1 $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt,v 1.9 2005/06/21 14:14:55 ph10 Exp $
6 This file contains complete lists of four kinds of Exim option:
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
14 This file was last updated for Exim release 4.51.
20 As Exim has developed, new options have been added at each major release. For
21 the most part, backwards compatibility has been maintained, and obsolete
22 options continue to be recognized. However, incompatible changes took place at
23 releases 3.00, and 4.00. In both cases, several groups of options were
24 amalgamated into new, extended options, and obsolete options were removed.
26 The table below contains a complete list of all Exim's current options, along
27 with their types, default values, and where they can be used. String options
28 that are expanded before use are marked with *. Host lists, domain lists, and
29 address lists are always expanded. In some cases the defaults are not fixed
30 values, or not short enough to fit in the table. These are indicated by +. Some
31 other default values are determined when the Exim binary is compiled; these are
34 For options that are specific to a particular driver, the fourth column
35 contains the driver name, for example, appendfile. Otherwise, it contains
37 . `main' for options that appear in the main section of Exim's configuration
40 . `authenticators' for generic options that apply to any authenticator;
42 . `routers' for generic options that apply to any router;
44 . `transports' for generic options that apply to any transport.
46 The fifth column contains the version of Exim in which the option was added, or
47 substantially changed. Where no number is given, the option has been in Exim
48 since the very early releases. The routers were completely reorganised for
49 release 4.00, and so no router options are shown as earlier than 4.00, though
50 in fact some of them were inherited from earlier versions.
52 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
53 accept_8bitmime boolean false main 1.60
54 acl_not_smtp string* unset main 4.11
55 acl_not_smtp_mime string* unset main 4.51 with content scan
56 acl_smtp_auth string* unset main 4.00
57 acl_smtp_connect string* unset main 4.11
58 acl_smtp_data string* unset main 4.00
59 acl_smtp_etrn string* unset main 4.00
60 acl_smtp_expn string* unset main 4.00
61 acl_smtp_helo string* unset main 4.20
62 acl_smtp_mail string* unset main 4.11
63 acl_smtp_mailauth string* unset main 4.21
64 acl_smtp_mime string* unset main 4.50 with content scan
65 acl_smtp_predata string* unset main 4.43
66 acl_smtp_quit string* unset main 4.43
67 acl_smtp_rcpt string* unset main 4.00
68 acl_smtp_starttls string* unset main 4.11
69 acl_smtp_vrfy string* unset main 4.00
70 address_data string* unset routers 4.00
71 address_test boolean true routers 4.14
72 admin_groups string list unset main 3.02
73 allow_domain_literals boolean false main 4.00 replacing forbid_domain_literals
74 allow_commands string list* unset pipe 1.89
75 allow_defer boolean false redirect 4.00
76 allow_fail boolean false redirect 4.00
77 allow_filter boolean false redirect 4.00
78 allow_freeze boolean false redirect 4.00
79 allow_fifo boolean false appendfile 3.13
80 allow_localhost boolean false smtp 1.73
81 allow_mx_to_ip boolean false main 3.14
82 allow_symlink boolean false appendfile
83 allow_utf8_domains boolean false main 4.14
84 auth_advertise_hosts host list "*" main 4.00
85 authenticated_sender string* unset smtp 4.14
86 authenticate_hosts host list unset smtp 3.13
87 auto_thaw time 0s main
88 av_scanner string* + main 4.50 with content scan
89 batch_id string unset appendfile 4.00
92 batch_max integer 100 appendfile
95 bcc string* unset autoreply
96 bi_command string unset main
97 body_only boolean false transports 2.05
98 bounce_message_file string unset main 4.00
99 bounce_message_text string unset main 4.00
100 bounce_return_body boolean true main 4.23
101 bounce_return_message boolean true main 4.00
102 bounce_return_size_limit int 100K main 4.23 better name for return_size_limit
103 bounce_sender_authentication string unset main 4.00
104 callout_domain_negative_expire time 3h main 4.11
105 callout_domain_positive_expire time 7d main 4.11
106 callout_negative_expire time 2h main 4.11
107 callout_positive_expire time 24h main 4.11
108 callout_random_local_part string* + main 4.11
109 cannot_route_message string* unset routers 4.11
110 caseful_local_part boolean false routers 4.00
111 cc string* unset autoreply
112 check_ancestor boolean false redirect 4.00
113 check_group boolean false appendfile
115 check_local_user boolean false routers 4.00
116 check_log_inodes integer 0 main
117 check_log_space integer 0 main
118 check_owner boolean true appendfile 3.14
120 check_secondary_mx boolean false dnslookup 4.00
121 check_spool_inodes integer 0 main
122 check_spool_space integer 0 main
123 check_string string "From " appendfile 3.03
125 check_srv string* unset dnslookup 4.31
