More 4.63 documentation (noticed an important bit missing at the very
[exim.git] / doc / doc-txt / OptionLists.txt
CommitLineData
5abeaa6e 1$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt,v 1.22 2006/07/31 14:19:31 ph10 Exp $
495ae4b0
PH
2
3LISTS OF EXIM OPTIONS
4---------------------
5
0bd1a913 6This file contains complete lists of four kinds of Exim option:
495ae4b0
PH
7
8 1. Those that can appear in the run time configuration file;
9 2. Those that can be used on the command line;
10 3. Those that can appear in the build time configuration (Local/Makefile);
11 4. Those that can appear in the build time configuration for the Exim monitor
12 (Local/eximon.conf).
13
4608d683 14This file was last updated for Exim release 4.63.
495ae4b0
PH
15
16
171. RUN TIME OPTIONS
18-------------------
19
20As Exim has developed, new options have been added at each major release. For
21the most part, backwards compatibility has been maintained, and obsolete
22options continue to be recognized. However, incompatible changes took place at
23releases 3.00, and 4.00. In both cases, several groups of options were
24amalgamated into new, extended options, and obsolete options were removed.
25
26The table below contains a complete list of all Exim's current options, along
27with their types, default values, and where they can be used. String options
28that are expanded before use are marked with *. Host lists, domain lists, and
29address lists are always expanded. In some cases the defaults are not fixed
30values, or not short enough to fit in the table. These are indicated by +. Some
31other default values are determined when the Exim binary is compiled; these are
32indicated by ++.
33
34For options that are specific to a particular driver, the fourth column
35contains the driver name, for example, appendfile. Otherwise, it contains
36
37 . `main' for options that appear in the main section of Exim's configuration
38 file;
39
40 . `authenticators' for generic options that apply to any authenticator;
41
42 . `routers' for generic options that apply to any router;
43
44 . `transports' for generic options that apply to any transport.
45
46The fifth column contains the version of Exim in which the option was added, or
47substantially changed. Where no number is given, the option has been in Exim
48since the very early releases. The routers were completely reorganised for
49release 4.00, and so no router options are shown as earlier than 4.00, though
50in fact some of them were inherited from earlier versions.
51
52-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
53accept_8bitmime boolean false main 1.60
54acl_not_smtp string* unset main 4.11
54cdb463 55acl_not_smtp_mime string* unset main 4.51 with content scan
495ae4b0
PH
56acl_smtp_auth string* unset main 4.00
57acl_smtp_connect string* unset main 4.11
58acl_smtp_data string* unset main 4.00
59acl_smtp_etrn string* unset main 4.00
60acl_smtp_expn string* unset main 4.00
61acl_smtp_helo string* unset main 4.20
62acl_smtp_mail string* unset main 4.11
63acl_smtp_mailauth string* unset main 4.21
54cdb463 64acl_smtp_mime string* unset main 4.50 with content scan
495ae4b0
PH
65acl_smtp_predata string* unset main 4.43
66acl_smtp_quit string* unset main 4.43
67acl_smtp_rcpt string* unset main 4.00
68acl_smtp_starttls string* unset main 4.11
69acl_smtp_vrfy string* unset main 4.00
70address_data string* unset routers 4.00
71address_test boolean true routers 4.14
72admin_groups string list unset main 3.02
73allow_domain_literals boolean false main 4.00 replacing forbid_domain_literals
74allow_commands string list* unset pipe 1.89
75allow_defer boolean false redirect 4.00
76allow_fail boolean false redirect 4.00
77allow_filter boolean false redirect 4.00
78allow_freeze boolean false redirect 4.00
79allow_fifo boolean false appendfile 3.13
80allow_localhost boolean false smtp 1.73
81allow_mx_to_ip boolean false main 3.14
82allow_symlink boolean false appendfile
83allow_utf8_domains boolean false main 4.14
84auth_advertise_hosts host list "*" main 4.00
85authenticated_sender string* unset smtp 4.14
382afc6b 86authenticated_sender_force boolean false smtp 4.61
495ae4b0
PH
87authenticate_hosts host list unset smtp 3.13
88auto_thaw time 0s main
54cdb463 89av_scanner string* + main 4.50 with content scan
495ae4b0
PH
90batch_id string unset appendfile 4.00
91 unset lmtp 4.00
92 unset pipe 4.00
93batch_max integer 100 appendfile
94 100 lmtp 3.20
95 100 pipe
96bcc string* unset autoreply
97bi_command string unset main
98body_only boolean false transports 2.05
99bounce_message_file string unset main 4.00
100bounce_message_text string unset main 4.00
101bounce_return_body boolean true main 4.23
102bounce_return_message boolean true main 4.00
103bounce_return_size_limit int 100K main 4.23 better name for return_size_limit
104bounce_sender_authentication string unset main 4.00
105callout_domain_negative_expire time 3h main 4.11
106callout_domain_positive_expire time 7d main 4.11
107callout_negative_expire time 2h main 4.11
108callout_positive_expire time 24h main 4.11
109callout_random_local_part string* + main 4.11
