X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/jgh/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/bd0fff00c496a0530f1320721816bbcd07d2c478..abf05f332065a5cd05e9569945b0e3e12bd7ba92:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 18cff9ed6..371b28e43 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -41,16 +41,19 @@ .book . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -. These definitions set some parameters and save some typing. Remember that -. the element must also be updated for each new edition. +. These definitions set some parameters and save some typing. +. Update the Copyright year (only) when changing content. . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// .set previousversion "4.80" -.set version "4.80" +.include ./local_params .set ACL "access control lists (ACLs)" .set I "    " +.macro copyyear +2012 +.endmacro . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// . Additional xfpt markup used by this document, over and above the default @@ -170,15 +173,23 @@ Specification of the Exim Mail Transfer Agent The Exim MTA -17 May 2012 + +.fulldate + EximMaintainers EM - 4.80 - 17 May 2012 + +.version + + +.fulldate + EM -2012University of Cambridge + +.copyyear + University of Cambridge .literal off @@ -367,7 +378,7 @@ contributors. .new .cindex "documentation" -This edition of the Exim specification applies to version &version; of Exim. +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. @@ -735,6 +746,7 @@ the Exim documentation, &"spool"& is always used in the first sense. .cindex "incorporated code" .cindex "regular expressions" "library" .cindex "PCRE" +.cindex "OpenDMARC" A number of pieces of external code are included in the Exim distribution. .ilist @@ -859,6 +871,14 @@ ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .endblockquote +.next +.cindex "opendmarc" "acknowledgment" +The DMARC implementation uses the OpenDMARC library which is Copyrighted by +The Trusted Domain Project. Portions of Exim source which use OpenDMARC +derived code are indicated in the respective source files. The full OpenDMARC +license is provided in the LICENSE.opendmarc file contained in the distributed +source code. + .next Many people have contributed code fragments, some large, some small, that were not covered by any specific licence requirements. It is assumed that the @@ -1618,7 +1638,7 @@ for only a short time (see &%timeout_frozen_after%& and .section "Unpacking" "SECID23" Exim is distributed as a gzipped or bzipped tar file which, when unpacked, creates a directory with the name of the current release (for example, -&_exim-&version;_&) into which the following files are placed: +&_exim-&version()_&) into which the following files are placed: .table2 140pt .irow &_ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_& "contains some acknowledgments" @@ -2314,7 +2334,7 @@ INFO_DIRECTORY, as described in section &<>& below. For the utility programs, old versions are renamed by adding the suffix &_.O_& to their names. The Exim binary itself, however, is handled differently. It is installed under a name that includes the version number and the compile number, -for example &_exim-&version;-1_&. The script then arranges for a symbolic link +for example &_exim-&version()-1_&. The script then arranges for a symbolic link called &_exim_& to point to the binary. If you are updating a previous version of Exim, the script takes care to ensure that the name &_exim_& is never absent from the directory (as seen by other processes). @@ -4324,7 +4344,7 @@ For compatibility with Sendmail, this option is equivalent to It sets the incoming protocol and host name (for trusted callers). The host name and its colon can be omitted when only the protocol is to be set. Note the Exim already has two private options, &%-pd%& and &%-ps%&, that refer -to embedded Perl. It is therefore impossible to set a protocol value of &`p`& +to embedded Perl. It is therefore impossible to set a protocol value of &`d`& or &`s`& using this option (but that does not seem a real limitation). .vitem &%-q%& @@ -8791,12 +8811,12 @@ arguments are assigned to the variables &$acl_arg1$& to &$acl_arg9$& in order. Any unused are made empty. The variable &$acl_narg$& is set to the number of arguments. The named ACL (see chapter &<>&) is called and may use the variables; if