--
I came across some very specific circumstances which lead exim to drop
large amounts of email without any error messages. It happens like this: a
mail is sent to miles@??? (FQDN or not, tested locally and
remotely). There is an entry in /etc/aliases like this:
miles: miles@xenon
The end result is that the mail just disappears; it seems that in the
second pass through the dnslookup router, is doesn't expand the name
'xenon', so if the short version is not in local_domains, something goes
wrong (I'm a little fuzzy on this point.
Attached is the output of 'exim -d -bV miles' and my configure file in
question. Is this something I should have realized (that the short host
name must be present in local_domains?) or is there something else I have
done wrong?
--
// Miles Davis - miles@??? -
http://www.cs.stanford.edu/~miles
// Computer Science Department - Computer Facilities
// Stanford University
--
Exim version 4.05 uid=0 gid=1 pid=25849 L=834cd8 D=fff7577f
probably ndbm
Exim version 4.05 uid=0 gid=1 pid=25849 L=834cd8 D=fff7577f
probably ndbm
Exim version 4.05 uid=0 gid=1 pid=25849 L=834cd8 D=fff7577f
probably ndbm
changed uid/gid: forcing real = effective
uid=0 gid=1
auxiliary group list: <none>
trusted user
admin user
changed uid/gid: privilege not needed
uid=8 gid=6
auxiliary group list: <none>
originator: uid=0 gid=1 login=root name=Super-User
sender address = root@???
set_process_info: 25849 accepting a local non-SMTP message from <root@???>
Sender: root@???
Recipients:
miles
search_tidyup called
>>Headers received:
From: miles
To: miles@xenon
Subject: test
rewrite_one_header: type=F:
From: miles
newlen=31 newtype=F newtext:
From: miles@???
remainder:
rewrite_one_header: type=T:
To: miles@xenon
search_tidyup called
>>Headers after local additions:
P Received: from root by Xenon.Stanford.EDU with local (Exim 4.05)
id 17SjqU-0006iv-00
for miles@???; Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:43:25 -0700
* From: miles
F From: miles@???
T To: miles@xenon
Subject: test
I Message-Id: <E17SjqU-0006iv-00@???>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:43:25 -0700
Data file written for message 17SjqU-0006iv-00
calling local_scan(); timeout=300
local_scan() returned 0 NULL
Writing spool header file
Size of headers = 299
LOG: MAIN
<= root@??? U=root P=local S=305
search_tidyup called
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Exim pid=25849 terminating with rc=0 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Exim version 4.05 #1 built 10-Jul-2002 12:24:54
Copyright (c) University of Cambridge 2002
exec /usr/exim/bin/exim -C /usr/exim/configure.test -d=0xfff7577f -Mc 17SjqU-0006iv-00
Exim version 4.05 uid=8 gid=6 pid=25871 L=834cd8 D=fff7577f
probably ndbm
changed uid/gid: forcing real = effective
uid=0 gid=6
auxiliary group list: <none>
trusted user
admin user
skipping ACL configuration - not needed
set_process_info: 25871 delivering specified messages
set_process_info: 25871 delivering 17SjqU-0006iv-00
reading spool file 17SjqU-0006iv-00-H
user=root uid=0 gid=1 sender=root@???
sender_local=1 ident=root
Non-recipients:
Empty Tree
---- End of tree ----
recipients_count=1
body_linecount=1 message_linecount=8
Delivery address list:
miles@???
locking /var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile
locked /var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile
opened hints database /var/spool/exim/db/retry: flags=0
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Considering: miles@???
active address miles@???
local_part=miles domain=xenon.stanford.edu
unique = miles@???
dbfn_read: key=R:xenon.stanford.edu
dbfn_read: key=R:miles@???
no domain retry record
no address retry record
miles@???: queued for routing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
routing miles@???
