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Subject: [exim-cvs] Withdraw A6 DNS record support
Gitweb: http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/cc00f4af38ebcc8255460398f573ba6e6ec842e3
Commit:     cc00f4af38ebcc8255460398f573ba6e6ec842e3
Parent:     65f1c92a5c06bb7de867f8d72c7eef5f829daeb4
Author:     Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@???>
AuthorDate: Sun Feb 15 21:33:05 2015 +0000
Committer:  Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@???>
CommitDate: Sun Feb 15 21:33:05 2015 +0000


    Withdraw A6 DNS record support
---
 doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt |   24 +++---
 doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog     |    2 +
 doc/doc-txt/NewStuff      |    6 ++
 src/OS/Makefile-Default   |    8 --
 src/src/acl.c             |   22 +----
 src/src/dns.c             |  195 +--------------------------------------------
 src/src/host.c            |    4 -
 src/src/lookups/dnsdb.c   |   21 +-----
 8 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 252 deletions(-)


diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 411eb98..af000dc 100644
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -1985,10 +1985,9 @@ Two different types of DNS record for handling IPv6 addresses have been
defined. AAAA records (analogous to A records for IPv4) are in use, and are
currently seen as the mainstream. Another record type called A6 was proposed
as better than AAAA because it had more flexibility. However, it was felt to be
-over-complex, and its status was reduced to &"experimental"&. It is not known
-if anyone is actually using A6 records. Exim has support for A6 records, but
-this is included only if you set &`SUPPORT_A6=YES`& in &_Local/Makefile_&. The
-support has not been tested for some time.
+over-complex, and its status was reduced to &"experimental"&. Exim used to
+have a compile option for including A6 record support but this has now been
+withdrawn.



@@ -6880,8 +6879,8 @@ is used on its own as the result. If the lookup does not succeed, the
&<<SECTforexpfai>>& for an explanation of what this means.

The supported DNS record types are A, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SPF, SRV, TLSA and TXT,
-and, when Exim is compiled with IPv6 support, AAAA (and A6 if that is also
-configured). If no type is given, TXT is assumed. When the type is PTR,
+and, when Exim is compiled with IPv6 support, AAAA.
+If no type is given, TXT is assumed. When the type is PTR,
the data can be an IP address, written as normal; inversion and the addition of
&%in-addr.arpa%& or &%ip6.arpa%& happens automatically. For example:
.code
@@ -6890,8 +6889,7 @@ ${lookup dnsdb{ptr=192.168.4.5}{$value}fail}
If the data for a PTR record is not a syntactically valid IP address, it is not
altered and nothing is added.

-For any record type, if multiple records are found (or, for A6 lookups, if a
-single record leads to multiple addresses), the data is returned as a
+For any record type, if multiple records are found, the data is returned as a
concatenation, with newline as the default separator. The order, of course,
depends on the DNS resolver. You can specify a different separator character
between multiple records by putting a right angle-bracket followed immediately
@@ -7013,7 +7011,7 @@ The authorization code can be &"Y"& for yes, &"N"& for no, &"X"& for explicit
authorization required but absent, or &"?"& for unknown.

.cindex "A+" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup"
-The pseudo-type A+ performs an A6 lookup (if configured) followed by an AAAA
+The pseudo-type A+ performs an AAAA
and then an A lookup. All results are returned; defer processing
(see below) is handled separately for each lookup. Example:
.code
@@ -18069,7 +18067,7 @@ when there is a DNS lookup error.
.cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC"
DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with
the dnssec request bit set.
-This applies to all of the SRV, MX A6, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
+This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.



@@ -18081,7 +18079,7 @@ This applies to all of the SRV, MX A6, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with
the dnssec request bit set. Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit
(AD bit) set wil be ignored and logged as a host-lookup failure.
-This applies to all of the SRV, MX A6, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
+This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.



