X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/jgh/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/6ece2e778f8e9af2047b7bb11c6fbe48ef368762..67d81c1:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 8d103fa83..345effd0e 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ .set I "    " .macro copyyear -2013 +2014 .endmacro . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @@ -371,11 +371,13 @@ contributors. .section "Exim documentation" "SECID1" . Keep this example change bar when updating the documentation! +.new .cindex "documentation" This edition of the Exim specification applies to version &version() of Exim. Substantive changes from the &previousversion; edition are marked in some renditions of the document; this paragraph is so marked if the rendition is capable of showing a change indicator. +.wen This document is very much a reference manual; it is not a tutorial. The reader is expected to have some familiarity with the SMTP mail transfer protocol and @@ -7038,6 +7040,18 @@ With sufficiently modern LDAP libraries, Exim supports forcing TLS over regular LDAP connections, rather than the SSL-on-connect &`ldaps`&. See the &%ldap_start_tls%& option. +.new +Starting with Exim 4.83, the initialization of LDAP with TLS is more tightly +controlled. Every part of the TLS configuration can be configured by settings in +&_exim.conf_&. Depending on the version of the client libraries installed on +your system, some of the initialization may have required setting options in +&_/etc/ldap.conf_& or &_~/.ldaprc_& to get TLS working with self-signed +certificates. This revealed a nuance where the current UID that exim was +running as could affect which config files it read. With Exim 4.83, these +methods become optional, only taking effect if not specifically set in +&_exim.conf_&. +.wen + .section "LDAP quoting" "SECID68" .cindex "LDAP" "quoting" @@ -9167,6 +9181,44 @@ of <&'string2'&>, whichever is the shorter. Do not confuse &%length%& with &%strlen%&, which gives the length of a string. +.vitem "&*${listextract{*&<&'number'&>&*}&&& + {*&<&'string1'&>&*}{*&<&'string2'&>&*}{*&<&'string3'&>&*}}*&" +.cindex "expansion" "extracting list elements by number" +.cindex "&%listextract%&" "extract list elements by number" +.cindex "list" "extracting elements by number" +The <&'number'&> argument must consist entirely of decimal digits, +apart from an optional leading minus, +and leading and trailing white space (which is ignored). + +After expansion, <&'string1'&> is interpreted as a list, colon-separated by +default, but the separator can be changed in the usual way. + +The first field of the list is numbered one. +If the number is negative, the fields are +counted from the end of the list, with the rightmost one numbered -1. +The numbered element of the list is extracted and placed in &$value$&, +then <&'string2'&> is expanded as the result. + +If the modulus of the +number is zero or greater than the number of fields in the string, +the result is the expansion of <&'string3'&>. + +For example: +.code +${listextract{2}{x:42:99}} +.endd +yields &"42"&, and +.code +${listextract{-3}{<, x,42,99,& Mailer,,/bin/bash}{result: $value}} +.endd +yields &"result: 99"&. + +If {<&'string3'&>} is omitted, an empty string is used for string3. +If {<&'string2'&>} is also omitted, the value that was +extracted is used. +You can use &`fail`& instead of {<&'string3'&>} as in a string extract. + + .vitem "&*${lookup{*&<&'key'&>&*}&~*&<&'search&~type'&>&*&~&&& {*&<&'file'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string1'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string2'&>&*}}*&" This is the first of one of two different types of lookup item, which are both @@ -10119,6 +10171,14 @@ number of larger units and output in Exim's normal time format, for example, .cindex "expansion" "case forcing" .cindex "&%uc%& expansion item" This forces the letters in the string into upper-case. + +.vitem &*${utf8clean:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& +.cindex "correction of invalid utf-8 sequences in strings" +.cindex "utf-8" "utf-8 sequences" +.cindex "incorrect utf-8" +.cindex "expansion" "utf-8 forcing" +.cindex "&%utf8clean%& expansion item" +This replaces any invalid utf-8 sequence in the string by the character &`?