as if the local hostname were specified, instead of
rejecting the address as invalid.
+ <b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_command_filter">smtpd_command_filter</a> (empty)</b>
+ A mechanism to substitute incoming SMTP commands by
+ other commands.
+
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_reject_unlisted_sender">smtpd_reject_unlisted_sender</a> (no)</b>
- Request that the Postfix SMTP server rejects mail
- from unknown sender addresses, even when no
- explicit <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unlisted_sender">reject_unlisted_sender</a> access restriction
+ Request that the Postfix SMTP server rejects mail
+ from unknown sender addresses, even when no
+ explicit <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unlisted_sender">reject_unlisted_sender</a> access restriction
is specified.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_exceptions_networks">smtpd_sasl_exceptions_networks</a> (empty)</b>
- What remote SMTP clients the Postfix SMTP server
+ What remote SMTP clients the Postfix SMTP server
will not offer AUTH support to.
Available in Postfix version 2.2 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_discard_ehlo_keyword_address_maps">smtpd_discard_ehlo_keyword_address_maps</a> (empty)</b>
- Lookup tables, indexed by the remote SMTP client
- address, with case insensitive lists of EHLO key-
- words (pipelining, starttls, auth, etc.) that the
+ Lookup tables, indexed by the remote SMTP client
+ address, with case insensitive lists of EHLO key-
+ words (pipelining, starttls, auth, etc.) that the
SMTP server will not send in the EHLO response to a
remote SMTP client.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_discard_ehlo_keywords">smtpd_discard_ehlo_keywords</a> (empty)</b>
- A case insensitive list of EHLO keywords (pipelin-
- ing, starttls, auth, etc.) that the SMTP server
+ A case insensitive list of EHLO keywords (pipelin-
+ ing, starttls, auth, etc.) that the SMTP server
will not send in the EHLO response to a remote SMTP
client.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_delay_open_until_valid_rcpt">smtpd_delay_open_until_valid_rcpt</a> (yes)</b>
- Postpone the start of an SMTP mail transaction
+ Postpone the start of an SMTP mail transaction
until a valid RCPT TO command is received.
Available in Postfix version 2.3 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_always_issue_session_ids">smtpd_tls_always_issue_session_ids</a> (yes)</b>
- Force the Postfix SMTP server to issue a TLS ses-
- sion id, even when TLS session caching is turned
+ Force the Postfix SMTP server to issue a TLS ses-
+ sion id, even when TLS session caching is turned
off (<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_session_cache_database">smtpd_tls_session_cache_database</a> is empty).
Available in Postfix version 2.6 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#tcp_windowsize">tcp_windowsize</a> (0)</b>
- An optional workaround for routers that break TCP
+ An optional workaround for routers that break TCP
window scaling.
<b>ADDRESS REWRITING CONTROLS</b>
- See the <a href="ADDRESS_REWRITING_README.html">ADDRESS_REWRITING_README</a> document for a detailed
+ See the <a href="ADDRESS_REWRITING_README.html">ADDRESS_REWRITING_README</a> document for a detailed
discussion of Postfix address rewriting.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#receive_override_options">receive_override_options</a> (empty)</b>
- Enable or disable recipient validation, built-in
+ Enable or disable recipient validation, built-in
content filtering, or address mapping.
Available in Postfix version 2.2 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#local_header_rewrite_clients">local_header_rewrite_clients</a> (<a href="postconf.5.html#permit_inet_interfaces">permit_inet_interfaces</a>)</b>
Rewrite message header addresses in mail from these
- clients and update incomplete addresses with the
+ clients and update incomplete addresses with the
domain name in $<a href="postconf.5.html#myorigin">myorigin</a> or $<a href="postconf.5.html#mydomain">mydomain</a>; either don't
- rewrite message headers from other clients at all,
- or rewrite message headers and update incomplete
- addresses with the domain specified in the
+ rewrite message headers from other clients at all,
+ or rewrite message headers and update incomplete
+ addresses with the domain specified in the
<a href="postconf.5.html#remote_header_rewrite_domain">remote_header_rewrite_domain</a> parameter.
<b>AFTER QUEUE EXTERNAL CONTENT INSPECTION CONTROLS</b>
- As of version 1.0, Postfix can be configured to send new
- mail to an external content filter AFTER the mail is
- queued. This content filter is expected to inject mail
- back into a (Postfix or other) MTA for further delivery.
+ As of version 1.0, Postfix can be configured to send new
+ mail to an external content filter AFTER the mail is
+ queued. This content filter is expected to inject mail
+ back into a (Postfix or other) MTA for further delivery.
See the <a href="FILTER_README.html">FILTER_README</a> document for details.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#content_filter">content_filter</a> (empty)</b>
- The name of a mail delivery transport that filters
+ The name of a mail delivery transport that filters
mail after it is queued.
<b>BEFORE QUEUE EXTERNAL CONTENT INSPECTION CONTROLS</b>
- As of version 2.1, the Postfix SMTP server can be config-
- ured to send incoming mail to a real-time SMTP-based con-
+ As of version 2.1, the Postfix SMTP server can be config-
+ ured to send incoming mail to a real-time SMTP-based con-
tent filter BEFORE mail is queued. This content filter is
- expected to inject mail back into Postfix. See the
- <a href="SMTPD_PROXY_README.html">SMTPD_PROXY_README</a> document for details on how to config-
+ expected to inject mail back into Postfix. See the
+ <a href="SMTPD_PROXY_README.html">SMTPD_PROXY_README</a> document for details on how to config-
ure and operate this feature.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_proxy_filter">smtpd_proxy_filter</a> (empty)</b>
- The hostname and TCP port of the mail filtering
+ The hostname and TCP port of the mail filtering
proxy server.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_proxy_ehlo">smtpd_proxy_ehlo</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#myhostname">myhostname</a>)</b>
<b>BEFORE QUEUE MILTER CONTROLS</b>
As of version 2.3, Postfix supports the Sendmail version 8
- Milter (mail filter) protocol. These content filters run
- outside Postfix. They can inspect the SMTP command stream
- and the message content, and can request modifications
- before
mail is queued. For details see the <a href="MILTER_README.html">MILTER_README</a>
+ Milter (mail filter) protocol. These content filters run
+ outside Postfix. They can inspect the SMTP command stream
+ and the message content, and can request modifications
+ before
mail is queued. For details see the <a href="MILTER_README.html">MILTER_README</a>
document.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_milters">smtpd_milters</a> (empty)</b>
A list of Milter (mail filter) applications for new
- mail that arrives via the Postfix <a href="smtpd.8.html"><b>smtpd</b>(8)</a> server.