@@ -23008,7 +23006,7 @@ details.
.cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC"
DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with
the dnssec request bit set.
-This applies to all of the SRV, MX A6, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
+This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.



@@ -23020,7 +23018,7 @@ This applies to all of the SRV, MX A6, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with
the dnssec request bit set. Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit
(AD bit) set wil be ignored and logged as a host-lookup failure.
-This applies to all of the SRV, MX A6, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
+This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.



diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
index cff7f44..c9e3573 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ JH/19 Bug 392: spamd_address, and clamd av_scanner, now support retry
 JH/20 BUG 1571: Ensure that $tls_in_peerdn is set, when verification fails
       under OpenSSL.


+JH/21 Support for the A6 type of dns record is withdrawn.
+


Exim version 4.85
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
index c371cb2..33d23f7 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ Version 4.86

3. New "malware=" support for Avast.

+ 4. New "spam=" variant option for Rspamd.
+
+ 5. Assorted options on malware= and spam= scanners.
+
+ 6. A commandline option to write a comment into the logfile.
+
Version 4.85
------------

diff --git a/src/OS/Makefile-Default b/src/OS/Makefile-Default
index 60d5ea8..a0d9afa 100644
--- a/src/OS/Makefile-Default
+++ b/src/OS/Makefile-Default
@@ -186,14 +186,6 @@ EXIWHAT_KILL_SIGNAL=-USR1

# IPV6_USE_INET_PTON=yes

-# Setting the next option brings in support for A6 DNS records for IPV6. These
-# were at one time expected to supplant AAAA records, but were eventually
-# rejected. The code remains in Exim, but has not been compiled or tested for
-# quite some time. Do not set this unless you know what you are doing.
-
-# SUPPORT_A6=yes
-
-
 # HOSTNAME_COMMAND contains the path to the "hostname" command, which varies
 # from OS to OS. This is used when building the Exim monitor script only. (See
 # also BASENAME_COMMAND.) If HOSTNAME_COMMAND is set to "look_for_it" then the
diff --git a/src/src/acl.c b/src/src/acl.c
index 69db5cd..18119ec 100644
--- a/src/src/acl.c
+++ b/src/src/acl.c
@@ -1396,9 +1396,6 @@ for (rr = dns_next_rr(dnsa, dnss, reset);
   if (rr->type != T_A
     #if HAVE_IPV6
       && rr->type != T_AAAA
-      #ifdef SUPPORT_A6
-        && rr->type != T_A6
-      #endif
     #endif
   ) continue;


@@ -1618,24 +1615,20 @@ else
type = T_A;


-#if HAVE_IPV6 && defined(SUPPORT_A6)
-DNS_LOOKUP_AGAIN:
-#endif
-
lookup_dnssec_authenticated = NULL;
switch (dns_lookup(&dnsa, target, type, NULL))
{
/* If something bad happened (most commonly DNS_AGAIN), defer. */

   default:
-  return t->data.val = CSA_DEFER_ADDR;
+    return t->data.val = CSA_DEFER_ADDR;


/* If the query succeeded, scan the addresses and return the result. */

   case DNS_SUCCEED:
-  rc = acl_verify_csa_address(&dnsa, &dnss, RESET_ANSWERS, target);
-  if (rc != CSA_FAIL_NOADDR) return t->data.val = rc;
-  /* else fall through */
+    rc = acl_verify_csa_address(&dnsa, &dnss, RESET_ANSWERS, target);
+    if (rc != CSA_FAIL_NOADDR) return t->data.val = rc;
+    /* else fall through */


