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3 LISTS OF EXIM OPTIONS
4 ---------------------
5
6 This file contains complete lists of three kinds of Exim option:
7
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
12      (Local/eximon.conf).
13
14 This file was last updated for Exim release 4.40.
15
16
17 1. RUN TIME OPTIONS
18 -------------------
19
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.
25
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
32 indicated by ++.
33
34 For options that are specific to a particular driver, the fourth column
35 contains the driver name, for example, appendfile. Otherwise, it contains
36
37  . `main' for options that appear in the main section of Exim's configuration
38     file;
39
40  . `authenticators' for generic options that apply to any authenticator;
41
42  . `routers' for generic options that apply to any router;
43
44  . `transports' for generic options that apply to any transport.
45
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.
51
52 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
53 accept_8bitmime                      boolean         false         main              1.60
54 acl_not_smtp                         string*         unset         main              4.11
55 acl_smtp_auth                        string*         unset         main              4.00
56 acl_smtp_connect                     string*         unset         main              4.11
57 acl_smtp_data                        string*         unset         main              4.00
58 acl_smtp_etrn                        string*         unset         main              4.00
59 acl_smtp_expn                        string*         unset         main              4.00
60 acl_smtp_helo                        string*         unset         main              4.20
61 acl_smtp_mail                        string*         unset         main              4.11
62 acl_smtp_mailauth                    string*         unset         main              4.21
63 acl_smtp_predata                     string*         unset         main              4.43
64 acl_smtp_quit                        string*         unset         main              4.43
65 acl_smtp_rcpt                        string*         unset         main              4.00
66 acl_smtp_starttls                    string*         unset         main              4.11
67 acl_smtp_vrfy                        string*         unset         main              4.00
68 address_data                         string*         unset         routers           4.00
69 address_test                         boolean         true          routers           4.14
70 admin_groups                         string list     unset         main              3.02
71 allow_domain_literals                boolean         false         main              4.00 replacing forbid_domain_literals
72 allow_commands                       string list*    unset         pipe              1.89
73 allow_defer                          boolean         false         redirect          4.00
74 allow_fail                           boolean         false         redirect          4.00
75 allow_filter                         boolean         false         redirect          4.00
76 allow_freeze                         boolean         false         redirect          4.00
77 allow_fifo                           boolean         false         appendfile        3.13
78 allow_localhost                      boolean         false         smtp              1.73
79 allow_mx_to_ip                       boolean         false         main              3.14
80 allow_symlink                        boolean         false         appendfile
81 allow_utf8_domains                   boolean         false         main              4.14
82 auth_advertise_hosts                 host list       "*"           main              4.00
83 authenticated_sender                 string*         unset         smtp              4.14
84 authenticate_hosts                   host list       unset         smtp              3.13
85 auto_thaw                            time            0s            main
86 batch_id                             string          unset         appendfile        4.00
87                                                      unset         lmtp              4.00
88                                                      unset         pipe              4.00
89 batch_max                            integer         100           appendfile
90                                                      100           lmtp              3.20
91                                                      100           pipe
92 bcc                                  string*         unset         autoreply
93 bi_command                           string          unset         main
94 body_only                            boolean         false         transports        2.05
95 bounce_message_file                  string          unset         main              4.00
96 bounce_message_text                  string          unset         main              4.00
97 bounce_return_body                   boolean         true          main              4.23
98 bounce_return_message                boolean         true          main              4.00
99 bounce_return_size_limit             int             100K          main              4.23 better name for return_size_limit
100 bounce_sender_authentication         string          unset         main              4.00
101 callout_domain_negative_expire       time            3h            main              4.11
102 callout_domain_positive_expire       time            7d            main              4.11
103 callout_negative_expire              time            2h            main              4.11
104 callout_positive_expire              time            24h           main              4.11
105 callout_random_local_part            string*         +             main              4.11
106 cannot_route_message                 string*         unset         routers           4.11
107 caseful_local_part                   boolean         false         routers           4.00
108 cc                                   string*         unset         autoreply
109 check_ancestor                       boolean         false         redirect          4.00
110 check_group                          boolean         false         appendfile
111                                                      +             redirect          4.00
112 check_local_user                     boolean         false         routers           4.00
113 check_log_inodes                     integer         0             main
114 check_log_space                      integer         0             main
115 check_owner                          boolean         true          appendfile        3.14
116                                                      +             redirect          4.00
117 check_secondary_mx                   boolean         false         dnslookup         4.00
118 check_spool_inodes                   integer         0             main
119 check_spool_space                    integer         0             main
120 check_string                         string          "From "       appendfile        3.03
121                                                      unset         pipe              3.03
122 check_srv                            string*         unset         dnslookup         4.31
123 client_name                          string*         +             cram_md5          3.10
124 client_secret                        string*         unset         cram_md5          3.10
125 client_send                          string*         unset         plaintext         3.10
126 command                              string*         unset         lmtp              3.20
127                                                      unset         pipe
128                                                      unset         queryprogram      4.00
129 command_group                        string          unset         queryprogram      4.00
130 command_timeout                      time            5m            smtp
131 command_user                         string          unset         queryprogram      4.00
132 condition                            string*         unset         routers           4.00
133 connect_timeout                      time            0s            smtp              1.60
134 connection_max_messages              integer         500           smtp              4.00 replaces batch_max
135 create_directory                     boolean         true          appendfile
136 create_file                          string          "anywhere"    appendfile
137 current_directory                    string          unset         transports        4.00
138                                                      unset         queryprogram      4.00
139 daemon_smtp_ports                    string          unset         main              1.75  pluralised in 4.21
140 data                                 string          unset         redirect          4.00
141 data_timeout                         time            5m            smtp
142 debug_print                          string*         unset         authenticators    4.00
