13428,7 @@ See also the &'Policy controls'& section above. .table2 .row &%accept_8bitmime%& "advertise 8BITMIME" .row &%auth_advertise_hosts%& "advertise AUTH to these hosts" +.row &%dsn_advertise_hosts%& "advertise DSN extensions to these hosts" .row &%ignore_fromline_hosts%& "allow &""From ""& from these hosts" .row &%ignore_fromline_local%& "allow &""From ""& from local SMTP" .row &%pipelining_advertise_hosts%& "advertise pipelining to these hosts" @@ -13546,10 +13584,13 @@ This option defines the ACL that is run after an SMTP DATA command has been processed and the message itself has been received, but before the final acknowledgment is sent. See chapter &<>& for further details. -.option acl_smtp_data_prdr main string&!! unset -.cindex "DATA" "ACL for" +.new +.option acl_smtp_data_prdr main string&!! accept +.cindex "PRDR" "ACL for" +.cindex "DATA" "PRDR ACL for" .cindex "&ACL;" "PRDR-related" .cindex "&ACL;" "per-user data processing" +.wen This option defines the ACL that, if the PRDR feature has been negotiated, is run for each recipient after an SMTP DATA command has been @@ -14131,6 +14172,20 @@ This is an obsolete option that is now a no-op. It used to affect the way Exim handled CR and LF characters in incoming messages. What happens now is described in section &<>&. +.new +.option dsn_advertise_hosts main "host list&!!" unset +.cindex "bounce messages" "success" +.cindex "DSN" "success" +.cindex "Delivery Status Notification" "success" +DSN extensions (RFC3461) will be advertised in the EHLO message to, +and accepted from, these hosts. +Hosts may use the NOTIFY and ENVID options on RCPT TO commands, +and RET and ORCPT options on MAIL FROM commands. +A NOTIFY=SUCCESS option requests success-DSN messages. +A NOTIFY= option with no argument requests that no delay or failure DSNs +are sent. +.wen + .option dsn_from main "string&!!" "see below" .cindex "&'From:'& header line" "in bounces" .cindex "bounce messages" "&'From:'& line, specifying" @@ -15623,13 +15678,19 @@ the time of delivery. They are normally used only for final local deliveries. This option is an obsolete synonym for &%bounce_return_size_limit%&. -.option rfc1413_hosts main "host list&!!" * +.new +.option rfc1413_hosts main "host list&!!" @[] .cindex "RFC 1413" .cindex "host" "for RFC 1413 calls" -RFC 1413 identification calls are made to any client host which matches an item -in the list. +RFC 1413 identification calls are made to any client host which matches +an item in the list. +The default value specifies just this host, being any local interface +for the system. +.wen -.option rfc1413_query_timeout main time 5s +.new +.option rfc1413_query_timeout main time 0s +.wen .cindex "RFC 1413" "query timeout" .cindex "timeout" "for RFC 1413 call" This sets the timeout on RFC 1413 identification calls. If it is set to zero, @@ -16023,7 +16084,7 @@ See &%smtp_ratelimit_hosts%& above. See &%smtp_ratelimit_hosts%& above. -.option smtp_receive_timeout main time 5m +.option smtp_receive_timeout main time&!! 5m .cindex "timeout" "for SMTP input" .cindex "SMTP" "input timeout" This sets a timeout value for SMTP reception. It applies to all forms of SMTP @@ -16038,6 +16099,10 @@ SMTP data timeout on connection from... The former means that Exim was expecting to read an SMTP command; the latter means that it was in the DATA phase, reading the contents of a message. +If the first character of the option is a &"$"& the option is +expanded before use and may depend on +&$sender_host_name$&, &$sender_host_address$& and &$sender_host_port$&. + .oindex "&%-os%&" The value set by this option can be overridden by the @@ -16477,22 +16542,30 @@ preference order of the available ciphers. Details are given in sections See &%tls_verify_hosts%& below. -.option tls_verify_certificates main string&!! unset +.new +.option tls_verify_certificates main string&!! system .cindex "TLS" "client certificate verification" .cindex "certificate" "verification of client" -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 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. +The value of this option is expanded, and must then be either the +word "system" +or the absolute path to +a file or directory containing permitted certificates for clients that +match &%tls_verify_hosts%& or &%tls_try_verify_hosts%&. + +The "system" value for the option will use a +system default location compiled into the SSL library. +This is not available for GnuTLS versions preceding 3.0.20, +and will be taken as empty; an explicit