1 ######################################################################
2 # Runtime configuration file for Exim #
3 ######################################################################
6 # This is a default configuration file which will operate correctly in
7 # uncomplicated installations. Please see the manual for a complete list
8 # of all the runtime configuration options that can be included in a
9 # configuration file. There are many more than are mentioned here. The
10 # manual is in the file doc/spec.txt in the Exim distribution as a plain
11 # ASCII file. Other formats (PostScript, Texinfo, HTML, PDF) are available
12 # from the Exim ftp sites. The manual is also online at the Exim web sites.
15 # This file is divided into several parts, all but the first of which are
16 # headed by a line starting with the word "begin". Only those parts that
17 # are required need to be present. Blank lines, and lines starting with #
21 ########### IMPORTANT ########## IMPORTANT ########### IMPORTANT ###########
23 # Whenever you change Exim's configuration file, you *must* remember to #
24 # HUP the Exim daemon, because it will not pick up the new configuration #
25 # until you do. However, any other Exim processes that are started, for #
26 # example, a process started by an MUA in order to send a message, will #
27 # see the new configuration as soon as it is in place. #
29 # You do not need to HUP the daemon for changes in auxiliary files that #
30 # are referenced from this file. They are read every time they are used. #
32 # It is usually a good idea to test a new configuration for syntactic #
33 # correctness before installing it (for example, by running the command #
34 # "exim -C /config/file.new -bV"). #
36 ########### IMPORTANT ########## IMPORTANT ########### IMPORTANT ###########
40 ######################################################################
41 # MAIN CONFIGURATION SETTINGS #
42 ######################################################################
45 # Specify your host's canonical name here. This should normally be the fully
46 # qualified "official" name of your host. If this option is not set, the
47 # uname() function is called to obtain the name. In many cases this does
48 # the right thing and you need not set anything explicitly.
53 # The next three settings create two lists of domains and one list of hosts.
54 # These lists are referred to later in this configuration using the syntax
55 # +local_domains, +relay_to_domains, and +relay_from_hosts, respectively. They
56 # are all colon-separated lists:
58 domainlist local_domains = @
59 domainlist relay_to_domains =
60 hostlist relay_from_hosts = localhost
61 # (We rely upon hostname resolution working for localhost, because the default
62 # uncommented configuration needs to work in IPv4-only environments.)
64 # Most straightforward access control requirements can be obtained by
65 # appropriate settings of the above options. In more complicated situations,
66 # you may need to modify the Access Control Lists (ACLs) which appear later in
69 # The first setting specifies your local domains, for example:
71 # domainlist local_domains = my.first.domain : my.second.domain
73 # You can use "@" to mean "the name of the local host", as in the default
74 # setting above. This is the name that is specified by primary_hostname,
75 # as specified above (or defaulted). If you do not want to do any local
76 # deliveries, remove the "@" from the setting above. If you want to accept mail
77 # addressed to your host's literal IP address, for example, mail addressed to
78 # "user@[192.168.23.44]", you can add "@[]" as an item in the local domains
79 # list. You also need to uncomment "allow_domain_literals" below. This is not
80 # recommended for today's Internet.
82 # The second setting specifies domains for which your host is an incoming relay.
83 # If you are not doing any relaying, you should leave the list empty. However,
84 # if your host is an MX backup or gateway of some kind for some domains, you
85 # must set relay_to_domains to match those domains. For example:
87 # domainlist relay_to_domains = *.myco.com : my.friend.org
89 # This will allow any host to relay through your host to those domains.
90 # See the section of the manual entitled "Control of relaying" for more
93 # The third setting specifies hosts that can use your host as an outgoing relay
94 # to any other host on the Internet. Such a setting commonly refers to a
95 # complete local network as well as the localhost. For example:
97 # hostlist relay_from_hosts = <; 127.0.0.1 ; ::1 ; 192.168.0.0/16
99 # The "/16" is a bit mask (CIDR notation), not a number of hosts. Note that you
100 # have to include 127.0.0.1 if you want to allow processes on your host to send
101 # SMTP mail by using the loopback address. A number of MUAs use this method of
102 # sending mail. Often, connections are made to "localhost", which might be ::1
103 # on IPv6-enabled hosts. Do not forget CIDR for your IPv6 networks.
