X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/jgh/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/44bc8f0c2f3576b46bd6df1b818cb29eaf84df5b..fc40c83e9317fa75523e9b558c13309e3e1c9d9a:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index d18dd0ce1..622e5272d 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -2627,6 +2627,8 @@ users to set envelope senders. .cindex "&'From:'& header line" .cindex "&'Sender:'& header line" +.cindex "header lines" "From:" +.cindex "header lines" "Sender:" For a trusted user, there is never any check on the contents of the &'From:'& header line, and a &'Sender:'& line is never added. Furthermore, any existing &'Sender:'& line in incoming local (non-TCP/IP) messages is not removed. @@ -5134,7 +5136,11 @@ with the characters &"0x"&, in which case the remainder is interpreted as a hexadecimal number. If an integer value is followed by the letter K, it is multiplied by 1024; if -it is followed by the letter M, it is multiplied by 1024x1024. When the values +it is followed by the letter M, it is multiplied by 1024x1024; +.new +if by the letter G, 1024x1024x1024. +.wen +When the values of integer option settings are output, values which are an exact multiple of 1024 or 1024x1024 are sometimes, but not always, printed using the letters K and M. The printing style is independent of the actual input format that was @@ -10156,6 +10162,15 @@ escape sequences starting with a backslash. Whether characters with the most significant bit set (so-called &"8-bit characters"&) count as printing or not is controlled by the &%print_topbitchars%& option. +.new +.vitem &*${escape8bit:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& +.cindex "expansion" "escaping 8-bit characters" +.cindex "&%escape8bit%& expansion item" +If the string contains and characters with the most significant bit set, +they are converted to escape sequences starting with a backslash. +Backslashes and DEL characters are also converted. +.wen + .vitem &*${eval:*&<&'string'&>&*}*&&~and&~&*${eval10:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& .cindex "expansion" "expression evaluation" @@ -28113,7 +28128,7 @@ provides a means of specifying an &"and"& conjunction between conditions. For example: .code deny dnslists = list1.example -dnslists = list2.example + dnslists = list2.example .endd If there are no conditions, the verb is always obeyed. Exim stops evaluating the conditions and modifiers when it reaches a condition that fails. What @@ -28135,8 +28150,8 @@ after &%endpass%&, the ACL returns &"deny"&. Consider this statement, used to check a RCPT command: .code accept domains = +local_domains -endpass -verify = recipient + endpass + verify = recipient .endd If the recipient domain does not match the &%domains%& condition, control passes to the next statement. If it does match, the recipient is verified, and @@ -33292,6 +33307,7 @@ incoming SMTP message from a source that is not permitted to send them. .section "Resent- header lines" "SECID220" .cindex "&%Resent-%& header lines" +.cindex "header lines" "Resent-" RFC 2822 makes provision for sets of header lines starting with the string &`Resent-`& to be added to a message when it is resent by the original recipient to somebody else. These headers are &'Resent-Date:'&, @@ -33348,6 +33364,7 @@ existing &'Bcc:'& is not removed. .section "The Date: header line" "SECID223" .cindex "&'Date:'& header line" +.cindex "header lines" "Date:" If a locally-generated or submission-mode message has no &'Date:'& header line, Exim adds one, using the current date and time, unless the &%suppress_local_fixups%& control has been specified. @@ -33365,6 +33382,7 @@ messages. .section "The Envelope-to: header line" "SECID225" .cindex "&'Envelope-to:'& header line" +.cindex "header lines" "Envelope-to:" .oindex "&%envelope_to_remove%&" &'Envelope-to:'& header lines are not part of the standard RFC 2822 header set. Exim can be configured to add them to the final delivery of messages. (See the @@ -33376,6 +33394,7 @@ messages. .section "The From: header line" "SECTthefrohea" .cindex "&'From:'& header line" +.cindex "header lines" "From:" .cindex "Sendmail compatibility" "&""From""& line" .cindex "message" "submission" .cindex "submission mode" @@ -33419,6 +33438,7 @@ name as described in section &<>&. .section "The Message-ID: header line" "SECID226" .cindex "&'Message-ID:'& header line" +.cindex "header lines" "Message-ID:" .cindex "message" "submission" .oindex "&%message_id_header_text%&" If a locally-generated or submission-mode incoming message does not contain a @@ -33434,6 +33454,7 @@ in this header line by setting the &%message_id_header_text%& and/or .section "The Received: header line" "SECID227" .cindex "&'Received:'& header line" +.cindex "header lines" "Received:" A &'Received:'& header line is added at the start of every message. The contents are defined by the &%received_header_text%& configuration option, and Exim automatically adds a semicolon and a timestamp to the configured string. @@ -33450,6 +33471,7 @@ changed to the time of acceptance, which is (apart from a small delay while the .section "The References: header line" "SECID228" .cindex "&'References:'& header line" +.cindex "header lines" "References:" Messages created by the &(autoreply)& transport include a &'References:'& header line. This is constructed according to the rules that are described in section 3.64 of RFC 2822 (which states that replies should contain such a @@ -33464,6 +33486,7 @@ incoming message. If there are more than 12, the first one and then the final .section "The Return-path: header line" "SECID229" .cindex "&'Return-path:'& header line" +.cindex "header lines" "Return-path:" .oindex "&%return_path_remove%&" &'Return-path:'& header lines are defined as something an MTA may insert when it does the final delivery of messages. (See the generic &%return_path_add%& @@ -33476,6 +33499,7 @@ default), Exim removes &'Return-path:'& header lines from incoming messages. .section "The Sender: header line" "SECTthesenhea" .cindex "&'Sender:'& header line" .cindex "message" "submission" +.cindex "header lines" "Sender:" For a locally-originated message from an untrusted user, Exim may remove an existing &'Sender:'& header line, and it may add a new one. You can modify these actions by setting the &%local_sender_retain%& option true, the @@ -38081,14 +38105,14 @@ DKIM is documented in RFC 4871. DKIM support is compiled into Exim by default if TLS support is present. It can be disabled by setting DISABLE_DKIM=yes in &_Local/Makefile_&. -Exim's DKIM implementation allows to +Exim's DKIM implementation allows for .olist -Sign outgoing messages: This function is implemented in the SMTP transport. +Signing outgoing messages: This function is implemented in the SMTP transport. It can co-exist with all other Exim features (including transport filters) except cutthrough delivery. .next -Verify signatures in incoming messages: This is implemented by an additional +Verifying signatures in incoming messages: This is implemented by an additional ACL (acl_smtp_dkim), which can be called several times per message, with different signature contexts. .endlist @@ -38227,6 +38251,7 @@ available (from most to least important): The signer that is being evaluated in this ACL run. This can be a domain or an identity. This is one of the list items from the expanded main option &%dkim_verify_signers%& (see above). + .vitem &%$dkim_verify_status%& A string describing the general status of the signature. One of .ilist @@ -38241,6 +38266,7 @@ available in &%$dkim_verify_reason%&. .next &%pass%&: The signature passed verification. It is valid. .endlist + .vitem &%$dkim_verify_reason%& A string giving a little bit more detail when &%$dkim_verify_status%& is either "fail" or "invalid". One of @@ -38260,51 +38286,73 @@ could not be verified. This may mean that headers were modified, re-written or otherwise changed in a way which is incompatible with DKIM verification. It may of course also mean that the signature is forged. .endlist + .vitem &%$dkim_domain%& The signing domain. IMPORTANT: This variable is only populated if there is an actual signature in the message for the current domain or identity (as reflected by &%$dkim_cur_signer%&). + .vitem &%$dkim_identity%& The signing identity, if present. IMPORTANT: This variable is only populated if there is an actual signature in the message for the current domain or identity (as reflected by &%$dkim_cur_signer%&). + .vitem &%$dkim_selector%& The key record selector string. + .vitem &%$dkim_algo%& The algorithm used. One of 'rsa-sha1' or 'rsa-sha256'. + .vitem &%$dkim_canon_body%& The body canonicalization method. One of 'relaxed' or 'simple'. + .vitem &%dkim_canon_headers%& The header canonicalization method. One of 'relaxed' or 'simple'. + .vitem &%$dkim_copiedheaders%& A transcript of headers and their values which are included in the signature (copied from the 'z=' tag of the signature). +.new +Note that RFC6376 requires that verification fail if the From: header is +not included in the signature. Exim does not enforce this; sites wishing +strict enforcement should code the check explicitly. +.wen + .vitem &%$dkim_bodylength%& The number of signed body bytes. If zero ("0"), the body is unsigned. If no limit was set by the signer, "9999999999999" is returned. This makes sure that this variable always expands to an integer value. + .vitem &%$dkim_created%& UNIX timestamp reflecting the date and time when the signature was created. When this was not specified by the signer, "0" is returned. + .vitem &%$dkim_expires%& UNIX timestamp reflecting the date and time when the signer wants the signature to be treated as "expired". When this was not specified by the signer, "9999999999999" is returned. This makes it possible to do useful integer size comparisons against this value. + .vitem &%$dkim_headernames%& A colon-separated list of names of headers included in the signature. + .vitem &%$dkim_key_testing%& "1" if the key record has the "testing" flag set, "0" if not. + .vitem &%$dkim_key_nosubdomains%& "1" if the key record forbids subdomaining, "0" otherwise. + .vitem &%$dkim_key_srvtype%& Service type (tag s=) from the key record. Defaults to "*" if not specified in the key record. + .vitem &%$dkim_key_granularity%& Key granularity (tag g=) from the key record. Defaults to "*" if not specified in the key record. + .vitem &%$dkim_key_notes%& Notes from the key record (tag n=). + .vitem &%$dkim_key_length%& Number of bits in the key. .endlist