126 client_name string* + cram_md5 3.10
127 client_secret string* unset cram_md5 3.10
128 client_send string* unset plaintext 3.10
129 command string* unset lmtp 3.20
131 unset queryprogram 4.00
132 command_group string unset queryprogram 4.00
133 command_timeout time 5m smtp
134 command_user string unset queryprogram 4.00
135 condition string* unset routers 4.00
136 connect_timeout time 0s smtp 1.60
137 connection_max_messages integer 500 smtp 4.00 replaces batch_max
138 create_directory boolean true appendfile
139 create_file string "anywhere" appendfile
140 current_directory string unset transports 4.00
141 unset queryprogram 4.00
142 daemon_smtp_ports string unset main 1.75 pluralised in 4.21
143 daemon_startup_retries int 9 main 4.52
144 daemon_startup_sleep time 30s main 4.52
145 data string unset redirect 4.00
146 data_timeout time 5m smtp
147 debug_print string* unset authenticators 4.00
149 unset transports 2.00
150 delay_after_cutoff boolean true smtp
151 delay_warning time list 24h main
152 delay_warning_condition string* + main 1.73
153 deliver_drop_privilege boolean false main 4.00
154 deliver_queue_load_max fixed-point unset main 1.70
155 delivery_date_add boolean false transports
156 delivery_date_remove boolean true main
157 directory string* unset appendfile
158 directory_mode octal-integer 0700 appendfile
159 directory_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
160 disable_logging boolean false routers 4.11
161 disable_logging boolean false transports 4.11
162 dns_again_means_nonexist domain list unset main 1.89
163 dns_check_names_pattern string + main 2.11
164 dns_ipv4_lookup boolean false main 3.20
165 dns_qualify_single boolean true smtp
166 dns_retrans time 0s main 1.60
167 dns_retry integer 0 main 1.60
168 dns_search_parents boolean false smtp
169 domains domain list unset routers 4.00
170 driver string unset authenticators
173 drop_cr boolean false main 4.00 became a no-op in 4.21
174 envelope_to_add boolean false transports
175 envelope_to_remove boolean true main
176 environment string* unset pipe 2.95
177 errors_copy string list* unset main
178 errors_reply_to string unset main
179 errors_to string* unset routers 4.00
180 escape_string string ">From " appendfile 3.03
182 exim_group string ++ main
183 exim_path string ++ main
184 exim_user string ++ main
185 expn boolean true routers
186 extra_local_interfaces string unset main 4.21
187 extract_addresses_remove_arguments boolean true main 1.92
188 fail_verify boolean false routers
189 fail_verify_recipient boolean false routers 4.00
190 fail_verify_sender boolean false routers 4.00
191 fallback_hosts string list unset routers 4.00
193 file string* unset appendfile
196 file_expand boolean false autoreply
197 file_format string unset appendfile 3.03
198 file_must_exist boolean false appendfile
199 file_optional boolean false autoreply
200 file_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
201 final_timeout time 10m smtp
202 finduser_retries integer 0 main
203 forbid_blackhole boolean false redirect 4.00
204 forbid_exim_filter boolean false redirect 4.44
205 forbid_fail boolean false redirect 4.00
206 forbid_file boolean false redirect 4.00
207 forbid_filter_existstest boolean false redirect 4.00
208 forbid_filter_logwrite boolean false redirect 4.00
209 forbid_filter_lookup boolean false redirect 4.00
210 forbid_filter_perl boolean false redirect 4.00
211 forbid_filter_readfile boolean false redirect 4.00
212 forbid_filter_readsocket boolean false redirect 4.11
213 forbid_filter_reply boolean false redirect 4.00
214 forbid_filter_run boolean false redirect 4.00
215 forbid_include boolean false redirect 4.00
216 forbid_pipe boolean false redirect 4.00
217 forbid_sieve_filter boolean false redirect 4.44
218 freeze_exec_fail boolean false pipe 1.89
219 freeze_tell boolean false main 4.00 replaces freeze_tell_mailmaster
220 from string* unset autoreply
221 gecos_name string* unset main
222 gecos_pattern string unset main
223 gethostbyname boolean false smtp
224 group string + routers 4.00
225 unset transports 4.00 replaces local option in some transports
226 header_line_maxsize integer 0 (unset) main 4.14
227 header_maxsize integer 1M main 4.14
228 headers string* unset autoreply
229 headers_add string* unset routers 4.00
231 headers_charset string ++ main 4.21
232 headers_only boolean false transports 2.05
233 headers_remove string* unset routers 4.00
235 headers_rewrite string unset transports 3.20
236 helo_accept_junk_hosts host list unset main 3.00
237 helo_allow_chars string "" main 4.02
238 helo_lookup_domains domain list unset main 4.00
239 helo_data string* "$primary_hostname" smtp 3.21
240 helo_try_verify_hosts host list unset main 4.00
241 helo_verify_hosts host list unset main 1.73
242 hide_child_in_errmsg false redirect 4.00
243 hold_domains domain list unset main 1.70
244 home_directory string* unset transports 4.00 replaces individual options
245 host_find_failed string "freeze" manualroute 4.00
