X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/heiko/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/0f773e4df59a9d35929d5839f89c15487a1dd0be..2081aac24b67f3f3f34389aadc06354abcad0cad:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index edba1232f..5c42afc93 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -3946,6 +3946,15 @@ 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 server to which Exim is connected supports pipelining. +.new +.vitem &%-MCp%& +.oindex "&%-MCp%&" +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 +t a remote server is via a SOCKS proxy, using addresses and ports given by +the following four arguments. +.wen + .vitem &%-MCQ%&&~<&'process&~id'&>&~<&'pipe&~fd'&> .oindex "&%-MCQ%&" This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally @@ -5489,8 +5498,8 @@ local_interfaces = 127.0.0.1 : ::::1 contains two IP addresses, the IPv4 address 127.0.0.1 and the IPv6 address ::1. &*Note*&: Although leading and trailing white space is ignored in individual -list items, it is not ignored when parsing the list. The space after the first -colon in the example above is necessary. If it were not there, the list would +list items, it is not ignored when parsing the list. The spaces around the first +colon in the example above are necessary. If they were not there, the list would be interpreted as the two items 127.0.0.1:: and 1. .section "Changing list separators" "SECTlistsepchange" @@ -6424,9 +6433,9 @@ smarthost_smtp: # request with your smarthost provider to get things fixed: hosts_require_tls = * tls_verify_hosts = * - # As long as tls_verify_hosts is enabled, this won't matter, but if you - # have to comment it out then this will at least log whether you succeed - # or not: + # As long as tls_verify_hosts is enabled, this this will have no effect, + # but if you have to comment it out then this will at least log whether + # you succeed or not: tls_try_verify_hosts = * # # The SNI name should match the name which we'll expect to verify; @@ -8788,6 +8797,13 @@ other statements in the same ACL. .cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting" The value will be untainted. +.new +&*Note*&: If the data result of the lookup (as opposed to the key) +is empty, then this empty value is stored in &$domain_data$&. +The option to return the key for the lookup, as the value, +may be what is wanted. +.wen + .next Any of the single-key lookup type names may be preceded by @@ -11167,6 +11183,10 @@ If the optional type is given it must be one of "a", "d", "h" or "l" and selects address-, domain-, host- or localpart- lists to search among respectively. Otherwise all types are searched in an undefined order and the first matching list is returned. +.new +&*Note*&: Neither string-expansion of lists referenced by named-list syntax elements, +nor expansion of lookup elements, is done by the &%listnamed%& operator. +.wen .vitem &*${local_part:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& @@ -14549,9 +14569,11 @@ listed in more than one group. .section "Miscellaneous" "SECID96" .table2 +.row &%add_environment%& "environment variables" .row &%bi_command%& "to run for &%-bi%& command line option" .row &%debug_store%& "do extra internal checks" .row &%disable_ipv6%& "do no IPv6 processing" +.row &%keep_environment%& "environment variables" .row &%keep_malformed%& "for broken files &-- should not happen" .row &%localhost_number%& "for unique message ids in clusters" .row &%message_body_newlines%& "retain newlines in &$message_body$&" @@ -17568,7 +17590,7 @@ live with. . searchable. NM changed this occurrence for bug 1197 to no longer allow . the option name to split. -.option "smtp_accept_max_per_connection" main integer 1000 &&& +.option "smtp_accept_max_per_connection" main integer&!! 1000 &&& smtp_accept_max_per_connection .cindex "SMTP" "limiting incoming message count" .cindex "limit" "messages per SMTP connection" @@ -17578,6 +17600,11 @@ results in the transfer of a message. After the limit is reached, a 421 response is given to subsequent MAIL commands. This limit is a safety precaution against a client that goes mad (incidents of this type have been seen). +.new +The option is expanded after the HELO or EHLO is received +and may depend on values available at that time. +An empty or zero value after expansion removes the limit. +.wen .option smtp_accept_max_per_host main string&!! unset @@ -19009,7 +19036,7 @@ transport option of the same name. .cindex "security" "MX lookup" .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC" DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with -the dnssec request bit set. +the DNSSEC request bit set. This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence. .option dnssec_require_domains routers "domain list&!!" unset @@ -19018,7 +19045,7 @@ This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence. .cindex "security" "MX lookup" .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC" DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_require_domains%& will be done with -the dnssec request bit set. Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit +the DNSSEC request bit set. Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit (AD bit) set will be ignored and logged as a host-lookup failure. This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence. @@ -25237,7 +25264,7 @@ details. .cindex "security" "MX lookup" .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC" DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with -the dnssec request bit set. Setting this transport option is only useful if the +the DNSSEC request bit set. Setting this transport option is only useful if the transport overrides or sets the host names. See the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router option. @@ -25249,7 +25276,7 @@ router option. .cindex "security" "MX lookup" .