1 $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt,v 1.21 2006/06/27 14:34:26 ph10 Exp $
6 This file contains complete lists of four kinds of Exim option:
8 1. Those that can appear in the run time configuration file;
9 2. Those that can be used on the command line;
10 3. Those that can appear in the build time configuration (Local/Makefile);
11 4. Those that can appear in the build time configuration for the Exim monitor
14 This file was last updated for Exim release 4.63.
20 As Exim has developed, new options have been added at each major release. For
21 the most part, backwards compatibility has been maintained, and obsolete
22 options continue to be recognized. However, incompatible changes took place at
23 releases 3.00, and 4.00. In both cases, several groups of options were
24 amalgamated into new, extended options, and obsolete options were removed.
26 The table below contains a complete list of all Exim's current options, along
27 with their types, default values, and where they can be used. String options
28 that are expanded before use are marked with *. Host lists, domain lists, and
29 address lists are always expanded. In some cases the defaults are not fixed
30 values, or not short enough to fit in the table. These are indicated by +. Some
31 other default values are determined when the Exim binary is compiled; these are
34 For options that are specific to a particular driver, the fourth column
35 contains the driver name, for example, appendfile. Otherwise, it contains
37 . `main' for options that appear in the main section of Exim's configuration
40 . `authenticators' for generic options that apply to any authenticator;
42 . `routers' for generic options that apply to any router;
44 . `transports' for generic options that apply to any transport.
46 The fifth column contains the version of Exim in which the option was added, or
47 substantially changed. Where no number is given, the option has been in Exim
48 since the very early releases. The routers were completely reorganised for
49 release 4.00, and so no router options are shown as earlier than 4.00, though
50 in fact some of them were inherited from earlier versions.
52 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
53 accept_8bitmime boolean false main 1.60
54 acl_not_smtp string* unset main 4.11
55 acl_not_smtp_mime string* unset main 4.51 with content scan
56 acl_smtp_auth string* unset main 4.00
57 acl_smtp_connect string* unset main 4.11
58 acl_smtp_data string* unset main 4.00
59 acl_smtp_etrn string* unset main 4.00
60 acl_smtp_expn string* unset main 4.00
61 acl_smtp_helo string* unset main 4.20
62 acl_smtp_mail string* unset main 4.11
63 acl_smtp_mailauth string* unset main 4.21
64 acl_smtp_mime string* unset main 4.50 with content scan
65 acl_smtp_predata string* unset main 4.43
66 acl_smtp_quit string* unset main 4.43
67 acl_smtp_rcpt string* unset main 4.00
68 acl_smtp_starttls string* unset main 4.11
69 acl_smtp_vrfy string* unset main 4.00
70 address_data string* unset routers 4.00
71 address_test boolean true routers 4.14
72 admin_groups string list unset main 3.02
73 allow_domain_literals boolean false main 4.00 replacing forbid_domain_literals
74 allow_commands string list* unset pipe 1.89
75 allow_defer boolean false redirect 4.00
76 allow_fail boolean false redirect 4.00
77 allow_filter boolean false redirect 4.00
78 allow_freeze boolean false redirect 4.00
79 allow_fifo boolean false appendfile 3.13
80 allow_localhost boolean false smtp 1.73
81 allow_mx_to_ip boolean false main 3.14
82 allow_symlink boolean false appendfile
83 allow_utf8_domains boolean false main 4.14
84 auth_advertise_hosts host list "*" main 4.00
85 authenticated_sender string* unset smtp 4.14
86 authenticated_sender_force boolean false smtp 4.61
87 authenticate_hosts host list unset smtp 3.13
88 auto_thaw time 0s main
89 av_scanner string* + main 4.50 with content scan
90 batch_id string unset appendfile 4.00
93 batch_max integer 100 appendfile
96 bcc string* unset autoreply
97 bi_command string unset main
98 body_only boolean false transports 2.05
99 bounce_message_file string unset main 4.00
100 bounce_message_text string unset main 4.00
101 bounce_return_body boolean true main 4.23
102 bounce_return_message boolean true main 4.00
103 bounce_return_size_limit int 100K main 4.23 better name for return_size_limit
104 bounce_sender_authentication string unset main 4.00
105 callout_domain_negative_expire time 3h main 4.11
106 callout_domain_positive_expire time 7d main 4.11
107 callout_negative_expire time 2h main 4.11
108 callout_positive_expire time 24h main 4.11
109 callout_random_local_part string* + main 4.11
110 cannot_route_message string* unset routers 4.11
111 caseful_local_part boolean false routers 4.00
112 cc string* unset autoreply
113 check_ancestor boolean false redirect 4.00
114 check_group boolean false appendfile
116 check_local_user boolean false routers 4.00
117 check_log_inodes integer 0 main
118 check_log_space integer 0 main
119 check_owner boolean true appendfile 3.14
121 check_rfc2047_length boolean true main 4.60
