X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/heiko/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/29f5141e7cb1ee65369d8e49250134edc4e6120a..2081aac24b67f3f3f34389aadc06354abcad0cad:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt?ds=inline diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 1b024f8f5..5c42afc93 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ .macro index .echo "** Don't use .index; use .cindex or .oindex or .vindex" .endmacro + + +. use this for a concept-index entry for a header line +.macro chindex +.cindex "&'$1'& header line" +.cindex "header lines" $1 +.endmacro . //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @@ -193,6 +200,8 @@ . This chunk of literal XML implements index entries of the form "x, see y" and . "x, see also y". However, the DocBook DTD doesn't allow entries . at the top level, so we have to put the .chapter directive first. + +. These do not turn up in the HTML output, unfortunately. The PDF does get them. . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// .chapter "Introduction" "CHID1" @@ -318,6 +327,10 @@ zero, binary binary zero + + headers + header lines + .literal off @@ -1394,9 +1407,22 @@ Again, cutthrough delivery counts as a verification. .next Individual routers can be explicitly skipped when running the routers to check an address given in the SMTP EXPN command (see the &%expn%& option). + .next If the &%domains%& option is set, the domain of the address must be in the set of domains that it defines. +.new +.cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting" +A match verifies the variable &$domain$& (which carries tainted data) +and assigns an untainted value to the &$domain_data$& variable. +Such an untainted value is often needed in the transport. +For specifics of the matching operation and the resulting untainted value, +refer to section &<>&. + +When an untainted value is wanted, use this option +rather than the generic &%condition%& option. +.wen + .next .vindex "&$local_part_prefix$&" .vindex "&$local_part_prefix_v$&" @@ -1405,13 +1431,26 @@ of domains that it defines. .vindex "&$local_part_suffix_v$&" .cindex affix "router precondition" If the &%local_parts%& option is set, the local part of the address must be in -the set of local parts that it defines. If &%local_part_prefix%& or +the set of local parts that it defines. +.new +A match verifies the variable &$local_part$& (which carries tainted data) +and assigns an untainted value to the &$local_part_data$& variable. +Such an untainted value is often needed in the transport. +For specifics of the matching operation and the resulting untainted value, +refer to section &<>&. + +When an untainted value is wanted, use this option +rather than the generic &%condition%& option. +.wen + +If &%local_part_prefix%& or &%local_part_suffix%& is in use, the prefix or suffix is removed from the local part before this check. If you want to do precondition tests on local parts that include affixes, you can do so by using a &%condition%& option (see below) that uses the variables &$local_part$&, &$local_part_prefix$&, &$local_part_prefix_v$&, &$local_part_suffix$& and &$local_part_suffix_v$& as necessary. + .next .vindex "&$local_user_uid$&" .vindex "&$local_user_gid$&" @@ -1421,23 +1460,37 @@ an account on the local host. If this check succeeds, the uid and gid of the local user are placed in &$local_user_uid$& and &$local_user_gid$& and the user's home directory is placed in &$home$&; these values can be used in the remaining preconditions. + .next If the &%router_home_directory%& option is set, it is expanded at this point, because it overrides the value of &$home$&. If this expansion were left till later, the value of &$home$& as set by &%check_local_user%& would be used in subsequent tests. Having two different values of &$home$& in the same router could lead to confusion. + .next If the &%senders%& option is set, the envelope sender address must be in the set of addresses that it defines. + .next If the &%require_files%& option is set, the existence or non-existence of specified files is tested. + .next .cindex "customizing" "precondition" If the &%condition%& option is set, it is evaluated and tested. This option uses an expanded string to allow you to set up your own custom preconditions. Expanded strings are described in chapter &<>&. + +.new +Note that while using +this option for address matching technically works, +it does not set any de-tainted values. +Such values are often needed, either for router-specific options or +for transport options. +Using the &%domains%& and &%local_parts%& options is usually the most +convenient way to obtain them. +.wen .endlist @@ -2643,10 +2696,8 @@ Exim through the local interface (see the &%-bm%& and &%-f%& options below). See the &%untrusted_set_sender%& option for a way of permitting non-trusted users to set envelope senders. -.cindex "&'From:'& header line" -.cindex "&'Sender:'& header line" -.cindex "header lines" "From:" -.cindex "header lines" "Sender:" +.chindex From: +.chindex Sender: For a trusted user, there is never any check on the contents of the &'From:'& header line, and a &'Sender:'& line is never added. Furthermore, any existing &'Sender:'& line in incoming local (non-TCP/IP) messages is not removed. @@ -3845,7 +3896,9 @@ id, and the remaining ones must be email addresses. However, if the message is active (in the middle of a delivery attempt), it is not altered. This option can be used only by an admin user. -.vitem "&%-MC%&&~<&'transport'&>&~<&'hostname'&>&~<&'sequence&~number'&>&&& +.vitem "&%-MC%&&~<&'transport'&>&~<&'hostname'&>&&& + &~<&'host&~IP'&>&&& + &~<&'sequence&~number'&>&&& &~<&'message&~id'&>" .oindex "&%-MC%&" .cindex "SMTP" "passed connection" @@ -3893,6 +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 @@ -3922,6 +3984,18 @@ This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally by Exim in conjunction with the &%-MC%& option, and passes on the fact that the host to which Exim is connected supports TLS encryption. +.new +.vitem &%-MCr%&&~<&'SNI'&> &&& + &%-MCs%&&~<&'SNI'&> +.oindex "&%-MCs%&" +.oindex "&%-MCr%&" +These options are not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally +by Exim in conjunction with the &%-MCt%& option, and passes on the fact that +a TLS Server Name Indication was sent as part of the channel establishment. +The argument gives the SNI string. +The "r" variant indicates a DANE-verified connection. +.wen + .vitem &%-MCt%&&~<&'IP&~address'&>&~<&'port'&>&~<&'cipher'&> .oindex "&%-MCt%&" This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally @@ -4441,6 +4515,27 @@ of the syntax, and how it interacts with configuration file options, are given in chapter &<>&. When &%-oX%& is used to start a daemon, no pid file is written unless &%-oP%& is also present to specify a pid filename. +.new +.vitem &%-oY%& +.oindex &%-oY%& +.cindex "daemon notifier socket" +This option controls the creation of an inter-process communications endpoint +by the Exim daemon. +It is only relevant when the &%-bd%& (start listening daemon) option is also +given. +Normally the daemon creates this socket, unless a &%-oX%& and &*no*& &%-oP%& +option is also present. +If this option is given then the socket will not be created. This could be +required if the system is running multiple daemons. + +The socket is currently used for +.ilist +fast ramp-up of queue runner processes +.next +obtaining a current queue size +.endlist +.wen + .vitem &%-pd%& .oindex "&%-pd%&" .cindex "Perl" "starting the interpreter" @@ -4709,9 +4804,9 @@ recognized when Exim is run normally. It allows for the setting up of explicit .vitem &%-t%& .oindex "&%-t%&" .cindex "recipient" "extracting from header lines" -.cindex "&'Bcc:'& header line" -.cindex "&'Cc:'& header line" -.cindex "&'To:'& header line" +.chindex Bcc: +.chindex Cc: +.chindex To: When Exim is receiving a locally-generated, non-SMTP message on its standard input, the &%-t%& option causes the recipients of the message to be obtained from the &'To:'&, &'Cc:'&, and &'Bcc:'& header lines