another acl expansion is used the values -are overwritten. If the ACL sets +are restored after it returns. If the ACL sets a value using a "message =" modifier and returns accept or deny, the value becomes the result of the expansion. -If no message was set and the ACL returned accept or deny -the value is an empty string. -If the ACL returned defer the result is a forced-fail. Otherwise the expansion fails. +If no message is set and the ACL returns accept or deny +the expansion result is an empty string. +If the ACL returns defer the result is a forced-fail. Otherwise the expansion fails. .vitem "&*${dlfunc{*&<&'file'&>&*}{*&<&'function'&>&*}{*&<&'arg'&>&*}&&& @@ -9757,6 +9777,16 @@ This operator converts a hex string into one that is base64 encoded. This can be useful for processing the output of the MD5 and SHA-1 hashing functions. + +.vitem &*${hexquote:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& +.cindex "quoting" "hex-encoded unprintable characters" +.cindex "&%hexquote%& expansion item" +This operator converts non-printable characters in a string into a hex +escape form. Byte values between 33 (!) and 126 (~) inclusive are left +as is, and other byte values are converted to &`\xNN`&, for example a +byt value 127 is converted to &`\x7f`&. + + .vitem &*${lc:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& .cindex "case forcing in strings" .cindex "string" "case forcing" @@ -9923,12 +9953,12 @@ dotted-nibble hexadecimal form. In both cases, this is the "natural" form for DNS. For example, .code ${reverse_ip:192.0.2.4} -${reverse_ip:2001:0db8:c42:9:1:abcd:192.0.2.3} +${reverse_ip:2001:0db8:c42:9:1:abcd:192.0.2.127} .endd returns .code 4.2.0.192 -3.0.2.0.0.0.0.c.d.c.b.a.1.0.0.0.9.0.0.0.2.4.c.0.8.b.d.0.1.0.0.2 +f.7.2.0.0.0.0.c.d.c.b.a.1.0.0.0.9.0.0.0.2.4.c.0.8.b.d.0.1.0.0.2 .endd @@ -10107,7 +10137,7 @@ arguments are assigned to the variables &$acl_arg1$& to &$acl_arg9$& in order. Any unused are made empty. The variable &$acl_narg$& is set to the number of arguments. The named ACL (see chapter &<>&) is called and may use the variables; if another acl expansion is used the values -are overwritten. If the ACL sets +are restored after it returns. If the ACL sets a value using a "message =" modifier the variable $value becomes the result of the expansion, otherwise it is empty. If the ACL returns accept the condition is true; if deny, false. @@ -10307,6 +10337,8 @@ ${if forany{<, $recipients}{match{$item}{^user3@}}{yes}{no}} The value of &$item$& is saved and restored while &*forany*& or &*forall*& is being processed, to enable these expansion items to be nested. +To scan a named list, expand it with the &*listnamed*& operator. + .vitem &*ge&~{*&<&'string1'&>&*}{*&<&'string2'&>&*}*& &&& &*gei&~{*&<&'string1'&>&*}{*&<&'string2'&>&*}*& @@ -11739,6 +11771,12 @@ envelope sender. .vindex "&$return_size_limit$&" This is an obsolete name for &$bounce_return_size_limit$&. +.vitem &$router_name$& +.cindex "router" "name" +.cindex "name" "of router" +.vindex "&$router_name$&" +During the running of a router this variable contains its name. + .vitem &$runrc$& .cindex "return code" "from &%run%& expansion" .vindex "&$runrc$&" @@ -12193,6 +12231,12 @@ This variable contains the numerical value of the local timezone, for example: This variable contains the UTC date and time in &"Zulu"& format, as specified by ISO 8601, for example: 20030221154023Z. +.vitem &$transport_name$& +.cindex "transport" "name" +.cindex "name" "of transport" +.vindex "&$transport_name$&" +During the running of a transport, this variable contains its name. + .vitem &$value$& .vindex "&$value$&" This variable contains the result of an expansion lookup, extraction operation, @@ -13942,7 +13986,7 @@ This option will let GnuTLS (2.12.0 or later) autoload PKCS11 modules with the p11-kit configuration files in &_/etc/pkcs11/modules/_&. See -&url(http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/manual/gnutls.html#Smart-cards-and-HSMs) +&url(http://www.gnutls.org/manual/gnutls.html#Smart-cards-and-HSMs) for documentation. .wen @@ -14698,6 +14742,8 @@ Possible options may include: .next &`no_tlsv1_2`& .next +&`safari_ecdhe_ecdsa_bug`& +.next &`single_dh_use`& .next &`single_ecdh_use`& @@ -14713,6 +14759,15 @@ Possible options may include: &`tls_rollback_bug`& .endlist +.new +As an