Exim Internet Mailer

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Chapter 55 - Concept Index

Symbols

$1, $2, etc.

see "numerical variables"

$acl_verify_message

String expansions [Expansion variables], The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists], Access control lists [ACL verbs], Access control lists [ACL modifiers], Access control lists [ACL modifiers], Access control lists [Address verification]

$address_data

String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for routers, Generic options for routers, Generic options for routers, The queryprogram router, Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [ACL conditions]

$address_file

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router], The appendfile transport [The file and directory options]

$address_pipe

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router], The pipe transport

$auth1, $auth2, etc

String expansions [Expansion variables], The plaintext authenticator [Using plaintext in a server]

$authenticated_id

String expansions [Expansion variables], SMTP authentication [Generic options for authenticators], The plaintext authenticator [Using plaintext in a server], The cram_md5 authenticator [Using cram_md5 as a server], Message processing [The From: header line], Message processing [The Sender: header line]

$authenticated_sender

String expansions [Expansion variables], SMTP authentication [The AUTH parameter on MAIL commands]

$authentication_failed

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$bheader_

String expansions [Expansion items]

$body_linecount

String expansions [Expansion variables], Format of spool files

$body_zerocount

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$bounce_recipient

String expansions [Expansion variables], Customizing bounce and warning messages [Customizing bounce messages]

$bounce_return_size_limit

String expansions [Expansion variables], Customizing bounce and warning messages [Customizing bounce messages]

$caller_gid

String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables]

$caller_uid

String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$compile_date

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$compile_number

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$demime_errorlevel

String expansions [Expansion variables], Content scanning at ACL time [The demime condition]

$demime_reason

String expansions [Expansion variables], Content scanning at ACL time [The demime condition]

$dnslist_domain

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [Variables set from DNS lists]

$dnslist_text

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [Variables set from DNS lists]

$dnslist_value

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [Variables set from DNS lists]

$domain

String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], The manualroute router [Manualroute examples], Environment for running local transports [Expansion variables derived from the address], Address batching in local transports, The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], Address rewriting [When does rewriting happen?], Address rewriting [Rewriting rules], Address rewriting [Rewriting replacements], Address rewriting [The SMTP-time rewriting flag], Access control lists [Data for message ACLs], Access control lists [ACL conditions], System-wide message filtering, System-wide message filtering [Per-address filtering], SMTP processing [The ETRN command]

$domain_data

String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for routers, Access control lists [ACL conditions]

$exim_gid

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$exim_path

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$exim_uid

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$found_extension

String expansions [Expansion variables], Content scanning at ACL time [The demime condition]

$header_

String expansions [Expansion items]

$home

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Router preconditions], String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for routers, Generic options for routers, Generic options for transports

$host

String expansions [Expansion variables], The manualroute router, The manualroute router [How the options are used], The manualroute router [Manualroute examples], Generic options for transports, The smtp transport [Use of the $host variable], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], SMTP authentication [Authentication by an Exim client], The cram_md5 authenticator [Using cram_md5 as a client], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Configuring an Exim client to use TLS], SMTP processing [Outgoing batched SMTP]

$host_address

String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for routers, Generic options for routers [], Generic options for transports, The smtp transport [Use of the $host variable], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], SMTP authentication [Authentication by an Exim client], The cram_md5 authenticator [Using cram_md5 as a client], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Configuring an Exim client to use TLS]

$host_data

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [ACL conditions]

$host_lookup_deferred

String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables]

$host_lookup_failed

String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$inode

String expansions [Expansion variables], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

$interface_address

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$interface_port

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$ldap_dn

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$load_average

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$local_part

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Router preconditions], String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Generic options for routers, Generic options for routers, The redirect router [Items in a non-filter redirection list], Environment for running local transports [Expansion variables derived from the address], Address batching in local transports, The appendfile transport [The file and directory options], The pipe transport, Address rewriting [When does rewriting happen?], Address rewriting [Rewriting rules], Address rewriting [Rewriting replacements], Address rewriting [The SMTP-time rewriting flag], Access control lists [Data for message ACLs], Access control lists [Use of the control modifier], System-wide message filtering, System-wide message filtering [Per-address filtering], Some common configuration settings [Variable Envelope Return Paths (VERP)]

$local_part_data

String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for routers, Access control lists [ACL conditions]

$local_part_prefix

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Router preconditions], String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for routers

$local_part_suffix

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Router preconditions], The default configuration file [Router configuration], String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables], Some common configuration settings [Multiple user mailboxes]

$local_scan_data

String expansions [Expansion variables], Adding a local scan function to Exim [API for local_scan()]

$local_user_gid

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Router preconditions], String expansions [Expansion variables]

$local_user_uid

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Router preconditions], String expansions [Expansion variables]

$localhost_number

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$log_inodes

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$log_space

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$mailstore_basename

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$malware_name

String expansions [Expansion variables], Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses]

$message_age

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$message_body

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$message_body_end

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$message_body_size

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$message_exim_id

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$message_headers

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$message_headers_raw

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$message_linecount

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$message_size

String expansions [Expansion variables], The appendfile transport [Using tags to record message sizes], Access control lists [Data for message ACLs]

$original_domain

String expansions [Expansion variables], Environment for running local transports [Expansion variables derived from the address]

$original_local_part

String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for routers

$originaltor_uid

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$originator_gid

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$parent_domain

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$parent_local_part

String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for routers

$pid

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$pipe_addresses

String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for transports, Address batching in local transports, The pipe transport, The pipe transport [How the command is run], The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

$primary_hostname

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$qualify_domain

The Exim command line [Command line options], String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts], Message processing [The From: header line], Message processing [The Sender: header line]

$qualify_recipient

String expansions [Expansion variables], The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

$rcpt_count

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [Data for message ACLs]

$rcpt_defer_count

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$rcpt_fail_count

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$received_count

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$received_for

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$received_ip_address

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$received_port

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$received_protocol

The Exim command line [Command line options], String expansions [Expansion variables], SMTP authentication [Authentication on an Exim server]

$received_time

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$recipient_data

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$recipient_verify_failure

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [Address verification]

$recipients

String expansions [Expansion variables], System-wide message filtering [Additional variable for system filters]

$recipients_count

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [Data for message ACLs]

$regex_match_string

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$reply_address

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$return_path

String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for transports

$return_size_limit

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$rheader_

String expansions [Expansion items]

$runrc

String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion variables]

$self_hostname

String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for routers []

$sender_address

String expansions [Expansion variables], The autoreply transport, Address rewriting [When does rewriting happen?], SMTP authentication [The AUTH parameter on MAIL commands], Access control lists [Data for message ACLs]

$sender_address_data

String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for routers, Access control lists [ACL conditions]

$sender_address_domain

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [ACL conditions]

$sender_address_local_part

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$sender_data

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$sender_fullhost

String expansions [Expansion variables], Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

$sender_helo_name

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$sender_host_address

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [Data for message ACLs], Adding a local scan function to Exim [Available Exim functions]

$sender_host_authenticated

String expansions [Expansion variables], SMTP authentication [Authentication on an Exim server]

$sender_host_name

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$sender_host_port

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$sender_ident

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$sender_rcvhost

String expansions [Expansion variables], Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

$sender_verify_failure

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [Address verification]

$smtp_active_hostname

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$smtp_command

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [Data for message ACLs], Access control lists [Data for non-message ACLs]

$smtp_command_argument

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [Data for non-message ACLs]

$spool_directory

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$spool_inodes

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$spool_space

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$thisaddress

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$tls_certificate_verified

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$tls_cipher

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], SMTP authentication [Authentication on an Exim server], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Configuring an Exim server to use TLS]

$tls_peerdn

String expansions [Expansion variables], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [OpenSSL vs GnuTLS], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Requesting and verifying client certificates]

$tod_bsdinbox

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$tod_epoch

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$tod_full

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$tod_log

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$tod_logfile

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$tod_zone

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

$tod_zulu

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$value

String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion variables], The manualroute router [Format of the list of hosts]

$version_number

String expansions [Expansion variables]

$warn_message_delay

String expansions [Expansion variables], Customizing bounce and warning messages [Customizing warning messages]

$warn_message_recipients

String expansions [Expansion variables], Customizing bounce and warning messages [Customizing warning messages]

*@ with single-key lookup

File and database lookups [Default values in single-key lookups], Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

+caseful

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Case of letters in address lists], String expansions [Expansion conditions]

+defer_unknown

Access control lists [Using DNS lists]

+exclude_unknown

Access control lists [Using DNS lists]

+ignore_unknown

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Behaviour when an IP address or name cannot be found]

+include_unknown

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Behaviour when an IP address or name cannot be found], Access control lists [Using DNS lists]

-C option

Security considerations [Root privilege]

-D option

Security considerations [Root privilege]

-M option

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Security considerations [Privileged users]

-R option

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

-bF option

Security considerations [Root privilege]

-be option

String expansions [Testing string expansions], Security considerations [Root privilege]

-bem option

String expansions [Testing string expansions]

-bf option

Security considerations [Root privilege]

-bh option

Access control lists [ACL modifiers], Security considerations [Root privilege]

-bi option

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

-bp option

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

-bt option

Generic options for routers

-bv option

Generic options for routers [], Security considerations [Root privilege]

-f option

Security considerations [Privileged users]

for address testing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

for filter testing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

overriding From line

The Exim command line [Command line options]

-os option

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

-q option

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Security considerations [Privileged users]

-t option

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

.ifdef

The Exim run time configuration file [Conditional skips in the configuration file]

.include in configuration file

The Exim run time configuration file [File inclusions in the configuration file]

.include_if_exists in configuration file

The Exim run time configuration file [File inclusions in the configuration file]

/dev/null

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

/etc/aliases

Building and installing Exim [Installing Exim binaries and scripts]

/etc/mail/mailer.conf

Building and installing Exim [Replacing another MTA with Exim]

/etc/passwd

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], Generic options for routers

multiple reading of

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

/etc/userdbshadow.dat

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

4xx responses
count of

String expansions [Expansion variables]

retry rules for

Retry configuration [Choosing which retry rule to use for address errors]

retrying after

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

to STARTTLS

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

8-bit characters

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

8BITMIME

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

@ in a domain list

The default configuration file [Main configuration settings], Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

@ in a host list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns that match by IP address]

@@ with single-key lookup

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

@[] in a domain list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

@[] in a host list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns that match by IP address]

@mx_any

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

@mx_primary

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

@mx_secondary

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

A

ACL variables
handling unset

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

AUTH
ACL for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used]

advertising

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

advertising when encrypted

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

configuration

The Exim run time configuration file [Configuration file format], The default configuration file [Authenticators configuration]

description of

SMTP authentication

in plaintext authenticator

The plaintext authenticator [Using plaintext in a server]

logging

Log files [Logging message reception]

on MAIL command

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], SMTP authentication [The AUTH parameter on MAIL commands], SMTP authentication [Authentication by an Exim client]

on bounce message

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

testing a server

SMTP authentication [Testing server authentication]

with PAM

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

Athena

Incorporated code

abandoning mail

The Exim command line [Command line options], The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

accept
ACL verb

Access control lists [ACL verbs]

accept router

The accept router

access control lists (ACLs)
at start of non-SMTP message

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

case of local part in

Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

certificate verification

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

conditions; list of

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

conditions; processing

Access control lists [Condition and modifier processing]

customized test

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

data for message ACL

Access control lists [Data for message ACLs]

data for non-message ACL

Access control lists [Data for non-message ACLs]

default configuration

The default configuration file [ACL configuration]

description

Access control lists

finding which to use

Access control lists [Finding an ACL to use]

for non-SMTP messages

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

format of

Access control lists [Format of an ACL]

indirect

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

introduction

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Policy control]

modifiers; list of

Access control lists [ACL modifiers]

modifiers; processing

Access control lists [Condition and modifier processing]

nested

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

on SMTP connection

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

options for specifying

Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used]

relay control

Access control lists [Using an ACL to control relaying]

return codes

Access control lists [ACL return codes]

rewriting addresses in

Address rewriting [When does rewriting happen?]

scanning for spam

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

scanning for viruses

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

setting up for SMTP commands

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

testing a DNS list

Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [Using DNS lists]

testing a TLS certificate

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

testing a local part

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

testing a recipient

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

testing a recipient domain

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

testing a sender

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

testing a sender domain

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

testing by regex matching

Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [ACL conditions]

testing for authentication

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

testing for encryption

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

testing the client host

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

testing; customized

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

unset options

Access control lists [Unset ACL options]

variables

Access control lists [ACL variables]

verbs; definition of

Access control lists [Format of an ACL]

verifying HELO/EHLO

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

verifying header syntax

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

verifying host reverse lookup

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

verifying recipient

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

verifying sender

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

verifying sender in the header

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

virus scanning

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

acl
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

acl_not_smtp_mime

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning MIME parts]

acl_smtp_mime

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning MIME parts]

adding drivers

Adding new drivers or lookup types

additional groups

Generic options for routers, Generic options for transports

address
constructed

Message processing [Constructed addresses]

copying routing

The dnslookup router [Private options for dnslookup], The manualroute router [Private options for manualroute]

expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

qualification

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Message processing [Unqualified addresses]

rewriting

see "rewriting"

sender

The Exim command line [Command line options]

source-routed

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

testing

The Exim command line [Command line options], Generic options for routers

verification

The Exim command line [Command line options]

without domain

Introduction [Limitations]

address duplicate
discarding

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Duplicate addresses], The redirect router [Duplicate addresses]

address list
@@ lookup type

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

case forcing

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Case of letters in address lists]

empty item

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

in a rewriting pattern

Address rewriting [Rewriting patterns]

in expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

local part starting with !