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC" DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_require_domains%& will be done with -the dnssec request bit set. Setting this transport option is only +the DNSSEC request bit set. Setting this transport option is only useful if the transport overrides or sets the host names. See the &%dnssec_require_domains%& router option. @@ -25530,9 +25557,9 @@ TLS session for any host that matches this list. .cindex DANE "requiring for certain servers" If built with DANE support, Exim will require that a DNSSEC-validated TLSA record is present for any host matching the list, -and that a DANE-verified TLS connection is made. See -the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router and transport options. +and that a DANE-verified TLS connection is made. There will be no fallback to in-clear communication. +See the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router and transport options. See section &<>&. .option hosts_require_ocsp smtp "host list&!!" unset @@ -25571,11 +25598,14 @@ BDAT will not be used in conjunction with a transport filter. .option hosts_try_dane smtp "host list&!!" * .cindex DANE "transport options" .cindex DANE "attempting for certain servers" -If built with DANE support, Exim will require that a DNSSEC-validated -TLSA record is present for any host matching the list, -and that a DANE-verified TLS connection is made. See -the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router and transport options. -There will be no fallback to in-clear communication. +.new +If built with DANE support, Exim will look up a +TLSA record for any host matching the list, +If one is found and that lookup was DNSSEC-validated, +then Exim requires that a DANE-verified TLS connection is made for that host; +there will be no fallback to in-clear communication. +.wen +See the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router and transport options. See section &<>&. .option hosts_try_fastopen smtp "host list&!!" * @@ -28117,7 +28147,7 @@ connection, a client certificate has been verified, the &"valid-client-cert"& option is passed. When authentication succeeds, the identity of the user who authenticated is placed in &$auth1$&. -The Dovecot configuration to match the above wil look +The Dovecot configuration to match the above will look something like: .code conf.d/10-master.conf :- @@ -28578,7 +28608,7 @@ and for clients to only attempt, this authentication method on a secure (eg. under TLS) connection. One possible use, compatible with the -K-9 Mail Andoid client (&url(https://k9mail.github.io/)), +K-9 Mail Android client (&url(https://k9mail.github.io/)), is for using X509 client certificates. It thus overlaps in function with the TLS authenticator @@ -29797,7 +29827,7 @@ Ivan is the author of the popular TLS testing tools at .section "Certificate chains" "SECID186" -The file named by &%tls_certificate%& may contain more than one +A file named by &%tls_certificate%& may contain more than one certificate. This is useful in the case where the certificate that is being sent is validated by an intermediate certificate which the other end does not have. Multiple certificates must be in the correct order in the file. @@ -30105,7 +30135,7 @@ the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router or transport option. DANE will only be usable if the target host has DNSSEC-secured MX, A and TLSA records. -A TLSA lookup will be done if either of the above options match and the host-lookup succeeded using dnssec. +A TLSA lookup will be done if either of the above options match and the host-lookup succeeded using DNSSEC. If a TLSA lookup is done and succeeds, a DANE-verified TLS connection will be required for the host. If it does not, the host will not be used; there is no fallback to non-DANE or non-TLS. @@ -32496,6 +32526,13 @@ Section &<>& below describes how you can distinguish between different values. Some DNS lists may return more than one address record; see section &<>& for details of how they are checked. +.new +Values returned by a properly running DBSBL should be in the 127.0.0.0/8 +range. If a DNSBL operator loses control of the domain, lookups on it +may start returning other addresses. Because of this, Exim now ignores +returned values outside the 127/8 region. +.wen + .section "Variables set from DNS lists" "SECID204" .cindex "expansion" "variables, set from DNS list" @@ -32632,6 +32669,14 @@ deny dnslists = relays.ordb.org .endd which is less clear, and harder to maintain. +Negation can also be used with a bitwise-and restriction. +The dnslists condition with only be trus if a result is returned +by the lookup which, anded with the restriction, is all zeroes. +For example: +.code +deny dnslists = zen.spamhaus.org!&0.255.255.0 +.endd + @@ -39009,7 +39054,7 @@ unchanged, or whether they should be rendered as escape sequences. when TLS is in use. The item is &`CV=yes`& if the peer's certificate was verified using a CA trust anchor, -&`CA=dane`& if using a DNS trust anchor, +&`CV=dane`& if using a DNS trust anchor, and &`CV=no`& if not. .next .cindex "log" "TLS cipher" @@ -41089,6 +41134,15 @@ option along with &%$dkim_domain%&. If the option is empty after expansion, DKIM signing is not done for this domain, and no error will result even if &%dkim_strict%& is set. +.new +To do, for example, dual-signing with RSA and EC keys +this could be be used: +.code +dkim_selector = ec_sel : rsa_sel +dkim_private_key = KEYS_DIR/$dkim_selector +.endd +.wen + .option dkim_private_key smtp string&!! unset This sets the private key to use. You can use the &%$dkim_domain%& and