/* If the target has no IP addresses, the client cannot have an authorized
IP address. However, if the target site uses A6 records (not AAAA records)
@@ -1643,12 +1636,7 @@ switch (dns_lookup(&dnsa, target, type, NULL))

   case DNS_NOMATCH:
   case DNS_NODATA:
-
-  #if HAVE_IPV6 && defined(SUPPORT_A6)
-  if (type == T_AAAA) { type = T_A6; goto DNS_LOOKUP_AGAIN; }
-  #endif
-
-  return t->data.val = CSA_FAIL_NOADDR;
+    return t->data.val = CSA_FAIL_NOADDR;
   }
 }


diff --git a/src/src/dns.c b/src/src/dns.c
index 79eb936..a2f4309 100644
--- a/src/src/dns.c
+++ b/src/src/dns.c
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@
#include "exim.h"


-/* Function declaration needed for mutual recursion when A6 records
-are supported. */
-
-#if HAVE_IPV6
-#ifdef SUPPORT_A6
-static void dns_complete_a6(dns_address ***, dns_answer *, dns_record *,
- int, uschar *);
-#endif
-#endif
-

 /*************************************************
 *               Fake DNS resolver                *
@@ -640,22 +630,16 @@ the IP address instead of returning -1 with h_error=HOST_NOT_FOUND. Some
 nameservers are also believed to do this. It is, of course, contrary to the
 specification of the DNS, so we lock it out. */


-if ((
-    #ifdef SUPPORT_A6
-    type == T_A6 ||
-    #endif
-    type == T_A || type == T_AAAA) &&
-    string_is_ip_address(name, NULL) != 0)
+if ((type == T_A || type == T_AAAA) && string_is_ip_address(name, NULL) != 0)
   return DNS_NOMATCH;


/* If we are running in the test harness, instead of calling the normal resolver
(res_search), we call fakens_search(), which recognizes certain special
domains, and interfaces to a fake nameserver for certain special zones. */

-if (running_in_test_harness)
- dnsa->answerlen = fakens_search(name, type, dnsa->answer, MAXPACKET);
-else
- dnsa->answerlen = res_search(CCS name, C_IN, type, dnsa->answer, MAXPACKET);
+dnsa->answerlen = running_in_test_harness
+ ? fakens_search(name, type, dnsa->answer, MAXPACKET)
+ : res_search(CCS name, C_IN, type, dnsa->answer, MAXPACKET);

if (dnsa->answerlen > MAXPACKET)
{
@@ -1052,164 +1036,6 @@ return DNS_FAIL;