122 check_secondary_mx boolean false dnslookup 4.00
123 check_spool_inodes integer 0 main
124 check_spool_space integer 0 main
125 check_string string "From " appendfile 3.03
127 check_srv string* unset dnslookup 4.31
128 client_ignore_invalid_base64 boolean false plaintext 4.61
129 client_name string* + cram_md5 3.10
130 client_secret string* unset cram_md5 3.10
131 client_send string* unset plaintext 3.10
132 command string* unset lmtp 3.20
134 unset queryprogram 4.00
135 command_group string unset queryprogram 4.00
136 command_timeout time 5m smtp
137 command_user string unset queryprogram 4.00
138 condition string* unset routers 4.00
139 connect_timeout time 0s smtp 1.60
140 connection_max_messages integer 500 smtp 4.00 replaces batch_max
141 create_directory boolean true appendfile
142 create_file string "anywhere" appendfile
143 current_directory string unset transports 4.00
144 unset queryprogram 4.00
145 daemon_smtp_ports string unset main 1.75 pluralised in 4.21
146 daemon_startup_retries int 9 main 4.52
147 daemon_startup_sleep time 30s main 4.52
148 data string unset redirect 4.00
149 data_timeout time 5m smtp
150 debug_print string* unset authenticators 4.00
152 unset transports 2.00
153 delay_after_cutoff boolean true smtp
154 delay_warning time list 24h main
155 delay_warning_condition string* + main 1.73
156 deliver_drop_privilege boolean false main 4.00
157 deliver_queue_load_max fixed-point unset main 1.70
158 delivery_date_add boolean false transports
159 delivery_date_remove boolean true main
160 directory string* unset appendfile
161 directory_mode octal-integer 0700 appendfile
162 directory_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
163 disable_ipv6 boolean false main 4.61
164 disable_logging boolean false routers 4.11
165 false transports 4.11
166 dns_again_means_nonexist domain list unset main 1.89
167 dns_check_names_pattern string + main 2.11
168 dns_csa_search_limit integer 5 main 4.60
169 dns_csa_use_reverse boolean true main 4.60
170 dns_ipv4_lookup boolean false main 3.20
171 dns_qualify_single boolean true smtp
172 dns_retrans time 0s main 1.60
173 dns_retry integer 0 main 1.60
174 dns_search_parents boolean false smtp
175 domains domain list unset routers 4.00
176 driver string unset authenticators
179 drop_cr boolean false main 4.00 became a no-op in 4.21
180 envelope_to_add boolean false transports
181 envelope_to_remove boolean true main
182 environment string* unset pipe 2.95
183 errors_copy string list* unset main
184 errors_reply_to string unset main
185 errors_to string* unset routers 4.00
186 escape_string string ">From " appendfile 3.03
188 exim_group string ++ main
189 exim_path string ++ main
190 exim_user string ++ main
191 expn boolean true routers
192 extra_local_interfaces string unset main 4.21
193 extract_addresses_remove_arguments boolean true main 1.92
194 fail_verify boolean false routers
195 fail_verify_recipient boolean false routers 4.00
196 fail_verify_sender boolean false routers 4.00
197 fallback_hosts string list unset routers 4.00
199 file string* unset appendfile
202 file_expand boolean false autoreply
203 file_format string unset appendfile 3.03
204 file_must_exist boolean false appendfile
205 file_optional boolean false autoreply
206 file_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
207 filter_prepend_home boolean true redirect 4.63
208 final_timeout time 10m smtp
209 finduser_retries integer 0 main
210 forbid_blackhole boolean false redirect 4.00
211 forbid_exim_filter boolean false redirect 4.44
212 forbid_fail boolean false redirect 4.00
213 forbid_file boolean false redirect 4.00
214 forbid_filter_existstest boolean false redirect 4.00
215 forbid_filter_logwrite boolean false redirect 4.00
216 forbid_filter_lookup boolean false redirect 4.00
217 forbid_filter_perl boolean false redirect 4.00
218 forbid_filter_readfile boolean false redirect 4.00
219 forbid_filter_readsocket boolean false redirect 4.11
220 forbid_filter_reply boolean false redirect 4.00
221 forbid_filter_run boolean false redirect 4.00
222 forbid_include boolean false redirect 4.00
223 forbid_pipe boolean false redirect 4.00
224 forbid_sieve_filter boolean false redirect 4.44
225 freeze_exec_fail boolean false pipe 1.89
226 freeze_tell boolean false main 4.00 replaces freeze_tell_mailmaster
227 from string* unset autoreply
228 gecos_name string* unset main
229 gecos_pattern string unset main
230 gethostbyname boolean false smtp
231 group string + routers 4.00
232 unset transports 4.00 replaces local option in some transports
233 header_line_maxsize integer 0 (unset) main 4.14
234 header_maxsize integer 1M main 4.14
235 headers string* unset autoreply
236 headers_add string* unset routers 4.00
238 headers_charset string ++ main 4.21
239 headers_only boolean false transports 2.05
240 headers_remove string* unset routers 4.00
242 headers_rewrite string unset transports 3.20
243 helo_accept_junk_hosts host list unset main 3.00
244 helo_allow_chars string "" main 4.02
245 helo_lookup_domains domain list unset main 4.00
246 helo_data string* "$primary_hostname" smtp 3.21