+ mail that arrives via the Postfix <a href="smtpd.8.html"><b>smtpd</b>(8)</a> server.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_protocol">milter_protocol</a> (6)</b>
- The mail filter protocol version and optional pro-
- tocol extensions for communication with a Milter
- application; prior to Postfix 2.6 the default pro-
+ The mail filter protocol version and optional pro-
+ tocol extensions for communication with a Milter
+ application; prior to Postfix 2.6 the default pro-
tocol is 2.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_default_action">milter_default_action</a> (tempfail)</b>
- The default action when a Milter (mail filter)
+ The default action when a Milter (mail filter)
application is unavailable or mis-configured.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_macro_daemon_name">milter_macro_daemon_name</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#myhostname">myhostname</a>)</b>
cations.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_connect_timeout">milter_connect_timeout</a> (30s)</b>
- The time limit for connecting to a Milter (mail
- filter) application, and for negotiating protocol
+ The time limit for connecting to a Milter (mail
+ filter) application, and for negotiating protocol
options.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_command_timeout">milter_command_timeout</a> (30s)</b>
- The time limit for sending an SMTP command to a
+ The time limit for sending an SMTP command to a
Milter (mail filter) application, and for receiving
the response.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_content_timeout">milter_content_timeout</a> (300s)</b>
- The time limit for sending message content to a
+ The time limit for sending message content to a
Milter (mail filter) application, and for receiving
the response.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_connect_macros">milter_connect_macros</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The macros that are sent to Milter (mail filter)
- applications after completion of an SMTP connec-
+ The macros that are sent to Milter (mail filter)
+ applications after completion of an SMTP connec-
tion.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_helo_macros">milter_helo_macros</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The macros that are sent to Milter (mail filter)
+ The macros that are sent to Milter (mail filter)
applications after the SMTP HELO or EHLO command.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_mail_macros">milter_mail_macros</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The macros that are sent to Milter (mail filter)
+ The macros that are sent to Milter (mail filter)
applications after the SMTP MAIL FROM command.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_rcpt_macros">milter_rcpt_macros</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The macros that are sent to Milter (mail filter)
+ The macros that are sent to Milter (mail filter)
applications after the SMTP RCPT TO command.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_data_macros">milter_data_macros</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The macros that are sent to version 4 or higher
- Milter (mail filter) applications after the SMTP
+ The macros that are sent to version 4 or higher
+ Milter (mail filter) applications after the SMTP
DATA command.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_unknown_command_macros">milter_unknown_command_macros</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The macros that are sent to version 3 or higher
- Milter (mail filter) applications after an unknown
+ The macros that are sent to version 3 or higher
+ Milter (mail filter) applications after an unknown
SMTP command.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_end_of_header_macros">milter_end_of_header_macros</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The macros that are sent to Milter (mail filter)
+ The macros that are sent to Milter (mail filter)
applications after the end of the message header.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#milter_end_of_data_macros">milter_end_of_data_macros</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The macros that are sent to Milter (mail filter)
+ The macros that are sent to Milter (mail filter)
applications after the message end-of-data.
<b>GENERAL CONTENT INSPECTION CONTROLS</b>
- The following parameters are applicable for both built-in
+ The following parameters are applicable for both built-in
and external content filters.
Available in Postfix version 2.1 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#receive_override_options">receive_override_options</a> (empty)</b>
- Enable or disable recipient validation, built-in
+ Enable or disable recipient validation, built-in
content filtering, or address mapping.
<b>EXTERNAL CONTENT INSPECTION CONTROLS</b>
- The following parameters are applicable for both before-
+ The following parameters are applicable for both before-
queue and after-queue content filtering.
Available in Postfix version 2.1 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_authorized_xforward_hosts">smtpd_authorized_xforward_hosts</a> (empty)</b>
- What SMTP clients are allowed to use the XFORWARD
+ What SMTP clients are allowed to use the XFORWARD
feature.
<b>SASL AUTHENTICATION CONTROLS</b>
- Postfix SASL support (<a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4954">RFC 4954</a>) can be used to authenti-
- cate remote SMTP clients to the Postfix SMTP server, and
- to authenticate the Postfix SMTP client to a remote SMTP
+ Postfix SASL support (<a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4954">RFC 4954</a>) can be used to authenti-
+ cate remote SMTP clients to the Postfix SMTP server, and
+ to authenticate the Postfix SMTP client to a remote SMTP
server. See the <a href="SASL_README.html">SASL_README</a> document for details.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#broken_sasl_auth_clients">broken_sasl_auth_clients</a> (no)</b>
- Enable inter-operability with SMTP clients that
- implement an obsolete version of the AUTH command
+ Enable inter-operability with SMTP clients that
+ implement an obsolete version of the AUTH command
(<a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4954">RFC 4954</a>).
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_auth_enable">smtpd_sasl_auth_enable</a> (no)</b>
- Enable SASL authentication in the Postfix SMTP
+ Enable SASL authentication in the Postfix SMTP
server.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_local_domain">smtpd_sasl_local_domain</a> (empty)</b>
- The name of the Postfix SMTP server's local SASL
+ The name of the Postfix SMTP server's local SASL
authentication realm.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_security_options">smtpd_sasl_security_options</a> (noanonymous)</b>
- Postfix SMTP server SASL security options; as of
- Postfix 2.3 the list of available features depends
- on the SASL server implementation that is selected
+ Postfix SMTP server SASL security options; as of
+ Postfix 2.3 the list of available features depends
+ on the SASL server implementation that is selected
with <b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_type">smtpd_sasl_type</a></b>.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sender_login_maps">smtpd_sender_login_maps</a> (empty)</b>
- Optional lookup table with the SASL login names
+ Optional lookup table with the SASL login names
that own sender (MAIL FROM) addresses.
Available in Postfix version 2.1 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_exceptions_networks">smtpd_sasl_exceptions_networks</a> (empty)</b>
- What remote SMTP clients the Postfix SMTP server
+ What remote SMTP clients the Postfix SMTP server
will not offer AUTH support to.
Available in Postfix version 2.1 and 2.2:
<b>smtpd_sasl_application_name (smtpd)</b>
- The application name that the Postfix SMTP server
+ The application name that the Postfix SMTP server
uses for SASL server initialization.
Available in Postfix version 2.3 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header">smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header</a> (no)</b>
- Report the SASL authenticated user name in the
+ Report the SASL authenticated user name in the
<a href="smtpd.8.html"><b>smtpd</b>(8)</a> Received message header.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_path">smtpd_sasl_path</a> (smtpd)</b>
- Implementation-specific information that the Post-
- fix SMTP server passes through to the SASL plug-in
- implementation that is selected with
+ Implementation-specific information that the Post-
+ fix SMTP server passes through to the SASL plug-in
+ implementation that is selected with
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_type">smtpd_sasl_type</a></b>.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_type">smtpd_sasl_type</a> (cyrus)</b>
- The SASL plug-in type that the Postfix SMTP server
+ The SASL plug-in type that the Postfix SMTP server
should use for authentication.
Available in Postfix version 2.5 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#cyrus_sasl_config_path">cyrus_sasl_config_path</a> (empty)</b>
- Search path for Cyrus SASL application configura-
- tion files, currently used only to locate the
+ Search path for Cyrus SASL application configura-
+ tion files, currently used only to locate the
$<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_path">smtpd_sasl_path</a>.conf file.
