X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/heiko/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/c0c4d23c07e2356baae2bd2c6d72339db117b9e6..8746bd50dd20362e8797b66940277987f3a8776b:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 3542557c4..59e0f9882 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ . Update the Copyright year (only) when changing content. . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -.set previousversion "4.80" +.set previousversion "4.83" .include ./local_params .set ACL "access control lists (ACLs)" @@ -4221,6 +4221,20 @@ option sets the IP interface address value. A port number may be included, using the same syntax as for &%-oMa%&. The interface address is placed in &$received_ip_address$& and the port number, if present, in &$received_port$&. +.vitem &%-oMm%&&~<&'message&~reference'&> +.oindex "&%-oMm%&" +.cindex "message reference" "message reference, specifying for local message" +See &%-oMa%& above for general remarks about the &%-oM%& options. The &%-oMm%& +option sets the message reference, e.g. message-id, and is logged during +delivery. This is useful when some kind of audit trail is required to tie +messages together. The format of the message reference is checked and will +abort if the format is invalid. The option will only be accepted if exim is +running in trusted mode, not as any regular user. + +The best example of a message reference is when Exim sends a bounce message. +The message reference is the message-id of the original message for which Exim +is sending the bounce. + .vitem &%-oMr%&&~<&'protocol&~name'&> .oindex "&%-oMr%&" .cindex "protocol, specifying for local message" @@ -5544,15 +5558,20 @@ The next two lines are concerned with &'ident'& callbacks, as defined by RFC 1413 (hence their names): .code rfc1413_hosts = * -rfc1413_query_timeout = 5s +rfc1413_query_timeout = 0s +.endd +These settings cause Exim to avoid ident callbacks for all incoming SMTP calls. +Few hosts offer RFC1413 service these days; calls have to be +terminated by a timeout and this needlessly delays the startup +of an incoming SMTP connection. +If you have hosts for which you trust RFC1413 and need this +information, you can change this. + +This line enables an efficiency SMTP option. It is negociated by clients +and not expected to cause problems but can be disabled if needed. +.code +prdr_enable = true .endd -These settings cause Exim to make ident callbacks for all incoming SMTP calls. -You can limit the hosts to which these calls are made, or change the timeout -that is used. If you set the timeout to zero, all ident calls are disabled. -Although they are cheap and can provide useful information for tracing problem -messages, some hosts and firewalls have problems with ident calls. This can -result in a timeout instead of an immediate refused connection, leading to -delays on starting up an incoming SMTP session. When Exim receives messages over SMTP connections, it expects all addresses to be fully qualified with a domain, as required by the SMTP definition. However, @@ -5988,9 +6007,14 @@ One remote transport and four local transports are defined. .code remote_smtp: driver = smtp + hosts_try_prdr = * .endd -This transport is used for delivering messages over SMTP connections. All its -options are defaulted. The list of remote hosts comes from the router. +This transport is used for delivering messages over SMTP connections. +The list of remote hosts comes from the router. +The &%hosts_try_prdr%& option enables an efficiency SMTP option. +It is negotiated between client and server +and not expected to cause problems but can be disabled if needed. +All other options are defaulted. .code local_delivery: driver = appendfile @@ -6851,12 +6875,6 @@ ${lookup dnsdb{ptr=192.168.4.5}{$value}fail} If the data for a PTR record is not a syntactically valid IP address, it is not altered and nothing is added. -.cindex "MX record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup" -.cindex "SRV record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup" -For an MX lookup, both the preference value and the host name are returned for -each record, separated by a space. For an SRV lookup, the priority, weight, -port, and host name are returned for each record, separated by spaces. - For any record type, if multiple records are found (or, for A6 lookups, if a single record leads to multiple addresses), the data is returned as a concatenation, with newline as the default separator. The order, of course, @@ -6869,6 +6887,16 @@ ${lookup dnsdb{>: a=host1.example}} It is permitted to specify a space as the separator character. Further white space is ignored. +.cindex "MX record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup" +.cindex "SRV record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup" +For an MX lookup, both the preference value and the host name are returned for +each record, separated by a space. For an SRV lookup, the priority, weight, +port, and host name are returned for each record, separated by spaces. +.new +An alternate field separator can be specified using a comma after the main +separator character, followed immediately by the field separator. +.wen + .cindex "TXT record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup" .cindex "SPF record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup" For TXT records with multiple items of data, only the first item is returned, @@ -6959,11 +6987,16 @@ The data from each lookup is concatenated, with newline separators by default, in the same way that multiple DNS records for a single item are handled. A different separator can be specified, as described above. +Modifiers for &(dnsdb)& lookups are givien by optional keywords, +each followed by a comma, +that may appear before the record type. + The &(dnsdb)& lookup fails only if all the DNS lookups fail. If there is a temporary DNS error for any of them, the behaviour is controlled by -an optional keyword followed by a comma that may appear before the record -type. The possible keywords are &"defer_strict"&, &"defer_never"&, and -&"defer_lax"&. With &"strict"& behaviour, any temporary DNS error causes the +a defer-option modifier. +The possible keywords are +&"defer_strict"&, &"defer_never"&, and &"defer_lax"&. +With &"strict"& behaviour, any temporary DNS error causes the whole lookup to defer. With &"never"& behaviour, a temporary DNS error is ignored, and the behaviour is as if the DNS lookup failed to find anything. With &"lax"& behaviour, all the queries are attempted, but a temporary DNS @@ -6976,6 +7009,19 @@ ${lookup dnsdb{a=one.host.com:two.host.com}} Thus, in the default case, as long as at least one of the DNS lookups yields some data, the lookup succeeds. +.cindex "DNSSEC" "dns