X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/jgh/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/2983e1a616058c03b57f1ab32a691f8b8ff9764e..980bb6b778928aeb9401bafc9e1a00c184fb5ff0:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 5f5538e64..37bfeb3f3 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ . Update the Copyright year (only) when changing content. . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -.set previousversion "4.93" +.set previousversion "4.94" .include ./local_params .set ACL "access control lists (ACLs)" @@ -1409,11 +1409,9 @@ the set of local parts that it defines. If &%local_part_prefix%& or &%local_part_suffix%& is in use, the prefix or suffix is removed from the local part before this check. If you want to do precondition tests on local parts that include affixes, you can do so by using a &%condition%& option (see below) -.new that uses the variables &$local_part$&, &$local_part_prefix$&, &$local_part_prefix_v$&, &$local_part_suffix$& and &$local_part_suffix_v$& as necessary. -.wen .next .vindex "&$local_user_uid$&" .vindex "&$local_user_gid$&" @@ -3871,13 +3869,11 @@ This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally by Exim in conjunction with the &%-MC%& option. It signifies that the remote host supports the ESMTP &_DSN_& extension. -.new .vitem &%-MCd%& .oindex "&%-MCd%&" This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally by Exim in conjunction with the &%-d%& option to pass on an information string on the purpose of the process. -.wen .vitem &%-MCG%&&~<&'queue&~name'&> .oindex "&%-MCG%&" @@ -3906,6 +3902,13 @@ together with the file descriptor number of an open pipe. Closure of the pipe signals the final completion of the sequence of processes that are passing messages through the same SMTP connection. +.new +.vitem &%-MCq%&&~<&'recipient&~address'&>&~<&'size'&> +.oindex "&%-MCq%&" +This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally +by Exim to implement quota checking for local users. +.wen + .vitem &%-MCS%& .oindex "&%-MCS%&" This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally @@ -4397,7 +4400,6 @@ written. When &%-oX%& is used with &%-bd%&, or when &%-q%& with a time is used without &%-bd%&, this is the only way of causing Exim to write a pid file, because in those cases, the normal pid file is not used. -.new .vitem &%-oPX%& .oindex "&%-oPX%&" .cindex "pid (process id)" "of daemon" @@ -4406,7 +4408,6 @@ This option is not intended for general use. The daemon uses it when terminating due to a SIGTEM, possibly in combination with &%-oP%&&~<&'path'&>. It causes the pid file to be removed. -.wen .vitem &%-or%&&~<&'time'&> .oindex "&%-or%&" @@ -4440,6 +4441,27 @@ of the syntax, and how it interacts with configuration file options, are given in chapter &<>&. 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" @@ -4518,14 +4540,17 @@ appear in the correct order. Each flag is described in a separate item below. .cindex "queue" "routing" .cindex "routing" "whole queue before delivery" .cindex "first pass routing" +.cindex "queue runner" "two phase" An option starting with &%-qq%& requests a two-stage queue run. In the first stage, the queue is scanned as if the &%queue_smtp_domains%& option matched every domain. Addresses are routed, local deliveries happen, but no remote transports are run. -.new Performance will be best if the &%queue_run_in_order%& option is false. -.wen +If that is so and the &%queue_fast_ramp%& option is true then +in the first phase of the run, +once a threshold number of messages are routed for a given host, +a delivery process is forked in parallel with the rest of the scan. .cindex "hints database" "remembering routing" The hints database that remembers which messages are waiting for specific hosts @@ -5905,13 +5930,13 @@ messages that are submitted by SMTP from local processes using the standard input and output (that is, not using TCP/IP). A number of MUAs operate in this manner. .code -deny message = Restricted characters in address - domains = +local_domains +deny domains = +local_domains local_parts = ^[.] : ^.*[@%!/|] + message = Restricted characters in address -deny message = Restricted characters in address - domains = !+local_domains +deny domains = !+local_domains local_parts = ^[./|] : ^.*[@%!] : ^.*/\\.\\./ + message = Restricted characters in address .endd These statements are concerned with local parts that contain any of the characters &"@"&, &"%"&, &"!"&, &"/"&, &"|"&, or dots in unusual places. @@ -6015,10 +6040,10 @@ require verify = recipient This statement requires the recipient address to be verified; if verification fails, the address is rejected. .code -# deny message = rejected because $sender_host_address \ +# deny dnslists = black.list.example +# message = rejected because $sender_host_address \ # is in a black list at $dnslist_domain\n\ # $dnslist_text -# dnslists = black.list.example # # warn dnslists = black.list.example # add_header = X-Warning: $sender_host_address is in \ @@ -6391,13 +6416,11 @@ local_delivery: This &(appendfile)& transport is used for local delivery to user mailboxes in traditional BSD mailbox format. -.new We prefer to avoid using &$local_part$& directly to define the mailbox filename, as it is provided by a potential bad actor. Instead we use &$local_part_data$&, the result of looking up &$local_part$& in the user database (done by using &%check_local_user%& in the the router). -.wen By default &(appendfile)& runs under the uid and gid of the local user, which requires the sticky bit to be set on the &_/var/mail_& @@ -6604,14 +6627,15 @@ cause parts of the string to be replaced by data that is obtained from the lookup. Lookups of this type are conditional expansion items. Different results can be defined for the cases of lookup success and failure. See chapter &<>&, where string expansions are described in detail. -The key for the lookup is specified as part of the string expansion. +The key for the lookup is &*specified*& as part of the string expansion. .next Lists of domains, hosts, and email addresses can contain lookup requests as a way of avoiding excessively long linear lists. In this case, the data that is returned by the lookup is often (but not always) discarded; whether the lookup succeeds or fails is what really counts. These kinds of list are described in chapter &<>&. -The key for the lookup is given by the context in which the list is expanded. +The key for the lookup is &*implicit*&, +given by the context in which the list is expanded. .endlist String expansions, lists, and lookups interact with each other in such a way @@ -6646,7 +6670,8 @@ The result of the expansion is not tainted. In the second example, the lookup is a single item in a domain list. It causes Exim to use a lookup to see if the domain that is being processed can be found -in the file. The file could contains lines like this: +in the file. +The file could contains lines like this: .code domain1: domain2: @@ -6663,6 +6688,18 @@ If the value of &$sender_host_address$& is 192.168.5.6, expansion of the first &%domains%& setting above generates the second setting, which therefore causes a second lookup to occur. +.new +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 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 doing the lookup. +The result of the lookup is still written to the cache. +.wen + The rest of this chapter describes the different lookup types that are available. Any of them can be used in any part of the configuration where a lookup is permitted. @@ -6677,10 +6714,16 @@ Two different types of data lookup are implemented: The &'single-key'& type requires the specification of a file in which to look, and a single key to search for. The key must be a non-empty string for the lookup to succeed. The lookup type determines how the file is searched. -.new .cindex "tainted data" "single-key lookups" The file string may not be tainted -.wen + +.cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting" +All single-key lookups support the option &"ret=key"&. +If this is given and the lookup +(either underlying implementation or cached value) +returns data, the result is replaced with a non-tainted +version of the lookup key. +.cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting" .next .cindex "query-style lookup" "definition of" The &'query-style'& type accepts a generalized database query. No particular @@ -6773,15 +6816,12 @@ by default, but has an option to omit them (see section &<>&). .cindex "lookup" "dsearch" .cindex "dsearch lookup type" &(dsearch)&: The given file must be an -.new absolute -.wen directory path; this is searched for an entry whose name is the key by calling the &[lstat()]& function. The key may not contain any forward slash characters. If &[lstat()]& succeeds then so does the lookup. -.new .cindex "tainted data" "dsearch result" The result is regarded as untainted. @@ -6805,7 +6845,6 @@ ${lookup {passwd} dsearch,filter=file {/etc}} .endd The default matching is for any entry type, including directories and symlinks. -.wen An example of how this lookup can be used to support virtual domains is given in section @@ -6841,6 +6880,13 @@ the implicit key is the host's IP address rather than its name (see section &*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" @@ -6858,6 +6904,29 @@ The final resulting element can be a simple JSON type or a JSON object or array; for the latter two a string-representation of the JSON is returned. For elements of type string, the returned value is de-quoted. + + +.new +.next +.cindex LMDB +.cindex lookup lmdb +.cindex database lmdb +&(lmdb)&: The given file is an LMDB database. +LMDB is a memory-mapped key-value store, +with API modeled loosely on that of BerkeleyDB. +See &url(https://symas.com/products/lightning-memory-mapped-database/) +for the feature set and operation modes. + +Exim provides read-only access via the LMDB C library. +The library can be obtained from &url(https://github.com/LMDB/lmdb) +or your operating system package repository. +To enable LMDB support in Exim set LOOKUP_LMDB=yes in &_Local/Makefile_&. + +You will need to separately create the LMDB database file, +possibly using the &"mdb_load"& utility. +.wen + + .next .cindex "linear search" .cindex "lookup" "lsearch" @@ -7054,11 +7123,7 @@ passed to a Redis database. See section &<>&. .cindex "sqlite lookup type" .cindex "lookup" "sqlite" &(sqlite)&: The format of the query is -new -an optional filename -.wen -followed by an SQL statement -that is passed to an SQLite database. See section &<>&. +an SQL statement that is passed to an SQLite database. See section &<>&. .next &(testdb)&: This is a lookup type that is used for testing Exim. It is @@ -8019,14 +8084,12 @@ The &%quote_redis%& expansion operator escapes whitespace and backslash characters with a backslash. .section "Specifying the server in the query" "SECTspeserque" -.new For MySQL, PostgreSQL and Redis lookups (but not currently for Oracle and InterBase), it is possible to specify a list of servers with an individual query. This is done by appending a comma-separated option to the query type: .display -.endd &`,servers=`&&'server1:server2:server3:...'& -.wen +.endd Each item in the list may take one of two forms: .olist If it contains no slashes it is assumed to be just a host name. The appropriate @@ -8060,8 +8123,7 @@ option, you can still update it by a query of this form: ${lookup pgsql,servers=master/db/name/pw {UPDATE ...} } .endd -.new -An older syntax places the servers speciification before the qury, +An older syntax places the servers specification before the query, semicolon separated: .code ${lookup mysql{servers=master; UPDATE ...} } @@ -8069,7 +8131,6 @@ ${lookup mysql{servers=master; UPDATE ...} } The new version avoids potential issues with tainted arguments in the query, for explicit expansion. &*Note*&: server specifications in list-style lookups are still problematic. -.wen .section "Special MySQL features" "SECID73" @@ -8123,19 +8184,26 @@ daemon as in the other SQL databases. .new .oindex &%sqlite_dbfile%& -The preferred way of specifying the file is by using the -&%sqlite_dbfile%& option, set to -an absolute path. +There are two ways of +specifying the file. +The first is is by using the &%sqlite_dbfile%& main option. +The second, which allows separate files for each query, +is to use an option appended, comma-separated, to the &"sqlite"& +lookup type word. The option is the word &"file"&, then an equals, +then the filename. +The filename in this case cannot contain whitespace or open-brace charachters. .wen + A deprecated method is available, prefixing the query with the filename separated by white space. -This means that the path name cannot contain white space. +This means that .cindex "tainted data" "sqlite file" -It also means that the query cannot use any tainted values, as that taints +the query cannot use any tainted values, as that taints the entire query including the filename - resulting in a refusal to open the file. -.new +In all the above cases the filename must be an absolute path. + Here is a lookup expansion example: .code sqlite_dbfile = /some/thing/sqlitedb @@ -8147,7 +8215,6 @@ In a list, the syntax is similar. For example: domainlist relay_to_domains = sqlite;\ select * from relays where ip='$sender_host_address'; .endd -.wen The only character affected by the &%quote_sqlite%& operator is a single quote, which it doubles. @@ -8337,7 +8404,6 @@ in the previous section. You could also use the &(wildlsearch)& or -.new .section "Results of list checking" SECTlistresults The primary result of doing a list check is a truth value. In some contexts additional information is stored @@ -8361,7 +8427,6 @@ will store a result in the &$recipient_data$& variable. The detail of the additional information depends on the type of match and is given below as the &*value*& information. -.wen @@ -8424,7 +8489,6 @@ domainlist dom2 = !a.b : *.b where &'x.y'& does not match. It's best to avoid negation altogether in referenced lists if you can. -.new .cindex "hiding named list values" .cindex "named lists" "hiding value of" Some named list definitions may contain sensitive data, for example, passwords for @@ -8434,7 +8498,6 @@ word &"hide"&. For example: .code hide domainlist filter_for_domains = ldap;PASS=secret ldap::/// ... .endd -.wen Named lists may have a performance advantage. When Exim is routing an @@ -8529,9 +8592,7 @@ as set by the &%primary_hostname%& option (or defaulted). This makes it possible to use the same configuration file on several different hosts that differ only in their names. -.new The value for a match will be the primary host name. -.wen .next @@ -8546,9 +8607,7 @@ control which of a host's several IP addresses are treated as local. In today's Internet, the use of domain literals is controversial; see the &%allow_domain_literals%& main option. -.new The value for a match will be the string &`@[]`&. -.wen .next @@ -8599,9 +8658,7 @@ involved, it is easiest to change the delimiter for the main list as well: domains = >&) to specify that it is not to be expanded (unless you really do want to build a regular expression by expansion, of course). -.new The value for a match will be the list element string (starting with the circumflex). Additionally, &$0$& will be set to the string matching the regular expression, and &$1$& (onwards) to any submatches identified by parentheses. -.wen @@ -8704,13 +8757,11 @@ variable and can be referred to in other options. The value will be untainted. .next -.new If the pattern starts with the name of a lookup type of either kind (single-key or query-style) it may be followed by a comma and options, The options are lookup-type specific and consist of a comma-separated list. Each item starts with a tag and and equals "=". -.wen .next .cindex "domain list" "matching literal domain name" @@ -8721,8 +8772,13 @@ The value for a match will be the list element string. .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 @@ -9395,6 +9451,9 @@ become case-sensitive after &"+caseful"& has been seen. .