in the message instead of @@ -5403,8 +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" @@ -6338,9 +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; @@ -6606,14 +6701,15 @@ cause parts of the string to be replaced by data that is obtained from the lookup. Lookups of this type are conditional expansion items. Different results can be defined for the cases of lookup success and failure. See chapter &<>&, where string expansions are described in detail. -The key for the lookup is specified as part of the string expansion. +The key for the lookup is &*specified*& as part of the string expansion. .next Lists of domains, hosts, and email addresses can contain lookup requests as a way of avoiding excessively long linear lists. In this case, the data that is returned by the lookup is often (but not always) discarded; whether the lookup succeeds or fails is what really counts. These kinds of list are described in chapter &<>&. -The key for the lookup is given by the context in which the list is expanded. +The key for the lookup is &*implicit*&, +given by the context in which the list is expanded. .endlist String expansions, lists, and lookups interact with each other in such a way @@ -6648,7 +6744,8 @@ The result of the expansion is not tainted. In the second example, the lookup is a single item in a domain list. It causes Exim to use a lookup to see if the domain that is being processed can be found -in the file. The file could contains lines like this: +in the file. +The file could contains lines like this: .code domain1: domain2: @@ -6669,11 +6766,11 @@ causes a second lookup to occur. The lookup type may optionally be followed by a comma and a comma-separated list of options. Each option is a &"name=value"& pair. -Whether an option is meaningful depands on the lookup type. +Whether an option is meaningful depends on the lookup type. All lookups support the option &"cache=no_rd"&. If this is given then the cache that Exim manages for lookup results -is not checked before diong the lookup. +is not checked before doing the lookup. The result of the lookup is still written to the cache. .wen @@ -6857,6 +6954,13 @@ the implicit key is the host's IP address rather than its name (see section &*Warning 3*&: Do not use an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address for a key; use the IPv4, in dotted-quad form. (Exim converts IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses to this notation before executing the lookup.) + +.new +One option is supported, "ret=full", to request the return of the entire line +rather than omitting the key porttion. +Note however that the key portion will have been de-quoted. +.wen + .next .cindex lookup json .cindex json "lookup type" @@ -7093,10 +7197,7 @@ passed to a Redis database. See section &<>&. .cindex "sqlite lookup type" .cindex "lookup" "sqlite" &(sqlite)&: The format of the query is -new -an optional filename -followed by an SQL statement -that is passed to an SQLite database. See section &<>&. +an SQL statement that is passed to an SQLite database. See section &<>&. .next &(testdb)&: This is a lookup type that is used for testing Exim. It is @@ -8061,8 +8162,8 @@ For MySQL, PostgreSQL and Redis lookups (but not currently for Oracle and InterB it is possible to specify a list of servers with an individual query. This is done by appending a comma-separated option to the query type: .display -.endd &`,servers=`&&'server1:server2:server3:...'& +.endd Each item in the list may take one of two forms: .olist If it contains no slashes it is assumed to be just a host name. The appropriate @@ -8096,7 +8197,7 @@ option, you can still update it by a query of this form: ${lookup pgsql,servers=master/db/name/pw {UPDATE ...} } .endd -An older syntax places the servers speciification before the qury, +An older syntax places the servers specification before the query, semicolon separated: .code ${lookup mysql{servers=master; UPDATE ...} } @@ -8155,18 +8256,28 @@ SQLite is different to the other SQL lookups because a filename is required in addition to the SQL query. An SQLite database is a single file, and there is no daemon as in the other SQL databases. +.new .oindex &%sqlite_dbfile%& -The preferred way of specifying the file is by using the -&%sqlite_dbfile%& option, set to -an absolute path. +There are two ways of +specifying the file. +The first is is by using the &%sqlite_dbfile%& main option. +The second, which allows separate files for each query, +is to use an option appended, comma-separated, to the &"sqlite"& +lookup type word. The option is the word &"file"&, then an equals, +then the filename. +The filename in this case cannot contain whitespace or open-brace charachters. +.wen + A deprecated method is available, prefixing the query with the filename separated by white space. -This means that the path name cannot contain white space. +This means that .cindex "tainted data" "sqlite file" -It also means that the query cannot use any tainted values, as that taints +the query cannot use any tainted values, as that taints the entire query including the filename - resulting in a refusal to open the file. +In all the above cases the filename must be an absolute path. + Here is a lookup expansion example: .code sqlite_dbfile = /some/thing/sqlitedb @@ -8379,7 +8490,10 @@ will store a result in the &$host_data$& variable. A &%local_parts%& router option or &%local_parts%& ACL condition will store a result in the &$local_part_data$& variable. .vitem domains +.new A &%domains%& router option or &%domains%& ACL condition +will store a result in the &$domain_data$& variable +.wen .vitem senders A &%senders%& router option or &%senders%& ACL condition will store a result in the &$sender_data$& variable. @@ -8683,6 +8797,13 @@ other statements in the same ACL. .cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting" The value will be untainted. +.new +&*Note*&: If the data result of the lookup (as opposed to the key) +is empty, then this empty value is stored in &$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 @@ -8735,8 +8856,13 @@ The value for a match will be the list element string. .cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting" Note that this is commonly untainted (depending on the way the list was created). +Specifically, explicit text in the configuration file in not tainted. This is a useful way of obtaining an untainted equivalent to the domain, for later operations. + +However if the list (including one-element lists) +is created by expanding a variable containing tainted data, +it is tainted and so will the match value be. .endlist @@ -9409,6 +9535,9 @@ become case-sensitive after &"+caseful"& has been seen. .section "Local part lists" "SECTlocparlis" .cindex "list" "local part list" .cindex "local part" "list" +These behave in the same way as domain and host lists, with the following +changes: + Case-sensitivity in local part lists is handled in the same way as for address lists, as just described. The &"+caseful"& item can be used if required. In a setting of the &%local_parts%& option in a router with &%caseful_local_part%& @@ -9453,9 +9582,23 @@ the data type. ACL rules always expand strings. A couple of expansion conditions do not expand some of the brace-delimited branches, for security reasons, .cindex "tainted data" expansion +.cindex "tainted data" definition .cindex expansion "tainted data" and expansion of data deriving from the sender (&"tainted data"&) -is not permitted. +.new +is not permitted (including acessing a file using a tainted name). +.wen + +.new +Common ways of obtaining untainted equivalents of variables with +tainted values +.cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting" +come down to using the tainted value as a lookup key in a trusted database. +This database could be the filesystem structure, +or the password file, +or accessed via a DBMS. +Specific methods are indexed under &"de-tainting"&. +.wen @@ -9602,7 +9745,7 @@ If the ACL returns defer the result is a forced-fail. Otherwise the expansion f .vitem "&*${authresults{*&<&'authserv-id'&>&*}}*&" .cindex