lookup" +Use of &(DNSSEC)& is controlled by a dnssec modifier. +The possible keywords are +&"dnssec_strict"&, &"dnssec_lax"&, and &"dnssec_never"&. +With &"strict"& or &"lax"& DNSSEC information is requested +with the lookup. +With &"strict"& a response from the DNS resolver that +is not labelled as authenticated data +is treated as equivalent to a temporary DNS error. +The default is &"never"&. + +See also the &$lookup_dnssec_authenticated$& variable. + @@ -7040,7 +7086,6 @@ With sufficiently modern LDAP libraries, Exim supports forcing TLS over regular LDAP connections, rather than the SSL-on-connect &`ldaps`&. See the &%ldap_start_tls%& option. -.new Starting with Exim 4.83, the initialization of LDAP with TLS is more tightly controlled. Every part of the TLS configuration can be configured by settings in &_exim.conf_&. Depending on the version of the client libraries installed on @@ -7050,7 +7095,6 @@ certificates. This revealed a nuance where the current UID that exim was running as could affect which config files it read. With Exim 4.83, these methods become optional, only taking effect if not specifically set in &_exim.conf_&. -.wen .section "LDAP quoting" "SECID68" @@ -7198,6 +7242,7 @@ them. The following names are recognized: &`USER `& set the DN, for authenticating the LDAP bind &`PASS `& set the password, likewise &`REFERRALS `& set the referrals parameter +&`SERVERS `& set alternate server list for this query only &`SIZE `& set the limit for the number of entries returned &`TIME `& set the maximum waiting time for a query .endd @@ -7219,6 +7264,13 @@ Netscape SDK; for OpenLDAP no action is taken. The TIME parameter (also a number of seconds) is passed to the server to set a server-side limit on the time taken to complete a search. +The SERVERS parameter allows you to specify an alternate list of ldap servers +to use for an individual lookup. The global ldap_servers option provides a +default list of ldap servers, and a single lookup can specify a single ldap +server to use. But when you need to do a lookup with a list of servers that is +different than the default list (maybe different order, maybe a completely +different set of servers), the SERVERS parameter allows you to specify this +alternate list (colon-separated). Here is an example of an LDAP query in an Exim lookup that uses some of these values. This is a single line, folded to fit on the page: @@ -7290,30 +7342,44 @@ If you specify multiple attributes, the result contains space-separated, quoted strings, each preceded by the attribute name and an equals sign. Within the quotes, the quote character, backslash, and newline are escaped with backslashes, and commas are used to separate multiple values for the attribute. +.new +Any commas in attribute values are doubled +(permitting treatment of the values as a comma-separated list). +.wen Apart from the escaping, the string within quotes takes the same form as the output when a single attribute is requested. Specifying no attributes is the same as specifying all of an entry's attributes. +.new Here are some examples of the output format. The first line of each pair is an LDAP query, and the second is the data that is returned. The attribute called -&%attr1%& has two values, whereas &%attr2%& has only one value: +&%attr1%& has two values, one of them with an embedded comma, whereas +&%attr2%& has only one value: .code ldap:///o=base?attr1?sub?(uid=fred) -value1.1, value1.2 +value1.1,value1,,2 ldap:///o=base?attr2?sub?(uid=fred) value two ldap:///o=base?attr1,attr2?sub?(uid=fred) -attr1="value1.1, value1.2" attr2="value two" +attr1="value1.1,value1,,2" attr2="value two" ldap:///o=base??sub?(uid=fred) -objectClass="top" attr1="value1.1, value1.2" attr2="value two" +objectClass="top" attr1="value1.1,value1,,2" attr2="value two" .endd -The &%extract%& operator in string expansions can be used to pick out -individual fields from data that consists of &'key'&=&'value'& pairs. You can +.wen +You can make use of Exim's &%-be%& option to run expansion tests and thereby check the results of LDAP lookups. +The &%extract%& operator in string expansions can be used to pick out +individual fields from data that consists of &'key'&=&'value'& pairs. +.new +The &%listextract%& operator should be used to pick out individual values +of attributes, even when only a single value is expected. +The doubling of embedded commas allows you to use the returned data as a +comma separated list (using the "<," syntax for changing the input list separator). +.wen @@ -8298,7 +8364,6 @@ 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. -.new .section "Mixing wildcarded host names and addresses in host lists" &&& "SECTmixwilhos" .cindex "host list" "mixing names and addresses in" @@ -8334,7 +8399,6 @@ 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" &&& @@ -8829,6 +8893,71 @@ the expansion result is an empty string. If the ACL returns defer the result is a forced-fail. Otherwise the expansion fails. +.vitem "&*${certextract{*&<&'field'&>&*}{*&<&'certificate'&>&*}&&& + {*&<&'string2'&>&*}{*&<&'string3'&>&*}}*&" +.cindex "expansion" "extracting cerificate fields" +.cindex "&%certextract%&" "certificate fields" +.cindex "certificate" "extracting fields" +The <&'certificate'&> must be a variable of type certificate. +The field name is expanded and used to retrive the relevant field from +the certificate. Supported fields are: +.display +&`version `& +&`serial_number `& +&`subject `& RFC4514 DN +&`issuer `& RFC4514 DN +&`notbefore `& time +&`notafter `& time +&`sig_algorithm `& +&`signature `& +&`subj_altname `& tagged list +&`ocsp_uri `& list +&`crl_uri `& list +.endd +If the field is found, +<&'string2'&> is expanded, and replaces the whole item; +otherwise <&'string3'&> is used. During the expansion of <&'string2'&> the +variable &$value$& contains the value that has been extracted. Afterwards, it +is restored to any previous value it might have had. + +If {<&'string3'&>} is omitted, the item is replaced by an empty string if the +key is not found. If {<&'string2'&>} is also omitted, the value that was +extracted is used. + +Some field names take optional modifiers, appended and separated by commas. + +The field selectors marked as "RFC4514" above +output a Distinguished Name string which is +not quite +parseable by Exim as a comma-separated tagged list +(the exceptions being elements containin commas). +RDN elements of a single type may be selected by +a modifier of the type label; if so the expansion +result is a list (newline-separated by default). +The separator may be changed by another modifer of +a right angle-bracket followed immediately by the new separator. +Recognised RDN type labels include "CN", "O", "OU" and "DC". + +The field selectors marked as "time" above +take an optional modifier of "int" +for which the result is the number of seconds since epoch. +Otherwise the result is a human-readable string +in the timezone selected by the main "timezone" option. + +The field selectors marked as "list" above return a list, +newline-separated by default, +(embedded separator characters in elements are doubled). +The separator may be changed by a modifier of +a right angle-bracket followed immediately by the new separator. + +The field selectors marked as "tagged" above +prefix each list element with a type string and an equals sign. +Elements of only one type may be selected by a modifier +which is one of "dns", "uri" or "mail"; +if so the elenment tags are omitted. + +If not otherwise noted field values are presented in human-readable form. + .vitem "&*${dlfunc{*&<&'file'&>&*}{*&<&'function'&>&*}{*&<&'arg'&>&*}&&& {*&<&'arg'&>&*}...