105 # All three of these lists may contain many different kinds of item, including
106 # wildcarded names, regular expressions, and file lookups. See the reference
107 # manual for details. The lists above are used in the access control lists for
108 # checking incoming messages. The names of these ACLs are defined here:
110 acl_smtp_rcpt = acl_check_rcpt
111 acl_smtp_data = acl_check_data
113 # You should not change those settings until you understand how ACLs work.
116 # If you are running a version of Exim that was compiled with the content-
117 # scanning extension, you can cause incoming messages to be automatically
118 # scanned for viruses. You have to modify the configuration in two places to
119 # set this up. The first of them is here, where you define the interface to
120 # your scanner. This example is typical for ClamAV; see the manual for details
121 # of what to set for other virus scanners. The second modification is in the
122 # acl_check_data access control list (see below).
124 # av_scanner = clamd:/tmp/clamd
127 # For spam scanning, there is a similar option that defines the interface to
128 # SpamAssassin. You do not need to set this if you are using the default, which
129 # is shown in this commented example. As for virus scanning, you must also
130 # modify the acl_check_data access control list to enable spam scanning.
132 # spamd_address = 127.0.0.1 783
135 # If Exim is compiled with support for TLS, you may want to enable the
136 # following options so that Exim allows clients to make encrypted
137 # connections. In the authenticators section below, there are template
138 # configurations for plaintext username/password authentication. This kind
139 # of authentication is only safe when used within a TLS connection, so the
140 # authenticators will only work if the following TLS settings are turned on
143 # Allow any client to use TLS.
145 # tls_advertise_hosts = *
147 # Specify the location of the Exim server's TLS certificate and private key.
148 # The private key must not be encrypted (password protected). You can put
149 # the certificate and private key in the same file, in which case you only
150 # need the first setting, or in separate files, in which case you need both
153 # tls_certificate = /etc/ssl/exim.crt
154 # tls_privatekey = /etc/ssl/exim.pem
156 # For OpenSSL, prefer EC- over RSA-authenticated ciphers
157 # tls_require_ciphers = ECDSA:RSA:!COMPLEMENTOFDEFAULT
159 # In order to support roaming users who wish to send email from anywhere,
160 # you may want to make Exim listen on other ports as well as port 25, in
161 # case these users need to send email from a network that blocks port 25.
162 # The standard port for this purpose is port 587, the "message submission"
163 # port. See RFC 4409 for details. Microsoft MUAs cannot be configured to
164 # talk the message submission protocol correctly, so if you need to support
165 # them you should also allow TLS-on-connect on the traditional but
166 # non-standard port 465.
168 # daemon_smtp_ports = 25 : 465 : 587
169 # tls_on_connect_ports = 465
172 # Specify the domain you want to be added to all unqualified addresses
173 # here. An unqualified address is one that does not contain an "@" character
174 # followed by a domain. For example, "caesar@rome.example" is a fully qualified
175 # address, but the string "caesar" (i.e. just a login name) is an unqualified
176 # email address. Unqualified addresses are accepted only from local callers by
177 # default. See the recipient_unqualified_hosts option if you want to permit
178 # unqualified addresses from remote sources. If this option is not set, the
179 # primary_hostname value is used for qualification.
184 # If you want unqualified recipient addresses to be qualified with a different
185 # domain to unqualified sender addresses, specify the recipient domain here.
186 # If this option is not set, the qualify_domain value is used.
188 # qualify_recipient =
191 # The following line must be uncommented if you want Exim to recognize
192 # addresses of the form "user@[10.11.12.13]" that is, with a "domain literal"
193 # (an IP address) instead of a named domain. The RFCs still require this form,
194 # but it makes little sense to permit mail to be sent to specific hosts by
195 # their IP address in the modern Internet. This ancient format has been used
196 # by those seeking to abuse hosts by using them for unwanted relaying. If you
197 # really do want to support domain literals, uncomment the following line, and
198 # see also the "domain_literal" router below.