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

lookup for complete address

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

patterns

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

regular expression in

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

split local part and domain

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

address qualification
suppressing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

address redirection
broken files

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

disabling rewriting

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

domain; preserving

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

errors

The redirect router [Errors in redirection lists]

included external list

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

local part without domain

The redirect router [Redirecting to a local mailbox]

non-filter list items

The redirect router [Items in a non-filter redirection list]

one-time expansion

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

redirect router

The redirect router

repeated for each delivery attempt

The redirect router [Repeated redirection expansion]

to black hole

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

to file

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

to local mailbox

The redirect router [Redirecting to a local mailbox]

to pipe

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

while verifying

The redirect router [Forward files and address verification], Access control lists [Redirection while verifying]

admin user

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], The Exim monitor [Running the monitor], Security considerations [Privileged users]

definition of

The Exim command line [Trusted and admin users]

alias file
backslash in

The redirect router [Redirecting to a local mailbox]

broken

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

building

The Exim command line [Setting options by program name], The Exim command line [Command line options]

exception to default

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

in a redirect router

The redirect router

one-time expansion

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

ownership

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

per-domain default

File and database lookups [Default values in single-key lookups]

alias for host

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns that match by host name]

alternate configuration file

The Exim command line [Command line options]

and expansion condition

String expansions [Combining expansion conditions]

angle brackets
excess

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

appendfile transport

The appendfile transport

appending to a file

The appendfile transport [Operational details for appending]

asterisk
after IP address

SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP], Log files [Logging deliveries]

in address list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

in domain list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

in host list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Special host list patterns], Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns that match by host name]

in lookup type

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

in search type

File and database lookups [Partial matching in single-key lookups]

authenticated
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

authentication

SMTP authentication

ACL checking

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

CRAM-MD5 mechanism

The cram_md5 authenticator

LOGIN mechanism

The plaintext authenticator [The LOGIN authentication mechanism]

Microsoft Secure Password

The spa authenticator

NTLM

The spa authenticator

PLAIN mechanism

The plaintext authenticator [The PLAIN authentication mechanism]

advertising

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

bounce message

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

failure

String expansions [Expansion variables]

generic options

SMTP authentication [Generic options for authenticators]

id

String expansions [Expansion variables]

logging

Log files [Logging message reception]

on an Exim client

SMTP authentication [Authentication by an Exim client]

on an Exim server

SMTP authentication [Authentication on an Exim server]

optional in client

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

required by client

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

sender

String expansions [Expansion variables]

sender; authenticated

SMTP authentication [The AUTH parameter on MAIL commands]

testing a server

SMTP authentication [Testing server authentication]

authentication id
specifying for local message

The Exim command line [Command line options]

authentication name
specifying for local message

The Exim command line [Command line options]

authentication sender
specifying for local message

The Exim command line [Command line options]

authenticators
cram_md5

The cram_md5 authenticator

cyrus_sasl

The cyrus_sasl authenticator

dovecot

The dovecot authenticator

plaintext

The plaintext authenticator

spa

The spa authenticator

autoreply transport

The autoreply transport

for system filter

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

av_scanner

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses]

B

BATV
verifying

Access control lists [Bounce address tag validation]

BIN_DIRECTORY

Building and installing Exim [Installing Exim binaries and scripts]

BSD
DBM library for

Building and installing Exim [DBM libraries]

Bcc: header line

The Exim command line [Command line options], Message processing [The Bcc: header line]

Berkeley DB library

Building and installing Exim [DBM libraries]

file format

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

Bounce Address Tag Validation

see "BATV"

background delivery

The Exim command line [Command line options]

backlog of connections

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

backslash in alias file

The redirect router [Redirecting to a local mailbox]

bang paths
not handled by Exim

Introduction [Limitations]

rewriting

Address rewriting [Rewriting examples]

banner for SMTP

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

base36

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Message identification]

base62

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Message identification], String expansions [Expansion operators], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

base62d

String expansions [Expansion operators]

base64 encoding
conversion from hex

String expansions [Expansion operators]

creating authentication test data

SMTP authentication [Testing server authentication]

functions for local_scan() use

Adding a local scan function to Exim [Available Exim functions]

in encrypted password

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

in header lines

String expansions [Expansion items]

in plaintext authenticator

The plaintext authenticator [Using plaintext in a server]

in string expansion

String expansions [Expansion operators]

batch_id

Address batching in local transports

batch_max

Address batching in local transports

batched SMTP input

The Exim command line [Command line options], SMTP processing [Incoming batched SMTP]

batched SMTP output

SMTP processing [Outgoing batched SMTP]

batched SMTP output example

The manualroute router [Manualroute examples]

batched local delivery

Address batching in local transports

bcc recipients
verifying none

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

binary zero
in RFC 2047 decoding

Adding a local scan function to Exim [Available Exim functions]

in authentication data

SMTP authentication [Testing server authentication]

in header line

String expansions [Expansion items]

in lookup key

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types], File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types], File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types], File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types], Exim utilities [Making DBM files (exim_dbmbuild)]

in message body

String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables]

in plaintext authenticator

The plaintext authenticator [Using plaintext in a server], The plaintext authenticator [The PLAIN authentication mechanism]

bind IP address

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

black hole

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

black list (DNS)

String expansions [Expansion variables], Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [Using DNS lists], Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

body of message
binary zero count

String expansions [Expansion variables]

definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

expansion variable

String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables]

line count

String expansions [Expansion variables]

size

String expansions [Expansion variables]

transporting

Generic options for transports

visible size

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

books about Exim

Introduction [Exim documentation]

boolean configuration values

The Exim run time configuration file [Boolean options]

bounce message
Reply-to: in

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

copy to other address

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

customizing

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Customizing bounce and warning messages [Customizing bounce messages]

definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

discarding

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

failure to deliver

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Failures to deliver bounce messages]

generating

The Exim command line [Command line options]

including body

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

including original

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

recipient of

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Permanent delivery failure]

redirection details; suppressing

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

sender authentication

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

size limit

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

when generated

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Permanent delivery failure]

broken alias or forward files

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

bug reports

Introduction [Bug reports]

build directory

Building and installing Exim [The building process]

build-time options
overriding

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

building DBM files

Exim utilities [Making DBM files (exim_dbmbuild)]

building Exim

Building and installing Exim

OS-specific C header files

Building and installing Exim [OS-specific header files]

architecture type

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

multiple OS/architectures

Building and installing Exim [Multiple machine architectures and operating systems]

operating system type

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

overriding default settings

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

pre-building configuration

Building and installing Exim [Pre-building configuration]

building Eximon
overriding default options

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for the monitor]

building alias file

The Exim command line [Command line options]

C

CIDR notation

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns that match by IP address], String expansions [Expansion operators]

CONFIGURE_FILE

Building and installing Exim [Installing Exim binaries and scripts], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim run time configuration file

CONFIGURE_GROUP

The Exim run time configuration file

CONFIGURE_OWNER

The Exim run time configuration file

CR character

see "carriage return"

CRAM-MD5 authentication mechanism

The cram_md5 authenticator

CRL

see "certificate revocation list"

CSA
in dnsdb lookup

File and database lookups [Pseudo dnsdb record types]

verifying

Access control lists [Client SMTP authorization (CSA)]

CSA verification

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

Cc: header line

The Exim command line [Command line options]

Client SMTP Authorization

see "CSA"

Courier

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

Cygwin

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Message identification]

Cyrus

Incorporated code, String expansions [Expansion conditions], String expansions [Expansion conditions], The pipe transport [Private options for pipe], The pipe transport [Using an external local delivery agent], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

SASL library

The cyrus_sasl authenticator

caching
callout

Access control lists [Callout caching]

callout timeouts

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

lookup data

File and database lookups [Lookup caching]

named lists

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Named list caching]

caching callout
suppressing

Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts]

callout
additional parameters for

Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts]

caching

Access control lists [Callout caching]

caching timeouts

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

full postmaster check

Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts]

postmaster; checking

Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts]

random check

Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts]

sender for recipient check

Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts]

sender when verifying header

Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts]

verification

Access control lists [Callout verification]

callout cache
suppressing

Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts]

callout connection timeout
specifying

Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts]

callout defer
action on

Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts]

callout overall timeout
specifying

Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts]

callout timeout
specifying

Access control lists [Additional parameters for callouts]

carriage return

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The pipe transport [Private options for pipe], Message processing [Line endings], SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP], SMTP processing [Incoming SMTP messages over TCP/IP]

case forcing in address lists

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Case of letters in address lists]

case forcing in strings

String expansions [Expansion operators], String expansions [Expansion operators]

case of local parts

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Duplicate addresses], Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Case of letters in address lists], Generic options for routers, Access control lists [Use of the control modifier], Message processing [Case of local parts]

case sensitivity
in (n)wildlsearch lookup

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

in lsearch lookup

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

cdb
acknowledgement

Incorporated code

description of

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

including support for

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

certificate
references to discussion

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Certificates and all that]

revocation list

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Revoked certificates]

revocation list for client

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

revocation list for server

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

self-signed

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Self-signed certificates]

verification of client

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Requesting and verifying client certificates], Access control lists [ACL conditions]

verification of server

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

certificate for client
location of

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

certificate for server
location of

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

change log

Introduction [Exim documentation]

checking access

Exim utilities [Checking access policy (exim_checkaccess)]

checking disk space

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

cipher
logging

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Configuring an Exim server to use TLS], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Configuring an Exim client to use TLS]

requiring specific

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

class resources (BSD)

The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

client
non-queueing

Using Exim as a non-queueing client

command line
addresses with -t

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

options

The Exim command line

common option syntax

The Exim run time configuration file [Common option syntax]

concurrent deliveries

Environment for running local transports [Concurrent deliveries]

condition
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

configuration file
alternate

The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim run time configuration file [Using a different configuration file]

common option syntax

The Exim run time configuration file [Common option syntax]

conditional skips

The Exim run time configuration file [Conditional skips in the configuration file]

default walk through

The default configuration file

editing

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

errors in

The Exim run time configuration file

format of

The Exim run time configuration file [Configuration file format]

general description

The Exim run time configuration file

including other files

The Exim run time configuration file [File inclusions in the configuration file]

leading white space in

The Exim run time configuration file [Configuration file format]

macros

The Exim run time configuration file [Macros in the configuration file]

main section

Main configuration

ownership

The Exim run time configuration file

retry section

Retry configuration

trailing white space in

The Exim run time configuration file [Configuration file format]

configuration for building Exim

Building and installing Exim [Pre-building configuration]

configuration options
extracting

The Exim command line [Command line options]

connection backlog

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

constructed address

Message processing [Constructed addresses]

content scanning
MIME checking

Content scanning at ACL time [The demime condition]

MIME parts

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning MIME parts]

at ACL time

Content scanning at ACL time

for spam

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning with SpamAssassin]

for viruses

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses]

per user

Generic options for transports

specifying at build time

Building and installing Exim [Pre-building configuration]

the malware condition

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses]

with regular expressions

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning with regular expressions]

contributed material

Introduction [Contributed material]

control
ACL modifier

Access control lists [ACL modifiers], Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

control of incoming mail

Access control lists

copy of bounce message

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

copy of message (unseen option)

Generic options for routers []

cram_md5 authenticator

The cram_md5 authenticator

creating directories

The appendfile transport

crypt()