}*&" .cindex &%dlfunc%& @@ -9476,11 +9605,23 @@ expansion item above. {*&<&'string2'&>&*}}*&" .cindex "expansion" "running a command" .cindex "&%run%& expansion item" -The command and its arguments are first expanded separately, and then the -command is run in a separate process, but under the same uid and gid. As in -other command executions from Exim, a shell is not used by default. If you want +The command and its arguments are first expanded as one string. The string is +split apart into individual arguments by spaces, and then the command is run +in a separate process, but under the same uid and gid. As in other command +executions from Exim, a shell is not used by default. If the command requires a shell, you must explicitly code it. +Since the arguments are split by spaces, when there is a variable expansion +which has an empty result, it will cause the situation that the argument will +simply be omitted when the program is actually executed by Exim. If the +script/program requires a specific number of arguments and the expanded +variable could possibly result in this empty expansion, the variable must be +quoted. This is more difficult if the expanded variable itself could result +in a string containing quotes, because it would interfere with the quotes +around the command arguments. A possible guard against this is to wrap the +variable in the &%sg%& operator to change any quote marks to some other +character. + The standard input for the command exists, but is empty. The standard output and standard error are set to the same file descriptor. .cindex "return code" "from &%run%& expansion" @@ -9559,6 +9700,37 @@ the regular expression from string expansion. +.new +.vitem &*${sort{*&<&'string'&>&*}{*&<&'comparator'&>&*}{*&<&'extractor'&>&*}}*& +.cindex sorting a list +.cindex list sorting +After expansion, <&'string'&> is interpreted as a list, colon-separated by +default, but the separator can be changed in the usual way. +The <&'comparator'&> argument is interpreted as the operator +of a two-argument expansion condition. +The numeric operators plus ge, gt, le, lt (and ~i variants) are supported. +The comparison should return true when applied to two values +if the first value should sort before the second value. +The <&'extractor'&> expansion is applied repeatedly to elements of the list, +the element being placed in &$item$&, +to give values for comparison. + +The item result is a sorted list, +with the original list separator, +of the list elements (in full) of the original. + +Examples: +.code +${sort{3:2:1:4}{<}{$item}} +.endd +sorts a list of numbers, and +.code +${sort {$lookup dnsdb{>:,,mx=example.com}} {<} {${listextract{1}{<,$item}}}} +.endd +will sort an MX lookup into priority order. +.wen + + .vitem &*${substr{*&<&'string1'&>&*}{*&<&'string2'&>&*}{*&<&'string3'&>&*}}*& .cindex "&%substr%& expansion item" .cindex "substring extraction" @@ -9941,6 +10113,7 @@ Letters in IPv6 addresses are always output in lower case. .vitem &*${md5:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& .cindex "MD5 hash" .cindex "expansion" "MD5 hash" +.cindex "certificate fingerprint" .cindex "&%md5%& expansion item" The &%md5%& operator computes the MD5 hash value of the string, and returns it as a 32-digit hexadecimal number, in which any letters are in lower case. @@ -10078,11 +10251,24 @@ variables or headers inside regular expressions. .vitem &*${sha1:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& .cindex "SHA-1 hash" .cindex "expansion" "SHA-1 hashing" +.cindex "certificate fingerprint" .cindex "&%sha2%& expansion item" The &%sha1%& operator computes the SHA-1 hash value of the string, and returns it as a 40-digit hexadecimal number, in which any letters are in upper case. +.vitem &*${sha256:*&<&'certificate'&>&*}*& +.cindex "SHA-256 hash" +.cindex "certificate fingerprint" +.cindex "expansion" "SHA-256 hashing" +.cindex "&%sha256%& expansion item" +The &%sha256%& operator computes the SHA-256 hash fingerprint of the +certificate, +and returns +it as a 64-digit hexadecimal number, in which any letters are in upper case. +Only arguments which are a single variable of certificate type are supported. + + .vitem &*${stat:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& .cindex "expansion" "statting a file" .cindex "file" "extracting characteristics" @@ -10862,6 +11048,11 @@ precedes the expansion of the string. For example, the commands available in Exim filter files include an &%if%& command with its own regular expression matching condition. +.vitem "&$acl_arg1$&, &$acl_arg2$&, etc" +Within an acl condition, expansion condition or expansion item +any arguments are copied to these variables, +any unused variables being made empty. + .vitem "&$acl_c...$&" Values can be placed in these variables by the &%set%& modifier in an ACL. They can be given any name that starts with &$acl_c$& and is at least six characters @@ -10883,6 +11074,10 @@ message is received, the values of these variables are saved with the message, and can be accessed by filters, routers, and transports during subsequent delivery. +.vitem &$acl_narg$& +Within an acl condition, expansion condition or expansion item +this variable has the number of arguments. + .vitem &$acl_verify_message$& .vindex "&$acl_verify_message$&" After an address verification has failed, this variable contains the failure @@ -11269,6 +11464,11 @@ the result, the name is not accepted, and &$host_lookup_deferred$& is set to .vindex "&$host_lookup_failed$&" See &$host_lookup_deferred$&. +.vitem &$host_port$& +.vindex "&$host_port$&" +This variable is set to the remote host's TCP port whenever &$host$& is set +for an outbound connection. + .vitem &$inode$& .vindex "&$inode$&" @@ -11421,6 +11621,14 @@ ability to find the amount of free space (only true for experimental systems), the space value is -1. See also the &%check_log_space%& option. +.vitem &$lookup_dnssec_authenticated$& +.vindex "&$lookup_dnssec_authenticated$&" +This variable is set after a DNS lookup done by +a dnsdb lookup expansion, dnslookup router or smtp transport. +It will be empty if &(DNSSEC)& was not requested, +&"no"& if the result was not labelled as authenticated data +and &"yes"& if it was. + .vitem &$mailstore_basename$& .vindex "&$mailstore_basename$&" This variable is set only when doing deliveries in &"mailstore"& format in the @@ -11507,7 +11715,7 @@ This variable is like &$message_headers$& except that no processing of the contents of header lines is done. .vitem &$message_id$& -This is an old name for &$message_exim_id$&, which is now deprecated. +This is an old name for &$message_exim_id$&. It is now deprecated. .vitem &$message_linecount$& .vindex "&$message_linecount$&" @@ -11724,10 +11932,7 @@ on which interface and/or port is being used for the incoming connection. The values of &$received_ip_address$& and &$received_port$& are saved with any messages that are received, thus making these variables available at delivery time. - -&*Note:*& There are no equivalent variables for outgoing connections, because -the values are unknown (unless they are explicitly set by options of the -&(smtp)& transport). +For outbound connections see &$sending_ip_address$&. .vitem &$received_port$& .vindex "&$received_port$&" @@ -11946,8 +12151,9 @@ the &%-bs%& or &%-bS%& options. .vitem &$sender_host_address$& .vindex "&$sender_host_address$&" -When a message is received from a remote host, this variable contains that -host's IP address. For locally submitted messages, it is empty. +When a message is received from a remote host using SMTP, +this variable contains that +host's IP address. For locally non-SMTP submitted messages, it is empty. .vitem &$sender_host_authenticated$& .vindex "&$sender_host_authenticated$&" @@ -11958,7 +12164,8 @@ received. It is empty if there was no successful authentication. See also .vitem &$sender_host_dnssec$& .vindex "&$sender_host_dnssec$&" -If &$sender_host_name$& has been populated (by reference, &%hosts_lookup%& or +If an attempt to populate &$sender_host_name$& has been made +(by reference, &%hosts_lookup%& or otherwise) then this boolean will have been set true if, and only if, the resolver library states that the reverse DNS was authenticated data. At all other times, this variable is false. @@ -12197,6 +12404,44 @@ on an outbound SMTP connection; the meaning of this depends upon the TLS implementation used. If TLS has not been negotiated, the value will be 0. +.vitem &$tls_in_ourcert$& +.vindex "&$tls_in_ourcert$&" +This variable refers to the certificate presented to the peer of an +inbound connection when the message was received. +It is only useful as the argument of a +.new +&%certextract%& expansion item, &%md5%&, &%sha1%& or &%sha256%& operator, +.wen +or a &%def%& condition. + +.vitem &$tls_in_peercert$& +.vindex "&$tls_in_peercert$&" +This variable refers to the certificate presented by the peer of an +inbound connection when the message was received. +It is only useful as the argument of a +.new +&%certextract%& expansion item, &%md5%&, &%sha1%& or &%sha256%& operator, +.wen +or a &%def%& condition. + +.vitem &$tls_out_ourcert$& +.vindex "&$tls_out_ourcert$&" +This variable refers to the certificate presented to the peer of an +outbound connection. It is only useful as the argument of a +.new +&%certextract%& expansion item, &%md5%&, &%sha1%& or &%sha256%& operator, +.wen +or a &%def%& condition. + +.vitem &$tls_out_peercert$& +.vindex "&$tls_out_peercert$&" +This variable refers to the certificate presented by the peer of an +outbound connection. It is only useful as the argument of a +.new +&%certextract%& expansion item, &%md5%&, &%sha1%& or &%sha256%& operator, +.wen +or a &%def%& condition. + .vitem &$tls_in_certificate_verified$& .vindex "&$tls_in_certificate_verified$&" This variable is set to &"1"& if a TLS certificate was verified when the @@ -12234,6 +12479,24 @@ and then set to the outgoing cipher suite if one is negotiated. See chapter &<>& for details of TLS support and chapter &<>& for details of the &(smtp)& transport. +.vitem &$tls_in_ocsp$& +.vindex "&$tls_in_ocsp$&" +When a message is received from a remote client connection +the result of any OCSP request from the client is encoded in this variable: +.code +0 OCSP proof was not requested (default value) +1 No response to request +2 Response not verified +3 Verification failed +4 Verification succeeded +.endd + +.vitem &$tls_out_ocsp$& +.vindex "&$tls_out_ocsp$&" +When a message is sent to a remote host connection +the result of any OCSP request made is encoded in this variable. +See &$tls_in_ocsp$& for values. + .vitem &$tls_in_peerdn$& .vindex "&$tls_in_peerdn$&" .vindex "&$tls_peerdn$&" @@ -12329,6 +12592,13 @@ This variable contains the result of an expansion lookup, extraction operation, or external command, as described above. It is also used during a &*reduce*& expansion. +.vitem &$verify_mode$& +.vindex "&$verify_mode$&" +While a router or transport is being run in verify mode +or for cutthrough delivery, +contains "S" for sender-verification or "R" for recipient-verification. +Otherwise, empty. + .vitem &$version_number$& .vindex "&$version_number$&" The version number of Exim. @@ -12540,8 +12810,9 @@ option), the interfaces and ports on which it listens are controlled by the following options: .ilist -&%daemon_smtp_ports%& contains a list of default ports. (For backward -compatibility, this option can also be specified in the singular.) +&%daemon_smtp_ports%& contains a list of default ports +or service names. +(For backward compatibility, this option can also be specified in the singular.) .next &%local_interfaces%& contains list of interface IP addresses on which to listen. Each item may optionally also specify a port. @@ -12642,7 +12913,8 @@ value of &%daemon_smtp_ports%& is no longer relevant in this example.) Exim supports the obsolete SSMTP protocol (also known as SMTPS) that was used before the STARTTLS command was standardized for SMTP. Some legacy clients still use this protocol. If the &%tls_on_connect_ports%& option is set to a -list of port numbers, connections to those ports must use SSMTP. The most +list of port numbers or service names, +connections to those ports must use SSMTP. The most common use of this option is expected to be .code tls_on_connect_ports = 465 @@ -12978,6 +13250,7 @@ listed in more than one group. .row &%acl_smtp_auth%& "ACL for AUTH" .row &%acl_smtp_connect%& "ACL for connection" .row &%acl_smtp_data%& "ACL for DATA" +.row &%acl_smtp_data_prdr%& "ACL for DATA, per-recipient" .row &%acl_smtp_dkim%& "ACL for DKIM verification" .row &%acl_smtp_etrn%& "ACL for