#!!# cPanel Exim 4 Config
@CONFIG@
#!!# These options specify the Access Control Lists (ACLs) that
#!!# are used for incoming SMTP messages - after the RCPT and DATA
#!!# commands, respectively.
acl_smtp_rcpt = check_recipient
acl_smtp_data = check_message
#!!# This setting defines a named domain list called
#!!# local_domains, created from the old options that
#!!# referred to local domains. It will be referenced
#!!# later on by the syntax "+local_domains".
#!!# Other domain and host lists may follow.
domainlist local_domains = lsearch;/etc/localdomains
domainlist relay_domains = lsearch;/etc/localdomains : \
lsearch;/etc/secondarymx
hostlist relay_hosts = lsearch;/etc/relayhosts : \
localhost
hostlist auth_relay_hosts = *
######################################################################
# Runtime configuration file for Exim #
######################################################################
# This is a default configuration file which will operate correctly in
# uncomplicated installations. Please see the manual for a complete list
# of all the runtime configuration options that can be included in a
# configuration file. There are many more than are mentioned here. The
# manual is in the file doc/spec.txt in the Exim distribution as a plain
# ASCII file. Other formats (PostScript, Texinfo, HTML) are available from
# the Exim ftp sites. The manual is also online via the Exim web sites.
# This file is divided into several parts, all but the last of which are
# terminated by a line containing the word "end". The parts must appear
# in the correct order, and all must be present (even if some of them are
# in fact empty). Blank lines, and lines starting with # are ignored.
######################################################################
# MAIN CONFIGURATION SETTINGS #
######################################################################
perl_startup = do '/etc/exim.pl'
#dns_retry = 1
#dns_retrans = 1s
# Specify your host's canonical name here. This should normally be the fully
# qualified "official" name of your host. If this option is not set, the
# uname() function is called to obtain the name.
smtp_banner = "${primary_hostname} ESMTP Exim ${version_number} \
\#${compile_number} ${tod_full} \n\
We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited, \n\
and/or bulk e-mail."