143                                                      unset         routers           4.00
144                                                      unset         transports        2.00
145 delay_after_cutoff                   boolean         true          smtp
146 delay_warning                        time list       24h           main
147 delay_warning_condition              string*         +             main              1.73
148 deliver_drop_privilege               boolean         false         main              4.00
149 deliver_queue_load_max               fixed-point     unset         main              1.70
150 delivery_date_add                    boolean         false         transports
151 delivery_date_remove                 boolean         true          main
152 directory                            string*         unset         appendfile
153 directory_mode                       octal-integer   0700          appendfile
154 directory_transport                  string*         unset         redirect          4.00
155 disable_logging                      boolean         false         routers           4.11
156 disable_logging                      boolean         false         transports        4.11
157 dns_again_means_nonexist             domain list     unset         main              1.89
158 dns_check_names_pattern              string          +             main              2.11
159 dns_ipv4_lookup                      boolean         false         main              3.20
160 dns_qualify_single                   boolean         true          smtp
161 dns_retrans                          time            0s            main              1.60
162 dns_retry                            integer         0             main              1.60
163 dns_search_parents                   boolean         false         smtp
164 domains                              domain list     unset         routers           4.00
165 driver                               string          unset         authenticators
166                                                      unset         routers           4.00
167                                                      unset         transports
168 drop_cr                              boolean         false         main              4.00 became a no-op in 4.21
169 envelope_to_add                      boolean         false         transports
170 envelope_to_remove                   boolean         true          main
171 environment                          string*         unset         pipe              2.95
172 errors_copy                          string list*    unset         main
173 errors_reply_to                      string          unset         main
174 errors_to                            string*         unset         routers           4.00
175 escape_string                        string          ">From "      appendfile        3.03
176                                                      unset         pipe              3.03
177 exim_group                           string          ++            main
178 exim_path                            string          ++            main
179 exim_user                            string          ++            main
180 expn                                 boolean         true          routers
181 extra_local_interfaces               string          unset         main              4.21
182 extract_addresses_remove_arguments   boolean         true          main              1.92
183 fail_verify                          boolean         false         routers
184 fail_verify_recipient                boolean         false         routers           4.00
185 fail_verify_sender                   boolean         false         routers           4.00
186 fallback_hosts                       string list     unset         routers           4.00
187                                                      unset         smtp
188 file                                 string*         unset         appendfile
189                                                      unset         autoreply
190                                                      unset         redirect          4.00
191 file_expand                          boolean         false         autoreply
192 file_format                          string          unset         appendfile        3.03
193 file_must_exist                      boolean         false         appendfile
194 file_optional                        boolean         false         autoreply
195 file_transport                       string*         unset         redirect          4.00
196 final_timeout                        time            10m           smtp
197 finduser_retries                     integer         0             main
198 forbid_blackhole                     boolean         false         redirect          4.00
199 forbid_exim_filter                   boolean         false         redirect          4.44
200 forbid_fail                          boolean         false         redirect          4.00
201 forbid_file                          boolean         false         redirect          4.00
202 forbid_filter_existstest             boolean         false         redirect          4.00
203 forbid_filter_logwrite               boolean         false         redirect          4.00
204 forbid_filter_lookup                 boolean         false         redirect          4.00
205 forbid_filter_perl                   boolean         false         redirect          4.00
206 forbid_filter_readfile               boolean         false         redirect          4.00
207 forbid_filter_readsocket             boolean         false         redirect          4.11
208 forbid_filter_reply                  boolean         false         redirect          4.00
209 forbid_filter_run                    boolean         false         redirect          4.00
210 forbid_include                       boolean         false         redirect          4.00
211 forbid_pipe                          boolean         false         redirect          4.00
212 forbid_sieve_filter                  boolean         false         redirect          4.44
213 freeze_exec_fail                     boolean         false         pipe              1.89
214 freeze_tell                          boolean         false         main              4.00 replaces freeze_tell_mailmaster
215 from                                 string*         unset         autoreply
216 gecos_name                           string*         unset         main
217 gecos_pattern                        string          unset         main
218 gethostbyname                        boolean         false         smtp
219 group                                string          +             routers           4.00
220                                                      unset         transports        4.00 replaces local option in some transports
221 header_line_maxsize                  integer         0 (unset)     main              4.14
222 header_maxsize                       integer         1M            main              4.14
223 headers                              string*         unset         autoreply
224 headers_add                          string*         unset         routers           4.00
225                                                      unset         transports
226 headers_charset                      string          ++            main              4.21
227 headers_only                         boolean         false         transports        2.05
228 headers_remove                       string*         unset         routers           4.00
229                                                      unset         transports
230 headers_rewrite                      string          unset         transports        3.20
231 helo_accept_junk_hosts               host list       unset         main              3.00
232 helo_allow_chars                     string          ""            main              4.02
233 helo_lookup_domains                  domain list     unset         main              4.00
234 helo_data                            string*   "$primary_hostname" smtp              3.21
235 helo_try_verify_hosts                host list       unset         main              4.00
236 helo_verify_hosts                    host list       unset         main              1.73
237 hide_child_in_errmsg                                 false         redirect          4.00
238 hold_domains                         domain list     unset         main              1.70
239 home_directory                       string*         unset         transports        4.00 replaces individual options
240 host_find_failed                     string          "freeze"      manualroute       4.00
241 host_lookup                          host list       unset         main              3.00
242 host_lookup_order                    string list  "bydns:byaddr"   main              4.30
243 host_reject_connection               host list       unset         main              4.00
244 hosts                                string          unset         iplookup          4.00
245                                      string list*    unset         smtp