ETRN" .row &%acl_smtp_expn%& "ACL for EXPN" @@ -13038,6 +13311,7 @@ listed in more than one group. .row &%tls_crl%& "certificate revocation list" .row &%tls_dh_max_bits%& "clamp D-H bit count suggestion" .row &%tls_dhparam%& "DH parameters for server" +.row &%tls_ocsp_file%& "location of server certificate status proof" .row &%tls_on_connect_ports%& "specify SSMTP (SMTPS) ports" .row &%tls_privatekey%& "location of server private key" .row &%tls_remember_esmtp%& "don't reset after starting TLS" @@ -13133,6 +13407,7 @@ See also the &'Policy controls'& section above. .row &%ignore_fromline_hosts%& "allow &""From ""& from these hosts" .row &%ignore_fromline_local%& "allow &""From ""& from local SMTP" .row &%pipelining_advertise_hosts%& "advertise pipelining to these hosts" +.row &%prdr_enable%& "advertise PRDR to all hosts" .row &%tls_advertise_hosts%& "advertise TLS to these hosts" .endtable @@ -13284,6 +13559,16 @@ This option defines the ACL that is run after an SMTP DATA command has been processed and the message itself has been received, but before the final acknowledgment is sent. See chapter &<>& for further details. +.option acl_smtp_data_prdr main string&!! unset +.cindex "DATA" "ACL for" +.cindex "&ACL;" "PRDR-related" +.cindex "&ACL;" "per-user data processing" +This option defines the ACL that, +if the PRDR feature has been negotiated, +is run for each recipient after an SMTP DATA command has been +processed and the message itself has been received, but before the +acknowledgment is sent. See chapter &<>& for further details. + .option acl_smtp_etrn main string&!! unset .cindex "ETRN" "ACL for" This option defines the ACL that is run when an SMTP ETRN command is @@ -14776,16 +15061,21 @@ yourself in the foot in various unpleasant ways. This option should not be adjusted lightly. An unrecognised item will be detected at startup, by invoking Exim with the &%-bV%& flag. +The option affects Exim operating both as a server and as a client. + Historical note: prior to release 4.80, Exim defaulted this value to "+dont_insert_empty_fragments", which may still be needed for compatibility with some clients, but which lowers security by increasing exposure to some now infamous attacks. -An example: +Examples: .code # Make both old MS and old Eudora happy: openssl_options = -all +microsoft_big_sslv3_buffer \ +dont_insert_empty_fragments + +# Disable older protocol versions: +openssl_options = +no_sslv2 +no_sslv3 .endd Possible options may include: @@ -14926,6 +15216,15 @@ that clients will use it; &"out of order"& commands that are &"expected"& do not count as protocol errors (see &%smtp_max_synprot_errors%&). +.option prdr_enable main boolean false +.cindex "PRDR" "enabling on server" +This option can be used to enable the Per-Recipient Data Response extension +to SMTP, defined by Eric Hall. +If the option is set, PRDR is advertised by Exim when operating as a server. +If the client requests PRDR, and more than one recipient, for a message +an additional ACL is called for each recipient after the message content +is recieved. See section &<>&. + .option preserve_message_logs main boolean false .cindex "message logs" "preserving" If this option is set, message log files are not deleted when messages are @@ -16137,6 +16436,13 @@ prior to the 4.80 release, as Debian used to patch Exim to raise the minimum acceptable bound from 1024 to 2048. +.option tls_ocsp_file main string&!! unset +This option +must if set expand to the absolute path to a file which contains a current +status proof for the server's certificate, as obtained from the +Certificate Authority. + + .option tls_on_connect_ports main "string list" unset This option specifies a list of incoming SSMTP (aka SMTPS) ports that should operate the obsolete SSMTP (SMTPS) protocol, where a TLS session is immediately @@ -16190,9 +16496,11 @@ See &%tls_verify_hosts%& below. The value of this option is expanded, and must then be the absolute path to a file containing permitted certificates for clients that match &%tls_verify_hosts%& or &%tls_try_verify_hosts%&. Alternatively, if you -are using OpenSSL, you can set &%tls_verify_certificates%& to the name of a -directory containing certificate files. This does not work with GnuTLS; the -option must be set to the name of a single file if you are using GnuTLS. +are using either GnuTLS version 3.3.6 (or later) or OpenSSL, +you can set &%tls_verify_certificates%& to the name of a +directory containing certificate files. +For earlier versions of GnuTLS +the option must be set to the name of a single file. These certificates should be for the certificate authorities trusted, rather than the public cert of individual clients. With both OpenSSL and GnuTLS, if @@ -16568,6 +16876,48 @@ If the expansion fails (other than forced failure) delivery is deferred. Some of the other precondition options are common special cases that could in fact be specified using &%condition%&. +.new +Historical note: We have &%condition%& on ACLs and on Routers. Routers +are far older, and use one set of semantics. ACLs are newer and when +they were created, the ACL &%condition%& process was given far stricter +parse semantics. The &%bool{}%& expansion condition uses the same rules as +ACLs. The &%bool_lax{}%& expansion condition uses the same rules as +Routers. More pointedly, the &%bool_lax{}%& was written to match the existing +Router rules processing behavior. + +This is best illustrated in an example: +.code +# If used in an ACL condition will fail with a syntax error, but +# in a router condition any extra characters are treated as a string + +$ exim -be '${if eq {${lc:GOOGLE.com}} {google.com}} {yes} {no}}' +true {yes} {no}} + +$ exim -be '${if eq {${lc:WHOIS.com}} {google.com}} {yes} {no}}' + {yes} {no}} +.endd +In each example above, the &%if%& statement actually ends after +&"{google.com}}"&. Since no true or false braces were defined, the +default &%if%& behavior is to return a boolean true or a null answer +(which evaluates to false). The rest of the line is then treated as a +string. So the first example resulted in the boolean answer &"true"& +with the string &" {yes} {no}}"& appended to it. The second example +resulted in the null output (indicating false) with the string +&" {yes} {no}}"& appended to it. + +In fact you can put excess forward braces in too. In the router +&%condition%&, Exim's parser only looks for &"{"& symbols when they +mean something, like after a &"$"& or when required as part of a +conditional. But otherwise &"{"& and &"}"& are treated as ordinary +string characters. + +Thus, in a Router, the above expansion strings will both always evaluate +true, as the result of expansion is a non-empty string which doesn't +match an explicit false value. This can be tricky to