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1######################################################################
2# Runtime configuration file for Exim #
3######################################################################
4
5
6# This is a default configuration file which will operate correctly in
7# uncomplicated installations. Please see the manual for a complete list
8# of all the runtime configuration options that can be included in a
9# configuration file. There are many more than are mentioned here. The
10# manual is in the file doc/spec.txt in the Exim distribution as a plain
11# ASCII file. Other formats (PostScript, Texinfo, HTML, PDF) are available
12# from the Exim ftp sites. The manual is also online at the Exim web sites.
13
14
15# This file is divided into several parts, all but the first of which are
16# headed by a line starting with the word "begin". Only those parts that
17# are required need to be present. Blank lines, and lines starting with #
18# are ignored.
19
20
21########### IMPORTANT ########## IMPORTANT ########### IMPORTANT ###########
22# #
23# Whenever you change Exim's configuration file, you *must* remember to #
24# HUP the Exim daemon, because it will not pick up the new configuration #
25# until you do. However, any other Exim processes that are started, for #
26# example, a process started by an MUA in order to send a message, will #
27# see the new configuration as soon as it is in place. #
28# #
29# You do not need to HUP the daemon for changes in auxiliary files that #
30# are referenced from this file. They are read every time they are used. #
31# #
32# It is usually a good idea to test a new configuration for syntactic #
33# correctness before installing it (for example, by running the command #
34# "exim -C /config/file.new -bV"). #
35# #
36########### IMPORTANT ########## IMPORTANT ########### IMPORTANT ###########
37
38
39
40######################################################################
41# MAIN CONFIGURATION SETTINGS #
42######################################################################
43
44# Specify your host's canonical name here. This should normally be the fully
45# qualified "official" name of your host. If this option is not set, the
46# uname() function is called to obtain the name. In many cases this does
47# the right thing and you need not set anything explicitly.
48
49# primary_hostname =
50
51
52# The next three settings create two lists of domains and one list of hosts.
53# These lists are referred to later in this configuration using the syntax
54# +local_domains, +relay_to_domains, and +relay_from_hosts, respectively. They
55# are all colon-separated lists:
56
57domainlist local_domains = @
58domainlist relay_to_domains =
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59hostlist relay_from_hosts = localhost
60# (We rely upon hostname resolution working for localhost, because the default
61# uncommented configuration needs to work in IPv4-only environments.)
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62
63# Most straightforward access control requirements can be obtained by
53394084 64# appropriate settings of the above options. In more complicated situations,
92db8b2d 65# you may need to modify the Access Control Lists (ACLs) which appear later in
53394084 66# this file.
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67
68# The first setting specifies your local domains, for example:
69#
70# domainlist local_domains = my.first.domain : my.second.domain
71#
72# You can use "@" to mean "the name of the local host", as in the default
73# setting above. This is the name that is specified by primary_hostname,
74# as specified above (or defaulted). If you do not want to do any local
75# deliveries, remove the "@" from the setting above. If you want to accept mail
76# addressed to your host's literal IP address, for example, mail addressed to
77# "user@[192.168.23.44]", you can add "@[]" as an item in the local domains
78# list. You also need to uncomment "allow_domain_literals" below. This is not
79# recommended for today's Internet.
80
81# The second setting specifies domains for which your host is an incoming relay.
82# If you are not doing any relaying, you should leave the list empty. However,
83# if your host is an MX backup or gateway of some kind for some domains, you
84# must set relay_to_domains to match those domains. For example:
85#
86# domainlist relay_to_domains = *.myco.com : my.friend.org
87#
88# This will allow any host to relay through your host to those domains.
89# See the section of the manual entitled "Control of relaying" for more
90# information.
91
92# The third setting specifies hosts that can use your host as an outgoing relay
93# to any other host on the Internet. Such a setting commonly refers to a
94# complete local network as well as the localhost. For example:
95#
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97#
98# The "/16" is a bit mask (CIDR notation), not a number of hosts. Note that you
99# have to include 127.0.0.1 if you want to allow processes on your host to send
100# SMTP mail by using the loopback address. A number of MUAs use this method of
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101# sending mail. Often, connections are made to "localhost", which might be ::1
102# on IPv6-enabled hosts. Do not forget CIDR for your IPv6 networks.