--------> spamcheck_router router <--------
local_part=miles domain=xenon.stanford.edu
checking "condition"
spamcheck_router router skipped: condition failure
--------> dnslookup router <--------
local_part=miles domain=xenon.stanford.edu
checking domains
xenon.stanford.edu in "@:Xenon.Stanford.EDU:lsearch;/etc/mail/local-host-names"? yes (matched "@")
xenon.stanford.edu in "! +local_domains"? no (matched "! +local_domains")
cached lookup data = NULL
dnslookup router skipped: domains mismatch
--------> system_aliases router <--------
local_part=miles domain=xenon.stanford.edu
calling system_aliases router
rda_interpret (string): ${lookup{$local_part}lsearch{/etc/aliases}}
search_open: lsearch "/etc/aliases"
search_find: file="/etc/aliases"
key="miles" partial=-1
LRU list:
8/etc/aliases
End
internal_search_find: file="/etc/aliases"
type=lsearch key="miles"
file lookup required for miles
in /etc/aliases
lookup yielded: miles@xenon
expanded: miles@xenon
file is not a filter file
parse_forward_list: miles@xenon
extract item: miles@xenon
system_aliases router generated miles@xenon
errors_to=NULL transport=NULL
uid=unset gid=unset home=NULL
routed by system_aliases router
envelope to: miles@???
transport: <none>
locking /var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile
locked /var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile
opened hints database /var/spool/exim/db/retry: flags=0
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Considering: miles@xenon
active address miles@xenon
local_part=miles domain=xenon
unique = miles@xenon
dbfn_read: key=R:xenon
dbfn_read: key=R:miles@xenon
no domain retry record
no address retry record
miles@xenon: queued for routing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
routing miles@xenon
--------> spamcheck_router router <--------
local_part=miles domain=xenon
checking "condition"
spamcheck_router router skipped: condition failure
--------> dnslookup router <--------
local_part=miles domain=xenon
checking domains
search_open: lsearch "/etc/mail/local-host-names"
search_find: file="/etc/mail/local-host-names"
key="xenon" partial=-1
LRU list:
8/etc/mail/local-host-names
8/etc/aliases
End
internal_search_find: file="/etc/mail/local-host-names"
type=lsearch key="xenon"
file lookup required for xenon
in /etc/mail/local-host-names
lookup failed
xenon in "@:Xenon.Stanford.EDU:lsearch;/etc/mail/local-host-names"? no (end of list)
xenon in "! +local_domains"? yes (end of list)
cached lookup data = NULL
calling dnslookup router
dnslookup router called for miles@xenon
domain = xenon
DNS lookup of xenon (MX) gave NO_DATA
returning DNS_NODATA
DNS lookup of xenon (A) succeeded
171.64.66.201 in "0.0.0.0 : 127.0.0.0/8"? no (end of list)
local host found for non-MX address
fully qualified name = xenon.Stanford.EDU
xenon.Stanford.EDU 171.64.66.201 mx=-1 sort=-51
rewriting header lines after dnslookup router
rewrite_one_header: type=F:
From: miles@???
rewrite_one_header: type=T:
To: miles@xenon
miles@xenon rewritten by router as miles@???
newlen=29 newtype=T newtext:
To: miles@???
remainder:
re-routed to miles@???
locking /var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile
locked /var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile
opened hints database /var/spool/exim/db/retry: flags=0
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Considering: miles@xenon
active address miles@???
local_part=miles domain=xenon.stanford.edu
unique = miles@???
miles@??? is a duplicate address: discarded
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
After routing:
Local deliveries:
Remote deliveries:
Failed addresses:
Deferred addresses:
search_tidyup called
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deliveries are done >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
changed uid/gid: post-delivery tidying
uid=8 gid=6
auxiliary group list: <none>
set_process_info: 25871 tidying up after delivering 17SjqU-0006iv-00
Processing retry items
Succeeded addresses:
miles@???: no retry items
Failed addresses:
Deferred addresses:
end of retry processing
LOG: MAIN
Completed
end delivery of 17SjqU-0006iv-00
search_tidyup called
search_tidyup called
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Exim pid=25871 terminating with rc=0 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