aside, the &`safari_ecdhe_ecdsa_bug`& item is a misnomer and affects +all clients connecting using the MacOS SecureTransport TLS facility prior +to MacOS 10.8.4, including email clients. If you see old MacOS clients failing +to negotiate TLS then this option value might help, provided that your OpenSSL +release is new enough to contain this work-around. This may be a situation +where you have to upgrade OpenSSL to get buggy clients working. +.wen + .option oracle_servers main "string list" unset .cindex "Oracle" "server list" @@ -15976,6 +16031,21 @@ The available primes are: Some of these will be too small to be accepted by clients. Some may be too large to be accepted by clients. +The TLS protocol does not negotiate an acceptable size for this; clients tend +to hard-drop connections if what is offered by the server is unacceptable, +whether too large or too small, and there's no provision for the client to +tell the server what these constraints are. Thus, as a server operator, you +need to make an educated guess as to what is most likely to work for your +userbase. + +Some known size constraints suggest that a bit-size in the range 2048 to 2236 +is most likely to maximise interoperability. The upper bound comes from +applications using the Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) library, which +used to set its &`DH_MAX_P_BITS`& upper-bound to 2236. This affects many +mail user agents (MUAs). The lower bound comes from Debian installs of Exim4 +prior to the 4.80 release, as Debian used to patch Exim to raise the minimum +acceptable bound from 1024 to 2048. + .option tls_on_connect_ports main "string list" unset This option specifies a list of incoming SSMTP (aka SMTPS) ports that should @@ -16043,6 +16113,9 @@ use OpenSSL with a directory. See &<>& for discussion of when this option might be re-expanded. +A forced expansion failure or setting to an empty string is equivalent to +being unset. + .option tls_verify_hosts main "host list&!!" unset .cindex "TLS" "client certificate verification" @@ -16409,7 +16482,8 @@ be specified using &%condition%&. .option debug_print routers string&!! unset .cindex "testing" "variables in drivers" If this option is set and debugging is enabled (see the &%-d%& command line -option), the string is expanded and included in the debugging output. +option) or in address-testing mode (see the &%-bt%& command line option), +the string is expanded and included in the debugging output. If expansion of the string fails, the error message is written to the debugging output, and Exim carries on processing. This option is provided to help with checking out the values of variables and @@ -16418,6 +16492,7 @@ option appears not to be working, &%debug_print%& can be used to output the variables it references. The output happens after checks for &%domains%&, &%local_parts%&, and &%check_local_user%& but before any other preconditions are tested. A newline is added to the text if it does not end with one. +The variable &$router_name$& contains the name of the router. @@ -19578,6 +19653,8 @@ so on when debugging driver configurations. For example, if a &%headers_add%& option is not working properly, &%debug_print%& could be used to output the variables it references. A newline is added to the text if it does not end with one. +The variables &$transport_name$& and &$router_name$& contain the name of the +transport and the router that called it. .option delivery_date_add transports boolean false @@ -21571,10 +21648,10 @@ that are routed to the transport. .vindex "&$address_pipe$&" A router redirects an address directly to a pipe command (for example, from an alias or forward file). In this case, &$address_pipe$& contains the text of the -pipe command, and the &%command%& option on the transport is ignored. If only -one address is being transported (&%batch_max%& is not greater than one, or -only one address was redirected to this pipe command), &$local_part$& contains -the local part that was redirected. +pipe command, and the &%command%& option on the transport is ignored unless +&%force_command%& is set. If only one address is being transported +(&%batch_max%& is not greater than one, or only one address was redirected to +this pipe command), &$local_part$& contains the local part that was redirected. .endlist @@ -21682,6 +21759,15 @@ inserted