location +must be specified. + +The use of a directory for the option value is not avilable for GnuTLS versions +preceding 3.3.6 and a single file must be used. With OpenSSL the certificates specified explicitly either by file or directory are added to those given by the system default location. +.wen These certificates should be for the certificate authorities trusted, rather than the public cert of individual clients. With both OpenSSL and GnuTLS, if @@ -16949,6 +17022,17 @@ This option must always be set. It specifies which of the available routers is to be used. +.new +.option dsn_lasthop routers boolean false +.cindex "DSN" "success" +.cindex "Delivery Status Notification" "success" +If this option is set true, and extended DSN (RFC3461) processing is in effect, +Exim will not pass on DSN requests to downstream DSN-aware hosts but will +instead send a success DSN as if the next hop does not support DSN. +Not effective on redirect routers. +.wen + + .option errors_to routers string&!! unset .cindex "envelope sender" @@ -17070,7 +17154,10 @@ and the discussion in chapter &<>&. .option headers_add routers list&!! unset .cindex "header lines" "adding" .cindex "router" "adding header lines" -This option specifies a list of text headers, newline-separated, +This option specifies a list of text headers, +.new +newline-separated (by default, changeable in the usual way), +.wen that is associated with any addresses that are accepted by the router. Each item is separately expanded, at routing time. However, this option has no effect when an address is just being verified. The way in which @@ -17107,7 +17194,10 @@ avoided. The &%repeat_use%& option of the &%redirect%& router may be of help. .option headers_remove routers list&!! unset .cindex "header lines" "removing" .cindex "router" "removing header lines" -This option specifies a list of text headers, colon-separated, +This option specifies a list of text headers, +.new +colon-separated (by default, changeable in the usual way), +.wen that is associated with any addresses that are accepted by the router. Each item is separately expanded, at routing time. However, this option has no effect when an address is just being verified. The way in which @@ -18955,6 +19045,13 @@ However, there are some private options which define transports for delivery to files and pipes, and for generating autoreplies. See the &%file_transport%&, &%pipe_transport%& and &%reply_transport%& descriptions below. +.new +If success DSNs have been requested +.cindex "DSN" "success" +.cindex "Delivery Status Notification" "success" +redirection triggers one and the DSN options are not passed any further. +.wen + .section "Redirection data" "SECID124" @@ -20147,7 +20244,10 @@ value that the router supplies, and also overriding any value associated with .option headers_add transports list&!! unset .cindex "header lines" "adding in transport" .cindex "transport" "header lines; adding" -This option specifies a list of text headers, newline-separated, +This option specifies a list of text headers, +.new +newline-separated (by default, changeable in the usual way), +.wen which are (separately) expanded and added to the header portion of a message as it is transported, as described in section &<>&. Additional header lines can also be specified by @@ -20172,7 +20272,10 @@ checked, since this option does not automatically suppress them. .option headers_remove transports list&!! unset .cindex "header lines" "removing" .cindex "transport" "header lines; removing" -This option specifies a list of header names, colon-separated; +This option specifies a list of header names, +.new +colon-separated (by default, changeable in the usual way); +.wen these headers are omitted from the message as it is transported, as described in section &<>&. Header removal can also be specified by routers. @@ -23162,11 +23265,14 @@ connects. If authentication fails, Exim will try to transfer the message unauthenticated. See also &%hosts_require_auth%&, and chapter &<>& for details of authentication. -.option hosts_try_prdr smtp "host list&!!" unset +.new +.option hosts_try_prdr smtp "host list&!!" * .cindex "PRDR" "enabling, optional in client" This option provides a list of servers to which, provided they announce PRDR support, Exim will attempt to negotiate PRDR for multi-recipient messages. +The option can usually be left as default. +.wen .option interface smtp "string list&!!" unset .cindex "bind IP address" @@ -23224,7 +23330,7 @@ so can cause parallel