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

crypt16()

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

crypteq expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

current directory for local transport

Generic options for routers [], Environment for running local transports [Current and home directories]

customizing
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

Received: header

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

SMTP banner

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

batching condition

Address batching in local transports

bounce message

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Customizing bounce and warning messages [Customizing bounce messages]

cannot route message

Generic options for routers

failure message

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

input scan using C function

Adding a local scan function to Exim

precondition

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Router preconditions]

warning message

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Customizing bounce and warning messages [Customizing warning messages]

cycling logs

Log files [Logging to local files that are periodically cycled], Exim utilities [Cycling log files (exicyclog)]

cyrus_sasl authenticator

The cyrus_sasl authenticator

D

DATA
ACL for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

ACLs for

Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used], Access control lists [The DATA ACLs]

DBM
building dbm files

Exim utilities [Making DBM files (exim_dbmbuild)]

lookup type

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

DBM libraries
configuration for building

Building and installing Exim [DBM libraries], Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

discussion of

Building and installing Exim [DBM libraries]

DNS
IPv6 lookup for AAAA records

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

as a lookup type

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], File and database lookups [More about dnsdb]

pre-check of name syntax

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

qualifying single-component names

The dnslookup router [Private options for dnslookup]

resolver options

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], The dnslookup router [Private options for dnslookup], The dnslookup router [Private options for dnslookup]

reverse lookup

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Format of spool files [Format of the -H file]

try again response; overriding

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

DNS list
IPv6 usage

Access control lists [DNS lists and IPv6]

data returned from

Access control lists [Data returned by DNS lists]

in ACL

Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [Using DNS lists]

information from merged

Access control lists [Detailed information from merged DNS lists]

keyed by domain name

Access control lists [DNS lists keyed on domain names]

keyed by explicit IP address

Access control lists [Specifying the IP address for a DNS list lookup]

logging defer

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

matching specific returned data

Access control lists [Additional matching conditions for DNS lists]

multiple keys for

Access control lists [Multiple explicit keys for a DNS list]

variables set from

Access control lists [Variables set from DNS lists]

DNS resolver
debugging output

The Exim command line [Command line options]

Darwin

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Message identification]

Date: header line

Message processing [The Date: header line]

Debian
information sources

Introduction [Exim documentation]

mailing list for

Introduction [Mailing lists]

Delivery-date: header line

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Generic options for transports, Message processing [The Delivery-date: header line]

daemon

The Exim command line [Command line options], SMTP processing [Incoming SMTP messages over TCP/IP]

TCP_NODELAY on sockets

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

listening IP addresses

Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces

pid file path

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

process id (pid)

The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options]

restarting

The Exim command line [Command line options], Security considerations [Running Exim without privilege]

starting

Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces

daemon startup
retrying

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

database lookups

File and database lookups

debugging
-N option

The Exim command line [Command line options]

-bh option

The Exim command line [Command line options]

-d option

The Exim command line [Command line options]

from embedded Perl

Embedded Perl [Calling Exim functions from Perl]

list of selectors

The Exim command line [Command line options]

suppressing delivery

The Exim command line [Command line options]

decode
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

def expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

default
ACLs

The default configuration file [ACL configuration]

configuration file walk through

The default configuration file

in single-key lookups

File and database lookups [Default values in single-key lookups]

retry rule

The default configuration file [Default retry rule]

routers

The default configuration file [Router configuration]

transports

The default configuration file [Transport configuration]

defer
ACL verb

Access control lists [ACL verbs]

fake

Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

defer in system filter

System-wide message filtering [Defer, freeze, and fail commands for system filters]

deferred delivery
forcing

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

delay
ACL modifier

Access control lists [ACL modifiers]

delay warning
specifying

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

delay_after_cutoff

Retry configuration [Long-term failures]

delay_warning_condition

String expansions [Expansion variables]

delayed delivery
logging

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

delivery
abandoning further attempts

The Exim command line [Command line options]

by external agent

The pipe transport [Using an external local delivery agent]

cancelling all

The Exim command line [Command line options]

cancelling by address

The Exim command line [Command line options]

deferral

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Delivery in detail]

delaying certain domains

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

discarded; logging

Log files [Discarded deliveries]

failure report

see "bounce message"

failure; logging

Log files [Delivery failures]

fake; logging

Log files [Fake deliveries]

first

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

forcing attempt

The Exim command line [Command line options]

forcing deferral

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

forcing failure

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists], The Exim monitor [The queue menu]

forcing in queue run

The Exim command line [Command line options]

from given sender

The Exim command line [Command line options]

in detail

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Delivery in detail]

in the background

The Exim command line [Command line options]

in the foreground

The Exim command line [Command line options]

log line format

Generic options for routers

manually started – not forced

The Exim command line [Command line options]

maximum number of

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

parallelism for remote

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

permanent failure

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Permanent delivery failure]

problems with

Building and installing Exim [Testing]

procmail

The pipe transport [Using an external local delivery agent]

retry in remote transports

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Delivery in detail]

retry mechanism

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Retry mechanism]

sorting remote

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

suppressing immediate

The Exim command line [Command line options]

temporary failure

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Temporary delivery failure]

to file; forbidding

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

to given domain

The Exim command line [Command line options]

to pipe; forbidding

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

to single file

The appendfile transport [Operational details for delivery to a new file]

unprivileged

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

delivery failure
long-term

Retry configuration [Long-term failures]

delivery_date_remove

Message processing [The Delivery-date: header line]

demime
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

deny
ACL verb

Access control lists [ACL verbs]

design philosophy

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Overall philosophy]

dialup

see "intermittently connected hosts"

directories
multiple

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

directory creation

The appendfile transport, The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Operational details for appending], The appendfile transport [Operational details for delivery to a new file]

discard
ACL verb

Access control lists [ACL verbs]

discarded messages

Log files [Discarded deliveries]

discarding bounce message

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

disk space
checking

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

distribution
ftp site

Introduction [Where to find the Exim distribution]

public key

Introduction [Where to find the Exim distribution]

signing details

Introduction [Where to find the Exim distribution]

dlfunc

String expansions [Expansion items]

dmbnz lookup type

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

dnsdb lookup

File and database lookups [More about dnsdb]

dnslists
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

dnslookup router

The dnslookup router

doc/ChangeLog

Introduction [Exim documentation]

doc/NewStuff

Introduction [Exim documentation]

doc/spec.txt

Introduction [Exim documentation]

documentation

Introduction [Exim documentation]

available formats

Introduction [Where to find the Exim distribution]

domain
ACL checking

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

UTF-8 characters in

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

delaying delivery

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

delivery to

The Exim command line [Command line options]

extraction

String expansions [Expansion operators]

for qualifying addresses

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

in redirection; preserving

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

manually routing

The manualroute router

partial; widening

The dnslookup router [Private options for dnslookup]

specifying non-immediate delivery

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

virtual

Some common configuration settings [Virtual domains]

domain list
asterisk in

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

in expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

matching MX pointers to local host

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

matching by lookup

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

matching ends with

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

matching literal domain name

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

matching local IP interfaces

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

matching primary host name

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

matching regular expression

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

patterns for

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

domain literal

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

default router

The default configuration file [Router configuration]

recognizing format

The default configuration file [Main configuration settings]

routing

The ipliteral router

domainless addresses

Introduction [Limitations]

domains
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

dot
in local part

Message processing [Dots in local parts]

trailing on domain

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

dot in incoming
non-SMTP message

The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options]

dovecot authenticator

The dovecot authenticator

drivers
adding new

Adding new drivers or lookup types

configuration format

The Exim run time configuration file [Format of driver configurations]

definition of

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Processing an address for delivery]

instance definition

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Processing an address for delivery]

drop
ACL verb

Access control lists [ACL verbs]

dsearch lookup type

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

duplicate addresses

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Duplicate addresses], The Exim command line [Command line options], The redirect router [Duplicate addresses]

E

EACCES

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

EHLO

SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP], Log files [Logging message reception]

ACL for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used], Access control lists [The EHLO/HELO ACL]

accepting junk data

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

avoiding use of

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

forcing reverse lookup

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

invalid data

SMTP processing [Incoming SMTP messages over TCP/IP]

underscores in

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

verifying

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

EHLO argument
setting

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

EHLO verifying
mandatory

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

optional

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

ENOTDIR

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

ESMTP
avoiding use of

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

ETRN
ACL for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used]

command to be run

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

logging

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

processing

SMTP processing [The ETRN command]

serializing

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

value of $domain

String expansions [Expansion variables]

EXIM_GROUP

The Exim run time configuration file

EXIM_USER

The Exim run time configuration file

EXPN
ACL for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used]

processing

SMTP processing [The VRFY and EXPN commands]

router skipping

Generic options for routers

with verify_only

Generic options for routers []

EXPN error text
display of

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

EXTRALIBS

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

Envelope-to: header line

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Generic options for transports, Address batching in local transports, Message processing [The Envelope-to: header line]

Exim arguments
logging

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

Exim binary
path name

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

Exim group

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

Exim monitor
acknowledgement

Incorporated code

description

The Exim monitor

window size

The Exim monitor [Main action buttons]

Exim user

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

empty item in hosts list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Special host list patterns]

encrypted
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

encrypted strings
comparing

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

encryption
checking in an ACL

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

including support for

Building and installing Exim [Including TLS/SSL encryption support]

on SMTP connection

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL

endpass
ACL modifier

Access control lists [ACL modifiers]

envelope
definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

envelope sender

The Exim command line [Trusted and admin users], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Generic options for routers, Generic options for transports, The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The pipe transport [Private options for pipe], System-wide message filtering [Setting an errors address in a system filter], Message processing [The UUCP From line], Some common configuration settings [Variable Envelope Return Paths (VERP)]

rewriting at transport time

Address rewriting [When does rewriting happen?]

envelope_to_remove

Message processing [The Envelope-to: header line]

environment for local transports

Environment for running local transports

environment for pipe transport

The pipe transport [Environment variables], The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

eq expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

eqi expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

error
ignored

Log files [Other log entries]

in configuration file

The Exim run time configuration file

in outgoing SMTP

SMTP processing [Errors in outgoing SMTP]

reporting

The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options]

skipping bad syntax

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

errors_to

Some common configuration settings [Using Exim to handle mailing lists]

escape characters in quoted strings

The Exim run time configuration file [String values]

escape, expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

eval expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

exec failure

The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

exicyclog

Log files [Logging to local files that are periodically cycled], Exim utilities [Cycling log files (exicyclog)]

exigrep

Exim utilities [Extracting specific information from the log (exigrep)]

exim_checkaccess

Exim utilities [Checking access policy (exim_checkaccess)]

exim_dbmbuild

Exim utilities [Making DBM files (exim_dbmbuild)]

exim_dumpdb

Exim utilities [exim_dumpdb]

exim_fixdb

Exim utilities [exim_fixdb]

exim_lock

Exim utilities [Mailbox maintenance (exim_lock)]

exim_monitor/EDITME

Building and installing Exim [Pre-building configuration], The Exim monitor

exim_tidydb

Exim utilities [exim_tidydb]

eximon

The Exim monitor

eximstats

Exim utilities [Mail statistics (eximstats)]

exinext

Exim utilities [Finding individual retry times (exinext)]

exipick

Exim utilities [Selecting messages by various criteria (exipick)]

exiqgrep

Exim utilities [Selective queue listing (exiqgrep)]

exiqsumm

Exim utilities [Summarising the queue (exiqsumm)]

exiscan

see "content scanning"

exists, expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

exiwhat

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Exim utilities [Finding out what Exim processes are doing (exiwhat)]

expansion
IP address masking

String expansions [Expansion operators]

LDAP authentication test

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

MD5 hash

String expansions [Expansion operators]

PAM authentication test

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

RFC 2047

String expansions [Expansion operators]

RFC 2822 address handling

String expansions [Expansion operators]

Radius authentication

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

SHA-1 hashing

String expansions [Expansion operators]