<b>STARTTLS SUPPORT CONTROLS</b>
- Detailed information about STARTTLS configuration may be
+ Detailed information about STARTTLS configuration may be
found in the <a href="TLS_README.html">TLS_README</a> document.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_security_level">smtpd_tls_security_level</a> (empty)</b>
- The SMTP TLS security level for the Postfix SMTP
- server; when a non-empty value is specified, this
+ The SMTP TLS security level for the Postfix SMTP
+ server; when a non-empty value is specified, this
overrides the obsolete parameters <a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_use_tls">smtpd_use_tls</a> and
<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_enforce_tls">smtpd_enforce_tls</a>.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_tls_security_options">smtpd_sasl_tls_security_options</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_security_options">smtpd_sasl_secu</a>-</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sasl_security_options">rity_options</a>)</b>
- The SASL authentication security options that the
- Postfix SMTP server uses for TLS encrypted SMTP
+ The SASL authentication security options that the
+ Postfix SMTP server uses for TLS encrypted SMTP
sessions.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_starttls_timeout">smtpd_starttls_timeout</a> (300s)</b>
- The time limit for Postfix SMTP server write and
- read operations during TLS startup and shutdown
+ The time limit for Postfix SMTP server write and
+ read operations during TLS startup and shutdown
handshake procedures.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_CAfile">smtpd_tls_CAfile</a> (empty)</b>
- A file containing (PEM format) CA certificates of
- root CAs trusted to sign either remote SMTP client
+ A file containing (PEM format) CA certificates of
+ root CAs trusted to sign either remote SMTP client
certificates or intermediate CA certificates.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_CApath">smtpd_tls_CApath</a> (empty)</b>
A directory containing (PEM format) CA certificates
- of root CAs trusted to sign either remote SMTP
- client certificates or intermediate CA certifi-
+ of root CAs trusted to sign either remote SMTP
+ client certificates or intermediate CA certifi-
cates.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_always_issue_session_ids">smtpd_tls_always_issue_session_ids</a> (yes)</b>
- Force the Postfix SMTP server to issue a TLS ses-
- sion id, even when TLS session caching is turned
+ Force the Postfix SMTP server to issue a TLS ses-
+ sion id, even when TLS session caching is turned
off (<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_session_cache_database">smtpd_tls_session_cache_database</a> is empty).
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_ask_ccert">smtpd_tls_ask_ccert</a> (no)</b>
- Ask a remote SMTP client for a client certificate.
+ Ask a remote SMTP client for a client certificate.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_auth_only">smtpd_tls_auth_only</a> (no)</b>
When TLS encryption is optional in the Postfix SMTP
- server, do not announce or accept SASL authentica-
+ server, do not announce or accept SASL authentica-
tion over unencrypted connections.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_ccert_verifydepth">smtpd_tls_ccert_verifydepth</a> (9)</b>
- The verification depth for remote SMTP client cer-
+ The verification depth for remote SMTP client cer-
tificates.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_cert_file">smtpd_tls_cert_file</a> (empty)</b>
- File with the Postfix SMTP server RSA certificate
+ File with the Postfix SMTP server RSA certificate
in PEM format.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_exclude_ciphers">smtpd_tls_exclude_ciphers</a> (empty)</b>
SMTP server cipher list at all TLS security levels.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_dcert_file">smtpd_tls_dcert_file</a> (empty)</b>
- File with the Postfix SMTP server DSA certificate
+ File with the Postfix SMTP server DSA certificate
in PEM format.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_dh1024_param_file">smtpd_tls_dh1024_param_file</a> (empty)</b>
- File with DH parameters that the Postfix SMTP
+ File with DH parameters that the Postfix SMTP
server should use with EDH ciphers.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_dh512_param_file">smtpd_tls_dh512_param_file</a> (empty)</b>
- File with DH parameters that the Postfix SMTP
+ File with DH parameters that the Postfix SMTP
server should use with EDH ciphers.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_dkey_file">smtpd_tls_dkey_file</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_dcert_file">smtpd_tls_dcert_file</a>)</b>
- File with the Postfix SMTP server DSA private key
+ File with the Postfix SMTP server DSA private key
in PEM format.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_key_file">smtpd_tls_key_file</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_cert_file">smtpd_tls_cert_file</a>)</b>
- File with the Postfix SMTP server RSA private key
+ File with the Postfix SMTP server RSA private key
in PEM format.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_loglevel">smtpd_tls_loglevel</a> (0)</b>
- Enable additional Postfix SMTP server logging of
+ Enable additional Postfix SMTP server logging of
TLS activity.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_mandatory_ciphers">smtpd_tls_mandatory_ciphers</a> (medium)</b>
- The minimum TLS cipher grade that the Postfix SMTP
+ The minimum TLS cipher grade that the Postfix SMTP
server will use with mandatory TLS encryption.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_mandatory_exclude_ciphers">smtpd_tls_mandatory_exclude_ciphers</a> (empty)</b>
- Additional list of ciphers or cipher types to
- exclude from the SMTP server cipher list at manda-
+ Additional list of ciphers or cipher types to
+ exclude from the SMTP server cipher list at manda-
tory TLS security levels.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_mandatory_protocols">smtpd_tls_mandatory_protocols</a> (SSLv3, TLSv1)</b>
- The SSL/TLS protocols accepted by the Postfix SMTP
+ The SSL/TLS protocols accepted by the Postfix SMTP
server with mandatory TLS encryption.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_received_header">smtpd_tls_received_header</a> (no)</b>
Request that the Postfix SMTP server produces
Received: message headers that include information
- about the protocol and cipher used, as well as the
- client CommonName and client certificate issuer
+ about the protocol and cipher used, as well as the
+ client CommonName and client certificate issuer
CommonName.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_req_ccert">smtpd_tls_req_ccert</a> (no)</b>
- With mandatory TLS encryption, require a trusted
- remote SMTP client certificate in order to allow
+ With mandatory TLS encryption, require a trusted
+ remote SMTP client certificate in order to allow
TLS connections to proceed.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_session_cache_database">smtpd_tls_session_cache_database</a> (empty)</b>
- Name of the file containing the optional Postfix
+ Name of the file containing the optional Postfix
SMTP server TLS session cache.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout">smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout</a> (3600s)</b>
sion cache information.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_wrappermode">smtpd_tls_wrappermode</a> (no)</b>
- Run the Postfix SMTP server in the non-standard
- "wrapper" mode, instead of using the STARTTLS com-
+ Run the Postfix SMTP server in the non-standard
+ "wrapper" mode, instead of using the STARTTLS com-
mand.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#tls_daemon_random_bytes">tls_daemon_random_bytes</a> (32)</b>
- The
number of pseudo-random bytes that an <a href="smtp.8.html"><b>smtp</b>(8)</a>
- or
<a href="smtpd.8.html"><b>smtpd</b>(8)</a> process requests from the <a href="tlsmgr.8.html"><b>tlsmgr</b>(8)</a>
- server in order to seed its internal pseudo random
+ The
number of pseudo-random bytes that an <a href="smtp.8.html"><b>smtp</b>(8)</a>
+ or
<a href="smtpd.8.html"><b>smtpd</b>(8)</a> process requests from the <a href="tlsmgr.8.html"><b>tlsmgr</b>(8)</a>
+ server in order to seed its internal pseudo random
number generator (PRNG).
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#tls_high_cipherlist">tls_high_cipherlist</a></b>
ciphers.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#tls_low_cipherlist">tls_low_cipherlist</a> (ALL:!EXPORT:+RC4:@STRENGTH)</b>
- The OpenSSL cipherlist for "LOW" or higher grade
+ The OpenSSL cipherlist for "LOW" or higher grade
ciphers.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#tls_export_cipherlist">tls_export_cipherlist</a> (ALL:+RC4:@STRENGTH)</b>
ciphers.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#tls_null_cipherlist">tls_null_cipherlist</a> (eNULL:!aNULL)</b>
- The OpenSSL cipherlist for "NULL" grade ciphers
+ The OpenSSL cipherlist for "NULL" grade ciphers
that provide authentication without encryption.
Available in Postfix version 2.5 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_fingerprint_digest">smtpd_tls_fingerprint_digest</a> (md5)</b>
- The message digest algorithm used to construct
+ The message digest algorithm used to construct
client-certificate fingerprints for
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#check_ccert_access">check_ccert_access</a></b> and <b><a href="postconf.5.html#permit_tls_clientcerts">permit_tls_clientcerts</a></b>.