247 helo_try_verify_hosts host list unset main 4.00
248 helo_verify_hosts host list unset main 1.73
249 hide_child_in_errmsg false redirect 4.00
250 hold_domains domain list unset main 1.70
251 home_directory string* unset transports 4.00 replaces individual options
252 host_find_failed string "freeze" manualroute 4.00
253 host_lookup host list unset main 3.00
254 host_lookup_order string list "bydns:byaddr" main 4.30
255 host_reject_connection host list unset main 4.00
256 hosts string unset iplookup 4.00
257 string list* unset smtp
258 hosts_avoid_esmtp host list unset smtp 4.21
259 hosts_avoid_tls host list unset smtp 3.20
260 hosts_connection_nolog host list unset main 4.43
261 hosts_max_try integer 5 smtp 3.20
262 hosts_max_try_hardlimit integer 50 smtp 4.50
263 hosts_nopass_tls host list unset smtp 4.00
264 hosts_override boolean false smtp 2.11
265 hosts_randomize boolean false manualroute 4.00
267 hosts_require_auth host list unset smtp 4.00
268 hosts_require_tls host list unset smtp 3.20
269 hosts_treat_as_local domain list unset main 1.95
270 hosts_try_auth host list unset smtp 4.00
271 ignore_bounce_errors_after time 0s main 4.00
272 ignore_eacces boolean false redirect 4.00
273 ignore_enotdir boolean false redirect 4.00
274 ignore_fromline_hosts host list unset main
275 ignore_fromline_local boolean false main 2.05
276 ignore_status boolean false pipe
277 ignore_target_hosts host list unset routers 4.00
278 include_directory string unset redirect 4.00
279 initgroups false routers 4.00
280 interface string list unset smtp 1.70
281 keep_malformed time 4d main
282 keepalive boolean true smtp 2.05
283 ldap_default_servers string list unset main 3.02
284 ldap_version int 2 or 3 main 4.14
285 local_from_check boolean true main 3.14
286 local_from_prefix string unset main 3.14
287 local_from_suffix string unset main 3.14
288 local_interfaces string list unset main 1.60
289 local_part_prefix string unset routers 4.00 replaces prefix
290 local_part_prefix_optional boolean unset routers 4.00 replaces prefix_optional
291 local_part_suffix string unset routers 4.00 replaces suffix
292 local_part_suffix_optional boolean unset routers 4.00 replaces suffix_optional
293 local_parts string list* unset routers 4.00
294 local_scan_timeout time 5m main 4.03
295 local_sender_retain boolean false main 4.00
296 localhost_number string unset main
297 lock_fcntl_timeout time 0s appendfile 3.14
298 lock_flock_timeout time 0s appendfile 4.11
299 lock_interval time 3s appendfile
300 lock_retries integer 10 appendfile
301 lockfile_mode octal-integer 0600 appendfile
302 lockfile_timeout time 30m appendfile
303 log string* unset autoreply
304 log_as_local boolean + routers 4.00
305 log_file_path string list ++ main
306 log_defer_output boolean false pipe 1.89
307 log_fail_output boolean false pipe 1.60
308 log_output boolean false pipe 1.60
309 log_selector string unset main 4.00
310 log_timezone boolean false main 4.11
311 lookup_open_max integer 25 main 2.05
312 mailbox_filecount string* unset appendfile 4.43
313 mailbox_size string* unset appendfile 4.43
314 maildir_format boolean false appendfile 1.70
315 maildir_retries integer 10 appendfile 1.70
316 maildir_tag string* unset appendfile 1.92
317 maildir_use_size_file boolean false appendfile 4.30
318 maildirfolder_create_regex string unset appendfile 4.62
319 mailstore_format boolean false appendfile 2.00
320 mailstore_prefix string* unset appendfile 2.00
321 mailstore_suffix string* unset appendfile 2.00
322 match_directory string* unset localuser
323 max_output integer 20K pipe
324 max_rcpt integer 100 smtp 1.60
325 max_user_name_length integer 0 main
326 mbx_format boolean false appendfile 2.10
327 message_body_visible integer 500 main
328 message_id_header_domain string* unset main 4.11
329 message_id_header_text string* unset main
330 message_logs boolean true main 4.10
331 message_prefix string* + appendfile 4.00 replaces prefix
332 string* unset pipe 4.00 replaces prefix
333 message_size_limit integer 50M main
335 message_suffix string* + appendfile 4.00 replaces suffix
336 string* unset pipe 4.00 replaces suffix
337 mode octal-integer 0600 appendfile
339 mode_fail_narrower boolean true appendfile 1.70
340 modemask octal-integer 022 redirect 4.00
341 more boolean true routers 4.00
342 move_frozen_messages boolean false main 3.09
343 multi_domain boolean true smtp
344 mx_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.00
345 mx_fail_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.43
346 mysql_servers string list unset main 3.03
347 never_users string list unset main
348 notify_comsat boolean false appendfile
349 once string* unset autoreply
350 once_file_size integer 0 autoreply 3.20
351 once_repeat time 0s autoreply 2.95
352 one_time boolean false redirect 4.00
353 optional boolean false iplookup 4.00
354 oracle_servers string unset main 4.00
355 owners string list unset redirect 4.00
356 owngroups string list unset redirect 4.00
357 pass_on_timeout boolean false routers 4.00
358 pass_router string unset routers 4.00