246 host_lookup host list unset main 3.00
247 host_lookup_order string list "bydns:byaddr" main 4.30
248 host_reject_connection host list unset main 4.00
249 hosts string unset iplookup 4.00
250 string list* unset smtp
251 hosts_avoid_esmtp host list unset smtp 4.21
252 hosts_avoid_tls host list unset smtp 3.20
253 hosts_connection_nolog host list unset main 4.43
254 hosts_max_try integer 5 smtp 3.20
255 hosts_max_try_hardlimit integer 50 smtp 4.50
256 hosts_nopass_tls host list unset smtp 4.00
257 hosts_override boolean false smtp 2.11
258 hosts_randomize boolean false manualroute 4.00
260 hosts_require_auth host list unset smtp 4.00
261 hosts_require_tls host list unset smtp 3.20
262 hosts_treat_as_local domain list unset main 1.95
263 hosts_try_auth host list unset smtp 4.00
264 ignore_bounce_errors_after time 0s main 4.00
265 ignore_eacces boolean false redirect 4.00
266 ignore_enotdir boolean false redirect 4.00
267 ignore_fromline_hosts host list unset main
268 ignore_fromline_local boolean false main 2.05
269 ignore_status boolean false pipe
270 ignore_target_hosts host list unset routers 4.00
271 include_directory string unset redirect 4.00
272 initgroups false routers 4.00
273 interface string list unset smtp 1.70
274 keep_malformed time 4d main
275 keepalive boolean true smtp 2.05
276 ldap_default_servers string list unset main 3.02
277 ldap_version int 2 or 3 main 4.14
278 local_from_check boolean true main 3.14
279 local_from_prefix string unset main 3.14
280 local_from_suffix string unset main 3.14
281 local_interfaces string list unset main 1.60
282 local_part_prefix string unset routers 4.00 replaces prefix
283 local_part_prefix_optional boolean unset routers 4.00 replaces prefix_optional
284 local_part_suffix string unset routers 4.00 replaces suffix
285 local_part_suffix_optional boolean unset routers 4.00 replaces suffix_optional
286 local_parts string list* unset routers 4.00
287 local_scan_timeout time 5m main 4.03
288 local_sender_retain boolean false main 4.00
289 localhost_number string unset main
290 lock_fcntl_timeout time 0s appendfile 3.14
291 lock_flock_timeout time 0s appendfile 4.11
292 lock_interval time 3s appendfile
293 lock_retries integer 10 appendfile
294 lockfile_mode octal-integer 0600 appendfile
295 lockfile_timeout time 30m appendfile
296 log string* unset autoreply
297 log_as_local boolean + routers 4.00
298 log_file_path string list ++ main
299 log_defer_output boolean false pipe 1.89
300 log_fail_output boolean false pipe 1.60
301 log_output boolean false pipe 1.60
302 log_selector string unset main 4.00
303 log_timezone boolean false main 4.11
304 lookup_open_max integer 25 main 2.05
305 mailbox_filecount string* unset appendfile 4.43
306 mailbox_size string* unset appendfile 4.43
307 maildir_format boolean false appendfile 1.70
308 maildir_retries integer 10 appendfile 1.70
309 maildir_tag string* unset appendfile 1.92
310 maildir_use_size_file boolean false appendfile 4.30
311 mailstore_format boolean false appendfile 2.00
312 mailstore_prefix string* unset appendfile 2.00
313 mailstore_suffix string* unset appendfile 2.00
314 match_directory string* unset localuser
315 max_output integer 20K pipe
316 max_rcpt integer 100 smtp 1.60
317 max_user_name_length integer 0 main
318 mbx_format boolean false appendfile 2.10
319 message_body_visible integer 500 main
320 message_id_header_domain string* unset main 4.11
321 message_id_header_text string* unset main
322 message_logs boolean true main 4.10
323 message_prefix string* + appendfile 4.00 replaces prefix
324 string* unset pipe 4.00 replaces prefix
325 message_size_limit integer 0 main
327 message_suffix string* + appendfile 4.00 replaces suffix
328 string* unset pipe 4.00 replaces suffix
329 mode octal-integer 0600 appendfile
331 mode_fail_narrower boolean true appendfile 1.70
332 modemask octal-integer 022 redirect 4.00
333 more boolean true routers 4.00
334 move_frozen_messages boolean false main 3.09
335 multi_domain boolean true smtp
336 mx_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.00
337 mx_fail_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.43
338 mysql_servers string list unset main 3.03
339 never_users string list unset main
340 notify_comsat boolean false appendfile
341 once string* unset autoreply
342 once_file_size integer 0 autoreply 3.20
343 once_repeat time 0s autoreply 2.95
344 one_time boolean false redirect 4.00
345 optional boolean false iplookup 4.00
346 oracle_servers string unset main 4.00
347 owners string list unset redirect 4.00
348 owngroups string list unset redirect 4.00
349 pass_on_timeout boolean false routers 4.00
350 pass_router string unset routers 4.00
351 path string "/usr/bin" pipe
352 percent_hack_domains domain list unset main
353 perl_at_start boolean false main 2.10
354 perl_startup string unset main 2.10
355 pgsql_servers string list unset main 3.14
356 pid_file_path string ++ main
357 pipe_as_creator boolean false pipe
