X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/heiko/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/511a6c14924b5e931d67c4257ee7592dcc6ef49e..44649fdb169979af3c5a08b10889d1ecee48a469:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 2b055c3e9..3542557c4 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -6840,7 +6840,7 @@ is used on its own as the result. If the lookup does not succeed, the &`fail`& keyword causes a &'forced expansion failure'& &-- see section &<>& for an explanation of what this means. -The supported DNS record types are A, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SPF, SRV, and TXT, +The supported DNS record types are A, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SPF, SRV, TLSA and TXT, and, when Exim is compiled with IPv6 support, AAAA (and A6 if that is also configured). If no type is given, TXT is assumed. When the type is PTR, the data can be an IP address, written as normal; inversion and the addition of @@ -8298,7 +8298,14 @@ Both &`+include_unknown`& and &`+ignore_unknown`& may appear in the same list. The effect of each one lasts until the next, or until the end of the list. -To explain the host/ip processing logic a different way for the same ACL: +.new +.section "Mixing wildcarded host names and addresses in host lists" &&& + "SECTmixwilhos" +.cindex "host list" "mixing names and addresses in" + +This section explains the host/ip processing logic with the same concepts +as the previous section, but specifically addresses what happens when a +wildcarded hostname is one of the items in the hostlist. .ilist If you have name lookups or wildcarded host names and @@ -8327,7 +8334,7 @@ If the first &%accept%& fails, Exim goes on to try the second one. See chapter &`+ignore_unknown`&, which was discussed in depth in the first example in this section. .endlist - +.wen .section "Temporary DNS errors when looking up host information" &&& @@ -8399,33 +8406,6 @@ See section &<>&.) -.section "Mixing wildcarded host names and addresses in host lists" &&& - "SECTmixwilhos" -.cindex "host list" "mixing names and addresses in" -If you have name lookups or wildcarded host names and IP addresses in the same -host list, you should normally put the IP addresses first. For example, in an -ACL you could have: -.code -accept hosts = 10.9.8.7 : *.friend.example -.endd -The reason for this lies in the left-to-right way that Exim processes lists. -It can test IP addresses without doing any DNS lookups, but when it reaches an -item that requires a host name, it fails if it cannot find a host name to -compare with the pattern. If the above list is given in the opposite order, the -&%accept%& statement fails for a host whose name cannot be found, even if its -IP address is 10.9.8.7. - -If you really do want to do the name check first, and still recognize the IP -address, you can rewrite the ACL like this: -.code -accept hosts = *.friend.example -accept hosts = 10.9.8.7 -.endd -If the first &%accept%& fails, Exim goes on to try the second one. See chapter -&<>& for details of ACLs. - - - .section "Address lists" "SECTaddresslist" @@ -10247,7 +10227,7 @@ If the ACL returns defer the result is a forced-fail. .cindex "&%bool%& expansion condition" This condition turns a string holding a true or false representation into a boolean state. It parses &"true"&, &"false"&, &"yes"& and &"no"& -(case-insensitively); also positive integer numbers map to true if non-zero, +(case-insensitively); also integer numbers map to true if non-zero, false if zero. An empty string is treated as false. Leading and trailing whitespace is ignored; @@ -16747,11 +16727,12 @@ and the discussion in chapter &<>&. -.option headers_add routers string&!! unset +.option headers_add routers list&!! unset .cindex "header lines" "adding" .cindex "router" "adding header lines" -This option specifies a string of text that is expanded at routing time, and -associated with any addresses that are accepted by the router. However, this +This option specifies a list of text headers, newline-separated, +that is associated with any addresses that are accepted by the router. +Each item is separately expanded, at routing time. However, this option has no effect when an address is just being verified. The way in which the text is used to add header lines at transport time is described in section &<>&. New header lines are not actually added until the @@ -16760,8 +16741,8 @@ header lines in string expansions in the transport's configuration do not &"see"& the added header lines. The &%headers_add%& option is expanded after &%errors_to%&, but before -&%headers_remove%& and &%transport%&. If the expanded string is empty, or if -the expansion is forced to fail, the option has