connections to the same host if &%remote_max_parallel%& permits this. -.option multi_domain smtp boolean true +.option multi_domain smtp boolean&!! true .vindex "&$domain$&" When this option is set, the &(smtp)& transport can handle a number of addresses containing a mixture of different domains provided they all resolve @@ -23233,6 +23339,11 @@ handling only one domain at a time. This is useful if you want to use &$domain$& in an expansion for the transport, because it is set only when there is a single domain involved in a remote delivery. +.new +It is expanded per-address and can depend on any of +&$address_data$&, &$domain_data$&, &$local_part_data$&, +&$host$&, &$host_address$& and &$host_port$&. +.wen .option port smtp string&!! "see below" .cindex "port" "sending TCP/IP" @@ -23268,7 +23379,7 @@ connecting, as an outbound SSL-on-connect, instead of using STARTTLS to upgrade. The Internet standards bodies strongly discourage use of this mode. -.option retry_include_ip_address smtp boolean true +.option retry_include_ip_address smtp boolean&!! true Exim normally includes both the host name and the IP address in the key it constructs for indexing retry data after a temporary delivery failure. This means that when one of several IP addresses for a host is failing, it gets @@ -23278,9 +23389,10 @@ addresses is not affected. However, in some dialup environments hosts are assigned a different IP address each time they connect. In this situation the use of the IP address as part of the retry key leads to undesirable behaviour. Setting this option false causes -Exim to use only the host name. This should normally be done on a separate -instance of the &(smtp)& transport, set up specially to handle the dialup -hosts. +Exim to use only the host name. +.new +Since it is expanded it can be made to depend on the host or domain. +.wen .option serialize_hosts smtp "host list&!!" unset @@ -23418,7 +23530,9 @@ unknown state), opens a new one to the same host, and then tries the delivery in clear. -.option tls_try_verify_hosts smtp "host list&!!" unset +.new +.option tls_try_verify_hosts smtp "host list&!!" * +.wen .cindex "TLS" "server certificate verification" .cindex "certificate" "verification of server" This option gives a list of hosts for which, on encrypted connections, @@ -23431,20 +23545,41 @@ The &$tls_out_certificate_verified$& variable is set when certificate verification succeeds. -.option tls_verify_certificates smtp string&!! unset +.new +.option tls_verify_cert_hostnames smtp "host list&!!" * +.cindex "TLS" "server certificate hostname verification" +.cindex "certificate" "verification of server" +This option give a list of hosts for which, +while verifying the server certificate, +checks will be included on the host name +(note that this will generally be the result of a DNS MX lookup) +versus Subject and Subject-Alternate-Name fields. Wildcard names are permitted +limited to being the initial component of a 3-or-more component FQDN. + +There is no equivalent checking on client certificates. +.wen + + +.new +.option tls_verify_certificates smtp string&!! system .cindex "TLS" "server certificate verification" .cindex "certificate" "verification of server" .vindex "&$host$&" .vindex "&$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 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. +The value of this option must be either the +word "system" +or the absolute path to +a file or directory containing permitted certificates for servers, +for use when setting up an encrypted connection. + +The "system" value for the option will use a location compiled into the SSL library. +This is not available for GnuTLS versions preceding 3.0.20; a value of "system" +is taken as empty and an explicit location +must be specified. + +The use of a directory for the option value is not avilable for GnuTLS versions +preceding 3.3.6 and a single file must be used. +.wen With OpenSSL the certificates specified explicitly @@ -23457,6 +23592,7 @@ expansion of this option. See chapter &<>& for details of TLS. For back-compatability, if neither tls_verify_hosts nor tls_try_verify_hosts are set +(a single-colon empty list counts as being set) and certificate verification fails the TLS connection is closed. @@ -25932,8 +26068,9 @@ include files and libraries for GnuTLS can be found. There are some differences in usage when using GnuTLS instead of OpenSSL: .ilist -The &%tls_verify_certificates%& option must contain the name of a file, not the -name of a directory for