200 # allow_domain_literals
203 # No deliveries will ever be run under the uids of users specified by
204 # never_users (a colon-separated list). An attempt to do so causes a panic
205 # error to be logged, and the delivery to be deferred. This is a paranoic
206 # safety catch. There is an even stronger safety catch in the form of the
207 # FIXED_NEVER_USERS setting in the configuration for building Exim. The list of
208 # users that it specifies is built into the binary, and cannot be changed. The
209 # option below just adds additional users to the list. The default for
210 # FIXED_NEVER_USERS is "root", but just to be absolutely sure, the default here
213 # Note that the default setting means you cannot deliver mail addressed to root
214 # as if it were a normal user. This isn't usually a problem, as most sites have
215 # an alias for root that redirects such mail to a human administrator.
220 # The setting below causes Exim to do a reverse DNS lookup on all incoming
221 # IP calls, in order to get the true host name. If you feel this is too
222 # expensive, you can specify the networks for which a lookup is done, or
223 # remove the setting entirely.
228 # The settings below cause Exim to make RFC 1413 (ident) callbacks
229 # for all incoming SMTP calls. You can limit the hosts to which these
230 # calls are made, and/or change the timeout that is used. If you set
231 # the timeout to zero, all RFC 1413 calls are disabled. RFC 1413 calls
232 # are cheap and can provide useful information for tracing problem
233 # messages, but some hosts and firewalls have problems with them.
234 # This can result in a timeout instead of an immediate refused
235 # connection, leading to delays on starting up SMTP sessions.
236 # (The default was reduced from 30s to 5s for release 4.61. and to
237 # disabled for release 4.86)
240 #rfc1413_query_timeout = 5s
243 # Enable an efficiency feature. We advertise the feature; clients
244 # may request to use it. For multi-recipient mails we then can
245 # reject or accept per-user after the message is received.
250 # By default, Exim expects all envelope addresses to be fully qualified, that
251 # is, they must contain both a local part and a domain. If you want to accept
252 # unqualified addresses (just a local part) from certain hosts, you can specify
253 # these hosts by setting one or both of
255 # sender_unqualified_hosts =
256 # recipient_unqualified_hosts =
258 # to control sender and recipient addresses, respectively. When this is done,
259 # unqualified addresses are qualified using the settings of qualify_domain
260 # and/or qualify_recipient (see above).
263 # Unless you run a high-volume site you probably want more logging
264 # detail than the default. Adjust to suit.
266 log_selector = +smtp_protocol_error +smtp_syntax_error \
267 +tls_certificate_verified
270 # If you want Exim to support the "percent hack" for certain domains,
271 # uncomment the following line and provide a list of domains. The "percent
272 # hack" is the feature by which mail addressed to x%y@z (where z is one of
273 # the domains listed) is locally rerouted to x@y and sent on. If z is not one
274 # of the "percent hack" domains, x%y is treated as an ordinary local part. This
275 # hack is rarely needed nowadays; you should not enable it unless you are sure
276 # that you really need it.
278 # percent_hack_domains =
280 # As well as setting this option you will also need to remove the test
281 # for local parts containing % in the ACL definition below.
284 # When Exim can neither deliver a message nor return it to sender, it "freezes"
285 # the delivery error message (aka "bounce message"). There are also other
286 # circumstances in which messages get frozen. They will stay on the queue for
287 # ever unless one of the following options is set.
289 # This option unfreezes frozen bounce messages after two days, tries
290 # once more to deliver them, and ignores any delivery failures.
292 ignore_bounce_errors_after = 2d
294 # This option cancels (removes) frozen messages that are older than a week.
296 timeout_frozen_after = 7d
299 # By default, messages that are waiting on Exim's queue are all held in a
300 # single directory called "input" which it itself within Exim's spool
301 # directory. (The default spool directory is specified when Exim is built, and
302 # is often /var/spool/exim/.) Exim works best when its queue is kept short, but
303 # there are circumstances where this is not always possible. If you uncomment
304 # the setting below, messages on the queue are held in 62 subdirectories of
305 # "input" instead of all in the same directory. The subdirectories are called
306 # 0, 1, ... A, B, ... a, b, ... z. This has two benefits: (1) If your file
307 # system degrades with many files in one directory, this is less likely to
308 # happen; (2) Exim can process the queue one subdirectory at a time instead of
309 # all at once, which can give better performance with large queues.