no effect. Other expansion +&%headers_remove%& and &%transport%&. If an item is empty, or if +an item expansion is forced to fail, the item has no effect. Other expansion failures are treated as configuration errors. Unlike most options, &%headers_add%& can be specified multiple times @@ -16783,11 +16764,12 @@ avoided. The &%repeat_use%& option of the &%redirect%& router may be of help. -.option headers_remove routers string&!! unset +.option headers_remove routers list&!! unset .cindex "header lines" "removing" .cindex "router" "removing header lines" -This option specifies a string of text that is expanded at routing time, and -associated with any addresses that are accepted by the router. However, this +This option specifies a list of text headers, colon-separated, +that is associated with any addresses that are accepted by the router. +Each item is separately expanded, at routing time. However, this option has no effect when an address is just being verified. The way in which the text is used to remove header lines at transport time is described in section &<>&. Header lines are not actually removed until @@ -16796,8 +16778,8 @@ to header lines in string expansions in the transport's configuration still &"see"& the original header lines. The &%headers_remove%& option is expanded after &%errors_to%& and -&%headers_add%&, but before &%transport%&. If the expansion is forced to fail, -the option has no effect. Other expansion failures are treated as configuration +&%headers_add%&, but before &%transport%&. If an item expansion is forced to fail, +the item has no effect. Other expansion failures are treated as configuration errors. Unlike most options, &%headers_remove%& can be specified multiple times @@ -17640,6 +17622,29 @@ when there is a DNS lookup error. +.option dnssec_request_domains dnslookup "domain list&!!" unset +.cindex "MX record" "security" +.cindex "DNSSEC" "MX lookup" +.cindex "security" "MX lookup" +.cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC" +DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with +the dnssec request bit set. +This applies to all of the SRV, MX A6, AAAA, A lookup sequence. + + + +.option dnssec_require_domains dnslookup "domain list&!!" unset +.cindex "MX record" "security" +.cindex "DNSSEC" "MX lookup" +.cindex "security" "MX lookup" +.cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC" +DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with +the dnssec request bit set. Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit +(AD bit) set wil be ignored and logged as a host-lookup failure. +This applies to all of the SRV, MX A6, AAAA, A lookup sequence. + + + .option mx_domains dnslookup "domain list&!!" unset .cindex "MX record" "required to exist" .cindex "SRV record" "required to exist" @@ -19797,10 +19802,11 @@ value that the router supplies, and also overriding any value associated with &%user%& (see below). -.option headers_add transports string&!! unset +.option headers_add transports list&!! unset .cindex "header lines" "adding in transport" .cindex "transport" "header lines; adding" -This option specifies a string of text that is expanded and added to the header +This option specifies a list of text headers, newline-separated, +which are (separately) expanded and added to the header portion of a message as it is transported, as described in section &<>&. Additional header lines can also be specified by routers. If the result of the expansion is an empty string, or if the expansion @@ -19821,18 +19827,20 @@ transports, the settings of &%message_prefix%& and &%message_suffix%& should be checked, since this option does not automatically suppress them. -.option headers_remove transports string&!! unset +.option headers_remove transports list&!! unset .cindex "header lines" "removing" .cindex "transport" "header lines; removing" -This option specifies a string that is expanded into a list of header names; +This option specifies a list of header names, colon-separated; these headers are omitted from the message as it is transported, as described in section &<>&. Header removal can also be specified by -routers. If the result of the expansion is an empty string, or if the expansion +routers. +Each list item is separately expanded. +If the result of the expansion is an empty string, or if the expansion is forced to fail, no action is taken. Other expansion failures are treated as errors and cause the delivery to be deferred. Unlike most options, &%headers_remove%& can be specified multiple times -for a router; all listed headers are added. +for a router; all listed headers are removed. @@ -23030,7 +23038,7 @@ in clear. .option tls_try_verify_hosts smtp "host list&!! unset .cindex "TLS" "server