--
######################################################################
# Runtime configuration file for Exim #
######################################################################
# This is a default configuration file which will operate correctly in
# uncomplicated installations. Please see the manual for a complete list
# of all the runtime configuration options that can be included in a
# configuration file. There are many more than are mentioned here. The
# manual is in the file doc/spec.txt in the Exim distribution as a plain
# ASCII file. Other formats (PostScript, Texinfo, HTML, PDF) are available
# from the Exim ftp sites. The manual is also online at the Exim web sites.
# This file is divided into several parts, all but the first of which are
# headed by a line starting with the word "begin". Only those parts that
# are required need to be present. Blank lines, and lines starting with #
# are ignored.
########### IMPORTANT ########## IMPORTANT ########### IMPORTANT ###########
# #
# Whenever you change Exim's configuration file, you *must* remember to #
# HUP the Exim daemon, because it will not pick up the new configuration #
# until you do. However, any other Exim processes that are started, for #
# example, a process started by an MUA in order to send a message, will #
# see the new configuration as soon as it is in place. #
# #
# You do not need to HUP the daemon for changes in auxiliary files that #
# are referenced from this file. They are read every time they are used. #
# #
# It is usually a good idea to test a new configuration for syntactic #
# correctness before installing it (for example, by running the command #
# "exim -C /config/file.new -bV"). #
# #
########### IMPORTANT ########## IMPORTANT ########### IMPORTANT ###########
######################################################################
# MAIN CONFIGURATION SETTINGS #
######################################################################
# Specify your host's canonical name here. This should normally be the fully
# qualified "official" name of your host. If this option is not set, the
# uname() function is called to obtain the name. In many cases this does
# the right thing and you need not set anything explicitly.
# primary_hostname =
# The next three settings create two lists of domains and one list of hosts.
# These lists are referred to later in this configuration using the syntax
# +local_domains, +relay_to_domains, and +relay_from_hosts, respectively. They
# are all colon-separated lists:
# CSD-CF: The file /etc/mail/local-host-names is the same as sendmail.cw,
# that is, things for which the local host is an MX for. Make sure that
# relay_from_hosts has what you want in it as well.
#daemon_smtp_port = 250
domainlist local_domains = @:Xenon.Stanford.EDU:lsearch;/etc/mail/local-host-names
domainlist relay_to_domains =
hostlist relay_from_hosts = 127.0.0.1:171.64.64.0/24:172.24.64.0/24 : *.stanford.edu