GnuTLS versions before 3.3.6 +The &%tls_verify_certificates%& option +cannot be the path 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. @@ -26285,8 +26422,12 @@ session with a client, you must set either &%tls_verify_hosts%& or apply to all TLS connections. For any host that matches one of these options, Exim requests a certificate as part of the setup of the TLS session. The contents of the certificate are verified by comparing it with a list of -expected certificates. These must be available in a file or, -for OpenSSL only (not GnuTLS), a directory, identified by +expected certificates. +.new +These may be the system default set (depending on library version), +.wen +an explicit file or, +depending on library version, a directory, identified by &%tls_verify_certificates%&. A file can contain multiple certificates, concatenated end to end. If a @@ -26446,9 +26587,15 @@ if it requests it. If the server is Exim, it will request a certificate only if &%tls_verify_hosts%& or &%tls_try_verify_hosts%& matches the client. If the &%tls_verify_certificates%& option is set on the &(smtp)& transport, it +specifies a collection of expected server certificates. +.new +These may be the system default set (depending on library version), +.wen +a file or, +depnding on liibrary version, a directory, must name a file or, -for OpenSSL only (not GnuTLS), a directory, that contains a collection of -expected server certificates. The client verifies the server's certificate +for OpenSSL only (not GnuTLS), a directory. +The client verifies the server's certificate against this collection, taking into account any revoked certificates that are in the list defined by &%tls_crl%&. Failure to verify fails the TLS connection unless either of the @@ -26917,6 +27064,7 @@ This ACL is evaluated after &%acl_smtp_dkim%& but before &%acl_smtp_data%&. .section "The SMTP PRDR ACL" "SECTPRDRACL" +.cindex "PRDR" "ACL for" .oindex "&%prdr_enable%&" The &%acl_smtp_data_prdr%& ACL is available only when Exim is compiled with PRDR support enabled (which is the default). @@ -26925,8 +27073,9 @@ client and server for a message, and more than one recipient has been accepted. The ACL test specfied by &%acl_smtp_data_prdr%& happens after a message -has been recieved, and is executed for each recipient of the message. -The test may accept or deny for inividual recipients. +has been recieved, and is executed once for each recipient of the message +with &$local_part$& and &$domain$& valid. +The test may accept, defer or deny for inividual recipients. The &%acl_smtp_data%& will still be called after this ACL and can reject the message overall, even if this ACL has accepted it for some or all recipients. @@ -27866,14 +28015,18 @@ is what is wanted for subsequent tests. .cindex "cutthrough" "requesting" This option requests delivery be attempted while the item is being received. -The option usable in the RCPT ACL. +The option is usable in the RCPT ACL. If enabled for a message recieved via smtp and routed to an smtp transport, -and the message has only one recipient, +and only one transport, interface, destination host and port combination +is used for all recipients of the message, then the delivery connection is made while the receiving connection is open and data is copied from one to the other. +An attempt to set this option for any recipient but the first +for a mail will be quietly ignored. If a recipient-verify callout connection is subsequently -requested in the same ACL it is held open and used for the data, +requested in the same ACL it is held open and used for +any subsequent receipients and the data, otherwise one is made after the initial RCPT ACL completes. Note that routers are used in verify mode, @@ -27885,12 +28038,13 @@ Headers may be modified by routers (subject to the above) and transports. Cutthrough delivery is not supported via transport-filters or when DKIM signing of outgoing messages is done, because it sends data to the ultimate destination before the entire message has been received from the source. +It is not supported for messages recieved with the SMTP PRDR option in use. Should the ultimate destination system positively accept or reject the mail, a corresponding indication is given to the source system and nothing is queued. If there is a temporary error the item is queued for later delivery in the usual fashion. If the item is successfully delivered in cutthrough mode -the log line is tagged with ">>" rather than "=>" and appears +the delivery log lines are