246 hosts_avoid_esmtp                    host list       unset         smtp              4.21
247 hosts_avoid_tls                      host list       unset         smtp              3.20
248 hosts_connection_nolog               host list       unset         main              4.43
249 hosts_max_try                        integer         5             smtp              3.20
250 hosts_max_try_hardlimit              integer         50            smtp              4.50
251 hosts_nopass_tls                     host list       unset         smtp              4.00
252 hosts_override                       boolean         false         smtp              2.11
253 hosts_randomize                      boolean         false         manualroute       4.00
254                                                      false         smtp              3.14
255 hosts_require_auth                   host list       unset         smtp              4.00
256 hosts_require_tls                    host list       unset         smtp              3.20
257 hosts_treat_as_local                 domain list     unset         main              1.95
258 hosts_try_auth                       host list       unset         smtp              4.00
259 ignore_bounce_errors_after           time            0s            main              4.00
260 ignore_eacces                        boolean         false         redirect          4.00
261 ignore_enotdir                       boolean         false         redirect          4.00
262 ignore_fromline_hosts                host list       unset         main
263 ignore_fromline_local                boolean         false         main              2.05
264 ignore_status                        boolean         false         pipe
265 ignore_target_hosts                  host list       unset         routers           4.00
266 include_directory                    string          unset         redirect          4.00
267 initgroups                                           false         routers           4.00
268 interface                            string list     unset         smtp              1.70
269 keep_malformed                       time            4d            main
270 keepalive                            boolean         true          smtp              2.05
271 ldap_default_servers                 string list     unset         main              3.02
272 ldap_version                         int             2 or 3        main              4.14
273 local_from_check                     boolean         true          main              3.14
274 local_from_prefix                    string          unset         main              3.14
275 local_from_suffix                    string          unset         main              3.14
276 local_interfaces                     string list     unset         main              1.60
277 local_part_prefix                    string          unset         routers           4.00 replaces prefix
278 local_part_prefix_optional           boolean         unset         routers           4.00 replaces prefix_optional
279 local_part_suffix                    string          unset         routers           4.00 replaces suffix
280 local_part_suffix_optional           boolean         unset         routers           4.00 replaces suffix_optional
281 local_parts                          string list*    unset         routers           4.00
282 local_scan_timeout                   time            5m            main              4.03
283 local_sender_retain                  boolean         false         main              4.00
284 localhost_number                     string          unset         main
285 lock_fcntl_timeout                   time            0s            appendfile        3.14
286 lock_flock_timeout                   time            0s            appendfile        4.11
287 lock_interval                        time            3s            appendfile
288 lock_retries                         integer         10            appendfile
289 lockfile_mode                        octal-integer   0600          appendfile
290 lockfile_timeout                     time            30m           appendfile
291 log                                  string*         unset         autoreply
292 log_as_local                         boolean         +             routers           4.00
293 log_file_path                        string list     ++            main
294 log_defer_output                     boolean         false         pipe              1.89
295 log_fail_output                      boolean         false         pipe              1.60
296 log_output                           boolean         false         pipe              1.60
297 log_selector                         string          unset         main              4.00
298 log_timezone                         boolean         false         main              4.11
299 lookup_open_max                      integer         25            main              2.05
300 mailbox_filecount                    string*         unset         appendfile        4.43
301 mailbox_size                         string*         unset         appendfile        4.43
302 maildir_format                       boolean         false         appendfile        1.70
303 maildir_retries                      integer         10            appendfile        1.70
304 maildir_tag                          string*         unset         appendfile        1.92
305 maildir_use_size_file                boolean         false         appendfile        4.30
306 mailstore_format                     boolean         false         appendfile        2.00
307 mailstore_prefix                     string*         unset         appendfile        2.00
308 mailstore_suffix                     string*         unset         appendfile        2.00
309 match_directory                      string*         unset         localuser
310 max_output                           integer         20K           pipe
311 max_rcpt                             integer         100           smtp              1.60
312 max_user_name_length                 integer         0             main
313 mbx_format                           boolean         false         appendfile        2.10
314 message_body_visible                 integer         500           main
315 message_id_header_domain             string*         unset         main              4.11
316 message_id_header_text               string*         unset         main
317 message_logs                         boolean         true          main              4.10
318 message_prefix                       string*         +             appendfile        4.00 replaces prefix
319                                      string*         unset         pipe              4.00 replaces prefix
320 message_size_limit                   integer         0             main
321                                                      0             transports        2.05
322 message_suffix                       string*         +             appendfile        4.00 replaces suffix
323                                      string*         unset         pipe              4.00 replaces suffix
324 mode                                 octal-integer   0600          appendfile
325                                                      0600          autoreply
326 mode_fail_narrower                   boolean         true          appendfile        1.70
327 modemask                             octal-integer   022           redirect          4.00
328 more                                 boolean         true          routers           4.00
329 move_frozen_messages                 boolean         false         main              3.09
330 multi_domain                         boolean         true          smtp
331 mx_domains                           domain list     unset         dnslookup         4.00
332 mx_fail_domains                      domain list     unset         dnslookup         4.43
333 mysql_servers                        string list     unset         main              3.03
334 never_users                          string list     unset         main
335 notify_comsat                        boolean         false         appendfile
336 once                                 string*         unset         autoreply
337 once_file_size                       integer         0             autoreply         3.20
338 once_repeat                          time            0s            autoreply         2.95
339 one_time                             boolean         false         redirect          4.00
340 optional                             boolean         false         iplookup          4.00
341 oracle_servers                       string          unset         main              4.00
342 owners                               string list     unset         redirect          4.00
343 owngroups                            string list     unset         redirect          4.00
344 pass_on_timeout                      boolean         false         routers           4.00
345 pass_router                          string          unset         routers           4.00
346 path                                 string          "/usr/bin"    pipe
347 percent_hack_domains                 domain list     unset         main