311 # split_spool_directory = true
314 # If you're in a part of the world where ASCII is not sufficient for most
315 # text, then you're probably familiar with RFC2047 message header extensions.
316 # By default, Exim adheres to the specification, including a limit of 76
317 # characters to a line, with encoded words fitting within a line.
318 # If you wish to use decoded headers in message filters in such a way
319 # that successful decoding of malformed messages matters, you may wish to
320 # configure Exim to be more lenient.
322 # check_rfc2047_length = false
324 # In particular, the Exim maintainers have had multiple reports of problems
325 # from Russian administrators of issues until they disable this check,
326 # because of some popular, yet buggy, mail composition software.
329 # If you wish to be strictly RFC compliant, or if you know you'll be
330 # exchanging email with systems that are not 8-bit clean, then you may
331 # wish to disable advertising 8BITMIME. Uncomment this option to do so.
333 # accept_8bitmime = false
336 # Exim does not make use of environment variables itself. However,
337 # libraries that Exim uses (e.g. LDAP) depend on specific environment settings.
338 # There are two lists: keep_environment for the variables we trust, and
339 # add_environment for variables we want to set to a specific value.
340 # Note that TZ is handled separately by the timezone runtime option
341 # and TIMEZONE_DEFAULT buildtime option.
343 # keep_environment = ^LDAP
344 # add_environment = PATH=/usr/bin::/bin
348 ######################################################################
349 # ACL CONFIGURATION #
350 # Specifies access control lists for incoming SMTP mail #
351 ######################################################################
355 # This access control list is used for every RCPT command in an incoming
356 # SMTP message. The tests are run in order until the address is either
357 # accepted or denied.
361 # Accept if the source is local SMTP (i.e. not over TCP/IP). We do this by
362 # testing for an empty sending host field.
365 control = dkim_disable_verify
367 #############################################################################
368 # The following section of the ACL is concerned with local parts that contain
369 # @ or % or ! or / or | or dots in unusual places.
371 # The characters other than dots are rarely found in genuine local parts, but
372 # are often tried by people looking to circumvent relaying restrictions.
373 # Therefore, although they are valid in local parts, these rules lock them
374 # out, as a precaution.
376 # Empty components (two dots in a row) are not valid in RFC 2822, but Exim
377 # allows them because they have been encountered. (Consider local parts
378 # constructed as "firstinitial.secondinitial.familyname" when applied to
379 # someone like me, who has no second initial.) However, a local part starting
380 # with a dot or containing /../ can cause trouble if it is used as part of a
381 # file name (e.g. for a mailing list). This is also true for local parts that
382 # contain slashes. A pipe symbol can also be troublesome if the local part is
383 # incorporated unthinkingly into a shell command line.
385 # Two different rules are used. The first one is stricter, and is applied to
386 # messages that are addressed to one of the local domains handled by this
387 # host. The line "domains = +local_domains" restricts it to domains that are
388 # defined by the "domainlist local_domains" setting above. The rule blocks
389 # local parts that begin with a dot or contain @ % ! / or |. If you have
390 # local accounts that include these characters, you will have to modify this
393 deny message = Restricted characters in address
394 domains = +local_domains
395 local_parts = ^[.] : ^.*[@%!/|]
397 # The second rule applies to all other domains, and is less strict. The line
398 # "domains = !+local_domains" restricts it to domains that are NOT defined by
399 # the "domainlist local_domains" setting above. The exclamation mark is a
400 # negating operator. This rule allows your own users to send outgoing
401 # messages to sites that use slashes and vertical bars in their local parts.
402 # It blocks local parts that begin with a dot, slash, or vertical bar, but
403 # allows these characters within the local part. However, the sequence /../
404 # is barred. The use of @ % and ! is blocked, as before. The motivation here
405 # is to prevent your users (or your users' viruses) from mounting certain
406 # kinds of attack on remote sites.