110cannot_route_message string* unset routers 4.11
111caseful_local_part boolean false routers 4.00
112cc string* unset autoreply
113check_ancestor boolean false redirect 4.00
114check_group boolean false appendfile
115 + redirect 4.00
116check_local_user boolean false routers 4.00
117check_log_inodes integer 0 main
118check_log_space integer 0 main
119check_owner boolean true appendfile 3.14
120 + redirect 4.00
d1e83bff 121check_rfc2047_length boolean true main 4.60
495ae4b0
PH
122check_secondary_mx boolean false dnslookup 4.00
123check_spool_inodes integer 0 main
124check_spool_space integer 0 main
125check_string string "From " appendfile 3.03
126 unset pipe 3.03
127check_srv string* unset dnslookup 4.31
4730f942 128client_ignore_invalid_base64 boolean false plaintext 4.61
495ae4b0
PH
129client_name string* + cram_md5 3.10
130client_secret string* unset cram_md5 3.10
131client_send string* unset plaintext 3.10
132command string* unset lmtp 3.20
133 unset pipe
134 unset queryprogram 4.00
135command_group string unset queryprogram 4.00
136command_timeout time 5m smtp
137command_user string unset queryprogram 4.00
138condition string* unset routers 4.00
139connect_timeout time 0s smtp 1.60
140connection_max_messages integer 500 smtp 4.00 replaces batch_max
141create_directory boolean true appendfile
142create_file string "anywhere" appendfile
143current_directory string unset transports 4.00
144 unset queryprogram 4.00
145daemon_smtp_ports string unset main 1.75 pluralised in 4.21
4aee0225
PH
146daemon_startup_retries int 9 main 4.52
147daemon_startup_sleep time 30s main 4.52
495ae4b0
PH
148data string unset redirect 4.00
149data_timeout time 5m smtp
150debug_print string* unset authenticators 4.00
151 unset routers 4.00
152 unset transports 2.00
153delay_after_cutoff boolean true smtp
154delay_warning time list 24h main
155delay_warning_condition string* + main 1.73
156deliver_drop_privilege boolean false main 4.00
157deliver_queue_load_max fixed-point unset main 1.70
158delivery_date_add boolean false transports
159delivery_date_remove boolean true main
160directory string* unset appendfile
161directory_mode octal-integer 0700 appendfile
162directory_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
7e66e54d 163disable_ipv6 boolean false main 4.61
495ae4b0 164disable_logging boolean false routers 4.11
7e66e54d 165 false transports 4.11
495ae4b0
PH
166dns_again_means_nonexist domain list unset main 1.89
167dns_check_names_pattern string + main 2.11
068aaea8
PH
168dns_csa_search_limit integer 5 main 4.60
169dns_csa_use_reverse boolean true main 4.60
495ae4b0
PH
170dns_ipv4_lookup boolean false main 3.20
171dns_qualify_single boolean true smtp
172dns_retrans time 0s main 1.60
173dns_retry integer 0 main 1.60
174dns_search_parents boolean false smtp
175domains domain list unset routers 4.00
176driver string unset authenticators
177 unset routers 4.00
178 unset transports
179drop_cr boolean false main 4.00 became a no-op in 4.21
180envelope_to_add boolean false transports
181envelope_to_remove boolean true main
182environment string* unset pipe 2.95
183errors_copy string list* unset main
184errors_reply_to string unset main
185errors_to string* unset routers 4.00
186escape_string string ">From " appendfile 3.03
187 unset pipe 3.03
188exim_group string ++ main
189exim_path string ++ main
190exim_user string ++ main
191expn boolean true routers
192extra_local_interfaces string unset main 4.21
193extract_addresses_remove_arguments boolean true main 1.92
194fail_verify boolean false routers
195fail_verify_recipient boolean false routers 4.00
196fail_verify_sender boolean false routers 4.00
197fallback_hosts string list unset routers 4.00
198 unset smtp
199file string* unset appendfile
200 unset autoreply
201 unset redirect 4.00
202file_expand boolean false autoreply
203file_format string unset appendfile 3.03
204file_must_exist boolean false appendfile
205file_optional boolean false autoreply
206file_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
4608d683 207filter_prepend_home boolean true redirect 4.63
495ae4b0
PH
208final_timeout time 10m smtp
209finduser_retries integer 0 main
210forbid_blackhole boolean false redirect 4.00
23c7ff99 211forbid_exim_filter boolean false redirect 4.44
495ae4b0
PH
212forbid_fail boolean false redirect 4.00
213forbid_file boolean false redirect 4.00
214forbid_filter_existstest boolean false redirect 4.00
215forbid_filter_logwrite boolean false redirect 4.00
216forbid_filter_lookup boolean false redirect 4.00
217forbid_filter_perl boolean false redirect 4.00
218forbid_filter_readfile boolean false redirect 4.00
219forbid_filter_readsocket boolean false redirect 4.11
220forbid_filter_reply boolean false redirect 4.00
221forbid_filter_run boolean false redirect 4.00
222forbid_include boolean false redirect 4.00
223forbid_pipe boolean false redirect 4.00
23c7ff99 224forbid_sieve_filter boolean false redirect 4.44
5abeaa6e 225forbid_smtp_code boolean false redirect 4.63
495ae4b0
PH
226freeze_exec_fail boolean false pipe 1.89
227freeze_tell boolean false main 4.00 replaces freeze_tell_mailmaster
228from string* unset autoreply
