522_PERMANENT_ERROR_STRING
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Provides flexibility in handling 552 responses against broken SMTP servers.
This option can be set to a list of 552 status strings that are to be treated
as permanent errors. Multiple strings should be separated by vertical bars.
The string needs to include the extended status code, assuming one is present,
as well as the error text. The “552” should not be included.
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ALLOW_ETRNS_PER_SESSION (integer)
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Limits the number of ETRN commands accepted per session. The default
is 1.
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ALLOW_RECIPIENTS_PER_TRANSACTION (Integer)
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Maximum number of recipients per message. Applies to the RCPT TO and
SMTP VRFY commands. The message is submitted to the initial recipients, but
excess recipients are rejected with a “452 Too many recipients specified”
error at the RCPT TO: command. See REJECT_RECIPIENTS_PER_TRANSACTION.
The default is 128.
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ALLOW_REJECTIONS_BEFORE_DEFERRAL (integer)
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Set a limit on the number of bad RCPT TO: addresses that are allowed
during a single session. That is, after the specified number of To: addresses
have been rejected, all subsequent recipients, good or bad, are rejected with
a 4xx error.
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ALLOW_TRANSACTIONS_PER_SESSION (Integer)
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Limits the number of messages allowed per connection. The default is
no limit.
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ATTEMPT_TRANSACTIONS_PER_SESSION (Integer)
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Limits the number of messages the MTA attempts to transfer during any
one connection session.
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BANNER_ADDITION (U.S. ASCII String)
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Adds the specified string to the SMTP banner line. The vertical bar
character (|) is not permitted in the string.
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BANNER_HOST (U.S. ASCII String)
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Sets the host name that appears in the SMTP banners. The SMTP banners
are the initial greetings given by the SMTP server and the HELO/EHLO commands
issued by the SMTP client.
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CHECK_SOURCE (0 or 1)
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Controls whether or not the name found from a DNS lookup (or the IP
domain literal, if DNS lookups have been disabled) is included in the constructed
Received: header as a comment after the presented name when the determined
name does not match the name presented by the remote SMTP client on the HELO
or EHLO line. The SMTP server normally attempts to determine the name of the
host from which a connection has been received, as specified by the ident* channel keywords. A value of 1 (default) enables the inclusion
of the determined name when different from the presented name. A value of
0 disables the inclusion of any such comment thereby eliminating one of the
more useful checks of message validity.
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COMMAND_RECEIVE_TIME (Integer)
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Specifies, in minutes, how long to wait to receive general SMTP commands
(commands other than those with explicitly specified time-out values set using
other specifically named options).
The default value is 10.
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COMMAND_TRANSMIT_TIME (Integer)
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Specifies, in minutes, how long to spend transmitting general SMTP commands
(commands other than those with explicitly specified time-out values set using
other specifically named options).
The default value is 10.
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CUSTOM_VERSION_STRING (U.S. ASCII
String)
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Overrides part of the default banner string that specifies product name
and version number.
This option is not recommended to be used.
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DATA_RECEIVE_TIME (Integer)
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Specifies, in minutes, how long to wait to receive data during an SMTP
dialogue. The default is 5.
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DATA_TRANSMIT_TIME (Integer)
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Specifies, in minutes, how long to spend transmitting data during an
SMTP dialogue. The default is 10.
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DISABLE_ADDRESS (0 or 1)
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The MTA SMTP server implements a private command XADR.
This command returns information about how an address is routed internally
by the MTA as well as general channel information. Releasing such information
may constitute a breach of security for some sites. Setting the DISABLE_ADDRESS option to 1 disables the XADR command. The default
is 0, which enables the XADR command.
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DISABLE_CIRCUIT (0 or 1)
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Enables or disables the private XCIR command implemented
by the SMTP server. The XCIR command returns MTA circuit
check information. Releasing such information may constitute a breach of security
for some sites. Setting DISABLE_CIRCUIT to 1 disables the XCIR command. Setting DISABLE_CIRCUIT to 0 enables
the XCIR command. If DISABLE_CIRCUIT is
not explicitly set, then use of this XCIR command is controlled
by the DISABLE_GENERAL option setting.
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DISABLE_EXPAND (0 or 1)
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The SMTP EXPN command is used to expand mailing lists.
Exposing the contents of mailing lists to outside scrutiny may constitute
a breach of security for some sites. The DISABLE_EXPAND option,
when set to 1, disables the EXPN command completely. The
default value is 0, which causes the EXPN command to work
normally.
Note that mailing list expansion can also be blocked on a list-by-list
basis by setting the expandable attribute to False in the
list’s directory entry.
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DISABLE_GENERAL (0 or 1)
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Enables or disables the private XGEN command implemented
by the SMTP server. The XGEN command returns status information
about whether a compiled configuration and compiled character set are in use.
Releasing such information may constitute a breach of security for some sites.
Setting DISABLE_GENERAL to 1 disables the XGEN command.
The default is 0, which enables the XGEN command.
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DISABLE_SEND (0 or 1)
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Disable the SMTP SEND FROM:, SAML FROM:, and SOML FROM: commands. Setting
this option to 1 disables the commands. The default is 1.