059ec3d9 103
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104# All three of these lists may contain many different kinds of item, including
105# wildcarded names, regular expressions, and file lookups. See the reference
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106# manual for details. The lists above are used in the access control lists for
107# checking incoming messages. The names of these ACLs are defined here:
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108
109acl_smtp_rcpt = acl_check_rcpt
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110acl_smtp_data = acl_check_data
111
112# You should not change those settings until you understand how ACLs work.
113
114
115# If you are running a version of Exim that was compiled with the content-
116# scanning extension, you can cause incoming messages to be automatically
117# scanned for viruses. You have to modify the configuration in two places to
118# set this up. The first of them is here, where you define the interface to
119# your scanner. This example is typical for ClamAV; see the manual for details
120# of what to set for other virus scanners. The second modification is in the
121# acl_check_data access control list (see below).
059ec3d9 122
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123# av_scanner = clamd:/tmp/clamd
124
125
126# For spam scanning, there is a similar option that defines the interface to
127# SpamAssassin. You do not need to set this if you are using the default, which
128# is shown in this commented example. As for virus scanning, you must also
129# modify the acl_check_data access control list to enable spam scanning.
130
131# spamd_address = 127.0.0.1 783
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132
133
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134# If Exim is compiled with support for TLS, you may want to enable the
135# following options so that Exim allows clients to make encrypted
136# connections. In the authenticators section below, there are template
137# configurations for plaintext username/password authentication. This kind
138# of authentication is only safe when used within a TLS connection, so the
139# authenticators will only work if the following TLS settings are turned on
140# as well.
141
142# Allow any client to use TLS.
143
144# tls_advertise_hosts = *
145
146# Specify the location of the Exim server's TLS certificate and private key.
147# The private key must not be encrypted (password protected). You can put
148# the certificate and private key in the same file, in which case you only
149# need the first setting, or in separate files, in which case you need both
150# options.
151
152# tls_certificate = /etc/ssl/exim.crt
153# tls_privatekey = /etc/ssl/exim.pem
154
155# In order to support roaming users who wish to send email from anywhere,
156# you may want to make Exim listen on other ports as well as port 25, in
157# case these users need to send email from a network that blocks port 25.
158# The standard port for this purpose is port 587, the "message submission"
159# port. See RFC 4409 for details. Microsoft MUAs cannot be configured to
160# talk the message submission protocol correctly, so if you need to support
161# them you should also allow TLS-on-connect on the traditional but
162# non-standard port 465.
163
164# daemon_smtp_ports = 25 : 465 : 587
165# tls_on_connect_ports = 465
166
167
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168# Specify the domain you want to be added to all unqualified addresses
169# here. An unqualified address is one that does not contain an "@" character
170# followed by a domain. For example, "caesar@rome.example" is a fully qualified
171# address, but the string "caesar" (i.e. just a login name) is an unqualified
172# email address. Unqualified addresses are accepted only from local callers by
173# default. See the recipient_unqualified_hosts option if you want to permit
174# unqualified addresses from remote sources. If this option is not set, the
175# primary_hostname value is used for qualification.
176
177# qualify_domain =
178
179
180# If you want unqualified recipient addresses to be qualified with a different
181# domain to unqualified sender addresses, specify the recipient domain here.
182# If this option is not set, the qualify_domain value is used.
183
184# qualify_recipient =
185
186
187# The following line must be uncommented if you want Exim to recognize
188# addresses of the form "user@[10.11.12.13]" that is, with a "domain literal"
189# (an IP address) instead of a named domain. The RFCs still require this form,
190# but it makes little sense to permit mail to be sent to specific hosts by
191# their IP address in the modern Internet. This ancient format has been used
192# by those seeking to abuse hosts by using them for unwanted relaying. If you
193# really do want to support domain literals, uncomment the following line, and
194# see also the "domain_literal" router below.