229gecos_name string* unset main
230gecos_pattern string unset main
231gethostbyname boolean false smtp
232group string + routers 4.00
233 unset transports 4.00 replaces local option in some transports
234header_line_maxsize integer 0 (unset) main 4.14
235header_maxsize integer 1M main 4.14
236headers string* unset autoreply
237headers_add string* unset routers 4.00
238 unset transports
239headers_charset string ++ main 4.21
240headers_only boolean false transports 2.05
241headers_remove string* unset routers 4.00
242 unset transports
243headers_rewrite string unset transports 3.20
244helo_accept_junk_hosts host list unset main 3.00
245helo_allow_chars string "" main 4.02
246helo_lookup_domains domain list unset main 4.00
247helo_data string* "$primary_hostname" smtp 3.21
248helo_try_verify_hosts host list unset main 4.00
249helo_verify_hosts host list unset main 1.73
250hide_child_in_errmsg false redirect 4.00
251hold_domains domain list unset main 1.70
252home_directory string* unset transports 4.00 replaces individual options
253host_find_failed string "freeze" manualroute 4.00
254host_lookup host list unset main 3.00
255host_lookup_order string list "bydns:byaddr" main 4.30
256host_reject_connection host list unset main 4.00
257hosts string unset iplookup 4.00
258 string list* unset smtp
259hosts_avoid_esmtp host list unset smtp 4.21
260hosts_avoid_tls host list unset smtp 3.20
261hosts_connection_nolog host list unset main 4.43
262hosts_max_try integer 5 smtp 3.20
533244af 263hosts_max_try_hardlimit integer 50 smtp 4.50
495ae4b0
PH
264hosts_nopass_tls host list unset smtp 4.00
265hosts_override boolean false smtp 2.11
266hosts_randomize boolean false manualroute 4.00
267 false smtp 3.14
268hosts_require_auth host list unset smtp 4.00
269hosts_require_tls host list unset smtp 3.20
270hosts_treat_as_local domain list unset main 1.95
271hosts_try_auth host list unset smtp 4.00
272ignore_bounce_errors_after time 0s main 4.00
273ignore_eacces boolean false redirect 4.00
274ignore_enotdir boolean false redirect 4.00
275ignore_fromline_hosts host list unset main
276ignore_fromline_local boolean false main 2.05
277ignore_status boolean false pipe
278ignore_target_hosts host list unset routers 4.00
279include_directory string unset redirect 4.00
280initgroups false routers 4.00
281interface string list unset smtp 1.70
282keep_malformed time 4d main
283keepalive boolean true smtp 2.05
284ldap_default_servers string list unset main 3.02
285ldap_version int 2 or 3 main 4.14
286local_from_check boolean true main 3.14
287local_from_prefix string unset main 3.14
288local_from_suffix string unset main 3.14
289local_interfaces string list unset main 1.60
290local_part_prefix string unset routers 4.00 replaces prefix
291local_part_prefix_optional boolean unset routers 4.00 replaces prefix_optional
292local_part_suffix string unset routers 4.00 replaces suffix
293local_part_suffix_optional boolean unset routers 4.00 replaces suffix_optional
294local_parts string list* unset routers 4.00
295local_scan_timeout time 5m main 4.03
296local_sender_retain boolean false main 4.00
297localhost_number string unset main
298lock_fcntl_timeout time 0s appendfile 3.14
299lock_flock_timeout time 0s appendfile 4.11
300lock_interval time 3s appendfile
301lock_retries integer 10 appendfile
302lockfile_mode octal-integer 0600 appendfile
303lockfile_timeout time 30m appendfile
304log string* unset autoreply
305log_as_local boolean + routers 4.00
306log_file_path string list ++ main
307log_defer_output boolean false pipe 1.89
308log_fail_output boolean false pipe 1.60
309log_output boolean false pipe 1.60
310log_selector string unset main 4.00
311log_timezone boolean false main 4.11
312lookup_open_max integer 25 main 2.05
313mailbox_filecount string* unset appendfile 4.43
314mailbox_size string* unset appendfile 4.43
315maildir_format boolean false appendfile 1.70
316maildir_retries integer 10 appendfile 1.70
317maildir_tag string* unset appendfile 1.92
318maildir_use_size_file boolean false appendfile 4.30
d6629cdc 319maildirfolder_create_regex string unset appendfile 4.62
495ae4b0
PH
320mailstore_format boolean false appendfile 2.00
321mailstore_prefix string* unset appendfile 2.00
322mailstore_suffix string* unset appendfile 2.00
323match_directory string* unset localuser
324max_output integer 20K pipe
325max_rcpt integer 100 smtp 1.60
326max_user_name_length integer 0 main
327mbx_format boolean false appendfile 2.10
328message_body_visible integer 500 main
329message_id_header_domain string* unset main 4.11
330message_id_header_text string* unset main
331message_logs boolean true main 4.10
332message_prefix string* + appendfile 4.00 replaces prefix
333 string* unset pipe 4.00 replaces prefix
1c098beb 334message_size_limit integer 50M main
495ae4b0
PH
335 0 transports 2.05
336message_suffix string* + appendfile 4.00 replaces suffix
337 string* unset pipe 4.00 replaces suffix
338mode octal-integer 0600 appendfile
339 0600 autoreply
340mode_fail_narrower boolean true appendfile 1.70
341modemask octal-integer 022 redirect 4.00
342more boolean true routers 4.00
343move_frozen_messages boolean false main 3.09