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%& @@ -9439,10 +9498,22 @@ the data type. ACL rules always expand strings. A couple of expansion conditions do not expand some of the brace-delimited branches, for security reasons, .cindex "tainted data" expansion +.cindex "tainted data" definition .cindex expansion "tainted data" and expansion of data deriving from the sender (&"tainted data"&) is not permitted. +.new +Common ways of obtaining untainted equivalents of variables with +tainted values +.cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting" +come down to using the tainted value as a lookup key in a trusted database. +This database could be the filesystem structure, +or the password file, +or accessed via a DBMS. +Specific methods are indexed under &"de-tainting"&. +.wen + .section "Literal text in expanded strings" "SECTlittext" @@ -10019,11 +10090,9 @@ newline at the very end. For the &%header%& and &%bheader%& expansion, for those headers that contain lists of addresses, a comma is also inserted at the junctions between headers. This does not happen for the &%rheader%& expansion. -.new .cindex "tainted data" When the headers are from an incoming message, the result of expanding any of these variables is tainted. -.wen .vitem &*${hmac{*&<&'hashname'&>&*}{*&<&'secret'&>&*}{*&<&'string'&>&*}}*& @@ -10156,12 +10225,21 @@ extracted is used. You can use &`fail`& instead of {<&'string3'&>} as in a string extract. -.vitem "&*${lookup{*&<&'key'&>&*}&~*&<&'search&~type'&>&*&~&&& - {*&<&'file'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string1'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string2'&>&*}}*&" -This is the first of one of two different types of lookup item, which are both -described in the next item. +.new +.vitem &*${listquote{*&<&'separator'&>&*}{*&<&'string'&>&*}}*& +.cindex quoting "for list" +.cindex list quoting +This item doubles any occurrence of the separator character +in the given string. +An empty string is replaced with a single space. +This converts the string into a safe form for use as a list element, +in a list using the given separator. +.wen + -.vitem "&*${lookup&~*&<&'search&~type'&>&*&~{*&<&'query'&>&*}&~&&& +.vitem "&*${lookup&~{*&<&'key'&>&*}&~*&<&'search&~type'&>&*&~&&& + {*&<&'file'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string1'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string2'&>&*}}*&" &&& + "&*${lookup&~*&<&'search&~type'&>&*&~{*&<&'query'&>&*}&~&&& {*&<&'string1'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string2'&>&*}}*&" .cindex "expansion" "lookup in" .cindex "file" "lookups" @@ -10373,7 +10451,6 @@ Example: ${readsocket{/socket/name}{request string}{3s:shutdown=no}} .endd -.new The following option names are recognised: .ilist &*cache*& @@ -10395,7 +10472,6 @@ Controls the use of TLS on the connection. Values are &"yes"& or &"no"& (the default). If it is enabled, a shutdown as descripbed above is never done. .endlist -.wen A fourth argument allows you to change any newlines that are in the data @@ -10879,8 +10955,7 @@ a decimal representation of the answer (without &"K"&, &"M"& or &"G"&). For exam As a more realistic example, in an ACL you might have .code -deny message = Too many bad recipients - condition = \ +deny condition = \ ${if and { \ {>{$rcpt_count}{10}} \ { \ @@ -10889,6 +10964,7 @@ deny message = Too many bad recipients {${eval:$rcpt_count/2}} \ } \ }{yes}{no}} + message = Too many bad recipients .endd The condition is true if there have been more than 10 RCPT commands and fewer than half of them have resulted in a valid recipient. @@ -11583,6 +11659,11 @@ condition is true if the named file (or directory) exists. The existence test 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" @@ -11923,15 +12004,12 @@ request, for a password, so the data consists of just two strings. There can be problems if any of the strings are permitted to contain colon characters. In the usual way, these have to be doubled to avoid being taken as -separators. If the data is being inserted from a variable, the &%sg%& expansion -item can be used to double any existing colons. For example, the configuration +separators. +The &%listquote%& expansion item can be used for this. +For example, the configuration of a LOGIN authenticator might contain this setting: .code -server_condition = ${if pam{$auth1:${sg{$auth2}{:}{::}}}} -.endd -For a PLAIN authenticator you could use: -.code -server_condition = ${if pam{$auth2:${sg{$auth3}{:}{::}}}} +server_condition = ${if pam{$auth1:${listquote{:}{$auth2}}}} .endd In some operating systems, PAM authentication can be done only from a process running as root. Since Exim is running as the Exim user when receiving @@ -12326,13 +12404,6 @@ contain the trailing slash. If &$config_file$& does not contain a slash, .vindex "&$config_file$&" The name of the main configuration file Exim is using. -.vitem &$dmarc_domain_policy$& &&& - &$dmarc_status$& &&& - &$dmarc_status_text$& &&& - &$dmarc_used_domains$& -Results of DMARC verification. -For details see section &<>&. - .vitem &$dkim_verify_status$& Results of DKIM verification. For details see section &<>&. @@ -12365,6 +12436,13 @@ When a message has been received this variable contains a colon-separated list of signer domains and identities for the message. For details see section &<>&. +.vitem &$dmarc_domain_policy$& &&& + &$dmarc_status$& &&& + &$dmarc_status_text$& &&& + &$dmarc_used_domains$& +Results of DMARC verification. +For details see section &<>&. + .vitem &$dnslist_domain$& &&& &$dnslist_matched$& &&& &$dnslist_text$& &&& @@ -12433,29 +12511,34 @@ When the &%smtp_etrn_command%& option is being expanded, &$domain$& contains the complete argument of the ETRN command (see section &<>&). .endlist -.new .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. -.wen .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 &<>& 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 "&$exim_gid$&" @@ -12536,7 +12619,7 @@ result of the lookup is made available in the &$host_data$& variable. This allows you, for example, to do things like this: .code deny hosts = net-lsearch;/some/file -message = $host_data + message = $host_data .endd .vitem &$host_lookup_deferred$& .cindex "host name" "lookup, failure of" @@ -12635,10 +12718,10 @@ Global address rewriting happens when a message is received, so the value of because a message may have many recipients and the system filter is called just once. -.new .cindex "tainted data" If the origin of the data is an incoming message, -the result of expanding this variable is tainted. +the result of expanding this variable is tainted and +may not be further expanded or used as a filename. &*Warning*&: the content of this variable is usually provided by a potential attacker. @@ -12653,7 +12736,6 @@ rather than this variable. Often &$local_part_data$& is usable in this role. If needed, use a router &%address_data%& or &%set%& option for the retrieved data. -.wen When a message is being delivered to a file, pipe, or autoreply transport as a result of aliasing or forwarding, &$local_part$& is set to the local part of @@ -12689,20 +12771,16 @@ to process local parts in a case-dependent manner in a router, you can set the .vitem &$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$&. In addition, if the driver routes the address -to a transport, the value is available in that transport. If the transport is -handling multiple addresses, the value from the first address is used. - +When the &%local_parts%& condition on a router or ACL +matches a local part list .new -The &%check_local_user%& router option also sets this variable. +the match value is copied to &$local_part_data$&. +This is an enhancement over previous versions of Exim, when it only +applied to the data read by a lookup. +For details on match values see section &<>& et. al. .wen -&$local_part_data$& is also set when the &%local_parts%& condition in an ACL -matches a local part by means of a lookup. The data read by the lookup is -available during the rest of the ACL statement. In all other situations, this -variable expands to nothing. +The &%check_local_user%& router option also sets this variable. .vindex &$local_part_prefix$& &&& &$local_part_prefix_v$& &&& @@ -12713,7 +12791,6 @@ If a local part prefix or suffix has been recognized, it is not included in the value of &$local_part$& during routing and subsequent delivery. The values of any prefix or suffix are in &$local_part_prefix$& and &$local_part_suffix$&, respectively. -.new .cindex "tainted data" If the specification did not include a wildcard then the affix variable value is not tainted. @@ -12722,7 +12799,6 @@ If the affix specification included a wildcard then the portion of the affix matched by the wildcard is in &$local_part_prefix_v$& or &$local_part_suffix_v$& as appropriate, and both the whole and varying values are tainted. -.wen .vitem &$local_scan_data$& .vindex "&$local_scan_data$&" @@ -12888,9 +12964,9 @@ header and the body). Here is an example of the use of this variable in a DATA ACL: .code -deny message = Too many lines in message header - condition = \ +deny condition = \ ${if <{250}{${eval:$message_linecount - $body_linecount}}} + message = Too many lines in message header .endd In the MAIL and RCPT ACLs, the value is zero because at that stage the message has not yet been received. @@ -13064,6 +13140,8 @@ The name of the spool queue in use; empty for the default queue. .cindex "spool" "number of messages" This variable contains the number of messages queued. It is evaluated on demand, but no more often than once every minute. +If there is no daemon notifier socket open, the value will be +an empty string. .vitem &$r_...