195
196# allow_domain_literals
197
198
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199# No deliveries will ever be run under the uids of users specified by
200# never_users (a colon-separated list). An attempt to do so causes a panic
201# error to be logged, and the delivery to be deferred. This is a paranoic
202# safety catch. There is an even stronger safety catch in the form of the
203# FIXED_NEVER_USERS setting in the configuration for building Exim. The list of
204# users that it specifies is built into the binary, and cannot be changed. The
205# option below just adds additional users to the list. The default for
206# FIXED_NEVER_USERS is "root", but just to be absolutely sure, the default here
207# is also "root".
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208
209# Note that the default setting means you cannot deliver mail addressed to root
210# as if it were a normal user. This isn't usually a problem, as most sites have
211# an alias for root that redirects such mail to a human administrator.
212
213never_users = root
214
215
216# The setting below causes Exim to do a reverse DNS lookup on all incoming
217# IP calls, in order to get the true host name. If you feel this is too
218# expensive, you can specify the networks for which a lookup is done, or
219# remove the setting entirely.
220
221host_lookup = *
222
223
224# The settings below, which are actually the same as the defaults in the
225# code, cause Exim to make RFC 1413 (ident) callbacks for all incoming SMTP
226# calls. You can limit the hosts to which these calls are made, and/or change
227# the timeout that is used. If you set the timeout to zero, all RFC 1413 calls
228# are disabled. RFC 1413 calls are cheap and can provide useful information
229# for tracing problem messages, but some hosts and firewalls have problems
230# with them. This can result in a timeout instead of an immediate refused
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231# connection, leading to delays on starting up SMTP sessions. (The default was
232# reduced from 30s to 5s for release 4.61.)
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233
234rfc1413_hosts = *
8def5aaf 235rfc1413_query_timeout = 5s
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236
237
238# By default, Exim expects all envelope addresses to be fully qualified, that
239# is, they must contain both a local part and a domain. If you want to accept
240# unqualified addresses (just a local part) from certain hosts, you can specify
241# these hosts by setting one or both of
242#
243# sender_unqualified_hosts =
244# recipient_unqualified_hosts =
245#
246# to control sender and recipient addresses, respectively. When this is done,
247# unqualified addresses are qualified using the settings of qualify_domain
248# and/or qualify_recipient (see above).
249
250
251# If you want Exim to support the "percent hack" for certain domains,
252# uncomment the following line and provide a list of domains. The "percent
253# hack" is the feature by which mail addressed to x%y@z (where z is one of
254# the domains listed) is locally rerouted to x@y and sent on. If z is not one
255# of the "percent hack" domains, x%y is treated as an ordinary local part. This
256# hack is rarely needed nowadays; you should not enable it unless you are sure
257# that you really need it.
258#
259# percent_hack_domains =
260#
261# As well as setting this option you will also need to remove the test
262# for local parts containing % in the ACL definition below.
263
264
265# When Exim can neither deliver a message nor return it to sender, it "freezes"
266# the delivery error message (aka "bounce message"). There are also other
267# circumstances in which messages get frozen. They will stay on the queue for
268# ever unless one of the following options is set.
269
270# This option unfreezes frozen bounce messages after two days, tries
271# once more to deliver them, and ignores any delivery failures.
272
273ignore_bounce_errors_after = 2d
274
275# This option cancels (removes) frozen messages that are older than a week.
276
277timeout_frozen_after = 7d
278
279
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280# By default, messages that are waiting on Exim's queue are all held in a
281# single directory called "input" which it itself within Exim's spool
282# directory. (The default spool directory is specified when Exim is built, and
283# is often /var/spool/exim/.) Exim works best when its queue is kept short, but
284# there are circumstances where this is not always possible. If you uncomment
285# the setting below, messages on the queue are held in 62 subdirectories of
286# "input" instead of all in the same directory. The subdirectories are called
287# 0, 1, ... A, B, ... a, b, ... z. This has two benefits: (1) If your file
288# system degrades with many files in one directory, this is less likely to
289# happen; (2) Exim can process the queue one subdirectory at a time instead of
290# all at once, which can give better performance with large queues.