344multi_domain boolean true smtp
345mx_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.00
346mx_fail_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.43
347mysql_servers string list unset main 3.03
348never_users string list unset main
349notify_comsat boolean false appendfile
350once string* unset autoreply
351once_file_size integer 0 autoreply 3.20
352once_repeat time 0s autoreply 2.95
353one_time boolean false redirect 4.00
354optional boolean false iplookup 4.00
355oracle_servers string unset main 4.00
356owners string list unset redirect 4.00
357owngroups string list unset redirect 4.00
358pass_on_timeout boolean false routers 4.00
359pass_router string unset routers 4.00
360path string "/usr/bin" pipe
361percent_hack_domains domain list unset main
362perl_at_start boolean false main 2.10
363perl_startup string unset main 2.10
364pgsql_servers string list unset main 3.14
365pid_file_path string ++ main
366pipe_as_creator boolean false pipe
367pipe_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
368pipelining_advertise_hosts host list "*" main 4.14
369port integer 0 iplookup 4.00
370 string "smtp" smtp
371preserve_message_logs boolean false main
372primary_hostname string + main
373print_topbitchars boolean false main 1.89
374process_log_path string unset main 4.21
375prod_requires_admin boolean true main 1.70
376protocol string "udp" iplookup 4.00
377 string "smtp" smtp 3.20
378public_name string unset authenticators 3.10
379qualify_domain string + main
380 string* unset redirect 4.31
381qualify_preserve_domain boolean false redirect 4.00
382qualify_recipient string + main
383qualify_single boolean true dnslookup 4.00
384query string* + iplookup 4.00
385queue_domains domain list unset main 4.00
386queue_list_requires_admin boolean true main 1.95
387queue_only boolean false main
388queue_only_file string unset main 2.05
389queue_only_load fixed-point unset main
390queue_only_override boolean true main 4.21
391queue_run_in_order boolean false main 1.70
392queue_run_max integer 5 main
393queue_smtp_domains domain list unset main
394quota string* unset appendfile 1.60
395quota_directory string* unset appendfile 4.11
396quota_filecount integer 0 appendfile 2.05
397quota_is_inclusive boolean true appendfile 3.20
398quota_size_regex string unset appendfile 3.14
399quota_warn_message string* + appendfile 2.10
400quota_warn_threshold string* 0 appendfile 2.10
401rcpt_include_affixes boolean false transports 4.21
402receive_timeout time 0s main 4.00 replacing accept_timeout
403received_header_text string* + main
404received_headers_max integer 30 main
405recipient_unqualified_hosts host list unset main 4.00 replacing receiver_unqualified_hosts
406recipients_max integer 0 main 1.60
407recipients_max_reject boolean false main 1.70
408redirect_router string unset routers 4.00
409remote_max_parallel integer 1 main
410remote_sort_domains domain list unset main 4.00 replacing remote_sort
411repeat_use boolean true redirect 4.00
412reply_to string* unset autoreply 2.05
413reply_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
414require_files string list* unset routers 4.00
415reroute string* unset iplookup 4.00
416response_pattern string unset iplookup 4.00
417restrict_to_path boolean false pipe
418retry_data_expire time 7d main 3.03
419retry_include_ip_address boolean true smtp 1.92
420retry_interval_max time 24h main
421retry_use_local_part boolean + routers 4.00
422 + transports 4.00 replacing individual options
423return_fail_output boolean false pipe 1.60
424return_message boolean false autoreply
425return_output boolean false pipe
426return_path string* unset transports 2.05
427return_path_add boolean false transports
428return_path_remove boolean true main
429return_size_limit integer 100K main renamed bounce_return_size_limit in 4.23
430rewrite boolean true redirect 4.00
431rewrite_headers boolean true dnslookup 4.00
432rfc1413_hosts host list * main
8def5aaf 433rfc1413_query_timeout time 5s main
495ae4b0
PH
434router_home_directory string* unset routers 4.11
435route_data string* unset manualroute 4.00
436route_list string list unset manualroute 4.00
437same_domain_copy_routing boolean false dnslookup 4.00
438search_parents boolean false dnslookup 4.00
439self string "freeze" routers 4.00
440sender_unqualified_hosts host list unset main
441senders address list unset routers 4.00
442serialize_hosts host list unset smtp 1.60
443server_advertise_condition string* unset authenticators 4.14
444server_condition string* unset plaintext 3.10
445server_hostname string* "$primary_hostname" cyrus_sasl 4.43
446server_mail_auth_condition string* unset authenticators 3.22
447server_mech string public_name cyrus_sasl 4.43
448server_prompts string* unset plaintext 3.10
449server_realm string unset cyrus_sasl 4.43
450server_secret string* unset cram_md5 3.10
451server_service string "smtp" cyrus_sasl 4.43
452server_set_id string* unset authenticators 3.10
453shadow_condition string* unset transports
454shadow_transport string unset transports
455size_addition integer 1024 smtp 1.91
456skip_syntax_errors boolean false redirect 4.00