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DISABLE_STATUS (0 or 1)
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The MTA SMTP server implements a private command XSTA.
This command returns status information about the number of messages processed
and currently in the MTA channel queues. Releasing such information may consisted
a breach of security for some sites. Setting the DISABLE_STATUS option
to 1 disables the XSTA command. The default is 0, which
enables the XSTA command.
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DOT_TRANSMIT_TIME (Integer)
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Specifies, in minutes, how long to spend transmitting the dot (.)
terminating the data in an SMTP dialogue. The default is 10.
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EHLO_ADDITION
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Specifies an SMTP extension or extensions to advertise as part of the
EHLO response. To specify multiple extensions, separate them with the vertical
bar character (|).
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HIDE_VERIFY (0 or 1)
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The SMTP VRFY command can be used to establish the legality of an address
before using it. This command has been abused by automated query engines in
some cases. The HIDE_VERIFY option, when set to 1, tells
the MTA not to return any useful information in the VRFY command
result. The default value is 0, which causes VRFY to act
normally. The vrfy* channel keywords may be used to control
the MTA’s behavior on a per-channel basis.
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INITIAL_COMMAND
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Specifies an initial SMTP command string for the SMTP client to send.
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LOG_BANNER (0 or 1)
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The LOG_BANNER option controls whether the remote
SMTP server banner line is included in mail.log* file entries
when the logging channel keyword is enabled for the channel.
A value of 1 (the default) enables logging of the remote SMTP server banner
line; a value of 0 disables it. LOG_BANNER also affects whether a remote SMTP
banner line, if available, is included in bounce messages generated by the
channel.
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LOG_CONNECTION (integer)
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The LOG_CONNECTION option controls whether or not
connection information, for example, the domain name of the SMTP client sending
the message, is saved in mail.log file entries and the
writing of connection records when the logging channel
keyword is enabled for the channel. This value is a decimal integer representing
a bit-encoded integer, the interpretation of which is given below:
Bit-0 Value-1: When set, includes source system information in mail.log
E, D, R, and J entries, as well as transport information in Reporting-MTA
fields of DSNs.
Bit-1 Value-2: When set, connection open, close, and fail records are
logged by message enqueue and dequeue agents such as the SMTP clients and
servers.
Bit-2 Value-4: When set, I records are logged recording ETRN events.
Bit 3 Value-8: When set, includes transport information in Reporting-MTA
fields of DSNs.
Bit 4 Value 16: When set, allows PORT_ACCESS to add text to an application
information string.
Bit 5 Value 32: When set, includes transport information string in mail.log
entries.This will always include a source IP address for incoming TCP/IP connections.
Bit 6 Value 64: When set, includes application information string in
mail.log entries.
Bit 7 Value 128: When set, generates a U record type which logs SMTP
authentication successes and failures. A diagnostic field will record the
result of the authentication attempt and the username will be logged in the
username field if it is known.
Where Bit 0 is the least significant bit.
This channel option defaults to the setting of the global MTA option LOG_CONNECTION as set in the MTA option file. This channel option
may be set explicitly to override on a per-channel basis the behavior requested
by the global option.
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LOG_TRANSPORTINFO (0 or 1)
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The LOG_TRANSPORTINFO controls whether transport
information, such as the sending and receiving side IP addresses and TCP ports,
is included in mail.log file entries when the logging channel keyword is enabled
for the channel. A value of 1 enables transport information logging. A value
of 0 disables it. This channel option defaults to the setting of the global
MTA option LOG_CONNECTION as set in the MTA option file.
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MAIL_TRANSMIT_TIME (Integer)
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Specifies, in minutes, the time to wait for the transmit to complete.
The default is 10.
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MAX_B_ENTRIES
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Controls how many bad commands sent to the SMTP serve will be logged
in mail.log_current as (B records) in a given session.
The default is 10.
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MAX_CLIENT_THREADS
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An integer number indicating the maximum number of simultaneous outbound
connections that the client channel program allows. Note that multiple processes
may be used for outbound connections, depending on how you have channel-processing
pools set up. This option controls the number of threads per process. The
default if this option is not specified is 10.
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MAX_A_RECORDS
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Specifies the maximum number of A records that the MTA should try using
when attempting to deliver a message. The default is no limit.
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MAX_J_ENTRIES
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Specifies the maximum number of J mail.log* entries
to write during a single SMTP connection session. The default is 10.
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MAX_HELO_DOMAIN_LENGTH
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Specifies the length limit of the argument accepted on the HELO, EHLO,
and LHLO line. If a client sends a longer host name argument, that command
is rejected. The default is no limit.
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MAX_MX_RECORDS (Integer <=32)
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Specifies the maximum number of MX records that the MTA should try using
when attempting to deliver a message. The maximum value is 32, which is also
the default.
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PROXY_PASSWORD
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Specifies the password to authenticate the SMTP proxy to the SMTP server
to which the proxy intends to shuttle SMTP commands from a client. This value
must match the MMP SmtpProxyPassword parameter.
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RCPT_TRANSMIT_TIME (Integer)
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Specifies, in minutes, the time to wait for the transmit to complete.