in the argument list at that point &'as a separate argument'&. This avoids any problems with spaces or shell metacharacters, and is of use when a &(pipe)& transport is handling groups of addresses in a batch. +If &%force_command%& is enabled on the transport, Special handling takes place +for an argument that consists of precisely the text &`$address_pipe`&. It +is handled similarly to &$pipe_addresses$& above. It is expanded and each +argument is inserted in the argument list at that point +&'as a separate argument'&. The &`$address_pipe`& item does not need to be +the only item in the argument; in fact, if it were then &%force_command%& +should behave as a no-op. Rather, it should be used to adjust the command +run while preserving the argument vector separation. + After splitting up into arguments and expansion, the resulting command is run in a subprocess directly from the transport, &'not'& under a shell. The message that is being delivered is supplied on the standard input, and the @@ -21834,6 +21920,23 @@ a bounce message is sent. If &%freeze_signal%& is set, the message will be frozen in Exim's queue instead. +.option force_command pipe boolean false +.cindex "force command" +.cindex "&(pipe)& transport", "force command" +Normally when a router redirects an address directly to a pipe command +the &%command%& option on the transport is ignored. If &%force_command%& +is set, the &%command%& option will used. This is especially +useful for forcing a wrapper or additional argument to be added to the +command. For example: +.code +command = /usr/bin/remote_exec myhost -- $address_pipe +force_command +.endd + +Note that &$address_pipe$& is handled specially in &%command%& when +&%force_command%& is set, expanding out to the original argument vector as +separate items, similarly to a Unix shell &`"$@"`& construct. + .option ignore_status pipe boolean false If this option is true, the status returned by the subprocess that is set up to run the command is ignored, and Exim behaves as if zero had been returned. @@ -24072,6 +24175,12 @@ client_condition = ${if !eq{$tls_out_cipher}{}} .endd +.option client_set_id authenticators string&!! unset +When client authentication succeeds, this condition is expanded; the +result is used in the log lines for outbound messasges. +Typically it will be the user name used for authentication. + + .option driver authenticators string unset This option must always be set. It specifies which of the available authenticators is to be used. @@ -25503,10 +25612,10 @@ aware of future feature enhancements of GnuTLS. Documentation of the strings accepted may be found in the GnuTLS manual, under "Priority strings". This is online as -&url(http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/manual/html_node/Priority-Strings.html), +&url(http://www.gnutls.org/manual/html_node/Priority-Strings.html), but beware that this relates to GnuTLS 3, which may be newer than the version installed on your system. If you are using GnuTLS 3, -&url(http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/manual/html_node/Listing-the-ciphersuites-in-a-priority-string.html, then the example code) +&url(http://www.gnutls.org/manual/gnutls.html#Listing-the-ciphersuites-in-a-priority-string, then the example code) on that site can be used to test a given string. Prior to Exim 4.80, an older API of GnuTLS was used, and Exim supported three @@ -25592,7 +25701,7 @@ tls_dhparam = none This may also be set to a string identifying a standard prime to be used for DH; if it is set to &`default`& or, for OpenSSL, is unset, then the prime used is &`ike23`&. There are a few standard primes available, see the -documetnation for &%tls_dhparam%& for the complete list. +documentation for &%tls_dhparam%& for the complete list. See the command .code @@ -26143,6 +26252,9 @@ before or after the data) correctly &-- they keep the message on their queues and try again later, but that is their problem, though it does waste some of your resources. +The &%acl_smtp_data%& ACL is run after both the &%acl_smtp_dkim%& and +the &%acl_smtp_mime%& ACLs. + .section "The SMTP DKIM ACL" "SECTDKIMACL" The &%acl_smtp_dkim%& ACL is available only when Exim is compiled with DKIM support @@ -26152,13 +26264,17 @@ The ACL test specified by &%acl_smtp_dkim%& happens after a message has been