$& .vindex &$r_...$& @@ -13379,7 +13457,6 @@ library, by setting: dns_dnssec_ok = 1 .endd -.new In addition, on Linux with glibc 2.31 or newer the resolver library will default to stripping out a successful validation status. This will break a previously working Exim installation. @@ -13389,7 +13466,6 @@ glibc to pass through any successful validation with a new option in .code options trust-ad .endd -.wen Exim does not perform DNSSEC validation itself, instead leaving that to a validating resolver (e.g. unbound, or bind with suitable configuration). @@ -13781,6 +13857,8 @@ Observability for TLS session resumption. See &<>& for details. .vindex "&$tls_in_sni$&" .vindex "&$tls_sni$&" .cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication" +.cindex "TLS" SNI +.cindex SNI "observability on server" When a TLS session is being established, if the client sends the Server Name Indication extension, the value will be placed in this variable. If the variable appears in &%tls_certificate%& then this option and @@ -13796,6 +13874,8 @@ the outbound. .vitem &$tls_out_sni$& .vindex "&$tls_out_sni$&" .cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication" +.cindex "TLS" SNI +.cindex SNI "observability in client" During outbound SMTP deliveries, this variable reflects the value of the &%tls_sni%& option on the transport. @@ -14590,6 +14670,7 @@ listed in more than one group. .row &%percent_hack_domains%& "recognize %-hack for these domains" .row &%spamd_address%& "set interface to SpamAssassin" .row &%strict_acl_vars%& "object to unset ACL variables" +.row &%spf_smtp_comment_template%& "template for &$spf_smtp_comment$&" .endtable @@ -14676,6 +14757,9 @@ See also the &'Policy controls'& section above. .row &%dkim_verify_keytypes%& "DKIM key types accepted for signatures" .row &%dkim_verify_min_keysizes%& "DKIM key sizes accepted for signatures" .row &%dkim_verify_signers%& "DKIM domains for which DKIM ACL is run" +.row &%dmarc_forensic_sender%& "DMARC sender for report messages" +.row &%dmarc_history_file%& "DMARC results log" +.row &%dmarc_tld_file%& "DMARC toplevel domains file" .row &%host_lookup%& "host name looked up for these hosts" .row &%host_lookup_order%& "order of DNS and local name lookups" .row &%recipient_unqualified_hosts%& "may send unqualified recipients" @@ -14777,6 +14861,7 @@ See also the &'Policy controls'& section above. .row &%hold_domains%& "hold delivery for these domains" .row &%local_interfaces%& "for routing checks" .row &%queue_domains%& "no immediate delivery for these" +.row &%queue_fast_ramp%& "parallel delivery with 2-phase queue run" .row &%queue_only%& "no immediate delivery at all" .row &%queue_only_file%& "no immediate delivery if file exists" .row &%queue_only_load%& "no immediate delivery if load is high" @@ -15105,11 +15190,9 @@ required, it must come from the &%-oA%& command line option. This option defines a template file containing paragraphs of text to be used for constructing bounce messages. Details of the file's contents are given in chapter &<>&. -.new .cindex bounce_message_file "tainted data" The option is expanded to give the file path, which must be absolute and untainted. -.wen See also &%warn_message_file%&. @@ -15436,11 +15519,9 @@ etc. are ignored. If IP literals are enabled, the &(ipliteral)& router declines to handle IPv6 literal addresses. -.new .option dkim_verify_hashes main "string list" "sha256 : sha512" .cindex DKIM "selecting signature algorithms" This option gives a list of hash types which are acceptable in signatures, -.wen and an order of processing. Signatures with algorithms not in the list will be ignored. @@ -15459,14 +15540,12 @@ and an order of processing. Signatures with algorithms not in the list will be ignored. -.new .option dkim_verify_min_keysizes main "string list" "rsa=1024 ed25519=250" This option gives a list of key sizes which are acceptable in signatures. The list is keyed by the algorithm type for the key; the values are in bits. Signatures with keys smaller than given by this option will fail verification. The default enforces the RFC 8301 minimum key size for RSA signatures. -.wen .option dkim_verify_minimal main boolean false If set to true, verification of signatures will terminate after the @@ -15480,6 +15559,14 @@ the ACL once for each signature in the message. See section &<>&. +.option dmarc_forensic_sender main string&!! unset +.option dmarc_history_file main string unset +.option dmarc_tld_file main string unset +.cindex DMARC "main section options" +These options control DMARC processing. +See section &<>& for details. + + .option dns_again_means_nonexist main "domain list&!!" unset .cindex "DNS" "&""try again""& response; overriding" DNS lookups give a &"try again"& response for the DNS errors @@ -15550,7 +15637,6 @@ default. A value of 0 coerces DNSSEC off, a value of 1 coerces DNSSEC on. If the resolver library does not support DNSSEC then this option has no effect. -.new On Linux with glibc 2.31 or newer this is insufficient, the resolver library will default to stripping out a successful validation status. This will break a previously working Exim installation. @@ -15560,7 +15646,6 @@ glibc to pass through any successful validation with a new option in .code options trust-ad .endd -.wen .option dns_ipv4_lookup main "domain list&!!" unset @@ -15659,10 +15744,8 @@ and RET and ORCPT options on MAIL FROM commands. A NOTIFY=SUCCESS option requests success-DSN messages. A NOTIFY= option with no argument requests that no delay or failure DSNs are sent. -.new &*Note*&: Supplying success-DSN messages has been criticised on privacy grounds; it can leak details of internal forwarding. -.wen .option dsn_from main "string&!!" "see below" .cindex "&'From:'& header line" "in bounces" @@ -16626,7 +16709,6 @@ harm. This option overrides the &%pipe_as_creator%& option of the &(pipe)& transport driver. -.new .option notifier_socket main string "$spool_directory/exim_daemon_notify" This option gives the name for a unix-domain socket on which the daemon listens for work and information-requests. @@ -16636,12 +16718,17 @@ should need to modify the default. 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%& -then a notifier socket is not created. +.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 openssl_options main "string list" "+no_sslv2 +no_sslv3 +single_dh_use +no_ticket +no_renegotiation" @@ -16953,6 +17040,17 @@ domains that do not match are processed. All other deliveries wait until the next queue run. See also &%hold_domains%& and &%queue_smtp_domains%&. +.new +.option queue_fast_ramp main boolean false +.cindex "queue runner" "two phase" +.cindex "queue" "double scanning" +If set to true, two-phase queue runs, initiated using &%-qq%& on the +command line, may start parallel delivery processes during their first +phase. This will be done when a threshold number of messages have been +routed for a single host. +.wen + + .option queue_list_requires_admin main boolean true .cindex "restricting access to features" .oindex "&%-bp%&" @@ -17574,12 +17672,10 @@ example: smtp_etrn_command = /etc/etrn_command $domain \ $sender_host_address .endd -.new If the option is not set, the argument for the ETRN command must be a &'#'& followed by an address string. In this case an &'exim -R '& command is used; if the ETRN ACL has set up a named-queue then &'-MCG '& is appended. -.wen A new process is created to run the command, but Exim does not wait for it to complete. Consequently, its status cannot be checked. If the command cannot be @@ -17762,6 +17858,46 @@ See section &<>& for more details. This option is available when Exim is compiled with SPF support. See section &<>& for more details. +.option spf_smtp_comment_template main string&!! "Please%_see%_http://www.open-spf.org/Why" +This option is available when Exim is compiled with SPF support. It +allows the customisation of the SMTP comment that the SPF library +generates. You are strongly encouraged to link to your own explanative +site. The template must not contain spaces. If you need spaces in the +output, use the proper placeholder. If libspf2 can not parse the +template, it uses a built-in default broken link. The following placeholders +(along with Exim variables (but see below)) are allowed in the template: +.ilist +&*%_*&: A space. +.next +&*%{L}*&: Envelope sender's local part. +.next +&*%{S}*&: Envelope sender. +.next +&*%{O}*&: Envelope sender's domain. +.next +&*%{D}*&: Current(?) domain. +.next +&*%{I}*&: SMTP client Ip. +.next +&*%{C}*&: SMTP client pretty IP. +.next +&*%{T}*&: Epoch time (UTC). +.next +&*%{P}*&: SMTP client domain name. +.next +&*%{V}*&: IP version. +.next +&*%{H}*&: EHLO/HELO domain. +.next +&*%{R}*&: Receiving domain. +.endlist +The capitalized placeholders do proper URL encoding, if you use them +lowercased, no encoding takes place. This list was compiled from the +libspf2 sources. + +A note on using Exim variables: As +currently the SPF library is initialized before the SMTP EHLO phase, +the variables useful for expansion are quite limited. .option split_spool_directory main boolean false @@ -17913,6 +18049,7 @@ syslog. The value must be no longer than 32 characters. See chapter .