-/* Support for A6 records has been commented out since they were demoted to
-experimental status at IETF 51. */
-
-#if HAVE_IPV6 && defined(SUPPORT_A6)
-
-/*************************************************
-*        Search DNS block for prefix RRs         *
-*************************************************/
-
-/* Called from dns_complete_a6() to search an additional section or a main
-answer section for required prefix records to complete an IPv6 address obtained
-from an A6 record. For each prefix record, a recursive call to dns_complete_a6
-is made, with a new copy of the address so far.
-
-Arguments:
-  dnsa       the DNS answer block
-  which      RESET_ADDITIONAL or RESET_ANSWERS
-  name       name of prefix record
-  yptrptr    pointer to the pointer that points to where to hang the next
-               dns_address structure
-  bits       number of bits we have already got
-  bitvec     the bits we have already got
-
-Returns:     TRUE if any records were found
-*/
-
-static BOOL
-dns_find_prefix(dns_answer *dnsa, int which, uschar *name, dns_address
-  ***yptrptr, int bits, uschar *bitvec)
-{
-BOOL yield = FALSE;
-dns_record *rr;
-dns_scan dnss;
-
-for (rr = dns_next_rr(dnsa, &dnss, which);
-     rr != NULL;
-     rr = dns_next_rr(dnsa, &dnss, RESET_NEXT))
-  {
-  uschar cbitvec[16];
-  if (rr->type != T_A6 || strcmpic(rr->name, name) != 0) continue;
-  yield = TRUE;
-  memcpy(cbitvec, bitvec, sizeof(cbitvec));
-  dns_complete_a6(yptrptr, dnsa, rr, bits, cbitvec);
-  }
-
-return yield;
-}
-
-
-
-/*************************************************
-*            Follow chains of A6 records         *
-*************************************************/
-
-/* A6 records may be incomplete, with pointers to other records containing more
-bits of the address. There can be a tree structure, leading to a number of
-addresses originating from a single initial A6 record.
-
-Arguments:
-  yptrptr    pointer to the pointer that points to where to hang the next
-               dns_address structure
-  dnsa       the current DNS answer block
-  rr         the RR we have at present
-  bits       number of bits we have already got
-  bitvec     the bits we have already got
-
-Returns:     nothing
-*/
-
-static void
-dns_complete_a6(dns_address ***yptrptr, dns_answer *dnsa, dns_record *rr,
-  int bits, uschar *bitvec)
-{
-static uschar bitmask[] = { 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfc, 0xf8, 0xf0, 0xe0, 0xc0, 0x80 };
-uschar *p = (uschar *)(rr->data);
-int prefix_len, suffix_len;
-int i, j, k;
-uschar *chainptr;
-uschar chain[264];
-dns_answer cdnsa;
-
-/* The prefix length is the first byte. It defines the prefix which is missing
-from the data in this record as a number of bits. Zero means this is the end of
-a chain. The suffix is the data in this record; only sufficient bytes to hold
-it are supplied. There may be zero bytes. We have to ignore trailing bits that
-we have already obtained from earlier RRs in the chain. */
-
-prefix_len = *p++;                      /* bits */
-suffix_len = (128 - prefix_len + 7)/8;  /* bytes */
-
-/* If the prefix in this record is greater than the prefix in the previous
-record in the chain, we have to ignore the record (RFC 2874). */
-
-if (prefix_len > 128 - bits) return;
-
-/* In this little loop, the number of bits up to and including the current byte
-is held in k. If we have none of the bits in this byte, we can just or it into
-the current data. If we have all of the bits in this byte, we skip it.
-Otherwise, some masking has to be done. */
-
-for (i = suffix_len - 1, j = 15, k = 8; i >= 0; i--)
-  {
-  int required = k - bits;
-  if (required >= 8) bitvec[j] |= p[i];
-    else if (required > 0) bitvec[j] |= p[i] & bitmask[required];
-  j--;     /* I tried putting these in the "for" statement, but gcc muttered */
-  k += 8;  /* about computed values not being used. */
-  }
-
-/* If the prefix_length is zero, we are at the end of a chain. Build a
-dns_address item with the current data, hang it onto the end of the chain,
-adjust the hanging pointer, and we are done. */
-
-if (prefix_len == 0)
-  {
-  dns_address *new = store_get(sizeof(dns_address) + 50);
-  inet_ntop(AF_INET6, bitvec, CS new->address, 50);
-  new->next = NULL;
-  **yptrptr = new;
-  *yptrptr = &(new->next);
-  return;
-  }
-
-/* Prefix length is not zero. Reset the number of bits that we have collected
-so far, and extract the chain name. */
-
-bits = 128 - prefix_len;
-p += suffix_len;
-
-chainptr = chain;
-while ((i = *p++) != 0)
-  {
-  if (chainptr != chain) *chainptr++ = '.';
-  memcpy(chainptr, p, i);
-  chainptr += i;
-  p += i;
-  }
-*chainptr = 0;
-chainptr = chain;
-
-/* Now scan the current DNS response record to see if the additional section
-contains the records we want. This processing can be cut out for testing
-purposes. */
-
-if (dns_find_prefix(dnsa, RESET_ADDITIONAL, chainptr, yptrptr, bits, bitvec))
-  return;
-
-/* No chain records were found in the current DNS response block. Do a new DNS
-lookup to try to find these records. This opens up the possibility of DNS
-failures. We ignore them at this point; if all branches of the tree fail, there
-will be no addresses at the end. */
-
-if (dns_lookup(&cdnsa, chainptr, T_A6, NULL) == DNS_SUCCEED)
-  (void)dns_find_prefix(&cdnsa, RESET_ANSWERS, chainptr, yptrptr, bits, bitvec);
-}
-#endif  /* HAVE_IPV6 && defined(SUPPORT_A6) */
-
-