408 deny message = Restricted characters in address
409 domains = !+local_domains
410 local_parts = ^[./|] : ^.*[@%!] : ^.*/\\.\\./
411 #############################################################################
413 # Accept mail to postmaster in any local domain, regardless of the source,
414 # and without verifying the sender.
416 accept local_parts = postmaster
417 domains = +local_domains
419 # Deny unless the sender address can be verified.
421 require verify = sender
423 # Accept if the message comes from one of the hosts for which we are an
424 # outgoing relay. It is assumed that such hosts are most likely to be MUAs,
425 # so we set control=submission to make Exim treat the message as a
426 # submission. It will fix up various errors in the message, for example, the
427 # lack of a Date: header line. If you are actually relaying out out from
428 # MTAs, you may want to disable this. If you are handling both relaying from
429 # MTAs and submissions from MUAs you should probably split them into two
430 # lists, and handle them differently.
432 # Recipient verification is omitted here, because in many cases the clients
433 # are dumb MUAs that don't cope well with SMTP error responses. If you are
434 # actually relaying out from MTAs, you should probably add recipient
437 # Note that, by putting this test before any DNS black list checks, you will
438 # always accept from these hosts, even if they end up on a black list. The
439 # assumption is that they are your friends, and if they get onto a black
440 # list, it is a mistake.
442 accept hosts = +relay_from_hosts
444 control = dkim_disable_verify
446 # Accept if the message arrived over an authenticated connection, from
447 # any host. Again, these messages are usually from MUAs, so recipient
448 # verification is omitted, and submission mode is set. And again, we do this
449 # check before any black list tests.
451 accept authenticated = *
453 control = dkim_disable_verify
455 # Insist that a HELO/EHLO was accepted.
457 require message = nice hosts say HELO first
458 condition = ${if def:sender_helo_name}
460 # Insist that any other recipient address that we accept is either in one of
461 # our local domains, or is in a domain for which we explicitly allow
462 # relaying. Any other domain is rejected as being unacceptable for relaying.
464 require message = relay not permitted
465 domains = +local_domains : +relay_to_domains
467 # We also require all accepted addresses to be verifiable. This check will
468 # do local part verification for local domains, but only check the domain
469 # for remote domains. The only way to check local parts for the remote
470 # relay domains is to use a callout (add /callout), but please read the
471 # documentation about callouts before doing this.
473 require verify = recipient
475 #############################################################################
476 # There are no default checks on DNS black lists because the domains that
477 # contain these lists are changing all the time. However, here are two
478 # examples of how you can get Exim to perform a DNS black list lookup at this
479 # point. The first one denies, whereas the second just warns.
481 # deny message = rejected because $sender_host_address is in a black list at $dnslist_domain\n$dnslist_text
482 # dnslists = black.list.example
484 # warn dnslists = black.list.example
485 # add_header = X-Warning: $sender_host_address is in a black list at $dnslist_domain
486 # log_message = found in $dnslist_domain
487 #############################################################################
489 #############################################################################
490 # This check is commented out because it is recognized that not every
491 # sysadmin will want to do it. If you enable it, the check performs
492 # Client SMTP Authorization (csa) checks on the sending host. These checks
493 # do DNS lookups for SRV records. The CSA proposal is currently (May 2005)
494 # an Internet draft. You can, of course, add additional conditions to this
495 # ACL statement to restrict the CSA checks to certain hosts only.
497 # require verify = csa
498 #############################################################################
500 # At this point, the address has passed all the checks that have been
501 # configured, so we accept it unconditionally.
506 # This ACL is used after the contents of a message have been received. This
507 # is the ACL in which you can test a message's headers or body, and in
508 # particular, this is where you can invoke external virus or spam scanners.
509 # Some suggested ways of configuring these tests are shown below, commented
510 # out. Without any tests, this ACL accepts all messages. If you want to use
511 # such tests, you must ensure that Exim is compiled with the content-scanning
512 # extension (WITH_CONTENT_SCAN=yes in Local/Makefile).
516 # Deny if the message contains an overlong line. Per the standards
517 # we should never receive one such via SMTP.