#nobody as the sender seems to annoy people
untrusted_set_sender = *
local_from_check = false
rfc1413_query_timeout = 2s
split_spool_directory = yes
smtp_connect_backlog = 50
smtp_accept_max = 100
# primary_hostname =
deliver_queue_load_max = 3
auto_thaw = 6d
ignore_bounce_errors_after = 7d
timeout_frozen_after = 8d
# Specify the domain you want to be added to all unqualified addresses
# here. An unqualified address is one that does not contain an "@" character
# followed by a domain. For example, "caesar@rome.ex" is a fully qualified
# address, but the string "caesar" (i.e. just a login name) is an unqualified
# email address. Unqualified addresses are accepted only from local callers by
# default. See the receiver_unqualified_{hosts,nets} options if you want
# to permit unqualified addresses from remote sources. If this option is
# not set, the primary_hostname value is used for qualification.
# qualify_domain =
# If you want unqualified recipient addresses to be qualified with a different
# domain to unqualified sender addresses, specify the recipient domain here.
# If this option is not set, the qualify_domain value is used.
# qualify_recipient =
# Specify your local domains as a colon-separated list here. If this option
# is not set (i.e. not mentioned in the configuration file), the
# qualify_recipient value is used as the only local domain. If you do not want
# to do any local deliveries, uncomment the following line, but do not supply
# any data for it. This sets local_domains to an empty string, which is not
# the same as not mentioning it at all. An empty string specifies that there
# are no local domains; not setting it at all causes the default value (the
# setting of qualify_recipient) to be used.
#!!# message_filter renamed system_filter
system_filter = /etc/antivirus.exim
message_body_visible = 5000
# If you want to accept mail addressed to your host's literal IP address, for
# example, mail addressed to "user@[111.111.111.111]", then uncomment the
# following line, or supply the literal domain(s) as part of "local_domains"
# above.
# local_domains_include_host_literals
# No local deliveries will ever be run under the uids of these users (a colon-
# separated list). An attempt to do so gets changed so that it runs under the
# uid of "nobody" instead. This is a paranoic safety catch. Note the default
# setting means you cannot deliver mail addressed to root as if it were a
# normal user. This isn't usually a problem, as most sites have an alias for
# root that redirects such mail to a human administrator.
never_users = root
# The use of your host as a mail relay by any host, including the local host
# calling its own SMTP port, is locked out by default. If you want to permit
# relaying from the local host, you should set
#
# host_accept_relay = localhost
#
# If you want to permit relaying through your host from certain hosts or IP
# networks, you need to set the option appropriately, for example
#
#
#
# If you are an MX backup or gateway of some kind for some domains, you must
# set relay_domains to match those domains. This will allow any host to
# relay through your host to those domains.
#
# See the section of the manual entitled "Control of relaying" for more
# information.
# The setting below causes Exim to do a reverse DNS lookup on all incoming
# IP calls, in order to get the true host name. If you feel this is too
# expensive, you can specify the networks for which a lookup is done, or
# remove the setting entirely.
#host_lookup = 0.0.0.0/0
# By default, Exim expects all envelope addresses to be fully qualified, that
# is, they must contain both a local part and a domain. If you want to accept
# unqualified addresses (just a local part) from certain hosts, you can specify
# these hosts by setting one or both of
#
# receiver_unqualified_hosts =
# sender_unqualified_hosts =
#
# to control sender and receiver addresses, respectively. When this is done,
# unqualified addresses are qualified using the settings of qualify_domain
# and/or qualify_recipient (see above).
# Exim contains support for the Realtime Blocking List (RBL) that is being
# maintained as part of the DNS. See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for background.
# Uncommenting the first line below will make Exim reject mail from any
# host whose IP address is blacklisted in the RBL at maps.vix.com. Some
# others have followed the RBL lead and have produced other lists: DUL is
# a list of dial-up addresses, and ORBS is a list of open relay systems. The
# second line below checks all three lists.
# rbl_domains = rbl.maps.vix.com
# rbl_domains = rbl.maps.vix.com
# If you want Exim to support the "percent hack" for all your local domains,
# uncomment the following line. This is the feature by which mail addressed
# to x%y@z (where z is one of your local domains) is locally rerouted to
# x@y and sent on. Otherwise x%y is treated as an ordinary local part.
# percent_hack_domains = *
#sender_host_accept = +include_unknown:*
#sender_host_reject = +include_unknown:lsearch*;/etc/spammers
tls_certificate = /etc/exim.crt
tls_privatekey = /etc/exim.key
tls_advertise_hosts = *
helo_accept_junk_hosts = *
smtp_enforce_sync = false
#!!#######################################################!!#
#!!# This new section of the configuration contains ACLs #!!#
#!!# (Access Control Lists) derived from the Exim 3 #!!#
#!!# policy control options. #!!#
#!!#######################################################!!#
#!!# These ACLs are crudely constructed from Exim 3 options.
#!!# They are almost certainly not optimal. You should study
#!!# them and rewrite as necessary.
begin acl
@BEGINACL@
%BEGINACLBLOCK%
#!!# ACL that is used after the RCPT command
check_recipient:
# Exim 3 had no checking on -bs messages, so for compatibility
# we accept if the source is local SMTP (i.e. not over TCP/IP).
# We do this by testing for an empty sending host field.
accept hosts = :
#if it gets here it isn't mailman
#sender verifications are required for all messages that are not sent to lists
require verify = sender/callout
accept domains = +local_domains
endpass
#recipient verifications are required for all messages that are not sent to the local machine
#this was done at multiple users requests
message = "The recipient cannot be verified. Please check all recipients of this message to verify they are valid."
verify = recipient
accept domains = +relay_domains
warn message = ${perl{popbeforesmtpwarn}{$sender_host_name}}
hosts = +relay_hosts
accept hosts = +relay_hosts
warn message = ${perl{popbeforesmtpwarn}{$sender_host_address}}
condition = ${perl{checkrelayhost}{$sender_host_address}}
accept condition = ${perl{checkrelayhost}{$sender_host_address}}
accept hosts = +auth_relay_hosts
endpass
message = $sender_fullhost is currently not permitted to \
relay through this server. Perhaps you \
have not logged into the pop/imap server in the \
last 30 minutes or do not have SMTP Authentication turned on in your email client.
authenticated = *
deny message = $sender_fullhost is currently not permitted to \
relay through this server. Perhaps you \
have not logged into the pop/imap server in the \
last 30 minutes or do not have SMTP Authentication turned on in your email client.
