in chapter &<<CHAPinterfaces>>&. When &%-oX%& is used to start a daemon, no pid
file is written unless &%-oP%& is also present to specify a pid filename.
+.new
+.vitem &%-oY%&
+.oindex &%-oY%&
+.cindex "daemon notifier socket"
+This option controls the creation of an inter-process communications endpoint
+by the Exim daemon.
+It is only relevant when the &%-bd%& (start listening daemon) option is also
+given.
+Normally the daemon creates this socket, unless a &%-oX%& and &*no*& &%-oP%&
+option is also present.
+If this option is given then the socket will not be created. This could be
+required if the system is running multiple daemons.
+
+The socket is currently used for
+.ilist
+fast ramp-up of queue runner processes
+.next
+obtaining a current queue size
+.endlist
+.wen
+
.vitem &%-pd%&
.oindex "&%-pd%&"
.cindex "Perl" "starting the interpreter"
The lookup type may optionally be followed by a comma
and a comma-separated list of options.
Each option is a &"name=value"& pair.
-Whether an option is meaningful depands on the lookup type.
+Whether an option is meaningful depends on the lookup type.
All lookups support the option &"cache=no_rd"&.
If this is given then the cache that Exim manages for lookup results
-is not checked before diong the lookup.
+is not checked before doing the lookup.
The result of the lookup is still written to the cache.
.wen
&*Warning 3*&: Do not use an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address for a key; use the
IPv4, in dotted-quad form. (Exim converts IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses to this
notation before executing the lookup.)
+
+.new
+One option is supported, "ret=full", to request the return of the entire line
+rather than omitting the key porttion.
+Note however that the key portion will have been de-quoted.
+.wen
+
.next
.cindex lookup json
.cindex json "lookup type"
.cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting"
Note that this is commonly untainted
(depending on the way the list was created).
+Specifically, explicit text in the configuration file in not tainted.
This is a useful way of obtaining an untainted equivalent to
the domain, for later operations.
+
+However if the list (including one-element lists)
+is created by expanding a variable containing tainted data,
+it is tainted and so will the match value be.
.endlist
.section "Local part lists" "SECTlocparlis"
.cindex "list" "local part list"
.cindex "local part" "list"
+These behave in the same way as domain and host lists, with the following
+changes:
+
Case-sensitivity in local part lists is handled in the same way as for address
lists, as just described. The &"+caseful"& item can be used if required. In a
setting of the &%local_parts%& option in a router with &%caseful_local_part%&
is done by calling the &[stat()]& function. The use of the &%exists%& test in
users' filter files may be locked out by the system administrator.
+.new
+&*Note:*& Testing a path using this condition is not a sufficient way of
+de-tainting it.
+.wen
+
.vitem &*first_delivery*&
.cindex "delivery" "first"
.cindex "first delivery"
.cindex "tainted data"
If the origin of the data is an incoming message,
-the result of expanding this variable is tainted.
-When un untainted version is needed, one should be obtained from
+the result of expanding this variable is tainted and may not
+be further expanded or used as a filename.
+When an untainted version is needed, one should be obtained from
looking up the value in a local (therefore trusted) database.
Often &$domain_data$& is usable in this role.
.vitem &$domain_data$&
.vindex "&$domain_data$&"
-When the &%domains%& option on a router matches a domain by
-means of a lookup, the data read by the lookup is available during the running
-of the router as &$domain_data$&. In addition, if the driver routes the
+When the &%domains%& condition on a router
+.new
+or an ACL
+matches a domain
+against a list, the match value is copied to &$domain_data$&.
+This is an enhancement over previous versions of Exim, when it only
+applied to the data read by a lookup.
+For details on match values see section &<<SECTlistresults>>& et. al.
+.wen
+
+If the router routes the
address to a transport, the value is available in that transport. If the
transport is handling multiple addresses, the value from the first address is
used.
-&$domain_data$& is also set when the &%domains%& condition in an ACL matches a
-domain by means of a lookup. The data read by the lookup is available during
-the rest of the ACL statement. In all other situations, this variable expands
-to nothing.
+&$domain_data$& set in an ACL is available during
+the rest of the ACL statement.
.vitem &$exim_gid$&
.vindex "&$exim_gid$&"
.cindex "tainted data"
If the origin of the data is an incoming message,
-the result of expanding this variable is tainted.
+the result of expanding this variable is tainted and
+may not be further expanded or used as a filename.
&*Warning*&: the content of this variable is usually provided by a potential
attacker.