457smtp_accept_keepalive boolean true main
458smtp_accept_max integer 20 main
459smtp_accept_max_nonmail integer 10 main 4.11
460smtp_accept_max_nonmail_hosts host list * main 4.14
461smtp_accept_max_per_connection integer 1000 main 4.00
462smtp_accept_max_per_host integer 0 main 2.05
463smtp_accept_queue integer 0 main
464smtp_accept_queue_per_connection integer 10 main 2.03
465smtp_accept_reserve integer 0 main
466smtp_active_hostname string* unset main 4.33
467smtp_banner string* + main
468smtp_check_spool_space boolean true main 2.10
469smtp_connect_backlog integer 5 main
470smtp_enforce_sync boolean true main 4.00
471smtp_etrn_command string* unset main 1.92
472smtp_etrn_serialize boolean true main 1.89
473smtp_load_reserve fixed-point unset main
474smtp_max_synprot_errors integer 3 main 4.30
475smtp_max_unknown_commands integer 3 main 4.14
476smtp_ratelimit_hosts host list unset main 4.00
477smtp_ratelimit_mail string unset main 4.00
478smtp_ratelimit_rcpt string unset main 4.00
479smtp_receive_timeout time 5m main
480smtp_reserve_hosts host list unset main
481smtp_return_error_details boolean false main 4.11
482socket string* unset lmtp 4.11
54cdb463 483spamd_address string + main 4.50 with content scan
495ae4b0
PH
484split_spool_directory boolean false main 1.70
485spool_directory string ++ main
31480e42 486sqlite_lock_timeout time 5s main 4.53
495ae4b0
PH
487srv_fail_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.43
488strip_excess_angle_brackets boolean false main
489strip_trailing_dot boolean false main
490subject string* unset autoreply
491syntax_errors_text string* unset redirect 4.00
492syntax_errors_to string unset redirect 4.00
493syslog_duplication boolean true main 4.21
494syslog_facility string unset main 4.20
495syslog_processname string "exim" main 4.20
496syslog_timestamp boolean true main 4.00
497system_filter string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
498system_filter_directory_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
499system_filter_file_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
500system_filter_group string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
501system_filter_pipe_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
502system_filter_reply_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
503system_filter_user string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
504tcp_nodelay boolean true main 4.23
505 true smtp 4.23
506temp_errors string list + pipe 1.95
507text string* unset autoreply
508timeout time 5m lmtp 3.20
509 1h pipe
510 1h queryprogram 4.00
511 5s iplookup 4.00
2e2a30b4 512timeout_defer boolean false pipe 4.51
495ae4b0
PH
513timeout_frozen_after time 0s main 3.20
514timezone string + main 3.15
515tls_advertise_hosts host list * main 3.20
516tls_certificate string* unset main 3.20
517 unset smtp 3.20
518tls_dhparam string* unset main 3.20
519tls_on_connect_ports string unset main 4.43
520tls_privatekey string* unset main 3.20
521 unset smtp 3.20
522tls_remember_emstp boolean false main 4.21
523tls_require_ciphers string* unset smtp 4.00 replaces tls_verify_ciphers
524 string* unset main 4.33
525tls_tempfail_tryclear boolean true smtp 4.05
526tls_try_verify_hosts host list unset main 4.00
527tls_verify_certificates string* unset main 3.20
528 unset smtp 3.20
529tls_verify_hosts host list unset main 3.20
530to string* unset autoreply
531translate_ip_address string unset routers 4.00
532transport string* unset routers 4.00
533transport_current_directory string unset routers 4.00
534transport_home_directory string unset routers 4.00
535transport_filter string unset transports
536transport_filter_timeout time 5m transports 4.30
537trusted_groups string list unset main
538trusted_users string list unset main
539umask octal-integer 022 pipe
540unknown_login string unset main
541unknown_username string unset main
542unseen boolean false routers 4.00
543untrusted_set_sender boolean false main 3.20
544use_bsmtp boolean false appendfile 4.00
545 false pipe 4.00
546use_crlf boolean false appendfile 1.89
547 false pipe 1.89
548use_fcntl_lock boolean + appendfile 1.70
549use_flock_lock boolean + appendfile 4.11
550use_lockfile boolean + appendfile
551use_mbx_lock boolean + appendfile 2.10
552use_shell boolean false pipe 1.70
553user string + routers 4.00
554 unset transports 4.00 replaces individual options
555uucp_from_pattern string + main 1.75
556uucp_from_sender string* "$1" main 1.75
557verify boolean true routers 4.00
558verify_only boolean false routers 4.00
559verify_recipient boolean true routers 4.00
560verify_sender boolean true routers 4.00
561warn_message_file string unset main 4.00
562widen_domains string list unset dnslookup 4.00
563write_rejectlog boolean true main 4.31
564
565
566
5672. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
568-----------------------
569
570The table below contains a complete list of all Exim's command line options.
571Those marked with # are available only to trusted users, those marked with +
572are available only to admin users, and those marked with * exist only to
573provide compatibility with Sendmail.