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 &<>& for details of Exim's logging. @@ -18068,6 +18205,7 @@ when a list of more than one 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$& and Exim is built against OpenSSL, then if the OpenSSL build supports TLS extensions and the TLS client sends the Server Name Indication extension, then this option and others documented in @@ -18489,11 +18627,9 @@ for constructing the warning message which is sent by Exim when a message has been in the queue for a specified amount of time, as specified by &%delay_warning%&. Details of the file's contents are given in chapter &<>&. -.new .cindex warn_message_file "tainted data" The option is expanded to give the file path, which must be absolute and untainted. -.wen See also &%bounce_message_file%&. @@ -18979,9 +19115,7 @@ colon-separated (by default, changeable in the usual way &<>& that is associated with any addresses that are accepted by the router. However, the option has no effect when an address is just being verified. Each list item is separately expanded, at transport time. -.new If an item ends in *, it will match any header with the given prefix. -.wen The way in which the text is used to remove header lines at transport time is described in section &<>&. Header lines are not actually removed until @@ -19094,11 +19228,9 @@ command for LMTP, SMTP, and BSMTP deliveries has the prefix removed by default. This behaviour can be overridden by setting &%rcpt_include_affixes%& true on the relevant transport. -.new .vindex &$local_part_prefix_v$& If wildcarding (above) was used then the part of the prefix matching the wildcard is available in &$local_part_prefix_v$&. -.wen When an address is being verified, &%local_part_prefix%& affects only the behaviour of the router. If the callout feature of verification is in use, this @@ -20933,7 +21065,6 @@ is not the case when the file contains syntactically valid items that happen to yield empty addresses, for example, items containing only RFC 2822 address comments. -.new .cindex "tainted data" "in filenames" .cindex redirect "tainted data" Tainted data may not be used for a filename. @@ -20944,7 +21075,6 @@ as they are provided by a potential attacker. In the examples above, &$local_part$& is used for looking up data held locally on the system, and not used directly (the second example derives &$home$& via the passsword file or database, using &$local_part$&). -.wen @@ -21171,11 +21301,9 @@ It must be given as .code list1: :include:/opt/lists/list1 .endd -.new .cindex "tainted data" "in filenames" .cindex redirect "tainted data" Tainted data may not be used for a filename. -.wen .next .cindex "address redirection" "to black hole" .cindex "delivery" "discard" @@ -22184,9 +22312,7 @@ Each list item is separately expanded. If the result of the expansion is an empty string, or if the expansion is forced to fail, no action is taken. Other expansion failures are treated as errors and cause the delivery to be deferred. -.new If an item ends in *, it will match any header with the given prefix. -.wen Matching headers are omitted from the message as it is transported, as described in section &<>&. Header removal can also be specified by @@ -22741,14 +22867,12 @@ If &%file%& or &%directory%& is set for a delivery from a redirection, it is used to determine the file or directory name for the delivery. Normally, the contents of &$address_file$& are used in some way in the string expansion. .endlist -.new .cindex "tainted data" "in filenames" .cindex appendfile "tainted data" Tainted data may not be used for a file or directory name. This means that, for instance, &$local_part$& cannot be used directly as a component of a path. It can however be used as the key for a lookup which returns a path (or component). -.wen .cindex "Sieve filter" "configuring &(appendfile)&" @@ -24186,11 +24310,9 @@ directories are also controllable. See chapter &<>& for details of the local delivery environment and chapter &<>& for a discussion of local delivery batching. -.new .cindex "tainted data" "in pipe command" .cindex pipe "tainted data" Tainted data may not be used for the command name. -.wen .section "Concurrent delivery" "SECID140" @@ -25332,9 +25454,7 @@ unauthenticated. See also &%hosts_require_auth%&, and chapter .cindex "RFC 3030" "CHUNKING" This option provides a list of servers to which, provided they announce CHUNKING support, Exim will attempt to use BDAT commands rather than DATA. -.new Unless DKIM signing is being done, -.wen BDAT will not be used in conjunction with a transport filter. .option hosts_try_dane smtp "host list&!!" * @@ -25432,6 +25552,20 @@ so can cause parallel connections to the same host if &%remote_max_parallel%& permits this. +.new +.option message_linelength_limit smtp integer 998 +.cindex "line length" limit +This option sets the maximum line length, in bytes, that the transport +will send. Any messages with lines exceeding the given value +will fail and a failure-DSN ("bounce") message will if possible be returned +to the sender. +The default value is that defined by the SMTP standards. + +It is generally wise to also check in the data ACL so that messages +received via SMTP can be refused without producing a bounce. +.wen + + .option multi_domain smtp boolean&!! true .vindex "&$domain$&" When this option is set, the &(smtp)& transport can handle a number of @@ -25624,6 +25758,8 @@ See &<>& for details. .option tls_sni smtp string&!! unset .cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication" +.cindex "TLS" SNI +.cindex SNI "setting in client" .vindex "&$tls_sni$&" If this option is set then it sets the $tls_out_sni variable and causes any TLS session to pass this value as the Server Name Indication extension to @@ -27853,7 +27989,6 @@ connection, a client certificate has been verified, the &"valid-client-cert"& option is passed. When authentication succeeds, the identity of the user who authenticated is placed in &$auth1$&. -.new The Dovecot configuration to match the above wil look something like: .code @@ -27873,7 +28008,6 @@ conf.d/10-auth.conf :- auth_mechanisms = plain login ntlm .endd -.wen .ecindex IIDdcotauth1 .ecindex IIDdcotauth2 @@ -27900,7 +28034,6 @@ scale to handle future authentication mechanisms, so no guarantee can be made that any particular new authentication mechanism will be supported without code changes in Exim. -.new The library is expected to add support in an upcoming realease for the SCRAM-SHA-256 method. The macro _HAVE_AUTH_GSASL_SCRAM_SHA_256 will be defined @@ -27924,9 +28057,7 @@ the password to be used, in clear. .option client_username gsasl string&!! unset This option is exapanded before use, and should result in the account name to be used. -.wen -.new .option client_spassword gsasl string&!! unset If a SCRAM mechanism is being used and this option is set it is used in preference to &%client_password%&. @@ -27935,7 +28066,6 @@ a 40 (for SHA-1) or 64 (for SHA-256) character string with the PBKDF2-prepared password, hex-encoded. Note that this value will depend on the salt and iteration-count supplied by the server. -.wen @@ -27953,12 +28083,10 @@ This should have meant that certificate identity and verification becomes a non-issue, as a man-in-the-middle attack will cause the correct client and server to see different identifiers and authentication will fail. -.new This is only usable by mechanisms which support "channel binding"; at time of writing, that's the SCRAM family. When using this feature the "-PLUS" variants of the method names need to be used. -.wen This defaults off to ensure smooth upgrade across Exim releases, in case this option causes some clients to start failing. Some future release @@ -28014,7 +28142,6 @@ Some mechanisms will use this data. .option server_scram_iter gsasl string&!! 