348 perl_at_start                        boolean         false         main              2.10
349 perl_startup                         string          unset         main              2.10
350 pgsql_servers                        string list     unset         main              3.14
351 pid_file_path                        string          ++            main
352 pipe_as_creator                      boolean         false         pipe
353 pipe_transport                       string*         unset         redirect          4.00
354 pipelining_advertise_hosts           host list       "*"           main              4.14
355 port                                 integer         0             iplookup          4.00
356                                      string          "smtp"        smtp
357 preserve_message_logs                boolean         false         main
358 primary_hostname                     string          +             main
359 print_topbitchars                    boolean         false         main              1.89
360 process_log_path                     string          unset         main              4.21
361 prod_requires_admin                  boolean         true          main              1.70
362 protocol                             string          "udp"         iplookup          4.00
363                                      string          "smtp"        smtp              3.20
364 public_name                          string          unset         authenticators    3.10
365 qualify_domain                       string          +             main
366                                      string*         unset         redirect          4.31
367 qualify_preserve_domain              boolean         false         redirect          4.00
368 qualify_recipient                    string          +             main
369 qualify_single                       boolean         true          dnslookup         4.00
370 query                                string*         +             iplookup          4.00
371 queue_domains                        domain list     unset         main              4.00
372 queue_list_requires_admin            boolean         true          main              1.95
373 queue_only                           boolean         false         main
374 queue_only_file                      string          unset         main              2.05
375 queue_only_load                      fixed-point     unset         main
376 queue_only_override                  boolean         true          main              4.21
377 queue_run_in_order                   boolean         false         main              1.70
378 queue_run_max                        integer         5             main
379 queue_smtp_domains                   domain list     unset         main
380 quota                                string*         unset         appendfile        1.60
381 quota_directory                      string*         unset         appendfile        4.11
382 quota_filecount                      integer         0             appendfile        2.05
383 quota_is_inclusive                   boolean         true          appendfile        3.20
384 quota_size_regex                     string          unset         appendfile        3.14
385 quota_warn_message                   string*         +             appendfile        2.10
386 quota_warn_threshold                 string*         0             appendfile        2.10
387 rcpt_include_affixes                 boolean         false         transports        4.21
388 receive_timeout                      time            0s            main              4.00 replacing accept_timeout
389 received_header_text                 string*         +             main
390 received_headers_max                 integer         30            main
391 recipient_unqualified_hosts          host list       unset         main              4.00 replacing receiver_unqualified_hosts
392 recipients_max                       integer         0             main              1.60
393 recipients_max_reject                boolean         false         main              1.70
394 redirect_router                      string          unset         routers           4.00
395 remote_max_parallel                  integer         1             main
396 remote_sort_domains                  domain list     unset         main              4.00 replacing remote_sort
397 repeat_use                           boolean         true          redirect          4.00
398 reply_to                             string*         unset         autoreply         2.05
399 reply_transport                      string*         unset         redirect          4.00
400 require_files                        string list*    unset         routers           4.00
401 reroute                              string*         unset         iplookup          4.00
402 response_pattern                     string          unset         iplookup          4.00
403 restrict_to_path                     boolean         false         pipe
404 retry_data_expire                    time            7d            main              3.03
405 retry_include_ip_address             boolean         true          smtp              1.92
406 retry_interval_max                   time            24h           main
407 retry_use_local_part                 boolean         +             routers           4.00
408                                                      +             transports        4.00 replacing individual options
409 return_fail_output                   boolean         false         pipe              1.60
410 return_message                       boolean         false         autoreply
411 return_output                        boolean         false         pipe
412 return_path                          string*         unset         transports        2.05
413 return_path_add                      boolean         false         transports
414 return_path_remove                   boolean         true          main
415 return_size_limit                    integer         100K          main                   renamed bounce_return_size_limit in 4.23
416 rewrite                              boolean         true          redirect          4.00
417 rewrite_headers                      boolean         true          dnslookup         4.00
418 rfc1413_hosts                        host list       *             main
419 rfc1413_query_timeout                time            30s           main
420 router_home_directory                string*         unset         routers           4.11
421 route_data                           string*         unset         manualroute       4.00
422 route_list                           string list     unset         manualroute       4.00
423 same_domain_copy_routing             boolean         false         dnslookup         4.00
424 search_parents                       boolean         false         dnslookup         4.00
425 self                                 string          "freeze"      routers           4.00
426 sender_unqualified_hosts             host list       unset         main
427 senders                              address list    unset         routers           4.00
428 serialize_hosts                      host list       unset         smtp              1.60
429 server_advertise_condition           string*         unset         authenticators    4.14
430 server_condition                     string*         unset         plaintext         3.10
431 server_hostname                      string*   "$primary_hostname" cyrus_sasl        4.43
432 server_mail_auth_condition           string*         unset         authenticators    3.22
433 server_mech                          string          public_name   cyrus_sasl        4.43
434 server_prompts                       string*         unset         plaintext         3.10
435 server_realm                         string          unset         cyrus_sasl        4.43
436 server_secret                        string*         unset         cram_md5          3.10
437 server_service                       string          "smtp"        cyrus_sasl        4.43
438 server_set_id                        string*         unset         authenticators    3.10
439 shadow_condition                     string*         unset         transports
440 shadow_transport                     string          unset         transports
441 size_addition                        integer         1024          smtp              1.91
442 skip_syntax_errors                   boolean         false         redirect          4.00
443 smtp_accept_keepalive                boolean         true          main
444 smtp_accept_max                      integer         20            main
445 smtp_accept_max_nonmail              integer         10            main              4.11
446 smtp_accept_max_nonmail_hosts        host list       *             main              4.14
447 smtp_accept_max_per_connection       integer         1000          main              4.00
448 smtp_accept_max_per_host             integer         0             main              2.05
449 smtp_accept_queue                    integer         0             main
450 smtp_accept_queue_per_connection     integer         10            main              2.03
