X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/jgh/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/0b23848a94f10065be92d0e06382cff4236dcb89..ce42f3edc33a10554ac769cd0840ce3a1cd939d3:/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt b/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt index be871d2b9..018bfddb9 100644 --- a/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt +++ b/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt @@ -1,11 +1,100 @@ -$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt,v 1.12 2009/06/11 14:07:57 tom Exp $ - From time to time, experimental features may be added to Exim. While a feature is experimental, there will be a build-time option whose name starts "EXPERIMENTAL_" that must be set in order to include the feature. This file contains information -about experimenatal features, all of which are unstable and -liable to incompatibile change. +about experimental features, all of which are unstable and +liable to incompatible change. + + +OCSP Stapling support +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +X.509 PKI certificates expire and can be revoked; to handle this, the +clients need some way to determine if a particular certificate, from a +particular Certificate Authority (CA), is still valid. There are three +main ways to do so. + +The simplest way is to serve up a Certificate Revocation List (CRL) with +an ordinary web-server, regenerating the CRL before it expires. The +downside is that clients have to periodically re-download a potentially +huge file from every certificate authority it knows of. + +The way with most moving parts at query time is Online Certificate +Status Protocol (OCSP), where the client verifies the certificate +against an OCSP server run by the CA. This lets the CA track all +usage of the certs. This requires running software with access to the +private key of the CA, to sign the responses to the OCSP queries. OCSP +is based on HTTP and can be proxied accordingly. + +The only widespread OCSP server implementation (known to this writer) +comes as part of OpenSSL and aborts on an invalid request, such as +connecting to the port and then disconnecting. This requires +re-entering the passphrase each time some random client does this. + +The third way is OCSP Stapling; in this, the server using a certificate +issued by the CA periodically requests an OCSP proof of validity from +the OCSP server, then serves it up inline as part of the TLS +negotiation. This approach adds no extra round trips, does not let the +CA track users, scales well with number of certs issued by the CA and is +resilient to temporary OCSP server failures, as long as the server +starts retrying to fetch an OCSP proof some time before its current +proof expires. The downside is that it requires server support. + +If Exim is built with EXPERIMENTAL_OCSP and it was built with OpenSSL, +or with GnuTLS 3.1.3 or later, then it gains a new global option: +"tls_ocsp_file". + +The file specified therein is expected to be in DER format, and contain +an OCSP proof. Exim will serve it as part of the TLS handshake. This +option will be re-expanded for SNI, if the tls_certificate option +contains $tls_sni, as per other TLS options. + +Exim does not at this time implement any support for fetching a new OCSP +proof. The burden is on the administrator to handle this, outside of +Exim. The file specified should be replaced atomically, so that the +contents are always valid. Exim will expand the "tls_ocsp_file" option +on each connection, so a new file will be handled transparently on the +next connection. + +Under OpenSSL Exim will check for a valid next update timestamp in the +OCSP proof; if not present, or if the proof has expired, it will be +ignored. + +Also, given EXPERIMENTAL_OCSP, the smtp transport gains two options: +- "hosts_require_ocsp"; a host-list for which an OCSP Stapling +is requested and required for the connection to proceed. The default +value is empty. +- "hosts_request_ocsp"; a host-list for which (additionally) an OCSP +Stapling is requested (but not necessarily verified). The default +value is "*" meaning that requests are made unless configured +otherwise. + +The host(s) should also be in "hosts_require_tls", and +"tls_verify_certificates" configured for the transport. + +For the client to be able to verify the