X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fdoc-txt%2FNewStuff;h=0805e0b5b67c17efad21f7c9020ebd6b3f7617a5;hb=4aee02256cb1542139cdf399bd22bd7496d9611d;hp=e0d87c44abfad8319349adf4ec4339238f3fb301;hpb=870f6ba8a2945754a7f2f66097e3a64465fe1a04;p=exim.git diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff index e0d87c44a..0805e0b5b 100644 --- a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff +++ b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.45 2005/05/23 16:58:55 fanf2 Exp $ +$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.51 2005/06/21 14:14:55 ph10 Exp $ New Features in Exim -------------------- @@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ TF/04 There is a new ratelimit ACL condition which can be used to measure ratelimit = /

/ / - If the average client sending rate is greater than m messages per time - period p then the condition is true, otherwise it is false. + If the average client sending rate is less than m messages per time + period p then the condition is false, otherwise it is true. The parameter p is the smoothing time constant, in the form of an Exim time interval e.g. 8h for eight hours. A larger time constant means it @@ -235,6 +235,120 @@ TF/04 There is a new ratelimit ACL condition which can be used to measure cdb {DB/ratelimits.cdb} \ {$value} {RATELIMIT} } +TK/01 Added an 'spf' lookup type that will return an SPF result for a given + email address (the key) and an IP address (the database): + + ${lookup {tom@duncanthrax.net} spf{217.115.139.137}} + + The lookup will return the same result strings as they can appear in + $spf_result (pass,fail,softfail,neutral,none,err_perm,err_temp). The + lookup is armored in EXPERIMENTAL_SPF. Currently, only IPv4 addresses + are supported. + + Patch submitted by Chris Webb . + +PH/02 There's a new verify callout option, "fullpostmaster", which first acts + as "postmaster" and checks the recipient . If that + fails, it tries just , without a domain, in accordance with + the specification in RFC 2821. + +PH/03 The action of the auto_thaw option has been changed. It no longer applies + to frozen bounce messages. + +TK/02 There are two new expansion items to help with the implementation of + the BATV "prvs" scheme in an Exim configuration: + + + ${prvs {

}{}{[KEYNUM]}} + + The "prvs" expansion item takes three arguments: A qualified RFC2821 + email address, a key and an (optional) key number. All arguments are + expanded before being used, so it is easily possible to lookup a key + and key number using the address as the lookup key. The key number is + optional and defaults to "0". The item will expand to a "prvs"-signed + email address, to be typically used with the "return_path" option on + a smtp transport. The decision if BATV should be used with a given + sender/recipient pair should be done on router level, to avoid having + to set "max_rcpt = 1" on the transport. + + + ${prvscheck {
}{}{}} + + The "prvscheck" expansion item takes three arguments. Argument 1 is + expanded first. When the expansion does not yield a SYNTACTICALLY + valid "prvs"-scheme address, the whole "prvscheck" item expands to + the empty string. If
is a "prvs"-encoded address after + expansion, two expansion variables are set up: + + $prvscheck_address Contains the "prvs"-decoded version of + the address from argument 1. + + $prvscheck_keynum Contains the key number extracted from + the "prvs"-address in argument 1. + + These two variables can be used in the expansion code of argument 2 + to retrieve the . The VALIDITY of the "prvs"-signed address + is then checked. The result is stored in yet another expansion + variable: + + $prvscheck_result Contains the result of a "prvscheck" + expansion: Unset (the empty string) for + failure, "1" for success. + + The "prvscheck" expansion expands to the empty string if
+ is not a SYNTACTICALLY valid "prvs"-scheme address. Otherwise, + argument 3 defines what "prvscheck" expands to: If argument 3 + is the empty string, "prvscheck" expands to the decoded version + of the address (no matter if it is CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY valid or not). + If argument 3 expands to a non-empty string, "prvscheck" expands + to that string. + + + Usage example + ------------- + + Macro: + + PRVSCHECK_SQL = ${lookup mysql{SELECT secret FROM batv_prvs WHERE \ + sender='${quote_mysql:$prvscheck_address}'}{$value}} + + RCPT ACL: + + # Bounces: drop unsigned addresses for BATV senders + deny message = This address does not send an unsigned reverse path. + senders = : + recipients = +batv_recipients + + # Bounces: In case of prvs-signed address, check signature. + deny message = Invalid reverse path signature. + senders = : + condition = ${prvscheck {$local_part@$domain}{PRVSCHECK_SQL}{1}} + !condition = $prvscheck_result + + Top-Level Router: + + batv_redirect: + driver = redirect + data = ${prvscheck {$local_part@$domain}{PRVSCHECK_SQL}{}} + + Transport (referenced by router that makes decision if + BATV is applicable): + + external_smtp_batv: + driver = smtp + return_path = ${prvs {$return_path} \ + {${lookup mysql{SELECT \ + secret FROM batv_prvs WHERE \ + sender='${quote_mysql:$sender_address}'} \ + {$value}fail}}} + +PH/04 There are two new options that control the retrying done by the daemon + at startup when it cannot immediately bind a socket (typically because + the socket is already in use). The default values reproduce what were + built-in constants previously: daemon_startup_retries defines the number + of retries after the first failure (default 9); daemon_startup_sleep + defines the length of time to wait between retries (default 30s). + Version 4.51 ------------