Available in Postfix version 2.6 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_protocols">smtpd_tls_protocols</a> (empty)</b>
- List of TLS protocols that the Postfix SMTP server
- will exclude or include with opportunistic TLS
+ List of TLS protocols that the Postfix SMTP server
+ will exclude or include with opportunistic TLS
encryption.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_ciphers">smtpd_tls_ciphers</a> (export)</b>
- The minimum TLS cipher grade that the Postfix SMTP
- server will use with opportunistic TLS encryption.
+ The minimum TLS cipher grade that the Postfix SMTP
+ server will use with opportunistic TLS encryption.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_eccert_file">smtpd_tls_eccert_file</a> (empty)</b>
File with the Postfix SMTP server ECDSA certificate
in PEM format.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_eecdh_grade">smtpd_tls_eecdh_grade</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The Postfix SMTP server security grade for
+ The Postfix SMTP server security grade for
ephemeral elliptic-curve Diffie-Hellman (EECDH) key
exchange.
imally strong ephemeral ECDH key exchange.
<b>OBSOLETE STARTTLS CONTROLS</b>
- The following configuration parameters exist for compati-
+ The following configuration parameters exist for compati-
bility with Postfix versions before 2.3. Support for these
will be removed in a future release.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_use_tls">smtpd_use_tls</a> (no)</b>
- Opportunistic TLS: announce STARTTLS support to
- SMTP clients, but do not require that clients use
+ Opportunistic TLS: announce STARTTLS support to
+ SMTP clients, but do not require that clients use
TLS encryption.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_enforce_tls">smtpd_enforce_tls</a> (no)</b>
- Mandatory TLS: announce STARTTLS support to SMTP
- clients, and require that clients use TLS encryp-
+ Mandatory TLS: announce STARTTLS support to SMTP
+ clients, and require that clients use TLS encryp-
tion.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_cipherlist">smtpd_tls_cipherlist</a> (empty)</b>
server TLS cipher list.
<b>VERP SUPPORT CONTROLS</b>
- With VERP style delivery, each recipient of a message
+ With VERP style delivery, each recipient of a message
receives a customized copy of the message with his/her own
- recipient address encoded in the envelope sender address.
+ recipient address encoded in the envelope sender address.
The <a href="VERP_README.html">VERP_README</a> file describes configuration and operation
- details of Postfix support for variable envelope return
+ details of Postfix support for variable envelope return
path addresses. VERP style delivery is requested with the
- SMTP XVERP command or with the "sendmail -V" command-line
- option and is available in Postfix version 1.1 and later.
+ SMTP XVERP command or with the "sendmail -V" command-line
+ option and is available in Postfix version 1.1 and later.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#default_verp_delimiters">default_verp_delimiters</a> (+=)</b>
The two default VERP delimiter characters.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#verp_delimiter_filter">verp_delimiter_filter</a> (-=+)</b>
- The characters Postfix accepts as VERP delimiter
- characters on the Postfix <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>sendmail</b>(1)</a> command line
+ The characters Postfix accepts as VERP delimiter
+ characters on the Postfix <a href="sendmail.1.html"><b>sendmail</b>(1)</a> command line
and in SMTP commands.
Available in Postfix version 1.1 and 2.0:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#authorized_verp_clients">authorized_verp_clients</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#mynetworks">mynetworks</a>)</b>
- What SMTP clients are allowed to specify the XVERP
+ What SMTP clients are allowed to specify the XVERP
command.
Available in Postfix version 2.1 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_authorized_verp_clients">smtpd_authorized_verp_clients</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#authorized_verp_clients">authorized_verp_clients</a>)</b>
- What SMTP clients are allowed to specify the XVERP
+ What SMTP clients are allowed to specify the XVERP
command.
<b>TROUBLE SHOOTING CONTROLS</b>
- The <a href="DEBUG_README.html">DEBUG_README</a> document describes how to debug parts of
- the Postfix mail system. The methods vary from making the
- software log a lot of detail, to running some daemon pro-
+ The <a href="DEBUG_README.html">DEBUG_README</a> document describes how to debug parts of
+ the Postfix mail system. The methods vary from making the
+ software log a lot of detail, to running some daemon pro-
cesses under control of a call tracer or debugger.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_level">debug_peer_level</a> (2)</b>
- The increment in verbose logging level when a
- remote client or server matches a pattern in the
+ The increment in verbose logging level when a
+ remote client or server matches a pattern in the
<a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_list">debug_peer_list</a> parameter.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_list">debug_peer_list</a> (empty)</b>
- Optional list of remote client or server hostname
- or network address patterns that cause the verbose
- logging level to increase by the amount specified
+ Optional list of remote client or server hostname
+ or network address patterns that cause the verbose
+ logging level to increase by the amount specified
in $<a href="postconf.5.html#debug_peer_level">debug_peer_level</a>.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#error_notice_recipient">error_notice_recipient</a> (postmaster)</b>
- The recipient of postmaster notifications about
- mail delivery problems that are caused by policy,
+ The recipient of postmaster notifications about
+ mail delivery problems that are caused by policy,
resource, software or protocol errors.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#internal_mail_filter_classes">internal_mail_filter_classes</a> (empty)</b>
- What categories of Postfix-generated mail are sub-
- ject to before-queue content inspection by
+ What categories of Postfix-generated mail are sub-
+ ject to before-queue content inspection by
<a href="postconf.5.html#non_smtpd_milters">non_smtpd_milters</a>, <a href="postconf.5.html#header_checks">header_checks</a> and <a href="postconf.5.html#body_checks">body_checks</a>.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#notify_classes">notify_classes</a> (resource, software)</b>
- The list of error classes that are reported to the
+ The list of error classes that are reported to the
postmaster.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#soft_bounce">soft_bounce</a> (no)</b>
Available in Postfix version 2.1 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_authorized_xclient_hosts">smtpd_authorized_xclient_hosts</a> (empty)</b>
- What SMTP clients are allowed to use the XCLIENT
+ What SMTP clients are allowed to use the XCLIENT
feature.
<b>KNOWN VERSUS UNKNOWN RECIPIENT CONTROLS</b>
- As of Postfix version 2.0, the SMTP server rejects mail
- for unknown recipients. This prevents the mail queue from
- clogging up with undeliverable MAILER-DAEMON messages.
- Additional information on this topic is in the
+ As of Postfix version 2.0, the SMTP server rejects mail
+ for unknown recipients. This prevents the mail queue from
+ clogging up with undeliverable MAILER-DAEMON messages.