574
575-- Terminate options
576--help Give a little help (not a lot)
577-B * Ignored
578-bd + Start daemon
579-bdf + Start daemon and run it in the foreground
580-be Test string expansion
581-bF Test system filter file
582-bf Test user filter file
583-bfd Set domain for filter testing
584-bfl Set local part for filter testing
585-bfp Set local part prefix for filter testing
586-bfs Set local part suffix for filter testing
587-bh Test incoming SMTP call, omitting callouts
588-bhc Test incoming SMTP call, with callouts
589-bi * Run <command>bi_command</command>
590-bm Accept message on standard input
591-bnq Don't qualify addresses in locally submitted messages
592-bP Show configuration option settings
593-bp + List the queue
594-bpa + ... with generated addresses as well
595-bpc + ... but just show a count of messages
596-bpr + ... do not sort
597-bpra + ... with generated addresses, unsorted
598-bpru + ... only undelivered addresses, unsorted
599-bpu + ... only undelivered addresses
600-brt Test retry rules
601-brw Test rewriting rules
602-bS Read batch SMTP on standard input
603-bs Run SMTP on standard input and output
604-bt Test address directing and routing
605-bV Verify version number
606-bv Test recipient address verification
607-bvs Test sender address verification
608-C + Use alternate configuration file
609-D + Define macro for configuration file
3d235903
PH
610-d + Turn on debugging output
611-dd + Ditto, but if a daemon, not for subprocesses
495ae4b0
PH
612-dropcr Remove CR character in input: became a no-op in 4.21
613-E Internal use only
614-ex * Synonym for -oex (for several different x)
615-F Set calling user name
616-f # Set calling user address
617-G * Ignored
618-h * Ignored
619-i Dot does not terminate message
620-M + Force deliver specific message
621-Mar + Add recipient to message
622-MC Internal use only
623-MCA Internal use only
624-MCP Internal use only
625-MCQ Internal use only
626-MCS Internal use only
627-MCT Internal use only
628-Mc + Deliver specific message
629-Mes + Edit message sender
630-Mf + Freeze message(s)
631-Mg + Give up (bounce) message(s)
632-Mmad + Mark all recipients delivered
633-Mmd + Mark one recipient delivered
634-Mrm + Remove message(s) (no bounce)
635-Mt + Thaw message(s)
636-Mvb + View message body
637-Mvh + View message header
638-Mvl + View message log
639-m * Ignored
640-N + Deliver without transporting
641-n * Ignored
642-O * Ignored
643-oA * Supply argument for <option>-bi</option>
644-oB Set max messages down one connection
645-odb Background delivery
646-odf Foreground delivery
647-odi Foreground delivery
648-odq Queue message; do not deliver
649-odqs ... do not do SMTP deliveries
650-oee Error sent by mail; zero return code
651-oem Error sent by mail; non-zero return code
652-oep Error written to standard error stream
653-oeq * Error written to standard error stream
654-oew * Error sent by mail; non-zero return code
655-oi Dot does not terminate message
656-oitrue * Dot does not terminate message
657-oMa # Supply host address
658-oMaa # Supply authenticator name
659-oMai # Supply authenticated id
660-oMas # Supply authenticated sender
661-oMi # Supply interface address
662-oMr # Supply protocol name
663-oMs # Supply host name
664-oMt # Supply ident string
665-om * Ignored
666-oo * Ignored
667-oP * Specify path for daemon's pid file
668-or Timeout non-SMTP messages
669-os Timeout for SMTP messages
670-ov * Verbose; same as -v
671-oX Alternative port for daemon
672-pd Delay Perl interpreter start
673-ps Do not delay Perl interpreter start
674-p<r>:<s> * Same as -oMr <r> -oMs <s>
675-q + Run the queue )
676-qf + ... force delivery ) Other combinations are
677-qff + ... and include frozen messages ) possible. The syntax is
678-qi + ... initial deliveries only )
679-ql + ... local deliveries only ) -q[q][f][f][i|l][time]
680-qq + Two-stage queue run )
681-qR * Same as -R
682-qS * Same as -S
683-R Select by recipient in queue run
684-Rf ... with forcing
685-Rff ... and frozen messages
686-Rr ... using regular expression
687-Rrf ... with forcing
688-Rrff ... and frozen messages
689-r * Synonym for -f
690-S Select by sender in queue run
691-Sf ... with forcing
692-Sff ... and frozen messages
693-Sr ... using regular expression
694-Srf ... with forcing
695-Srff ... and frozen messages
696-Tqt * Used by Exim test suite; not recognized in normal use
697-t Take recipients from header lines
698-ti * Same as -t -i
699-tls-on-connect Do TLS on startup (for legacy clients)
700-U * Ignored
701-v Verbose - shows SMTP dialogue and other delivery info
702-x Ignored (AIX compatibility)
703
704
7053. BUILD TIME OPTIONS FOR EXIM
706------------------------------
707
708The table below contains a complete list of options that can be set in
709Local/Makefile when building Exim. More information about individual options
710can be found in src/EDITME and OS/Makefile-Default.
711
712The second column below gives the type of option:
713
714 . `system' means the option is concerned with the operating system;
715
716 . `driver' means the option selects a driver to be included in the binary;
717
718 . `lookup' means the option selects a lookuptype to be included in the binary;
719
720 . `mandatory' means the option is required to be supplied;
721
722 . `recommended' means the option is recommended to be supplied;
723
724 . `optional' means what it says;
725
726Those marked with * are specialized and are unlikely to be required in most
727installations. Those that are marked with ** are commonly set in OS-specific
728Makefiles. If you use any of these in your Local/Makefile, you may need to
729reproduce some of the OS-specific settings. For example, in the Makefile for
730Solaris (which is actually called OS/Makefile-SunOS5), there is
731
732 LIBS=-lsocket -lnsl -lkstat
733
734If you use LIBS to add extra libraries, you must also include the OS ones in
735your setting. It is better, in this particular case, to use EXTRALIBS, which is
736empty by default, and is provided for just this reason. Of course, if you do
737actually want to modify a setting from the OS-specific file, there is nothing
738to stop you overriding it in your Local/Makefile.