stapled OCSP the server must +also supply, in its stapled information, any intermediate +certificates for the chain leading to the OCSP proof from the signer +of the server certificate. There may be zero or one such. These +intermediate certificates should be added to the server OCSP stapling +file (named by tls_ocsp_file). + +Note that the proof only covers the terminal server certificate, +not any of the chain from CA to it. + +At this point in time, we're gathering feedback on use, to determine if +it's worth adding complexity to the Exim daemon to periodically re-fetch +OCSP files and somehow handling multiple files. + + A helper script "ocsp_fetch.pl" for fetching a proof from a CA + OCSP server is supplied. The server URL may be included in the + server certificate, if the CA is helpful. + + One failure mode seen was the OCSP Signer cert expiring before the end + of validity of the OCSP proof. The checking done by Exim/OpenSSL + noted this as invalid overall, but the re-fetch script did not. + + Brightmail AntiSpam (BMI) suppport @@ -322,7 +411,7 @@ their default locations. You can now run SPF checks in incoming SMTP by using the "spf" ACL condition in either the MAIL, RCPT or DATA ACLs. When -using it in the RCPT ACL, you can make the checks dependend on +using it in the RCPT ACL, you can make the checks dependent on the RCPT address (or domain), so you can check SPF records only for certain target domains. This gives you the possibility to opt-out certain customers that do not want @@ -346,15 +435,21 @@ which the spf condition should succeed. Valid strings are: This means the queried domain has published a SPF record, but wants to allow outside servers to send mail under its domain as well. - o err_perm This indicates a syntax error in the SPF - record of the queried domain. This should be - treated like "none". - o err_temp This indicates a temporary error during all + This should be treated like "none". + o permerror This indicates a syntax error in the SPF + record of the queried domain. You may deny + messages when this occurs. (Changed in 4.83) + o temperror This indicates a temporary error during all processing, including Exim's SPF processing. You may defer messages when this occurs. + (Changed in 4.83) + o err_temp Same as permerror, deprecated in 4.83, will be + removed in a future release. + o err_perm Same as temperror, deprecated in 4.83, will be + removed in a future release. You can prefix each string with an exclamation mark to invert -is meaning, for example "!fail" will match all results but +its meaning, for example "!fail" will match all results but "fail". The string list is evaluated left-to-right, in a short-circuit fashion. When a string matches the outcome of the SPF check, the condition succeeds. If none of the listed @@ -404,8 +499,8 @@ variables. $spf_result This contains the outcome of the SPF check in string form, - one of pass, fail, softfail, none, neutral, err_perm or - err_temp. + one of pass, fail, softfail, none, neutral, permerror or + temperror. $spf_smtp_comment This contains a string that can be used in a SMTP response @@ -433,7 +528,7 @@ reject message. When the spf_guess condition has run, it sets up the same expansion variables as when spf condition is run, described above. -Additionally, since Best-guess is not standarized, you may redefine +Additionally, since Best-guess is not standardized, you may redefine what "Best-guess" means to you by redefining spf_guess variable in global config. For example, the following: @@ -463,6 +558,593 @@ EXPERIMENTAL_SRS=yes in your Local/Makefile. +DCC Support +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +*) Building exim + +In order to build exim with DCC support add + +EXPERIMENTAL_DCC=yes + +to your Makefile. (Re-)build/install exim. exim -d should show +EXPERIMENTAL_DCC under "Support for". + + +*) Configuration + +In the main section of exim.cf add at least + dccifd_address = /usr/local/dcc/var/dccifd +or + dccifd_address = + +In the DATA ACL you can use the new condition + dcc = * + +After that "$dcc_header" contains the X-DCC-Header. + +Return values are: + fail for overall "R", "G" from dccifd + defer for overall "T" from dccifd + accept for overall "A", "S" from dccifd + +dcc = */defer_ok works as for spamd. + +The "$dcc_result" variable contains the overall result from DCC +answer. There