359 path string "/usr/bin" pipe
360 percent_hack_domains domain list unset main
361 perl_at_start boolean false main 2.10
362 perl_startup string unset main 2.10
363 pgsql_servers string list unset main 3.14
364 pid_file_path string ++ main
365 pipe_as_creator boolean false pipe
366 pipe_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
367 pipelining_advertise_hosts host list "*" main 4.14
368 port integer 0 iplookup 4.00
370 preserve_message_logs boolean false main
371 primary_hostname string + main
372 print_topbitchars boolean false main 1.89
373 process_log_path string unset main 4.21
374 prod_requires_admin boolean true main 1.70
375 protocol string "udp" iplookup 4.00
376 string "smtp" smtp 3.20
377 public_name string unset authenticators 3.10
378 qualify_domain string + main
379 string* unset redirect 4.31
380 qualify_preserve_domain boolean false redirect 4.00
381 qualify_recipient string + main
382 qualify_single boolean true dnslookup 4.00
383 query string* + iplookup 4.00
384 queue_domains domain list unset main 4.00
385 queue_list_requires_admin boolean true main 1.95
386 queue_only boolean false main
387 queue_only_file string unset main 2.05
388 queue_only_load fixed-point unset main
389 queue_only_override boolean true main 4.21
390 queue_run_in_order boolean false main 1.70
391 queue_run_max integer 5 main
392 queue_smtp_domains domain list unset main
393 quota string* unset appendfile 1.60
394 quota_directory string* unset appendfile 4.11
395 quota_filecount integer 0 appendfile 2.05
396 quota_is_inclusive boolean true appendfile 3.20
397 quota_size_regex string unset appendfile 3.14
398 quota_warn_message string* + appendfile 2.10
399 quota_warn_threshold string* 0 appendfile 2.10
400 rcpt_include_affixes boolean false transports 4.21
401 receive_timeout time 0s main 4.00 replacing accept_timeout
402 received_header_text string* + main
403 received_headers_max integer 30 main
404 recipient_unqualified_hosts host list unset main 4.00 replacing receiver_unqualified_hosts
405 recipients_max integer 0 main 1.60
406 recipients_max_reject boolean false main 1.70
407 redirect_router string unset routers 4.00
408 remote_max_parallel integer 1 main
409 remote_sort_domains domain list unset main 4.00 replacing remote_sort
410 repeat_use boolean true redirect 4.00
411 reply_to string* unset autoreply 2.05
412 reply_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
413 require_files string list* unset routers 4.00
414 reroute string* unset iplookup 4.00
415 response_pattern string unset iplookup 4.00
416 restrict_to_path boolean false pipe
417 retry_data_expire time 7d main 3.03
418 retry_include_ip_address boolean true smtp 1.92
419 retry_interval_max time 24h main
420 retry_use_local_part boolean + routers 4.00
421 + transports 4.00 replacing individual options
422 return_fail_output boolean false pipe 1.60
423 return_message boolean false autoreply
424 return_output boolean false pipe
425 return_path string* unset transports 2.05
426 return_path_add boolean false transports
427 return_path_remove boolean true main
428 return_size_limit integer 100K main renamed bounce_return_size_limit in 4.23
429 rewrite boolean true redirect 4.00
430 rewrite_headers boolean true dnslookup 4.00
431 rfc1413_hosts host list * main
432 rfc1413_query_timeout time 5s main
433 router_home_directory string* unset routers 4.11
434 route_data string* unset manualroute 4.00
435 route_list string list unset manualroute 4.00
436 same_domain_copy_routing boolean false dnslookup 4.00
437 search_parents boolean false dnslookup 4.00
438 self string "freeze" routers 4.00
439 sender_unqualified_hosts host list unset main
440 senders address list unset routers 4.00
441 serialize_hosts host list unset smtp 1.60
442 server_advertise_condition string* unset authenticators 4.14
443 server_condition string* unset plaintext 3.10
444 server_hostname string* "$primary_hostname" cyrus_sasl 4.43
445 server_mail_auth_condition string* unset authenticators 3.22
446 server_mech string public_name cyrus_sasl 4.43
447 server_prompts string* unset plaintext 3.10
448 server_realm string unset cyrus_sasl 4.43
449 server_secret string* unset cram_md5 3.10
450 server_service string "smtp" cyrus_sasl 4.43
451 server_set_id string* unset authenticators 3.10
452 shadow_condition string* unset transports
453 shadow_transport string unset transports
454 size_addition integer 1024 smtp 1.91
455 skip_syntax_errors boolean false redirect 4.00
456 smtp_accept_keepalive boolean true main
457 smtp_accept_max integer 20 main
458 smtp_accept_max_nonmail integer 10 main 4.11
459 smtp_accept_max_nonmail_hosts host list * main 4.14
460 smtp_accept_max_per_connection integer 1000 main 4.00
461 smtp_accept_max_per_host integer 0 main 2.05
462 smtp_accept_queue integer 0 main
463 smtp_accept_queue_per_connection integer 10 main 2.03
464 smtp_accept_reserve integer 0 main
465 smtp_active_hostname string* unset main 4.33
466 smtp_banner string* + main
467 smtp_check_spool_space boolean true main 2.10
468 smtp_connect_backlog integer 5 main
469 smtp_enforce_sync boolean true main 4.00