/*************************************************
@@ -1234,12 +1060,7 @@ dns_address_from_rr(dns_answer *dnsa, dns_record *rr)
{
dns_address *yield = NULL;

-#if HAVE_IPV6 && defined(SUPPORT_A6)
-dns_address **yieldptr = &yield;
-uschar bitvec[16];
-#else
 dnsa = dnsa;    /* Stop picky compilers warning */
-#endif


if (rr->type == T_A)
{
@@ -1251,14 +1072,6 @@ if (rr->type == T_A)

#if HAVE_IPV6

-#ifdef SUPPORT_A6
-else if (rr->type == T_A6)
-  {
-  memset(bitvec, 0, sizeof(bitvec));
-  dns_complete_a6(&yieldptr, dnsa, rr, 0, bitvec);
-  }
-#endif  /* SUPPORT_A6 */
-
 else
   {
   yield = store_get(sizeof(dns_address) + 50);
diff --git a/src/src/host.c b/src/src/host.c
index d40925e..f6c8faa 100644
--- a/src/src/host.c
+++ b/src/src/host.c
@@ -2247,11 +2247,7 @@ loop once only, looking only for A records. */
     else
   #endif        /* STAND_ALONE */


-  #ifdef SUPPORT_A6
-  i = 2;        /* look up A6 and AAAA and A records */
-  #else
   i = 1;        /* look up AAAA and A records */
-  #endif        /* SUPPORT_A6 */


/* The IPv4 world */

diff --git a/src/src/lookups/dnsdb.c b/src/src/lookups/dnsdb.c
index ac0bff2..1e8df3b 100644
--- a/src/src/lookups/dnsdb.c
+++ b/src/src/lookups/dnsdb.c
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ static const char *type_names[] = {
 #if HAVE_IPV6
   "a+",
   "aaaa",
-  #ifdef SUPPORT_A6
-  "a6",
-  #endif
 #endif
   "cname",
   "csa",
@@ -56,9 +53,6 @@ static int type_values[] = {
 #if HAVE_IPV6
   T_ADDRESSES,     /* Private type for AAAA + A */
   T_AAAA,
-  #ifdef SUPPORT_A6
-  T_A6,
-  #endif
 #endif
   T_CNAME,
   T_CSA,     /* Private type for "Client SMTP Authorization". */
@@ -345,13 +339,7 @@ while ((domain = string_nextinlist(&keystring, &sep, buffer, sizeof(buffer)))
 #if HAVE_IPV6
     if (type == T_ADDRESSES)        /* NB cannot happen unless HAVE_IPV6 */
       {
-      if (searchtype == T_ADDRESSES)
-# if defined(SUPPORT_A6)
-                                     searchtype = T_A6;
-# else
-                                     searchtype = T_AAAA;
-# endif
-      else if (searchtype == T_A6)   searchtype = T_AAAA;
+      if (searchtype == T_ADDRESSES) searchtype = T_AAAA;
       else if (searchtype == T_AAAA) searchtype = T_A;
       rc = dns_special_lookup(&dnsa, domain, searchtype, CUSS &found);
       }
@@ -389,12 +377,7 @@ while ((domain = string_nextinlist(&keystring, &sep, buffer, sizeof(buffer)))
       separator between them, just as for between several records. However, A6
       support is not normally configured these days. */


-      if (type == T_A ||
-          #ifdef SUPPORT_A6
-          type == T_A6 ||
-          #endif
-          type == T_AAAA ||
-          type == T_ADDRESSES)
+      if (type == T_A || type == T_AAAA || type == T_ADDRESSES)
         {
         dns_address *da;
         for (da = dns_address_from_rr(&dnsa, rr); da != NULL; da = da->next)