`&. .endlist @@ -11926,7 +11986,7 @@ other times, this variable is false. It is likely that you will need to coerce DNSSEC support on in the resolver library, by setting: .code -dns_use_dnssec = 1 +dns_dnssec_ok = 1 .endd Exim does not perform DNSSEC validation itself, instead leaving that to a @@ -13138,10 +13198,10 @@ See also the &'Policy controls'& section above. .row &%disable_ipv6%& "do no IPv6 processing" .row &%dns_again_means_nonexist%& "for broken domains" .row &%dns_check_names_pattern%& "pre-DNS syntax check" +.row &%dns_dnssec_ok%& "parameter for resolver" .row &%dns_ipv4_lookup%& "only v4 lookup for these domains" .row &%dns_retrans%& "parameter for resolver" .row &%dns_retry%& "parameter for resolver" -.row &%dns_use_dnssec%& "parameter for resolver" .row &%dns_use_edns0%& "parameter for resolver" .row &%hold_domains%& "hold delivery for these domains" .row &%local_interfaces%& "for routing checks" @@ -13638,6 +13698,9 @@ a very large time at the end of the list. For example: .code delay_warning = 2h:12h:99d .endd +Note that the option is only evaluated at the time a delivery attempt fails, +which depends on retry and queue-runner configuration. +Typically retries will be configured more frequently than warning messages. .option delay_warning_condition main string&!! "see below" .vindex "&$domain$&" @@ -13759,6 +13822,17 @@ This option controls whether or not an IP address, given as a CSA domain, is reversed and looked up in the reverse DNS, as described in more detail in section &<>&. + +.option dns_dnssec_ok main integer -1 +.cindex "DNS" "resolver options" +.cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC" +If this option is set to a non-negative number then Exim will initialise the +DNS resolver library to either use or not use DNSSEC, overriding the system +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. + + .option dns_ipv4_lookup main "domain list&!!" unset .cindex "IPv6" "DNS lookup for AAAA records" .cindex "DNS" "IPv6 lookup for AAAA records" @@ -13789,16 +13863,6 @@ to set in them. See &%dns_retrans%& above. -.option dns_use_dnssec main integer -1 -.cindex "DNS" "resolver options" -.cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC" -If this option is set to a non-negative number then Exim will initialise the -DNS resolver library to either use or not use DNSSEC, overriding the system -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. - - .option dns_use_edns0 main integer -1 .cindex "DNS" "resolver options" .cindex "DNS" "EDNS0" @@ -26055,6 +26119,12 @@ validation to succeed, of course, but if it's not preinstalled, sending the root certificate along with the rest makes it available for the user to install if the receiving end is a client MUA that can interact with a user. +Note that certificates using MD5 are unlikely to work on today's Internet; +even if your libraries allow loading them for use in Exim when acting as a +server, increasingly clients will not accept such certificates. The error +diagnostics in such a case can be frustratingly vague. + + .section "Self-signed certificates" "SECID187" .cindex "certificate" "self-signed" @@ -27231,7 +27301,12 @@ It is usable in the RCPT ACL and valid only for single-recipient mails forwarded from one SMTP connection to another. If a recipient-verify callout connection is requested in the same ACL it is held open and used for the data, otherwise one is made after the ACL completes. -Note that routers are used in verify mode. + +Note that routers are used in verify mode. Note also that headers cannot be +modified by any of the post-data ACLs (DATA, MIME and DKIM). +Cutthrough delivery is not supported via transport-filters or when DKIM signing +of outgoing messages is done, because it sends data to the ultimate destination +before the entire message has been received from the source. Should the ultimate destination system positively accept or reject the mail, a corresponding indication is given to the source system and nothing is queued. @@ -27485,12 +27560,15 @@ warn dnslists = sbl.spamhaus.org : \ add_header = X-blacklisted-at: $dnslist_domain .endd The &%add_header%& modifier is permitted in the MAIL, RCPT, PREDATA, DATA, -MIME, and non-SMTP ACLs (in other words, those that are concerned with +MIME, DKIM, and non-SMTP ACLs (in other words, those that are concerned with receiving a message). The message must ultimately be accepted for &%add_header%& to have any significant effect. You can use &%add_header%& with any ACL verb, including &%deny%& (though this is potentially useful only in a RCPT ACL). +Headers will not be added to the message if the modifier