739
740Option Type Description
741------------------------------------------------------------------------------
742
47ca6d6c
PH
743ACL_CVARS=20 optional* number of acl_c variables
744ACL_MVARS=20 optional* number of acl_m variables
495ae4b0
PH
745ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX optional restricts location of -C files
746ALT_CONFIG_ROOT_ONLY optional* privileged -C needs root (not exim)
747APPENDFILE_MODE optional*
748APPENDFILE_DIRECTORY_MODE optional*
749APPENDFILE_LOCKFILE_MODE optional*
750AR system command to build a library
751AUTH_CRAM_MD5 driver include cram_md5 authenticator
068aaea8 752AUTH_CYRUS_SASL driver include Cyrus SASL authenticator
495ae4b0
PH
753AUTH_PLAINTEXT driver include plaintext authenticator
754AUTH_SPA driver include SPA (NTLM) authenticator
f78eb7c6 755AUTH_VARS=3 optional* number of $auth variables
495ae4b0
PH
756BASENAME_COMMAND system** path to basename
757BASE_62=62 optional* not normally changed for Unix
758BIN_DIRECTORY mandatory Exim binary directory
759CC system** C compiler
760CFLAGS system** flags for C compiler
761CHGRP_COMMAND system** path to chgrp
762CHOWN_COMMAND system** path to chown
763COMPRESS_COMMAND system path to a compress command
764COMPRESS_SUFFIX system suffix added to compressed files
765CONFIGURE_FILE mandatory Exim runtime configuration file
766CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_EUID optional*
767CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_NODE optional*
35edf2ff 768CONFIGURE_GROUP optional* alternate group for configuration file
495ae4b0
PH
769CONFIGURE_OWNER optional* alternate owner for configuration file
770CYRUS_PWCHECK_SOCKET optional socket for pwcheck daemon
771DBMLIB optional** location of DBM library
772DB_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* mode for hints directory
773DB_LOCKFILE_MODE optional* mode for hints lock files
774DB_LOCK_TIMEOUT optional* timeout for hints lock files
775DB_MODE optional* mode for hints files
776DEFAULT_CRYPT optional use crypt16() as default
777DELIVER_IN_BUFFER_SIZE optional*
778DELIVER_OUT_BUFFER_SIZE optional*
779DISABLE_D_OPTION optional disables -D option
780ERRNO_QUOTA optional* error code for system quota failures
781EXICYCLOG_MAX optional number of old log files to keep
782EXIMDB_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* for hints database directory
783EXIMDB_LOCKFILE_MODE optional* for hints lock files
784EXIMDB_MODE optional* mode for hints files
785EXIMON_TEXTPOP system**
786EXIM_CHMOD optional*
787EXIM_GROUP mandatory group to use for Exim
788EXIM_MONITOR optional set to eximon.bin to compile
789EXIM_PERL optional
790EXIM_USER mandatory user to use for Exim
791EXIWHAT_EGREP_ARG system** to find Exim processes from ps
792EXIWHAT_KILL_SIGNAL system** -SIGUSER1 or numerical equivalent
793EXIWHAT_MULTIKILL_CMD system**
794EXIWHAT_MULTIKILL_ARG system**
795EXIWHAT_PS_ARG system** to list all processes
796EXIWHAT_PS_CMD system** path to ps command
797EXTRALIBS system additional libraries
798EXTRALIBS_EXIM system additional libraries for Exim only
799EXTRALIBS_EXIMON system additional libraries for the monitor
800FIXED_NEVER_USERS optional can't override at runtime
801HAVE_ICONV system the iconv() function is available
802HAVE_IPV6 system include IPv6 support
803HEADERS_CHARSET optional charset for decoded header lines
804HEADER_ADD_BUFFER_SIZE optional* buffer for header_add()
805HEADER_MAXSIZE optional* max memory for message header
806HOSTNAME_COMMAND system** path to hostname command
807INCLUDE system path to include files
808INFO_DIRECTORY optional directory for Info documentation
809INPUT_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode for input directory
810IPV6_INCLUDE system additional includes for IPv6
811IPV6_LIBS system additional libraries for IPv6
812LDAP_LIB_TYPE optional type of LDAP library
813LFLAGS system** link editor flags
814LIBIDENTCFLAGS system C flags when compiling libident
815LIBIDENTNAME system name for libident library
816LIBRESOLV system** library for DNS resolver
817LIBS system** additional libraries
818LIBS_EXIM system** additional libraries for Exim ony
819LIBS_EXIMON system** additional libraries for monitor
820LOCAL_SCAN_SOURCE optional location of local_scan() source
821LOG_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode for log directory
822LOG_FILE_PATH optional path to log files
823LOG_MODE optional mode for log files
824LOOKUP_CDB lookup include cdb lookup
825LOOKUP_DBM lookup include dbm lookup
826LOOKUP_DNSDB lookup include dnsdb lookup
827LOOKUP_DSEARCH lookup include dsearch lookup
828LOOKUP_INCLUDE lookup include files for lookups
829LOOKUP_LDAP lookup include ldap lookup
830LOOKUP_LIBS lookup include libraries for lookups
831LOOKUP_LSEARCH lookup include all lsearch lookups
832LOOKUP_MYSQL lookup include mysql lookup
833LOOKUP_NIS lookup include nis lookup
834LOOKUP_NISPLUS lookup include nisplus lookup
835LOOKUP_ORACLE lookup include oracle lookup
836LOOKUP_PGSQL lookup include pgsql lookup
837LOOKUP_TESTDB lookup*
838LOOKUP_WHOSON lookup include whoson lookup
839MAKE_SHELL optional* shell to use for make
840MAX_FILTER_SIZE optional* max file size for filter files
841MAX_INCLUDE_SIZE optional* max file size for :include: files
842MAX_LOCALHOST_NUMBER=256 optional* for when localhost_number is set