UTF-8 conversion

String expansions [Expansion operators]

and of conditions

String expansions [Combining expansion conditions]

arithmetic expression

String expansions [Expansion operators]

base64 encoding

String expansions [Expansion operators]

calling Perl from

String expansions [Expansion items]

case forcing

String expansions [Expansion operators], String expansions [Expansion operators]

character translation

String expansions [Expansion items]

checking for empty variable

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

checking header line existence

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

combining conditions

String expansions [Combining expansion conditions]

conditional

String expansions [Expansion items]

conditions

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

conversion to base 62

String expansions [Expansion operators], String expansions [Expansion operators]

definition of

The Exim run time configuration file [Expanded strings]

domain extraction

String expansions [Expansion operators]

encrypted comparison

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

escape sequences

String expansions [Character escape sequences in expanded strings]

escaping non-printing characters

String expansions [Expansion operators]

expression evaluation

String expansions [Expansion operators]

extracting substrings by key

String expansions [Expansion items]

extracting substrings by number

String expansions [Expansion items]

file existence test

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

first delivery test

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

forced failure

String expansions [Forced expansion failure]

header insertion

String expansions [Expansion items]

hex to base64

String expansions [Expansion operators]

hmac hashing

String expansions [Expansion items]

including literal text

String expansions [Literal text in expanded strings]

inserting an entire file

String expansions [Expansion items]

inserting from a socket

String expansions [Expansion items]

local part extraction

String expansions [Expansion operators]

lookup in

String expansions [Expansion items]

negating a condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

non-expandable substrings

String expansions [Literal text in expanded strings]

numeric comparison

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

numeric hash

String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion operators]

of lists

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Expansion of lists]

of strings

String expansions

operators

String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion operators]

or of conditions

String expansions [Combining expansion conditions]

pwcheck authentication test

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

queue runner test

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

quoting

String expansions [Expansion operators]

re-expansion of substring

String expansions [Expansion operators]

regular expression comparison

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

running a command

String expansions [Expansion items]

saslauthd authentication test

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

statting a file

String expansions [Expansion operators], The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

string comparison

String expansions [Expansion conditions], String expansions [Expansion conditions], String expansions [Expansion conditions], String expansions [Expansion conditions], String expansions [Expansion conditions], String expansions [Expansion conditions]

string length

String expansions [Expansion operators]

string substitution

String expansions [Expansion items]

string truncation

String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion operators]

substring expansion

String expansions [Expansion operators]

substring extraction

String expansions [Expansion items]

testing

The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], String expansions [Testing string expansions]

textual hash

String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion operators]

variables

String expansions [Expansion items]

expansion variables
list of

String expansions [Expansion variables]

external local delivery

The pipe transport [Using an external local delivery agent]

external transports

Introduction [Limitations]

extract
substrings by key

String expansions [Expansion items]

substrings by number

String expansions [Expansion items]

F

FAQ

Introduction [FTP and web sites], Introduction [Where to find the Exim distribution]

FTP site

Introduction [FTP and web sites], Introduction [Where to find the Exim distribution]

FreeBSD
MTA indirection

Building and installing Exim [Replacing another MTA with Exim]

From line

The Exim command line [Trusted and admin users], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Operational details for delivery to a new file], The pipe transport [Private options for pipe], Message processing [The UUCP From line]

From: header line

The Exim command line [Trusted and admin users], Message processing [The From: header line]

disabling checking of

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

fail
in system filter

System-wide message filtering [Defer, freeze, and fail commands for system filters]

log line; reducing

System-wide message filtering [Defer, freeze, and fail commands for system filters]

failing delivery
forcing

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

from filter

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

failover

see "fallback"

failure of exec

The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

fake defer

Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

fake rejection

Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

fallback
hosts specified on router

Generic options for routers

hosts specified on transport

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

randomized hosts

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

fallover

see "fallback"

fifo (named pipe)

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

file
MBX format

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

appending

The appendfile transport [Operational details for appending]

existence test

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

extracting characteristics

String expansions [Expansion operators]

how a message is held

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Handling an incoming message]

in redirection list

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

inserting into expansion

String expansions [Expansion items]

journal

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Life of a message]

locking

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Operational details for appending], The appendfile transport [Operational details for appending]

lookups

File and database lookups, String expansions [Expansion items]

mailbox; checking existing format

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

requiring for router

Generic options for routers

too many open

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

transport for system filter

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

filter
Sieve

see "Sieve filter"

enabling use of

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

header lines; adding/removing

System-wide message filtering [Adding and removing headers in a system filter]

introduction

How Exim receives and delivers mail [User filters]

locking out certain features

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

specifying in redirection data

The redirect router [Interpreting redirection data]

system filter

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], System-wide message filtering

testing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

transport filter

String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for transports, The pipe transport [How the command is run], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP]

user for processing

Generic options for routers []

filtering all mail

System-wide message filtering

first delivery

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

first_delivery expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

fixed point configuration values

The Exim run time configuration file [Fixed point number values]

forcing delivery

The Exim command line [Command line options]

foreground delivery

The Exim command line [Command line options]

format
boolean

The Exim run time configuration file [Boolean options]

configuration file

The Exim run time configuration file [Configuration file format]

fixed point

The Exim run time configuration file [Fixed point number values]

group name

The Exim run time configuration file [User and group names]

integer

The Exim run time configuration file [Integer values]

list item in configuration

The Exim run time configuration file [List construction]

message

The Exim command line [Command line options]

octal integer

The Exim run time configuration file [Octal integer values]

of message id

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Message identification]

spool files

Format of spool files

string

The Exim run time configuration file [String values]

time interval

The Exim run time configuration file [Time interval values]

user name

The Exim run time configuration file [User and group names]

forward file
broken

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

one-time expansion

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

ownership

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

testing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

freeze in system filter

System-wide message filtering [Defer, freeze, and fail commands for system filters]

freezing messages

The Exim command line [Command line options], System-wide message filtering [Defer, freeze, and fail commands for system filters]

allowing in filter

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

sending a message when freezing

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

from_utf8

String expansions [Expansion operators]

frozen messages
display

The Exim monitor [The queue display]

forcing delivery

The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options]

forcing in ACL

Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

in queue listing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

logging skipping

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

manual thaw; testing in filter

System-wide message filtering [Contents of a system filter]

moving

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

spool data

Format of spool files [Format of the -H file]

thawing

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Life of a message], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim monitor [The queue menu]

timing out

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

H

HELO

SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP], Log files [Logging message reception]

ACL for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used], Access control lists [The EHLO/HELO ACL]

accepting junk data

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

forcing reverse lookup

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

forcing use of

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

invalid data

SMTP processing [Incoming SMTP messages over TCP/IP]

underscores in

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

verifying

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

HELO argument
setting

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

HELO verifying
mandatory

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

optional

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

HOME

The pipe transport [Environment variables]

HOST

The pipe transport [Environment variables]

HP-UX

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

hash function
numeric

String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion operators]

textual

String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion operators]

header lines
added; visibility of

Access control lists [Adding header lines in ACLs]

adding

Generic options for routers

adding in an ACL

Access control lists [Adding header lines in ACLs]

adding in transport

Generic options for transports

adding; in router or transport

Message processing [Adding and removing header lines in routers and transports]

adding; in system filter

System-wide message filtering [Adding and removing headers in a system filter]

character sets

String expansions [Expansion items]

decoding

String expansions [Expansion items]

in expansion strings

String expansions [Expansion items]

listing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

maximum size of

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

position of added lines

Access control lists [Adding header lines in ACLs]

removing

Generic options for routers, Generic options for transports

removing; in router or transport

Message processing [Adding and removing header lines in routers and transports]

removing; in system filter

System-wide message filtering [Adding and removing headers in a system filter]

rewriting

The dnslookup router [Private options for dnslookup]

rewriting at transport time

Address rewriting [When does rewriting happen?]

transporting

Generic options for transports

verifying syntax

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

verifying the sender in

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

header section
definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

maximum size of

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

hex2b64

String expansions [Expansion operators]

hints database

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Temporary delivery failure]

DBM files used for

Building and installing Exim [DBM libraries]

ETRN serialization

SMTP processing [The ETRN command]

access by remote transport

Generic options for transports

callout cache

Access control lists [Callout caching]

data expiry

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Retry configuration [Timeout of retry data]

maintenance

Exim utilities [Hints database maintenance]

not overridden by -Mc

The Exim command line [Command line options]

overriding retry hints

The Exim command line [Command line options]

remembering routing

The Exim command line [Command line options], The smtp transport [Multiple messages on a single connection]

retry keys

Generic options for routers, Generic options for transports, SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP]

serializing deliveries to a host

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

use for retrying

Retry configuration [Retry parameters]

hmac

String expansions [Expansion items]

home directory
for local transport

Generic options for routers [], Environment for running local transports [Current and home directories]

for router

Generic options for routers

host
ACL checking

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

alias for

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns that match by host name]

error

SMTP processing [Errors in outgoing SMTP]

for RFC 1413 calls

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

limiting SMTP connections from

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

list of; randomized

The manualroute router [Private options for manualroute], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

locally unique number for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

lookup failures

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns that match by host name], Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Behaviour when an IP address or name cannot be found], Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns for single-key lookups by host name]

maximum number to try

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], The smtp transport [How the limits for the number of hosts to try are used]

name in SMTP responses

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

name of local

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

not logging connections from

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

rejecting connections from

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

reserved

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

serializing connections

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

treated as local

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

unqualified addresses from

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

verifying reverse lookup

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

host list
empty string in

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Special host list patterns]

lookup of IP address

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns for single-key lookups by host address]

masked IP address

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns for single-key lookups by host address]

matching IP addresses

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns that match by IP address]

matching host name

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns that match by host name], Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns for single-key lookups by host name]

mixing names and addresses in

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Mixing wildcarded host names and addresses in host lists]

patterns in

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host lists]

regular expression in

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns that match by host name]

host name
matched in domain list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

host name lookup
failure of

String expansions [Expansion variables]

forcing

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

hosts
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

hosts_treat_as_local

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

I

IP address
binding

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

discarding

Generic options for routers

for listening

Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces

masking

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns for single-key lookups by host address], String expansions [Expansion operators]

testing string format

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

translating

Generic options for routers []

IP source routing

Security considerations [IPv4 source routing]

IPv6
DNS black lists

Access control lists [DNS lists and IPv6]

DNS lookup for AAAA records

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

address scopes

Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces [IPv6 address scopes]

addresses in lists

The Exim run time configuration file [List construction]

disabling

Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces [Disabling IPv6], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

including support for

Building and installing Exim [Including support for IPv6]

IRIX
DBM library for

Building and installing Exim [DBM libraries]

InterBase lookup type

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], File and database lookups [More about MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and InterBase]

iconv() support

Building and installing Exim [Support for iconv()]

id of message

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Message identification]

ident

see "RFC 1413"

if, expansion item

String expansions [Expansion items]

ignore_bounce_errors_after

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Life of a message]

ignoring faulty addresses

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

included address list

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

inclusions in configuration file

The Exim run time configuration file [File inclusions in the configuration file]

incoming SMTP over TCP/IP

SMTP processing [Incoming SMTP messages over TCP/IP]

incorporated code

Incorporated code

inetd

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], SMTP processing [Incoming SMTP messages over TCP/IP]

initgroups option

Environment for running local transports [Uids and gids]

installing Exim

Building and installing Exim [Installing Exim binaries and scripts]

info documentation

Building and installing Exim [Installing info documentation]

install script options

Building and installing Exim [Installing Exim binaries and scripts]

testing the script

Building and installing Exim [Installing Exim binaries and scripts]

what is not installed

Building and installing Exim [Installing Exim binaries and scripts]

integer configuration values

The Exim run time configuration file [Integer values]

integer format

The Exim run time configuration file [Octal integer values]

interface
listening

Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces

logging

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

network

Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces

interface address
specifying for local message

The Exim command line [Command line options]

intermittently connected hosts

Some common configuration settings [Intermittently connected hosts]

ipliteral router

The ipliteral router

iplookup router

The iplookup router

iplsearch lookup type

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

isip expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

isip4 expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

isip6 expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

L

LDAP
authentication

File and database lookups [LDAP authentication and control information]

connections

File and database lookups [LDAP connections]

default servers

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

including support for

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

lookup type

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types]

query format

File and database lookups [Format of LDAP queries]

quoting

File and database lookups [LDAP quoting]

returned data formats

File and database lookups [Format of data returned by LDAP]

use for authentication

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

with TLS

File and database lookups [Format of LDAP queries]

LDAP lookup

File and database lookups [More about LDAP]

LDAP protocol version
forcing

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

LF character

see "linefeed"

LHLO argument
setting

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

LMTP
ignoring quota errors

The lmtp transport, The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

over TCP/IP

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP]

over a pipe

The lmtp transport

over a socket

The lmtp transport

processing details

SMTP processing

LOGIN authentication mechanism

The plaintext authenticator [The LOGIN authentication mechanism]