358 pipe_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
359 pipelining_advertise_hosts host list "*" main 4.14
360 port integer 0 iplookup 4.00
362 preserve_message_logs boolean false main
363 primary_hostname string + main
364 print_topbitchars boolean false main 1.89
365 process_log_path string unset main 4.21
366 prod_requires_admin boolean true main 1.70
367 protocol string "udp" iplookup 4.00
368 string "smtp" smtp 3.20
369 public_name string unset authenticators 3.10
370 qualify_domain string + main
371 string* unset redirect 4.31
372 qualify_preserve_domain boolean false redirect 4.00
373 qualify_recipient string + main
374 qualify_single boolean true dnslookup 4.00
375 query string* + iplookup 4.00
376 queue_domains domain list unset main 4.00
377 queue_list_requires_admin boolean true main 1.95
378 queue_only boolean false main
379 queue_only_file string unset main 2.05
380 queue_only_load fixed-point unset main
381 queue_only_override boolean true main 4.21
382 queue_run_in_order boolean false main 1.70
383 queue_run_max integer 5 main
384 queue_smtp_domains domain list unset main
385 quota string* unset appendfile 1.60
386 quota_directory string* unset appendfile 4.11
387 quota_filecount integer 0 appendfile 2.05
388 quota_is_inclusive boolean true appendfile 3.20
389 quota_size_regex string unset appendfile 3.14
390 quota_warn_message string* + appendfile 2.10
391 quota_warn_threshold string* 0 appendfile 2.10
392 rcpt_include_affixes boolean false transports 4.21
393 receive_timeout time 0s main 4.00 replacing accept_timeout
394 received_header_text string* + main
395 received_headers_max integer 30 main
396 recipient_unqualified_hosts host list unset main 4.00 replacing receiver_unqualified_hosts
397 recipients_max integer 0 main 1.60
398 recipients_max_reject boolean false main 1.70
399 redirect_router string unset routers 4.00
400 remote_max_parallel integer 1 main
401 remote_sort_domains domain list unset main 4.00 replacing remote_sort
402 repeat_use boolean true redirect 4.00
403 reply_to string* unset autoreply 2.05
404 reply_transport string* unset redirect 4.00
405 require_files string list* unset routers 4.00
406 reroute string* unset iplookup 4.00
407 response_pattern string unset iplookup 4.00
408 restrict_to_path boolean false pipe
409 retry_data_expire time 7d main 3.03
410 retry_include_ip_address boolean true smtp 1.92
411 retry_interval_max time 24h main
412 retry_use_local_part boolean + routers 4.00
413 + transports 4.00 replacing individual options
414 return_fail_output boolean false pipe 1.60
415 return_message boolean false autoreply
416 return_output boolean false pipe
417 return_path string* unset transports 2.05
418 return_path_add boolean false transports
419 return_path_remove boolean true main
420 return_size_limit integer 100K main renamed bounce_return_size_limit in 4.23
421 rewrite boolean true redirect 4.00
422 rewrite_headers boolean true dnslookup 4.00
423 rfc1413_hosts host list * main
424 rfc1413_query_timeout time 30s main
425 router_home_directory string* unset routers 4.11
426 route_data string* unset manualroute 4.00
427 route_list string list unset manualroute 4.00
428 same_domain_copy_routing boolean false dnslookup 4.00
429 search_parents boolean false dnslookup 4.00
430 self string "freeze" routers 4.00
431 sender_unqualified_hosts host list unset main
432 senders address list unset routers 4.00
433 serialize_hosts host list unset smtp 1.60
434 server_advertise_condition string* unset authenticators 4.14
435 server_condition string* unset plaintext 3.10
436 server_hostname string* "$primary_hostname" cyrus_sasl 4.43
437 server_mail_auth_condition string* unset authenticators 3.22
438 server_mech string public_name cyrus_sasl 4.43
439 server_prompts string* unset plaintext 3.10
440 server_realm string unset cyrus_sasl 4.43
441 server_secret string* unset cram_md5 3.10
442 server_service string "smtp" cyrus_sasl 4.43
443 server_set_id string* unset authenticators 3.10
444 shadow_condition string* unset transports
445 shadow_transport string unset transports
446 size_addition integer 1024 smtp 1.91
447 skip_syntax_errors boolean false redirect 4.00
448 smtp_accept_keepalive boolean true main
449 smtp_accept_max integer 20 main
450 smtp_accept_max_nonmail integer 10 main 4.11
451 smtp_accept_max_nonmail_hosts host list * main 4.14
452 smtp_accept_max_per_connection integer 1000 main 4.00
453 smtp_accept_max_per_host integer 0 main 2.05
454 smtp_accept_queue integer 0 main
455 smtp_accept_queue_per_connection integer 10 main 2.03
456 smtp_accept_reserve integer 0 main
457 smtp_active_hostname string* unset main 4.33
458 smtp_banner string* + main
459 smtp_check_spool_space boolean true main 2.10
460 smtp_connect_backlog integer 5 main
461 smtp_enforce_sync boolean true main 4.00
462 smtp_etrn_command string* unset main 1.92
463 smtp_etrn_serialize boolean true main 1.89
464 smtp_load_reserve fixed-point unset main
465 smtp_max_synprot_errors integer 3 main 4.30
