X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/heiko/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/f1be21cf0b8b97a64dfe17f2ca05bb4b9efe8d32..5990a26531db1a1ba1ed4bc04554ba217c910b45:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index bb486d678..6d8582528 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 "4.92" +.set previousversion "4.93" .include ./local_params .set ACL "access control lists (ACLs)" .set I "    " .macro copyyear -2018 +2020 .endmacro . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @@ -371,11 +371,13 @@ contributors. .section "Exim documentation" "SECID1" . Keep this example change bar when updating the documentation! +.new .cindex "documentation" This edition of the Exim specification applies to version &version() of Exim. Substantive changes from the &previousversion; edition are marked in some renditions of this document; this paragraph is so marked if the rendition is capable of showing a change indicator. +.wen This document is very much a reference manual; it is not a tutorial. The reader is expected to have some familiarity with the SMTP mail transfer protocol and @@ -1397,16 +1399,21 @@ If the &%domains%& option is set, the domain of the address must be in the set of domains that it defines. .next .vindex "&$local_part_prefix$&" +.vindex "&$local_part_prefix_v$&" .vindex "&$local_part$&" .vindex "&$local_part_suffix$&" +.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 &%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 &$local_part$&, &$local_part_prefix$&, and -&$local_part_suffix$& as necessary. +.new +that uses the variables &$local_part$&, &$local_part_prefix$&, +&$local_part_prefix_v$&, &$local_part_suffix$& +and &$local_part_suffix_v$& as necessary. +.wen .next .vindex "&$local_user_uid$&" .vindex "&$local_user_gid$&" @@ -1886,11 +1893,10 @@ to your &_Local/Makefile_& and rebuild Exim. .section "Including TLS/SSL encryption support" "SECTinctlsssl" .cindex "TLS" "including support for TLS" .cindex "encryption" "including support for" -.cindex "SUPPORT_TLS" .cindex "OpenSSL" "building Exim with" .cindex "GnuTLS" "building Exim with" -Exim can be built to support encrypted SMTP connections, using the STARTTLS -command as per RFC 2487. It can also support legacy clients that expect to +Exim is usually built to support encrypted SMTP connections, using the STARTTLS +command as per RFC 2487. It can also support clients that expect to start a TLS session immediately on connection to a non-standard port (see the &%tls_on_connect_ports%& runtime option and the &%-tls-on-connect%& command line option). @@ -1899,35 +1905,39 @@ If you want to build Exim with TLS support, you must first install either the OpenSSL or GnuTLS library. There is no cryptographic code in Exim itself for implementing SSL. +If you do not want TLS support you should set +.code +DISABLE_TLS=yes +.endd +in &_Local/Makefile_&. + If OpenSSL is installed, you should set .code -SUPPORT_TLS=yes +USE_OPENSL=yes TLS_LIBS=-lssl -lcrypto .endd in &_Local/Makefile_&. You may also need to specify the locations of the OpenSSL library and include files. For example: .code -SUPPORT_TLS=yes +USE_OPENSSL=yes TLS_LIBS=-L/usr/local/openssl/lib -lssl -lcrypto TLS_INCLUDE=-I/usr/local/openssl/include/ .endd .cindex "pkg-config" "OpenSSL" If you have &'pkg-config'& available, then instead you can just use: .code -SUPPORT_TLS=yes +USE_OPENSSL=yes USE_OPENSSL_PC=openssl .endd .cindex "USE_GNUTLS" If GnuTLS is installed, you should set .code -SUPPORT_TLS=yes USE_GNUTLS=yes TLS_LIBS=-lgnutls -ltasn1 -lgcrypt .endd in &_Local/Makefile_&, and again you may need to specify the locations of the library and include files. For example: .code -SUPPORT_TLS=yes USE_GNUTLS=yes TLS_LIBS=-L/usr/gnu/lib -lgnutls -ltasn1 -lgcrypt TLS_INCLUDE=-I/usr/gnu/include @@ -1935,7 +1945,6 @@ TLS_INCLUDE=-I/usr/gnu/include .cindex "pkg-config" "GnuTLS" If you have &'pkg-config'& available, then instead you can just use: .code -SUPPORT_TLS=yes USE_GNUTLS=yes USE_GNUTLS_PC=gnutls .endd @@ -2528,6 +2537,8 @@ use of Exim's filtering capabilities, you should make the document entitled If you are already running Exim on your host, building and installing a new version automatically makes it available to MUAs, or any other programs that call the MTA directly. However, if you are running an Exim daemon, you do need +.cindex restart "on HUP signal" +.cindex signal "HUP, to restart" to send it a HUP signal, to make it re-execute itself, and thereby pick up the new binary. You do not need to stop processing mail in order to install a new version of Exim. The install script does not modify an existing runtime @@ -2626,6 +2637,7 @@ supplementary group is one of those listed in the &%trusted_groups%& configuration option. Note that the Exim group