received, and is executed for each DKIM signature found in a message. If not otherwise specified, the default action is to accept. -For details on the operation of DKIM, see chapter &<>&. +This ACL is evaluated before &%acl_smtp_mime%& and &%acl_smtp_data%&. + +For details on the operation of DKIM, see chapter &<>&. .section "The SMTP MIME ACL" "SECID194" The &%acl_smtp_mime%& option is available only when Exim is compiled with the content-scanning extension. For details, see chapter &<>&. +This ACL is evaluated after &%acl_smtp_dkim%& but before &%acl_smtp_data%&. + .section "The QUIT ACL" "SECTQUITACL" .cindex "QUIT, ACL for" @@ -26996,6 +27112,21 @@ the message is ultimately accepted. For details, see section &<>&). + + +.vitem &*udpsend*&&~=&~<&'parameters'&> +This modifier sends a UDP packet, for purposes such as statistics +collection or behaviour monitoring. The parameters are expanded, and +the result of the expansion must be a colon-separated list consisting +of a destination server, port number, and the packet contents. The +server can be specified as a host name or IPv4 or IPv6 address. The +separator can be changed with the usual angle bracket syntax. For +example, you might want to collect information on which hosts connect +when: +.code +udpsend = <; 2001:dB8::dead:beef ; 1234 ;\ + $tod_zulu $sender_host_address +.endd .endlist @@ -27105,7 +27236,7 @@ contexts): .cindex "disable DKIM verify" .cindex "DKIM" "disable verify" This control turns off DKIM verification processing entirely. For details on -the operation and configuration of DKIM, see chapter &<>&. +the operation and configuration of DKIM, see chapter &<>&. .wen @@ -27518,8 +27649,10 @@ condition false. This means that further processing of the &%warn%& verb ceases, but processing of the ACL continues. If the argument is a named ACL, up to nine space-separated optional values -can be appended; they appear in $acl_arg1 to $acl_arg9, and $acl_narg is set -to the count of values. The name and values are expanded separately. +can be appended; they appear within the called ACL in $acl_arg1 to $acl_arg9, +and $acl_narg is set to the count of values. +Previous values of these variables are restored after the call returns. +The name and values are expanded separately. If the nested &%acl%& returns &"drop"& and the outer condition denies access, the connection is dropped. If it returns &"discard"&, the verb must be @@ -28764,6 +28897,9 @@ following SMTP commands are sent: LHLO is used instead of HELO if the transport's &%protocol%& option is set to &"lmtp"&. +The callout may use EHLO, AUTH and/or STARTTLS given appropriate option +settings. + A recipient callout check is similar. By default, it also uses an empty address for the sender. This default is chosen because most hosts do not make use of the sender address when verifying a recipient. Using the same address means @@ -33634,6 +33770,11 @@ intermediate address(es) exist between the original and the final address, the last of these is given in parentheses after the final address. The R and T fields record the router and transport that were used to process the address. +If SMTP AUTH was used for the delivery there is an additional item A= +followed by the name of the authenticator that was used. +If an authenticated identification was set up by the authenticator's &%client_set_id%& +option, this is logged too, separated by a colon from the authenticator name. + If a shadow transport was run after a successful local delivery, the log line for the successful delivery has an item added on the end, of the form .display @@ -33747,7 +33888,7 @@ at the end of its processing. A summary of the field identifiers that are used in log lines is shown in the following table: .display -&`A `& authenticator name (and optional id) +&`A `& authenticator name (and optional id and sender) &`C `& SMTP confirmation on delivery &` `& command list for &"no mail in SMTP session"& &`CV `& certificate verification status @@ -33864,6 +34005,7 @@ selection marked by asterisks: &`*smtp_confirmation `& SMTP confirmation on => lines &` smtp_connection `& SMTP connections &` smtp_incomplete_transaction`& incomplete SMTP transactions +&` smtp_mailauth `& AUTH argument to MAIL commands &` smtp_no_mail `& session with no MAIL commands &` smtp_protocol_error `& SMTP protocol errors &` smtp_syntax_error `& SMTP syntax errors @@ -34132,6 +34274,11 @@ the last 20 are listed, preceded by &"..."