+ Additional information on this topic is in the
<a href="LOCAL_RECIPIENT_README.html">LOCAL_RECIPIENT_README</a> and <a href="ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html">ADDRESS_CLASS_README</a> documents.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#show_user_unknown_table_name">show_user_unknown_table_name</a> (yes)</b>
- Display the name of the recipient table in the
+ Display the name of the recipient table in the
"User unknown" responses.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#canonical_maps">canonical_maps</a> (empty)</b>
- Optional address mapping lookup tables for message
+ Optional address mapping lookup tables for message
headers and envelopes.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#recipient_canonical_maps">recipient_canonical_maps</a> (empty)</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#mydestination">mydestination</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#myhostname">myhostname</a>, localhost.$<a href="postconf.5.html#mydomain">mydomain</a>, local-</b>
<b>host)</b>
- The list of domains that are delivered via the
+ The list of domains that are delivered via the
$<a href="postconf.5.html#local_transport">local_transport</a> mail delivery transport.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#inet_interfaces">inet_interfaces</a> (all)</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#proxy_interfaces">proxy_interfaces</a> (empty)</b>
The network interface addresses that this mail sys-
- tem receives mail on by way of a proxy or network
+ tem receives mail on by way of a proxy or network
address translation unit.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#inet_protocols">inet_protocols</a> (ipv4)</b>
- The Internet protocols Postfix will attempt to use
+ The Internet protocols Postfix will attempt to use
when making or accepting connections.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#local_recipient_maps">local_recipient_maps</a> (<a href="proxymap.8.html">proxy</a>:unix:passwd.byname</b>
<b>$<a href="postconf.5.html#alias_maps">alias_maps</a>)</b>
- Lookup tables with all names or addresses of local
- recipients: a recipient address is local when its
- domain matches $<a href="postconf.5.html#mydestination">mydestination</a>, $<a href="postconf.5.html#inet_interfaces">inet_interfaces</a> or
+ Lookup tables with all names or addresses of local
+ recipients: a recipient address is local when its
+ domain matches $<a href="postconf.5.html#mydestination">mydestination</a>, $<a href="postconf.5.html#inet_interfaces">inet_interfaces</a> or
$<a href="postconf.5.html#proxy_interfaces">proxy_interfaces</a>.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unknown_local_recipient_reject_code">unknown_local_recipient_reject_code</a> (550)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
- when a recipient address is local, and
- $<a href="postconf.5.html#local_recipient_maps">local_recipient_maps</a> specifies a list of lookup
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ when a recipient address is local, and
+ $<a href="postconf.5.html#local_recipient_maps">local_recipient_maps</a> specifies a list of lookup
tables that does not match the recipient.
- Parameters concerning known/unknown recipients of relay
+ Parameters concerning known/unknown recipients of relay
destinations:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#relay_domains">relay_domains</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#mydestination">mydestination</a>)</b>
- What destination domains (and subdomains thereof)
+ What destination domains (and subdomains thereof)
this system will relay mail to.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#relay_recipient_maps">relay_recipient_maps</a> (empty)</b>
- Optional lookup tables with all valid addresses in
+ Optional lookup tables with all valid addresses in
the domains that match $<a href="postconf.5.html#relay_domains">relay_domains</a>.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unknown_relay_recipient_reject_code">unknown_relay_recipient_reject_code</a> (550)</b>
The numerical Postfix SMTP server reply code when a
- recipient address matches $<a href="postconf.5.html#relay_domains">relay_domains</a>, and
- <a href="postconf.5.html#relay_recipient_maps">relay_recipient_maps</a> specifies a list of lookup
+ recipient address matches $<a href="postconf.5.html#relay_domains">relay_domains</a>, and
+ <a href="postconf.5.html#relay_recipient_maps">relay_recipient_maps</a> specifies a list of lookup
tables that does not match the recipient address.
- Parameters concerning known/unknown recipients in virtual
+ Parameters concerning known/unknown recipients in virtual
alias domains:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_domains">virtual_alias_domains</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_maps">virtual_alias_maps</a>)</b>
Postfix is final destination for the specified list
- of virtual alias domains, that is, domains for
- which all addresses are aliased to addresses in
+ of virtual alias domains, that is, domains for
+ which all addresses are aliased to addresses in
other local or remote domains.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_maps">virtual_alias_maps</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_maps">virtual_maps</a>)</b>
- Optional lookup tables that alias specific mail
- addresses or domains to other local or remote
+ Optional lookup tables that alias specific mail
+ addresses or domains to other local or remote
address.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unknown_virtual_alias_reject_code">unknown_virtual_alias_reject_code</a> (550)</b>
The SMTP server reply code when a recipient address
- matches
$<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_domains">virtual_alias_domains</a>, and $<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_maps">vir</a>-
- <a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_maps">tual_alias_maps</a> specifies a list of lookup tables
+ matches
$<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_domains">virtual_alias_domains</a>, and $<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_maps">vir</a>-
+ <a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_maps">tual_alias_maps</a> specifies a list of lookup tables
that does not match the recipient address.
- Parameters concerning known/unknown recipients in virtual
+ Parameters concerning known/unknown recipients in virtual
mailbox domains:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_domains">virtual_mailbox_domains</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_maps">virtual_mailbox_maps</a>)</b>
Postfix is final destination for the specified list
- of
domains; mail is delivered via the $<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_transport">vir</a>-
+ of
domains; mail is delivered via the $<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_transport">vir</a>-
<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_transport">tual_transport</a> mail delivery transport.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_maps">virtual_mailbox_maps</a> (empty)</b>
- Optional lookup tables with all valid addresses in
+ Optional lookup tables with all valid addresses in
the domains that match $<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_domains">virtual_mailbox_domains</a>.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unknown_virtual_mailbox_reject_code">unknown_virtual_mailbox_reject_code</a> (550)</b>
The SMTP server reply code when a recipient address
- matches
$<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_domains">virtual_mailbox_domains</a>, and $<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_maps">vir</a>-
+ matches
$<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_domains">virtual_mailbox_domains</a>, and $<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_maps">vir</a>-
<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_maps">tual_mailbox_maps</a> specifies a list of lookup tables
that does not match the recipient address.
<b>RESOURCE AND RATE CONTROLS</b>
- The following parameters limit resource usage by the SMTP
+ The following parameters limit resource usage by the SMTP
server and/or control client request rates.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#line_length_limit">line_length_limit</a> (2048)</b>
- Upon input, long lines are chopped up into pieces
- of at most this length; upon delivery, long lines
+ Upon input, long lines are chopped up into pieces
+ of at most this length; upon delivery, long lines
are reconstructed.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_minfree">queue_minfree</a> (0)</b>
- The minimal amount of free space in bytes in the
+ The minimal amount of free space in bytes in the
queue file system that is needed to receive mail.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#message_size_limit">message_size_limit</a> (10240000)</b>
- The maximal size in bytes of a message, including
+ The maximal size in bytes of a message, including
envelope information.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_recipient_limit">smtpd_recipient_limit</a> (1000)</b>
- The maximal number of recipients that the Postfix
+ The maximal number of recipients that the Postfix
SMTP server accepts per message delivery request.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_timeout">smtpd_timeout</a> (normal: 300s, stress: 10s)</b>
- The time limit for sending a Postfix SMTP server
- response and for receiving a remote SMTP client
+ The time limit for sending a Postfix SMTP server
+ response and for receiving a remote SMTP client
request.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_history_flush_threshold">smtpd_history_flush_threshold</a> (100)</b>
- The maximal number of lines in the Postfix SMTP
- server command history before it is flushed upon
+ The maximal number of lines in the Postfix SMTP
+ server command history before it is flushed upon
receipt of EHLO, RSET, or end of DATA.
Available in Postfix version 2.3 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_peername_lookup">smtpd_peername_lookup</a> (yes)</b>
Attempt to look up the remote SMTP client hostname,
- and verify that the name matches the client IP
+ and verify that the name matches the client IP
address.
The per SMTP client connection count and request rate lim-
its are implemented in co-operation with the <a href="anvil.8.html"><b>anvil</b>(8)</a> ser-
- vice, and are available in Postfix version 2.2 and later.