519 deny message = maximum allowed line length is 998 octets, \
520 got $max_received_linelength
521 condition = ${if > {$max_received_linelength}{998}}
523 # Deny if the headers contain badly-formed addresses.
525 deny !verify = header_syntax
526 message = header syntax
527 log_message = header syntax ($acl_verify_message)
529 # Deny if the message contains a virus. Before enabling this check, you
530 # must install a virus scanner and set the av_scanner option above.
533 # message = This message contains a virus ($malware_name).
535 # Add headers to a message if it is judged to be spam. Before enabling this,
536 # you must install SpamAssassin. You may also need to set the spamd_address
540 # add_header = X-Spam_score: $spam_score\n\
541 # X-Spam_score_int: $spam_score_int\n\
542 # X-Spam_bar: $spam_bar\n\
543 # X-Spam_report: $spam_report
545 # Accept the message.
551 ######################################################################
552 # ROUTERS CONFIGURATION #
553 # Specifies how addresses are handled #
554 ######################################################################
555 # THE ORDER IN WHICH THE ROUTERS ARE DEFINED IS IMPORTANT! #
556 # An address is passed to each router in turn until it is accepted. #
557 ######################################################################
561 # This router routes to remote hosts over SMTP by explicit IP address,
562 # when an email address is given in "domain literal" form, for example,
563 # <user@[192.168.35.64]>. The RFCs require this facility. However, it is
564 # little-known these days, and has been exploited by evil people seeking
565 # to abuse SMTP relays. Consequently it is commented out in the default
566 # configuration. If you uncomment this router, you also need to uncomment
567 # allow_domain_literals above, so that Exim can recognize the syntax of
568 # domain literal addresses.
572 # domains = ! +local_domains
573 # transport = remote_smtp
576 # This router routes addresses that are not in local domains by doing a DNS
577 # lookup on the domain name. The exclamation mark that appears in "domains = !
578 # +local_domains" is a negating operator, that is, it can be read as "not". The
579 # recipient's domain must not be one of those defined by "domainlist
580 # local_domains" above for this router to be used.
582 # If the router is used, any domain that resolves to 0.0.0.0 or to a loopback
583 # interface address (127.0.0.0/8) is treated as if it had no DNS entry. Note
584 # that 0.0.0.0 is the same as 0.0.0.0/32, which is commonly treated as the
585 # local host inside the network stack. It is not 0.0.0.0/0, the default route.
586 # If the DNS lookup fails, no further routers are tried because of the no_more
587 # setting, and consequently the address is unrouteable.
591 domains = ! +local_domains
592 transport = remote_smtp
593 ignore_target_hosts = 0.0.0.0 : 127.0.0.0/8
594 # if ipv6-enabled then instead use:
595 # ignore_target_hosts = <; 0.0.0.0 ; 127.0.0.0/8 ; ::1
599 # This alternative router can be used when you want to send all mail to a
600 # server which handles DNS lookups for you; an ISP will typically run such
601 # a server for their customers. If you uncomment "smarthost" then you
602 # should comment out "dnslookup" above. Setting a real hostname in route_data
603 # wouldn't hurt either.
606 # driver = manualroute
607 # domains = ! +local_domains
608 # transport = smarthost_smtp
609 # route_data = MAIL.HOSTNAME.FOR.CENTRAL.SERVER.EXAMPLE
610 # ignore_target_hosts = <; 0.0.0.0 ; 127.0.0.0/8 ; ::1
614 # The remaining routers handle addresses in the local domain(s), that is those
615 # domains that are defined by "domainlist local_domains" above.
618 # This router handles aliasing using a linearly searched alias file with the
619 # name SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE. When this configuration is installed automatically,
620 # the name gets inserted into this file from whatever is set in Exim's
621 # build-time configuration. The default path is the traditional /etc/aliases.
622 # If you install this configuration by hand, you need to specify the correct
623 # path in the "data" setting below.
625 ##### NB You must ensure that the alias file exists. It used to be the case
626 ##### NB that every Unix had that file, because it was the Sendmail default.