# Most straightforward access control requirements can be obtained by
# appropriate settings of the above options. In more complicated situations, you
# may need to modify the Access Control List (ACL) which appears later in this
# file.
# The first setting specifies your local domains, for example:
#
# domainlist local_domains = my.first.domain : my.second.domain
#
# You can use "@" to mean "the name of the local host", as in the default
# setting above. This is the name that is specified by primary_hostname,
# as specified above (or defaulted). If you do not want to do any local
# deliveries, remove the "@" from the setting above. If you want to accept mail
# addressed to your host's literal IP address, for example, mail addressed to
# "user@???", you can add "@[]" as an item in the local domains
# list. You also need to uncomment "allow_domain_literals" below. This is not
# recommended for today's Internet.
# The second setting specifies domains for which your host is an incoming relay.
# If you are not doing any relaying, you should leave the list empty. However,
# if your host is an MX backup or gateway of some kind for some domains, you
# must set relay_to_domains to match those domains. For example:
#
# domainlist relay_to_domains = *.myco.com : my.friend.org
#
# This will allow any host to relay through your host to those domains.
# See the section of the manual entitled "Control of relaying" for more
# information.
# The third setting specifies hosts that can use your host as an outgoing relay
# to any other host on the Internet. Such a setting commonly refers to a
# complete local network as well as the localhost. For example:
#
# hostlist relay_from_hosts = 127.0.0.1 : 192.168.0.0/16
#
# The "/16" is a bit mask (CIDR notation), not a number of hosts. Note that you
# have to include 127.0.0.1 if you want to allow processes on your host to send
# SMTP mail by using the loopback address. A number of MUAs use this method of
# sending mail.
# All three of these lists may contain many different kinds of item, including
# wildcarded names, regular expressions, and file lookups. See the reference
# manual for details. The lists above are used in the access control list for
# incoming messages. The name of this ACL is defined here:
acl_smtp_rcpt = acl_check_rcpt
# You should not change that setting until you understand how ACLs work.
# Specify the domain you want to be added to all unqualified addresses
# here. An unqualified address is one that does not contain an "@" character
# followed by a domain. For example, "caesar@???" is a fully qualified
# address, but the string "caesar" (i.e. just a login name) is an unqualified
# email address. Unqualified addresses are accepted only from local callers by
# default. See the recipient_unqualified_hosts option if you want to permit
# unqualified addresses from remote sources. If this option is not set, the
# primary_hostname value is used for qualification.
# qualify_domain =
# If you want unqualified recipient addresses to be qualified with a different
# domain to unqualified sender addresses, specify the recipient domain here.
# If this option is not set, the qualify_domain value is used.
# qualify_recipient =
# The following line must be uncommented if you want Exim to recognize
# addresses of the form "user@???" that is, with a "domain literal"
# (an IP address) instead of a named domain. The RFCs still require this form,
# but it makes little sense to permit mail to be sent to specific hosts by
# their IP address in the modern Internet. This ancient format has been used
# by those seeking to abuse hosts by using them for unwanted relaying. If you
# really do want to support domain literals, uncomment the following line, and
# see also the "domain_literal" router below.
# allow_domain_literals
# No deliveries will ever be run under the uids of these users (a colon-
# separated list). An attempt to do so causes a panic error to be logged, and
# the delivery to be deferred. This is a paranoic safety catch. Note that the
# default setting means you cannot deliver mail addressed to root as if it
# were a normal user. This isn't usually a problem, as most sites have an alias
# for root that redirects such mail to a human administrator.
never_users = root
# The setting below causes Exim to do a reverse DNS lookup on all incoming
# IP calls, in order to get the true host name. If you feel this is too
# expensive, you can specify the networks for which a lookup is done, or
# remove the setting entirely.
host_lookup = *
# The settings below, which are actually the same as the defaults in the
# code, cause Exim to make RFC 1413 (ident) callbacks for all incoming SMTP
# calls. You can limit the hosts to which these calls are made, and/or change
# the timeout that is used. If you set the timeout to zero, all RFC 1413 calls
# are disabled. RFC 1413 calls are cheap and can provide useful information
# for tracing problem messages, but some hosts and firewalls have problems
# with them. This can result in a timeout instead of an immediate refused
# connection, leading to delays on starting up an SMTP session.
rfc1413_hosts = *
rfc1413_query_timeout = 30s
# By default, Exim expects all envelope addresses to be fully qualified, that
# is, they must contain both a local part and a domain. If you want to accept
# unqualified addresses (just a local part) from certain hosts, you can specify
# these hosts by setting one or both of
#
# sender_unqualified_hosts =
# recipient_unqualified_hosts =
#
# to control sender and recipient addresses, respectively. When this is done,
# unqualified addresses are qualified using the settings of qualify_domain
# and/or qualify_recipient (see above).
# If you want Exim to support the "percent hack" for certain domains,
# uncomment the following line and provide a list of domains. The "percent
# hack" is the feature by which mail addressed to x%y@z (where z is one of
# the domains listed) is locally rerouted to x@y and sent on. If z is not one
# of the "percent hack" domains, x%y is treated as an ordinary local part. This
# hack is rarely needed nowadays; you should not enable it unless you are sure
# that you really need it.
#
# percent_hack_domains =
#
# As well as setting this option you will also need to remove the test
# for local parts containing % in the ACL definition below.
# When Exim can neither deliver a message nor return it to sender, it "freezes"
# the delivery error message (aka "bounce message"). There are also other
# circumstances in which messages get frozen. They will stay on the queue for
# ever unless one of the following options is set.
# This option unfreezes frozen bounce messages after two days, tries
# once more to deliver them, and ignores any delivery failures.
ignore_bounce_errors_after = 2d
# This option cancels (removes) frozen messages that are older than a week.
timeout_frozen_after = 7d
# CSD-CF: You may want to turn off exims on logging, and just rely on syslog.
log_file_path = syslog : /var/spool/exim/%s.log
# CSD-CF: This allows malformed "HELO" greetings in SMTP, which unfortunately
# some lame MTAs still can't do right.
helo_accept_junk_hosts = *.pearsontc.com : *.prenhall.com : *.hdmss.net : poobah.stanford.edu
######################################################################
# ACL CONFIGURATION #
# Specifies access control lists for incoming SMTP mail #
######################################################################
begin acl
# This access control list is used for every RCPT command in an incoming
# SMTP message. The tests are run in order until the address is either
# accepted or denied.
acl_check_rcpt:
# Accept if the source is local SMTP (i.e. not over TCP/IP). We do this by
# testing for an empty sending host field.
accept hosts = :
# Deny if the local part contains @ or % or / or | or !. These are rarely
# found in genuine local parts, but are often tried by people looking to
# circumvent relaying restrictions.
deny local_parts = ^.*[@%!/|]
# Accept mail to postmaster in any local domain, regardless of the source,
# and without verifying the sender.
accept local_parts = postmaster
domains = +local_domains
# Deny unless the sender address can be verified.
require verify = sender
#############################################################################
# There are no checks on DNS "black" lists because the domains that contain
# these lists are changing all the time. However, here are two examples of
# how you could get Exim to perform a DNS black list lookup at this point.
# The first one denies, while the second just warns.
#
# CSD-CF: This block turns on the RBL+ blackhole checking, and reject email
# from clients that match. You may want to change the deny to a warn, like
# the example below.
deny message = Mail from $sender_host_address refused by site $dnslist_domain\n$dnslist_text. Please see http://mail-abuse.org/cgi-bin/lookup?$sender_host_address for further information.
