X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/e7568d513f9b5a853e5cdb5db8b2cc0d53f79981..57233af5f91cdca9a0232a71fab2d12a538cb1a6:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 1b5c94787..063d74a92 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -41,16 +41,19 @@ .book . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -. These definitions set some parameters and save some typing. Remember that -. the element must also be updated for each new edition. +. These definitions set some parameters and save some typing. +. Update the Copyright year (only) when changing content. . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// .set previousversion "4.80" -.set version "4.80" +.include ./local_params .set ACL "access control lists (ACLs)" .set I "    " +.macro copyyear +2012 +.endmacro . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// . Additional xfpt markup used by this document, over and above the default @@ -170,15 +173,23 @@ Specification of the Exim Mail Transfer Agent The Exim MTA -17 May 2012 + +.fulldate + EximMaintainers EM - 4.80 - 17 May 2012 + +.version + + +.fulldate + EM -2012University of Cambridge + +.copyyear + University of Cambridge .literal off @@ -367,7 +378,7 @@ contributors. .new .cindex "documentation" -This edition of the Exim specification applies to version &version; of Exim. +This edition of the Exim specification applies to version &version() of Exim. Substantive changes from the &previousversion; edition are marked in some renditions of the document; this paragraph is so marked if the rendition is capable of showing a change indicator. @@ -533,10 +544,23 @@ The &_.bz2_& file is usually a lot smaller than the &_.gz_& file. .cindex "distribution" "signing details" .cindex "distribution" "public key" .cindex "public key for signed distribution" -The distributions are currently signed with Nigel Metheringham's GPG key. The -corresponding public key is available from a number of keyservers, and there is -also a copy in the file &_nigel-pubkey.asc_&. The signatures for the tar bundles are -in: +.new +The distributions will be PGP signed by an individual key of the Release +Coordinator. This key will have a uid containing an email address in the +&'exim.org'& domain and will have signatures from other people, including +other Exim maintainers. We expect that the key will be in the "strong set" of +PGP keys. There should be a trust path to that key from Nigel Metheringham's +PGP key, a version of which can be found in the release directory in the file +&_nigel-pubkey.asc_&. All keys used will be available in public keyserver pools, +such as &'pool.sks-keyservers.net'&. + +At time of last update, releases were being made by Phil Pennock and signed with +key &'0x403043153903637F'&, although that key is expected to be replaced in 2013. +A trust path from Nigel's key to Phil's can be observed at +&url(https://www.security.spodhuis.org/exim-trustpath). +.wen + +The signatures for the tar bundles are in: .display &_exim-n.nn.tar.gz.asc_& &_exim-n.nn.tar.bz2.asc_& @@ -1348,6 +1372,8 @@ Setting the &%verify%& option actually sets two options, &%verify_sender%& and &%verify_recipient%&, which independently control the use of the router for sender and recipient verification. You can set these options directly if you want a router to be used for only one type of verification. +Note that cutthrough delivery is classed as a recipient verification +for this purpose. .next If the &%address_test%& option is set false, the router is skipped when Exim is run with the &%-bt%& option to test an address routing. This can be helpful @@ -1357,6 +1383,7 @@ having to simulate the effect of the scanner. .next Routers can be designated for use only when verifying an address, as opposed to routing it for delivery. The &%verify_only%& option controls this. +Again, cutthrough delibery counts as a verification. .next Individual routers can be explicitly skipped when running the routers to check an address given in the SMTP EXPN command (see the &%expn%& option). @@ -1602,7 +1629,7 @@ for only a short time (see &%timeout_frozen_after%& and .section "Unpacking" "SECID23" Exim is distributed as a gzipped or bzipped tar file which, when unpacked, creates a directory with the name of the current release (for example, -&_exim-&version;_&) into which the following files are placed: +&_exim-&version()_&) into which the following files are placed: .table2 140pt .irow &_ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_& "contains some acknowledgments" @@ -2298,7 +2325,7 @@ INFO_DIRECTORY, as described in section &<>& below. For the utility programs, old versions are renamed by adding the suffix &_.O_& to their names. The Exim binary itself, however, is handled differently. It is installed under a name that includes the version number and the compile number, -for example &_exim-&version;-1_&. The script then arranges for a symbolic link +for example &_exim-&version()-1_&. The script then arranges for a symbolic link called &_exim_& to point to the binary. If you are updating a previous version of Exim, the script takes care to ensure that the name &_exim_& is never absent from the directory (as seen by other processes). @@ -4308,7 +4335,7 @@ For compatibility with Sendmail, this option is equivalent to It sets the incoming protocol and host name (for trusted callers). The host name and its colon can be omitted when only the protocol is to be set. Note the Exim already has two private options, &%-pd%& and &%-ps%&, that refer -to embedded Perl. It is therefore impossible to set a protocol value of &`p`& +to embedded Perl. It is therefore impossible to set a protocol value of &`d`& or &`s`& using this option (but that does not seem a real limitation). .vitem &%-q%& @@ -6911,6 +6938,14 @@ has two space-separated fields: an authorization code and a target host name. The authorization code can be &"Y"& for yes, &"N"& for no, &"X"& for explicit authorization required but absent, or &"?"& for unknown. +.cindex "A+" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup" +The pseudo-type A+ performs an A6 lookup (if configured) followed by an AAAA +and then an A lookup. All results are returned; defer processing +(see below) is handled separately for each lookup. Example: +.code +${lookup dnsdb {>; a+=$sender_helo_name}} +.endd + .section "Multiple dnsdb lookups" "SECID67" In the previous sections, &(dnsdb)& lookups for a single domain are described. @@ -8144,7 +8179,7 @@ case the IP address is used on its own. There are several types of pattern that require Exim to know the name of the remote host. These are either wildcard patterns or lookups by name. (If a complete hostname is given without any wildcarding, it is used to find an IP -address to match against, as described in the section &<>& +address to match against, as described in section &<>& above.) If the remote host name is not already known when Exim encounters one of these @@ -8313,7 +8348,7 @@ use masked IP addresses in database queries, you can use the &%mask%& expansion operator. If the query contains a reference to &$sender_host_name$&, Exim automatically -looks up the host name if has not already done so. (See section +looks up the host name if it has not already done so. (See section &<>& for comments on finding host names.) Historical note: prior to release 4.30, Exim would always attempt to find a @@ -8513,7 +8548,7 @@ but the separating colon must still be included at line breaks. White space surrounding the colons is ignored. For example: .code aol.com: spammer1 : spammer2 : ^[0-9]+$ : - spammer3 : spammer4 + spammer3 : spammer4 .endd As in all colon-separated lists in Exim, a colon can be included in an item by doubling. @@ -8767,12 +8802,12 @@ arguments are assigned to the variables &$acl_arg1$& to &$acl_arg9$& in order. Any unused are made empty. The variable &$acl_narg$& is set to the number of arguments. The named ACL (see chapter &<>&) is called and may use the variables; if another acl expansion is used the values -are overwritten. If the ACL sets +are restored after it returns. If the ACL sets a value using a "message =" modifier and returns accept or deny, the value becomes the result of the expansion. -If no message was set and the ACL returned accept or deny -the value is an empty string. -If the ACL returned defer the result is a forced-fail. Otherwise the expansion fails. +If no message is set and the ACL returns accept or deny +the expansion result is an empty string. +If the ACL returns defer the result is a forced-fail. Otherwise the expansion fails. .vitem "&*${dlfunc{*&<&'file'&>&*}{*&<&'function'&>&*}{*&<&'arg'&>&*}&&& @@ -9899,12 +9934,12 @@ dotted-nibble hexadecimal form. In both cases, this is the "natural" form for DNS. For example, .code ${reverse_ip:192.0.2.4} -${reverse_ip:2001:0db8:c42:9:1:abcd:192.0.2.3} +${reverse_ip:2001:0db8:c42:9:1:abcd:192.0.2.127} .endd returns .code 4.2.0.192 -3.0.2.0.0.0.0.c.d.c.b.a.1.0.0.0.9.0.0.0.2.4.c.0.8.b.d.0.1.0.0.2 +f.7.2.0.0.0.0.c.d.c.b.a.1.0.0.0.9.0.0.0.2.4.c.0.8.b.d.0.1.0.0.2 .endd @@ -10083,7 +10118,7 @@ arguments are assigned to the variables &$acl_arg1$& to &$acl_arg9$& in order. Any unused are made empty. The variable &$acl_narg$& is set to the number of arguments. The named ACL (see chapter &<>&) is called and may use the variables; if another acl expansion is used the values -are overwritten. If the ACL sets +are restored after it returns. If the ACL sets a value using a "message =" modifier the variable $value becomes the result of the expansion, otherwise it is empty. If the ACL returns accept the condition is true; if deny, false. @@ -11039,6 +11074,12 @@ inserting the message header line with the given name. Note that the name must be terminated by colon or white space, because it may contain a wide variety of characters. Note also that braces must &'not'& be used. +.vitem &$headers_added$& +.vindex "&$headers_added$&" +Within an ACL this variable contains the headers added so far by +the ACL modifier add_header (section &<>&). +The headers are a newline-separated list. + .vitem &$home$& .vindex "&$home$&" When the &%check_local_user%& option is set for a router, the user's home @@ -11709,6 +11750,12 @@ envelope sender. .vindex "&$return_size_limit$&" This is an obsolete name for &$bounce_return_size_limit$&. +.vitem &$router_name$& +.cindex "router" "name" +.cindex "name" "of router" +.vindex "&$router_name$&" +During the running of a router this variable contains its name. + .vitem &$runrc$& .cindex "return code" "from &%run%& expansion" .vindex "&$runrc$&" @@ -12163,6 +12210,12 @@ This variable contains the numerical value of the local timezone, for example: This variable contains the UTC date and time in &"Zulu"& format, as specified by ISO 8601, for example: 20030221154023Z. +.vitem &$transport_name$& +.cindex "transport" "name" +.cindex "name" "of transport" +.vindex "&$transport_name$&" +During the running of a transport, this variable contains its name. + .vitem &$value$& .vindex "&$value$&" This variable contains the result of an expansion lookup, extraction operation, @@ -12871,9 +12924,7 @@ listed in more than one group. .section "TLS" "SECID108" .table2 .row &%gnutls_compat_mode%& "use GnuTLS compatibility mode" -.new .row &%gnutls_enable_pkcs11%& "allow GnuTLS to autoload PKCS11 modules" -.wen .row &%openssl_options%& "adjust OpenSSL compatibility options" .row &%tls_advertise_hosts%& "advertise TLS to these hosts" .row &%tls_certificate%& "location of server certificate" @@ -13023,9 +13074,7 @@ See also the &'Policy controls'& section above. .row &%dns_ipv4_lookup%& "only v4 lookup for these domains" .row &%dns_retrans%& "parameter for resolver" .row &%dns_retry%& "parameter for resolver" -.new .row &%dns_use_dnssec%& "parameter for resolver" -.wen .row &%dns_use_edns0%& "parameter for resolver" .row &%hold_domains%& "hold delivery for these domains" .row &%local_interfaces%& "for routing checks" @@ -13073,6 +13122,8 @@ Those options that undergo string expansion before use are marked with .option accept_8bitmime main boolean true .cindex "8BITMIME" .cindex "8-bit characters" +.cindex "log" "selectors" +.cindex "log" "8BITMIME" This option causes Exim to send 8BITMIME in its response to an SMTP EHLO command, and to accept the BODY= parameter on MAIL commands. However, though Exim is 8-bit clean, it is not a protocol converter, and it @@ -13086,6 +13137,11 @@ A more detailed analysis of the issues is provided by Dan Bernstein: &url(http://cr.yp.to/smtp/8bitmime.html) .endd +To log received 8BITMIME status use +.code +log_selector = +8bitmime +.endd + .option acl_not_smtp main string&!! unset .cindex "&ACL;" "for non-SMTP messages" .cindex "non-SMTP messages" "ACLs for" @@ -16010,6 +16066,9 @@ use OpenSSL with a directory. See &<>& for discussion of when this option might be re-expanded. +A forced expansion failure or setting to an empty string is equivalent to +being unset. + .option tls_verify_hosts main "host list&!!" unset .cindex "TLS" "client certificate verification" @@ -16376,7 +16435,8 @@ be specified using &%condition%&. .option debug_print routers string&!! unset .cindex "testing" "variables in drivers" If this option is set and debugging is enabled (see the &%-d%& command line -option), the string is expanded and included in the debugging output. +option) or in address-testing mode (see the &%-bt%& command line option), +the string is expanded and included in the debugging output. If expansion of the string fails, the error message is written to the debugging output, and Exim carries on processing. This option is provided to help with checking out the values of variables and @@ -16385,6 +16445,7 @@ option