is used in +DATA, MIME or DKIM ACLs for messages delivered by cutthrough routing. + Leading and trailing newlines are removed from the data for the &%add_header%& modifier; if it then contains one or more newlines that @@ -27584,12 +27662,15 @@ warn message = Remove internal headers remove_header = x-route-mail1 : x-route-mail2 .endd The &%remove_header%& modifier is permitted in the MAIL, RCPT, PREDATA, DATA, -MIME, and non-SMTP ACLs (in other words, those that are concerned with +MIME, DKIM, and non-SMTP ACLs (in other words, those that are concerned with receiving a message). The message must ultimately be accepted for &%remove_header%& to have any significant effect. You can use &%remove_header%& with any ACL verb, including &%deny%&, though this is really not useful for any verb that doesn't result in a delivered message. +Headers will not be removed to the message if the modifier is used in +DATA, MIME or DKIM ACLs for messages delivered by cutthrough routing. + More than one header can be removed at the same time by using a colon separated list of header names. The header matching is case insensitive. Wildcards are not permitted, nor is list expansion performed, so you cannot use hostlists to @@ -27910,6 +27991,23 @@ This condition checks whether the sending host (the client) is authorized to send email. Details of how this works are given in section &<>&. +.new +.vitem &*verify&~=&~header_names_ascii*& +.cindex "&%verify%& ACL condition" +.cindex "&ACL;" "verifying header names only ASCII" +.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 +there are no non-ASCII characters, also excluding control characters. The +allowable characters are decimal ASCII values 33 through 126. + +Exim itself will handle headers with non-ASCII characters, but it can cause +problems for downstream applications, so this option will allow their +detection and rejection in the DATA ACL's. +.wen + .vitem &*verify&~=&~header_sender/*&<&'options'&> .cindex "&%verify%& ACL condition" .cindex "&ACL;" "verifying sender in the header" @@ -28521,6 +28619,13 @@ deny condition = ${if isip4{$sender_host_address}} dnslists = some.list.example .endd +If an explicit key is being used for a DNS lookup and it may be an IPv6 +address you should specify alternate list separators for both the outer +(DNS list name) list and inner (lookup keys) list: +.code + dnslists = <; dnsbl.example.com/<|$acl_m_addrslist +.endd + .section "Rate limiting incoming messages" "SECTratelimiting" .cindex "rate limiting" "client sending" .cindex "limiting client sending rates" @@ -33951,6 +34056,7 @@ the following table: &`R `& on &`<=`& lines: reference for local bounce &` `& on &`=>`& &`**`& and &`==`& lines: router name &`S `& size of message +&`SNI `& server name indication from TLS client hello &`ST `& shadow transport name &`T `& on &`<=`& lines: message subject (topic) &` `& on &`=>`& &`**`& and &`==`& lines: transport name @@ -34260,7 +34366,8 @@ The message that is written is &"spool file is locked"&. .next .cindex "log" "smtp confirmation" .cindex "SMTP" "logging confirmation" -&%smtp_confirmation%&: The response to the final &"."& in the SMTP dialogue for +.cindex "LMTP" "logging confirmation" +&%smtp_confirmation%&: The response to the final &"."& in the SMTP or LMTP dialogue for outgoing messages is added to delivery log lines in the form &`C=`&<&'text'&>. A number of MTAs (including Exim) return an identifying string in this response. @@ -36277,7 +36384,9 @@ disabled by setting DISABLE_DKIM=yes in Local/Makefile. Exim's DKIM implementation allows to .olist Sign outgoing messages: This function is implemented in the SMTP transport. -It can co-exist with all other Exim features, including transport filters. +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 ACL (acl_smtp_dkim), which can be called several times per message, with @@ -36368,6 +36477,10 @@ used. Verification of DKIM signatures in incoming email is implemented via the &%acl_smtp_dkim%& ACL. By default, this ACL is called once for each syntactically(!) correct signature in the incoming message. +A missing ACL definition defaults to accept. +If any ACL call does not acccept, the message is not accepted. +If a cutthrough delivery was in progress for the message it is +summarily dropped (having wasted the transmission effort). To evaluate the signature in the ACL a large number of expansion variables containing the signature status and its details are set up during the