470 smtp_etrn_command string* unset main 1.92
471 smtp_etrn_serialize boolean true main 1.89
472 smtp_load_reserve fixed-point unset main
473 smtp_max_synprot_errors integer 3 main 4.30
474 smtp_max_unknown_commands integer 3 main 4.14
475 smtp_ratelimit_hosts host list unset main 4.00
476 smtp_ratelimit_mail string unset main 4.00
477 smtp_ratelimit_rcpt string unset main 4.00
478 smtp_receive_timeout time 5m main
479 smtp_reserve_hosts host list unset main
480 smtp_return_error_details boolean false main 4.11
481 socket string* unset lmtp 4.11
482 spamd_address string + main 4.50 with content scan
483 split_spool_directory boolean false main 1.70
484 spool_directory string ++ main
485 sqlite_lock_timeout time 5s main 4.53
486 srv_fail_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.43
487 strip_excess_angle_brackets boolean false main
488 strip_trailing_dot boolean false main
489 subject string* unset autoreply
490 syntax_errors_text string* unset redirect 4.00
491 syntax_errors_to string unset redirect 4.00
492 syslog_duplication boolean true main 4.21
493 syslog_facility string unset main 4.20
494 syslog_processname string "exim" main 4.20
495 syslog_timestamp boolean true main 4.00
496 system_filter string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
497 system_filter_directory_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
498 system_filter_file_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
499 system_filter_group string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
500 system_filter_pipe_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
501 system_filter_reply_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
502 system_filter_user string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
503 tcp_nodelay boolean true main 4.23
505 temp_errors string list + pipe 1.95
506 text string* unset autoreply
507 timeout time 5m lmtp 3.20
511 timeout_defer boolean false pipe 4.51
512 timeout_frozen_after time 0s main 3.20
513 timezone string + main 3.15
514 tls_advertise_hosts host list * main 3.20
515 tls_certificate string* unset main 3.20
517 tls_dhparam string* unset main 3.20
518 tls_on_connect_ports string unset main 4.43
519 tls_privatekey string* unset main 3.20
521 tls_remember_emstp boolean false main 4.21
522 tls_require_ciphers string* unset smtp 4.00 replaces tls_verify_ciphers
523 string* unset main 4.33
524 tls_tempfail_tryclear boolean true smtp 4.05
525 tls_try_verify_hosts host list unset main 4.00
526 tls_verify_certificates string* unset main 3.20
528 tls_verify_hosts host list unset main 3.20
529 to string* unset autoreply
530 translate_ip_address string unset routers 4.00
531 transport string* unset routers 4.00
532 transport_current_directory string unset routers 4.00
533 transport_home_directory string unset routers 4.00
534 transport_filter string unset transports
535 transport_filter_timeout time 5m transports 4.30
536 trusted_groups string list unset main
537 trusted_users string list unset main
538 umask octal-integer 022 pipe
539 unknown_login string unset main
540 unknown_username string unset main
541 unseen boolean false routers 4.00
542 untrusted_set_sender boolean false main 3.20
543 use_bsmtp boolean false appendfile 4.00
545 use_crlf boolean false appendfile 1.89
547 use_fcntl_lock boolean + appendfile 1.70
548 use_flock_lock boolean + appendfile 4.11
549 use_lockfile boolean + appendfile
550 use_mbx_lock boolean + appendfile 2.10
551 use_shell boolean false pipe 1.70
552 user string + routers 4.00
553 unset transports 4.00 replaces individual options
554 uucp_from_pattern string + main 1.75
555 uucp_from_sender string* "$1" main 1.75
556 verify boolean true routers 4.00
557 verify_only boolean false routers 4.00
558 verify_recipient boolean true routers 4.00
559 verify_sender boolean true routers 4.00
560 warn_message_file string unset main 4.00
561 widen_domains string list unset dnslookup 4.00
562 write_rejectlog boolean true main 4.31
566 2. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
567 -----------------------
569 The table below contains a complete list of all Exim's command line options.
570 Those marked with # are available only to trusted users, those marked with +
571 are available only to admin users, and those marked with * exist only to
572 provide compatibility with Sendmail.
575 --help Give a little help (not a lot)
578 -bdf + Start daemon and run it in the foreground
579 -be Test string expansion
580 -bF Test system filter file
581 -bf Test user filter file
582 -bfd Set domain for filter testing
583 -bfl Set local part for filter testing
584 -bfp Set local part prefix for filter testing
585 -bfs Set local part suffix for filter testing
586 -bh Test incoming SMTP call, omitting callouts
587 -bhc Test incoming SMTP call, with callouts
588 -bi * Run <command>bi_command</command>
589 -bm Accept message on standard input
590 -bnq Don't qualify addresses in locally submitted messages
591 -bP Show configuration option settings
593 -bpa + ... with generated addresses as well
594 -bpc + ... but just show a count of messages