will an X-DCC: header added to the mail. + +Usually you'll use + defer !dcc = * +to greylist with DCC. + +If you set, in the main section, + dcc_direct_add_header = true +then the dcc header will be added "in deep" and if the spool +file was already written it gets removed. This forces Exim to +write it again if needed. This helps to get the DCC Header +through to eg. SpamAssassin. + +If you want to pass even more headers in the middle of the +DATA stage you can set + $acl_m_dcc_add_header +to tell the DCC routines to add more information; eg, you might set +this to some results from ClamAV. Be careful. Header syntax is +not checked and is added "as is". + +In case you've troubles with sites sending the same queue items from several +hosts and fail to get through greylisting you can use +$acl_m_dcc_override_client_ip + +Setting $acl_m_dcc_override_client_ip to an IP address overrides the default +of $sender_host_address. eg. use the following ACL in DATA stage: + + warn set acl_m_dcc_override_client_ip = \ + ${lookup{$sender_helo_name}nwildlsearch{/etc/mail/multipleip_sites}{$value}{}} + condition = ${if def:acl_m_dcc_override_client_ip} + log_message = dbg: acl_m_dcc_override_client_ip set to \ + $acl_m_dcc_override_client_ip + +Then set something like +# cat /etc/mail/multipleip_sites +mout-xforward.gmx.net 82.165.159.12 +mout.gmx.net 212.227.15.16 + +Use a reasonable IP. eg. one the sending cluster acutally uses. + +DMARC Support +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +DMARC combines feedback from SPF, DKIM, and header From: in order +to attempt to provide better indicators of the authenticity of an +email. This document does not explain the fundamentals, you +should read and understand how it works by visiting the website at +http://www.dmarc.org/. + +DMARC support is added via the libopendmarc library. Visit: + + http://sourceforge.net/projects/opendmarc/ + +to obtain a copy, or find it in your favorite rpm package +repository. If building from source, this description assumes +that headers will be in /usr/local/include, and that the libraries +are in /usr/local/lib. + +1. To compile Exim with DMARC support, you must first enable SPF. +Please read the above section on enabling the EXPERIMENTAL_SPF +feature. You must also have DKIM support, so you cannot set the +DISABLE_DKIM feature. Once both of those conditions have been met +you can enable DMARC in Local/Makefile: + +EXPERIMENTAL_DMARC=yes +LDFLAGS += -lopendmarc +# CFLAGS += -I/usr/local/include +# LDFLAGS += -L/usr/local/lib + +The first line sets the feature to include the correct code, and +the second line says to link the libopendmarc libraries into the +exim binary. The commented out lines should be uncommented if you +built opendmarc from source and installed in the default location. +Adjust the paths if you installed them elsewhere, but you do not +need to uncomment them if an rpm (or you) installed them in the +package controlled locations (/usr/include and /usr/lib). + + +2. Use the following global settings to configure DMARC: + +Required: +dmarc_tld_file Defines the location of a text file of valid + top level domains the opendmarc library uses + during domain parsing. Maintained by Mozilla, + the most current version can be downloaded + from a link at http://publicsuffix.org/list/. + +Optional: +dmarc_history_file Defines the location of a file to log results + of dmarc verification on inbound emails. The + contents are importable by the opendmarc tools + which will manage the data, send out DMARC + reports, and expire the data. Make sure the + directory of this file is writable by the user + exim runs as. + +dmarc_forensic_sender The email address to use when sending a + forensic report detailing alignment failures + if a sender domain's dmarc record specifies it + and you have configured Exim to send them. + Default: do-not-reply@$default_hostname + + +3. By default, the DMARC processing will run for any remote, +non-authenticated user. It makes sense to only verify DMARC +status of messages coming from remote, untrusted sources. You can +use standard conditions such as hosts, senders, etc, to decide that +DMARC verification should *not* be performed for them and disable +DMARC with a control setting: + + control = dmarc_disable_verify + +A DMARC record can also specify a "forensic address", which