Linux
DBM library for

Building and installing Exim [DBM libraries]

Local/Makefile

Building and installing Exim [Pre-building configuration], Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

Local/eximon.conf

Building and installing Exim [Pre-building configuration], Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for the monitor], The Exim monitor

lc expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

ldapauth expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

le expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

lei expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

length
expansion item

String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion operators]

of login name

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

limit
SMTP connections from one host

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

SMTP syntax and protocol errors

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

bounce message size

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

hosts; maximum number tried

The smtp transport [How the limits for the number of hosts to try are used]

incoming SMTP connections

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

message size

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

message size per transport

Generic options for transports

messages per SMTP connection

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

non-mail SMTP commands

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

number of MX tried

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

number of hosts tried

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

number of recipients

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

on retry interval

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

open files for lookups

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

rate of message arrival

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

retry interval

Retry configuration [Retry parameters]

size of message header section

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

size of one header line

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

unknown SMTP commands

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

user name length

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

limitations of Exim

Introduction [Limitations]

limiting client sending rates

Access control lists [Rate limiting senders]

line endings

Message processing [Line endings]

linear search

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

linefeed

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The pipe transport [Private options for pipe], Message processing [Line endings], SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP], SMTP processing [Incoming SMTP messages over TCP/IP]

list
address list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

caching of named

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Named list caching]

domain list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

empty item in

The Exim run time configuration file [Empty items in lists]

file name in

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [File names in lists]

host list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host lists]

local part list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Local part lists]

named

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Named lists]

named compared with macro

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Named lists compared with macros]

negation

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Negated items in lists]

syntax of in configuration

The Exim run time configuration file [List construction]

list separator
changing

The Exim run time configuration file [List construction]

listing
message body

The Exim command line [Command line options]

message headers

The Exim command line [Command line options]

message log

The Exim command line [Command line options]

messages on the queue

The Exim command line [Command line options]

lists of domains; hosts; etc.

Domain, host, address, and local part lists

lmtp transport

The lmtp transport

load average

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

local SMTP input

The Exim command line [Command line options]

local delivery
definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

using an external agent

The pipe transport [Using an external local delivery agent]

local host
MX pointing to

Generic options for routers, The dnslookup router

domains treated as

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

name of

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

sending to

Generic options for routers [], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

local message reception

The Exim command line [Command line options]

local part
ACL checking

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

case of

Message processing [Case of local parts]

checking in router

Generic options for routers

definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

dots in

Message processing [Dots in local parts]

in retry keys

Generic options for routers

list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Local part lists]

prefix

Generic options for transports, Some common configuration settings [Multiple user mailboxes]

starting with !

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists], Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

suffix

Generic options for transports, Some common configuration settings [Multiple user mailboxes]

local part list
in expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

local transports
environment for

Environment for running local transports

uid and gid

Generic options for routers, Generic options for routers, Generic options for routers [], Environment for running local transports [Uids and gids]

local user
checking in router

Generic options for routers

local_part expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

local_parts
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

local_scan() function
API description

Adding a local scan function to Exim [API for local_scan()]

address rewriting; timing of

Address rewriting [When does rewriting happen?]

available Exim functions

Adding a local scan function to Exim [Available Exim functions]

available Exim variables

Adding a local scan function to Exim [Available Exim variables]

building Exim to use

Adding a local scan function to Exim [Building Exim to use a local scan function]

configuration options

Adding a local scan function to Exim [Configuration options for local_scan()]

description of

Adding a local scan function to Exim

memory handling

Adding a local scan function to Exim [More about Exim’s memory handling]

timeout

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

when all recipients discarded

Access control lists [ACL return codes]

localhost_number

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Message identification]

lock files

Building and installing Exim [Testing], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

locking files

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Operational details for appending], The appendfile transport [Operational details for appending]

locking mailboxes

Exim utilities [Mailbox maintenance (exim_lock)]

log
DNS failure in list

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

ETRN commands

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

Exim arguments

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

SMTP connections

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

SMTP protocol error

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

SMTP syntax error

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

SMTP transaction; incomplete

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

TLS cipher

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Configuring an Exim server to use TLS], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Configuring an Exim client to use TLS], Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

TLS peer DN

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

certificate verification

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

connection rejections

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

cycling local files

Log files [Logging to local files that are periodically cycled], Exim utilities [Cycling log files (exicyclog)]

datestamped files

Log files [Datestamped log files]

delayed delivery

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

delivery duration

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

delivery line

Generic options for routers, Log files [Logging deliveries]

destination

Log files [Where the logs are written]

distinguished name

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Requesting and verifying client certificates], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Configuring an Exim client to use TLS]

dnslist defer

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

dropped connection

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

extracts; grepping for

Exim utilities [Extracting specific information from the log (exigrep)]

fail command log line

System-wide message filtering [Defer, freeze, and fail commands for system filters]

file for each message

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Life of a message]

file path for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

frozen messages; skipped

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

full parentage

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

general description

Log files

header lines for rejection

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

host lookup failure

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

ident timeout

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

incoming interface

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

incoming remote port

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

local files; writing to

Log files [Logging to local files that are periodically cycled]

message log; description of

Log files [Message log]

message log; disabling

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

message size on delivery

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

outgoing remote port

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

process log

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

queue run

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

queue time

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

reception line

Log files [Logging message reception]

recipients

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

retry defer

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

return path

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

rewriting

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

selectors

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

sender on delivery

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

sender reception

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

sender verify failure

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

size rejection

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

smtp confirmation

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

subject

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

summary of fields

Log files [Summary of Fields in Log Lines]

syslog; writing to

Log files [Logging to syslog]

tail of; in monitor

The Exim monitor [The log display]

timezone for entries

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

to file

Log files [Where the logs are written]

to syslog

Log files [Where the logs are written]

types of

Log files

unknown SMTP command

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

writing from embedded Perl

Embedded Perl [Calling Exim functions from Perl]

log_message
ACL modifier

Access control lists [ACL modifiers]

log_reject_target
ACL modifier

Access control lists [ACL modifiers]

logging in ACL
immediate

Access control lists [ACL modifiers]

specifying which log

Access control lists [ACL modifiers]

logwrite
ACL modifier

Access control lists [ACL modifiers]

lookup
* added to type

File and database lookups [Default values in single-key lookups]

*@ added to type

File and database lookups [Default values in single-key lookups]

DNS

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types]

InterBase

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], File and database lookups [More about MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and InterBase]

LDAP

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], File and database lookups [More about LDAP]

MySQL

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], File and database lookups [More about MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and InterBase]

NIS

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

NIS+

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], File and database lookups [More about NIS+]

Oracle

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], File and database lookups [More about MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and InterBase]

PostgreSQL

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], File and database lookups [More about MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and InterBase]

SQLite

File and database lookups [More about SQLite]

caching

File and database lookups [Lookup caching]

cdb

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

dbm

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

dbm – terminating zero

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

dbmnz

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

default values

File and database lookups [Default values in single-key lookups]

description of

File and database lookups

dnsdb

File and database lookups [More about dnsdb]

dsearch

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

in domain list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

in expanded string

String expansions [Expansion items]

inclusion in binary

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

iplsearch

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

lsearch

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

lsearch – colons in keys

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

maximum open files

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

nwildlsearch

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

partial matching

File and database lookups [Partial matching in single-key lookups]

partial matching – changing prefix

File and database lookups [Partial matching in single-key lookups]

passwd

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types]

query-style types

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types]

quoting

File and database lookups [Quoting lookup data]

single-key types

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

sqlite

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types]

temporary error in

File and database lookups [Temporary errors in lookups]

types of

File and database lookups [Lookup types]

whoson

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types]

wildcard

File and database lookups [Default values in single-key lookups], File and database lookups [Partial matching in single-key lookups]

wildlsearch

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

loop
caused by fail

System-wide message filtering [Defer, freeze, and fail commands for system filters]

in lookups

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

prevention

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

while file testing

The appendfile transport [Operational details for appending]

while routing

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Delivery in detail]

loop while routing
avoidance of

The redirect router [Redirecting to a local mailbox]

lower casing

String expansions [Expansion operators], Exim utilities [Making DBM files (exim_dbmbuild)]

lsearch lookup type

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

lt expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

lti expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

M

MAIL
ACL for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used]

SIZE option

SMTP processing [Incoming SMTP messages over TCP/IP]

rewriting argument of

Address rewriting [The SMTP-time rewriting flag]

MBX format
specifying

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

MD5 hash

String expansions [Expansion operators], String expansions [Expansion conditions]

MIME content scanning

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning MIME parts], Content scanning at ACL time [The demime condition]

ACL for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

returned variables

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning MIME parts]

MIME parts
ACL for

Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used]

MMDF format mailbox

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

MX record
checking for secondary

The dnslookup router [Private options for dnslookup]

in dnsdb lookup

File and database lookups [More about dnsdb], File and database lookups [Pseudo dnsdb record types]

maximum tried

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

pointing to IP address

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

pointing to local host

Generic options for routers, The dnslookup router

required to exist

The dnslookup router [Private options for dnslookup]

Message-ID: header line

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Message processing [The Message-ID: header line]

Microsoft Secure Password Authentication

Incorporated code, The spa authenticator

MySQL
lookup type

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], File and database lookups [More about MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and InterBase]

server list

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

macro
compared with named list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Named lists compared with macros]

description of

The Exim run time configuration file [Macros in the configuration file]

setting on command line

The Exim command line [Command line options]

mail hub example

The manualroute router [Manualroute examples]

mail loop prevention

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

mailbox
MMDF format

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

maintenance

Exim utilities [Mailbox maintenance (exim_lock)]

multiple

Generic options for routers, Some common configuration settings [Multiple user mailboxes]

size warning

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

specifying size of

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

symbolic link

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Operational details for appending]

time of last read

Retry configuration [Retry rules for specific errors]

mailbox locking
blocking and non-blocking

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

maildir format

The appendfile transport [Operational details for delivery to a new file]

description of

The appendfile transport [Maildir delivery]

maildirfolder file

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

maildirsize file

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Using a maildirsize file]

quota; directories included in

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

specifying

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

time of last read

Retry configuration [Retry rules for specific errors]

maildir++

The appendfile transport [Maildir delivery]

maildirfolder, creating

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

mailing lists

Some common configuration settings [Using Exim to handle mailing lists]

closed

Some common configuration settings [Closed mailing lists]

for Exim users

Introduction [Mailing lists]

one-time expansion

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

re-expansion of

Some common configuration settings [Re-expansion of mailing lists]

syntax errors in

Some common configuration settings [Syntax errors in mailing lists]

mailq

The Exim command line [Setting options by program name]

mailstore format

The appendfile transport [Operational details for delivery to a new file]

description of

The appendfile transport [Mailstore delivery]

specifying

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

main configuration

Main configuration

main log

Log files

maintaining Exim’s hints database

Exim utilities [Hints database maintenance]

malware
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

manualroute router

The manualroute router

mask, expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

masked IP address

String expansions [Expansion operators]

match, expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

match_address expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

match_domain expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

match_ip expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

match_local_part expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

maximum

see "limit"

md5 expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

message
ACL modifier

Access control lists [ACL modifiers], Access control lists [Adding header lines in ACLs]