595 -bpr + ... do not sort
596 -bpra + ... with generated addresses, unsorted
597 -bpru + ... only undelivered addresses, unsorted
598 -bpu + ... only undelivered addresses
599 -brt Test retry rules
600 -brw Test rewriting rules
601 -bS Read batch SMTP on standard input
602 -bs Run SMTP on standard input and output
603 -bt Test address directing and routing
604 -bV Verify version number
605 -bv Test recipient address verification
606 -bvs Test sender address verification
607 -C + Use alternate configuration file
608 -D + Define macro for configuration file
609 -d + Turn on debugging output
610 -dd + Ditto, but if a daemon, not for subprocesses
611 -dropcr Remove CR character in input: became a no-op in 4.21
613 -ex * Synonym for -oex (for several different x)
614 -F Set calling user name
615 -f # Set calling user address
618 -i Dot does not terminate message
619 -M + Force deliver specific message
620 -Mar + Add recipient to message
621 -MC Internal use only
622 -MCA Internal use only
623 -MCP Internal use only
624 -MCQ Internal use only
625 -MCS Internal use only
626 -MCT Internal use only
627 -Mc + Deliver specific message
628 -Mes + Edit message sender
629 -Mf + Freeze message(s)
630 -Mg + Give up (bounce) message(s)
631 -Mmad + Mark all recipients delivered
632 -Mmd + Mark one recipient delivered
633 -Mrm + Remove message(s) (no bounce)
634 -Mt + Thaw message(s)
635 -Mvb + View message body
636 -Mvh + View message header
637 -Mvl + View message log
639 -N + Deliver without transporting
642 -oA * Supply argument for <option>-bi</option>
643 -oB Set max messages down one connection
644 -odb Background delivery
645 -odf Foreground delivery
646 -odi Foreground delivery
647 -odq Queue message; do not deliver
648 -odqs ... do not do SMTP deliveries
649 -oee Error sent by mail; zero return code
650 -oem Error sent by mail; non-zero return code
651 -oep Error written to standard error stream
652 -oeq * Error written to standard error stream
653 -oew * Error sent by mail; non-zero return code
654 -oi Dot does not terminate message
655 -oitrue * Dot does not terminate message
656 -oMa # Supply host address
657 -oMaa # Supply authenticator name
658 -oMai # Supply authenticated id
659 -oMas # Supply authenticated sender
660 -oMi # Supply interface address
661 -oMr # Supply protocol name
662 -oMs # Supply host name
663 -oMt # Supply ident string
666 -oP * Specify path for daemon's pid file
667 -or Timeout non-SMTP messages
668 -os Timeout for SMTP messages
669 -ov * Verbose; same as -v
670 -oX Alternative port for daemon
671 -pd Delay Perl interpreter start
672 -ps Do not delay Perl interpreter start
673 -p<r>:<s> * Same as -oMr <r> -oMs <s>
675 -qf + ... force delivery ) Other combinations are
676 -qff + ... and include frozen messages ) possible. The syntax is
677 -qi + ... initial deliveries only )
678 -ql + ... local deliveries only ) -q[q][f][f][i|l][time]
679 -qq + Two-stage queue run )
682 -R Select by recipient in queue run
684 -Rff ... and frozen messages
685 -Rr ... using regular expression
686 -Rrf ... with forcing
687 -Rrff ... and frozen messages
689 -S Select by sender in queue run
691 -Sff ... and frozen messages
692 -Sr ... using regular expression
693 -Srf ... with forcing
694 -Srff ... and frozen messages
695 -Tqt * Used by Exim test suite; not recognized in normal use
696 -t Take recipients from header lines
698 -tls-on-connect Do TLS on startup (for legacy clients)
700 -v Verbose - shows SMTP dialogue and other delivery info
701 -x Ignored (AIX compatibility)
704 3. BUILD TIME OPTIONS FOR EXIM
705 ------------------------------
707 The table below contains a complete list of options that can be set in
708 Local/Makefile when building Exim. More information about individual options
709 can be found in src/EDITME and OS/Makefile-Default.
711 The second column below gives the type of option:
713 . `system' means the option is concerned with the operating system;
715 . `driver' means the option selects a driver to be included in the binary;
717 . `lookup' means the option selects a lookuptype to be included in the binary;
719 . `mandatory' means the option is required to be supplied;
721 . `recommended' means the option is recommended to be supplied;
723 . `optional' means what it says;
725 Those marked with * are specialized and are unlikely to be required in most
726 installations. Those that are marked with ** are commonly set in OS-specific
727 Makefiles. If you use any of these in your Local/Makefile, you may need to
728 reproduce some of the OS-specific settings. For example, in the Makefile for
729 Solaris (which is actually called OS/Makefile-SunOS5), there is
731 LIBS=-lsocket -lnsl -lkstat
733 If you use LIBS to add extra libraries, you must also include the OS ones in
734 your setting. It is better, in this particular case, to use EXTRALIBS, which is
735 empty by default, and is provided for just this reason. Of course, if you do
736 actually want to modify a setting from the OS-specific file, there is nothing
737 to stop you overriding it in your Local/Makefile.