certificate verification" .cindex "certificate" "verification of server" -For OpenSSL only, this option gives a list of hosts for which, on encrypted connections, +This option gives a list of hosts for which, on encrypted connections, certificate verification will be tried but need not succeed. The &%tls_verify_certificates%& option must also be set. @@ -23049,7 +23057,7 @@ single file if you are using GnuTLS. The values of &$host$& and &$host_address$& are set to the name and address of the server during the expansion of this option. See chapter &<>& for details of TLS. -For back-compatability, or when GnuTLS is used, +For back-compatability, if neither tls_verify_hosts nor tls_try_verify_hosts are set and certificate verification fails the TLS connection is closed. @@ -23057,7 +23065,7 @@ and certificate verification fails the TLS connection is closed. .option tls_verify_hosts smtp "host list&!! unset .cindex "TLS" "server certificate verification" .cindex "certificate" "verification of server" -For OpenSSL only, this option gives a list of hosts for which. on encrypted connections, +This option gives a list of hosts for which. on encrypted connections, certificate verification must succeed. The &%tls_verify_certificates%& option must also be set. If both this option and &%tls_try_verify_hosts%& are unset @@ -29039,6 +29047,7 @@ router that does not set up hosts routes to an &(smtp)& transport with a &%hosts%& setting, the transport's hosts are used. If an &(smtp)& transport has &%hosts_override%& set, its hosts are always used, whether or not the router supplies a host list. +Callouts are only supported on &(smtp)& transports. The port that is used is taken from the transport, if it is specified and is a remote transport. (For routers that do verification only, no transport need be @@ -31982,7 +31991,7 @@ they do not affect the values of the variables that refer to header lines. the transport cannot refer to the modified header lines, because such expansions all occur before the message is actually transported. -For both routers and transports, the result of expanding a &%headers_add%& +For both routers and transports, the argument of a &%headers_add%& option must be in the form of one or more RFC 2822 header lines, separated by newlines (coded as &"\n"&). For example: .code @@ -31992,10 +32001,10 @@ headers_add = X-added-header: added by $primary_hostname\n\ Exim does not check the syntax of these added header lines. Multiple &%headers_add%& options for a single router or transport can be -specified; the values will be concatenated (with a separating newline -added) before expansion. +specified; the values will append to a single list of header lines. +Each header-line is separately expanded. -The result of expanding &%headers_remove%& must consist of a colon-separated +The argument of a &%headers_remove%& option must consist of a colon-separated list of header names. This is confusing, because header names themselves are often terminated by colons. In this case, the colons are the list separators, not part of the names. For example: @@ -32004,11 +32013,12 @@ headers_remove = return-receipt-to:acknowledge-to .endd Multiple &%headers_remove%& options for a single router or transport can be -specified; the values will be concatenated (with a separating colon -added) before expansion. +specified; the arguments will append to a single header-names list. +Each item is separately expanded. -When &%headers_add%& or &%headers_remove%& is specified on a router, its value -is expanded at routing time, and then associated with all addresses that are +When &%headers_add%& or &%headers_remove%& is specified on a router, +items are expanded at routing time, +and then associated with all addresses that are accepted by that router, and also with any new addresses that it generates. If an address passes through several routers as a result of aliasing or forwarding, the changes are cumulative. @@ -34646,9 +34656,13 @@ This utility is a Perl script contributed by Matt Hubbard. It runs .code exim -bpu .endd -to obtain a queue listing with undelivered recipients only, and then greps the -output to select messages that match given criteria. The following selection -options are available: +or (in case &*-a*& switch is specified) +.code +exim -bp +.endd + +to obtain a queue listing, and then greps the output to select messages +that match given criteria. The following selection options are available: .vlist .vitem &*-f*&&~<&'regex'&> @@ -34695,6 +34709,9 @@ Brief format &-- one line per message. .vitem &*-R*& Display messages in reverse order. + +.vitem &*-a*& +Include delivered recipients in queue listing. .endlist There is one more option, &%-h%&, which outputs a list of options.