466 smtp_max_unknown_commands integer 3 main 4.14
467 smtp_ratelimit_hosts host list unset main 4.00
468 smtp_ratelimit_mail string unset main 4.00
469 smtp_ratelimit_rcpt string unset main 4.00
470 smtp_receive_timeout time 5m main
471 smtp_reserve_hosts host list unset main
472 smtp_return_error_details boolean false main 4.11
473 socket string* unset lmtp 4.11
474 spamd_address string + main 4.50 with content scan
475 split_spool_directory boolean false main 1.70
476 spool_directory string ++ main
477 srv_fail_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.43
478 strip_excess_angle_brackets boolean false main
479 strip_trailing_dot boolean false main
480 subject string* unset autoreply
481 syntax_errors_text string* unset redirect 4.00
482 syntax_errors_to string unset redirect 4.00
483 syslog_duplication boolean true main 4.21
484 syslog_facility string unset main 4.20
485 syslog_processname string "exim" main 4.20
486 syslog_timestamp boolean true main 4.00
487 system_filter string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
488 system_filter_directory_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
489 system_filter_file_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
490 system_filter_group string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
491 system_filter_pipe_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
492 system_filter_reply_transport string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
493 system_filter_user string unset main 4.00 replacing message_filter
494 tcp_nodelay boolean true main 4.23
496 temp_errors string list + pipe 1.95
497 text string* unset autoreply
498 timeout time 5m lmtp 3.20
502 timeout_defer boolean false pipe 4.51
503 timeout_frozen_after time 0s main 3.20
504 timezone string + main 3.15
505 tls_advertise_hosts host list * main 3.20
506 tls_certificate string* unset main 3.20
508 tls_dhparam string* unset main 3.20
509 tls_on_connect_ports string unset main 4.43
510 tls_privatekey string* unset main 3.20
512 tls_remember_emstp boolean false main 4.21
513 tls_require_ciphers string* unset smtp 4.00 replaces tls_verify_ciphers
514 string* unset main 4.33
515 tls_tempfail_tryclear boolean true smtp 4.05
516 tls_try_verify_hosts host list unset main 4.00
517 tls_verify_certificates string* unset main 3.20
519 tls_verify_hosts host list unset main 3.20
520 to string* unset autoreply
521 translate_ip_address string unset routers 4.00
522 transport string* unset routers 4.00
523 transport_current_directory string unset routers 4.00
524 transport_home_directory string unset routers 4.00
525 transport_filter string unset transports
526 transport_filter_timeout time 5m transports 4.30
527 trusted_groups string list unset main
528 trusted_users string list unset main
529 umask octal-integer 022 pipe
530 unknown_login string unset main
531 unknown_username string unset main
532 unseen boolean false routers 4.00
533 untrusted_set_sender boolean false main 3.20
534 use_bsmtp boolean false appendfile 4.00
536 use_crlf boolean false appendfile 1.89
538 use_fcntl_lock boolean + appendfile 1.70
539 use_flock_lock boolean + appendfile 4.11
540 use_lockfile boolean + appendfile
541 use_mbx_lock boolean + appendfile 2.10
542 use_shell boolean false pipe 1.70
543 user string + routers 4.00
544 unset transports 4.00 replaces individual options
545 uucp_from_pattern string + main 1.75
546 uucp_from_sender string* "$1" main 1.75
547 verify boolean true routers 4.00
548 verify_only boolean false routers 4.00
549 verify_recipient boolean true routers 4.00
550 verify_sender boolean true routers 4.00
551 warn_message_file string unset main 4.00
552 widen_domains string list unset dnslookup 4.00
553 write_rejectlog boolean true main 4.31
557 2. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
558 -----------------------
560 The table below contains a complete list of all Exim's command line options.
561 Those marked with # are available only to trusted users, those marked with +
562 are available only to admin users, and those marked with * exist only to
563 provide compatibility with Sendmail.
566 --help Give a little help (not a lot)
569 -bdf + Start daemon and run it in the foreground
570 -be Test string expansion
571 -bF Test system filter file
572 -bf Test user filter file
573 -bfd Set domain for filter testing
574 -bfl Set local part for filter testing
575 -bfp Set local part prefix for filter testing
576 -bfs Set local part suffix for filter testing
577 -bh Test incoming SMTP call, omitting callouts
578 -bhc Test incoming SMTP call, with callouts
579 -bi * Run <command>bi_command</command>
580 -bm Accept message on standard input
581 -bnq Don't qualify addresses in locally submitted messages
582 -bP Show configuration option settings
584 -bpa + ... with generated addresses as well
585 -bpc + ... but just show a count of messages
586 -bpr + ... do not sort
587 -bpra + ... with generated addresses, unsorted