4096 This option provides data for the SCRAM family of mechanisms. -.new The &$auth1$&, &$auth2$& and &$auth3$& variables are available when this option is expanded. @@ -28025,21 +28152,17 @@ a compute cost factor imposed on the client either the iteration count or the salt). A minimum value of 4096 is required by the standards for all current SCRAM mechanism variants. -.wen .option server_scram_salt gsasl string&!! unset This option provides data for the SCRAM family of mechanisms. -.new The &$auth1$&, &$auth2$& and &$auth3$& variables are available when this option is expanded. The value should be a base64-encoded string, of random data typically 4-to-16 bytes long. If unset or empty after expansion the library will provides a value for the protocol conversation. -.wen -.new .option server_key gsasl string&!! unset .option server_skey gsasl string&!! unset These options can be used for the SCRAM family of mechanisms @@ -28065,7 +28188,6 @@ If unset or not of the right length, &%server_password%& will be used. The libgsasl library release includes a utility &'gsasl'& which can be used to generate these values. -.wen .option server_service gsasl string &`smtp`& @@ -29183,8 +29305,14 @@ certificate verification to the listed servers. Verification either must or need not succeed respectively. The &%tls_verify_cert_hostnames%& option lists hosts for which additional -checks are made: that the host name (the one in the DNS A record) -is valid for the certificate. +name checks are made on the server certificate. +.new +The match against this list is, as per other Exim usage, the +IP for the host. That is most closely associated with the +name on the DNS A (or AAAA) record for the host. +However, the name that needs to be in the certificate +is the one at the head of any CNAME chain leading to the A record. +.wen The option defaults to always checking. The &(smtp)& transport has two OCSP-related options: @@ -29234,6 +29362,8 @@ outgoing connection. .section "Use of TLS Server Name Indication" "SECTtlssni" .cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication" +.cindex "TLS" SNI +.cindex SNI .vindex "&$tls_in_sni$&" .oindex "&%tls_in_sni%&" With TLS1.0 or above, there is an extension mechanism by which extra @@ -29462,7 +29592,7 @@ Session resumption (this is the "stateless" variant) involves the server sending a "session ticket" to the client on one connection, which can be stored by the client and used for a later session. The ticket contains sufficient state for the server to reconstruct the TLS session, avoiding some expensive crypto -calculation and one full packet roundtrip time. +calculation and (on TLS1.2) one full packet roundtrip time. .ilist Operational cost/benefit: @@ -29509,7 +29639,7 @@ Observability: server issued ticket, resume used. A suitable decode list is provided in the builtin macro _RESUME_DECODE for in &%listextract%& expansions. -.next: +.next Control: The &%tls_resumption_hosts%& main option specifies a hostlist for which @@ -29522,7 +29652,7 @@ tls_resumption_hosts = ${if inlist {$received_port}{587:465} {:}{*}} If the peer host matches the list after expansion then resumption is offered and/or accepted. -The &%tls_resumption_hosts% smtp transport option performs the +The &%tls_resumption_hosts%& smtp transport option performs the equivalent function for operation as a client. If the peer host matches the list after expansion then resumption is attempted (if a stored session is available) or the information @@ -30363,8 +30493,8 @@ The &%message%& modifier operates exactly as it does for &%accept%&. &%drop%&: This verb behaves like &%deny%&, except that an SMTP connection is forcibly closed after the 5&'xx'& error message has been sent. For example: .code -drop message = I don't take more than 20 RCPTs - condition = ${if > {$rcpt_count}{20}} +drop condition = ${if > {$rcpt_count}{20}} + message = I don't take more than 20 RCPTs .endd There is no difference between &%deny%& and &%drop%& for the connect-time ACL. The connection is always dropped after sending a 550 response. @@ -31174,7 +31304,6 @@ response to an EHLO command. Therefore, it should normally appear in an ACL controlled by &%acl_smtp_connect%& or &%acl_smtp_helo%&. See also &%pipelining_advertise_hosts%&. -.new .vitem &*control&~=&~queue/*&<&'options'&>* &&& &*control&~=&~queue_only*& .oindex "&%queue%&" @@ -31199,7 +31328,6 @@ able to send all such messages on a single connection. The control only applies to the current message, not to any subsequent ones that may be received in the same SMTP connection. -.wen .vitem &*control&~=&~submission/*&<&'options'&> .cindex "message" "submission" @@ -31600,7 +31728,7 @@ of the lookup is made available in the &$host_data$& variable. This allows you, for example, to set up a statement like this: .code deny hosts = net-lsearch;/some/file -message = $host_data + message = $host_data .endd which gives a custom error message for each denied host. @@ -31713,8 +31841,9 @@ send email. Details of how this works are given in section .cindex "header lines" "verifying header names only ASCII" .cindex "verifying" "header names only ASCII" This condition is relevant only in an ACL that is run after a message has been -received, that is, in an ACL specified by &%acl_smtp_data%& or -&%acl_not_smtp%&. It checks all header names (not the content) to make sure +received. +This usually means an ACL specified by &%acl_smtp_data%& or &%acl_not_smtp%&. +It checks all header names (not the content) to make sure there are no non-ASCII characters, also excluding control characters. The allowable characters are decimal ASCII values 33 through 126. @@ -31744,8 +31873,8 @@ section &<>& (callouts are described in section condition to restrict it to bounce messages only: .code deny senders = : - message = A valid sender header is required for bounces !verify = header_sender + message = A valid sender header is required for bounces .endd .vitem &*verify&~=&~header_syntax*& @@ -31869,7 +31998,7 @@ Note that '/' is legal in local-parts; if the address may have such (eg. is generated from the received message) they must be protected from the options parsing by doubling: .code -verify = sender=${sg{${address:$h_sender:}}{/}{//}} +verify = sender=${listquote{/}{${address:$h_sender:}}} .endd .endlist @@ -31927,8 +32056,8 @@ Testing the list of domains stops as soon as a match is found. If you want to warn for one list and block for another, you can use two different statements: .code deny dnslists = blackholes.mail-abuse.org -warn message = X-Warn: sending host is on dialups list - dnslists = dialups.mail-abuse.org +warn dnslists = dialups.mail-abuse.org + message = X-Warn: sending host is on dialups list .endd .cindex caching "of dns lookup" .cindex DNS TTL @@ -31969,8 +32098,8 @@ addresses (see, e.g., the &'domain based zones'& link at with these lists. You can change the name that is looked up in a DNS list by listing it after the domain name, introduced by a slash. For example, .code -deny message = Sender's domain is listed at $dnslist_domain - dnslists = dsn.rfc-ignorant.org/$sender_address_domain +deny dnslists = dsn.rfc-ignorant.org/$sender_address_domain + message = Sender's domain is listed at $dnslist_domain .endd This particular example is useful only in ACLs that are obeyed after the RCPT or DATA commands, when a sender address is available. If (for @@ -32034,13 +32163,13 @@ dnslists = black.list.tld/a.domain::b.domain However, when the data for the list is obtained from a lookup, the second form is usually much more convenient. Consider this example: .code -deny message = The mail servers for the domain \ +deny dnslists = sbl.spamhaus.org/<|${lookup dnsdb {>|a=<|\ + ${lookup dnsdb {>|mxh=\ + $sender_address_domain} }} } + message = The mail servers for the domain \ $sender_address_domain \ are listed at $dnslist_domain ($dnslist_value); \ see $dnslist_text. - dnslists = sbl.spamhaus.org/<|${lookup dnsdb {>|a=<|\ - ${lookup dnsdb {>|mxh=\ - $sender_address_domain} }} } .endd Note the use of &`>|`& in the dnsdb lookup to specify the separator for multiple DNS records. The inner dnsdb lookup produces a list of MX hosts @@ -32113,7 +32242,7 @@ very meaningful. See section &<>& for a way of obtaining more information. You can use the DNS list variables in &%message%& or &%log_message%& modifiers -&-- although these appear before the condition in the ACL, they are not +&-- even if these appear before the condition in the ACL, they are not expanded until after it has failed. For example: .code deny hosts = !