739 Option Type Description
740 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
742 ACL_CVARS=20 optional* number of acl_c variables
743 ACL_MVARS=20 optional* number of acl_m variables
744 ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX optional restricts location of -C files
745 ALT_CONFIG_ROOT_ONLY optional* privileged -C needs root (not exim)
746 APPENDFILE_MODE optional*
747 APPENDFILE_DIRECTORY_MODE optional*
748 APPENDFILE_LOCKFILE_MODE optional*
749 AR system command to build a library
750 AUTH_CRAM_MD5 driver include cram_md5 authenticator
751 AUTH_CYRUS_SASL driver include Cyrus SASL authenticator
752 AUTH_PLAINTEXT driver include plaintext authenticator
753 AUTH_SPA driver include SPA (NTLM) authenticator
754 AUTH_VARS=3 optional* number of $auth variables
755 BASENAME_COMMAND system** path to basename
756 BASE_62=62 optional* not normally changed for Unix
757 BIN_DIRECTORY mandatory Exim binary directory
758 CC system** C compiler
759 CFLAGS system** flags for C compiler
760 CHGRP_COMMAND system** path to chgrp
761 CHOWN_COMMAND system** path to chown
762 COMPRESS_COMMAND system path to a compress command
763 COMPRESS_SUFFIX system suffix added to compressed files
764 CONFIGURE_FILE mandatory Exim runtime configuration file
765 CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_EUID optional*
766 CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_NODE optional*
767 CONFIGURE_GROUP optional* alternate group for configuration file
768 CONFIGURE_OWNER optional* alternate owner for configuration file
769 CYRUS_PWCHECK_SOCKET optional socket for pwcheck daemon
770 DBMLIB optional** location of DBM library
771 DB_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* mode for hints directory
772 DB_LOCKFILE_MODE optional* mode for hints lock files
773 DB_LOCK_TIMEOUT optional* timeout for hints lock files
774 DB_MODE optional* mode for hints files
775 DEFAULT_CRYPT optional use crypt16() as default
776 DELIVER_IN_BUFFER_SIZE optional*
777 DELIVER_OUT_BUFFER_SIZE optional*
778 DISABLE_D_OPTION optional disables -D option
779 ERRNO_QUOTA optional* error code for system quota failures
780 EXICYCLOG_MAX optional number of old log files to keep
781 EXIMDB_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* for hints database directory
782 EXIMDB_LOCKFILE_MODE optional* for hints lock files
783 EXIMDB_MODE optional* mode for hints files
784 EXIMON_TEXTPOP system**
786 EXIM_GROUP mandatory group to use for Exim
787 EXIM_MONITOR optional set to eximon.bin to compile
789 EXIM_USER mandatory user to use for Exim
790 EXIWHAT_EGREP_ARG system** to find Exim processes from ps
791 EXIWHAT_KILL_SIGNAL system** -SIGUSER1 or numerical equivalent
792 EXIWHAT_MULTIKILL_CMD system**
793 EXIWHAT_MULTIKILL_ARG system**
794 EXIWHAT_PS_ARG system** to list all processes
795 EXIWHAT_PS_CMD system** path to ps command
796 EXTRALIBS system additional libraries
797 EXTRALIBS_EXIM system additional libraries for Exim only
798 EXTRALIBS_EXIMON system additional libraries for the monitor
799 FIXED_NEVER_USERS optional can't override at runtime
800 HAVE_ICONV system the iconv() function is available
801 HAVE_IPV6 system include IPv6 support
802 HEADERS_CHARSET optional charset for decoded header lines
803 HEADER_ADD_BUFFER_SIZE optional* buffer for header_add()
804 HEADER_MAXSIZE optional* max memory for message header
805 HOSTNAME_COMMAND system** path to hostname command
806 INCLUDE system path to include files
807 INFO_DIRECTORY optional directory for Info documentation
808 INPUT_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode for input directory
809 IPV6_INCLUDE system additional includes for IPv6
810 IPV6_LIBS system additional libraries for IPv6
811 LDAP_LIB_TYPE optional type of LDAP library
812 LFLAGS system** link editor flags
813 LIBIDENTCFLAGS system C flags when compiling libident
814 LIBIDENTNAME system name for libident library
815 LIBRESOLV system** library for DNS resolver
816 LIBS system** additional libraries
817 LIBS_EXIM system** additional libraries for Exim ony
818 LIBS_EXIMON system** additional libraries for monitor
819 LOCAL_SCAN_SOURCE optional location of local_scan() source
820 LOG_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode for log directory
821 LOG_FILE_PATH optional path to log files
822 LOG_MODE optional mode for log files
823 LOOKUP_CDB lookup include cdb lookup
824 LOOKUP_DBM lookup include dbm lookup
825 LOOKUP_DNSDB lookup include dnsdb lookup
826 LOOKUP_DSEARCH lookup include dsearch lookup
827 LOOKUP_INCLUDE lookup include files for lookups
828 LOOKUP_LDAP lookup include ldap lookup
829 LOOKUP_LIBS lookup include libraries for lookups
830 LOOKUP_LSEARCH lookup include all lsearch lookups
831 LOOKUP_MYSQL lookup include mysql lookup
832 LOOKUP_NIS lookup include nis lookup
833 LOOKUP_NISPLUS lookup include nisplus lookup
834 LOOKUP_ORACLE lookup include oracle lookup
835 LOOKUP_PGSQL lookup include pgsql lookup
836 LOOKUP_TESTDB lookup*
837 LOOKUP_WHOSON lookup include whoson lookup
838 MAKE_SHELL optional* shell to use for make
839 MAX_FILTER_SIZE optional* max file size for filter files
840 MAX_INCLUDE_SIZE optional* max file size for :include: files
841 MAX_LOCALHOST_NUMBER=256 optional* for when localhost_number is set
842 MAX_NAMED_LIST optional* max named lists of a given type
