X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/66ce3fc9291d13fe8a7d4099942b9101aef1c38c..ddd83c1e419a8939d6655fc061de16b271446162:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 7a28d8107..7ef79f0ac 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ . --- table with four columns. For cases when the option name is given with . --- a space, so that it can be split, a fifth argument is used for the . --- index entry. +. --- Also one for multiple option def headings be grouped in a single +. --- table (but without the split capability). + +.macro otable +.itable all 0 0 4 8* left 6* center 6* center 6* right +.endmacro + +.macro orow +.row "&%$1%&" "Use: &'$2'&" "Type: &'$3'&" "Default: &'$4'&" +.endmacro .macro option .arg 5 @@ -85,8 +95,19 @@ .arg -5 .oindex "&%$1%&" .endarg -.itable all 0 0 4 8* left 6* center 6* center 6* right -.row "&%$1%&" "Use: &'$2'&" "Type: &'$3'&" "Default: &'$4'&" +.otable +.orow "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" +.endtable +.endmacro + +.macro options +.eacharg +.oindex "&%$+1%&" +.endeach 4 +.otable +.eacharg +.orow "$+1" "$+2" "$+3" "$+4" +.endeach 4 .endtable .endmacro @@ -951,7 +972,7 @@ User filters are run as part of the routing process, described below. .cindex "Darwin" .cindex "Cygwin" .cindex "exim_msgdate" -Every message handled by Exim is given a &'message id'& which is sixteen +Every message handled by Exim is given a &'message id'& which is 23 characters long. It is divided into three parts, separated by hyphens, for example &`16VDhn-000000001bo-D342`&. Each part is a sequence of letters and digits, normally encoding numbers in base 62. However, in the Darwin operating @@ -7384,7 +7405,7 @@ For example, the way to write the NIS+ query is .endd .cindex "tainted data" "in lookups" .new -&*All*& tainted data used in a quoery-style lookup must be quoted +&*All*& tainted data used in a query-style lookup must be quoted using a mechanism appropriate for the lookup type. .wen See chapter &<>& for full coverage of string expansions. The quote @@ -10673,6 +10694,7 @@ shell must be invoked directly, such as with: .code ${run{/bin/bash -c "/usr/bin/id >/tmp/id"}{yes}{yes}} .endd +Note that &$value$& will not persist beyond the reception of a single message. .vindex "&$runrc$&" The return code from the command is put in the variable &$runrc$&, and this @@ -11802,10 +11824,11 @@ all items in the list, the overall condition is true. .endlist Note that negation of &*forany*& means that the condition must be false for all items for the overall condition to succeed, and negation of &*forall*& means -that the condition must be false for at least one item. In this example, the -list separator is changed to a comma: +that the condition must be false for at least one item. + +Example: .code -${if forany{<, $recipients}{match{$item}{^user3@}}{yes}{no}} +${if forany{$recipients_list}{match{$item}{^user3@}}{yes}{no}} .endd The value of &$item$& is saved and restored while &%forany%& or &%forall%& is being processed, to enable these expansion items to be nested. @@ -13404,10 +13427,20 @@ The main use of this variable is expected to be to distinguish between rejections of MAIL and rejections of RCPT. .tvar &$recipients$& -This variable contains a list of envelope recipients for a message. A comma and -a space separate the addresses in the replacement text. However, the variable -is not generally available, to prevent exposure of Bcc recipients in -unprivileged users' filter files. You can use &$recipients$& only in these +.new +.tvar &$recipients_list$& +These variables both contain the envelope recipients for a message. + +The first uses a comma and a space separate the addresses in the replacement text. +&*Note*&: an address can legitimately contain a comma; +this variable is not intended for further processing. + +The second is a proper Exim list; colon-separated. +.wen + +However, the variables +are not generally available, to prevent exposure of Bcc recipients in +unprivileged users' filter files. You can use either of them only in these cases: .olist @@ -15444,11 +15477,8 @@ $primary_hostname-$tod_epoch-testing See section &<>& for details of how this value is used. -.option check_log_inodes main integer 100 -See &%check_spool_space%& below. - - -.option