843MAX_NAMED_LIST optional* max named lists of a given type
844MAX_INTERFACES system maximum network interfaces
845MSGLOG_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* mode for message log directory
846MV_COMMAND system path to mv command
847NO_SYMLINK optional install doesn't make 'exim" symlink
848PCRE_CFLAGS system compile flags for PCRE library
849PERL_CC system* compiler for Perl interface code
850PERL_CCOPTS system* flags for same
851PERL_COMMAND system path to Perl
852PERL_LIBS system* library for compiling Perl interface
853PID_FILE_PATH optional path to daemon's pid file
854RADIUS_CONFIG_FILE optional path to Radius config file
855RADIUS_LIB_TYPE optional type of RADIUS library
856RANLIB system** path to ranlib command
857RM_COMMAND system path to rm command
858ROUTER_ACCEPT driver include accept router
859ROUTER_DNSLOOKUP driver include dnslookup router
860ROUTER_MANUALROUTE driver include manualroute router
861ROUTER_IPLITERAL driver include ipliteral router
862ROUTER_IPLOOKUP driver include iplookup router
863ROUTER_REDIRECT driver include redirect router
864ROUTER_QUERYPROGRAM driver include queryprogram router
865SPOOL_DIRECTORY recommended path to spool directory
866SPOOL_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode of spool directory
867SPOOL_MODE optional mode of spool files
868STRING_SPRINTF_BUFFER_SIZE optional* buffer for string_sprintf()
869STRIP_COMMAND optional* can be used to strp binaries
870SUPPORT_A6 optional* support A6 DNS records
871SUPPORT_CRYPTEQ optional support crypteq (if no auths)
872SUPPORT_MAILDIR optional support for maildir delivery
873SUPPORT_MAILSTORE optional support for mailstore delivery
874SUPPORT_MBX optional support for MBX delivery
875SUPPORT_MOVE_FROZEN_MESSAGES optional* support for frozen message moving
876SUPPORT_PAM optional support for PAM authentication
877SUPPORT_TLS optional support for TLS encryption over SMTP
878SUPPORT_TRANSLATE_IP_ADDRESS optional* support for address translation
879SYSLOG_LOG_PID optional add pid to syslog lines
880SYSLOG_LONG_LINES optional do not split long syslog lines
881SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE optional defaults to /etc/aliases
882TIMEZONE_DEFAULT optional default for timezone option
883TLS_INCLUDE optional path to include files for TLS
884TLS_LIBS optional additional libraries for TLS
885TMPDIR system value for TMPDIR environment variable
886TRANSPORT_APPENDFILE driver include appendfile transport
887TRANSPORT_AUTOREPLY driver include autoreply transport
888TRANSPORT_LMTP driver include lmtp transport
889TRANSPORT_PIPE driver include pipe transport
890TRANSPORT_SMTP driver include smtp transport
891USE_DB system** use native DB interface
892USE_GNUTLS optional use GnuTLS instead of OpenSSL
893USE_READLINE optional try to load libreadline for -be
894USE_TCP_WRAPPERS system link with tcpwrappers
895USE_TDB optional use the tdb DB interface
896X11 system** X11 base directory
897X11_LD_LIB system** X11 link library
898XINCLUDE system** X11 include directory
899XLFLAGS system** X11 link time flags
900ZCAT_COMMAND system path to zcat command
901
902
9034. BUILD TIME OPTIONS FOR EXIMON
904--------------------------------
905
906The table below contains a complete list of options that can be set in
907Local/eximon.conf when building the Exim monitor. Where the default is shown as
908** it means that the text string is too long to fit in the table and is instead
909given below. A blank default means that there is no default value.
910
911ACTION_OUTPUT=no show output for every action
912ACTION_QUEUE_UPDATE=yes update queue display after actions
913BODY_MAX=20000 maximum body display
914DOMAIN= domain to strip from window title
915LOG_BUFFER=20K buffer for log tail
916LOG_DEPTH=300 depth of log subwindow
917LOG_FONT=** font for log display
918LOG_STRIPCHARTS=** patterns for stripcharts
919LOG_WIDTH=950 width of log subwindow
920MENU_EVENT='Shift<Btn1Down>' keypress for menu
921MIN_HEIGHT=162 minimum window height
922MIN_WIDTH=103 minimum window width
923QUALIFY_DOMAIN= local domain to strip from addresses
924QUEUE_DEPTH=200 depth of queue subwindow
925QUEUE_FONT=$LOG_FONT font for queue display
926QUEUE_INTERVAL=300 queue refresh interval
927QUEUE_MAX_ADDRESSES=10 max addresses to show in queue
928QUEUE_STRIPCHART_NAME=queue name for queue stripchart
929QUEUE_WIDTH=950 width of queue subwindow
930SIZE_STRIPCHART= request partition size stripchart
931SIZE_STRIPCHART_NAME=space name for size stripchart
932START_SMALL=no if yes, start with small window
933STRIPCHART_INTERVAL=60 stripchart refresh interval
934TEXT_DEPTH=200 depth of text windows
935WINDOW_TITLE="${hostname} eximon" window title
936
937The default for LOG_FONT is
938
939 LOG_FONT=-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-14-140-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
940
941and the default for LOG_STRIPCHARTS is
942
943 LOG_STRIPCHARTS='/ <= /in/
944 / => /out/
945 / => .+ R=local/local/
946 / => .+ T=[^ ]*smtp/smtp/'
947
948That is, there are four stripcharts, named in, out, local, and smtp. The first
949counts message arrivals, the second counts all deliveries, the third counts
950deliveries where the router's name starts with "local", and the fourth counts
951deliveries where the transport name contains "smtp".
952
953**** End of OptionLists ****