291
292# split_spool_directory = true
293
294
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295# If you're in a part of the world where ASCII is not sufficient for most
296# text, then you're probably familiar with RFC2047 message header extensions.
297# By default, Exim adheres to the specification, including a limit of 76
298# characters to a line, with encoded words fitting within a line.
299# If you wish to use decoded headers in message filters in such a way
300# that successful decoding of malformed messages matters, you may wish to
301# configure Exim to be more lenient.
302#
303# check_rfc2047_length = false
304#
305# In particular, the Exim maintainers have had multiple reports of problems
306# from Russian administrators of issues until they disable this check,
307# because of some popular, yet buggy, mail composition software.
308
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310# If you wish to be strictly RFC compliant, or if you know you'll be
311# exchanging email with systems that are not 8-bit clean, then you may
312# wish to disable advertising 8BITMIME. Uncomment this option to do so.
313
314# accept_8bitmime = false
315
316
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317######################################################################
318# ACL CONFIGURATION #
319# Specifies access control lists for incoming SMTP mail #
320######################################################################
321
322begin acl
323
324# This access control list is used for every RCPT command in an incoming
325# SMTP message. The tests are run in order until the address is either
326# accepted or denied.
327
328acl_check_rcpt:
329
330 # Accept if the source is local SMTP (i.e. not over TCP/IP). We do this by
331 # testing for an empty sending host field.
332
333 accept hosts = :
94f85d3e 334 control = dkim_disable_verify
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336 #############################################################################
337 # The following section of the ACL is concerned with local parts that contain
338 # @ or % or ! or / or | or dots in unusual places.
339 #
340 # The characters other than dots are rarely found in genuine local parts, but
341 # are often tried by people looking to circumvent relaying restrictions.
342 # Therefore, although they are valid in local parts, these rules lock them
343 # out, as a precaution.
344 #
345 # Empty components (two dots in a row) are not valid in RFC 2822, but Exim
346 # allows them because they have been encountered. (Consider local parts
347 # constructed as "firstinitial.secondinitial.familyname" when applied to
348 # someone like me, who has no second initial.) However, a local part starting
349 # with a dot or containing /../ can cause trouble if it is used as part of a
350 # file name (e.g. for a mailing list). This is also true for local parts that
351 # contain slashes. A pipe symbol can also be troublesome if the local part is
352 # incorporated unthinkingly into a shell command line.
353 #
354 # Two different rules are used. The first one is stricter, and is applied to
355 # messages that are addressed to one of the local domains handled by this
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356 # host. The line "domains = +local_domains" restricts it to domains that are
357 # defined by the "domainlist local_domains" setting above. The rule blocks
358 # local parts that begin with a dot or contain @ % ! / or |. If you have
359 # local accounts that include these characters, you will have to modify this
360 # rule.
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361
362 deny message = Restricted characters in address
363 domains = +local_domains
364 local_parts = ^[.] : ^.*[@%!/|]
365
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366 # The second rule applies to all other domains, and is less strict. The line
367 # "domains = !+local_domains" restricts it to domains that are NOT defined by
368 # the "domainlist local_domains" setting above. The exclamation mark is a
369 # negating operator. This rule allows your own users to send outgoing
370 # messages to sites that use slashes and vertical bars in their local parts.
371 # It blocks local parts that begin with a dot, slash, or vertical bar, but
372 # allows these characters within the local part. However, the sequence /../
373 # is barred. The use of @ % and ! is blocked, as before. The motivation here
374 # is to prevent your users (or your users' viruses) from mounting certain
375 # kinds of attack on remote sites.
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376
377 deny message = Restricted characters in address
378 domains = !+local_domains
379 local_parts = ^[./|] : ^.*[@%!] : ^.*/\\.\\./
380 #############################################################################
381
382 # Accept mail to postmaster in any local domain, regardless of the source,
383 # and without verifying the sender.