appears not to be working, &%debug_print%& can be used to output the variables it references. The output happens after checks for &%domains%&, &%local_parts%&, and &%check_local_user%& but before any other preconditions are tested. A newline is added to the text if it does not end with one. +The variable &$router_name$& contains the name of the router. @@ -17221,7 +17282,8 @@ Setting this option has the effect of setting &%verify_sender%& and .cindex "EXPN" "with &%verify_only%&" .oindex "&%-bv%&" .cindex "router" "used only when verifying" -If this option is set, the router is used only when verifying an address or +If this option is set, the router is used only when verifying an address, +delivering in cutthrough mode or testing with the &%-bv%& option, not when actually doing a delivery, testing with the &%-bt%& option, or running the SMTP EXPN command. It can be further restricted to verifying only senders or recipients by means of @@ -17235,7 +17297,8 @@ user or group. .option verify_recipient routers&!? boolean true If this option is false, the router is skipped when verifying recipient -addresses +addresses, +delivering in cutthrough mode or testing recipient verification using &%-bv%&. See section &<>& for a list of the order in which preconditions are evaluated. @@ -19543,6 +19606,8 @@ so on when debugging driver configurations. For example, if a &%headers_add%& option is not working properly, &%debug_print%& could be used to output the variables it references. A newline is added to the text if it does not end with one. +The variables &$transport_name$& and &$router_name$& contain the name of the +transport and the router that called it. .option delivery_date_add transports boolean false @@ -21536,10 +21601,10 @@ that are routed to the transport. .vindex "&$address_pipe$&" A router redirects an address directly to a pipe command (for example, from an alias or forward file). In this case, &$address_pipe$& contains the text of the -pipe command, and the &%command%& option on the transport is ignored. If only -one address is being transported (&%batch_max%& is not greater than one, or -only one address was redirected to this pipe command), &$local_part$& contains -the local part that was redirected. +pipe command, and the &%command%& option on the transport is ignored unless +&%force_command%& is set. If only one address is being transported +(&%batch_max%& is not greater than one, or only one address was redirected to +this pipe command), &$local_part$& contains the local part that was redirected. .endlist @@ -21647,6 +21712,15 @@ inserted in the argument list at that point &'as a separate argument'&. This avoids any problems with spaces or shell metacharacters, and is of use when a &(pipe)& transport is handling groups of addresses in a batch. +If &%force_command%& is enabled on the transport, Special handling takes place +for an argument that consists of precisely the text &`$address_pipe`&. It +is handled similarly to &$pipe_addresses$& above. It is expanded and each +argument is inserted in the argument list at that point +&'as a separate argument'&. The &`$address_pipe`& item does not need to be +the only item in the argument; in fact, if it were then &%force_command%& +should behave as a no-op. Rather, it should be used to adjust the command +run while preserving the argument vector separation. + After splitting up into arguments and expansion, the resulting command is run in a subprocess directly from the transport, &'not'& under a shell. The message that is being delivered is supplied on the standard input, and the @@ -21799,6 +21873,23 @@ a bounce message is sent. If &%freeze_signal%& is set, the message will be frozen in Exim's queue instead. +.option force_command pipe boolean false +.cindex "force command" +.cindex "&(pipe)& transport", "force command" +Normally when a router redirects an address directly to a pipe command +the &%command%& option on the transport is ignored. If &%force_command%& +is set, the &%command%& option will used. This is especially +useful for forcing a wrapper or additional argument to be added to the +command. For example: +.code +command = /usr/bin/remote_exec myhost -- $address_pipe +force_command +.endd + +Note that &$address_pipe$& is handled specially in &%command%& when +&%force_command%& is set, expanding out to the original argument vector as +separate items, similarly to a Unix shell &`"$@"`& construct. + .option ignore_status pipe boolean false If this option is true, the status returned by the subprocess that is set up to run the command