.vitem &$local_part_data$&
.vindex "&$local_part_data$&"
-When the &%local_parts%& option on a router matches a local part by means of a
-lookup, the data read by the lookup is available during the running of the
-router as &$local_part_data$&. In addition, if the driver routes the address
-to a transport, the value is available in that transport. If the transport is
-handling multiple addresses, the value from the first address is used.
+When the &%local_parts%& condition on a router or ACL
+matches a local part list
+.new
+the match value is copied to &$local_part_data$&.
+This is an enhancement over previous versions of Exim, when it only
+applied to the data read by a lookup.
+For details on match values see section &<<SECTlistresults>>& et. al.
+.wen
The &%check_local_user%& router option also sets this variable.
-&$local_part_data$& is also set when the &%local_parts%& condition in an ACL
-matches a local part by means of a lookup. The data read by the lookup is
-available during the rest of the ACL statement. In all other situations, this
-variable expands to nothing.
-
.vindex &$local_part_prefix$& &&&
&$local_part_prefix_v$& &&&
&$local_part_suffix$& &&&
.cindex "spool" "number of messages"
This variable contains the number of messages queued.
It is evaluated on demand, but no more often than once every minute.
+If there is no daemon notifier socket open, the value will be
+an empty string.
.vitem &$r_...$&
.vindex &$r_...$&
.vindex "&$tls_in_sni$&"
.vindex "&$tls_sni$&"
.cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication"
+.cindex "TLS" SNI
+.cindex SNI "observability on server"
When a TLS session is being established, if the client sends the Server
Name Indication extension, the value will be placed in this variable.
If the variable appears in &%tls_certificate%& then this option and
.vitem &$tls_out_sni$&
.vindex "&$tls_out_sni$&"
.cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication"
+.cindex "TLS" SNI
+.cindex SNI "observability in client"
During outbound
SMTP deliveries, this variable reflects the value of the &%tls_sni%& option on
the transport.
The option is expanded before use.
If the platform supports Linux-style abstract socket names, the result
is used with a nul byte prefixed.
-Otherwise, it should be a full path name and use a directory accessible
+Otherwise,
+.new "if nonempty,"
+it should be a full path name and use a directory accessible
to Exim.
-If the Exim command line uses a &%-oX%& option and does not use &%-oP%&
+.new
+If this option is set as empty,
+or the command line &%-oY%& option is used, or
+.wen
+the command line uses a &%-oX%& option and does not use &%-oP%&,
then a notifier socket is not created.
.option syslog_timestamp main boolean true
.cindex "syslog" "timestamps"
+.cindex timestamps syslog
If &%syslog_timestamp%& is set false, the timestamps on Exim's log lines are
omitted when these lines are sent to syslog. See chapter &<<CHAPlog>>& for
details of Exim's logging.
file is used, the &$tls_in_ourcert$& variable is unreliable.
The macro "_TLS_BAD_MULTICERT_IN_OURCERT" will be defined for those versions.
+.cindex SNI "selecting server certificate based on"
If the option contains &$tls_out_sni$& and Exim is built against OpenSSL, then
if the OpenSSL build supports TLS extensions and the TLS client sends the
Server Name Indication extension, then this option and others documented in
used to determine the file or directory name for the delivery. Normally, the
contents of &$address_file$& are used in some way in the string expansion.
.endlist
+If the &%create_file%& option is set to a path which
+matches (see the option definition below for details)
+a file or directory name
+for the delivery, that name becomes de-tainted.
+
.cindex "tainted data" "in filenames"
.cindex appendfile "tainted data"
Tainted data may not be used for a file or directory name.
delivery, it applies to the top level directory, not the maildir directories
beneath.
+.new
The option must be set to one of the words &"anywhere"&, &"inhome"&, or
-&"belowhome"&. In the second and third cases, a home directory must have been
-set for the transport. This option is not useful when an explicit filename is
+&"belowhome"&, or to an absolute path.
+.wen
+
+In the second and third cases, a home directory must have been
+set for the transport, and the file or directory being created must
+reside within it.
+The "belowhome" checking additionally checks for attempts to use "../"
+to evade the testing.
+This option is not useful when an explicit filename is
given for normal mailbox deliveries. It is intended for the case when filenames
are generated from users' &_.forward_& files. These are usually handled
by an &(appendfile)& transport called &%address_file%&. See also
&%file_must_exist%&.
+.new
+In the fourth case,
+the value given for this option must be an absolute path for an
+existing directory.
+The value is used for checking instead of a home directory;
+checking is done in "belowhome" mode.
+
+.cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting"
+If "belowhome" checking is used, the file or directory path
+becomes de-tainted.
+.wen
+
.option directory appendfile string&!! unset
This option is mutually exclusive with the &%file%& option, but one of &%file%&
(see &%maildir_format%& and &%mailstore_format%&), and see section
&<<SECTopdir>>& for further details of this form of delivery.