384
385 accept local_parts = postmaster
386 domains = +local_domains
387
388 # Deny unless the sender address can be verified.
389
390 require verify = sender
391
5de37277 392 # Accept if the message comes from one of the hosts for which we are an
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393 # outgoing relay. It is assumed that such hosts are most likely to be MUAs,
394 # so we set control=submission to make Exim treat the message as a
395 # submission. It will fix up various errors in the message, for example, the
396 # lack of a Date: header line. If you are actually relaying out out from
397 # MTAs, you may want to disable this. If you are handling both relaying from
398 # MTAs and submissions from MUAs you should probably split them into two
399 # lists, and handle them differently.
400
401 # Recipient verification is omitted here, because in many cases the clients
402 # are dumb MUAs that don't cope well with SMTP error responses. If you are
403 # actually relaying out from MTAs, you should probably add recipient
404 # verification here.
405
406 # Note that, by putting this test before any DNS black list checks, you will
407 # always accept from these hosts, even if they end up on a black list. The
408 # assumption is that they are your friends, and if they get onto a black
409 # list, it is a mistake.
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410
411 accept hosts = +relay_from_hosts
cc38ddbf 412 control = submission
94f85d3e 413 control = dkim_disable_verify
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414
415 # Accept if the message arrived over an authenticated connection, from
416 # any host. Again, these messages are usually from MUAs, so recipient
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417 # verification is omitted, and submission mode is set. And again, we do this
418 # check before any black list tests.
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419
420 accept authenticated = *
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94f85d3e 422 control = dkim_disable_verify
5de37277 423
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424 # Insist that any other recipient address that we accept is either in one of
425 # our local domains, or is in a domain for which we explicitly allow
426 # relaying. Any other domain is rejected as being unacceptable for relaying.
427
428 require message = relay not permitted
8bffe342 429 domains = +local_domains : +relay_to_domains
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430
431 # We also require all accepted addresses to be verifiable. This check will
432 # do local part verification for local domains, but only check the domain
433 # for remote domains. The only way to check local parts for the remote
434 # relay domains is to use a callout (add /callout), but please read the
435 # documentation about callouts before doing this.
436
437 require verify = recipient
438
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440 # There are no default checks on DNS black lists because the domains that
441 # contain these lists are changing all the time. However, here are two
442 # examples of how you can get Exim to perform a DNS black list lookup at this
443 # point. The first one denies, whereas the second just warns.
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444 #
445 # deny message = rejected because $sender_host_address is in a black list at $dnslist_domain\n$dnslist_text
446 # dnslists = black.list.example
447 #
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448 # warn dnslists = black.list.example
449 # add_header = X-Warning: $sender_host_address is in a black list at $dnslist_domain
059ec3d9 450 # log_message = found in $dnslist_domain
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451 #############################################################################
452
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453 #############################################################################
454 # This check is commented out because it is recognized that not every
455 # sysadmin will want to do it. If you enable it, the check performs
456 # Client SMTP Authorization (csa) checks on the sending host. These checks
457 # do DNS lookups for SRV records. The CSA proposal is currently (May 2005)
458 # an Internet draft. You can, of course, add additional conditions to this
459 # ACL statement to restrict the CSA checks to certain hosts only.
460 #
461 # require verify = csa
462 #############################################################################
463
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464 # At this point, the address has passed all the checks that have been
465 # configured, so we accept it unconditionally.
059ec3d9 466
9ecb03f3 467 accept
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468
469
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470# This ACL is used after the contents of a message have been received. This
471# is the ACL in which you can test a message's headers or body, and in
472# particular, this is where you can invoke external virus or spam scanners.
473# Some suggested ways of configuring these tests are shown below, commented
474# out. Without any tests, this ACL accepts all messages. If you want to use
475# such tests, you must ensure that Exim is compiled with the content-scanning
476# extension (WITH_CONTENT_SCAN=yes in Local/Makefile).