authentication "results header" -.cindex headers "authentication-results:" +.chindex Authentication-Results: .cindex authentication "expansion item" This item returns a string suitable for insertion as an &'Authentication-Results:'& @@ -10033,7 +10176,7 @@ newline at the very end. For the &%header%& and &%bheader%& expansion, for those headers that contain lists of addresses, a comma is also inserted at the junctions between headers. This does not happen for the &%rheader%& expansion. -.cindex "tainted data" +.cindex "tainted data" "message headers" When the headers are from an incoming message, the result of expanding any of these variables is tainted. @@ -10169,9 +10312,9 @@ You can use &`fail`& instead of {<&'string3'&>} as in a string extract. .new -.vitem &*${listquote{*&<&'separator'&>&*}{*&<&'string'&>&*}}*" -.citem quoting "for list" -.citem list quoting +.vitem &*${listquote{*&<&'separator'&>&*}{*&<&'string'&>&*}}*& +.cindex quoting "for list" +.cindex list quoting This item doubles any occurrence of the separator character in the given string. An empty string is replaced with a single space. @@ -10180,12 +10323,9 @@ in a list using the given separator. .wen -.vitem "&*${lookup{*&<&'key'&>&*}&~*&<&'search&~type'&>&*&~&&& - {*&<&'file'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string1'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string2'&>&*}}*&" -This is the first of one of two different types of lookup item, which are both -described in the next item. - -.vitem "&*${lookup&~*&<&'search&~type'&>&*&~{*&<&'query'&>&*}&~&&& +.vitem "&*${lookup&~{*&<&'key'&>&*}&~*&<&'search&~type'&>&*&~&&& + {*&<&'file'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string1'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string2'&>&*}}*&" &&& + "&*${lookup&~*&<&'search&~type'&>&*&~{*&<&'query'&>&*}&~&&& {*&<&'string1'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string2'&>&*}}*&" .cindex "expansion" "lookup in" .cindex "file" "lookups" @@ -11043,6 +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 &*${local_part:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& @@ -11605,6 +11749,12 @@ condition is true if the named file (or directory) exists. The existence test is done by calling the &[stat()]& function. The use of the &%exists%& test in users' filter files may be locked out by the system administrator. +.new +&*Note:*& Testing a path using this condition is not a sufficient way of +de-tainting it. +Consider using a dsearch lookup. +.wen + .vitem &*first_delivery*& .cindex "delivery" "first" .cindex "first delivery" @@ -12208,7 +12358,7 @@ to the relevant file. When, as a result of aliasing or forwarding, a message is directed to a pipe, this variable holds the pipe command when the transport is running. -.vitem "&$auth1$& &-- &$auth3$&" +.vitem "&$auth1$& &-- &$auth4$&" .vindex "&$auth1$&, &$auth2$&, etc" These variables are used in SMTP authenticators (see chapters &<>&&--&<>&). Elsewhere, they are empty. @@ -12454,25 +12604,32 @@ the complete argument of the ETRN command (see section &<>&). .cindex "tainted data" If the origin of the data is an incoming message, -the result of expanding this variable is tainted. -When un untainted version is needed, one should be obtained from +the result of expanding this variable is tainted and may not +be further expanded or used as a filename. +When an untainted version is needed, one should be obtained from looking up the value in a local (therefore trusted) database. Often &$domain_data$& is usable in this role. .vitem &$domain_data$& .vindex "&$domain_data$&" -When the &%domains%& option on a router matches a domain by -means of a lookup, the data read by the lookup is available during the running -of the router as &$domain_data$&. In addition, if the driver routes the +When the &%domains%& condition on a router +.new +or an ACL +matches a domain +against a list, the match value is copied to &$domain_data$&. +This is an enhancement over previous versions of Exim, when it only +applied to the data read by a lookup. +For details on match values see section &<>& et. al. +.wen + +If the router routes the address to a transport, the value is available in that transport. If the transport is handling multiple addresses, the value from the first address is used. -&$domain_data$& is also set when the &%domains%& condition in an ACL matches a -domain by means of a lookup. The data read by the lookup is available during -the rest of the ACL statement. In all other situations, this variable expands -to nothing. +&$domain_data$& set in an ACL is available during +the rest of the ACL statement. .vitem &$exim_gid$& .vindex "&$exim_gid$&" @@ -12654,7 +12811,8 @@ once. .cindex "tainted data" If the origin of the data is an incoming message, -the result of expanding this variable is tainted. +the result of expanding this variable is tainted and +may not be further expanded or used as a filename. &*Warning*&: the content of this variable is usually provided by a potential attacker. @@ -12704,19 +12862,17 @@ to process local parts in a case-dependent manner in a router, you can set the .vitem &$local_part_data$& .vindex "&$local_part_data$&" -When the &%local_parts%& option on a router matches a local part by means of a -lookup, the data read by the lookup is available during the running of the -router as &$local_part_data$&. In addition, if the driver routes the address -to a transport, the value is available in that transport. If the transport is -handling multiple addresses, the value from the first address is used. +When the &%local_parts%& condition on a router or ACL +matches a local part list +.new +the match value is copied to &$local_part_data$&. +This is an enhancement over previous versions of Exim, when it only +applied to the data read by a lookup. +For details on match values see section &<>& et. al. +.wen The &%check_local_user%& router option also sets this variable. -&$local_part_data$& is also set when the &%local_parts%& condition in an ACL -matches a local part by means of a lookup. The data read by the lookup is -available during the rest of the ACL statement. In all other situations, this -variable expands to nothing. - .vindex &$local_part_prefix$& &&& &$local_part_prefix_v$& &&& &$local_part_suffix$& &&& @@ -13075,6 +13231,8 @@ The name of the spool queue in use; empty for the default queue. .cindex "spool" "number of messages" This variable contains the number of messages queued. It is evaluated on demand, but no more often than once every minute. +If there is no daemon notifier socket open, the value will be +an empty string. .vitem &$r_...$& .vindex &$r_...$& @@ -13579,7 +13737,11 @@ filter file to set values that can be tested in users' filter files. For example, a system filter could set a value indicating how likely it is that a message is junk mail. -.vitem &$spam_$&&'xxx'& +.vitem &$spam_score$& &&& + &$spam_score_int$& &&& + &$spam_bar$& &&& + &$spam_report$& &&& + &$spam_action$& A number of variables whose names start with &$spam$& are available when Exim is compiled with the content-scanning extension. For details, see section &<>&. @@ -13790,6 +13952,8 @@ Observability for TLS session resumption. See &<>& for details. .vindex "&$tls_in_sni$&" .vindex "&$tls_sni$&" .cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication" +.cindex "TLS" SNI +.cindex SNI "observability on server" When a TLS session is being established, if the client sends the Server Name Indication extension, the value will be placed in this variable. If the variable appears in &%tls_certificate%& then this option and @@ -13805,6 +13969,8 @@ the outbound. .vitem &$tls_out_sni$& .vindex "&$tls_out_sni$&" .cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication" +.cindex "TLS" SNI +.cindex SNI "observability in client" During outbound SMTP deliveries, this variable reflects the value of the &%tls_sni%& option on the transport. @@ -13965,6 +14131,10 @@ taint mode of the Perl interpreter. You are encouraged to set this option to a true value. To avoid breaking existing installations, it