is not automatically trusted. .cindex '&"From"& line' +.cindex "envelope from" .cindex "envelope sender" Trusted users are always permitted to use the &%-f%& option or a leading &"From&~"& line to specify the envelope sender of a message that is passed to @@ -2765,7 +2777,12 @@ used to specify a path on the command line if a pid file is required. The SIGHUP signal .cindex "SIGHUP" +.cindex restart "on HUP signal" +.cindex signal "HUP, to restart" .cindex "daemon" "restarting" +.cindex signal "to reload configuration" +.cindex daemon "reload configuration" +.cindex reload configuration can be used to cause the daemon to re-execute itself. This should be done whenever Exim's configuration file, or any file that is incorporated into it by means of the &%.include%& facility, is changed, and also whenever a new version @@ -2875,6 +2892,7 @@ separate document entitled &'Exim's interfaces to mail filtering'&. When testing a filter file, .cindex "&""From""& line" +.cindex "envelope from" .cindex "envelope sender" .oindex "&%-f%&" "for filter testing" the envelope sender can be set by the &%-f%& option, @@ -3715,6 +3733,7 @@ between &%-F%& and the <&'string'&> is optional. .cindex "sender" "address" .cindex "address" "sender" .cindex "trusted users" +.cindex "envelope from" .cindex "envelope sender" .cindex "user" "trusted" This option sets the address of the envelope sender of a locally-generated @@ -3852,6 +3871,14 @@ 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. +.new +.vitem &%-MCd%& +.oindex "&%-MCd%&" +This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally +by Exim in conjunction with the &%-d%& option +to pass on an information string on the purpose of the process. +.wen + .vitem &%-MCG%&&~<&'queue&~name'&> .oindex "&%-MCG%&" This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally @@ -3883,7 +3910,7 @@ messages through the same SMTP connection. .oindex "&%-MCS%&" 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 -SMTP SIZE option should be used on messages delivered down the existing +ESMTP SIZE option should be used on messages delivered down the existing connection. .vitem &%-MCT%& @@ -3949,6 +3976,18 @@ is sent to the sender, containing the text &"cancelled by administrator"&. Bounce messages are just discarded. This option can be used only by an admin user. +.vitem &%-MG%&&~<&'queue&~name'&>&~<&'message&~id'&>&~<&'message&~id'&>&~... +.oindex "&%-MG%&" +.cindex queue named +.cindex "named queues" "moving messages" +.cindex "queue" "moving messages" +This option requests that each listed message be moved from its current +queue to the given named queue. +The destination queue name argument is required, but can be an empty +string to define the default queue. +If the messages are not currently located in the default queue, +a &%-qG%& option will be required to define the source queue. + .vitem &%-Mmad%&&~<&'message&~id'&>&~<&'message&~id'&>&~... .oindex "&%-Mmad%&" .cindex "delivery" "cancelling all" @@ -4159,6 +4198,7 @@ forces queueing. .vitem &%-odqs%& .oindex "&%-odqs%&" .cindex "SMTP" "delaying delivery" +.cindex "first pass routing" This option is a hybrid between &%-odb%&/&%-odi%& and &%-odq%&. However, like &%-odb%& and &%-odi%&, this option has no effect if &%queue_only_override%& is false and one of the queueing options in the @@ -4357,6 +4397,17 @@ written. When &%-oX%& is used with &%-bd%&, or when &%-q%& with a time is used without &%-bd%&, this is the only way of causing Exim to write a pid file, because in those cases, the normal pid file is not used. +.new +.vitem &%-oPX%& +.oindex "&%-oPX%&" +.cindex "pid (process id)" "of daemon" +.cindex "daemon" "process id (pid)" +This option is not intended for general use. +The daemon uses it when terminating due to a SIGTEM, possibly in +combination with &%-oP%&&~<&'path'&>. +It causes the pid file to be removed. +.wen + .vitem &%-or%&&~<&'time'&> .oindex "&%-or%&" .cindex "timeout" "for non-SMTP input" @@ -4466,11 +4517,16 @@ appear in the correct order. Each flag is described in a separate item below. .cindex "queue" "double scanning" .cindex "queue" "routing" .cindex "routing" "whole queue before delivery" +.cindex "first pass routing" An option starting with &%-qq%& requests a two-stage queue run. In the first stage, the queue is scanned as if the &%queue_smtp_domains%& option matched every domain. Addresses are routed, local deliveries happen, but no remote transports are run. +.new +Performance will be best if the &%queue_run_in_order%& option is false. +.wen + .cindex "hints database" "remembering routing" The hints database that remembers which messages are waiting for specific hosts is updated, as if delivery to those hosts had been deferred. After this is @@ -4516,7 +4572,7 @@ for later delivery. .vitem &%-q[q][i][f[f]][l][G[/