#!!# ACL that is used after the DATA command
check_message:
# Enabling this will make the server non-rfc compliant
# require verify = header_sender
accept
%ENDACLBLOCK%
@ENDACL@
begin authenticators
fixed_plain:
driver = plaintext
public_name = PLAIN
server_prompts = :
server_condition = "${perl{checkuserpass}{$1}{$2}{$3}}"
server_set_id = $2
fixed_login:
driver = plaintext
public_name = LOGIN
server_prompts = "Username:: : Password::"
server_condition = "${perl{checkuserpass}{$1}{$2}}"
server_set_id = $1
@AUTH@
######################################################################
# REWRITE CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
# There are no rewriting specifications in this default configuration file.
begin rewrite
@REWRITE@
#!!#######################################################!!#
#!!# Here follow routers created from the old routers, #!!#
#!!# for handling non-local domains. #!!#
#!!#######################################################!!#
begin routers
######################################################################
# ROUTERS CONFIGURATION #
# Specifies how remote addresses are handled #
######################################################################
# ORDER DOES MATTER #
# A remote address is passed to each in turn until it is accepted. #
######################################################################
# Remote addresses are those with a domain that does not match any item
# in the "local_domains" setting above.
democheck:
driver = redirect
condition = "${perl{democheck}}"
data = :fail: demo accounts are not permitted to relay email
@ROUTERSTART@
# This router routes to remote hosts over SMTP using a DNS lookup with
# default options.
lookuphost:
driver = dnslookup
condition = "${perl{checkspam}}"
domains = ! +local_domains
#ignore verisign to prevent waste of bandwidth
ignore_target_hosts = 0.0.0.0 : 127.0.0.0/8 : 64.94.110.0/24
headers_add = "${perl{mailtrapheaders}}"
transport = remote_smtp
# This router routes to remote hosts over SMTP by explicit IP address,
# given as a "domain literal" in the form [nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn]. The RFCs
# require this facility, which is why it is enabled by default in Exim.
# If you want to lock it out, set forbid_domain_literals in the main
# configuration section above.
literal:
driver = ipliteral
condition = "${perl{checkspam}}"
domains = ! +local_domains
headers_add = "${perl{mailtrapheaders}}"
transport = remote_smtp
#!!# This new router is put here to fail all domains that
#!!# were not in local_domains in the Exim 3 configuration.
fail_remote_domains:
driver = redirect
domains = ! +local_domains
allow_fail
data = :fail: unrouteable mail domain "$domain"