477
478acl_check_data:
479
480 # Deny if the message contains a virus. Before enabling this check, you
481 # must install a virus scanner and set the av_scanner option above.
482 #
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483 # deny malware = *
484 # message = This message contains a virus ($malware_name).
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486 # Add headers to a message if it is judged to be spam. Before enabling this,
487 # you must install SpamAssassin. You may also need to set the spamd_address
488 # option above.
489 #
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490 # warn spam = nobody
491 # add_header = X-Spam_score: $spam_score\n\
492 # X-Spam_score_int: $spam_score_int\n\
493 # X-Spam_bar: $spam_bar\n\
494 # X-Spam_report: $spam_report
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495
496 # Accept the message.
497
498 accept
499
500
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501
502######################################################################
503# ROUTERS CONFIGURATION #
504# Specifies how addresses are handled #
505######################################################################
506# THE ORDER IN WHICH THE ROUTERS ARE DEFINED IS IMPORTANT! #
507# An address is passed to each router in turn until it is accepted. #
508######################################################################
509
510begin routers
511
512# This router routes to remote hosts over SMTP by explicit IP address,
513# when an email address is given in "domain literal" form, for example,
514# <user@[192.168.35.64]>. The RFCs require this facility. However, it is
515# little-known these days, and has been exploited by evil people seeking
516# to abuse SMTP relays. Consequently it is commented out in the default
517# configuration. If you uncomment this router, you also need to uncomment
518# allow_domain_literals above, so that Exim can recognize the syntax of
519# domain literal addresses.
520
521# domain_literal:
522# driver = ipliteral
523# domains = ! +local_domains
524# transport = remote_smtp
525
526
527# This router routes addresses that are not in local domains by doing a DNS
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528# lookup on the domain name. The exclamation mark that appears in "domains = !
529# +local_domains" is a negating operator, that is, it can be read as "not". The
530# recipient's domain must not be one of those defined by "domainlist
531# local_domains" above for this router to be used.
532#
533# If the router is used, any domain that resolves to 0.0.0.0 or to a loopback
534# interface address (127.0.0.0/8) is treated as if it had no DNS entry. Note
535# that 0.0.0.0 is the same as 0.0.0.0/32, which is commonly treated as the
536# local host inside the network stack. It is not 0.0.0.0/0, the default route.
537# If the DNS lookup fails, no further routers are tried because of the no_more
538# setting, and consequently the address is unrouteable.
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539
540dnslookup:
541 driver = dnslookup
542 domains = ! +local_domains
543 transport = remote_smtp
544 ignore_target_hosts = 0.0.0.0 : 127.0.0.0/8
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545# if ipv6-enabled then instead use:
546# ignore_target_hosts = <; 0.0.0.0 ; 127.0.0.0/8 ; ::1
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547 no_more
548
549
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550# This alternative router can be used when you want to send all mail to a
551# server which handles DNS lookups for you; an ISP will typically run such
552# a server for their customers. If you uncomment "smarthost" then you
553# should comment out "dnslookup" above. Setting a real hostname in route_data
554# wouldn't hurt either.
555
556# smarthost:
557# driver = manualroute
558# domains = ! +local_domains
559# transport = remote_smtp
560# route_data = MAIL.HOSTNAME.FOR.CENTRAL.SERVER.EXAMPLE
ff284120 561# ignore_target_hosts = <; 0.0.0.0 ; 127.0.0.0/8 ; ::1
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562# no_more
563
564
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565# The remaining routers handle addresses in the local domain(s), that is those
566# domains that are defined by "domainlist local_domains" above.
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568
569# This router handles aliasing using a linearly searched alias file with the
570# name SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE. When this configuration is installed automatically,
571# the name gets inserted into this file from whatever is set in Exim's
572# build-time configuration. The default path is the traditional /etc/aliases.
573# If you install this configuration by hand, you need to specify the correct
574# path in the "data" setting below.
575#
576##### NB You must ensure that the alias file exists. It used to be the case
577##### NB that every Unix had that file, because it was the Sendmail default.