588 -bpru + ... only undelivered addresses, unsorted
589 -bpu + ... only undelivered addresses
590 -brt Test retry rules
591 -brw Test rewriting rules
592 -bS Read batch SMTP on standard input
593 -bs Run SMTP on standard input and output
594 -bt Test address directing and routing
595 -bV Verify version number
596 -bv Test recipient address verification
597 -bvs Test sender address verification
598 -C + Use alternate configuration file
599 -D + Define macro for configuration file
600 -d + Turn on debugging output
601 -dd + Ditto, but if a daemon, not for subprocesses
602 -dropcr Remove CR character in input: became a no-op in 4.21
604 -ex * Synonym for -oex (for several different x)
605 -F Set calling user name
606 -f # Set calling user address
609 -i Dot does not terminate message
610 -M + Force deliver specific message
611 -Mar + Add recipient to message
612 -MC Internal use only
613 -MCA Internal use only
614 -MCP Internal use only
615 -MCQ Internal use only
616 -MCS Internal use only
617 -MCT Internal use only
618 -Mc + Deliver specific message
619 -Mes + Edit message sender
620 -Mf + Freeze message(s)
621 -Mg + Give up (bounce) message(s)
622 -Mmad + Mark all recipients delivered
623 -Mmd + Mark one recipient delivered
624 -Mrm + Remove message(s) (no bounce)
625 -Mt + Thaw message(s)
626 -Mvb + View message body
627 -Mvh + View message header
628 -Mvl + View message log
630 -N + Deliver without transporting
633 -oA * Supply argument for <option>-bi</option>
634 -oB Set max messages down one connection
635 -odb Background delivery
636 -odf Foreground delivery
637 -odi Foreground delivery
638 -odq Queue message; do not deliver
639 -odqs ... do not do SMTP deliveries
640 -oee Error sent by mail; zero return code
641 -oem Error sent by mail; non-zero return code
642 -oep Error written to standard error stream
643 -oeq * Error written to standard error stream
644 -oew * Error sent by mail; non-zero return code
645 -oi Dot does not terminate message
646 -oitrue * Dot does not terminate message
647 -oMa # Supply host address
648 -oMaa # Supply authenticator name
649 -oMai # Supply authenticated id
650 -oMas # Supply authenticated sender
651 -oMi # Supply interface address
652 -oMr # Supply protocol name
653 -oMs # Supply host name
654 -oMt # Supply ident string
657 -oP * Specify path for daemon's pid file
658 -or Timeout non-SMTP messages
659 -os Timeout for SMTP messages
660 -ov * Verbose; same as -v
661 -oX Alternative port for daemon
662 -pd Delay Perl interpreter start
663 -ps Do not delay Perl interpreter start
664 -p<r>:<s> * Same as -oMr <r> -oMs <s>
666 -qf + ... force delivery ) Other combinations are
667 -qff + ... and include frozen messages ) possible. The syntax is
668 -qi + ... initial deliveries only )
669 -ql + ... local deliveries only ) -q[q][f][f][i|l][time]
670 -qq + Two-stage queue run )
673 -R Select by recipient in queue run
675 -Rff ... and frozen messages
676 -Rr ... using regular expression
677 -Rrf ... with forcing
678 -Rrff ... and frozen messages
680 -S Select by sender in queue run
682 -Sff ... and frozen messages
683 -Sr ... using regular expression
684 -Srf ... with forcing
685 -Srff ... and frozen messages
686 -Tqt * Used by Exim test suite; not recognized in normal use
687 -t Take recipients from header lines
689 -tls-on-connect Do TLS on startup (for legacy clients)
691 -v Verbose - shows SMTP dialogue and other delivery info
692 -x Ignored (AIX compatibility)
695 3. BUILD TIME OPTIONS FOR EXIM
696 ------------------------------
698 The table below contains a complete list of options that can be set in
699 Local/Makefile when building Exim. More information about individual options
700 can be found in src/EDITME and OS/Makefile-Default.
702 The second column below gives the type of option:
704 . `system' means the option is concerned with the operating system;
706 . `driver' means the option selects a driver to be included in the binary;
708 . `lookup' means the option selects a lookuptype to be included in the binary;
710 . `mandatory' means the option is required to be supplied;
712 . `recommended' means the option is recommended to be supplied;
714 . `optional' means what it says;
716 Those marked with * are specialized and are unlikely to be required in most
717 installations. Those that are marked with ** are commonly set in OS-specific
718 Makefiles. If you use any of these in your Local/Makefile, you may need to
719 reproduce some of the OS-specific settings. For example, in the Makefile for
720 Solaris (which is actually called OS/Makefile-SunOS5), there is
722 LIBS=-lsocket -lnsl -lkstat
724 If you use LIBS to add extra libraries, you must also include the OS ones in
725 your setting. It is better, in this particular case, to use EXTRALIBS, which is
726 empty by default, and is provided for just this reason. Of course, if you do
727 actually want to modify a setting from the OS-specific file, there is nothing
728 to stop you overriding it in your Local/Makefile.