451 smtp_accept_reserve                  integer         0             main
452 smtp_active_hostname                 string*         unset         main              4.33
453 smtp_banner                          string*         +             main
454 smtp_check_spool_space               boolean         true          main              2.10
455 smtp_connect_backlog                 integer         5             main
456 smtp_enforce_sync                    boolean         true          main              4.00
457 smtp_etrn_command                    string*         unset         main              1.92
458 smtp_etrn_serialize                  boolean         true          main              1.89
459 smtp_load_reserve                    fixed-point     unset         main
460 smtp_max_synprot_errors              integer         3             main              4.30
461 smtp_max_unknown_commands            integer         3             main              4.14
462 smtp_ratelimit_hosts                 host list       unset         main              4.00
463 smtp_ratelimit_mail                  string          unset         main              4.00
464 smtp_ratelimit_rcpt                  string          unset         main              4.00
465 smtp_receive_timeout                 time            5m            main
466 smtp_reserve_hosts                   host list       unset         main
467 smtp_return_error_details            boolean         false         main              4.11
468 socket                               string*         unset         lmtp              4.11
469 split_spool_directory                boolean         false         main              1.70
470 spool_directory                      string          ++            main
471 srv_fail_domains                     domain list     unset         dnslookup         4.43
472 strip_excess_angle_brackets          boolean         false         main
473 strip_trailing_dot                   boolean         false         main
474 subject                              string*         unset         autoreply
475 syntax_errors_text                   string*         unset         redirect          4.00
476 syntax_errors_to                     string          unset         redirect          4.00
477 syslog_duplication                   boolean         true          main              4.21
478 syslog_facility                      string          unset         main              4.20
479 syslog_processname                   string          "exim"        main              4.20
480 syslog_timestamp                     boolean         true          main              4.00
481 system_filter                        string          unset         main              4.00 replacing message_filter
482 system_filter_directory_transport    string          unset         main              4.00 replacing message_filter
483 system_filter_file_transport         string          unset         main              4.00 replacing message_filter
484 system_filter_group                  string          unset         main              4.00 replacing message_filter
485 system_filter_pipe_transport         string          unset         main              4.00 replacing message_filter
486 system_filter_reply_transport        string          unset         main              4.00 replacing message_filter
487 system_filter_user                   string          unset         main              4.00 replacing message_filter
488 tcp_nodelay                          boolean         true          main              4.23
489                                                      true          smtp              4.23
490 temp_errors                          string list     +             pipe              1.95
491 text                                 string*         unset         autoreply
492 timeout                              time            5m            lmtp              3.20
493                                                      1h            pipe
494                                                      1h            queryprogram      4.00
495                                                      5s            iplookup          4.00
496 timeout_frozen_after                 time            0s            main              3.20
497 timezone                             string          +             main              3.15
498 tls_advertise_hosts                  host list       *             main              3.20
499 tls_certificate                      string*         unset         main              3.20
500                                                      unset         smtp              3.20
501 tls_dhparam                          string*         unset         main              3.20
502 tls_on_connect_ports                 string          unset         main              4.43
503 tls_privatekey                       string*         unset         main              3.20
504                                                      unset         smtp              3.20
505 tls_remember_emstp                   boolean         false         main              4.21
506 tls_require_ciphers                  string*         unset         smtp              4.00 replaces tls_verify_ciphers
507                                      string*         unset         main              4.33
508 tls_tempfail_tryclear                boolean         true          smtp              4.05
509 tls_try_verify_hosts                 host list       unset         main              4.00
510 tls_verify_certificates              string*         unset         main              3.20
511                                                      unset         smtp              3.20
512 tls_verify_hosts                     host list       unset         main              3.20
513 to                                   string*         unset         autoreply
514 translate_ip_address                 string          unset         routers           4.00
515 transport                            string*         unset         routers           4.00
516 transport_current_directory          string          unset         routers           4.00
517 transport_home_directory             string          unset         routers           4.00
518 transport_filter                     string          unset         transports
519 transport_filter_timeout             time            5m            transports        4.30
520 trusted_groups                       string list     unset         main
521 trusted_users                        string list     unset         main
522 umask                                octal-integer   022           pipe
523 unknown_login                        string          unset         main
524 unknown_username                     string          unset         main
525 unseen                               boolean         false         routers           4.00
526 untrusted_set_sender                 boolean         false         main              3.20
527 use_bsmtp                            boolean         false         appendfile        4.00
528                                                      false         pipe              4.00
529 use_crlf                             boolean         false         appendfile        1.89
530                                                      false         pipe              1.89
531 use_fcntl_lock                       boolean         +             appendfile        1.70
532 use_flock_lock                       boolean         +             appendfile        4.11
533 use_lockfile                         boolean         +             appendfile
534 use_mbx_lock                         boolean         +             appendfile        2.10
535 use_shell                            boolean         false         pipe              1.70
536 user                                 string          +             routers           4.00
537                                                      unset         transports        4.00 replaces individual options
538 uucp_from_pattern                    string          +             main              1.75
539 uucp_from_sender                     string*         "$1"          main              1.75
540 verify                               boolean         true          routers           4.00
541 verify_only                          boolean         false         routers           4.00
542 verify_recipient                     boolean         true          routers           4.00
543 verify_sender                        boolean         true          routers           4.00
544 warn_message_file                    string          unset         main              4.00
545 widen_domains                        string list     unset         dnslookup         4.00
546 write_rejectlog                      boolean         true          main              4.31
547
548
549
550 2. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
551 -----------------------
552
553 The table below contains a complete list of all Exim's command line options.
554 Those marked with # are available only to trusted users, those marked with +
555 are available only to admin users, and those marked with * exist only to
556 provide compatibility with Sendmail.