+ vice, and are available in Postfix version 2.2 and later.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_client_connection_count_limit">smtpd_client_connection_count_limit</a> (50)</b>
- How many simultaneous connections any client is
+ How many simultaneous connections any client is
allowed to make to this service.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit">smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit</a> (0)</b>
The maximal number of connection attempts any
- client is allowed to make to this service per time
+ client is allowed to make to this service per time
unit.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_client_message_rate_limit">smtpd_client_message_rate_limit</a> (0)</b>
- The maximal number of message delivery requests
- that any client is allowed to make to this service
+ The maximal number of message delivery requests
+ that any client is allowed to make to this service
per time unit, regardless of whether or not Postfix
actually accepts those messages.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_client_recipient_rate_limit">smtpd_client_recipient_rate_limit</a> (0)</b>
- The maximal number of recipient addresses that any
- client is allowed to send to this service per time
+ The maximal number of recipient addresses that any
+ client is allowed to send to this service per time
unit, regardless of whether or not Postfix actually
accepts those recipients.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_client_event_limit_exceptions">smtpd_client_event_limit_exceptions</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#mynetworks">mynetworks</a>)</b>
- Clients that are excluded from connection count,
+ Clients that are excluded from connection count,
connection rate, or SMTP request rate restrictions.
Available in Postfix version 2.3 and later:
tiate with this service per time unit.
<b>TARPIT CONTROLS</b>
- When a remote SMTP client makes errors, the Postfix SMTP
- server can insert delays before responding. This can help
- to slow down run-away software. The behavior is con-
- trolled by an error counter that counts the number of
- errors within an SMTP session that a client makes without
+ When a remote SMTP client makes errors, the Postfix SMTP
+ server can insert delays before responding. This can help
+ to slow down run-away software. The behavior is con-
+ trolled by an error counter that counts the number of
+ errors within an SMTP session that a client makes without
delivering mail.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_error_sleep_time">smtpd_error_sleep_time</a> (1s)</b>
With Postfix version 2.1 and later: the SMTP server
- response delay after a client has made more than
- $<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_soft_error_limit">smtpd_soft_error_limit</a> errors, and fewer than
- $<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_hard_error_limit">smtpd_hard_error_limit</a> errors, without delivering
+ response delay after a client has made more than
+ $<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_soft_error_limit">smtpd_soft_error_limit</a> errors, and fewer than
+ $<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_hard_error_limit">smtpd_hard_error_limit</a> errors, without delivering
mail.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_soft_error_limit">smtpd_soft_error_limit</a> (10)</b>
- The number of errors a remote SMTP client is
- allowed to make without delivering mail before the
+ The number of errors a remote SMTP client is
+ allowed to make without delivering mail before the
Postfix SMTP server slows down all its responses.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_hard_error_limit">smtpd_hard_error_limit</a> (normal: 20, stress: 1)</b>
- The maximal number of errors a remote SMTP client
+ The maximal number of errors a remote SMTP client
is allowed to make without delivering mail.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_junk_command_limit">smtpd_junk_command_limit</a> (normal: 100, stress: 1)</b>
- The number of junk commands (NOOP, VRFY, ETRN or
+ The number of junk commands (NOOP, VRFY, ETRN or
RSET) that a remote SMTP client can send before the
- Postfix SMTP server starts to increment the error
+ Postfix SMTP server starts to increment the error
counter with each junk command.
Available in Postfix version 2.1 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_recipient_overshoot_limit">smtpd_recipient_overshoot_limit</a> (1000)</b>
- The number of recipients that a remote SMTP client
- can send in excess of the limit specified with
+ The number of recipients that a remote SMTP client
+ can send in excess of the limit specified with
$<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_recipient_limit">smtpd_recipient_limit</a>, before the Postfix SMTP
- server increments the per-session error count for
+ server increments the per-session error count for
each excess recipient.
<b>ACCESS POLICY DELEGATION CONTROLS</b>
- As of version 2.1, Postfix can be configured to delegate
- access policy decisions to an external server that runs
- outside Postfix. See the file <a href="SMTPD_POLICY_README.html">SMTPD_POLICY_README</a> for
+ As of version 2.1, Postfix can be configured to delegate
+ access policy decisions to an external server that runs
+ outside Postfix. See the file <a href="SMTPD_POLICY_README.html">SMTPD_POLICY_README</a> for
more information.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_policy_service_max_idle">smtpd_policy_service_max_idle</a> (300s)</b>
- The time after which an idle SMTPD policy service
+ The time after which an idle SMTPD policy service
connection is closed.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_policy_service_max_ttl">smtpd_policy_service_max_ttl</a> (1000s)</b>
connection is closed.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_policy_service_timeout">smtpd_policy_service_timeout</a> (100s)</b>
- The time limit for connecting to, writing to or
+ The time limit for connecting to, writing to or
receiving from a delegated SMTPD policy server.
<b>ACCESS CONTROLS</b>
- The <a href="SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html">SMTPD_ACCESS_README</a> document gives an introduction to
+ The <a href="SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html">SMTPD_ACCESS_README</a> document gives an introduction to
all the SMTP server access control features.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_delay_reject">smtpd_delay_reject</a> (yes)</b>
- Wait until the RCPT TO command before evaluating
+ Wait until the RCPT TO command before evaluating
$<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_client_restrictions">smtpd_client_restrictions</a>, $smtpd_helo_restric-
tions and $<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sender_restrictions">smtpd_sender_restrictions</a>, or wait until
- the ETRN command before evaluating
+ the ETRN command before evaluating
$<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_client_restrictions">smtpd_client_restrictions</a> and $smtpd_helo_restric-
tions.
- <b><a href="postconf.5.html#parent_domain_matches_subdomains">parent_domain_matches_subdomains</a> (see 'postconf -d' out-</b>
+ <b><a href="postconf.5.html#parent_domain_matches_subdomains">parent_domain_matches_subdomains</a> (see 'postconf -d' out-</b>
<b>put)</b>
What Postfix features match subdomains of
"domain.tld" automatically, instead of requiring an
explicit ".domain.tld" pattern.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_client_restrictions">smtpd_client_restrictions</a> (empty)</b>
- Optional SMTP server access restrictions in the
+ Optional SMTP server access restrictions in the
context of a client SMTP connection request.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_helo_required">smtpd_helo_required</a> (no)</b>
Require that a remote SMTP client introduces itself
- at the beginning of an SMTP session with the HELO
+ at the beginning of an SMTP session with the HELO
or EHLO command.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_helo_restrictions">smtpd_helo_restrictions</a> (empty)</b>
- Optional restrictions that the Postfix SMTP server
+ Optional restrictions that the Postfix SMTP server
applies in the context of the SMTP HELO command.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_sender_restrictions">smtpd_sender_restrictions</a> (empty)</b>
- Optional restrictions that the Postfix SMTP server
+ Optional restrictions that the Postfix SMTP server
applies in the context of the MAIL FROM command.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_recipient_restrictions">smtpd_recipient_restrictions</a> (<a href="postconf.5.html#permit_mynetworks">permit_mynetworks</a>,</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unauth_destination">reject_unauth_destination</a>)</b>
The access restrictions that the Postfix SMTP
- server applies in the context of the RCPT TO com-
+ server applies in the context of the RCPT TO com-
mand.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_etrn_restrictions">smtpd_etrn_restrictions</a> (empty)</b>
- Optional SMTP server access restrictions in the
+ Optional SMTP server access restrictions in the
context of a client ETRN request.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#allow_untrusted_routing">allow_untrusted_routing</a> (no)</b>
- Forward mail with sender-specified routing
- (user[@%!]remote[@%!]site) from untrusted clients
+ Forward mail with sender-specified routing
+ (user[@%!]remote[@%!]site) from untrusted clients
to destinations matching $<a href="postconf.5.html#relay_domains">relay_domains</a>.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_restriction_classes">smtpd_restriction_classes</a> (empty)</b>
- User-defined aliases for groups of access restric-
+ User-defined aliases for groups of access restric-
tions.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_null_access_lookup_key">smtpd_null_access_lookup_key</a> (</b><><b>)</b>
- The lookup key to be used in SMTP <a href="access.5.html"><b>access</b>(5)</a> tables
+ The lookup key to be used in SMTP <a href="access.5.html"><b>access</b>(5)</a> tables
instead of the null sender address.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#permit_mx_backup_networks">permit_mx_backup_networks</a> (empty)</b>
Restrict the use of the <a href="postconf.5.html#permit_mx_backup">permit_mx_backup</a> SMTP
- access feature to only domains whose primary MX
+ access feature to only domains whose primary MX
hosts match the listed networks.