check_log_space main integer 10M +.options check_log_inodes main integer 100 &&& + check_log_space main integer 10M See &%check_spool_space%& below. .oindex "&%check_rfc2047_length%&" @@ -15463,11 +15493,8 @@ of the RFC, generates overlong encoded words. If &%check_rfc2047_length%& is set false, Exim recognizes encoded words of any length. -.option check_spool_inodes main integer 100 -See &%check_spool_space%& below. - - -.option check_spool_space main integer 10M +.options check_spool_inodes main integer 100 &&& + check_spool_space main integer 10M .cindex "checking disk space" .cindex "disk space, checking" .cindex "spool directory" "checking space" @@ -15546,17 +15573,15 @@ This option specifies one or more default SMTP ports on which the Exim daemon listens. See chapter &<>& for details of how it is used. For backward compatibility, &%daemon_smtp_port%& (singular) is a synonym. -.option daemon_startup_retries main integer 9 +.options daemon_startup_retries main integer 9 &&& + daemon_startup_sleep main time 30s .cindex "daemon startup, retrying" -This option, along with &%daemon_startup_sleep%&, controls the retrying done by +These options control the retrying done by the daemon at startup when it cannot immediately bind a listening socket (typically because the socket is already in use): &%daemon_startup_retries%& defines the number of retries after the first failure, and &%daemon_startup_sleep%& defines the length of time to wait between retries. -.option daemon_startup_sleep main time 30s -See &%daemon_startup_retries%&. - .option delay_warning main "time list" 24h .cindex "warning of delay" .cindex "delay warning, specifying" @@ -16080,7 +16105,8 @@ log. If you configure freezing in a filter or ACL, you must arrange for any logging that you require. -.option gecos_name main string&!! unset +.options gecos_name main string&!! unset &&& + gecos_pattern main string unset .cindex "HP-UX" .cindex "&""gecos""& field, parsing" Some operating systems, notably HP-UX, use the &"gecos"& field in the system @@ -16105,9 +16131,6 @@ gecos_pattern = ([^,]*) gecos_name = $1 .endd -.option gecos_pattern main string unset -See &%gecos_name%& above. - .option gnutls_compat_mode main boolean unset This option controls whether GnuTLS is used in compatibility mode in an Exim @@ -16411,7 +16434,8 @@ dealing with other kinds of frozen message, see &%auto_thaw%& and &%timeout_frozen_after%&. -.option ignore_fromline_hosts main "host list&!!" unset +.options ignore_fromline_hosts main "host list&!!" unset &&& + ignore_fromline_local main boolean false .cindex "&""From""& line" .cindex "UUCP" "&""From""& line" Some broken SMTP clients insist on sending a UUCP-like &"From&~"& line before @@ -16423,8 +16447,6 @@ process rather than a remote host, and is using &%-bs%& to inject the messages, &%ignore_fromline_local%& must be set to achieve this effect. -.option ignore_fromline_local main boolean false -See &%ignore_fromline_hosts%& above. .option keep_environment main "string list" unset .cindex "environment" "values from" @@ -16579,7 +16601,8 @@ has more details about &'Sender:'& processing. -.option local_from_prefix main string unset +.options local_from_prefix main string unset &&& + local_from_suffix main string unset When Exim checks the &'From:'& header line of locally submitted messages for matching the login id (see &%local_from_check%& above), it can be configured to ignore certain prefixes and suffixes in the local part of the address. This is @@ -16599,10 +16622,6 @@ matches the actual sender address that is constructed from the login name and qualify domain. -.option local_from_suffix main string unset -See &%local_from_prefix%& above. - - .option local_interfaces main "string list" "see below" This option controls which network interfaces are used by the daemon for listening; they are also used to identify the local host when routing. Chapter @@ -17042,16 +17061,11 @@ a good idea to reject recipient addresses with percent characters in their local parts. Exim's default configuration does this. -.option perl_at_start main boolean false +.options perl_at_start main boolean false &&& + perl_startup main string unset .cindex "Perl" -This option is available only when Exim is built with an embedded Perl -interpreter. See