ACL modifier, with accept

Access control lists [ACL verbs]

abandoning delivery attempts

The Exim command line [Command line options]

adding recipients

The Exim command line [Command line options]

age of

String expansions [Expansion variables]

changing sender

The Exim command line [Command line options]

controlling incoming

Access control lists

copying every

Some common configuration settings [Taking copies of mail]

discarded

Log files [Discarded deliveries]

error

SMTP processing [Errors in outgoing SMTP]

forced failure

System-wide message filtering [Defer, freeze, and fail commands for system filters]

format

The Exim command line [Command line options]

freezing

System-wide message filtering [Defer, freeze, and fail commands for system filters]

frozen

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Life of a message]

general processing

Message processing

life of

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Life of a message]

listing body of

The Exim command line [Command line options]

listing header lines

The Exim command line [Command line options]

listing message log

The Exim command line [Command line options]

log file for

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Life of a message], Log files [Message log]

manually discarding

The Exim command line [Command line options]

manually freezing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

queueing by SMTP connection count

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

queueing by file existence

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

queueing by load

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

queueing by message count

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

queueing certain domains

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

queueing remote deliveries

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

queueing unconditionally

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

reception

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Receiving mail]

size

String expansions [Expansion variables]

size in queue listing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

size issue for transport filter

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

size limit

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

submission

Access control lists [Use of the control modifier], Message processing [Submission mode for non-local messages], Message processing [The From: header line], Message processing [The Message-ID: header line], Message processing [The Sender: header line]

submission, ports for

The default configuration file [Main configuration settings]

thawing frozen

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Life of a message], The Exim command line [Command line options]

transporting body only

Generic options for transports

transporting headers only

Generic options for transports

message body
binary zero count

String expansions [Expansion variables]

in expansion

String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables]

line count

String expansions [Expansion variables]

size

String expansions [Expansion variables]

visible size

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

message header
definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

message ids
details of format

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Message identification]

with multiple hosts

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

message log
disabling

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

message logs
preserving

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

message sender
constructed by Exim

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Receiving mail]

message_id_header_text

Message processing [The Message-ID: header line]

mime_regex
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

mixed-case login names

Message processing [Case of local parts]

monitor

see "Exim monitor"

more option

Generic options for routers [], The manualroute router [Private options for manualroute]

msglog directory

Log files [Message log]

mua_wrapper

Using Exim as a non-queueing client

multiline responses
suppressing

Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

multiple SMTP deliveries

The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], Some common configuration settings [Exim on the intermittently connected client host]

multiple SMTP deliveries with TLS

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Multiple messages on the same encrypted TCP/IP connection]

multiple mailboxes

Generic options for routers, Some common configuration settings [Multiple user mailboxes]

multiple spool directories

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

N

NFS

Generic options for routers

checking for file existence

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

lock file

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Operational details for appending]

NIS
looking up users; retrying

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

NIS lookup type

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

including support for

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

NIS+ lookup type

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], File and database lookups [More about NIS+]

including support for

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

NTLM authentication

The spa authenticator

NUL

see "binary zero"

Nagle algorithm

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

name
of local host

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

of sender

The Exim command line [Command line options]

name server
for enclosing domain

File and database lookups [Pseudo dnsdb record types]

named lists

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Named lists]

named pipe (fifo)

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

ndbm DBM library

Building and installing Exim [DBM libraries]

negation
in expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

in lists

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Negated items in lists]

network interface

Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces

new drivers
adding

Adding new drivers or lookup types

newaliases

The Exim command line [Setting options by program name]

no_xxx

see "entry for xxx"

non-SMTP messages
ACLs for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

non-immediate delivery

The Exim command line [Command line options]

non-smtp message
ACLs for

Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used], Access control lists [The non-SMTP ACLs]

number of deliveries

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

numeric comparison

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

numerical variables ($1 $2 etc)
in manualroute router

The manualroute router [Format of the list of hosts]

numerical variables ($1 $2 etc)

String expansions [Expansion variables]

in From line handling

Message processing [The UUCP From line]

in cram_md5 authenticator

The cram_md5 authenticator [Using cram_md5 as a server]

in errors_copy

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

in gecos_name

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

in if expansion

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

in lookup expansion

String expansions [Expansion items]

in plaintext authenticator

The plaintext authenticator [Using plaintext in a server]

in rewriting rules

Address rewriting [Rewriting patterns]

in spa authenticator

The spa authenticator [Using spa as a server]

nwildlsearch lookup type

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

O

OpenSSL

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL

building Exim with

Building and installing Exim [Including TLS/SSL encryption support]

Oracle
lookup type

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], File and database lookups [More about MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and InterBase]

server list

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

one-time aliasing/forwarding expansion

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

open files
too many

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

options
appendfile transport

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

autoreply transport

The autoreply transport [Private options for autoreply]

command line

The Exim command line

command line; terminating

The Exim command line [Command line options]

configuration – extracting

The Exim command line [Command line options]

cram_md5 authenticator (client)

The cram_md5 authenticator [Using cram_md5 as a client]

cram_md5 authenticator (server)

The cram_md5 authenticator [Using cram_md5 as a server]

dnslookup router

The dnslookup router [Private options for dnslookup]

generic – definition of

The Exim run time configuration file [Format of driver configurations]

generic; for authenticators

SMTP authentication [Generic options for authenticators]

generic; for routers

Generic options for routers

generic; for transports

Generic options for transports

iplookup router

The iplookup router

lmtp transport

The lmtp transport

manualroute router

The manualroute router [Private options for manualroute]

pipe transport

The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

plaintext authenticator (client)

The plaintext authenticator [Using plaintext in a client]

plaintext authenticator (server)

The plaintext authenticator [Plaintext options]

queryprogram router

The queryprogram router

redirect router

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

router – extracting

The Exim command line [Command line options]

smtp transport

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

spa authenticator (client)

The spa authenticator [Using spa as a client]

spa authenticator (server)

The spa authenticator [Using spa as a server]

transport – extracting

The Exim command line [Command line options]

or expansion condition

String expansions [Combining expansion conditions]

os.h

Building and installing Exim [OS-specific header files]

outgoing LMTP over TCP/IP

SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP]

outgoing SMTP over TCP/IP

SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP]

ownership
alias file

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

configuration file

The Exim run time configuration file

forward file

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

P

PAM authentication

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

PCRE

Incorporated code, Regular expressions

PIPELINING
avoiding the use of

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

expected errors

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

PIPELINING advertising
suppressing

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

PLAIN authentication mechanism

The plaintext authenticator [The PLAIN authentication mechanism]

Perl
calling from Exim

Embedded Perl

including support for

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

standard output and error

Embedded Perl [Use of standard output and error by Perl]

starting the interpreter

The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options]

use in expanded string

String expansions [Expansion items]

use of warn

Embedded Perl [Use of standard output and error by Perl]

PostgreSQL lookup type

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types], File and database lookups [More about MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and InterBase]

server list

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

packet radio

Generic options for routers []

pam expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

panic log

Log files

partial matching

File and database lookups [Partial matching in single-key lookups]

passwd file

see "/etc/passwd"

passwd lookup type

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types]

pcretest

Regular expressions [Testing regular expressions]

percent hack

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Using an ACL to control relaying]

periodic queue running

The Exim command line [Command line options]

perl_at_start

Embedded Perl [Setting up so Perl can be used]

perl_startup

Embedded Perl [Setting up so Perl can be used]

pid (process id)
of current process

String expansions [Expansion variables]

of daemon

The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options]

re-use of

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Message identification]

pid file
path for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

pipe
duplicated

The redirect router [Duplicate addresses]

in redirection list

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

named (fifo)

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

pipe transport

The pipe transport

environment for command

The pipe transport [Environment variables], The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

failure of exec

The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

for system filter

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

logging output

The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

path for command

The pipe transport [How the command is run]

permitted commands

The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

returned data

The pipe transport [Returned status and data]

temporary failure

The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

uid for

Environment for running local transports [Uids and gids]

with multiple addresses

Address batching in local transports

plaintext authenticator

The plaintext authenticator

policy control
access control lists

Access control lists

address verification

Access control lists [Address verification]

by local scan function

Adding a local scan function to Exim

checking access

Exim utilities [Checking access policy (exim_checkaccess)]

overview

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Policy control]

relay control

Access control lists [Using an ACL to control relaying]

testing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

policy control rejection
returning details

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

port
465 and 587

The default configuration file [Main configuration settings]

for daemon

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

for message submission

The default configuration file [Main configuration settings]

iplookup router

The iplookup router

logging outgoint remote

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

logging remote

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

receiving TCP/IP

The Exim command line [Command line options]

sending TCP/IP

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

preconditions
checking

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Running an individual router]

definition of

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Processing an address for delivery]

order of processing

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Router preconditions]

prefix
for local part; including in envelope

Generic options for transports

for local part; used in router

Generic options for routers

for partial matching

File and database lookups [Partial matching in single-key lookups]

preserve_message_logs

Log files [Message log]

preserving domain in redirection

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

primary host name

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

primary_hostname

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

printing characters

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

private options

The Exim run time configuration file [Format of driver configurations]

privilege
running without

Security considerations [Running Exim without privilege]

privileged user

Security considerations [Privileged users]

process
querying

Exim utilities [Finding out what Exim processes are doing (exiwhat)]

process id

see "pid"

process log path

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

procmail

The pipe transport [Using an external local delivery agent]

protocol
incoming – specifying for local message

The Exim command line [Command line options]

prvs
expansion item

String expansions [Expansion items]

prvscheck
expansion item

String expansions [Expansion items]

public key for signed distribution

Introduction [Where to find the Exim distribution]

pwauthd daemon

Incorporated code

pwcheck daemon

Incorporated code, String expansions [Expansion conditions]

pwcheck expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

Q

QUIT
ACL for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used], Access control lists [The QUIT ACL]

qualify_domain

Message processing [Unqualified addresses]

qualify_recipient

Message processing [Unqualified addresses]

query-style lookup
definition of

File and database lookups [Lookup types]

list of types

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types]

queryprogram router

The queryprogram router

queue
count of messages on

The Exim command line [Command line options]

definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

delivering specific messages

The Exim command line [Command line options]

display in monitor

The Exim monitor [The queue display]

double scanning

The Exim command line [Command line options]

forcing delivery

The Exim command line [Command line options]

grepping

Exim utilities [Selective queue listing (exiqgrep)]

initial delivery

The Exim command line [Command line options]

listing messages on

The Exim command line [Command line options]

local deliveries only

The Exim command line [Command line options]

menu in monitor

The Exim monitor [The queue menu]

routing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

summary

Exim utilities [Summarising the queue (exiqsumm)]

queue runner

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Delivery in detail], How Exim receives and delivers mail [Retry mechanism], The Exim command line [Setting options by program name], The Exim command line [Command line options]

abandoning

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

description of operation

The Exim command line [Command line options]

detecting when delivering from

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

for specific recipients

The Exim command line [Command line options]

for specific senders

The Exim command line [Command line options]

logging

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

maximum number of

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

processing messages in order

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

starting manually

The Exim command line [Command line options]

starting periodically

The Exim command line [Command line options]

queue_only

Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

queue_runnint expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

queueing incoming messages

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

quota
error testing in retry rule

Retry configuration [Retry rules for specific errors]

imposed by Exim

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

in maildir delivery

The appendfile transport [Maildir delivery], The appendfile transport [Using a maildirsize file]

maildir; directories included in

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

system

The appendfile transport

warning threshold

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

quote, expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

quote_local_part expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

quoting
in lookups

File and database lookups [Quoting lookup data]

in pipe command

The pipe transport [How the command is run]

in regular expressions

String expansions [Expansion operators]

in string expansions

String expansions [Expansion operators]

lookup-specific

String expansions [Expansion operators]

R

RBL

see "DNS list"

RCPT
ACL for

The default configuration file [ACL configuration], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used]

maximum number of incoming

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

maximum number of outgoing

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

rate limiting

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

rewriting argument of

Address rewriting [The SMTP-time rewriting flag]

value of $message_size

String expansions [Expansion variables]

RFC 1413

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

logging timeout

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

query timeout

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

RFC 2047

Building and installing Exim [Support for iconv()], Address rewriting [Flags controlling the rewriting process], Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning MIME parts], Adding a local scan function to Exim [Available Exim functions], Message processing [Constructed addresses]

binary zero in

Adding a local scan function to Exim [Available Exim functions]

disabling length check

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

expansion operator

String expansions [Expansion operators]

Radius

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

Received: header line

Message processing [The Received: header line]

counting

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

customizing

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

References: header line

Message processing [The References: header line]

Resent- header lines

Message processing [Resent- header lines]

with -t

The Exim command line [Command line options]