843 MAX_INTERFACES system maximum network interfaces
844 MSGLOG_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* mode for message log directory
845 MV_COMMAND system path to mv command
846 NO_SYMLINK optional install doesn't make 'exim" symlink
847 PCRE_CFLAGS system compile flags for PCRE library
848 PERL_CC system* compiler for Perl interface code
849 PERL_CCOPTS system* flags for same
850 PERL_COMMAND system path to Perl
851 PERL_LIBS system* library for compiling Perl interface
852 PID_FILE_PATH optional path to daemon's pid file
853 RADIUS_CONFIG_FILE optional path to Radius config file
854 RADIUS_LIB_TYPE optional type of RADIUS library
855 RANLIB system** path to ranlib command
856 RM_COMMAND system path to rm command
857 ROUTER_ACCEPT driver include accept router
858 ROUTER_DNSLOOKUP driver include dnslookup router
859 ROUTER_MANUALROUTE driver include manualroute router
860 ROUTER_IPLITERAL driver include ipliteral router
861 ROUTER_IPLOOKUP driver include iplookup router
862 ROUTER_REDIRECT driver include redirect router
863 ROUTER_QUERYPROGRAM driver include queryprogram router
864 SPOOL_DIRECTORY recommended path to spool directory
865 SPOOL_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode of spool directory
866 SPOOL_MODE optional mode of spool files
867 STRING_SPRINTF_BUFFER_SIZE optional* buffer for string_sprintf()
868 STRIP_COMMAND optional* can be used to strp binaries
869 SUPPORT_A6 optional* support A6 DNS records
870 SUPPORT_CRYPTEQ optional support crypteq (if no auths)
871 SUPPORT_MAILDIR optional support for maildir delivery
872 SUPPORT_MAILSTORE optional support for mailstore delivery
873 SUPPORT_MBX optional support for MBX delivery
874 SUPPORT_MOVE_FROZEN_MESSAGES optional* support for frozen message moving
875 SUPPORT_PAM optional support for PAM authentication
876 SUPPORT_TLS optional support for TLS encryption over SMTP
877 SUPPORT_TRANSLATE_IP_ADDRESS optional* support for address translation
878 SYSLOG_LOG_PID optional add pid to syslog lines
879 SYSLOG_LONG_LINES optional do not split long syslog lines
880 SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE optional defaults to /etc/aliases
881 TIMEZONE_DEFAULT optional default for timezone option
882 TLS_INCLUDE optional path to include files for TLS
883 TLS_LIBS optional additional libraries for TLS
884 TMPDIR system value for TMPDIR environment variable
885 TRANSPORT_APPENDFILE driver include appendfile transport
886 TRANSPORT_AUTOREPLY driver include autoreply transport
887 TRANSPORT_LMTP driver include lmtp transport
888 TRANSPORT_PIPE driver include pipe transport
889 TRANSPORT_SMTP driver include smtp transport
890 USE_DB system** use native DB interface
891 USE_GNUTLS optional use GnuTLS instead of OpenSSL
892 USE_READLINE optional try to load libreadline for -be
893 USE_TCP_WRAPPERS system link with tcpwrappers
894 USE_TDB optional use the tdb DB interface
895 X11 system** X11 base directory
896 X11_LD_LIB system** X11 link library
897 XINCLUDE system** X11 include directory
898 XLFLAGS system** X11 link time flags
899 ZCAT_COMMAND system path to zcat command
902 4. BUILD TIME OPTIONS FOR EXIMON
903 --------------------------------
905 The table below contains a complete list of options that can be set in
906 Local/eximon.conf when building the Exim monitor. Where the default is shown as
907 ** it means that the text string is too long to fit in the table and is instead
908 given below. A blank default means that there is no default value.
910 ACTION_OUTPUT=no show output for every action
911 ACTION_QUEUE_UPDATE=yes update queue display after actions
912 BODY_MAX=20000 maximum body display
913 DOMAIN= domain to strip from window title
914 LOG_BUFFER=20K buffer for log tail
915 LOG_DEPTH=300 depth of log subwindow
916 LOG_FONT=** font for log display
917 LOG_STRIPCHARTS=** patterns for stripcharts
918 LOG_WIDTH=950 width of log subwindow
919 MENU_EVENT='Shift<Btn1Down>' keypress for menu
920 MIN_HEIGHT=162 minimum window height
921 MIN_WIDTH=103 minimum window width
922 QUALIFY_DOMAIN= local domain to strip from addresses
923 QUEUE_DEPTH=200 depth of queue subwindow
924 QUEUE_FONT=$LOG_FONT font for queue display
925 QUEUE_INTERVAL=300 queue refresh interval
926 QUEUE_MAX_ADDRESSES=10 max addresses to show in queue
927 QUEUE_STRIPCHART_NAME=queue name for queue stripchart
928 QUEUE_WIDTH=950 width of queue subwindow
929 SIZE_STRIPCHART= request partition size stripchart
930 SIZE_STRIPCHART_NAME=space name for size stripchart
931 START_SMALL=no if yes, start with small window
932 STRIPCHART_INTERVAL=60 stripchart refresh interval
933 TEXT_DEPTH=200 depth of text windows
934 WINDOW_TITLE="${hostname} eximon" window title
936 The default for LOG_FONT is
938 LOG_FONT=-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-14-140-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
940 and the default for LOG_STRIPCHARTS is
942 LOG_STRIPCHARTS='/ <= /in/
944 / => .+ R=local/local/
945 / => .+ T=[^ ]*smtp/smtp/'
947 That is, there are four stripcharts, named in, out, local, and smtp. The first
948 counts message arrivals, the second counts all deliveries, the third counts
949 deliveries where the router's name starts with "local", and the fourth counts
950 deliveries where the transport name contains "smtp".
952 **** End of OptionLists ****