730 Option Type Description
731 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
733 ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX optional restricts location of -C files
734 ALT_CONFIG_ROOT_ONLY optional* privileged -C needs root (not exim)
735 APPENDFILE_MODE optional*
736 APPENDFILE_DIRECTORY_MODE optional*
737 APPENDFILE_LOCKFILE_MODE optional*
738 AR system command to build a library
739 AUTH_CRAM_MD5 driver include cram_md5 authenticator
740 AUTH_PLAINTEXT driver include plaintext authenticator
741 AUTH_SPA driver include SPA (NTLM) authenticator
742 BASENAME_COMMAND system** path to basename
743 BASE_62=62 optional* not normally changed for Unix
744 BIN_DIRECTORY mandatory Exim binary directory
745 CC system** C compiler
746 CFLAGS system** flags for C compiler
747 CHGRP_COMMAND system** path to chgrp
748 CHOWN_COMMAND system** path to chown
749 COMPRESS_COMMAND system path to a compress command
750 COMPRESS_SUFFIX system suffix added to compressed files
751 CONFIGURE_FILE mandatory Exim runtime configuration file
752 CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_EUID optional*
753 CONFIGURE_FILE_USE_NODE optional*
754 CONFIGURE_GROUP optional* alternate group for configuration file
755 CONFIGURE_OWNER optional* alternate owner for configuration file
756 CYRUS_PWCHECK_SOCKET optional socket for pwcheck daemon
757 DBMLIB optional** location of DBM library
758 DB_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* mode for hints directory
759 DB_LOCKFILE_MODE optional* mode for hints lock files
760 DB_LOCK_TIMEOUT optional* timeout for hints lock files
761 DB_MODE optional* mode for hints files
762 DEFAULT_CRYPT optional use crypt16() as default
763 DELIVER_IN_BUFFER_SIZE optional*
764 DELIVER_OUT_BUFFER_SIZE optional*
765 DISABLE_D_OPTION optional disables -D option
766 ERRNO_QUOTA optional* error code for system quota failures
767 EXICYCLOG_MAX optional number of old log files to keep
768 EXIMDB_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* for hints database directory
769 EXIMDB_LOCKFILE_MODE optional* for hints lock files
770 EXIMDB_MODE optional* mode for hints files
771 EXIMON_TEXTPOP system**
773 EXIM_GROUP mandatory group to use for Exim
774 EXIM_MONITOR optional set to eximon.bin to compile
776 EXIM_USER mandatory user to use for Exim
777 EXIWHAT_EGREP_ARG system** to find Exim processes from ps
778 EXIWHAT_KILL_SIGNAL system** -SIGUSER1 or numerical equivalent
779 EXIWHAT_MULTIKILL_CMD system**
780 EXIWHAT_MULTIKILL_ARG system**
781 EXIWHAT_PS_ARG system** to list all processes
782 EXIWHAT_PS_CMD system** path to ps command
783 EXTRALIBS system additional libraries
784 EXTRALIBS_EXIM system additional libraries for Exim only
785 EXTRALIBS_EXIMON system additional libraries for the monitor
786 FIXED_NEVER_USERS optional can't override at runtime
787 HAVE_ICONV system the iconv() function is available
788 HAVE_IPV6 system include IPv6 support
789 HEADERS_CHARSET optional charset for decoded header lines
790 HEADER_ADD_BUFFER_SIZE optional* buffer for header_add()
791 HEADER_MAXSIZE optional* max memory for message header
792 HOSTNAME_COMMAND system** path to hostname command
793 INCLUDE system path to include files
794 INFO_DIRECTORY optional directory for Info documentation
795 INPUT_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode for input directory
796 IPV6_INCLUDE system additional includes for IPv6
797 IPV6_LIBS system additional libraries for IPv6
798 LDAP_LIB_TYPE optional type of LDAP library
799 LFLAGS system** link editor flags
800 LIBIDENTCFLAGS system C flags when compiling libident
801 LIBIDENTNAME system name for libident library
802 LIBRESOLV system** library for DNS resolver
803 LIBS system** additional libraries
804 LIBS_EXIM system** additional libraries for Exim ony
805 LIBS_EXIMON system** additional libraries for monitor
806 LOCAL_SCAN_SOURCE optional location of local_scan() source
807 LOG_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode for log directory
808 LOG_FILE_PATH optional path to log files
809 LOG_MODE optional mode for log files
810 LOOKUP_CDB lookup include cdb lookup
811 LOOKUP_DBM lookup include dbm lookup
812 LOOKUP_DNSDB lookup include dnsdb lookup
813 LOOKUP_DSEARCH lookup include dsearch lookup
814 LOOKUP_INCLUDE lookup include files for lookups
815 LOOKUP_LDAP lookup include ldap lookup
816 LOOKUP_LIBS lookup include libraries for lookups
817 LOOKUP_LSEARCH lookup include all lsearch lookups
818 LOOKUP_MYSQL lookup include mysql lookup
819 LOOKUP_NIS lookup include nis lookup
820 LOOKUP_NISPLUS lookup include nisplus lookup
821 LOOKUP_ORACLE lookup include oracle lookup
822 LOOKUP_PGSQL lookup include pgsql lookup
823 LOOKUP_TESTDB lookup*
824 LOOKUP_WHOSON lookup include whoson lookup
825 MAKE_SHELL optional* shell to use for make
826 MAX_FILTER_SIZE optional* max file size for filter files
827 MAX_INCLUDE_SIZE optional* max file size for :include: files
828 MAX_LOCALHOST_NUMBER=256 optional* for when localhost_number is set
829 MAX_NAMED_LIST optional* max named lists of a given type
830 MAX_INTERFACES system maximum network interfaces
831 MSGLOG_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* mode for message log directory
