X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/heiko/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/9e716cdf98e2c9e771471249a6b75e7481a54b0b..135e949699b889c8c9088bb05f810d44adc74246:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 15e36f7ac..35f3eb80e 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ . Update the Copyright year (only) when changing content. . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -.set previousversion "4.87" +.set previousversion "4.89" .include ./local_params .set ACL "access control lists (ACLs)" .set I "    " .macro copyyear -2016 +2017 .endmacro . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ directory are: .row &_filter.txt_& "specification of the filter language" .row &_Exim3.upgrade_& "upgrade notes from release 2 to release 3" .row &_Exim4.upgrade_& "upgrade notes from release 3 to release 4" +.row &_openssl.txt_& "installing a current OpenSSL release" .endtable The main specification and the specification of the filtering language are also @@ -463,7 +464,7 @@ which contains what used to be a separate FAQ, as well as various other examples, tips, and know-how that have been contributed by Exim users. .cindex Bugzilla -An Exim Bugzilla exists at &url(http://bugs.exim.org). You can use +An Exim Bugzilla exists at &url(https://bugs.exim.org). You can use this to report bugs, and also to add items to the wish list. Please search first to check that you are not duplicating a previous entry. @@ -492,18 +493,11 @@ via this web page: Please ask Debian-specific questions on this list and not on the general Exim lists. -.section "Exim training" "SECID4" -.cindex "training courses" -Training courses in Cambridge (UK) used to be run annually by the author of -Exim, before he retired. At the time of writing, there are no plans to run -further Exim courses in Cambridge. However, if that changes, relevant -information will be posted at &url(http://www-tus.csx.cam.ac.uk/courses/exim/). - .section "Bug reports" "SECID5" .cindex "bug reports" .cindex "reporting bugs" Reports of obvious bugs can be emailed to &'bugs@exim.org'& or reported -via the Bugzilla (&url(http://bugs.exim.org)). However, if you are unsure +via the Bugzilla (&url(https://bugs.exim.org)). However, if you are unsure whether some behaviour is a bug or not, the best thing to do is to post a message to the &'exim-dev'& mailing list and have it discussed. @@ -514,10 +508,6 @@ message to the &'exim-dev'& mailing list and have it discussed. .cindex "distribution" "ftp site" The master ftp site for the Exim distribution is .display -&*ftp://ftp.csx.cam.ac.uk/pub/software/email/exim*& -.endd -This is mirrored by -.display &*ftp://ftp.exim.org/pub/exim*& .endd The file references that follow are relative to the &_exim_& directories at @@ -2627,6 +2617,8 @@ users to set envelope senders. .cindex "&'From:'& header line" .cindex "&'Sender:'& header line" +.cindex "header lines" "From:" +.cindex "header lines" "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. @@ -3049,7 +3041,8 @@ trusted user for the sender of a message to be set in this way. .oindex "&%-bmalware%&" .cindex "testing", "malware" .cindex "malware scan test" -This debugging option causes Exim to scan the given file, +This debugging option causes Exim to scan the given file or directory +(depending on the used scanner interface), using the malware scanning framework. The option of &%av_scanner%& influences this option, so if &%av_scanner%&'s value is dependent upon an expansion then the expansion should have defaults which apply to this invocation. ACLs are @@ -3824,6 +3817,18 @@ 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 remote host supports the ESMTP &_DSN_& extension. +.vitem &%-MCG%&&~<&'queue&~name'&> +.oindex "&%-MCG%&" +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 an +alternate queue is used, named by the following argument. + +.vitem &%-MCK%& +.oindex "&%-MCK%&" +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 an +remote host supports the ESMTP &_CHUNKING_& extension. + .vitem &%-MCP%& .oindex "&%-MCP%&" This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally @@ -3852,6 +3857,15 @@ 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 &%-MCt%&&~<&'IP&~address'&>&~<&'port'&>&~<&'cipher'&> +.oindex "&%-MCt%&" +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 +connection is being proxied by a parent process for handling TLS encryption. +The arguments give the local address and port being proxied, and the TLS cipher. +.wen + .vitem &%-Mc%&&~<&'message&~id'&>&~<&'message&~id'&>&~... .oindex "&%-Mc%&" .cindex "hints database" "not overridden by &%-Mc%&" @@ -4260,7 +4274,7 @@ or &%-bs%& is used. For &%-bh%&, the protocol is forced to one of the standard SMTP protocol names (see the description of &$received_protocol$& in section &<>&). For &%-bs%&, the protocol is always &"local-"& followed by one of those same names. For &%-bS%& (batched SMTP) however, the protocol can -be set by &%-oMr%&. +be set by &%-oMr%&. Repeated use of this option is not supported. .vitem &%-oMs%&&~<&'host&~name'&> .oindex "&%-oMs%&" @@ -4360,6 +4374,7 @@ host name and its colon can be omitted when only the protocol is to be set. Note the Exim already has two private options, &%-pd%& and &%-ps%&, that refer to embedded Perl. It is therefore impossible to set a protocol value of &`d`& or &`s`& using this option (but that does not seem a real limitation). +Repeated use of this option is not supported. .vitem &%-q%& .oindex "&%-q%&" @@ -4370,7 +4385,8 @@ relax this restriction (and also the same requirement for the &%-M%&, &%-R%&, and &%-S%& options). .cindex "queue runner" "description of operation" -The &%-q%& option starts one queue runner process. This scans the queue of +If other commandline options do not specify an action, +the &%-q%& option starts one queue runner process. This scans the queue of waiting messages, and runs a delivery process for each one in turn. It waits for each delivery process to finish before starting the next one. A delivery process may not actually do any deliveries if the retry times for the addresses @@ -4455,8 +4471,27 @@ The &'l'& (the letter &"ell"&) flag specifies that only local deliveries are to be done. If a message requires any remote deliveries, it remains on the queue for later delivery. -.vitem &%-q%&<&'qflags'&>&~<&'start&~id'&>&~<&'end&~id'&> +.vitem &%-q[q][i][f[f]][l][G[/