defaults to false. +.new +&*Note*&: This is entirely separate from Exim's tainted-data tracking. +.wen + .section "Calling Perl subroutines" "SECID86" When the configuration file includes a &%perl_startup%& option you can make use @@ -14399,9 +14569,11 @@ listed in more than one group. .section "Miscellaneous" "SECID96" .table2 +.row &%add_environment%& "environment variables" .row &%bi_command%& "to run for &%-bi%& command line option" .row &%debug_store%& "do extra internal checks" .row &%disable_ipv6%& "do no IPv6 processing" +.row &%keep_environment%& "environment variables" .row &%keep_malformed%& "for broken files &-- should not happen" .row &%localhost_number%& "for unique message ids in clusters" .row &%message_body_newlines%& "retain newlines in &$message_body$&" @@ -14597,6 +14769,7 @@ listed in more than one group. .row &%local_scan_timeout%& "timeout for &[local_scan()]&" .row &%message_size_limit%& "for all messages" .row &%percent_hack_domains%& "recognize %-hack for these domains" +.row &%proxy_protocol_timeout%& "timeout for proxy protocol negotiation" .row &%spamd_address%& "set interface to SpamAssassin" .row &%strict_acl_vars%& "object to unset ACL variables" .row &%spf_smtp_comment_template%& "template for &$spf_smtp_comment$&" @@ -16647,10 +16820,16 @@ should need to modify the default. The option is expanded before use. If the platform supports Linux-style abstract socket names, the result is used with a nul byte prefixed. -Otherwise, it should be a full path name and use a directory accessible +Otherwise, +.new "if nonempty," +it should be a full path name and use a directory accessible to Exim. -If the Exim command line uses a &%-oX%& option and does not use &%-oP%& +.new +If this option is set as empty, +or the command line &%-oY%& option is used, or +.wen +the command line uses a &%-oX%& option and does not use &%-oP%&, then a notifier socket is not created. @@ -16838,7 +17017,7 @@ not count as protocol errors (see &%smtp_max_synprot_errors%&). .option pipelining_connect_advertise_hosts main "host list&!!" * .cindex "pipelining" "early connection" .cindex "pipelining" PIPE_CONNECT -.cindex "ESMTP extensions" X_PIPE_CONNECT +.cindex "ESMTP extensions" PIPE_CONNECT If Exim is built with the SUPPORT_PIPE_CONNECT build option this option controls which hosts the facility is advertised to and from which pipeline early-connection (before MAIL) SMTP @@ -16847,7 +17026,9 @@ When used, the pipelining saves on roundtrip times. See also the &%hosts_pipe_connect%& smtp transport option. -Currently the option name &"X_PIPE_CONNECT"& is used. +.new +The SMTP service extension keyword advertised is &"PIPE_CONNECT"&. +.wen .option prdr_enable main boolean false @@ -16928,6 +17109,14 @@ admin user unless &%prod_requires_admin%& is set false. See also &%queue_list_requires_admin%& and &%commandline_checks_require_admin%&. +.new +.option proxy_protocol_timeout main time 3s +.cindex proxy "proxy protocol" +This option sets the timeout for proxy protocol negotiation. +For details see section &<>&. +.wen + + .option qualify_domain main string "see below" .cindex "domain" "for qualifying addresses" .cindex "address" "qualification" @@ -17230,6 +17419,9 @@ manager, there is no way of controlling the total number of simultaneous deliveries if the configuration allows a delivery attempt as soon as a message is received. +See also the &%max_parallel%& generic transport option, +and the &%serialize_hosts%& smtp transport option. + .cindex "number of deliveries" .cindex "delivery" "maximum number of" If you want to control the total number of deliveries on the system, you @@ -17398,7 +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" @@ -17408,6 +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 @@ -17972,6 +18169,7 @@ syslog. The value must be no longer than 32 characters. See chapter .option syslog_timestamp main boolean true .cindex "syslog" "timestamps" +.cindex timestamps syslog If &%syslog_timestamp%& is set false, the timestamps on Exim's log lines are omitted when these lines are sent to syslog. See chapter &<>& for details of Exim's logging. @@ -18127,6 +18325,7 @@ when a list of more than one file is used, the &$tls_in_ourcert$& variable is unreliable. The macro "_TLS_BAD_MULTICERT_IN_OURCERT" will be defined for those versions. +.cindex SNI "selecting server certificate based on" If the option contains &$tls_out_sni$& and Exim is built against OpenSSL, then if the OpenSSL build supports TLS extensions and the TLS client sends the Server Name Indication extension, then this option and others documented in @@ -18386,7 +18585,9 @@ than the public cert of individual clients. With both OpenSSL and GnuTLS, if the value is a file then the certificates are sent by Exim as a server to connecting clients, defining the list of accepted certificate authorities. Thus the values defined should be considered public data. To avoid this, -use the explicit directory version. +use the explicit directory version. (If your peer is Exim up to 4.85, +using GnuTLS, you may need to send the CAs (thus using the file +variant). Otherwise the peer doesn't send its certificate.) See &<>& for discussion of when this option might be re-expanded. @@ -18705,7 +18906,10 @@ address (with affixes removed if relevant) is the name of an account on the local system. The check is done by calling the &[getpwnam()]& function rather than trying to read &_/etc/passwd_& directly. This means that other methods of holding password data (such as NIS) are supported. If the local part is a local -user, &$home$& is set from the password data, and can be tested in other +user, +.cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting" +&$local_part_data$& is set to an untainted version of the local part and +&$home$& is set from the password data. The latter can be tested in other preconditions that are evaluated after this one (the order of evaluation is given in section &<>&). However, the value of &$home$& can be overridden by &%router_home_directory%&. If the local part is not a local user, @@ -18832,7 +19036,7 @@ transport option of the same name. .cindex "security" "MX lookup" .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC" DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with -the dnssec request bit set. +the DNSSEC request bit set. This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence. .option dnssec_require_domains routers "domain list&!!" unset @@ -18841,7 +19045,7 @@ This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence. .cindex "security" "MX lookup" .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC" DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_require_domains%& will be done with -the dnssec request bit set. Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit +the DNSSEC request bit set. Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit (AD bit) set will be ignored and logged as a host-lookup failure. This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence. @@ -18852,7 +19056,8 @@ This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence. If this option is set, the router is skipped unless the current domain matches the list. If the match is achieved by means of a file lookup, the data that the lookup returned for the domain is placed in &$domain_data$& for use in string -expansions of the driver's private options. See section &<>& for +expansions of the driver's private options and in the transport. +See section &<>& for a list of the order in which preconditions are evaluated. @@ -19215,12 +19420,13 @@ section &<>& for a discussion of local part lists. Because the string is expanded, it is possible to make it depend on the domain, for example: .code -local_parts = dbm;/usr/local/specials/$domain +local_parts = dbm;/usr/local/specials/$domain_data .endd .vindex "&$local_part_data$&" If the match is achieved by a lookup, the data that the lookup returned for the local part is placed in the variable &$local_part_data$& for use in -expansions of the router's private options. You might use this option, for +expansions of the