log_message = $sender_host_address found in $dnslist_domain
dnslists = rbl-plus.mail-abuse.org
#
# warn message = X-Warning: $sender_host_address is in a black list at $dnslist_domain
# log_message = found in $dnslist_domain
# dnslists = black.list.example
#############################################################################
# Accept if the address is in a local domain, but only if the recipient can
# be verified. Otherwise deny. The "endpass" line is the border between
# passing on to the next ACL statement (if tests above it fail) or denying
# access (if tests below it fail).
accept domains = +local_domains
endpass
message = unknown user
verify = recipient
# Accept if the address is in a domain for which we are relaying, but again,
# only if the recipient can be verified.
accept domains = +relay_to_domains
endpass
message = unrouteable address
verify = recipient
# If control reaches this point, the domain is neither in +local_domains
# nor in +relay_to_domains.
# Accept if the message comes from one of the hosts for which we are an
# outgoing relay. Recipient verification is omitted here, because in many
# cases the clients are dumb MUAs that don't cope well with SMTP error
# responses. If you are actually relaying out from MTAs, you should probably
# add recipient verification here.
accept hosts = +relay_from_hosts
# Accept if the message arrived over an authenticated connection, from
# any host. Again, these messages are usually from MUAs, so recipient
# verification is omitted.
accept authenticated = *
# Reaching the end of the ACL causes a "deny", but we might as well give
# an explicit message.
deny message = relay not permitted
######################################################################
# ROUTERS CONFIGURATION #
# Specifies how addresses are handled #
######################################################################
# THE ORDER IN WHICH THE ROUTERS ARE DEFINED IS IMPORTANT! #
# An address is passed to each router in turn until it is accepted. #
######################################################################
begin routers
# CSD-CF: This is the first router, and as a result is checks ALL mail that
# Runs through the mailer. It could be moved lower if you didn't want to check
# everything.
spamcheck_router:
no_verify
check_local_user = false
# When to scan a message :
# - it isn't already flagged as spam
# - it isn't already scanned
condition = "${if and { {!def:h_X-Spam-Flag:} {!eq {$received_protocol}{spam-scanned}} } {1}{0}}"
#condition = "${if and { {!def:h_X-Spam-Flag:} {!eq {$received_protocol}{spam-scanned}} {!eq {$host}{xenon.stanford.edu}}} {1}{0}}"
#condition = "${if and { {!def:h_X-Spam-Flag:} {!eq {$received_protocol}{spam-scanned}} {!eq {$host}{${lookup{$sender_host_name}lsearch{/etc/mail/local-host-names}}}} {!eq {$sender_host_name}{}} } {1}{0}}"
#condition = "${if and { {!def:h_X-Spam-Flag:} {!eq {$received_protocol}{spam-scanned}} {!eq {$sender_host_name}{l}} }{1}{0}}"
driver = accept
transport = spamcheck
# This router routes to remote hosts over SMTP by explicit IP address,
# when an email address is given in "domain literal" form, for example,
# <user@???>. The RFCs require this facility. However, it is
# little-known these days, and has been exploited by evil people seeking
# to abuse SMTP relays. Consequently it is commented out in the default
# configuration. If you uncomment this router, you also need to uncomment
# allow_domain_literals above, so that Exim can recognize the syntax of
# domain literal addresses.
# domain_literal:
# driver = ipliteral
# domains = ! +local_domains
# transport = remote_smtp
# This router routes addresses that are not in local domains by doing a DNS
# lookup on the domain name. Any domain that resolves to 0.0.0.0 or to a
# loopback interface address (127.0.0.0/8) is treated as if it had no DNS
# entry. Note that 0.0.0.0 is the same as 0.0.0.0/32, which is commonly treated
# as the local host inside the network stack. It is not 0.0.0.0/0, the default
# route. If the DNS lookup fails, no further routers are tried because of
# the no_more setting, and consequently the address is unrouteable.
dnslookup:
driver = dnslookup
domains = ! +local_domains
transport = remote_smtp
ignore_target_hosts = 0.0.0.0 : 127.0.0.0/8
no_more
# The remaining routers handle addresses in the local domain(s).
# This router handles aliasing using a traditional /etc/aliases file.
#
##### NB You must ensure that /etc/aliases exists. It used to be the case
##### NB that every Unix had that file, because it was the Sendmail default.
##### NB These days, there are systems that don't have it. Your aliases
##### NB file should at least contain an alias for "postmaster".
#
# If any of your aliases expand to pipes or files, you will need to set
# up a user and a group for these deliveries to run under. You can do
# this by uncommenting the "user" option below (changing the user name
# as appropriate) and adding a "group" option if necessary. Alternatively, you
# can specify "user" on the transports that are used. Note that the transports
# listed below are the same as are used for .forward files; you might want
# to set up different ones for pipe and file deliveries from aliases.
system_aliases:
driver = redirect
allow_fail
allow_defer
data = ${lookup{$local_part}lsearch{/etc/aliases}}
# user = exim
local_part_suffix = "+*"
local_part_suffix_optional
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = address_pipe
# This router handles forwarding using traditional .forward files in users'
# home directories. If you want it also to allow mail filtering when a forward
# file starts with the string "# Exim filter", uncomment the "allow_filter"
# option.
# The no_verify setting means that this router is skipped when Exim is
# verifying addresses. Similarly, no_expn means that this router is skipped if
# Exim is processing an EXPN command.
# The check_ancestor option means that if the forward file generates an
# address that is an ancestor of the current one, the current one gets
# passed on instead. This covers the case where A is aliased to B and B
# has a .forward file pointing to A.
# The three transports specified at the end are those that are used when
# forwarding generates a direct delivery to a file, or to a pipe, or sets
# up an auto-reply, respectively.
userforward:
driver = redirect
check_local_user
file = $home/.forward
no_verify
no_expn
check_ancestor
local_part_suffix = "+*"
local_part_suffix_optional
allow_filter
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = address_pipe
reply_transport = address_reply
# This router matches local user mailboxes.
localuser:
driver = accept
check_local_user
transport = local_delivery
######################################################################
# TRANSPORTS CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
# ORDER DOES NOT MATTER #
# Only one appropriate transport is called for each delivery. #
######################################################################
# A transport is used only when referenced from a router that successfully
# handles an address.
begin transports
# This transport is used for delivering messages over SMTP connections.
remote_smtp:
driver = smtp
# This transport is used for local delivery to user mailboxes in traditional
# BSD mailbox format. By default it will be run under the uid and gid of the
# local user, and requires the sticky bit to be set on the /var/mail directory.
# Some systems use the alternative approach of running mail deliveries under a
# particular group instead of using the sticky bit. The commented options below
# show how this can be done.
local_delivery:
driver = appendfile
file = /var/mail/$local_part
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
return_path_add
group = mail
# mode = 0660
# This transport is used for handling pipe deliveries generated by alias or
# .forward files. If the pipe generates any standard output, it is returned
# to the sender of the message as a delivery error. Set return_fail_output
# instead of return_output if you want this to happen only when the pipe fails
# to complete normally. You can set different transports for aliases and
# forwards if you want to - see the references to address_pipe in the routers
# section above.
address_pipe:
driver = pipe
return_output
# This transport is used for handling deliveries directly to files that are
# generated by aliasing or forwarding.
address_file:
driver = appendfile
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
return_path_add
# This transport is used for handling autoreplies generated by the filtering
# option of the userforward router.
address_reply:
driver = autoreply
# CSD-CF: Spam transport, used by the spamcheck router.
# Spam Assassin
spamcheck:
driver = pipe
command = /usr/exim/bin/exim -oMr spam-scanned -bS
use_bsmtp = true
transport_filter = /usr/local/bin/spamc
home_directory = "/tmp"
current_directory = "/tmp"
# must use a privileged user to set $received_protocol on the way back in!
user = mail
group = mail
log_output = true
return_fail_output = true
return_path_add = false
message_prefix =
message_suffix =
######################################################################
# RETRY CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
begin retry
# This single retry rule applies to all domains and all errors. It specifies
# retries every 15 minutes for 2 hours, then increasing retry intervals,
# starting at 1 hour and increasing each time by a factor of 1.5, up to 16
# hours, then retries every 6 hours until 4 days have passed since the first
# failed delivery.
# Domain Error Retries
# ------ ----- -------
* * F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,4d,6h
######################################################################
# REWRITE CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
# There are no rewriting specifications in this default configuration file.
begin rewrite
######################################################################
# AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
# There are no authenticator specifications in this default configuration file.
begin authenticators
# End of Exim configuration file
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