chapter &<>& for details of its use. - - -.option perl_startup main string unset -.cindex "Perl" -This option is available only when Exim is built with an embedded Perl -interpreter. See chapter &<>& for details of its use. +These options are available only when Exim is built with an embedded Perl +interpreter. See chapter &<>& for details of their use. .option perl_taintmode main boolean false .cindex "Perl" @@ -17263,7 +17277,7 @@ and &%-odi%& command line options override &%queue_only%& unless &%queue_only_load%&, and &%smtp_accept_queue%&. -.option queue_only_file main string unset +.option queue_only_file main "string list" unset .cindex "queueing incoming messages" .cindex "message" "queueing by file existence" This option can be set to a colon-separated list of absolute path names, each @@ -17946,7 +17960,9 @@ non-SMTP command lines are sent first. -.option smtp_ratelimit_hosts main "host list&!!" unset +.options smtp_ratelimit_hosts main "host list&!!" unset &&& + smtp_ratelimit_mail main string unset &&& + smtp_ratelimit_rcpt main string unset .cindex "SMTP" "rate limiting" .cindex "limit" "rate of message arrival" .cindex "RCPT" "rate limiting" @@ -17989,13 +18005,6 @@ seconds, increasing by a factor of 1.05 each time. The second setting applies delays to RCPT commands when more than four occur in a single message. -.option smtp_ratelimit_mail main string unset -See &%smtp_ratelimit_hosts%& above. - - -.option smtp_ratelimit_rcpt main string unset -See &%smtp_ratelimit_hosts%& above. - .option smtp_receive_timeout main time&!! 5m .cindex "timeout" "for SMTP input" @@ -18396,7 +18405,7 @@ is not required the &%tls_advertise_hosts%& option should be set empty. .cindex ALPN "set acceptable names for server" If this option is set, the TLS library supports ALPN, -and the client offers either more than +and the client offers either more than one ALPN name or a name which does not match the list, the TLS connection is declined. @@ -32211,7 +32220,7 @@ If multiple header lines match, all are removed. There is no harm in attempting to remove the same header twice nor in removing a non-existent header. Further header specifiers for removal may be accumulated during the DATA and MIME ACLs, after which matching headers are removed -if present. In the case of non-SMTP messages, remove speifiers are +if present. In the case of non-SMTP messages, remove specifiers are accumulated during the non-SMTP ACLs, and are acted on after all the ACLs have run. If a message is rejected after DATA or by the non-SMTP ACL, there really is no effect because there is no logging of what headers @@ -38956,6 +38965,7 @@ the following table: .display &`A `& authenticator name (and optional id and sender) &`C `& SMTP confirmation on delivery +&`Ci `& connection identifier &` `& command list for &"no mail in SMTP session"& &`CV `& certificate verification status &`D `& duration of &"no mail in SMTP session"& @@ -39058,6 +39068,7 @@ selection marked by asterisks: .irow &`address_rewrite`&   "address rewriting" .irow &`all_parents`&   "all parents in => lines" .irow &`arguments`&   "command line arguments" +.irow &`connection_id`&   "connection identifier" .irow &`connection_reject`& * "connection rejections" .irow &`delay_delivery`& * "immediate delivery delayed" .irow &`deliver_time`&   "time taken to attempt delivery" @@ -39153,6 +39164,14 @@ because the arguments are checked before the configuration file is read. The only way to log such cases is to interpose a script such as &_util/logargs.sh_& between the caller and Exim. .next +.cindex "log" "connection identifier" +.new +&%connection_identifier%&: An identifier for the accepted connection is added to +connection start and end lines and to message accept lines. +The identifier is tagged by Ci=. +The value is PID-based, so will reset on reboot and will wrap. +.wen +.next .cindex "log" "connection rejections" &%connection_reject%&: A log entry is written whenever an incoming SMTP connection is rejected, for whatever reason. @@ -40083,6 +40102,8 @@ Serializing delivery to a specific host (when &%serialize_hosts%& is set in an .next Limiting the concurrency of specific transports (when &%max_parallel%& is set in a transport) +.next +Recording EHLO-time facilities advertised by hosts .endlist