is ignored, and Exim behaves as if zero had been returned. @@ -24037,6 +24128,12 @@ client_condition = ${if !eq{$tls_out_cipher}{}} .endd +.option client_set_id authenticators string&!! unset +When client authentication succeeds, this condition is expanded; the +result is used in the log lines for outbound messasges. +Typically it will be the user name used for authentication. + + .option driver authenticators string unset This option must always be set. It specifies which of the available authenticators is to be used. @@ -26108,6 +26205,9 @@ before or after the data) correctly &-- they keep the message on their queues and try again later, but that is their problem, though it does waste some of your resources. +The &%acl_smtp_data%& ACL is run after both the &%acl_smtp_dkim%& and +the &%acl_smtp_mime%& ACLs. + .section "The SMTP DKIM ACL" "SECTDKIMACL" The &%acl_smtp_dkim%& ACL is available only when Exim is compiled with DKIM support @@ -26117,13 +26217,17 @@ The ACL test specified by &%acl_smtp_dkim%& happens after a message has been received, and is executed for each DKIM signature found in a message. If not otherwise specified, the default action is to accept. -For details on the operation of DKIM, see chapter &<>&. +This ACL is evaluated before &%acl_smtp_mime%& and &%acl_smtp_data%&. + +For details on the operation of DKIM, see chapter &<>&. .section "The SMTP MIME ACL" "SECID194" The &%acl_smtp_mime%& option is available only when Exim is compiled with the content-scanning extension. For details, see chapter &<>&. +This ACL is evaluated after &%acl_smtp_dkim%& but before &%acl_smtp_data%&. + .section "The QUIT ACL" "SECTQUITACL" .cindex "QUIT, ACL for" @@ -26154,7 +26258,7 @@ connection is closed. In these special cases, the QUIT ACL does not run. .section "The not-QUIT ACL" "SECTNOTQUITACL" .vindex &$acl_smtp_notquit$& The not-QUIT ACL, specified by &%acl_smtp_notquit%&, is run in most cases when -an SMTP session ends without sending QUIT. However, when Exim itself is is bad +an SMTP session ends without sending QUIT. However, when Exim itself is in bad trouble, such as being unable to write to its log files, this ACL is not run, because it might try to do things (such as write to log files) that make the situation even worse. @@ -27026,11 +27130,12 @@ is what is wanted for subsequent tests. .new .vitem &*control&~=&~cutthrough_delivery*& .cindex "&ACL;" "cutthrough routing" +.cindex "cutthrough" "requesting" This option requests delivery be attempted while the item is being received. It is usable in the RCPT ACL and valid only for single-recipient mails forwarded from one SMTP connection to another. If a recipient-verify callout connection is requested in the same ACL it is held open and used for the data, otherwise one is made -after the ACL completes. +after the ACL completes. Note that routers are used in verify mode. Should the ultimate destination system positively accept or reject the mail, a corresponding indication is given to the source system and nothing is queued. @@ -27045,24 +27150,6 @@ sender when the destination system is doing content-scan based rejection. .new -.vitem &*control&~=&~dscp/*&<&'value'&> -.cindex "&ACL;" "setting DSCP value" -.cindex "DSCP" "inbound" -This option causes the DSCP value associated with the socket for the inbound -connection to be adjusted to a given value, given as one of a number of fixed -strings or to numeric value. -The &%-bI:dscp%& option may be used to ask Exim which names it knows of. -Common values include &`throughput`&, &`mincost`&, and on newer systems -&`ef`&, &`af41`&, etc. Numeric values may be in the range 0 to 0x3F. - -The outbound packets from Exim will be marked with this value in the header -(for IPv4, the TOS field; for IPv6, the TCLASS field); there is no guarantee -that these values will have any effect, not be stripped by networking -equipment, or do much of anything without cooperation with your Network -Engineer and those of all network operators between the source and destination. -.wen - - .vitem &*control&~=&~debug/*&<&'options'&> .cindex "&ACL;" "enabling debug logging" .cindex "debugging" "enabling from an ACL" @@ -27079,6 +27166,35 @@ contexts): control = debug/opts=+expand+acl control = debug/tag=.