router's private options or in the transport. +You might use this option, for example, if you have a large number of local virtual domains, and you want to send all postmaster mail to the same place without having to set up an alias in each virtual domain: @@ -19565,6 +19771,10 @@ Values containing a list-separator should have them doubled. When a router runs, the strings are evaluated in order, to create variables which are added to the set associated with the address. +.new +This is done immediately after all the preconditions, before the +evaluation of the &%address_data%& option. +.wen The variable is set with the expansion of the value. The variables can be used by the router options (not including any preconditions) @@ -22412,7 +22622,7 @@ This defaults to the incoming sender address, but can be changed by setting .option return_path_add transports boolean false -.cindex "&'Return-path:'& header line" +.chindex Return-path: If this option is true, a &'Return-path:'& header is added to the message. Although the return path is normally available in the prefix line of BSD mailboxes, this is commonly not displayed by MUAs, and so the user does not @@ -24940,12 +25150,14 @@ authenticated as a client. .option command_timeout smtp time 5m +.cindex timeout "smtp transport command" This sets a timeout for receiving a response to an SMTP command that has been sent out. It is also used when waiting for the initial banner line from the remote host. Its value must not be zero. .option connect_timeout smtp time 5m +.cindex timeout "smtp transport connect" This sets a timeout for the &[connect()]& function, which sets up a TCP/IP call to a remote host. A setting of zero allows the system timeout (typically several minutes) to act. To have any effect, the value of this option must be @@ -24981,6 +25193,7 @@ be treated as unset and &%tls_require_ciphers%& will be used instead. .option data_timeout smtp time 5m +.cindex timeout "for transmitted SMTP data blocks" This sets a timeout for the transmission of each block in the data portion of the message. As a result, the overall timeout for a message depends on the size of the message. Its value must not be zero. See also &%final_timeout%&. @@ -25051,7 +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. @@ -25063,7 +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. @@ -25119,6 +25332,7 @@ fails"& facility. .option final_timeout smtp time 10m +.cindex timeout "for transmitted SMTP data accept" This is the timeout that applies while waiting for the response to the final line containing just &"."& that terminates a message. Its value must not be zero. @@ -25343,9 +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 @@ -25365,9 +25579,12 @@ incoming messages, use an appropriate ACL. .cindex "authentication" "optional in client" This option provides a list of servers to which, provided they announce authentication support, Exim will attempt to authenticate as a client when it -connects. If authentication fails, Exim will try to transfer the message -unauthenticated. See also &%hosts_require_auth%&, and chapter -&<>& for details of authentication. +connects. If authentication fails +.new +and &%hosts_require_auth%& permits, +.wen +Exim will try to transfer the message unauthenticated. +See also chapter &<>& for details of authentication. .option hosts_try_chunking smtp "host list&!!" * .cindex CHUNKING "enabling, in client" @@ -25381,11 +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&!!" * @@ -25500,6 +25720,12 @@ It is expanded per-address and can depend on any of &$address_data$&, &$domain_data$&, &$local_part_data$&, &$host$&, &$host_address$& and &$host_port$&. +.new +If the connection is DANE-enabled then this option is ignored; +only messages having the domain used for the DANE TLSA lookup are +sent on the connection. +.wen + .option port smtp string&!! "see below" .cindex "port" "sending TCP/IP" .cindex "TCP/IP" "setting outgoing port" @@ -25537,7 +25763,7 @@ If this option is set to &"smtps"&, the default value for the &%port%& option changes to &"smtps"&, and the transport initiates TLS immediately after connecting, as an outbound SSL-on-connect, instead of using STARTTLS to upgrade. The Internet standards bodies used to strongly discourage use of this mode, -but as of RFC 8314 it is perferred over STARTTLS for message submission +but as of RFC 8314 it is preferred over STARTTLS for message submission (as distinct from MTA-MTA communication). @@ -25679,8 +25905,14 @@ See &<>& for details. .option tls_sni smtp string&!! unset .cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication" +.cindex "TLS" SNI +.cindex SNI "setting in client" .vindex "&$tls_sni$&" -If this option is set then it sets the $tls_out_sni variable and causes any +If this option is set +.new +and the connection is not DANE-validated +.wen +then it sets the $tls_out_sni variable and causes any TLS session to pass this value as the Server Name Indication extension to the remote side, which can be used by the remote side to select an appropriate certificate and private key for the session. @@ -27184,7 +27416,7 @@ conditions: .ilist The client host must match &%auth_advertise_hosts%& (default *). .next -It the &%server_advertise_condition%& option is set, its expansion must not +If the &%server_advertise_condition%& option is set, its expansion must not yield the empty string, &"0"&, &"no"&, or &"false"&. .endlist @@ -27292,7 +27524,7 @@ encode '\0user@domain.com\0pas$$word' .endd gives an incorrect answer because of the unescaped &"@"& and &"$"& characters. -If you have the &%mimencode%& command installed, another way to do produce +If you have the &%mimencode%& command installed, another way to produce base64-encoded strings is to run the command .code echo -e -n `\0user\0password' | mimencode @@ -27634,7 +27866,14 @@ fixed_plain: client_send = ^username^mysecret .endd The lack of colons means that the entire text is sent with the AUTH -command, with the circumflex characters converted to NULs. A similar example +command, with the circumflex characters converted to NULs. +.new +Note that due to the ambiguity of parsing three consectutive circumflex characters +there is no way to provide a password having a leading circumflex. +.wen + + +A similar example that uses the LOGIN mechanism is: .code fixed_login: @@ -27908,7 +28147,7 @@ connection, a client certificate has been verified, the &"valid-client-cert"& option is passed. When authentication succeeds, the identity of the user who authenticated is placed in &$auth1$&. -The Dovecot configuration to match the above wil look +The Dovecot configuration to match the above will look something like: .code conf.d/10-master.conf :- @@ -27958,6 +28197,12 @@ realease for the SCRAM-SHA-256 method. The macro _HAVE_AUTH_GSASL_SCRAM_SHA_256 will be defined when this happens. +.new +To see the list of mechanisms supported by the library run Exim with "auth" debug +enabled and look for a line containing "GNU SASL supports". +Note however that some may not have been tested from Exim. +.wen + .option client_authz gsasl string&!! unset This option can be used to supply an &'authorization id'& @@ -27977,21 +28222,44 @@ the password to be used, in clear. This option is exapanded before use, and should result in the account name to be used. + .option client_spassword gsasl string&!! unset +.new +This option is only supported for library versions 1.9.1 and greater. +The macro _HAVE_AUTH_GSASL_SCRAM_S_KEY will be defined when this is so. +.wen + If a SCRAM mechanism is being used and this option is set +and correctly sized it is used in preference to &%client_password%&. The value after expansion should be a 40 (for SHA-1) or 64 (for SHA-256) character string with the PBKDF2-prepared password, hex-encoded. + Note that this value will depend on the salt and iteration-count supplied by the server. - +The option is expanded before use. +.new +During the expansion &$auth1$& is set with the client username, +&$auth2$& with the iteration count, and +&$auth3$& with the salt. + +The intent of this option +is to support