debug. By +contrast, in an ACL either of those strings will always result in an +expansion error because the result doesn't look sufficiently boolean. +.wen + .option debug_print routers string&!! unset .cindex "testing" "variables in drivers" @@ -17441,6 +17791,7 @@ delivering in cutthrough mode or testing recipient verification using &%-bv%&. See section &<>& for a list of the order in which preconditions are evaluated. +See also the &$verify_mode$& variable. .option verify_sender routers&!? boolean true @@ -17448,6 +17799,7 @@ If this option is false, the router is skipped when verifying sender addresses or testing sender verification using &%-bvs%&. See section &<>& for a list of the order in which preconditions are evaluated. +See also the &$verify_mode$& variable. .ecindex IIDgenoprou1 .ecindex IIDgenoprou2 @@ -22548,6 +22900,29 @@ See the &%search_parents%& option in chapter &<>& for more details. +.option dnssec_request_domains smtp "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 smtp "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 dscp smtp string&!! unset .cindex "DCSP" "outbound" This option causes the DSCP value associated with a socket to be set to one @@ -22770,6 +23145,18 @@ hard failure if required. See also &%hosts_try_auth%&, and chapter &<>& for details of authentication. +.option hosts_request_ocsp smtp "host list&!!" * +.cindex "TLS" "requiring for certain servers" +Exim will request a Certificate Status on a +TLS session for any host that matches this list. +&%tls_verify_certificates%& should also be set for the transport. + +.option hosts_require_ocsp smtp "host list&!!" unset +.cindex "TLS" "requiring for certain servers" +Exim will request, and check for a valid Certificate Status being given, on a +TLS session for any host that matches this list. +&%tls_verify_certificates%& should also be set for the transport. + .option hosts_require_tls smtp "host list&!!" unset .cindex "TLS" "requiring for certain servers" Exim will insist on using a TLS session when delivering to any host that @@ -22785,6 +23172,12 @@ connects. If authentication fails, Exim will try to transfer the message unauthenticated. See also &%hosts_require_auth%&, and chapter &<>& for details of authentication. +.option hosts_try_prdr smtp "host list&!!" unset +.cindex "PRDR" "enabling, optional in client" +This option provides a list of servers to which, provided they announce +PRDR support, Exim will attempt to negotiate PRDR +for multi-recipient messages. + .option interface smtp "string list&!!" unset .cindex "bind IP address" .cindex "IP address" "binding" @@ -23035,12 +23428,17 @@ unknown state), opens a new one to the same host, and then tries the delivery in clear. -.option tls_try_verify_hosts smtp "host list&!! unset +.option tls_try_verify_hosts smtp "host list&!!" unset .cindex "TLS" "server certificate verification" .cindex "certificate" "verification of server" 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. +Note that unless the host is in this list +TLS connections will be denied to hosts using self-signed certificates +when &%tls_verify_certificates%& is set. +The &$tls_out_certificate_verified$& variable is set when +certificate verification succeeds. .option tls_verify_certificates smtp string&!! unset @@ -23050,10 +23448,14 @@ The &%tls_verify_certificates%& option must also be set. .vindex "&$host_address$&" The value of this option must be the absolute path to a file containing permitted server certificates, for use when setting up an encrypted connection. -Alternatively, if you are using OpenSSL, you can set +Alternatively, +if you are using either GnuTLS version 3.3.6 (or later) or OpenSSL, +you can set &%tls_verify_certificates%& to the name of a directory containing certificate -files. This does not work with GnuTLS; the option must be set to the name of a -single file if you are using GnuTLS. The values of &$host$& and +files. +For earlier versions of GnuTLS the option must be set to the name of a +single file. +The values of &$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. @@ -23062,7 +23464,7 @@ if neither tls_verify_hosts nor tls_try_verify_hosts are set and certificate verification fails the TLS connection is closed. -.option tls_verify_hosts smtp "host list&!! unset +.option tls_verify_hosts smtp "host list&!!" unset .cindex "TLS" "server certificate verification" .cindex "certificate" "verification of server" This option gives a list of hosts for which. on encrypted connections, @@ -25112,6 +25514,7 @@ but it is present in many binary distributions. .scindex IIDdcotauth2 "authenticators" "&(dovecot)&" This authenticator is an interface to the authentication facility of the Dovecot POP/IMAP server, which can support a number of authentication methods. +Note that Dovecot must be configured to use auth-client not auth-userdb. If you are using Dovecot to authenticate POP/IMAP clients, it might be helpful to use the same mechanisms for SMTP authentication. This is a server authenticator only. There is only one option: @@ -25127,7 +25530,7 @@ dovecot_plain: driver = dovecot public_name = PLAIN server_socket = /var/run/dovecot/auth-client - server_set_id = $auth2 + server_set_id = $auth1 dovecot_ntlm: driver = dovecot @@ -25534,7 +25937,8 @@ There are some differences in usage when using GnuTLS instead of OpenSSL: .ilist The &%tls_verify_certificates%& option must contain the name of a file, not the -name of a directory (for OpenSSL it can be either). +name of a directory for GnuTLS versions before 3.3.6 +(for later versions, or OpenSSL, it can be either). .next The default value for &%tls_dhparam%& differs for historical reasons. .next @@ -25731,7 +26135,8 @@ The GnuTLS library allows the caller to provide a "priority string", documented as part of the &[gnutls_priority_init]& function. This is very similar to the ciphersuite specification in OpenSSL. -The &%tls_require_ciphers%& option is treated as the GnuTLS priority string. +The &%tls_require_ciphers%& option is treated as the GnuTLS priority string +and controls both protocols and ciphers. The &%tls_require_ciphers%& option is available both as an global option, controlling how Exim behaves as a server, and also as an option of the @@ -25748,6 +26153,12 @@ installed on your system. If you are using GnuTLS 3, &url(http://www.gnutls.org/manual/gnutls.html#Listing-the-ciphersuites-in-a-priority-string, then the example code) on that site can be used to test a given string. +For example: +.code +# Disable older versions of protocols +tls_require_ciphers = NORMAL:%LATEST_RECORD_VERSION:-VERS-SSL3.0 +.endd + Prior to Exim 4.80, an older API of GnuTLS was used, and Exim supported three additional options, "&%gnutls_require_kx%&", "&%gnutls_require_mac%&" and "&%gnutls_require_protocols%&". &%tls_require_ciphers%& was an Exim list. @@ -25798,8 +26209,11 @@ tls_privatekey = /some/file/name These options are, in fact, expanded strings, so you can make them depend on the identity of the client that is connected if you wish. The first file contains the server's X509 certificate, and the second contains the private key -that goes with it. These files need to be readable by the Exim user, and must -always be given as full path names. They can be the same file if both the +that goes with it. These files need to be +PEM format and readable by the Exim user, and must +always be given as full path names. +The key must not be password-protected. +They can be the same file if both the certificate and the key are contained within it. If &%tls_privatekey%& is not set, or if its expansion is forced to fail or results in an empty string, this is assumed to be the case. The certificate file may also contain intermediate @@ -25918,12 +26332,81 @@ certificate is supplied, &$tls_in_peerdn$& is empty. .cindex "TLS" "revoked certificates" .cindex "revocation list" .cindex "certificate" "revocation list" +.cindex "OCSP" "stapling" Certificate issuing authorities issue Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) when certificates are revoked. If you have such a list, you can pass it to an Exim server using the global option called &%tls_crl%& and to an Exim client using an identically named option for the &(smtp)& transport. In each case, the value of the option is expanded and must then be the name of a file that contains a CRL in PEM format. +The downside is that clients have to periodically re-download a potentially huge +file from every certificate authority they know of. + +The way with most moving parts at query time is Online Certificate +Status Protocol (OCSP), where the client verifies the certificate +against an OCSP server run by the CA. This lets the CA track all +usage of the certs. It requires running software with access to the +private key of the CA, to sign the responses to the OCSP queries. OCSP +is based on HTTP and can be proxied accordingly. + +The only widespread OCSP server implementation (known to this writer) +comes as part of OpenSSL and aborts on an invalid request, such as +connecting to the port and then disconnecting. This requires +re-entering the passphrase each time some random client does this. + +The third way is OCSP Stapling; in this, the server using a certificate +issued by the CA periodically requests an OCSP proof of validity from +the OCSP server, then serves it up inline as part of the TLS +negotiation. This approach adds no extra round trips, does not let the +CA track users, scales well with number of certs issued by the CA and is +resilient to temporary OCSP server failures, as long as the server +starts retrying to fetch an OCSP proof some time before its current +proof expires. The downside is that it requires server support. + +Unless Exim is built with the support disabled, +or with GnuTLS earlier than version 3.1.3, +support for OCSP stapling is included. + +There is a global option called &%tls_ocsp_file%&. +The file specified therein is expected to be in DER format, and contain +an OCSP proof. Exim will serve it as part of the TLS handshake. This +option will be re-expanded for SNI, if the &%tls_certificate%& option +contains &`tls_in_sni`&, as per other TLS options. + +Exim does not at this time implement any support for fetching a new OCSP +proof. The burden is on the administrator to handle this, outside of +Exim. The file specified should be replaced atomically, so that the +contents are always valid. Exim will expand the &%tls_ocsp_file%& option +on each connection, so a new file will be handled transparently on the +next connection. + +When built with OpenSSL Exim will check for a valid next update timestamp +in the OCSP proof; if not present, or if the proof has expired, it will be +ignored. + +For the client to be able to verify the stapled OCSP the server must +also supply, in its stapled information, any intermediate +certificates for the chain leading to the OCSP proof from the signer +of the server certificate. There may be zero or one such. These +intermediate certificates should be added to the server OCSP stapling +file named by &%tls_ocsp_file%&. + +Note that the proof only covers the terminal server certificate, +not any of the chain from CA to it. + +There is no current way to staple a proof for a client certificate. + +.code + A helper script "ocsp_fetch.pl" for fetching a proof from a CA + OCSP server is supplied. The server URL may be included in the + server certificate, if the CA is helpful. + + One failure mode seen was the OCSP Signer cert expiring before the end + of validity of the OCSP proof. The checking done by Exim/OpenSSL + noted this as invalid overall, but the re-fetch script did not. +.endd + + .section "Configuring an Exim client to use TLS" "SECID185" @@ -25979,6 +26462,19 @@ The &%tls_verify_hosts%& and &%tls_try_verify_hosts%& options restrict certificate verification to the listed servers. Verification either must or need not succeed respectively. +The &(smtp)& transport has two OCSP-related options: +&%hosts_require_ocsp%&; a host-list for which a Certificate Status +is requested and required for the connection to proceed. The default +value is empty. +&%hosts_request_ocsp%&; a host-list for which (additionally) +a Certificate Status is requested (but not necessarily verified). The default +value is "*" meaning that requests are made unless configured +otherwise. + +The host(s) should also be in &%hosts_require_tls%&, and +&%tls_verify_certificates%& configured for the transport, +for OCSP to be relevant. + If &%tls_require_ciphers%& is set on the &(smtp)& transport, it must contain a list of permitted cipher suites. If either of these checks fails, delivery to @@ -26064,6 +26560,9 @@ during TLS session handshake, to permit alternative values to be chosen: .next .vindex "&%tls_verify_certificates%&" &%tls_verify_certificates%& +.next +.vindex "&%tls_ocsp_file%&" +&%tls_verify_certificates%& .endlist Great care should be taken to deal with matters of case, various injection @@ -26272,6 +26771,7 @@ options in the main part of the configuration. These options are: .cindex "SMTP" "connection, ACL for" .cindex "non-SMTP messages" "ACLs for" .cindex "MIME content scanning" "ACL for" +.cindex "PRDR" "ACL for" .table2 140pt .irow &%acl_not_smtp%& "ACL for non-SMTP messages" @@ -26280,6 +26780,7 @@ options in the main part of the configuration. These options are: .irow &%acl_smtp_auth%& "ACL for AUTH" .irow &%acl_smtp_connect%& "ACL for start of SMTP connection" .irow &%acl_smtp_data%& "ACL after DATA is complete" +.irow &%acl_smtp_data_prdr%& "ACL for each