557
558 --               Terminate options
559 --help           Give a little help (not a lot)
560 -B             * Ignored
561 -bd            + Start daemon
562 -bdf           + Start daemon and run it in the foreground
563 -be              Test string expansion
564 -bF              Test system filter file
565 -bf              Test user filter file
566 -bfd             Set domain for filter testing
567 -bfl             Set local part for filter testing
568 -bfp             Set local part prefix for filter testing
569 -bfs             Set local part suffix for filter testing
570 -bh              Test incoming SMTP call, omitting callouts
571 -bhc             Test incoming SMTP call, with callouts
572 -bi            * Run <command>bi_command</command>
573 -bm              Accept message on standard input
574 -bnq             Don't qualify addresses in locally submitted messages
575 -bP              Show configuration option settings
576 -bp            + List the queue
577 -bpa           + ... with generated addresses as well
578 -bpc           + ... but just show a count of messages
579 -bpr           + ... do not sort
580 -bpra          + ... with generated addresses, unsorted
581 -bpru          + ... only undelivered addresses, unsorted
582 -bpu           + ... only undelivered addresses
583 -brt             Test retry rules
584 -brw             Test rewriting rules
585 -bS              Read batch SMTP on standard input
586 -bs              Run SMTP on standard input and output
587 -bt              Test address directing and routing
588 -bV              Verify version number
589 -bv              Test recipient address verification
590 -bvs             Test sender address verification
591 -C             + Use alternate configuration file
592 -D             + Define macro for configuration file
593 -d             + Turn on debugging output
594 -dd            + Ditto, but if a daemon, not for subprocesses
595 -dropcr          Remove CR character in input: became a no-op in 4.21
596 -E               Internal use only
597 -ex            * Synonym for -oex (for several different x)
598 -F               Set calling user name
599 -f             # Set calling user address
600 -G             * Ignored
601 -h             * Ignored
602 -i               Dot does not terminate message
603 -M             + Force deliver specific message
604 -Mar           + Add recipient to message
605 -MC              Internal use only
606 -MCA             Internal use only
607 -MCP             Internal use only
608 -MCQ             Internal use only
609 -MCS             Internal use only
610 -MCT             Internal use only
611 -Mc            + Deliver specific message
612 -Mes           + Edit message sender
613 -Mf            + Freeze message(s)
614 -Mg            + Give up (bounce) message(s)
615 -Mmad          + Mark all recipients delivered
616 -Mmd           + Mark one recipient delivered
617 -Mrm           + Remove message(s) (no bounce)
618 -Mt            + Thaw message(s)
619 -Mvb           + View message body
620 -Mvh           + View message header
621 -Mvl           + View message log
622 -m             * Ignored
623 -N             + Deliver without transporting
624 -n             * Ignored
625 -O             * Ignored
626 -oA            * Supply argument for <option>-bi</option>
627 -oB              Set max messages down one connection
628 -odb             Background delivery
629 -odf             Foreground delivery
630 -odi             Foreground delivery
631 -odq             Queue message; do not deliver
632 -odqs            ... do not do SMTP deliveries
633 -oee             Error sent by mail; zero return code
634 -oem             Error sent by mail; non-zero return code
635 -oep             Error written to standard error stream
636 -oeq           * Error written to standard error stream
637 -oew           * Error sent by mail; non-zero return code
638 -oi              Dot does not terminate message
639 -oitrue        * Dot does not terminate message
640 -oMa           # Supply host address
641 -oMaa          # Supply authenticator name
642 -oMai          # Supply authenticated id
643 -oMas          # Supply authenticated sender
644 -oMi           # Supply interface address
645 -oMr           # Supply protocol name
646 -oMs           # Supply host name
647 -oMt           # Supply ident string
648 -om            * Ignored
649 -oo            * Ignored
650 -oP            * Specify path for daemon's pid file
651 -or              Timeout non-SMTP messages
652 -os              Timeout for SMTP messages
653 -ov            * Verbose; same as -v
654 -oX              Alternative port for daemon
655 -pd              Delay Perl interpreter start
656 -ps              Do not delay Perl interpreter start
657 -p<r>:<s>      * Same as -oMr <r> -oMs <s>
658 -q             + Run the queue                    )
659 -qf            + ... force delivery               ) Other combinations are
660 -qff           + ... and include frozen messages  ) possible. The syntax is
661 -qi            + ... initial deliveries only      )
662 -ql            + ... local deliveries only        )   -q[q][f][f][i|l][time]
663 -qq            + Two-stage queue run              )
664 -qR            * Same as -R
665 -qS            * Same as -S
666 -R               Select by recipient in queue run
667 -Rf              ... with forcing
668 -Rff             ... and frozen messages
669 -Rr              ... using regular expression
670 -Rrf             ... with forcing
671 -Rrff            ... and frozen messages
672 -r             * Synonym for -f
673 -S               Select by sender in queue run
674 -Sf              ... with forcing
675 -Sff             ... and frozen messages
676 -Sr              ... using regular expression
677 -Srf             ... with forcing
678 -Srff            ... and frozen messages
679 -Tqt           * Used by Exim test suite; not recognized in normal use
680 -t               Take recipients from header lines
681 -ti            * Same as -t -i
682 -tls-on-connect  Do TLS on startup (for legacy clients)
683 -U             * Ignored
684 -v               Verbose - shows SMTP dialogue and other delivery info
685 -x               Ignored (AIX compatibility)
686
687
688 3. BUILD TIME OPTIONS FOR EXIM
689 ------------------------------
690
691 The table below contains a complete list of options that can be set in
692 Local/Makefile when building Exim. More information about individual options
693 can be found in src/EDITME and OS/Makefile-Default.
694
695 The second column below gives the type of option:
696
697  . `system' means the option is concerned with the operating system;
698
699  . `driver' means the option selects a driver to be included in the binary;
700
701  . `lookup' means the option selects a lookuptype to be included in the binary;
702
703  . `mandatory' means the option is required to be supplied;
704
705  . `recommended' means the option is recommended to be supplied;
706
707  . `optional' means what it says;
708
709 Those marked with * are specialized and are unlikely to be required in most
710 installations. Those that are marked with ** are commonly set in OS-specific
711 Makefiles. If you use any of these in your Local/Makefile, you may need to
712 reproduce some of the OS-specific settings. For example, in the Makefile for
713 Solaris (which is actually called OS/Makefile-SunOS5), there is
714
715   LIBS=-lsocket -lnsl -lkstat
716
717 If you use LIBS to add extra libraries, you must also include the OS ones in
718 your setting. It is better, in this particular case, to use EXTRALIBS, which is
719 empty by default, and is provided for just this reason. Of course, if you do
720 actually want to modify a setting from the OS-specific file, there is nothing
721 to stop you overriding it in your Local/Makefile.