578##### NB These days, there are systems that don't have it. Your aliases
579##### NB file should at least contain an alias for "postmaster".
580#
581# If any of your aliases expand to pipes or files, you will need to set
582# up a user and a group for these deliveries to run under. You can do
583# this by uncommenting the "user" option below (changing the user name
584# as appropriate) and adding a "group" option if necessary. Alternatively, you
585# can specify "user" on the transports that are used. Note that the transports
586# listed below are the same as are used for .forward files; you might want
587# to set up different ones for pipe and file deliveries from aliases.
588
589system_aliases:
590 driver = redirect
591 allow_fail
592 allow_defer
593 data = ${lookup{$local_part}lsearch{SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE}}
594# user = exim
595 file_transport = address_file
596 pipe_transport = address_pipe
597
598
599# This router handles forwarding using traditional .forward files in users'
600# home directories. If you want it also to allow mail filtering when a forward
601# file starts with the string "# Exim filter" or "# Sieve filter", uncomment
602# the "allow_filter" option.
603
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604# The no_verify setting means that this router is skipped when Exim is
605# verifying addresses. Similarly, no_expn means that this router is skipped if
606# Exim is processing an EXPN command.
607
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608# If you want this router to treat local parts with suffixes introduced by "-"
609# or "+" characters as if the suffixes did not exist, uncomment the two local_
610# part_suffix options. Then, for example, xxxx-foo@your.domain will be treated
611# in the same way as xxxx@your.domain by this router. Because this router is
612# not used for verification, if you choose to uncomment those options, then you
613# will *need* to make the same change to the localuser router. (There are
614# other approaches, if this is undesirable, but they add complexity).
615
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616# The check_ancestor option means that if the forward file generates an
617# address that is an ancestor of the current one, the current one gets
618# passed on instead. This covers the case where A is aliased to B and B
619# has a .forward file pointing to A.
620
621# The three transports specified at the end are those that are used when
622# forwarding generates a direct delivery to a file, or to a pipe, or sets
623# up an auto-reply, respectively.
624
625userforward:
626 driver = redirect
627 check_local_user
628# local_part_suffix = +* : -*
629# local_part_suffix_optional
630 file = $home/.forward
631# allow_filter
632 no_verify
633 no_expn
634 check_ancestor
635 file_transport = address_file
636 pipe_transport = address_pipe
637 reply_transport = address_reply
638
639
640# This router matches local user mailboxes. If the router fails, the error
641# message is "Unknown user".
642
643# If you want this router to treat local parts with suffixes introduced by "-"
644# or "+" characters as if the suffixes did not exist, uncomment the two local_
645# part_suffix options. Then, for example, xxxx-foo@your.domain will be treated
646# in the same way as xxxx@your.domain by this router.
647
648localuser:
649 driver = accept
650 check_local_user
651# local_part_suffix = +* : -*
652# local_part_suffix_optional
653 transport = local_delivery
654 cannot_route_message = Unknown user
655
656
657
658######################################################################
659# TRANSPORTS CONFIGURATION #
660######################################################################
661# ORDER DOES NOT MATTER #
662# Only one appropriate transport is called for each delivery. #
663######################################################################
664
665# A transport is used only when referenced from a router that successfully
666# handles an address.
667
668begin transports
669
670
671# This transport is used for delivering messages over SMTP connections.
672
673remote_smtp:
674 driver = smtp
675
676
677# This transport is used for local delivery to user mailboxes in traditional
678# BSD mailbox format. By default it will be run under the uid and gid of the
679# local user, and requires the sticky bit to be set on the /var/mail directory.
680# Some systems use the alternative approach of running mail deliveries under a
681# particular group instead of using the sticky bit. The commented options below
682# show how this can be done.
683
684local_delivery:
685 driver = appendfile
686 file = /var/mail/$local_part
687 delivery_date_add
688 envelope_to_add
689 return_path_add
690# group = mail
691# mode = 0660
692
693
694# This transport is used for handling pipe deliveries generated by alias or
695# .forward files. If the pipe generates any standard output, it is returned
696# to the sender of the message as a delivery error. Set return_fail_output
697# instead of return_output if you want this to happen only when the pipe fails
698# to complete normally. You can set different transports for aliases and
699# forwards if you want to - see the references to address_pipe in the routers
700# section above.