627 ##### NB These days, there are systems that don't have it. Your aliases
628 ##### NB file should at least contain an alias for "postmaster".
630 # If any of your aliases expand to pipes or files, you will need to set
631 # up a user and a group for these deliveries to run under. You can do
632 # this by uncommenting the "user" option below (changing the user name
633 # as appropriate) and adding a "group" option if necessary. Alternatively, you
634 # can specify "user" on the transports that are used. Note that the transports
635 # listed below are the same as are used for .forward files; you might want
636 # to set up different ones for pipe and file deliveries from aliases.
642 data = ${lookup{$local_part}lsearch{SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE}}
644 file_transport = address_file
645 pipe_transport = address_pipe
648 # This router handles forwarding using traditional .forward files in users'
649 # home directories. If you want it also to allow mail filtering when a forward
650 # file starts with the string "# Exim filter" or "# Sieve filter", uncomment
651 # the "allow_filter" option.
653 # The no_verify setting means that this router is skipped when Exim is
654 # verifying addresses. Similarly, no_expn means that this router is skipped if
655 # Exim is processing an EXPN command.
657 # If you want this router to treat local parts with suffixes introduced by "-"
658 # or "+" characters as if the suffixes did not exist, uncomment the two local_
659 # part_suffix options. Then, for example, xxxx-foo@your.domain will be treated
660 # in the same way as xxxx@your.domain by this router. Because this router is
661 # not used for verification, if you choose to uncomment those options, then you
662 # will *need* to make the same change to the localuser router. (There are
663 # other approaches, if this is undesirable, but they add complexity).
665 # The check_ancestor option means that if the forward file generates an
666 # address that is an ancestor of the current one, the current one gets
667 # passed on instead. This covers the case where A is aliased to B and B
668 # has a .forward file pointing to A.
670 # The three transports specified at the end are those that are used when
671 # forwarding generates a direct delivery to a file, or to a pipe, or sets
672 # up an auto-reply, respectively.
677 # local_part_suffix = +* : -*
678 # local_part_suffix_optional
679 file = $home/.forward
684 file_transport = address_file
685 pipe_transport = address_pipe
686 reply_transport = address_reply
689 # This router matches local user mailboxes. If the router fails, the error
690 # message is "Unknown user".
692 # If you want this router to treat local parts with suffixes introduced by "-"
693 # or "+" characters as if the suffixes did not exist, uncomment the two local_
694 # part_suffix options. Then, for example, xxxx-foo@your.domain will be treated
695 # in the same way as xxxx@your.domain by this router.
700 # local_part_suffix = +* : -*
701 # local_part_suffix_optional
702 transport = local_delivery
703 cannot_route_message = Unknown user
707 ######################################################################
708 # TRANSPORTS CONFIGURATION #
709 ######################################################################
710 # ORDER DOES NOT MATTER #
711 # Only one appropriate transport is called for each delivery. #
712 ######################################################################
714 # A transport is used only when referenced from a router that successfully
715 # handles an address.
720 # This transport is used for delivering messages over SMTP connections.
721 # Refuse to send any message with over-long lines, which could have
722 # been received other than via SMTP. The use of message_size_limit to
723 # enforce this is a red herring.
727 message_size_limit = ${if > {$max_received_linelength}{998} {1}{0}}
730 # This transport is used for delivering messages to a smarthost, if the
731 # smarthost router is enabled. This starts from the same basis as
732 # "remote_smtp" but then turns on various security options, because
733 # we assume that if you're told "use smarthost.example.org as the smarthost"
734 # then there will be TLS available, with a verifiable certificate for that
735 # hostname, using decent TLS.
739 message_size_limit = ${if > {$max_received_linelength}{998} {1}{0}}
743 # Comment out any of these which you have to, then file a Support
744 # request with your smarthost provider to get things fixed:
745 hosts_require_tls = *
748 # As long as tls_verify_hosts is enabled, this won't matter, but if you
749 # have to comment it out then this will at least log whether you succeed
751 tls_try_verify_hosts = *
754 tls_require_ciphers = HIGH:@STRENGTH
757 tls_require_ciphers = NONE:+VERS-TLS1.2:SECURE192
762 # This transport is used for local delivery to user mailboxes in traditional
763 # BSD mailbox format. By default it will be run under the uid and gid of the
764 # local user, and requires the sticky bit to be set on the /var/mail directory.