Return-path: header line

Generic options for transports, Message processing [The Return-path: header line]

removing

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

radius expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

randomized host list

The manualroute router [Private options for manualroute], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

rate limiting

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

client sending

Access control lists [Rate limiting senders]

readfile expansion item

String expansions [Expansion items]

readsocket expansion item

String expansions [Expansion items]

receiving mail

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Receiving mail]

recipient
ACL checking

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

adding

The Exim command line [Command line options]

adding in local scan

Adding a local scan function to Exim [Available Exim variables]

error

SMTP processing [Errors in outgoing SMTP]

extracting from header lines

The Exim command line [Command line options]

maximum number

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

removing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

removing in local scan

Adding a local scan function to Exim [Available Exim variables]

verifying

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

recipients
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

redirect router

The redirect router

redirection

see "address redirection"

regex
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

regular expressions
content scanning with

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning with regular expressions]

in address list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Address lists]

in domain list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Domain lists]

in host list

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns that match by host name]

in retry rules

Retry configuration [Format of retry rules]

library

Incorporated code, Regular expressions

match in expanded string

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

quoting

String expansions [Expansion operators]

testing

Regular expressions [Testing regular expressions]

reject log

Log files

disabling

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

rejection
fake

Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

relaying
checking control of

Access control lists [Checking a relay configuration]

control by ACL

Access control lists [Using an ACL to control relaying]

testing configuration

The Exim command line [Command line options]

remote delivery
definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

removing messages

The Exim command line [Command line options]

removing recipients

The Exim command line [Command line options]

repeated redirection expansion

The redirect router [Repeated redirection expansion]

replacing another MTA

Building and installing Exim [Replacing another MTA with Exim]

reporting bugs

Introduction [Bug reports]

require
ACL verb

Access control lists [ACL verbs]

resolver
debugging output

The Exim command line [Command line options]

retry
after long-term failure

Retry configuration [Long-term failures]

algorithms

Retry configuration [Retry parameters]

configuration testing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

default rule

The default configuration file [Default retry rule]

description of mechanism

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Retry mechanism]

fixed intervals

Retry configuration [Retry parameters]

increasing intervals

Retry configuration [Retry parameters]

intermittently working deliveries

Retry configuration [Deliveries that work intermittently]

limit on interval

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

parameters in rules

Retry configuration [Retry parameters]

quota error testing

Retry configuration [Retry rules for specific errors]

random intervals

Retry configuration [Retry parameters]

rules

Retry configuration [Format of retry rules]

rules; sender-specific

Retry configuration [Retry rules for specified senders]

specific errors; specifying

Retry configuration [Retry rules for specific errors]

time not reached

Retry configuration, Log files [Other log entries]

timeout of data

Retry configuration [Timeout of retry data]

times

Exim utilities [Finding individual retry times (exinext)]

retry configuration
description of

Retry configuration

retry interval
maximum

Retry configuration [Retry parameters]

retry_data_expire

Retry configuration [Timeout of retry data]

retry_interval_max

Retry configuration [Retry parameters]

return code
for -bS

The Exim command line [Command line options]

for -bm

The Exim command line [Command line options]

for -bt

The Exim command line [Command line options]

for -bv

The Exim command line [Command line options]

for -oee

The Exim command line [Command line options]

for -oem

The Exim command line [Command line options]

for -oep

The Exim command line [Command line options]

for bad configuration

The Exim run time configuration file

from run expansion

String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion variables]

return path

see also "envelope sender"

changing in transport

Generic options for transports

created from Sender:

Message processing [The Sender: header line]

definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

in submission mode

Message processing [Submission mode for non-local messages]

return_path_remove

Message processing [The Return-path: header line]

reverse DNS lookup

String expansions [Expansion variables], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Format of spool files [Format of the -H file]

revocation list

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Revoked certificates]

rewriting
addresses

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Handling an incoming message], Address rewriting, Message processing [Rewriting addresses]

at transport time

Generic options for transports, Address rewriting [When does rewriting happen?]

bang paths

Address rewriting [Rewriting examples]

flags

Address rewriting [Flags specifying which headers and envelope addresses to rewrite]

header lines

The dnslookup router [Private options for dnslookup]

logging

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

patterns

Address rewriting [Rewriting patterns]

replacements

Address rewriting [Rewriting replacements]

rules

Address rewriting [Rewriting rules]

testing

The Exim command line [Command line options], Address rewriting [Testing the rewriting rules that apply on input]

timing of

Address rewriting [When does rewriting happen?]

whole addresses

Address rewriting [Flags controlling the rewriting process]

rfc2047 expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

rmail

The Exim command line [Setting options by program name]

root privilege

Security considerations [Root privilege]

running without

Security considerations [Running Exim without privilege]

router
IP address translation

Generic options for routers []

adding header lines

Generic options for routers

carrying on after success

Generic options for routers []

case of local parts

Generic options for routers

changing address for errors

Generic options for routers

checking for local user

Generic options for routers

checking senders

Generic options for routers []

customized precondition

Generic options for routers

customizing cannot route message

Generic options for routers

data attached to address

Generic options for routers

definition of

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Processing an address for delivery]

discarding IP addresses

Generic options for routers

fallback hosts

Generic options for routers

for verification

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Processing an address for verification]

forcing verification failure

Generic options for routers

go to after pass

Generic options for routers

home directory for

Generic options for routers

prefix for local part

Generic options for routers

removing header lines

Generic options for routers

requiring file existence

Generic options for routers

restricting to specific domains

Generic options for routers

restricting to specific local parts

Generic options for routers

result of running

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Running an individual router]

running details

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Running an individual router]

setting group

Generic options for routers

skipping for EXPN

Generic options for routers

skipping when address testing

Generic options for routers

start at after redirection

Generic options for routers

suffix for local part

Generic options for routers

timeout

Generic options for routers

used only when verifying

Generic options for routers []

user for filter processing

Generic options for routers []

router preconditions
order of processing

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Router preconditions]

routers
accept

The accept router

default

The default configuration file [Router configuration]

dnslookup

The dnslookup router

ipliteral

The ipliteral router

iplookup

The iplookup router

manualroute

The manualroute router

queryprogram

The queryprogram router

redirect

The redirect router

routing
by external program

The queryprogram router

loops in

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Delivery in detail], The redirect router [Redirecting to a local mailbox]

whole queue before delivery

The Exim command line [Command line options]

rsmtp

The Exim command line [Setting options by program name]

run expansion item

String expansions [Expansion items]

run time configuration

The Exim run time configuration file

runq

The Exim command line [Setting options by program name]

rxquote expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

S

SHA-1 hash

String expansions [Expansion operators], String expansions [Expansion conditions]

SIGHUP

The Exim command line [Command line options], Security considerations [Running Exim without privilege]

SIGUSR1

Exim utilities [Finding out what Exim processes are doing (exiwhat)]

SIZE option on MAIL command

SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP], SMTP processing [Incoming SMTP messages over TCP/IP]

SMTP
SIZE

Generic options for transports, The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

authentication configuration

SMTP authentication

batched incoming

The Exim command line [Command line options], SMTP processing [Incoming batched SMTP]

batched outgoing

SMTP processing [Outgoing batched SMTP]

batched outgoing; example

The manualroute router [Manualroute examples]

batching over TCP/IP

SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP]

callout verification

Access control lists [Callout verification]

connection backlog

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

delaying delivery

The Exim command line [Command line options]

details policy failures

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

encrypted connection

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

encryption

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL

error codes

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists], The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router], Access control lists [ACL modifiers]

errors in outgoing

SMTP processing [Errors in outgoing SMTP]

host name in responses

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

incoming call count

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

incoming connection count

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

incoming over TCP/IP

SMTP processing [Incoming SMTP messages over TCP/IP]

limiting non-mail commands

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

limiting syntax and protocol errors

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

limiting unknown commands

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

local incoming

SMTP processing [Incoming local SMTP]

local input

The Exim command line [Command line options]

logging confirmation

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

logging connections

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

logging incomplete transactions

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

logging protocol error

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

logging syntax errors

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

multiple deliveries

The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], Some common configuration settings [Exim on the intermittently connected client host]

non-mail commands

SMTP processing [Use of non-mail SMTP commands]

outgoing over TCP/IP

SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP]

passed connection

The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP], Some common configuration settings [Exim on the intermittently connected client host]

processing details

SMTP processing

protocol errors

SMTP processing [Syntax and protocol errors in SMTP commands]

rate limiting

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

rewriting malformed addresses

Address rewriting [The SMTP-time rewriting flag]

smtps protocol

The default configuration file [Main configuration settings], Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces [Support for the obsolete SSMTP (or SMTPS) protocol], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Support for the legacy ssmtp (aka smtps) protocol]

ssmtp protocol

The default configuration file [Main configuration settings], Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces [Support for the obsolete SSMTP (or SMTPS) protocol], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Support for the legacy ssmtp (aka smtps) protocol]

synchronization checking

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

syntax errors

SMTP processing [Syntax and protocol errors in SMTP commands]

syntax errors; logging

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

testing incoming

The Exim command line [Command line options]

unknown command; logging

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

unrecognized commands

SMTP processing [Unrecognized SMTP commands]

welcome banner

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

SMTP command
argument for

String expansions [Expansion variables]

SMTP connection
ACL for

Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used], Access control lists [The SMTP connect ACL]

SMTP incoming message count
limiting

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

SMTP listener

The Exim command line [Command line options]

SMTP timeout
input

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

SPA authentication

Incorporated code

SQL lookup types

File and database lookups [SQL lookups]

SQLite lookup type

File and database lookups [More about SQLite]

SRV record
enabling use of

The dnslookup router [Private options for dnslookup]

in dnsdb lookup

File and database lookups [More about dnsdb]

required to exist

The dnslookup router [Private options for dnslookup]

SSL

see "TLS"

STARTTLS
ACL for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used]

SUPPORT_TLS

Building and installing Exim [Including TLS/SSL encryption support]

Samba project

Incorporated code

Sender: header line

The Exim command line [Trusted and admin users], Message processing [The Sender: header line]

disabling addition of

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

retaining from local submission

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

Sendmail compatibility
-G option ignored

The Exim command line [Command line options]

-U option ignored

The Exim command line [Command line options]

-bi option

The Exim command line [Command line options]

-h option ignored

The Exim command line [Command line options]

-n option ignored

The Exim command line [Command line options]

-oA option

The Exim command line [Command line options]

-om option ignored

The Exim command line [Command line options]

-oo option ignored

The Exim command line [Command line options]

-t option

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

8-bit characters

The Exim command line [Command line options]

From line

The Exim command line [Command line options], Message processing [The UUCP From line], Message processing [The From: header line]

calling Exim as newaliases

The Exim command line [Setting options by program name]

command line interface

Introduction [Calling interface]

Sieve filter

How Exim receives and delivers mail [User filters]

configuring appendfile

The appendfile transport [The file and directory options]

enabling in default router

The default configuration file [Router configuration]

enabling use of

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

forbidding delivery to a file

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

keep facility; disabling

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

not available for system filter

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Delivery in detail], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

relative mailbox path handling

The appendfile transport [The file and directory options]

specifying in redirection data

The redirect router [Interpreting redirection data]

syntax errors in

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

testing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

vacation directory

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

value of $address_file

String expansions [Expansion variables]

Solaris
DBM library for

Building and installing Exim [DBM libraries]

LDAP

File and database lookups [More about LDAP]

PAM support

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

flock() support

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

mail command

The Exim command line [Command line options]

stopping Exim on

Building and installing Exim [Stopping the Exim daemon on Solaris]

SpamAssassin
scanning with

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning with SpamAssassin]

saslauthd daemon

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

saslauthd expansion condition

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

scanning

see "content scanning"

search_parents

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

security
build-time features

Security considerations [Building a more hardened Exim]

discussion of

Security considerations

self option

Generic options for routers

in dnslookup router

The dnslookup router

in ipliteral router

The ipliteral router

in manualroute router

The manualroute router [How the list of hosts is used]

value of host name

String expansions [Expansion variables]

sender
ACL checking

Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [ACL conditions]

address

The Exim command line [Command line options], Message processing [The UUCP From line]

authenticated

String expansions [Expansion variables]

changing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

constructed by Exim

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Receiving mail]

definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

gid

String expansions [Expansion variables]

name

The Exim command line [Command line options]

setting by untrusted user

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

source of

The Exim command line [Command line options]

uid

String expansions [Expansion variables]

verifying

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

verifying in header

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

sender host address
specifying for local message

The Exim command line [Command line options]

sender host name
specifying for local message

The Exim command line [Command line options]

sender ident string
specifying for local message

The Exim command line [Command line options]

sender_domains
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

sender_retain

Message processing [Submission mode for non-local messages]

senders
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

serializing connections

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

set
ACL modifier

Access control lists [ACL modifiers]

setuid

Security considerations [Root privilege]

installing Exim with

Building and installing Exim [Installing Exim binaries and scripts]

sg expansion item

String expansions [Expansion items]

sha2 expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

shadow transport

Generic options for transports

simultaneous deliveries

Environment for running local transports [Concurrent deliveries]

single-key lookup
definition of

File and database lookups [Lookup types]

list of types

File and database lookups [Single-key lookup types]

size
of mailbox

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

of message

The Exim command line [Command line options], String expansions [Expansion variables], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], Log files [Logging message reception], Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

of monitor window

The Exim monitor [Main action buttons]

size limit
of bounce

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

size of message
limit

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Generic options for transports

skipping faulty addresses

The redirect router [Private options for the redirect router]

smart host
example router

The manualroute router [Manualroute examples], Some common configuration settings [Sending mail to a smart host]

queueing; suppressing

Using Exim as a non-queueing client

smtp transport

The smtp transport

smtp_banner

Access control lists [The SMTP connect ACL], Access control lists [ACL modifiers]

smtp_etrn_command

String expansions [Expansion variables], SMTP processing [The ETRN command]

smtps protocol

The default configuration file [Main configuration settings], Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces [Support for the obsolete SSMTP (or SMTPS) protocol], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Support for the legacy ssmtp (aka smtps) protocol]

socket
use of in expansion

String expansions [Expansion items]

sorting remote deliveries

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

source routing
in IP packets

Security considerations [IPv4 source routing]

in email address

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

spa authenticator

The spa authenticator

spam
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

spam scanning

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning with SpamAssassin]

returned variables

Content scanning at ACL time [Calling SpamAssassin from an Exim ACL]

spamd_address

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning with SpamAssassin]

spool directory
checking space

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

creating

Building and installing Exim [Setting up the spool directory]

definition of

Introduction [Terminology]

file locked

Log files [Other log entries]

files

Security considerations [Spool files]

files that hold a message

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Handling an incoming message]

format of files

Format of spool files

input sub-directory

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Handling an incoming message]

path to

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

split

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

spool file is locked

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

spool files
editing

Format of spool files

format of

Format of spool files

sprintf()