722
723 Option                       Type         Description
724 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
725
726 ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX            optional     restricts location of -C files
727 ALT_CONFIG_ROOT_ONLY         optional*    privileged -C needs root (not exim)
728 APPENDFILE_MODE              optional*
729 APPENDFILE_DIRECTORY_MODE    optional*
730 APPENDFILE_LOCKFILE_MODE     optional*
731 AR                           system       command to build a library
732 AUTH_CRAM_MD5                driver       include cram_md5 authenticator
733 AUTH_PLAINTEXT               driver       include plaintext authenticator
734 AUTH_SPA                     driver       include SPA (NTLM) authenticator
735 BASENAME_COMMAND             system**     path to basename
736 BASE_62=62                   optional*    not normally changed for Unix
737 BIN_DIRECTORY                mandatory    Exim binary directory
738 CC                           system**     C compiler
739 CFLAGS                       system**     flags for C compiler
740 CHGRP_COMMAND                system**     path to chgrp
741 CHOWN_COMMAND                system**     path to chown
742 COMPRESS_COMMAND             system       path to a compress command
743 COMPRESS_SUFFIX              system       suffix added to compressed files
744 CONFIGURE_FILE               mandatory    Exim runtime configuration file
745 CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_EUID      optional*
746 CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_NODE      optional*
747 CONFIGURE_GROUP              optional*    alternate group for configuration file
748 CONFIGURE_OWNER              optional*    alternate owner for configuration file
749 CYRUS_PWCHECK_SOCKET         optional     socket for pwcheck daemon
750 DBMLIB                       optional**   location of DBM library
751 DB_DIRECTORY_MODE            optional*    mode for hints directory
752 DB_LOCKFILE_MODE             optional*    mode for hints lock files
753 DB_LOCK_TIMEOUT              optional*    timeout for hints lock files
754 DB_MODE                      optional*    mode for hints files
755 DEFAULT_CRYPT                optional     use crypt16() as default
756 DELIVER_IN_BUFFER_SIZE       optional*
757 DELIVER_OUT_BUFFER_SIZE      optional*
758 DISABLE_D_OPTION             optional     disables -D option
759 ERRNO_QUOTA                  optional*    error code for system quota failures
760 EXICYCLOG_MAX                optional     number of old log files to keep
761 EXIMDB_DIRECTORY_MODE        optional*    for hints database directory
762 EXIMDB_LOCKFILE_MODE         optional*    for hints lock files
763 EXIMDB_MODE                  optional*    mode for hints files
764 EXIMON_TEXTPOP               system**
765 EXIM_CHMOD                   optional*
766 EXIM_GROUP                   mandatory    group to use for Exim
767 EXIM_MONITOR                 optional     set to eximon.bin to compile
768 EXIM_PERL                    optional
769 EXIM_USER                    mandatory    user to use for Exim
770 EXIWHAT_EGREP_ARG            system**     to find Exim processes from ps
771 EXIWHAT_KILL_SIGNAL          system**     -SIGUSER1 or numerical equivalent
772 EXIWHAT_MULTIKILL_CMD        system**
773 EXIWHAT_MULTIKILL_ARG        system**
774 EXIWHAT_PS_ARG               system**     to list all processes
775 EXIWHAT_PS_CMD               system**     path to ps command
776 EXTRALIBS                    system       additional libraries
777 EXTRALIBS_EXIM               system       additional libraries for Exim only
778 EXTRALIBS_EXIMON             system       additional libraries for the monitor
779 FIXED_NEVER_USERS            optional     can't override at runtime
780 HAVE_ICONV                   system       the iconv() function is available
781 HAVE_IPV6                    system       include IPv6 support
782 HEADERS_CHARSET              optional     charset for decoded header lines
783 HEADER_ADD_BUFFER_SIZE       optional*    buffer for header_add()
784 HEADER_MAXSIZE               optional*    max memory for message header
785 HOSTNAME_COMMAND             system**     path to hostname command
786 INCLUDE                      system       path to include files
787 INFO_DIRECTORY               optional     directory for Info documentation
788 INPUT_DIRECTORY_MODE         optional     mode for input directory
789 IPV6_INCLUDE                 system       additional includes for IPv6
790 IPV6_LIBS                    system       additional libraries for IPv6
791 LDAP_LIB_TYPE                optional     type of LDAP library
792 LFLAGS                       system**     link editor flags
793 LIBIDENTCFLAGS               system       C flags when compiling libident
794 LIBIDENTNAME                 system       name for libident library
795 LIBRESOLV                    system**     library for DNS resolver
796 LIBS                         system**     additional libraries
797 LIBS_EXIM                    system**     additional libraries for Exim ony
798 LIBS_EXIMON                  system**     additional libraries for monitor
799 LOCAL_SCAN_SOURCE            optional     location of local_scan() source
800 LOG_DIRECTORY_MODE           optional     mode for log directory
801 LOG_FILE_PATH                optional     path to log files
802 LOG_MODE                     optional     mode for log files
803 LOOKUP_CDB                   lookup       include cdb lookup
804 LOOKUP_DBM                   lookup       include dbm lookup
805 LOOKUP_DNSDB                 lookup       include dnsdb lookup
806 LOOKUP_DSEARCH               lookup       include dsearch lookup
807 LOOKUP_INCLUDE               lookup       include files for lookups
808 LOOKUP_LDAP                  lookup       include ldap lookup
809 LOOKUP_LIBS                  lookup       include libraries for lookups
810 LOOKUP_LSEARCH               lookup       include all lsearch lookups
811 LOOKUP_MYSQL                 lookup       include mysql lookup
812 LOOKUP_NIS                   lookup       include nis lookup
813 LOOKUP_NISPLUS               lookup       include nisplus lookup
814 LOOKUP_ORACLE                lookup       include oracle lookup
815 LOOKUP_PGSQL                 lookup       include pgsql lookup
816 LOOKUP_TESTDB                lookup*
817 LOOKUP_WHOSON                lookup       include whoson lookup
818 MAKE_SHELL                   optional*    shell to use for make
819 MAX_FILTER_SIZE              optional*    max file size for filter files
820 MAX_INCLUDE_SIZE             optional*    max file size for :include: files
821 MAX_LOCALHOST_NUMBER=256     optional*    for when localhost_number is set
822 MAX_NAMED_LIST               optional*    max named lists of a given type
823 MAX_INTERFACES               system       maximum network interfaces
824 MSGLOG_DIRECTORY_MODE        optional*    mode for message log directory