The default is 10.
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REJECT_RECIPIENTS_PER_TRANSACTION
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This option may be used to specify a limit on the number of recipients
that will be accepted during a single transaction. It also limits the number
of VRFY address verifications that may be performed. (Note
that the count of actual recipients, RCPT TO:, is separate
from the counter of verifies, VRFY:; that is, VRFY:’s
do not count against the RCPT TO: limit, nor do RCPT TO:’s
count against the VRFY: limit; each is limited independently
to the REJECT_RECIPIENTS_PER_TRANSACTION value.)
If the RCPT TO: limit is exceeded, then at the DATA command the entire message to all recipients will be rejected
with a temporary error: “452 4.5.3 Transaction blocked; too many recipients
specified.” (Compare with ALLOW_RECIPIENTS_PER_TRANSACTION which
rejects merely the excess recipients with a “452 Too many recipients
specified” error at the RCPT TO: command, allowing
the message to be submitted to the initial recipients.) Attempts to VRFY more addresses than the limit will be rejected with a “452
4.5.3 Verification blocked; too many operations performed” error. The
default is no limit. Note that if both ALLOW_RECIPIENTS_PER_TRANSACTION and REJECT_RECIPIENTS_PER_TRANSACTION are set, with REJECT_RECIPIENTS_PER_TRANSACTION being set to a larger value than ALLOW_RECIPIENTS_PER_TRANSACTION, then once ALLOW_RECIPIENTS_PER_TRANSACTION is
exceeded any additional recipients receive a temporary error, and once REJECT_RECIPIENTS_PER_TRANSACTION is exceeded the entire message is rejected with a temporary error.
See also the recipientcutoff and disconnectrejectlimit channel keywords, and the global MTA options LDAP_RECIPIENTCUTOFF and LDAP_DOMAIN_ATTR_RECIPIENTCUTOFF.
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STATUS_DATA_RECEIVE_TIME (Integer)
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Specifies, in minutes, how long to wait to receive the SMTP response
to your sent data; that is, how long to wait to receive a 550 (or
other) response to the dot-terminating-sent data. The default value is 10.
See also the STATUS_DATA_RECV_PER_ADDR_TIME, STATUS_DATA_RECV_PER_BLOCK_TIME, and STATUS_DATA_RECV_PER_ADDR_PER_BLK_TIME options.
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STATUS_DATA_RECV_PER_ADDR_TIME (Floating
Point Value)
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Specifies an adjustment factor for how long to wait to receive the SMTP
response to your sent data based on the number of addresses in the MAIL
TO command. This value is multiplied by the number of addresses
and added to the base wait time (specified with the STATUS_DATA_RECV_TIME option). The default is 0.083333.
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STATUS_DATA_RECV_PER_BLOCK_TIME (Floating
Point Value)
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Specifies an adjustment factor for how long to wait to receive the SMTP
response to your sent data based on the number of blocks sent. This value
is multiplied by the number of blocks and added to the base wait time (specified
with the STATUS_DATA_RECEIVE_TIME option). The default
is 0.001666.
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STATUS_DATA_RECV_PER_ADDR_PER_BLK_TIME (Floating
Point Value)
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Specifies an adjustment factor for how long to wait to receive the SMTP
response to your sent data based on the number of addresses (in the MAIL
TO command) per number of blocks sent. This value is multiplied
by the number of addresses per block and added to the base wait time (specified
with the STATUS_DATA_RECEIVE_TIME option). The default
is 0.003333.
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STATUS_MAIL_RECEIVE_TIME (Integer)
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Specifies, in minutes, how long to wait to receive the SMTP response
to a sent MAIL FROM command. (Also corresponds to the time
we wait for the initial banner line, and the time to wait to receive a response
to a HELO, EHLO, or RSET command.) The default is 10.
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STATUS_RCPT_RECEIVE_TIME (Integer)
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Specifies, in minutes, how long to wait to receive the SMTP response
to a sent RCPT TO command. The default value is 10.
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STATUS_RECEIVE_TIME (Integer)
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Specifies, in minutes, how long to wait to receive the SMTP response
to general SMTP commands, (commands other than those with specified time out
values set using other specifically named options). The default value is 10.
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STATUS_TRANSMIT_TIME (Integer)
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Specifies, in minutes, how long to spend transmitting the SMTP response
to an SMTP command.
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TRACE_LEVEL (0, 1, or 2)
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This option controls whether TCP/IP level trace is included in debug
log files. The default value is 0, meaning that no TCP/IP packet traces are
included; a value of 1 tells the MTA to include TCP/IP packet traces in any
debug log files; a value of 2 tells the MTA to include DNS lookup information
as well as TCP/IP packet traces.
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TRANSACTION_LIMIT_RCPT_TO
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Affects the MTA’s behavior once ALLOW_TRANSACTION_PER_SESSION has been exceeded. The default is 0, meaning that once ALLOW_TRANSACTION_PER_SESSION has been exceeded the MTA rejects subsequent transactions during
hat same session at the MAIL FROM: command. If set to 1, the subsequent transactions
are instead rejected at the RCPT TO: command.
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