recipient, after DATA is complete" .irow &%acl_smtp_etrn%& "ACL for ETRN" .irow &%acl_smtp_expn%& "ACL for EXPN" .irow &%acl_smtp_helo%& "ACL for HELO or EHLO" @@ -26394,8 +26895,10 @@ before or after the data) correctly &-- they keep the message on their queues and try again later, but that is their problem, though it does waste some of your resources. -The &%acl_smtp_data%& ACL is run after both the &%acl_smtp_dkim%& and -the &%acl_smtp_mime%& ACLs. +The &%acl_smtp_data%& ACL is run after +the &%acl_smtp_data_prdr%&, +the &%acl_smtp_dkim%& +and the &%acl_smtp_mime%& ACLs. .section "The SMTP DKIM ACL" "SECTDKIMACL" The &%acl_smtp_dkim%& ACL is available only when Exim is compiled with DKIM support @@ -26417,6 +26920,36 @@ content-scanning extension. For details, see chapter &<>&. This ACL is evaluated after &%acl_smtp_dkim%& but before &%acl_smtp_data%&. +.section "The SMTP PRDR ACL" "SECTPRDRACL" +.oindex "&%prdr_enable%&" +The &%acl_smtp_data_prdr%& ACL is available only when Exim is compiled +with PRDR support enabled (which is the default). +It becomes active only when the PRDR feature is negotiated between +client and server for a message, and more than one recipient +has been accepted. + +The ACL test specfied by &%acl_smtp_data_prdr%& happens after a message +has been recieved, and is executed for each recipient of the message. +The test may accept or deny for inividual recipients. +The &%acl_smtp_data%& will still be called after this ACL and +can reject the message overall, even if this ACL has accepted it +for some or all recipients. + +PRDR may be used to support per-user content filtering. Without it +one must defer any recipient after the first that has a different +content-filter configuration. With PRDR, the RCPT-time check +for this can be disabled when the MAIL-time $smtp_command included +"PRDR". Any required difference in behaviour of the main DATA-time +ACL should however depend on the PRDR-time ACL having run, as Exim +will avoid doing so in some situations (eg. single-recipient mails). + +See also the &%prdr_enable%& global option +and the &%hosts_try_prdr%& smtp transport option. + +This ACL is evaluated after &%acl_smtp_dkim%& but before &%acl_smtp_data%&. +If the ACL is not defined, processing completes as if +the feature was not requested by the client. + .section "The QUIT ACL" "SECTQUITACL" .cindex "QUIT, ACL for" The ACL for the SMTP QUIT command is anomalous, in that the outcome of the ACL @@ -27226,6 +27759,11 @@ anyway. If the message contains newlines, this gives rise to a multi-line SMTP response. .vindex "&$acl_verify_message$&" +.new +For ACLs that are called by an &%acl =%& ACL condition, the message is +stored in &$acl_verify_message$&, from which the calling ACL may use it. +.wen + If &%message%& is used on a statement that verifies an address, the message specified overrides any message that is generated by the verification process. However, the original message is available in the variable @@ -27800,6 +28338,8 @@ can be appended; they appear within the called ACL in $acl_arg1 to $acl_arg9, and $acl_narg is set to the count of values. Previous values of these variables are restored after the call returns. The name and values are expanded separately. +Note that spaces in complex expansions which are used as arguments +will act as argument separators. If the nested &%acl%& returns &"drop"& and the outer condition denies access, the connection is dropped. If it returns &"discard"&, the verb must be @@ -28031,7 +28571,6 @@ This condition checks whether the sending host (the client) is authorized to send email. Details of how this works are given in section &<>&. -.new .vitem &*verify&~=&~header_names_ascii*& .cindex "&%verify%& ACL condition" .cindex "&ACL;" "verifying header names only ASCII" @@ -28046,7 +28585,6 @@ allowable characters are decimal ASCII values 33 through 126. Exim itself will handle headers with non-ASCII characters, but it can cause problems for downstream applications, so this option will allow their detection and rejection in the DATA ACL's. -.wen .vitem &*verify&~=&~header_sender/*&<&'options'&> .cindex "&%verify%& ACL condition" @@ -32015,6 +32553,9 @@ headers_remove = return-receipt-to:acknowledge-to Multiple &%headers_remove%& options for a single router or transport can be specified; the arguments will append to a single header-names list. Each item is separately expanded. +Note that colons in complex expansions which are used to +form all or part of a &%headers_remove%& list +will act as list separators. When &%headers_add%& or &%headers_remove%& is specified on a router, items are expanded at routing time, @@ -34659,7 +35200,9 @@ exim -bpu or (in case &*-a*& switch is specified) .code exim -bp -.endd +.endd +The &*-C*& option is used to specify an alternate &_exim.conf_& which might +contain alternate exim configuration the queue management might be using. to obtain a queue listing, and then greps the output to select messages that match given criteria. The following selection options are available: @@ -34766,9 +35309,11 @@ given message, or all mail for a given user, or for a given host, for example. The input files can be in Exim log format or syslog format. If a matching log line is not associated with a specific message, it is included in &'exigrep'&'s output without any additional lines. The usage is: +.new .display -&`exigrep [-t<`&&'n'&&`>] [-I] [-l] [-v] <`&&'pattern'&&`> [<`&&'log file'&&`>] ...`& +&`exigrep [-t<`&&'n'&&`>] [-I] [-l] [-M] [-v] <`&&'pattern'&&`> [<`&&'log file'&&`>] ...`& .endd +.wen If no log file names are given on the command line, the standard input is read. The &%-t%& argument specifies a number of seconds. It adds an additional @@ -34788,6 +35333,21 @@ regular expression. The &%-v%& option inverts the matching condition. That is, a line is selected if it does &'not'& match the pattern. +.new +The &%-M%& options means &"related messages"&. &'exigrep'& will show messages +that are generated as a result/response to a message that &'exigrep'& matched +normally. + +Example of &%-M%&: +user_a sends a message to user_b, which generates a bounce back to user_b. If +&'exigrep'& is used to search for &"user_a"&, only the first message will be +displayed. But if &'exigrep'& is used to search for &"user_b"&, the first and +the second (bounce) message will be displayed. Using &%-M%& with &'exigrep'& +when searching for &"user_a"& will show both messages since the bounce is +&"related"& to or a &"result"& of the first message that was found by the +search term. +.wen + If the location of a &'zcat'& command is known from the definition of ZCAT_COMMAND in &_Local/Makefile_&, &'exigrep'& automatically passes any file whose name ends in COMPRESS_SUFFIX through &'zcat'& as it searches it.