tagged with ">>" rather than "=>" and appear before the acceptance "<=" line. Delivery in this mode avoids the generation of a bounce mail to a @@ -28682,7 +28836,7 @@ verified is redirected to a single address, verification continues with the new address, and in that case, the subsequent value of &$address_data$& is the value for the child address. -.vitem &*verify&~=&~reverse_host_lookup*& +.vitem &*verify&~=&~reverse_host_lookup/*&<&'options'&> .cindex "&%verify%& ACL condition" .cindex "&ACL;" "verifying host reverse lookup" .cindex "host" "verifying reverse lookup" @@ -28693,6 +28847,9 @@ Verification ensures that the host name obtained from a reverse DNS lookup, or one of its aliases, does, when it is itself looked up in the DNS, yield the original IP address. +There is one possible option, &`defer_ok`&. If this is present and a +DNS operation returns a temporary error, the verify condition succeeds. + If this condition is used for a locally generated message (that is, when there is no client host involved), it always succeeds. @@ -30240,10 +30397,14 @@ It supports a &"generic"& interface to scanners called via the shell, and specialized interfaces for &"daemon"& type virus scanners, which are resident in memory and thus are much faster. +.new +A timeout of 2 minutes is applied to a scanner call (by default); +if it expires then a defer action is taken. +.wen .oindex "&%av_scanner%&" -You can set the &%av_scanner%& option in first part of the Exim configuration -file to specify which scanner to use, together with any additional options that +You can set the &%av_scanner%& option in the main part of the configuration +to specify which scanner to use, together with any additional options that are needed. The basic syntax is as follows: .display &`av_scanner = <`&&'scanner-type'&&`>:<`&&'option1'&&`>:<`&&'option2'&&`>:[...]`& @@ -30258,6 +30419,41 @@ The usual list-parsing of the content (see &<>&) applies. The following scanner types are supported in this release: .vlist +.new +.vitem &%avast%& +.cindex "virus scanners" "avast" +This is the scanner daemon of Avast. It has been tested with Avast Core +Security (currenty at version 1.1.7). +You can get a trial version at &url(http://www.avast.com) or for Linux +at &url(http://www.avast.com/linux-server-antivirus). +This scanner type takes one option, +which can be either a full path to a UNIX socket, +or host and port specifiers separated by white space. +The host may be a name or an IP address; the port is either a +single number or a pair of numbers with a dash between. +Any further options are given, on separate lines, +to the daemon as options before the main scan command. +For example: +.code +av_scanner = avast:/var/run/avast/scan.sock:FLAGS -fullfiles:SENSITIVITY -pup +av_scanner = avast:192.168.2.22 5036 +.endd +If you omit the argument, the default path +&_/var/run/avast/scan.sock_& +is used. +If you use a remote host, +you need to make Exim's spool directory available to it, +as the scanner is passed a file path, not file contents. +For information about available commands and their options you may use +.code +$ socat UNIX:/var/run/avast/scan.sock STDIO: + FLAGS + SENSITIVITY + PACK +.endd +.wen + + .vitem &%aveserver%& .cindex "virus scanners" "Kaspersky" This is the scanner daemon of Kaspersky Version 5. You can get a trial version @@ -30449,7 +30645,10 @@ which case each use of the &%malware%& condition causes a new scan of the message. The &%malware%& condition takes a right-hand argument that is expanded before -use. It can then be one of +.new +use and taken as a list, slash-separated by default. +.wen +The first element can then be one of .ilist &"true"&, &"*"&, or &"1"&, in which case the message is scanned for viruses. @@ -30462,11 +30661,25 @@ the condition fails immediately. A regular expression, in which case the message is scanned for viruses. The condition succeeds if a virus is found and its name matches the regular expression. This allows you to take special actions on certain types of virus. +.new +Note that &"/"& characters in the RE must be doubled due to the list-processing, +unless the separator is changed (in the usual way). +.wen .endlist -You can append &`/defer_ok`& to the &%malware%& condition to accept messages -even if there is a problem with the virus scanner. Otherwise, such a problem -causes the ACL to defer. +You can append a &`defer_ok`& element to the &%malware%& argument list to accept +messages even if there is a problem with the virus scanner. +Otherwise, such