$message_exim_id/opts=+expand .endd +.wen + + +.new +.vitem &*control&~=&~dkim_disable_verify*& +.cindex "disable DKIM verify" +.cindex "DKIM" "disable verify" +This control turns off DKIM verification processing entirely. For details on +the operation and configuration of DKIM, see chapter &<>&. +.wen + + +.new +.vitem &*control&~=&~dscp/*&<&'value'&> +.cindex "&ACL;" "setting DSCP value" +.cindex "DSCP" "inbound" +This option causes the DSCP value associated with the socket for the inbound +connection to be adjusted to a given value, given as one of a number of fixed +strings or to numeric value. +The &%-bI:dscp%& option may be used to ask Exim which names it knows of. +Common values include &`throughput`&, &`mincost`&, and on newer systems +&`ef`&, &`af41`&, etc. Numeric values may be in the range 0 to 0x3F. + +The outbound packets from Exim will be marked with this value in the header +(for IPv4, the TOS field; for IPv6, the TCLASS field); there is no guarantee +that these values will have any effect, not be stripped by networking +equipment, or do much of anything without cooperation with your Network +Engineer and those of all network operators between the source and destination. +.wen .vitem &*control&~=&~enforce_sync*& &&& @@ -27286,7 +27402,9 @@ receiving a message). The message must ultimately be accepted for any ACL verb, including &%deny%& (though this is potentially useful only in a RCPT ACL). -If the data for the &%add_header%& modifier contains one or more newlines that +Leading and trailing newlines are removed from +the data for the &%add_header%& modifier; if it then +contains one or more newlines that are not followed by a space or a tab, it is assumed to contain multiple header lines. Each one is checked for valid syntax; &`X-ACL-Warn:`& is added to the front of any line that is not a valid header line. @@ -27304,7 +27422,9 @@ message is rejected after DATA or by the non-SMTP ACL, all added header lines are included in the entry that is written to the reject log. .cindex "header lines" "added; visibility of" -Header lines are not visible in string expansions until they are added to the +Header lines are not visible in string expansions +of message headers +until they are added to the message. It follows that header lines defined in the MAIL, RCPT, and predata ACLs are not visible until the DATA ACL and MIME ACLs are run. Similarly, header lines that are added by the DATA or MIME ACLs are not visible in those @@ -27313,6 +27433,8 @@ passing data between (for example) the MAIL and RCPT ACLs. If you want to do this, you can use ACL variables, as described in section &<>&. +The list of headers yet to be added is given by the &%$headers_added%& variable. + The &%add_header%& modifier acts immediately as it is encountered during the processing of an ACL. Notice the difference between these two cases: .display @@ -27465,8 +27587,10 @@ condition false. This means that further processing of the &%warn%& verb ceases, but processing of the ACL continues. If the argument is a named ACL, up to nine space-separated optional values -can be appended; they appear in $acl_arg1 to $acl_arg9, and $acl_narg is set -to the count of values. The name and values are expanded separately. +can be appended; they appear within the called ACL in $acl_arg1 to $acl_arg9, +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. If the nested &%acl%& returns &"drop"& and the outer condition denies access, the connection is dropped. If it returns &"discard"&, the verb must be @@ -27556,7 +27680,7 @@ encrypted = * .endd -.vitem &*hosts&~=&~*&<&'&~host&~list'&> +.vitem &*hosts&~=&~*&<&'host&~list'&> .cindex "&%hosts%& ACL condition" .cindex "host" "ACL checking" .cindex "&ACL;" "testing the client host" @@ -33481,6 +33605,7 @@ timestamp. The flags are: &`<=`& message arrival &`=>`& normal message delivery &`->`& additional address in same delivery +&`>>`& cutthrough message delivery &`*>`& delivery suppressed by &%-N%& &`**`& delivery failed; address bounced &`==`& delivery deferred; temporary problem @@ -33580,6 +33705,11 @@ intermediate address(es) exist between the original and the final address, the last of these is given in parentheses after the final address. The R and T fields record the router and transport that were used to process the address. +If SMTP AUTH was used for the delivery there is an additional item A= +followed by the name of the authenticator that was used. +If an authenticated identification was set up by the authenticator's &%client_set_id%& +option, this is logged too, separated by a colon from the authenticator name. + If a shadow transport was run after a successful local delivery, the log line for the successful delivery has an item added on the end, of the form .display @@ -33595,6 +33725,12 @@ flagged with &`->`& instead of &`=>`&. When two or more messages are delivered down a single SMTP