clients that can cache thes salted password +to save on recalculation costs. +The cache lookup should return an unusable value +(eg. an empty string) +if the salt or iteration count has changed + +If the authentication succeeds then the above variables are set, +.vindex "&$auth4$&" +plus the calculated salted password value value in &$auth4$&, +during the expansion of the &%client_set_id%& option. +A side-effect of this expansion can be used to prime the cache. +.wen .option server_channelbinding gsasl boolean false -Do not set this true and rely on the properties -without consulting a cryptographic engineer. - Some authentication mechanisms are able to use external context at both ends of the session to bind the authentication to that context, and fail the authentication process if that context differs. Specifically, some TLS @@ -28011,9 +28279,16 @@ This defaults off to ensure smooth upgrade across Exim releases, in case this option causes some clients to start failing. Some future release of Exim might have switched the default to be true. -However, Channel Binding in TLS has proven to be vulnerable in current versions. -Do not plan to rely upon this feature for security, ever, without consulting -with a subject matter expert (a cryptographic engineer). +. However, Channel Binding in TLS has proven to be vulnerable in current versions. +. Do not plan to rely upon this feature for security, ever, without consulting +. with a subject matter expert (a cryptographic engineer). + +.new +This option was deprecated in previous releases due to doubts over +the "Triple Handshake" vulnerability. +Exim takes suitable precausions (requiring Extended Master Secret if TLS +Session Resumption was used) for safety. +.wen .option server_hostname gsasl string&!! "see below" @@ -28333,7 +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 @@ -28686,6 +28961,12 @@ Some other recently added features may only be available in one or the other. This should be documented with the feature. If the documentation does not explicitly state that the feature is infeasible in the other TLS implementation, then patches are welcome. +.new +.next +The output from "exim -bV" will show which (if any) support was included +in the build. +Also, the macro "_HAVE_OPENSSL" or "_HAVE_GNUTLS" will be defined. +.wen .endlist @@ -29159,6 +29440,61 @@ There is no current way to staple a proof for a client certificate. .endd +.new +.section "Caching of static server configuration items" "SECTserverTLScache" +.cindex certificate caching +.cindex privatekey caching +.cindex crl caching +.cindex ocsp caching +.cindex ciphers caching +.cindex "CA bundle" caching +.cindex "certificate authorities" caching +.cindex tls_certificate caching +.cindex tls_privatekey caching +.cindex tls_crl caching +.cindex tls_ocsp_file caching +.cindex tls_require_ciphers caching +.cindex tls_verify_certificate caching +.cindex caching certificate +.cindex caching privatekey +.cindex caching crl +.cindex caching ocsp +.cindex caching ciphers +.cindex caching "certificate authorities +If any of the main configuration options &%tls_certificate%&, &%tls_privatekey%&, +&%tls_crl%& and &%tls_ocsp_file%& have values with no +expandable elements, +then the associated information is loaded at daemon startup. +It is made available +to child processes forked for handling received SMTP connections. + +This caching is currently only supported under Linux and FreeBSD. + +If caching is not possible, for example if an item has to be dependent +on the peer host so contains a &$sender_host_name$& expansion, the load +of the associated information is done at the startup of the TLS connection. + +The cache is invalidated and reloaded after any changes to the directories +containing files specified by these options. + +The information specified by the main option &%tls_verify_certificates%& +is similarly cached so long as it specifies files explicitly +or (under GnuTLS) is the string &"system,cache"&. +The latter case is not automatically invalidated; +it is the operator's responsibility to arrange for a daemon restart +any time the system certificate authority bundle is updated. +A HUP signal is sufficient for this. +The value &"system"& results in no caching under GnuTLS. + +The macro _HAVE_TLS_CA_CACHE will be defined if the suffix for "system" +is acceptable in configurations for the Exim executavble. + +Caching of the system Certificate Authorities bundle can +save siginificant time and processing on every TLS connection +accepted by Exim. +.wen + + .section "Configuring an Exim client to use TLS" "SECTclientTLS" @@ -29199,7 +29535,10 @@ unencrypted. The &%tls_certificate%& and &%tls_privatekey%& options of the &(smtp)& transport provide the client with a certificate, which is passed to the server -if it requests it. If the server is Exim, it will request a certificate only if +if it requests it. +This is an optional thing for TLS connections, although either end +may insist on it. +If the server is Exim, it will request a certificate only if &%tls_verify_hosts%& or &%tls_try_verify_hosts%& matches the client. &*Note*&: Do not use a certificate which has the OCSP-must-staple extension, @@ -29224,8 +29563,14 @@ certificate verification to the listed servers. Verification either must or need not succeed respectively. The &%tls_verify_cert_hostnames%& option lists hosts for which additional -checks are made: that the host name (the one in the DNS A record) -is valid for the certificate. +name checks are made on the server certificate. +.new +The match against this list is, as per other Exim usage, the +IP for the host. That is most closely associated with the +name on the DNS A (or AAAA) record for the host. +However, the name that needs to be in the certificate +is the one at the head of any CNAME chain leading to the A record. +.wen The option defaults to always checking. The &(smtp)& transport has two OCSP-related options: @@ -29273,8 +29618,66 @@ outgoing connection. +.new +.section "Caching of static client configuration items" "SECTclientTLScache" +.cindex certificate caching +.cindex privatekey caching +.cindex crl caching +.cindex ciphers caching +.cindex "CA bundle" caching +.cindex "certificate authorities" caching +.cindex tls_certificate caching +.cindex tls_privatekey caching +.cindex tls_crl caching +.cindex tls_require_ciphers caching +.cindex tls_verify_certificate caching +.cindex caching certificate +.cindex caching privatekey +.cindex caching crl +.cindex caching ciphers +.cindex caching "certificate authorities +If any of the transport configuration options &%tls_certificate%&, &%tls_privatekey%& +and &%tls_crl%& have values with no +expandable elements, +then the associated information is loaded per smtp transport +at daemon startup, at the start of a queue run, or on a +command-line specified message delivery. +It is made available +to child processes forked for handling making SMTP connections. + +This caching is currently only supported under Linux. + +If caching is not possible, the load +of the associated information is done at the startup of the TLS connection. + +The cache is invalidated in the daemon +and reloaded after any changes to the directories +containing files specified by these options. + +The information specified by the main option &%tls_verify_certificates%& +is similarly cached so long as it specifies files explicitly +or (under GnuTLS) is the string &"system,cache"&. +The latter case is not automatically invaludated; +it is the operator's responsibility to arrange for a daemon restart +any time the system certificate authority bundle is updated. +A HUP signal is sufficient for this. +The value &"system"& results in no caching under GnuTLS. + +The macro _HAVE_TLS_CA_CACHE will be defined if the suffix for "system" +is acceptable in configurations for the Exim executavble. + +Caching of the system Certificate Authorities bundle can +save siginificant time and processing on every TLS connection +initiated by Exim. +.wen + + + + .section "Use of TLS Server Name Indication" "SECTtlssni" .cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication" +.cindex "TLS" SNI +.cindex SNI .vindex "&$tls_in_sni$&" .oindex "&%tls_in_sni%&" With TLS1.0 or above, there is an extension mechanism by which extra @@ -29306,6 +29709,11 @@ nothing more to it. Choosing a sensible value not derived insecurely is the only point of caution. The &$tls_out_sni$& variable will be set to this string for the lifetime of the client connection (including during authentication). +.new +If DANE validated the connection attempt then the value of the &%tls_sni%& option +is forced to the domain part of the recipient address. +.wen + Except during SMTP client sessions, if &$tls_in_sni$& is set then it is a string received from a client. It can be logged with the &%log_selector%& item &`+tls_sni`&. @@ -29419,7 +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. @@ -29603,7 +30011,7 @@ by (a) is thought to be smaller than that of the set of root CAs. It also allows the server to declare (implicitly) that connections to it should use TLS. An MITM could simply fail to pass on a server's STARTTLS. -DANE scales better than having to maintain (and side-channel communicate) copies of server certificates +DANE scales better than having to maintain (and communicate via side-channel) copies of server certificates for every possible target server. It also scales (slightly) better than having to maintain on an SMTP client a copy of the standard CAs bundle. It also means not having to pay a CA for certificates. @@ -29727,7 +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. @@ -29748,6 +30156,7 @@ If DANE is requested and useable (see above) the following transport options are tls_verify_certificates tls_crl tls_verify_cert_hostnames + tls_sni .endd If DANE is not usable, whether requested or not, and CA-anchored @@ -31752,8 +32161,9 @@ send email. Details of how this works are given in section .cindex "header lines" "verifying header names only ASCII" .cindex "verifying" "header names only ASCII" This condition is relevant only in an ACL that is run after a message has been -received, that is, in an ACL specified by &%acl_smtp_data%& or -&%acl_not_smtp%&. It checks all header names (not the content) to make sure +received. +This usually means an ACL specified by &%acl_smtp_data%& or &%acl_not_smtp%&. +It checks all header names (not the content) to make sure there are no non-ASCII characters, also excluding control characters. The allowable characters are decimal ASCII values 33 through 126. @@ -31908,7 +32318,7 @@ Note that '/' is legal in local-parts; if the address may have such (eg. is generated from the received message) they must be protected from the options parsing by doubling: .code -verify = sender=${sg{${address:$h_sender:}}{/}{//}} +verify = sender=${listquote{/}{${address:$h_sender:}}} .endd .endlist @@ -32116,6 +32526,13 @@ Section &<>& below describes how you can distinguish between different values. Some DNS lists may return more than one address record; see section &<>& for details of how they are checked. +.new +Values returned by a properly running DBSBL should be in the 127.0.0.0/8 +range. If a DNSBL operator loses control of the domain, lookups on it +may start returning other addresses. Because of this, Exim now ignores +returned values outside the 127/8 region. +.wen + .section "Variables set from DNS lists" "SECID204" .cindex "expansion" "variables, set from DNS list" @@ -32252,6 +32669,14 @@ deny dnslists = relays.ordb.org .endd which is less clear, and harder to maintain. +Negation can also be used with a bitwise-and restriction. +The dnslists condition with only be trus if a result is returned +by the lookup which, anded with the restriction, is all zeroes. +For example: +.code +deny dnslists = zen.spamhaus.org!&0.255.255.0 +.endd + @@ -32490,7 +32915,7 @@ in kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, respectively. The &%per_rcpt%& option causes Exim to limit the rate at which recipients are accepted. It can be used in the &%acl_smtp_rcpt%&, &%acl_smtp_predata%&, -&%acl_smtp_mime%&, &%acl_smtp_data%&, or &%acl_smtp_rcpt%& ACLs. In +&%acl_smtp_mime%&, or &%acl_smtp_data%& ACLs. In &%acl_smtp_rcpt%& the rate is updated one recipient at a time; in the other ACLs the rate is updated with the total (accepted) recipient count in one go. Note that in either case the rate limiting engine will see a message with many @@ -35439,14 +35864,14 @@ address if its delivery failed. .section "Per-address filtering" "SECTperaddfil" -.vindex "&$domain$&" -.vindex "&$local_part$&" +.vindex "&$domain_data$&" +.vindex "&$local_part_data$&" In contrast to the system filter, which is run just once per message for each delivery attempt, it is also possible to set up a system-wide filtering operation that runs once for each recipient address. In this case, variables -such as &$local_part$& and &$domain$& can be used, and indeed, the choice of -filter file could be made dependent on them. This is an example of a router -which implements such a filter: +such as &$local_part_data$& and &$domain_data$& can be used, +and indeed, the choice of filter file could be made dependent on them. +This is an example of a router which implements such a filter: .code central_filter: check_local_user @@ -35694,8 +36119,7 @@ incoming SMTP message from a source that is not permitted to send them. .section "Resent- header lines" "SECID220" -.cindex "&%Resent-%& header lines" -.cindex "header lines" "Resent-" +.chindex Resent- RFC 2822 makes provision for sets of header lines starting with the string &`Resent-`& to be added to a message when it is resent by the original recipient to somebody else. These headers are &'Resent-Date:'&, @@ -35751,8 +36175,7 @@ existing &'Bcc:'& is not removed. .section "The Date: header line" "SECID223" -.cindex "&'Date:'& header line" -.cindex "header lines" "Date:" +.cindex Date: If a locally-generated or submission-mode message has no &'Date:'& header line, Exim adds one, using the current date and time, unless the &%suppress_local_fixups%& control has been specified. @@ -35769,8 +36192,7 @@ messages. .section "The Envelope-to: header line" "SECID225" -.cindex "&'Envelope-to:'& header line" -.cindex "header lines" "Envelope-to:" +.chindex Envelope-to: .oindex "&%envelope_to_remove%&" &'Envelope-to:'& header lines are not part of the standard RFC 2822 header set. Exim can be configured to add them to the final delivery of messages. (See the @@ -35781,8 +36203,7 @@ messages. .section "The From: header line" "SECTthefrohea" -.cindex "&'From:'& header line" -.cindex "header lines" "From:" +.chindex From: .cindex "Sendmail compatibility" "&""From""& line" .cindex "message" "submission" .cindex "submission mode" @@ -35825,8 +36246,7 @@ name as described in section &<>&. .section "The Message-ID: header line" "SECID226" -.cindex "&'Message-ID:'& header line" -.cindex "header lines" "Message-ID:" +.chindex Message-ID: .cindex "message" "submission" .oindex "&%message_id_header_text%&" If a locally-generated or submission-mode incoming message does not contain a @@ -35841,8 +36261,7 @@ in this header line by setting the &%message_id_header_text%& and/or .section "The Received: header line" "SECID227" -.cindex "&'Received:'& header line" -.cindex "header lines" "Received:" +.chindex Received: A &'Received:'& header line is added at the start of every message. The contents are defined by the &%received_header_text%& configuration option, and Exim automatically adds a semicolon and a timestamp to the configured string. @@ -35858,8 +36277,7 @@ changed to the time of acceptance, which is (apart from a small delay while the .section "The References: header line" "SECID228" -.cindex "&'References:'& header line" -.cindex "header lines" "References:" +.chindex References: Messages created by the &(autoreply)& transport include a &'References:'& header line. This is constructed according to the rules that are described in section 3.64 of RFC 2822 (which states that replies should contain such a @@ -35873,8 +36291,7 @@ incoming message. If there are more than 12, the first one and then the final .section "The