+local_networks @@ -32299,12 +32428,12 @@ restrictions, to get the TXT record. As a byproduct of this, there is also a check that the IP being tested is indeed on the first list. The first domain is the one that is put in &$dnslist_domain$&. For example: .code -deny message = \ - rejected because $sender_host_address is blacklisted \ - at $dnslist_domain\n$dnslist_text - dnslists = \ +deny dnslists = \ sbl.spamhaus.org,sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org=127.0.0.2 : \ dul.dnsbl.sorbs.net,dnsbl.sorbs.net=127.0.0.10 + message = \ + rejected because $sender_host_address is blacklisted \ + at $dnslist_domain\n$dnslist_text .endd For the first blacklist item, this starts by doing a lookup in &'sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org'& and testing for a 127.0.0.2 return. If there is a @@ -32494,12 +32623,12 @@ new rate. .code acl_check_connect: deny ratelimit = 100 / 5m / readonly - log_message = RATE CHECK: $sender_rate/$sender_rate_period \ + log_message = RATE CHECK: $sender_rate/$sender_rate_period \ (max $sender_rate_limit) # ... acl_check_mail: warn ratelimit = 100 / 5m / strict - log_message = RATE UPDATE: $sender_rate/$sender_rate_period \ + log_message = RATE UPDATE: $sender_rate/$sender_rate_period \ (max $sender_rate_limit) .endd @@ -32609,16 +32738,16 @@ deny authenticated = * ratelimit = 100 / 1d / strict / $authenticated_id # System-wide rate limit -defer message = Sorry, too busy. Try again later. - ratelimit = 10 / 1s / $primary_hostname +defer ratelimit = 10 / 1s / $primary_hostname + message = Sorry, too busy. Try again later. # Restrict incoming rate from each host, with a default # set using a macro and special cases looked up in a table. -defer message = Sender rate exceeds $sender_rate_limit \ - messages per $sender_rate_period - ratelimit = ${lookup {$sender_host_address} \ +defer ratelimit = ${lookup {$sender_host_address} \ cdb {DB/ratelimits.cdb} \ {$value} {RATELIMIT} } + message = Sender rate exceeds $sender_rate_limit \ + messages per $sender_rate_period .endd &*Warning*&: If you have a busy server with a lot of &%ratelimit%& tests, especially with the &%per_rcpt%& option, you may suffer from a performance @@ -32667,6 +32796,15 @@ The &%success_on_redirect%& option causes verification always to succeed immediately after a successful redirection. By default, if a redirection generates just one address, that address is also verified. See further discussion in section &<>&. +.new +.next +If the &%quota%& option is specified for recipient verify, +successful routing to an appendfile transport is followed by a call into +the transport to evaluate the quota status for the recipient. +No actual delivery is done, but verification will succeed if the quota +is sufficient for the message (if the sender gave a message size) or +not already exceeded (otherwise). +.wen .endlist .cindex "verifying address" "differentiating failures" @@ -32700,6 +32838,9 @@ connection, HELO, or MAIL). &%recipient%&: The RCPT command in a callout was rejected. .next &%postmaster%&: The postmaster check in a callout was rejected. +.new +.next +&%quota%&: The quota check for a local recipient did non pass. .endlist The main use of these variables is expected to be to distinguish between @@ -33029,6 +33170,38 @@ behaviour will be the same. +.new +.section "Quota caching" "SECTquotacache" +.cindex "hints database" "quota cache" +.cindex "quota" "cache, description of" +.cindex "caching" "quota" +Exim caches the results of quota verification +in order to reduce the amount of resources used. +The &"callout"& hints database is used. + +The default cache periods are five minutes for a positive (good) result +and one hour for a negative result. +To change the periods the &%quota%& option can be followed by an equals sign +and a number of optional paramemters, separated by commas. +For example: +.code +verify = recipient/quota=cachepos=1h,cacheneg=1d +.endd +Possible parameters are: +.vlist +.vitem &*cachepos&~=&~*&<&'time&~interval'&> +.cindex "quota cache" "positive entry expiry, specifying" +Set the lifetime for a positive cache entry. +A value of zero seconds is legitimate. + +.vitem &*cacheneg&~=&~*&<&'time&~interval'&> +.cindex "quota cache" "negative entry expiry, specifying" +As above, for a negative entry. + +.vitem &*no_cache*& +Set both positive and negative lifetimes to zero. +.wen + .section "Sender address verification reporting" "SECTsenaddver" .cindex "verifying" "suppressing error details" See section &<>& for a general discussion of @@ -33207,16 +33380,16 @@ list called &%batv_senders%&. Then, in the ACL for RCPT commands, you could use this: .code # Bounces: drop unsigned addresses for BATV senders -deny message = This address does not send an unsigned reverse path - senders = : +deny senders = : recipients = +batv_senders + message = This address does not send an unsigned reverse path # Bounces: In case of prvs-signed address, check signature. -deny message = Invalid reverse path signature. - senders = : +deny senders = : condition = ${prvscheck {$local_part@$domain}\ {PRVSCHECK_SQL}{1}} !condition = $prvscheck_result + message = Invalid reverse path signature. .endd The first statement rejects recipients for bounce messages that are addressed to plain BATV sender addresses, because it is known that BATV senders do not @@ -33753,13 +33926,13 @@ imposed by your anti-virus scanner. Here is a very simple scanning example: .code -deny message = This message contains malware ($malware_name) - malware = * +deny malware = * + message = This message contains malware ($malware_name) .endd The next example accepts messages when there is a problem with the scanner: .code -deny message = This message contains malware ($malware_name) - malware = */defer_ok +deny malware = */defer_ok + message = This message contains malware ($malware_name) .endd The next example shows how to use an ACL variable to scan with both sophie and aveserver. It assumes you have set: @@ -33768,13 +33941,13 @@ av_scanner = $acl_m0 .endd in the main Exim configuration. .code -deny message = This message contains malware ($malware_name) - set acl_m0 = sophie +deny set acl_m0 = sophie malware = * + message = This message contains malware ($malware_name) -deny message = This message contains malware ($malware_name) - set acl_m0 = aveserver +deny set acl_m0 = aveserver malware = * + message = This message contains malware ($malware_name) .endd @@ -33903,8 +34076,8 @@ is set to record the actual address used. .section "Calling SpamAssassin from an Exim ACL" "SECID206" Here is a simple example of the use of the &%spam%& condition in a DATA ACL: .code -deny message = This message was classified as SPAM - spam = joe +deny spam = joe + message = This message was classified as SPAM .endd The right-hand side of the &%spam%& condition specifies a name. This is relevant if you have set up multiple SpamAssassin profiles. If you do not want @@ -33936,9 +34109,9 @@ large ones may cause significant performance degradation. As most spam messages are quite small, it is recommended that you do not scan the big ones. For example: .code -deny message = This message was classified as SPAM - condition = ${if < {$message_size}{10K}} +deny condition = ${if < {$message_size}{10K}} spam = nobody + message = This message was classified as SPAM .endd The &%spam%& condition returns true if the threshold specified in the user's @@ -33996,8 +34169,8 @@ failed. If you want to treat DEFER as FAIL (to pass on to the next ACL statement block), append &`/defer_ok`& to the right-hand side of the spam condition, like this: .code -deny message = This message was classified as SPAM - spam = joe/defer_ok +deny spam = joe/defer_ok + message = This message was classified as SPAM .endd This causes messages to be accepted even if there is a problem with &%spamd%&. @@ -34015,9 +34188,9 @@ warn spam = nobody add_header = Subject: *SPAM* $h_Subject: # reject spam at high scores (> 12) -deny message = This message scored $spam_score spam points. - spam = nobody:true +deny spam = nobody:true condition = ${if >{$spam_score_int}{120}{1}{0}} + message = This message scored $spam_score spam points. .endd @@ -34221,10 +34394,10 @@ As an example, the following will ban &"HTML mail"& (including that sent with alternative plain