832 MV_COMMAND system path to mv command
833 NO_SYMLINK optional install doesn't make 'exim" symlink
834 PCRE_CFLAGS system compile flags for PCRE library
835 PERL_CC system* compiler for Perl interface code
836 PERL_CCOPTS system* flags for same
837 PERL_COMMAND system path to Perl
838 PERL_LIBS system* library for compiling Perl interface
839 PID_FILE_PATH optional path to daemon's pid file
840 RADIUS_CONFIG_FILE optional path to Radius config file
841 RADIUS_LIB_TYPE optional type of RADIUS library
842 RANLIB system** path to ranlib command
843 RM_COMMAND system path to rm command
844 ROUTER_ACCEPT driver include accept router
845 ROUTER_DNSLOOKUP driver include dnslookup router
846 ROUTER_MANUALROUTE driver include manualroute router
847 ROUTER_IPLITERAL driver include ipliteral router
848 ROUTER_IPLOOKUP driver include iplookup router
849 ROUTER_REDIRECT driver include redirect router
850 ROUTER_QUERYPROGRAM driver include queryprogram router
851 SPOOL_DIRECTORY recommended path to spool directory
852 SPOOL_DIRECTORY_MODE optional mode of spool directory
853 SPOOL_MODE optional mode of spool files
854 STRING_SPRINTF_BUFFER_SIZE optional* buffer for string_sprintf()
855 STRIP_COMMAND optional* can be used to strp binaries
856 SUPPORT_A6 optional* support A6 DNS records
857 SUPPORT_CRYPTEQ optional support crypteq (if no auths)
858 SUPPORT_MAILDIR optional support for maildir delivery
859 SUPPORT_MAILSTORE optional support for mailstore delivery
860 SUPPORT_MBX optional support for MBX delivery
861 SUPPORT_MOVE_FROZEN_MESSAGES optional* support for frozen message moving
862 SUPPORT_PAM optional support for PAM authentication
863 SUPPORT_TLS optional support for TLS encryption over SMTP
864 SUPPORT_TRANSLATE_IP_ADDRESS optional* support for address translation
865 SYSLOG_LOG_PID optional add pid to syslog lines
866 SYSLOG_LONG_LINES optional do not split long syslog lines
867 SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE optional defaults to /etc/aliases
868 TIMEZONE_DEFAULT optional default for timezone option
869 TLS_INCLUDE optional path to include files for TLS
870 TLS_LIBS optional additional libraries for TLS
871 TMPDIR system value for TMPDIR environment variable
872 TRANSPORT_APPENDFILE driver include appendfile transport
873 TRANSPORT_AUTOREPLY driver include autoreply transport
874 TRANSPORT_LMTP driver include lmtp transport
875 TRANSPORT_PIPE driver include pipe transport
876 TRANSPORT_SMTP driver include smtp transport
877 USE_DB system** use native DB interface
878 USE_GNUTLS optional use GnuTLS instead of OpenSSL
879 USE_READLINE optional try to load libreadline for -be
880 USE_TCP_WRAPPERS system link with tcpwrappers
881 USE_TDB optional use the tdb DB interface
882 X11 system** X11 base directory
883 X11_LD_LIB system** X11 link library
884 XINCLUDE system** X11 include directory
885 XLFLAGS system** X11 link time flags
886 ZCAT_COMMAND system path to zcat command
889 4. BUILD TIME OPTIONS FOR EXIMON
890 --------------------------------
892 The table below contains a complete list of options that can be set in
893 Local/eximon.conf when building the Exim monitor. Where the default is shown as
894 ** it means that the text string is too long to fit in the table and is instead
895 given below. A blank default means that there is no default value.
897 ACTION_OUTPUT=no show output for every action
898 ACTION_QUEUE_UPDATE=yes update queue display after actions
899 BODY_MAX=20000 maximum body display
900 DOMAIN= domain to strip from window title
901 LOG_BUFFER=20K buffer for log tail
902 LOG_DEPTH=300 depth of log subwindow
903 LOG_FONT=** font for log display
904 LOG_STRIPCHARTS=** patterns for stripcharts
905 LOG_WIDTH=950 width of log subwindow
906 MENU_EVENT='Shift<Btn1Down>' keypress for menu
907 MIN_HEIGHT=162 minimum window height
908 MIN_WIDTH=103 minimum window width
909 QUALIFY_DOMAIN= local domain to strip from addresses
910 QUEUE_DEPTH=200 depth of queue subwindow
911 QUEUE_FONT=$LOG_FONT font for queue display
912 QUEUE_INTERVAL=300 queue refresh interval
913 QUEUE_MAX_ADDRESSES=10 max addresses to show in queue
914 QUEUE_STRIPCHART_NAME=queue name for queue stripchart
915 QUEUE_WIDTH=950 width of queue subwindow
916 SIZE_STRIPCHART= request partition size stripchart
917 SIZE_STRIPCHART_NAME=space name for size stripchart
918 START_SMALL=no if yes, start with small window
919 STRIPCHART_INTERVAL=60 stripchart refresh interval
920 TEXT_DEPTH=200 depth of text windows
921 WINDOW_TITLE="${hostname} eximon" window title
923 The default for LOG_FONT is
925 LOG_FONT=-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-14-140-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
927 and the default for LOG_STRIPCHARTS is
929 LOG_STRIPCHARTS='/ <= /in/
931 / => .+ R=local/local/
932 / => .+ T=[^ ]*smtp/smtp/'
934 That is, there are four stripcharts, named in, out, local, and smtp. The first
935 counts message arrivals, the second counts all deliveries, the third counts
936 deliveries where the router's name starts with "local", and the fourth counts
937 deliveries where the transport name contains "smtp".
939 **** End of OptionLists ****
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