gives +exim an email address to submit reports about failed alignment. +Exim does not do this by default because in certain conditions it +results in unintended information leakage (what lists a user might +be subscribed to, etc). You must configure exim to submit forensic +reports to the owner of the domain. If the DMARC record contains a +forensic address and you specify the control statement below, then +exim will send these forensic emails. It's also advised that you +configure a dmarc_forensic_sender because the default sender address +construction might be inadequate. + + control = dmarc_forensic_enable + +(AGAIN: You can choose not to send these forensic reports by simply +not putting the dmarc_forensic_enable control line at any point in +your exim config. If you don't tell it to send them, it will not +send them.) + +There are no options to either control. Both must appear before +the DATA acl. + + +4. You can now run DMARC checks in incoming SMTP by using the +"dmarc_status" ACL condition in the DATA ACL. You are required to +call the spf condition first in the ACLs, then the "dmarc_status" +condition. Putting this condition in the ACLs is required in order +for a DMARC check to actually occur. All of the variables are set +up before the DATA ACL, but there is no actual DMARC check that +occurs until a "dmarc_status" condition is encountered in the ACLs. + +The dmarc_status condition takes a list of strings on its +right-hand side. These strings describe recommended action based +on the DMARC check. To understand what the policy recommendations +mean, refer to the DMARC website above. Valid strings are: + + o accept The DMARC check passed and the library recommends + accepting the email. + o reject The DMARC check failed and the library recommends + rejecting the email. + o quarantine The DMARC check failed and the library recommends + keeping it for further inspection. + o none The DMARC check passed and the library recommends + no specific action, neutral. + o norecord No policy section in the DMARC record for this + sender domain. + o nofrom Unable to determine the domain of the sender. + o temperror Library error or dns error. + o off The DMARC check was disabled for this email. + +You can prefix each string with an exclamation mark to invert its +meaning, for example "!accept" will match all results but +"accept". The string list is evaluated left-to-right in a +short-circuit fashion. When a string matches the outcome of the +DMARC check, the condition succeeds. If none of the listed +strings matches the outcome of the DMARC check, the condition +fails. + +Of course, you can also use any other lookup method that Exim +supports, including LDAP, Postgres, MySQL, etc, as long as the +result is a list of colon-separated strings. + +Several expansion variables are set before the DATA ACL is +processed, and you can use them in this ACL. The following +expansion variables are available: + + o $dmarc_status + This is a one word status indicating what the DMARC library + thinks of the email. It is a combination of the results of + DMARC record lookup and the SPF/DKIM/DMARC processing results + (if a DMARC record was found). The actual policy declared + in the DMARC record is in a separate expansion variable. + + o $dmarc_status_text + This is a slightly longer, human readable status. + + o $dmarc_used_domain + This is the domain which DMARC used to look up the DMARC + policy record. + + o $dmarc_domain_policy + This is the policy declared in the DMARC record. Valid values + are "none", "reject" and "quarantine". It is blank when there + is any error, including no DMARC record. + + o $dmarc_ar_header + This is the entire Authentication-Results header which you can + add using an add_header modifier. + + +5. How to enable DMARC advanced operation: +By default, Exim's DMARC configuration is intended to be +non-intrusive and conservative. To facilitate this, Exim will not +create any type of logging files without explicit configuration by +you, the admin. Nor will Exim send out any emails/reports about +DMARC issues without explicit configuration by you, the admin (other +than typical bounce messages that may come about due to ACL +processing or failure delivery issues). + +In order to log statistics suitable to be imported by the opendmarc +tools, you need to: +a. Configure the