825 MV_COMMAND                   system       path to mv command
826 NO_SYMLINK                   optional     install doesn't make 'exim" symlink
827 PCRE_CFLAGS                  system       compile flags for PCRE library
828 PERL_CC                      system*      compiler for Perl interface code
829 PERL_CCOPTS                  system*      flags for same
830 PERL_COMMAND                 system       path to Perl
831 PERL_LIBS                    system*      library for compiling Perl interface
832 PID_FILE_PATH                optional     path to daemon's pid file
833 RADIUS_CONFIG_FILE           optional     path to Radius config file
834 RADIUS_LIB_TYPE              optional     type of RADIUS library
835 RANLIB                       system**     path to ranlib command
836 RM_COMMAND                   system       path to rm command
837 ROUTER_ACCEPT                driver       include accept router
838 ROUTER_DNSLOOKUP             driver       include dnslookup router
839 ROUTER_MANUALROUTE           driver       include manualroute router
840 ROUTER_IPLITERAL             driver       include ipliteral router
841 ROUTER_IPLOOKUP              driver       include iplookup router
842 ROUTER_REDIRECT              driver       include redirect router
843 ROUTER_QUERYPROGRAM          driver       include queryprogram router
844 SPOOL_DIRECTORY              recommended  path to spool directory
845 SPOOL_DIRECTORY_MODE         optional     mode of spool directory
846 SPOOL_MODE                   optional     mode of spool files
847 STRING_SPRINTF_BUFFER_SIZE   optional*    buffer for string_sprintf()
848 STRIP_COMMAND                optional*    can be used to strp binaries
849 SUPPORT_A6                   optional*    support A6 DNS records
850 SUPPORT_CRYPTEQ              optional     support crypteq (if no auths)
851 SUPPORT_MAILDIR              optional     support for maildir delivery
852 SUPPORT_MAILSTORE            optional     support for mailstore delivery
853 SUPPORT_MBX                  optional     support for MBX delivery
854 SUPPORT_MOVE_FROZEN_MESSAGES optional*    support for frozen message moving
855 SUPPORT_PAM                  optional     support for PAM authentication
856 SUPPORT_TLS                  optional     support for TLS encryption over SMTP
857 SUPPORT_TRANSLATE_IP_ADDRESS optional*    support for address translation
858 SYSLOG_LOG_PID               optional     add pid to syslog lines
859 SYSLOG_LONG_LINES            optional     do not split long syslog lines
860 SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE          optional     defaults to /etc/aliases
861 TIMEZONE_DEFAULT             optional     default for timezone option
862 TLS_INCLUDE                  optional     path to include files for TLS
863 TLS_LIBS                     optional     additional libraries for TLS
864 TMPDIR                       system       value for TMPDIR environment variable
865 TRANSPORT_APPENDFILE         driver       include appendfile transport
866 TRANSPORT_AUTOREPLY          driver       include autoreply transport
867 TRANSPORT_LMTP               driver       include lmtp transport
868 TRANSPORT_PIPE               driver       include pipe transport
869 TRANSPORT_SMTP               driver       include smtp transport
870 USE_DB                       system**     use native DB interface
871 USE_GNUTLS                   optional     use GnuTLS instead of OpenSSL
872 USE_READLINE                 optional     try to load libreadline for -be
873 USE_TCP_WRAPPERS             system       link with tcpwrappers
874 USE_TDB                      optional     use the tdb DB interface
875 X11                          system**     X11 base directory
876 X11_LD_LIB                   system**     X11 link library
877 XINCLUDE                     system**     X11 include directory
878 XLFLAGS                      system**     X11 link time flags
879 ZCAT_COMMAND                 system       path to zcat command
880
881
882 4. BUILD TIME OPTIONS FOR EXIMON
883 --------------------------------
884
885 The table below contains a complete list of options that can be set in
886 Local/eximon.conf when building the Exim monitor. Where the default is shown as
887 ** it means that the text string is too long to fit in the table and is instead
888 given below. A blank default means that there is no default value.
889
890 ACTION_OUTPUT=no                          show output for every action
891 ACTION_QUEUE_UPDATE=yes                   update queue display after actions
892 BODY_MAX=20000                            maximum body display
893 DOMAIN=                                   domain to strip from window title
894 LOG_BUFFER=20K                            buffer for log tail
895 LOG_DEPTH=300                             depth of log subwindow
896 LOG_FONT=**                               font for log display
897 LOG_STRIPCHARTS=**                        patterns for stripcharts
898 LOG_WIDTH=950                             width of log subwindow
899 MENU_EVENT='Shift<Btn1Down>'              keypress for menu
900 MIN_HEIGHT=162                            minimum window height
901 MIN_WIDTH=103                             minimum window width
902 QUALIFY_DOMAIN=                           local domain to strip from addresses
903 QUEUE_DEPTH=200                           depth of queue subwindow
904 QUEUE_FONT=$LOG_FONT                      font for queue display
905 QUEUE_INTERVAL=300                        queue refresh interval
906 QUEUE_MAX_ADDRESSES=10                    max addresses to show in queue
907 QUEUE_STRIPCHART_NAME=queue               name for queue stripchart
908 QUEUE_WIDTH=950                           width of queue subwindow
909 SIZE_STRIPCHART=                          request partition size stripchart
910 SIZE_STRIPCHART_NAME=space                name for size stripchart
911 START_SMALL=no                            if yes, start with small window
912 STRIPCHART_INTERVAL=60                    stripchart refresh interval
913 TEXT_DEPTH=200                            depth of text windows
914 WINDOW_TITLE="${hostname} eximon"         window title
915
916 The default for LOG_FONT is
917
918   LOG_FONT=-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-14-140-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
919
920 and the default for LOG_STRIPCHARTS is
921
922   LOG_STRIPCHARTS='/ <= /in/
923                    / => /out/
924                    / => .+ R=local/local/
925                    / => .+ T=[^ ]*smtp/smtp/'
926
927 That is, there are four stripcharts, named in, out, local, and smtp. The first
928 counts message arrivals, the second counts all deliveries, the third counts
929 deliveries where the router's name starts with "local", and the fourth counts
930 deliveries where the transport name contains "smtp".
931
932 **** End of OptionLists ****