Return-path: header line" "SECID229" -.cindex "&'Return-path:'& header line" -.cindex "header lines" "Return-path:" +.chindex Return-path: .oindex "&%return_path_remove%&" &'Return-path:'& header lines are defined as something an MTA may insert when it does the final delivery of messages. (See the generic &%return_path_add%& @@ -35887,7 +36304,7 @@ default), Exim removes &'Return-path:'& header lines from incoming messages. .section "The Sender: header line" "SECTthesenhea" .cindex "&'Sender:'& header line" .cindex "message" "submission" -.cindex "header lines" "Sender:" +.chindex Sender: For a locally-originated message from an untrusted user, Exim may remove an existing &'Sender:'& header line, and it may add a new one. You can modify these actions by setting the &%local_sender_retain%& option true, the @@ -37267,7 +37684,7 @@ follows: .code my_mailboxes: driver = appendfile - file = /var/mail/$domain/$local_part_data + file = /var/mail/$domain_data/$local_part_data user = mail .endd This uses a directory of mailboxes for each domain. The &%user%& setting is @@ -37307,7 +37724,7 @@ It runs a user's &_.forward_& file for all local parts of the form cases by testing the variable &$local_part_suffix$&. For example: .code if $local_part_suffix contains -special then -save /home/$local_part/Mail/special +save /home/$local_part_data/Mail/special endif .endd If the filter file does not exist, or does not deal with such addresses, they @@ -37972,7 +38389,8 @@ 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. +option, this is logged too, as a second colon-separated list item. +Optionally (see the &%smtp_mailauth%& &%log_selector%&) there may be a third list item. 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 @@ -37986,8 +38404,11 @@ parentheses afterwards. When more than one address is included in a single delivery (for example, two SMTP RCPT commands in one transaction) the second and subsequent addresses are 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. +down a single SMTP connection, an asterisk follows the +.new +remote IP address (and port if enabled) +.wen +in the log lines for the second and subsequent messages. When two or more messages are delivered down a single TLS connection, the DNS and some TLS-related information logged for the first message delivered will not be present in the log lines for the second and subsequent messages. @@ -38354,6 +38775,7 @@ routing email addresses, but it does apply to &"byname"& lookups. client's ident port times out. .next .cindex "log" "incoming interface" +.cindex "log" "outgoing interface" .cindex "log" "local interface" .cindex "log" "local address and port" .cindex "TCP/IP" "logging local address and port" @@ -38362,7 +38784,10 @@ client's ident port times out. to the &"<="& line as an IP address in square brackets, tagged by I= and followed by a colon and the port number. The local interface and port are also added to other SMTP log lines, for example, &"SMTP connection from"&, to -rejection lines, and (despite the name) to outgoing &"=>"& and &"->"& lines. +rejection lines, and (despite the name) to outgoing +.new +&"=>"&, &"->"&, &"=="& and &"**"& lines. +.wen The latter can be disabled by turning off the &%outgoing_interface%& option. .next .cindex log "incoming proxy address" @@ -38629,7 +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" @@ -38653,6 +39078,7 @@ an asterisk is appended to the X= cipher field in the log line. .next .cindex "log" "TLS SNI" .cindex "TLS" "logging SNI" +.cindex SNI logging &%tls_sni%&: When a message is received over an encrypted connection, and the remote host provided the Server Name Indication extension, the SNI is added to the log line, preceded by SNI=. @@ -38709,9 +39135,9 @@ the next chapter. The utilities described here are: "check address acceptance from given IP" .irow &<>& &'exim_dbmbuild'& "build a DBM file" .irow &<>& &'exinext'& "extract retry information" -.irow &<>& &'exim_dumpdb'& "dump a hints database" -.irow &<>& &'exim_tidydb'& "clean up a hints database" -.irow &<>& &'exim_fixdb'& "patch a hints database" +.irow &<>& &'exim_dumpdb'& "dump a hints database" +.irow &<>& &'exim_tidydb'& "clean up a hints database" +.irow &<>& &'exim_fixdb'& "patch a hints database" .irow &<>& &'exim_lock'& "lock a mailbox file" .endtable @@ -39217,7 +39643,7 @@ in a transport) -.section "exim_dumpdb" "SECID261" +.section "exim_dumpdb" "SECTdumpdb" .cindex "&'exim_dumpdb'&" The entire contents of a database are written to the standard output by the &'exim_dumpdb'& program, which has no options or arguments other than the @@ -39254,7 +39680,7 @@ cross-references. -.section "exim_tidydb" "SECID262" +.section "exim_tidydb" "SECTtidydb" .cindex "&'exim_tidydb'&" The &'exim_tidydb'& utility program is used to tidy up the contents of a hints database. If run with no options, it removes all records that are more than 30 @@ -39303,7 +39729,7 @@ databases is likely to keep on increasing. -.section "exim_fixdb" "SECID263" +.section "exim_fixdb" "SECTfixdb" .cindex "&'exim_fixdb'&" The &'exim_fixdb'& program is a utility for interactively modifying databases. Its main use is for testing Exim, but it might also be occasionally useful for @@ -40689,7 +41115,7 @@ but for EC keys it is the base64 of the pure key; no ASN.1 wrapping. Signing is enabled by setting private options on the SMTP transport. These options take (expandable) strings as arguments. -.option dkim_domain smtp string list&!! unset +.option dkim_domain smtp "string list&!!" unset The domain(s) you want to sign with. After expansion, this can be a list. Each element in turn, @@ -40699,7 +41125,7 @@ while expanding the remaining signing options. If it is empty after expansion, DKIM signing is not done, and no error will result even if &%dkim_strict%& is set. -.option dkim_selector smtp string list&!! unset +.option dkim_selector smtp "string list&!!" unset This sets the key selector string. After expansion, which can use &$dkim_domain$&, this can be a list. Each element in turn is put in the expansion @@ -40708,6 +41134,15 @@ option along with &%$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 @@ -41363,7 +41798,7 @@ Example usage: .code #macro SRS_SECRET = - + #routers outbound: @@ -41373,7 +41808,7 @@ Example usage: transport = ${if eq {$local_part@$domain} \ {$original_local_part@$original_domain} \ {remote_smtp} {remote_forwarded_smtp}} - + inbound_srs: driver = redirect senders = : @@ -41381,7 +41816,7 @@ Example usage: # detect inbound bounces which are SRS'd, and decode them condition = ${if inbound_srs {$local_part} {SRS_SECRET}} data = $srs_recipient - + inbound_srs_failure: driver = redirect senders = : @@ -41393,7 +41828,7 @@ Example usage: #... further routers here - + # transport; should look like the non-forward outbound # one, plus the max_rcpt and return_path options remote_forwarded_smtp: @@ -41522,7 +41957,7 @@ mean, refer to the DMARC website above. Valid strings are: &'reject '& The DMARC check failed and the library recommends rejecting the email. &'quarantine '& The DMARC check failed and the library recommends keeping it for further inspection. &'none '& The DMARC check passed and the library recommends no specific action, neutral. -&'norecord '& No policy section in the DMARC record for this sender domain. +&'norecord '& No policy section in the DMARC record for this RFC5322.From field &'nofrom '& Unable to determine the domain of the sender. &'temperror '& Library error or dns error. &'off '& The DMARC check was disabled for this email. @@ -41686,7 +42121,8 @@ automatically determines which version is in use. The Proxy Protocol header is the first data received on a TCP connection and is inserted before any TLS-on-connect handshake from the client; Exim negotiates TLS between Exim-as-server and the remote client, not between -Exim and the proxy server. +Exim and the proxy server. The Proxy Protocol header must be received +within &%proxy_protocol_timeout%&, which defaults to 3s. The following expansion variables are usable (&"internal"& and &"external"& here refer to the interfaces