global setting dmarc_history_file. +b. Configure cron jobs to call the appropriate opendmarc history + import scripts and truncating the dmarc_history_file. + +In order to send forensic reports, you need to: +a. Configure the global setting dmarc_forensic_sender. +b. Configure, somewhere before the DATA ACL, the control option to + enable sending DMARC forensic reports. + + +6. Example usage: +(RCPT ACL) + warn domains = +local_domains + hosts = +local_hosts + control = dmarc_disable_verify + + warn !domains = +screwed_up_dmarc_records + control = dmarc_enable_forensic + + warn condition = (lookup if destined to mailing list) + set acl_m_mailing_list = 1 + +(DATA ACL) + warn dmarc_status = accept : none : off + !authenticated = * + log_message = DMARC DEBUG: $dmarc_status $dmarc_used_domain + add_header = $dmarc_ar_header + + warn dmarc_status = !accept + !authenticated = * + log_message = DMARC DEBUG: '$dmarc_status' for $dmarc_used_domain + + warn dmarc_status = quarantine + !authenticated = * + set $acl_m_quarantine = 1 + # Do something in a transport with this flag variable + + deny condition = ${if eq{$dmarc_domain_policy}{reject}} + condition = ${if eq{$acl_m_mailing_list}{1}} + message = Messages from $dmarc_used_domain break mailing lists + + deny dmarc_status = reject + !authenticated = * + message = Message from $domain_used_domain failed sender's DMARC policy, REJECT + + + +Transport post-delivery actions +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +An arbitrary per-transport string can be expanded on successful delivery, +and (for SMTP transports) a second string on deferrals caused by a host error. +This feature may be used, for example, to write exim internal log information +(not available otherwise) into a database. + +In order to use the feature, you must set + +EXPERIMENTAL_TPDA=yes + +in your Local/Makefile + +and define the expandable strings in the runtime config file, to +be executed at end of delivery. + +Additionally, there are 6 more variables, available at end of +delivery: + +tpda_delivery_ip IP of host, which has accepted delivery +tpda_delivery_port Port of remote host which has accepted delivery +tpda_delivery_fqdn FQDN of host, which has accepted delivery +tpda_delivery_local_part local part of address being delivered +tpda_delivery_domain domain part of address being delivered +tpda_delivery_confirmation SMTP confirmation message + +In case of a deferral caused by a host-error: +tpda_defer_errno Error number +tpda_defer_errstr Error string possibly containing more details + +The $router_name and $transport_name variables are also usable. + + +To take action after successful deliveries, set the following option +on any transport of interest. + +tpda_delivery_action + +An example might look like: + +tpda_delivery_action = \ +${lookup pgsql {SELECT * FROM record_Delivery( \ + '${quote_pgsql:$sender_address_domain}',\ + '${quote_pgsql:${lc:$sender_address_local_part}}', \ + '${quote_pgsql:$tpda_delivery_domain}', \ + '${quote_pgsql:${lc:$tpda_delivery_local_part}}', \ + '${quote_pgsql:$tpda_delivery_ip}', \ + '${quote_pgsql:${lc:$tpda_delivery_fqdn}}', \ + '${quote_pgsql:$message_exim_id}')}} + +The string is expanded after the delivery completes and any +side-effects will happen. The result is then discarded. +Note that for complex operations an ACL expansion can be used. + + +In order to log host deferrals, add the following option to an SMTP +transport: + +tpda_host_defer_action + +This is a private option of the SMTP transport. It is intended to +log failures of remote hosts. It is executed only when exim has +attempted to deliver a message to a remote host and failed due to +an error which doesn't seem to be related to the individual +message, sender, or recipient address. +See section 47.2 of the exim documentation for more details on how +this is determined. + +Example: + +tpda_host_defer_action = \ +${lookup mysql {insert into delivlog set \ + msgid = '${quote_mysql:$message_exim_id}', \ + senderlp = '${quote_mysql:${lc:$sender_address_local_part}}', \ + senderdom = '${quote_mysql:$sender_address_domain}', \ + delivlp = '${quote_mysql:${lc:$tpda_delivery_local_part}}', \ + delivdom = '${quote_mysql:$tpda_delivery_domain}', \ + delivip = '${quote_mysql:$tpda_delivery_ip}', \ + delivport = '${quote_mysql:$tpda_delivery_port}', \ + delivfqdn = '${quote_mysql:$tpda_delivery_fqdn}', \ + deliverrno = '${quote_mysql:$tpda_defer_errno}', \ + deliverrstr = '${quote_mysql:$tpda_defer_errstr}' \ + }} + + +Redis Lookup +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +Redis is open source advanced key-value data store. This document +does not explain the fundamentals, you should read and understand how +it works by visiting the website at http://www.redis.io/. + +Redis lookup support is added via the hiredis library. Visit: + + https://github.com/redis/hiredis + +to obtain a copy, or find it in your operating systems package repository. +If building from source, this description assumes that headers will be in +/usr/local/include, and that the libraries are in /usr/local/lib. + +1. In order to build exim with Redis lookup support add + +EXPERIMENTAL_REDIS=yes + +to your Local/Makefile. (Re-)build/install exim. exim -d should show +Experimental_Redis in the line "Support for:". + +EXPERIMENTAL_REDIS=yes +LDFLAGS += -lhiredis +# CFLAGS += -I/usr/local/include +# LDFLAGS += -L/usr/local/lib + +The first line sets the feature to include the correct code, and +the second line says to link the hiredis libraries into the +exim binary. The commented out lines should be uncommented if you +built hiredis from source and installed in the default location. +Adjust the paths if you installed them elsewhere, but you do not +need to uncomment them if an rpm (or you) installed them in the +package controlled locations (/usr/include and /usr/lib). + + +2. Use the following global settings to configure Redis lookup support: + +Required: +redis_servers This option provides a list of Redis servers + and associated connection data, to be used in + conjunction with redis lookups. The option is + only available if Exim is configured with Redis + support. + +For example: + +redis_servers = 127.0.0.1/10/ - using database 10 with no password +redis_servers = 127.0.0.1//password - to make use of the default database of 0 with a password +redis_servers = 127.0.0.1// - for default database of 0 with no password + +3. Once you have the Redis servers defined you can then make use of the +experimental Redis lookup by specifying ${lookup redis{}} in a lookup query. + +4. Example usage: + +(Host List) +hostlist relay_from_ips = <\n ${lookup redis{SMEMBERS relay_from_ips}} + +Where relay_from_ips is a Redis set which contains entries such as "192.168.0.0/24" "10.0.0.0/8" and so on. +The result set is returned as +192.168.0.0/24 +10.0.0.0/8 +.. +. + +(Domain list) +domainlist virtual_domains = ${lookup redis {HGET $domain domain}} + +Where $domain is a hash which includes the key 'domain' and the value '$domain'. + +(Adding or updating an existing key) +set acl_c_spammer = ${if eq{${lookup redis{SPAMMER_SET}}}{OK}} + +Where SPAMMER_SET is a macro and it is defined as + +"SET SPAMMER " + +(Getting a value from Redis) + +set acl_c_spam_host = ${lookup redis{GET...}} + + +Proxy Protocol Support +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +Exim now has Experimental "Proxy Protocol" support. It was built on +specifications from: +http://haproxy.1wt.eu/download/1.5/doc/proxy-protocol.txt + +The purpose of this function is so that an application load balancer, +such as HAProxy, can sit in front of several Exim servers and Exim +will log the IP that is connecting to the proxy server instead of +the IP of the proxy server when it connects to Exim. It resets the +$sender_address_host and $sender_address_port to the IP:port of the +connection to the proxy. It also re-queries the DNS information for +this new IP address so that the original sender's hostname and IP +get logged in the Exim logfile. There is no logging if a host passes or +fails Proxy Protocol negotiation, but it can easily be determined and +recorded in an ACL (example is below). + +1. To compile Exim with Proxy Protocol support, put this in +Local/Makefile: + +EXPERIMENTAL_PROXY=yes + +2. Global configuration settings: + +proxy_required_hosts = HOSTLIST + +The proxy_required_hosts option will require any IP in that hostlist +to use Proxy Protocol. The specification of Proxy Protocol is very +strict, and if proxy negotiation fails, Exim will not allow any SMTP +command other than QUIT. (See end of this section for an example.) +The option is expanded when used, so it can be a hostlist as well as +string