a problem causes the ACL to defer. + +.new +You can append a &`tmo=`& element to the &%malware%& argument list to +specify a non-default timeout. The default is two minutes. +For example: +.code +malware = * / defer_ok / tmo=10s +.endd +A timeout causes the ACL to defer. +.wen .vindex "&$malware_name$&" When a virus is found, the condition sets up an expansion variable called @@ -30510,14 +30723,23 @@ deny message = This message contains malware ($malware_name) .endd -.section "Scanning with SpamAssassin" "SECTscanspamass" +.section "Scanning with SpamAssassin and Rspamd" "SECTscanspamass" .cindex "content scanning" "for spam" .cindex "spam scanning" .cindex "SpamAssassin" +.cindex "Rspamd" The &%spam%& ACL condition calls SpamAssassin's &%spamd%& daemon to get a spam -score and a report for the message. You can get SpamAssassin at -&url(http://www.spamassassin.org), or, if you have a working Perl -installation, you can use CPAN by running: +score and a report for the message. +.new +Support is also provided for Rspamd (which can speak SpamAssassin's protocol but +provides reduced functionality when used in this mode). + +For more information about installation and configuration of SpamAssassin or +Rspamd refer to their respective websites at +&url(http://spamassassin.apache.org) and &url(http://www.rspamd.com) +.wen + +SpamAssassin can be installed with CPAN by running: .code perl -MCPAN -e 'install Mail::SpamAssassin' .endd @@ -30526,36 +30748,77 @@ documentation to see how you can tweak it. The default installation should work nicely, however. .oindex "&%spamd_address%&" -After having installed and configured SpamAssassin, start the &%spamd%& daemon. -By default, it listens on 127.0.0.1, TCP port 783. If you use another host or -port for &%spamd%&, you must set the &%spamd_address%& option in the global -part of the Exim configuration as follows (example): +By default, SpamAssassin listens on 127.0.0.1, TCP port 783 and if you +intend to use an instance running on the local host you do not need to set +&%spamd_address%&. If you intend to use another host or port for SpamAssassin, +you must set the &%spamd_address%& option in the global part of the Exim +configuration as follows (example): .code spamd_address = 192.168.99.45 387 .endd -You do not need to set this option if you use the default. As of version 2.60, -&%spamd%& also supports communication over UNIX sockets. If you want to use -these, supply &%spamd_address%& with an absolute file name instead of a -address/port pair: + +.new +To use Rspamd (which by default listens on all local addresses +on TCP port 11333) +you should add &%variant=rspamd%& after the address/port pair, for example: +.code +spamd_address = 127.0.0.1 11333 variant=rspamd +.endd +.wen + +As of version 2.60, &%SpamAssassin%& also supports communication over UNIX +sockets. If you want to us these, supply &%spamd_address%& with an absolute +file name instead of an address/port pair: .code spamd_address = /var/run/spamd_socket .endd You can have multiple &%spamd%& servers to improve scalability. These can reside on other hardware reachable over the network. To specify multiple &%spamd%& servers, put multiple address/port pairs in the &%spamd_address%& -option, separated with colons: +option, separated with colons (the separator can be changed in the usual way): .code spamd_address = 192.168.2.10 783 : \ 192.168.2.11 783 : \ 192.168.2.12 783 .endd -Up to 32 &%spamd%& servers are supported. The servers are queried in a random -fashion. When a server fails to respond to the connection attempt, all other +Up to 32 &%spamd%& servers are supported. +When a server fails to respond to the connection attempt, all other servers are tried until one succeeds. If no server responds, the &%spam%& condition defers. -&*Warning*&: It is not possible to use the UNIX socket connection method with -multiple &%spamd%& servers. +.new +Unix and TCP socket specifications may be mixed in any order. +Each element of the list is a list itself, space-separated by default +and changeable in the usual way. + +For TCP socket specifications a host name or IP (v4 or v6, but +subject to list-separator quoting rules) address can be used, +and the port can be one or a dash-separated pair. +In the latter case, the range is tried in strict order. + +Elements after the first for Unix sockets, or second for TCP socket, +are options. +The supported option are: +.code +variant=rspamd Use Rspamd rather than SpamAssassin protocol +time=- Use only between these times of day +tmo= Connection time limit. +weight= Selection bias +backup Use only if all non-backup servers fail +.endd + +Time specifications for the &`time`& option are .. +in the local time zone; each element being one or more digits. +Either the seconds or both minutes and seconds, plus the leading &`.