Available in Postfix version 2.0 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_data_restrictions">smtpd_data_restrictions</a> (empty)</b>
- Optional access restrictions that the Postfix SMTP
+ Optional access restrictions that the Postfix SMTP
server applies in the context of the SMTP DATA com-
mand.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_expansion_filter">smtpd_expansion_filter</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- What characters are allowed in $name expansions of
+ What characters are allowed in $name expansions of
RBL reply templates.
Available in Postfix version 2.1 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_reject_unlisted_sender">smtpd_reject_unlisted_sender</a> (no)</b>
- Request that the Postfix SMTP server rejects mail
- from unknown sender addresses, even when no
- explicit <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unlisted_sender">reject_unlisted_sender</a> access restriction
+ Request that the Postfix SMTP server rejects mail
+ from unknown sender addresses, even when no
+ explicit <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unlisted_sender">reject_unlisted_sender</a> access restriction
is specified.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_reject_unlisted_recipient">smtpd_reject_unlisted_recipient</a> (yes)</b>
- Request that the Postfix SMTP server rejects mail
+ Request that the Postfix SMTP server rejects mail
for unknown recipient addresses, even when no
- explicit <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unlisted_recipient">reject_unlisted_recipient</a> access restric-
+ explicit <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unlisted_recipient">reject_unlisted_recipient</a> access restric-
tion is specified.
Available in Postfix version 2.2 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_end_of_data_restrictions">smtpd_end_of_data_restrictions</a> (empty)</b>
- Optional access restrictions that the Postfix SMTP
- server applies in the context of the SMTP END-OF-
+ Optional access restrictions that the Postfix SMTP
+ server applies in the context of the SMTP END-OF-
DATA command.
<b>SENDER AND RECIPIENT ADDRESS VERIFICATION CONTROLS</b>
- Postfix version 2.1 introduces sender and recipient
- address verification. This feature is implemented by
- sending probe email messages that are not actually deliv-
- ered. This feature is requested via the reject_unveri-
- fied_sender and <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unverified_recipient">reject_unverified_recipient</a> access
- restrictions. The status of verification probes is main-
+ Postfix version 2.1 introduces sender and recipient
+ address verification. This feature is implemented by
+ sending probe email messages that are not actually deliv-
+ ered. This feature is requested via the reject_unveri-
+ fied_sender and <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unverified_recipient">reject_unverified_recipient</a> access
+ restrictions. The status of verification probes is main-
tained by the <a href="verify.8.html"><b>verify</b>(8)</a> server. See the file <a href="ADDRESS_VERIFICATION_README.html">ADDRESS_VER</a>-
- <a href="ADDRESS_VERIFICATION_README.html">IFICATION_README</a> for information about how to configure
+ <a href="ADDRESS_VERIFICATION_README.html">IFICATION_README</a> for information about how to configure
and operate the Postfix sender/recipient address verifica-
tion service.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#address_verify_poll_count">address_verify_poll_count</a> (3)</b>
- How many times to query the <a href="verify.8.html"><b>verify</b>(8)</a> service for
- the completion of an address verification request
+ How many times to query the <a href="verify.8.html"><b>verify</b>(8)</a> service for
+ the completion of an address verification request
in progress.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#address_verify_poll_delay">address_verify_poll_delay</a> (3s)</b>
- The delay between queries for the completion of an
+ The delay between queries for the completion of an
address verification request in progress.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#address_verify_sender">address_verify_sender</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#double_bounce_sender">double_bounce_sender</a>)</b>
- The sender address to use in address verification
+ The sender address to use in address verification
probes; prior to Postfix 2.5 the default was "post-
master".
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unverified_sender_reject_code">unverified_sender_reject_code</a> (450)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
- when a recipient address is rejected by the
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ when a recipient address is rejected by the
<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unverified_sender">reject_unverified_sender</a> restriction.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unverified_recipient_reject_code">unverified_recipient_reject_code</a> (450)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response when a
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response when a
recipient address is rejected by the reject_unveri-
fied_recipient restriction.
Available in Postfix version 2.6 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unverified_sender_defer_code">unverified_sender_defer_code</a> (450)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
- when a sender address probe fails due to a tempo-
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ when a sender address probe fails due to a tempo-
rary error condition.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unverified_recipient_defer_code">unverified_recipient_defer_code</a> (450)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response when a
- recipient address probe fails due to a temporary
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response when a
+ recipient address probe fails due to a temporary
error condition.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unverified_sender_reject_reason">unverified_sender_reject_reason</a> (empty)</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unverified_sender_tempfail_action">unverified_sender_tempfail_action</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_tempfail_action">reject_temp</a>-</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#reject_tempfail_action">fail_action</a>)</b>
The Postfix SMTP server's action when <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unverified_sender">reject_unver</a>-
- <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unverified_sender">ified_sender</a> fails due to a temporary error condi-
+ <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unverified_sender">ified_sender</a> fails due to a temporary error condi-
tion.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unverified_recipient_tempfail_action">unverified_recipient_tempfail_action</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_tempfail_action">reject_temp</a>-</b>
dition.