&. However, with the default setting of 10 for &%smtp_accep_max_nonmail%&, the connection will in any case have been aborted before 20 non-mail commands are processed. .next +&%smtp_mailauth%&: A third subfield with the authenticated sender, +colon-separated, is appended to the A= item for a message arrival or delivery +log line, if an AUTH argument to the SMTP MAIL command (see &<>&) +was accepted or used. +.next .cindex "log" "SMTP protocol error" .cindex "SMTP" "logging protocol error" &%smtp_protocol_error%&: A log line is written for every SMTP protocol error @@ -35534,6 +35681,50 @@ are given in chapter &<>&. +.section "Running local commands" "SECTsecconslocalcmds" +There are a number of ways in which an administrator can configure Exim to run +commands based upon received, untrustworthy, data. Further, in some +configurations a user who can control a &_.forward_& file can also arrange to +run commands. Configuration to check includes, but is not limited to: + +.ilist +Use of &%use_shell%& in the pipe transport: various forms of shell command +injection may be possible with this option present. It is dangerous and should +be used only with considerable caution. Consider constraints which whitelist +allowed characters in a variable which is to be used in a pipe transport that +has &%use_shell%& enabled. +.next +A number of options such as &%forbid_filter_run%&, &%forbid_filter_perl%&, +&%forbid_filter_dlfunc%& and so forth which restrict facilities available to +&_.forward_& files in a redirect router. If Exim is running on a central mail +hub to which ordinary users do not have shell access, but home directories are +NFS mounted (for instance) then administrators should review the list of these +forbid options available, and should bear in mind that the options that may +need forbidding can change as new features are added between releases. +.next +The &%${run...}%& expansion item does not use a shell by default, but +administrators can configure use of &_/bin/sh_& as part of the command. +Such invocations should be viewed with prejudicial suspicion. +.next +Administrators who use embedded Perl are advised to explore how Perl's +taint checking might apply to their usage. +.next +Use of &%${expand...}%& is somewhat analagous to shell's eval builtin and +administrators are well advised to view its use with suspicion, in case (for +instance) it allows a local-part to contain embedded Exim directives. +.next +Use of &%${match_local_part...}%& and friends becomes more dangerous if +Exim was built with EXPAND_LISTMATCH_RHS defined: the second string in +each can reference arbitrary lists and files, rather than just being a list +of opaque strings. +The EXPAND_LISTMATCH_RHS option was added and set false by default because of +real-world security vulnerabilities caused by its use with untrustworthy data +injected in, for SQL injection attacks. +Consider the use of the &%inlisti%& expansion condition instead. +.endlist + + + .section "IPv4 source routing" "SECID272" .cindex "source routing" "in IP packets" .cindex "IP source routing" @@ -35991,7 +36182,7 @@ unqualified domain &'foundation'&. . //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// . //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -.chapter "Support for DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)" "CHID12" &&& +.chapter "Support for DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)" "CHAPdkim" &&& "DKIM Support" .cindex "DKIM" @@ -36288,6 +36479,12 @@ Add to &_src/config.h.defaults_& the line: Edit &_src/drtables.c_&, adding conditional code to pull in the private header and create a table entry as is done for all the other drivers and lookup types. .next +Edit &_scripts/lookups-Makefile_& if this is a new lookup; there is a for-loop +near the bottom, ranging the &`name_mod`& variable over a list of all lookups. +Add your &`NEWDRIVER`& to that list. +As long as the dynamic module would be named &_newdriver.so_&, you can use the +simple form that most lookups have. +.next Edit &_Makefile_& in the appropriate sub-directory (&_src/routers_&, &_src/transports_&, &_src/auths_&, or &_src/lookups_&); add a line for the new driver or lookup type and add it to the definition of OBJ.