+.new
+The result of expansion must not be tainted, unless the &%create_file%& option
+specifies a path.
+.wen
+
.option directory_file appendfile string&!! "see below"
.cindex "base62"
&%use_fcntl_lock%&, &%use_flock_lock%&, or &%use_lockfile%& must be set with
&%file%&.
+.new
+The result of expansion must not be tainted, unless the &%create_file%& option
+specifies a path.
+.wen
+
.cindex "NFS" "lock file"
.cindex "locking files"
.cindex "lock files"
.option tls_sni smtp string&!! unset
.cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication"
+.cindex "TLS" SNI
+.cindex SNI "setting in client"
.vindex "&$tls_sni$&"
If this option is set then it sets the $tls_out_sni variable and causes any
TLS session to pass this value as the Server Name Indication extension to
or need not succeed respectively.
The &%tls_verify_cert_hostnames%& option lists hosts for which additional
-checks are made: that the host name (the one in the DNS A record)
-is valid for the certificate.
+name checks are made on the server certificate.
+.new
+The match against this list is, as per other Exim usage, the
+IP for the host. That is most closely associated with the
+name on the DNS A (or AAAA) record for the host.
+However, the name that needs to be in the certificate
+is the one at the head of any CNAME chain leading to the A record.
+.wen
The option defaults to always checking.
The &(smtp)& transport has two OCSP-related options:
.section "Use of TLS Server Name Indication" "SECTtlssni"
.cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication"
+.cindex "TLS" SNI
+.cindex SNI
.vindex "&$tls_in_sni$&"
.oindex "&%tls_in_sni%&"
With TLS1.0 or above, there is an extension mechanism by which extra
.cindex "header lines" "verifying header names only ASCII"
.cindex "verifying" "header names only ASCII"
This condition is relevant only in an ACL that is run after a message has been
-received, that is, in an ACL specified by &%acl_smtp_data%& or
-&%acl_not_smtp%&. It checks all header names (not the content) to make sure
+received.
+This usually means an ACL specified by &%acl_smtp_data%& or &%acl_not_smtp%&.
+It checks all header names (not the content) to make sure
there are no non-ASCII characters, also excluding control characters. The
allowable characters are decimal ASCII values 33 through 126.
(eg. is generated from the received message)
they must be protected from the options parsing by doubling:
.code
-verify = sender=${sg{${address:$h_sender:}}{/}{//}}
+verify = sender=${listquote{/}{${address:$h_sender:}}}
.endd
.endlist
.section "Per-address filtering" "SECTperaddfil"
-.vindex "&$domain$&"
-.vindex "&$local_part$&"
+.vindex "&$domain_data$&"
+.vindex "&$local_part_data$&"
In contrast to the system filter, which is run just once per message for each
delivery attempt, it is also possible to set up a system-wide filtering
operation that runs once for each recipient address. In this case, variables
-such as &$local_part$& and &$domain$& can be used, and indeed, the choice of
-filter file could be made dependent on them. This is an example of a router
-which implements such a filter:
+such as &$local_part_data$& and &$domain_data$& can be used,
+and indeed, the choice of filter file could be made dependent on them.
+This is an example of a router which implements such a filter:
.code
central_filter:
check_local_user
.code
my_mailboxes:
driver = appendfile
- file = /var/mail/$domain/$local_part_data
+ file = /var/mail/$domain_data/$local_part_data
user = mail
.endd
This uses a directory of mailboxes for each domain. The &%user%& setting is
cases by testing the variable &$local_part_suffix$&. For example:
.code
if $local_part_suffix contains -special then
-save /home/$local_part/Mail/special
+save /home/$local_part_data/Mail/special
endif
.endd
If the filter file does not exist, or does not deal with such addresses, they
.next
.cindex "log" "TLS SNI"
.cindex "TLS" "logging SNI"
+.cindex SNI logging
&%tls_sni%&: When a message is received over an encrypted connection, and
the remote host provided the Server Name Indication extension, the SNI is
added to the log line, preceded by SNI=.
&'reject '& The DMARC check failed and the library recommends rejecting the email.
&'quarantine '& The DMARC check failed and the library recommends keeping it for further inspection.
&'none '& The DMARC check passed and the library recommends no specific action, neutral.
-&'norecord '& No policy section in the DMARC record for this sender domain.
+&'norecord '& No policy section in the DMARC record for this RFC5322.From field
&'nofrom '& Unable to determine the domain of the sender.
&'temperror '& Library error or dns error.
&'off '& The DMARC check was disabled for this email.
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