`& +characters, may be omitted and will be taken as zero. + +Timeout specifications for the &`tmo`& option are the usual Exim +time interval standard, eg. &`20s`& or &`1m`&. +The default value is two minutes. + +Servers are queried in a random fashion, weighted by the selection bias. +The default value for selection bias is 1. +.wen The &%spamd_address%& variable is expanded before use if it starts with a dollar sign. In this case, the expansion may return a string that is @@ -30572,7 +30835,10 @@ The right-hand side of the &%spam%& condition specifies a name. This is relevant if you have set up multiple SpamAssassin profiles. If you do not want to scan using a specific profile, but rather use the SpamAssassin system-wide default profile, you can scan for an unknown name, or simply use &"nobody"&. -However, you must put something on the right-hand side. +.new +Rspamd does not use this setting. However, you must put something on the +right-hand side. +.wen The name allows you to use per-domain or per-user antispam profiles in principle, but this is not straightforward in practice, because a message may @@ -30626,6 +30892,14 @@ headers, since MUAs can match on such strings. .vitem &$spam_report$& A multiline text table, containing the full SpamAssassin report for the message. Useful for inclusion in headers or reject messages. + +.new +.vitem &$spam_action$& +For SpamAssassin either 'reject' or 'no action' depending on the +spam score versus threshold. +For Rspamd, the recommended action. +.wen + .endlist The &%spam%& condition caches its results unless expansion in @@ -33409,13 +33683,10 @@ failing addresses with their error messages. The third item is used to introduce any text from pipe transports that is to be returned to the sender. It is omitted if there is no such text. .next -The fourth item is used to introduce the copy of the message that is returned -as part of the error report. -.next -The fifth item is added after the fourth one if the returned message is -truncated because it is bigger than &%return_size_limit%&. -.next -The sixth item is added after the copy of the original message. +.new +The fourth, fifth and sixth items will be ignored and may be empty. +The fields exist for back-compatibility +.wen .endlist The default state (&%bounce_message_file%& unset) is equivalent to the @@ -34753,8 +35024,8 @@ selection marked by asterisks: &`*etrn `& ETRN commands &`*host_lookup_failed `& as it says &` ident_timeout `& timeout for ident connection -&` incoming_interface `& incoming interface on <= lines -&` incoming_port `& incoming port on <= lines +&` incoming_interface `& local interface on <= and => lines +&` incoming_port `& remote port on <= lines &`*lost_incoming_connection `& as it says (includes timeouts) &` outgoing_port `& add remote port to => lines &`*queue_run `& start and end queue runs @@ -34778,7 +35049,9 @@ selection marked by asterisks: &` smtp_protocol_error `& SMTP protocol errors &` smtp_syntax_error `& SMTP syntax errors &` subject `& contents of &'Subject:'& on <= lines -&` tls_certificate_verified `& certificate verification status +.new +&`*tls_certificate_verified `& certificate verification status +.wen &`*tls_cipher `& TLS cipher suite on <= and => lines &` tls_peerdn `& TLS peer DN on <= and => lines &` tls_sni `& TLS SNI on <= lines @@ -34871,12 +35144,16 @@ routing email addresses, but it does apply to &"byname"& lookups. client's ident port times out. .next .cindex "log" "incoming interface" +.cindex "log" "local interface" +.cindex "log" "local address and port" +.cindex "TCP/IP" "logging local address and port" .cindex "interface" "logging" &%incoming_interface%&: The interface on which a message was received is added to the &"<="& line as an IP address in square brackets, tagged by I= and followed by a colon and the port number. The local interface and port are also -added to other SMTP log lines, for example &"SMTP connection from"&, and to -rejection lines. +added to other SMTP log lines, for example &"SMTP connection from"& and to +rejection lines +and (despite the name) the local interface is added to &"=>"& lines.. .next .cindex "log" "incoming remote port" .cindex "port" "logging remote"