of IP addresses. Since it is expanded, specifying an alternate +separator is supported for ease of use with IPv6 addresses. + +To log the IP of the proxy in the incoming logline, add: + log_selector = +proxy + +A default incoming logline (wrapped for appearance) will look like this: + + 2013-11-04 09:25:06 1VdNti-0001OY-1V <= me@example.net + H=mail.example.net [1.2.3.4] P=esmtp S=433 + +With the log selector enabled, an email that was proxied through a +Proxy Protocol server at 192.168.1.2 will look like this: + + 2013-11-04 09:25:06 1VdNti-0001OY-1V <= me@example.net + H=mail.example.net [1.2.3.4] P=esmtp PRX=192.168.1.2 S=433 + +3. In the ACL's the following expansion variables are available. + +proxy_host_address The (internal) src IP of the proxy server + making the connection to the Exim server. +proxy_host_port The (internal) src port the proxy server is + using to connect to the Exim server. +proxy_target_address The dest (public) IP of the remote host to + the proxy server. +proxy_target_port The dest port the remote host is using to + connect to the proxy server. +proxy_session Boolean, yes/no, the connected host is required + to use Proxy Protocol. + +There is no expansion for a failed proxy session, however you can detect +it by checking if $proxy_session is true but $proxy_host is empty. As +an example, in my connect ACL, I have: + + warn condition = ${if and{ {bool{$proxy_session}} \ + {eq{$proxy_host_address}{}} } } + log_message = Failed required proxy protocol negotiation \ + from $sender_host_name [$sender_host_address] + + warn condition = ${if and{ {bool{$proxy_session}} \ + {!eq{$proxy_host_address}{}} } } + # But don't log health probes from the proxy itself + condition = ${if eq{$proxy_host_address}{$sender_host_address} \ + {false}{true}} + log_message = Successfully proxied from $sender_host_name \ + [$sender_host_address] through proxy protocol \ + host $proxy_host_address + + # Possibly more clear + warn logwrite = Remote Source Address: $sender_host_address:$sender_host_port + logwrite = Proxy Target Address: $proxy_target_address:$proxy_target_port + logwrite = Proxy Internal Address: $proxy_host_address:$proxy_host_port + logwrite = Internal Server Address: $received_ip_address:$received_port + + +4. Runtime issues to be aware of: + - Since the real connections are all coming from your proxy, and the + per host connection tracking is done before Proxy Protocol is + evaluated, smtp_accept_max_per_host must be set high enough to + handle all of the parallel volume you expect per inbound proxy. + - The proxy has 3 seconds (hard-coded in the source code) to send the + required Proxy Protocol header after it connects. If it does not, + the response to any commands will be: + "503 Command refused, required Proxy negotiation failed" + - If the incoming connection is configured in Exim to be a Proxy + Protocol host, but the proxy is not sending the header, the banner + does not get sent until the timeout occurs. If the sending host + sent any input (before the banner), this causes a standard Exim + synchronization error (i.e. trying to pipeline before PIPELINING + was advertised). + - This is not advised, but is mentioned for completeness if you have + a specific internal configuration that you want this: If the Exim + server only has an internal IP address and no other machines in your + organization will connect to it to try to send email, you may + simply set the hostlist to "*", however, this will prevent local + mail programs from working because that would require mail from + localhost to use Proxy Protocol. Again, not advised! + +5. Example of a refused connection because the Proxy Protocol header was +not sent from a host configured to use Proxy Protocol. In the example, +the 3 second timeout occurred (when a Proxy Protocol banner should have +been sent), the banner was displayed to the user, but all commands are +rejected except for QUIT: + +# nc mail.example.net 25 +220-mail.example.net, ESMTP Exim 4.82+proxy, Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:45:59 +220 -0800 RFC's enforced +EHLO localhost +503 Command refused, required Proxy negotiation failed +QUIT +221 mail.example.net closing connection + + + -------------------------------------------------------------- End of file --------------------------------------------------------------