connection, an asterisk follows the IP address in the log lines for the second and subsequent messages. +.cindex "delivery" "cutthrough; logging" +.cindex "cutthrough" "logging" +When delivery is done in cutthrough mode it is flagged with &`>>`& and the log +line precedes the reception line, since cutthrough waits for a possible +rejection from the destination in case it can reject the sourced item. + The generation of a reply message by a filter file gets logged as a &"delivery"& to the addressee, preceded by &">"&. @@ -33687,7 +33823,7 @@ at the end of its processing. A summary of the field identifiers that are used in log lines is shown in the following table: .display -&`A `& authenticator name (and optional id) +&`A `& authenticator name (and optional id and sender) &`C `& SMTP confirmation on delivery &` `& command list for &"no mail in SMTP session"& &`CV `& certificate verification status @@ -33771,6 +33907,7 @@ log_selector = +arguments -retry_defer The list of optional log items is in the following table, with the default selection marked by asterisks: .display +&` 8bitmime `& received 8BITMIME status &`*acl_warn_skipped `& skipped &%warn%& statement in ACL &` address_rewrite `& address rewriting &` all_parents `& all parents in => lines @@ -33803,6 +33940,7 @@ selection marked by asterisks: &`*smtp_confirmation `& SMTP confirmation on => lines &` smtp_connection `& SMTP connections &` smtp_incomplete_transaction`& incomplete SMTP transactions +&` smtp_mailauth `& AUTH argument to MAIL commands &` smtp_no_mail `& session with no MAIL commands &` smtp_protocol_error `& SMTP protocol errors &` smtp_syntax_error `& SMTP syntax errors @@ -33818,6 +33956,14 @@ selection marked by asterisks: More details on each of these items follows: .ilist +.cindex "8BITMIME" +.cindex "log" "8BITMIME" +&%8bitmime%&: This causes Exim to log any 8BITMIME status of received messages, +which may help in tracking down interoperability issues with ancient MTAs +that are not 8bit clean. This is added to the &"<="& line, tagged with +&`M8S=`& and a value of &`0`&, &`7`& or &`8`&, corresponding to "not given", +&`7BIT`& and &`8BITMIME`& respectively. +.next .cindex "&%warn%& ACL verb" "log when skipping" &%acl_warn_skipped%&: When an ACL &%warn%& statement is skipped because one of its conditions cannot be evaluated, a log line to this effect is written if @@ -34063,6 +34209,11 @@ the last 20 are listed, preceded by &"..."&. However, with the default setting of 10 for &%smtp_accep_max_nonmail%&, the connection will in any case have been aborted before 20 non-mail commands are processed. .next +&%smtp_mailauth%&: A third subfield with the authenticated sender, +colon-separated, is appended to the A= item for a message arrival or delivery +log line, if an AUTH argument to the SMTP MAIL command (see &<>&) +was accepted or used. +.next .cindex "log" "SMTP protocol error" .cindex "SMTP" "logging protocol error" &%smtp_protocol_error%&: A log line is written for every SMTP protocol error @@ -35922,7 +36073,7 @@ unqualified domain &'foundation'&. . //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// . //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -.chapter "Support for DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)" "CHID12" &&& +.chapter "Support for DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)" "CHAPdkim" &&& "DKIM Support" .cindex "DKIM" @@ -36173,7 +36324,7 @@ warn log_message = GMail sender without DKIM signature .vitem &%dkim_status%& ACL condition that checks a colon-separated list of possible DKIM verification -results agains the actual result of verification. This is typically used +results against the actual result of verification. This is typically used to restrict an ACL verb to a list of verification outcomes, for example: .code @@ -36219,6 +36370,12 @@ Add to &_src/config.h.defaults_& the line: Edit &_src/drtables.c_&, adding conditional code to pull in the private header and create a table entry as is done for all the other drivers and lookup types. .next +Edit &_scripts/lookups-Makefile_& if this is a new lookup; there is a for-loop +near the bottom, ranging the &`name_mod`& variable over a list of all lookups. +Add your &`NEWDRIVER`& to that list. +As long as the dynamic module would be named &_newdriver.so_&, you can use the +simple form that most lookups have. +.next Edit &_Makefile_& in the appropriate sub-directory (&_src/routers_&, &_src/transports_&, &_src/auths_&, or &_src/lookups_&); add a line for the new driver or lookup type and add it to the definition of OBJ.