765 # Some systems use the alternative approach of running mail deliveries under a
766 # particular group instead of using the sticky bit. The commented options below
767 # show how this can be done.
771 file = /var/mail/$local_part
779 # This transport is used for handling pipe deliveries generated by alias or
780 # .forward files. If the pipe generates any standard output, it is returned
781 # to the sender of the message as a delivery error. Set return_fail_output
782 # instead of return_output if you want this to happen only when the pipe fails
783 # to complete normally. You can set different transports for aliases and
784 # forwards if you want to - see the references to address_pipe in the routers
792 # This transport is used for handling deliveries directly to files that are
793 # generated by aliasing or forwarding.
802 # This transport is used for handling autoreplies generated by the filtering
803 # option of the userforward router.
810 ######################################################################
811 # RETRY CONFIGURATION #
812 ######################################################################
816 # This single retry rule applies to all domains and all errors. It specifies
817 # retries every 15 minutes for 2 hours, then increasing retry intervals,
818 # starting at 1 hour and increasing each time by a factor of 1.5, up to 16
819 # hours, then retries every 6 hours until 4 days have passed since the first
822 # WARNING: If you do not have any retry rules at all (this section of the
823 # configuration is non-existent or empty), Exim will not do any retries of
824 # messages that fail to get delivered at the first attempt. The effect will
825 # be to treat temporary errors as permanent. Therefore, DO NOT remove this
826 # retry rule unless you really don't want any retries.
828 # Address or Domain Error Retries
829 # ----------------- ----- -------
831 * * F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,4d,6h
835 ######################################################################
836 # REWRITE CONFIGURATION #
837 ######################################################################
839 # There are no rewriting specifications in this default configuration file.
845 ######################################################################
846 # AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION #
847 ######################################################################
849 # The following authenticators support plaintext username/password
850 # authentication using the standard PLAIN mechanism and the traditional
851 # but non-standard LOGIN mechanism, with Exim acting as the server.
852 # PLAIN and LOGIN are enough to support most MUA software.
854 # These authenticators are not complete: you need to change the
855 # server_condition settings to specify how passwords are verified.
856 # They are set up to offer authentication to the client only if the
857 # connection is encrypted with TLS, so you also need to add support
858 # for TLS. See the global configuration options section at the start
859 # of this file for more about TLS.
861 # The default RCPT ACL checks for successful authentication, and will accept
862 # messages from authenticated users from anywhere on the Internet.
866 # PLAIN authentication has no server prompts. The client sends its
867 # credentials in one lump, containing an authorization ID (which we do not
868 # use), an authentication ID, and a password. The latter two appear as
869 # $auth2 and $auth3 in the configuration and should be checked against a
870 # valid username and password. In a real configuration you would typically
871 # use $auth2 as a lookup key, and compare $auth3 against the result of the
872 # lookup, perhaps using the crypteq{}{} condition.
876 # server_set_id = $auth2
878 # server_condition = Authentication is not yet configured
879 # server_advertise_condition = ${if def:tls_in_cipher }
881 # LOGIN authentication has traditional prompts and responses. There is no
882 # authorization ID in this mechanism, so unlike PLAIN the username and
883 # password are $auth1 and $auth2. Apart from that you can use the same
884 # server_condition setting for both authenticators.
888 # server_set_id = $auth1
889 # server_prompts = <| Username: | Password:
890 # server_condition = Authentication is not yet configured
891 # server_advertise_condition = ${if def:tls_in_cipher }
894 ######################################################################
895 # CONFIGURATION FOR local_scan() #
896 ######################################################################
898 # If you have built Exim to include a local_scan() function that contains
899 # tables for private options, you can define those options here. Remember to
900 # uncomment the "begin" line. It is commented by default because it provokes
901 # an error with Exim binaries that are not built with LOCAL_SCAN_HAS_OPTIONS
902 # set in the Local/Makefile.
907 # End of Exim configuration file