<b>ACCESS CONTROL RESPONSES</b>
- The following parameters control numerical SMTP reply
+ The following parameters control numerical SMTP reply
codes and/or text responses.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#access_map_reject_code">access_map_reject_code</a> (554)</b>
an <a href="access.5.html"><b>access</b>(5)</a> map "reject" action.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#defer_code">defer_code</a> (450)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
- when a remote SMTP client request is rejected by
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ when a remote SMTP client request is rejected by
the "defer" restriction.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#invalid_hostname_reject_code">invalid_hostname_reject_code</a> (501)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
- when the client HELO or EHLO command parameter is
- rejected
by the <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_invalid_helo_hostname">reject_invalid_helo_hostname</a>
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ when the client HELO or EHLO command parameter is
+ rejected
by the <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_invalid_helo_hostname">reject_invalid_helo_hostname</a>
restriction.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#maps_rbl_reject_code">maps_rbl_reject_code</a> (554)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
when a remote SMTP client request is blocked by the
<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_rbl_client">reject_rbl_client</a>, <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_rhsbl_client">reject_rhsbl_client</a>,
<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_rhsbl_sender">reject_rhsbl_sender</a> or <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_rhsbl_recipient">reject_rhsbl_recipient</a>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#non_fqdn_reject_code">non_fqdn_reject_code</a> (504)</b>
The numerical Postfix SMTP server reply code when a
- client request is rejected by the
+ client request is rejected by the
<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_non_fqdn_helo_hostname">reject_non_fqdn_helo_hostname</a>,
<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_non_fqdn_sender">reject_non_fqdn_sender</a> or <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_non_fqdn_recipient">reject_non_fqdn_recipient</a>
restriction.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#plaintext_reject_code">plaintext_reject_code</a> (450)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
- when a request is rejected by the <b>reject_plain-</b>
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ when a request is rejected by the <b>reject_plain-</b>
<b>text_session</b> restriction.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#reject_code">reject_code</a> (554)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
- when a remote SMTP client request is rejected by
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ when a remote SMTP client request is rejected by
the "reject" restriction.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#relay_domains_reject_code">relay_domains_reject_code</a> (554)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
- when a client request is rejected by the
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ when a client request is rejected by the
<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unauth_destination">reject_unauth_destination</a> recipient restriction.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unknown_address_reject_code">unknown_address_reject_code</a> (450)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
- when a sender or recipient address is rejected by
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ when a sender or recipient address is rejected by
the <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unknown_sender_domain">reject_unknown_sender_domain</a> or
<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unknown_recipient_domain">reject_unknown_recipient_domain</a> restriction.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unknown_client_reject_code">unknown_client_reject_code</a> (450)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
- when a client without valid address <=> name map-
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ when a client without valid address <=> name map-
ping is rejected by the reject_unknown_client_host-
name restriction.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unknown_hostname_reject_code">unknown_hostname_reject_code</a> (450)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
- when the hostname specified with the HELO or EHLO
- command is rejected by the
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ when the hostname specified with the HELO or EHLO
+ command is rejected by the
<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unknown_helo_hostname">reject_unknown_helo_hostname</a> restriction.
Available in Postfix version 2.0 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#default_rbl_reply">default_rbl_reply</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The default SMTP server response template for a
- request that is rejected by an RBL-based restric-
+ The default SMTP server response template for a
+ request that is rejected by an RBL-based restric-
tion.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#multi_recipient_bounce_reject_code">multi_recipient_bounce_reject_code</a> (550)</b>
- The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
+ The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code
when a remote SMTP client request is blocked by the
<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_multi_recipient_bounce">reject_multi_recipient_bounce</a> restriction.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#access_map_defer_code">access_map_defer_code</a> (450)</b>
The numerical Postfix SMTP server response code for
- an <a href="access.5.html"><b>access</b>(5)</a> map "defer" action, including
+ an <a href="access.5.html"><b>access</b>(5)</a> map "defer" action, including
"<a href="postconf.5.html#defer_if_permit">defer_if_permit</a>" or "<a href="postconf.5.html#defer_if_reject">defer_if_reject</a>".
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#reject_tempfail_action">reject_tempfail_action</a> (<a href="postconf.5.html#defer_if_permit">defer_if_permit</a>)</b>
The Postfix SMTP server's action when a reject-type
- restriction fails due to a temporary error condi-
+ restriction fails due to a temporary error condi-
tion.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unknown_helo_hostname_tempfail_action">unknown_helo_hostname_tempfail_action</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_tempfail_action">reject_temp</a>-</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#reject_tempfail_action">fail_action</a>)</b>
- The Postfix SMTP server's action when
+ The Postfix SMTP server's action when
<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unknown_helo_hostname">reject_unknown_helo_hostname</a> fails due to an tempo-
rary error condition.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#unknown_address_tempfail_action">unknown_address_tempfail_action</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_tempfail_action">reject_tempfail_action</a>)</b>
- The Postfix SMTP server's action when
+ The Postfix SMTP server's action when
<a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unknown_sender_domain">reject_unknown_sender_domain</a> or
- <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unknown_recipient_domain">reject_unknown_recipient_domain</a> fail due to a tem-
+ <a href="postconf.5.html#reject_unknown_recipient_domain">reject_unknown_recipient_domain</a> fail due to a tem-
porary error condition.
<b>MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#config_directory">config_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The default location of the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> and
+ The default location of the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> and
<a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> configuration files.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#daemon_timeout">daemon_timeout</a> (18000s)</b>
- How much time a Postfix daemon process may take to
- handle a request before it is terminated by a
+ How much time a Postfix daemon process may take to
+ handle a request before it is terminated by a
built-in watchdog timer.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#command_directory">command_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The location of all postfix administrative com-
+ The location of all postfix administrative com-
mands.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#double_bounce_sender">double_bounce_sender</a> (double-bounce)</b>
and most Postfix daemon processes.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#max_idle">max_idle</a> (100s)</b>
- The maximum amount of time that an idle Postfix
- daemon process waits for an incoming connection
+ The maximum amount of time that an idle Postfix
+ daemon process waits for an incoming connection
before terminating voluntarily.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#max_use">max_use</a> (100)</b>
- The maximal number of incoming connections that a
- Postfix daemon process will service before termi-
+ The maximal number of incoming connections that a
+ Postfix daemon process will service before termi-
nating voluntarily.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#myhostname">myhostname</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
The internet hostname of this mail system.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#mynetworks">mynetworks</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The list of "trusted" SMTP clients that have more
+ The list of "trusted" SMTP clients that have more
privileges than "strangers".
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#myorigin">myorigin</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#myhostname">myhostname</a>)</b>
The domain name that locally-posted mail appears to
- come from, and that locally posted mail is deliv-
+ come from, and that locally posted mail is deliv-
ered to.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#process_id">process_id</a> (read-only)</b>
- The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon
+ The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon
process.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#process_name">process_name</a> (read-only)</b>
- The process name of a Postfix command or daemon
+ The process name of a Postfix command or daemon
process.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The location of the Postfix top-level queue direc-
+ The location of the Postfix top-level queue direc-
tory.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#recipient_delimiter">recipient_delimiter</a> (empty)</b>
sions (user+foo).
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_banner">smtpd_banner</a> ($<a href="postconf.5.html#myhostname">myhostname</a> ESMTP $<a href="postconf.5.html#mail_name">mail_name</a>)</b>
- The text that follows the 220 status code in the
+ The text that follows the 220 status code in the
SMTP greeting banner.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_facility">syslog_facility</a> (mail)</b>
The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The mail system name that is prepended to the
- process name in syslog records, so that "smtpd"
+ The mail system name that is prepended to the
+ process name in syslog records, so that "smtpd"
becomes, for example, "postfix/smtpd".
Available in Postfix version 2.2 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_forbidden_commands">smtpd_forbidden_commands</a> (CONNECT, GET, POST)</b>
- List of commands that causes the Postfix SMTP
- server to immediately terminate the session with a
+ List of commands that causes the Postfix SMTP
+ server to immediately terminate the session with a
221 code.
Available in Postfix version 2.5 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_client_port_logging">smtpd_client_port_logging</a> (no)</b>
- Enable logging of the remote SMTP client port in
+ Enable logging of the remote SMTP client port in
addition to the hostname and IP address.
<b>SEE ALSO</b>
<a href="XFORWARD_README.html">XFORWARD_README</a>, Postfix XFORWARD extension
<b>LICENSE</b>
- The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this
+ The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this
software.
<b>AUTHOR(S)</b>
projects / thirdparty / postfix.git / commitdiff