text), while allowing HTML files to be attached. HTML coverletter mail attached to non-HTML coverletter mail will also be allowed: .code -deny message = HTML mail is not accepted here -!condition = $mime_is_rfc822 -condition = $mime_is_coverletter -condition = ${if eq{$mime_content_type}{text/html}{1}{0}} +deny !condition = $mime_is_rfc822 + condition = $mime_is_coverletter + condition = ${if eq{$mime_content_type}{text/html}{1}{0}} + message = HTML mail is not accepted here .endd .vitem &$mime_is_multipart$& @@ -34277,8 +34450,8 @@ expanded before being used, you must also escape dollar signs and backslashes with more backslashes, or use the &`\N`& facility to disable expansion. Here is a simple example that contains two regular expressions: .code -deny message = contains blacklisted regex ($regex_match_string) - regex = [Mm]ortgage : URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL +deny regex = [Mm]ortgage : URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL + message = contains blacklisted regex ($regex_match_string) .endd The conditions returns true if any one of the regular expressions matches. The &$regex_match_string$& expansion variable is then set up and contains the @@ -34346,10 +34519,8 @@ HAVE_LOCAL_SCAN=yes LOCAL_SCAN_SOURCE=Local/local_scan.c .endd for example. The function must be called &[local_scan()]&; -.new the source file(s) for it should first #define LOCAL_SCAN and then #include "local_scan.h". -.wen It is called by Exim after it has received a message, when the success return code is about to be sent. This is after all the ACLs have been run. The return code from your @@ -35030,7 +35201,6 @@ dropping of a TCP/IP connection), you can call &'smtp_fflush()'&, which has no arguments. It flushes the output stream, and returns a non-zero value if there is an error. -.new .vitem &*void&~*store_get(int,BOOL)*& This function accesses Exim's internal store (memory) manager. It gets a new chunk of memory whose size is given by the first argument. @@ -35039,7 +35209,6 @@ data possibly coming from an attacker (eg. the message content), FALSE if it is locally-sourced. Exim bombs out if it ever runs out of memory. See the next section for a discussion of memory handling. -.wen .vitem &*void&~*store_get_perm(int,BOOL)*& This function is like &'store_get()'&, but it always gets memory from the @@ -35360,14 +35529,14 @@ address if its delivery failed. .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 @@ -37153,13 +37322,11 @@ virtual: data = ${lookup{$local_part}lsearch{/etc/mail/virtual/$domain_data}} no_more .endd -.new The &%domains%& option specifies that the router is to be skipped, unless there is a file in the &_/etc/mail/virtual_& directory whose name is the same as the domain that is being processed. The &(dsearch)& lookup used results in an untainted version of &$domain$& being placed into the &$domain_data$& variable. -.wen When the router runs, it looks up the local part in the file to find a new address (or list of addresses). The &%no_more%& @@ -37190,7 +37357,7 @@ follows: .code my_mailboxes: driver = appendfile - file = /var/mail/$domain/$local_part_data + file = /var/mail/$domain_data/$local_part_data user = mail .endd This uses a directory of mailboxes for each domain. The &%user%& setting is @@ -37230,7 +37397,7 @@ It runs a user's &_.forward_& file for all local parts of the form cases by testing the variable &$local_part_suffix$&. For example: .code if $local_part_suffix contains -special then -save /home/$local_part/Mail/special +save /home/$local_part_data/Mail/special endif .endd If the filter file does not exist, or does not deal with such addresses, they @@ -38576,6 +38743,7 @@ an asterisk is appended to the X= cipher field in the log line. .next .cindex "log" "TLS SNI" .cindex "TLS" "logging SNI" +.cindex SNI logging &%tls_sni%&: When a message is received over an encrypted connection, and the remote host provided the Server Name Indication extension, the SNI is added to the log line, preceded by SNI=. @@ -40536,8 +40704,8 @@ There is no dot-stuffing (and no dot-termination). . //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// . //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -.chapter "DKIM, SPF and DMARC" "CHAPdkim" &&& - "DKIM, SPF and DMARC Support" +.chapter "DKIM, SPF, SRS and DMARC" "CHAPdkim" &&& + "DKIM, SPF, SRS and DMARC Support" .section "DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)" SECDKIM .cindex "DKIM" @@ -40742,9 +40910,7 @@ When unspecified, the header names listed in RFC4871 will be used, whether or not each header is present in the message. The default list is available for the expansion in the macro &"_DKIM_SIGN_HEADERS"& -.new and an oversigning variant is in &"_DKIM_OVERSIGN_HEADERS"&. -.wen If a name is repeated, multiple headers by that name (or the absence thereof) will be signed. The textually later headers in the headers part of the @@ -40995,10 +41161,8 @@ Notes from the key record (tag n=). .vitem &%$dkim_key_length%& Number of bits in the key. -.new Valid only once the key is loaded, which is at the time the header signature is verified, which is after the body hash is. -.wen Note that RFC 8301 says: .code @@ -41022,10 +41186,10 @@ verb to a group of domains or identities. For example: .code # Warn when Mail purportedly from GMail has no gmail signature -warn log_message = GMail sender without gmail.com DKIM signature - sender_domains = gmail.com +warn sender_domains = gmail.com dkim_signers = gmail.com dkim_status = none + log_message = GMail sender without gmail.com DKIM signature .endd Note that the above does not check for a total lack of DKIM signing; @@ -41037,10 +41201,10 @@ results against the actual result of verification. This is typically used to restrict an ACL verb to a list of verification outcomes, for example: .code -deny message = Mail from Paypal with invalid/missing signature - sender_domains = paypal.com:paypal.de +deny sender_domains = paypal.com:paypal.de dkim_signers = paypal.com:paypal.de dkim_status = none:invalid:fail + message = Mail from Paypal with invalid/missing signature .endd The possible status keywords are: 'none','invalid','fail' and 'pass'. Please @@ -41124,13 +41288,16 @@ deny spf = fail message = $sender_host_address is not allowed to send mail from \ ${if def:sender_address_domain \ {$sender_address_domain}{$sender_helo_name}}. \ - Please see http://www.open-spf.org/Why?scope=\ - ${if def:sender_address_domain {mfrom}{helo}};\ + Please see http://www.open-spf.org/Why;\ identity=${if def:sender_address_domain \ {$sender_address}{$sender_helo_name}};\ ip=$sender_host_address .endd +Note: The above mentioned URL may not be as helpful as expected. You are +encouraged to replace the link with a link to a site with more +explanations. + When the spf condition has run, it sets up several expansion variables: @@ -41165,8 +41332,11 @@ variables: .vitem &$spf_smtp_comment$& .vindex &$spf_smtp_comment$& +.vindex &%spf_smtp_comment_template%& This contains a string that can be used in a SMTP response to the calling party. Useful for "fail". + The string is generated by the SPF library from the template configured in the main config + option &%spf_smtp_comment_template%&. .endlist @@ -41363,10 +41533,8 @@ during domain parsing. Maintained by Mozilla, the most current version can be downloaded from a link at &url(https://publicsuffix.org/list/public_suffix_list.dat). See also the util/renew-opendmarc-tlds.sh script. -.new The default for the option is unset. If not set, DMARC processing is disabled. -.wen The &%dmarc_history_file%& option, if set @@ -41445,7 +41613,7 @@ mean, refer to the DMARC website above. Valid strings are: &'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. @@ -41641,8 +41809,8 @@ A possible solution is: # Or do some kind of IP lookup in a flat file or database # LIMIT = ${lookup{$sender_host_address}iplsearch{/etc/exim/proxy_limits}} - defer message = Too many connections from this IP right now - ratelimit = LIMIT / 5s / per_conn / strict + defer ratelimit = LIMIT / 5s / per_conn / strict + message = Too many connections from this IP right now .endd @@ -41895,9 +42063,7 @@ Events have names which correspond to the point in process at which they fire. The name is placed in the variable &$event_name$& and the event action expansion must check this, as it will be called for every possible event type. -.new The current list of events is: -.wen .display &`dane:fail after transport `& per connection &`msg:complete after main `& per message