Security considerations [Use of sprintf()]

sqlite
lock timeout

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

sqlite lookup type

File and database lookups [Query-style lookup types]

src/EDITME

Building and installing Exim [Pre-building configuration]

ssmtp protocol

The default configuration file [Main configuration settings], Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces [Support for the obsolete SSMTP (or SMTPS) protocol], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Support for the legacy ssmtp (aka smtps) protocol]

stat expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

statistics

Exim utilities [Mail statistics (eximstats)]

statvfs function

The Exim monitor [The stripcharts]

sticky bit

Building and installing Exim [Testing], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

str2b64 expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

string
case forcing

String expansions [Expansion operators], String expansions [Expansion operators]

comparison

String expansions [Expansion conditions], String expansions [Expansion conditions], String expansions [Expansion conditions], String expansions [Expansion conditions], String expansions [Expansion conditions], String expansions [Expansion conditions]

expansion

see "expansion"

format of configuration values

The Exim run time configuration file [String values]

length in expansion

String expansions [Expansion operators]

quoted

The Exim run time configuration file [String values]

testing for IP address

String expansions [Expansion conditions]

string expansion
definition of

The Exim run time configuration file [Expanded strings]

string list
definition

The Exim run time configuration file [List construction]

stripchart

The Exim monitor [The stripcharts]

strlen expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

subject
logging

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

submission fixups
suppressing

Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

submission mode

Access control lists [Use of the control modifier], Message processing [Submission mode for non-local messages], Message processing [The From: header line], Message processing [The Sender: header line]

substr

String expansions [Expansion items]

substr expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

substring extraction

String expansions [Expansion items], String expansions [Expansion operators]

suffix
for local part; including in envelope

Generic options for transports

suffix for local part
used in router

Generic options for routers

symbolic link
to build directory

Building and installing Exim [Multiple machine architectures and operating systems]

to exim binary

Building and installing Exim [Replacing another MTA with Exim]

to mailbox

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Operational details for appending]

to source files

Building and installing Exim [The building process]

synchronization checking in SMTP

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Use of the control modifier]

syntax of common options

The Exim run time configuration file [Common option syntax]

syslog

Log files [Where the logs are written]

duplicate log lines; suppressing

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

facility; setting

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

process name; setting

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

timestamps

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

system aliases file

Building and installing Exim [Installing Exim binaries and scripts]

system filter

System-wide message filtering

specifying

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

testing

The Exim command line [Command line options]

system log

Log files

T

TCP/IP
logging incoming remote port

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

logging ougtoing remote port

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

setting listening interfaces

The Exim command line [Command line options], Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces

setting listening ports

The Exim command line [Command line options], Starting the daemon and the use of network interfaces, Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

setting outgoing port

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

TCP_NODELAY on listening sockets

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

TLS
D-H parameters for server

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

OpenSSL vs GnuTLS

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [OpenSSL vs GnuTLS]

advertising

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

automatic start

The Exim command line [Command line options]

avoiding for certain hosts

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

broken clients

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

client certificate revocation list

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

client certificate verification

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Requesting and verifying client certificates], Access control lists [ACL conditions]

configuring an Exim client

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Configuring an Exim client to use TLS]

configuring an Exim server

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Configuring an Exim server to use TLS]

esmtp state; remembering

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

including support for TLS

Building and installing Exim [Including TLS/SSL encryption support]

logging cipher

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

logging peer DN

Log files [Reducing or increasing what is logged]

multiple message deliveries

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Multiple messages on the same encrypted TCP/IP connection]

on SMTP connection

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL

passing connection

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

requiring for certain servers

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

requiring specific ciphers

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

requiring specific ciphers (GnuTLS)

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Requiring specific ciphers in GnuTLS]

requiring specific ciphers (OpenSSL)

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Requiring specific ciphers in OpenSSL]

revoked certificates

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Revoked certificates]

server certificate revocation list

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

server certificate verification

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

server certificate; location of

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

server private key; location of

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

use without STARTTLS

The Exim command line [Command line options]

TLS client certificate
location of

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

TLS client private key
location of

The smtp transport [Private options for smtp]

To: header line

The Exim command line [Command line options]

Tru64-Unix build-time settings

Building and installing Exim [Overriding build-time options for Exim]

tcpwrappers
building Exim to support

Building and installing Exim [Use of tcpwrappers]

tdb DBM library

Building and installing Exim [DBM libraries]

terminology definitions

Introduction [Terminology]

testing
addresses

The Exim command line [Command line options], Generic options for routers

filter file

The Exim command line [Command line options]

forward file

The Exim command line [Command line options]

incoming SMTP

The Exim command line [Command line options]

installation

Building and installing Exim [Testing]

regular expressions

Regular expressions [Testing regular expressions]

relay control

The Exim command line [Command line options]

retry configuration

The Exim command line [Command line options]

rewriting

The Exim command line [Command line options], Address rewriting [Testing the rewriting rules that apply on input]

string expansion

The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], The Exim command line [Command line options], String expansions [Testing string expansions]

system filter

The Exim command line [Command line options]

variables in drivers

Generic options for routers, Generic options for transports

thawing messages

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], The Exim monitor [The queue menu]

time interval
decoding

String expansions [Expansion operators]

formatting

String expansions [Expansion operators]

specifying in configuration

The Exim run time configuration file [Time interval values]

time_eval expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

time_interval expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

timeout
for RFC 1413 call

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

for SMTP input

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

for local_scan() function

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

for non-SMTP input

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

frozen messages

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

mailbox locking

The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile], The appendfile transport [Private options for appendfile]

of retry data

Retry configuration [Timeout of retry data]

of router

Generic options for routers

timeout_frozen_after

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Life of a message]

timezone
setting

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

tls_require_ciphers
GnuTLS

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Requiring specific ciphers in GnuTLS]

OpenSSL

Encrypted SMTP connections using TLS/SSL [Requiring specific ciphers in OpenSSL]

tmail

The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

too many open files

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

top bit

see "8-bit characters"

tr expansion item

String expansions [Expansion items]

trailing dot on domain

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

training courses

Introduction [Exim training]

transport
body only

Generic options for transports

current directory for

Generic options for transports

definition of

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Processing an address for delivery]

external

Introduction [Limitations]

filter

String expansions [Expansion variables], String expansions [Expansion variables], Generic options for transports, The pipe transport [How the command is run], The smtp transport [Private options for smtp], SMTP processing [Outgoing SMTP and LMTP over TCP/IP]

generic options for

Generic options for transports

group; additional

Generic options for transports

group; specifying

Generic options for transports

header lines only

Generic options for transports

header lines; adding

Generic options for transports

header lines; removing

Generic options for transports

header lines; rewriting

Generic options for transports

home directory for

Generic options for transports

local

Generic options for routers, Generic options for routers, Generic options for routers []

local; address batching in

Address batching in local transports

local; current directory for

Environment for running local transports [Current and home directories]

local; environment for

Environment for running local transports

local; home directory for

Environment for running local transports [Current and home directories]

local; uid and gid

Environment for running local transports [Uids and gids]

message size; limiting

Generic options for transports

return path; changing

Generic options for transports

shadow

Generic options for transports

transport filter
timeout

Generic options for transports

transport user
specifying

Generic options for transports

transports
appendfile

The appendfile transport

autoreply

The autoreply transport

default

The default configuration file [Transport configuration]

lmtp

The lmtp transport

pipe

The pipe transport

smtp

The smtp transport

trusted group

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

trusted user

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Security considerations [Privileged users]

definition of

The Exim command line [Trusted and admin users]

U

USE_DB

Building and installing Exim [DBM libraries], Exim utilities [Making DBM files (exim_dbmbuild)]

USE_GNUTLS

Building and installing Exim [Including TLS/SSL encryption support]

USE_TCP_WRAPPERS

Building and installing Exim [Use of tcpwrappers]

UTF-8
conversion from

String expansions [Expansion operators]

in domain name

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

UUCP
From line

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Message processing [The UUCP From line]

example of router for

The manualroute router [Manualroute examples]

Unicode

String expansions [Expansion operators]

uc expansion item

String expansions [Expansion operators]

uid (user id)
Exim’s own

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

caller

String expansions [Expansion variables]

for queryprogram

The queryprogram router

in spool file

Format of spool files [Format of the -H file]

local delivery

Generic options for routers [], Generic options for transports, The pipe transport [Private options for pipe]

of originating user

String expansions [Expansion variables]

system filter

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], System-wide message filtering [Specifying a system filter]

unknown caller

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

underscore in EHLO/HELO

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

unfreezing messages

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], The Exim monitor [The queue menu]

unknown host name

Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns that match by host name], Domain, host, address, and local part lists [Host list patterns for single-key lookups by host name]

unprivileged delivery

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

unprivileged running

Security considerations [Running Exim without privilege]

unqualified addresses

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Message processing [Unqualified addresses]

unseen option

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Running an individual router], Message processing [Adding and removing header lines in routers and transports]

untrusted user
setting sender

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

upgrading Exim

Building and installing Exim [Upgrading Exim]

upper casing

String expansions [Expansion operators]

user
admin

Security considerations [Privileged users]

admin definition of

The Exim command line [Trusted and admin users]

trusted

The Exim command line [Command line options], Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Security considerations [Privileged users]

trusted definition of

The Exim command line [Trusted and admin users]

untrusted setting sender

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

user name
format of

The Exim run time configuration file [User and group names]

maximum length

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options]

utilities

Exim utilities

uucp_from_pattern

Message processing [The UUCP From line]

uucp_from_sender

Message processing [The UUCP From line]

V

VERP

Some common configuration settings [Variable Envelope Return Paths (VERP)]

VRFY
ACL for

Main configuration [Alphabetical list of main options], Access control lists [Specifying when ACLs are used]

processing

SMTP processing [The VRFY and EXPN commands]

VRFY error text
display of

The redirect router [Special items in redirection lists]

Variable Envelope Return Paths

Some common configuration settings [Variable Envelope Return Paths (VERP)]

vacation processing

Some common configuration settings [Simplified vacation processing]

variables

see "expansion, variables"

verify
ACL condition

Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [ACL conditions], Access control lists [ACL conditions]

verifying
EHLO

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

HELO

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

header syntax

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

not blind

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

recipient

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

redirection while

Access control lists [Redirection while verifying]

sender

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

sender in header

Access control lists [ACL conditions]

suppressing error details

Access control lists [Sender address verification reporting]

verifying address
by callout

Access control lists [Callout verification]

differentiating failures

Access control lists [Address verification]

options for

Access control lists [Address verification]

overview

How Exim receives and delivers mail [Processing an address for verification]

using -bv

The Exim command line [Command line options]

version number of Exim
verifying

The Exim command line [Command line options]

virtual domains

Some common configuration settings [Virtual domains]

virus scanners
DrWeb

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses]

F-Secure

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses]

Kaspersky

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses], Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses]

Sophos and Sophie

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses]

clamd

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses]

command line interface

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses]

mksd

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses]

virus scanning

Content scanning at ACL time [Scanning for viruses]

Z

zero, binary

see "binary zero"

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