701
702address_pipe:
703 driver = pipe
704 return_output
705
706
707# This transport is used for handling deliveries directly to files that are
708# generated by aliasing or forwarding.
709
710address_file:
711 driver = appendfile
712 delivery_date_add
713 envelope_to_add
714 return_path_add
715
716
717# This transport is used for handling autoreplies generated by the filtering
718# option of the userforward router.
719
720address_reply:
721 driver = autoreply
722
723
724
725######################################################################
726# RETRY CONFIGURATION #
727######################################################################
728
729begin retry
730
731# This single retry rule applies to all domains and all errors. It specifies
732# retries every 15 minutes for 2 hours, then increasing retry intervals,
733# starting at 1 hour and increasing each time by a factor of 1.5, up to 16
734# hours, then retries every 6 hours until 4 days have passed since the first
735# failed delivery.
736
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737# WARNING: If you do not have any retry rules at all (this section of the
738# configuration is non-existent or empty), Exim will not do any retries of
739# messages that fail to get delivered at the first attempt. The effect will
740# be to treat temporary errors as permanent. Therefore, DO NOT remove this
741# retry rule unless you really don't want any retries.
742
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743# Address or Domain Error Retries
744# ----------------- ----- -------
745
746* * F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,4d,6h
747
748
749
750######################################################################
751# REWRITE CONFIGURATION #
752######################################################################
753
754# There are no rewriting specifications in this default configuration file.
755
756begin rewrite
757
758
759
760######################################################################
761# AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION #
762######################################################################
763
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764# The following authenticators support plaintext username/password
765# authentication using the standard PLAIN mechanism and the traditional
766# but non-standard LOGIN mechanism, with Exim acting as the server.
767# PLAIN and LOGIN are enough to support most MUA software.
768#
769# These authenticators are not complete: you need to change the
770# server_condition settings to specify how passwords are verified.
771# They are set up to offer authentication to the client only if the
772# connection is encrypted with TLS, so you also need to add support
773# for TLS. See the global configuration options section at the start
774# of this file for more about TLS.
775#
776# The default RCPT ACL checks for successful authentication, and will accept
777# messages from authenticated users from anywhere on the Internet.
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779begin authenticators
780
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781# PLAIN authentication has no server prompts. The client sends its
782# credentials in one lump, containing an authorization ID (which we do not
783# use), an authentication ID, and a password. The latter two appear as
784# $auth2 and $auth3 in the configuration and should be checked against a
785# valid username and password. In a real configuration you would typically
786# use $auth2 as a lookup key, and compare $auth3 against the result of the
787# lookup, perhaps using the crypteq{}{} condition.
788
789#PLAIN:
790# driver = plaintext
791# server_set_id = $auth2
792# server_prompts = :
793# server_condition = Authentication is not yet configured
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796# LOGIN authentication has traditional prompts and responses. There is no
797# authorization ID in this mechanism, so unlike PLAIN the username and
798# password are $auth1 and $auth2. Apart from that you can use the same
799# server_condition setting for both authenticators.
800
801#LOGIN:
802# driver = plaintext
803# server_set_id = $auth1
804# server_prompts = <| Username: | Password:
805# server_condition = Authentication is not yet configured
d9b2312b 806# server_advertise_condition = ${if def:tls_in_cipher }
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808
809######################################################################
810# CONFIGURATION FOR local_scan() #
811######################################################################
812
813# If you have built Exim to include a local_scan() function that contains
814# tables for private options, you can define those options here. Remember to
815# uncomment the "begin" line. It is commented by default because it provokes
816# an error with Exim binaries that are not built with LOCAL_SCAN_HAS_OPTIONS
817# set in the Local/Makefile.
818
819# begin local_scan
820
821
822# End of Exim configuration file