@ROUTEREND@
#!!#######################################################!!#
#!!# Here follow routers created from the old directors, #!!#
#!!# for handling local domains. #!!#
#!!#######################################################!!#
######################################################################
# DIRECTORS CONFIGURATION #
# Specifies how local addresses are handled #
######################################################################
# ORDER DOES MATTER #
# A local address is passed to each in turn until it is accepted. #
######################################################################
# Local addresses are those with a domain that matches some item in the
# "local_domains" setting above, or those which are passed back from the
# routers because of a "self=local" setting (not used in this configuration).
# This director handles aliasing using a traditional /etc/aliases file.
# If any of your aliases expand to pipes or files, you will need to set
# up a user and a group for these deliveries to run under. You can do
# this by uncommenting the "user" option below (changing the user name
# as appropriate) and adding a "group" option if necessary. Alternatively, you
# can specify "user" on the transports that are used. Note that those
# listed below are the same as are used for .forward files; you might want
# to set up different ones for pipe and file deliveries from aliases.
#spam_filter:
# driver = forwardfile
# file = /etc/spam.filter
# no_check_local_user
# no_verify
# filter
# allow_system_actions
@DIRECTORSTART@
virtual_sa_user:
driver = accept
headers_add="${perl{gensaheader_virtual}{$domain}}"
condition = "${perl{checksa_deliver}{$domain}{$local_part}{$received_protocol}}"
domains = lsearch;/etc/userdomains
retry_use_local_part
transport = virtual_sa_userdelivery
sa_localuser:
driver = accept
check_local_user
headers_add="${perl{gensaheader}{$local_part}}"
condition = "${perl{checkusersa}{$local_part}{$received_protocol}}"
domains = ! lsearch;/etc/userdomains
transport = local_sa_delivery
central_filter:
#!!# filter renamed allow_filter
driver = redirect
allow_filter
no_check_local_user
file = /etc/vfilters/${domain}
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = virtual_address_pipe
reply_transport = address_reply
retry_use_local_part
user = "${lookup{$domain}lsearch* {/etc/userdomains}{$value}}"
no_verify
central_user_filter:
driver = redirect
allow_filter
check_local_user
domains = ! lsearch;/etc/userdomains
condition = "${perl{hasfilterfile}{$local_part}}"
file = "${perl{getfilterfile}{$local_part}}"
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = virtual_address_pipe
reply_transport = address_reply
retry_use_local_part
no_verify
virtual_aliases_nostar:
driver = redirect
allow_defer
allow_fail
data = ${if exists{/etc/valiases/$domain}{${lookup{$local_part@$domain}lsearch{/etc/valiases/$domain}}}}
file_transport = address_file
group = mail
pipe_transport = virtual_address_pipe
retry_use_local_part
domains = lsearch;/etc/localdomains
unseen
virtual_user_spam:
driver = accept
condition = "${perl{check_deliver_spam}{$domain}{$local_part}}"
headers_remove="x-spam-exim"
domains = lsearch;/etc/userdomains
retry_use_local_part
transport = virtual_userdelivery_spam
virtual_user:
driver = accept
condition = "${perl{check_deliver}{$domain}{$local_part}}"
headers_remove="x-spam-exim"
domains = lsearch;/etc/userdomains
retry_use_local_part
transport = virtual_userdelivery
has_alias_but_no_mailbox_discarded_to_prevent_loop:
driver = redirect
condition = "${perl{checkvalias}{$domain}{$local_part}}"
domains = lsearch;/etc/localdomains
data="#Exim Filter\nseen finish"
group = "${lookup{$domain}lsearch* {/etc/userdomains}{$value}}"
user = "${lookup{$domain}lsearch* {/etc/userdomains}{$value}}"
allow_filter
disable_logging = true
virtual_aliases:
driver = redirect
allow_defer
allow_fail
data = ${if exists{/etc/valiases/$domain}{${lookup{*}lsearch{/etc/valiases/$domain}}}}
file_transport = address_file
group = mail
pipe_transport = virtual_address_pipe
domains = lsearch;/etc/localdomains
retry_use_local_part
@DIRECTORMIDDLE@
# This director handles forwarding using traditional .forward files.
# If you want it also to allow mail filtering when a forward file
# starts with the string "# Exim filter", uncomment the "filter" option.
# The check_ancestor option means that if the forward file generates an
# address that is an ancestor of the current one, the current one gets
# passed on instead. This covers the case where A is aliased to B and B
# has a .forward file pointing to A. The three transports specified at the
# end are those that are used when forwarding generates a direct delivery
# to a file, or to a pipe, or sets up an auto-reply, respectively.
system_aliases:
driver = redirect
allow_defer
allow_fail
data = ${lookup{$local_part}lsearch{/etc/aliases}}
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = address_pipe
retry_use_local_part
# user = exim
local_aliases:
driver = redirect
allow_defer
allow_fail
data = ${lookup{$local_part}lsearch{/etc/localaliases}}
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = address_pipe
check_local_user
userforward:
#!!# filter renamed allow_filter
driver = redirect
allow_filter
check_ancestor
check_local_user
domains = ! lsearch;/etc/userdomains
no_expn
file = $home/.forward
file_transport = address_file
pipe_transport = address_pipe
reply_transport = address_reply
no_verify
localuser_spam:
driver = accept
headers_remove="x-spam-exim"
condition = "${perl{checkuserspambox}{$local_part}}"
check_local_user
domains = ! lsearch;/etc/userdomains
transport = local_delivery_spam
localuser:
driver = accept
headers_remove="x-spam-exim"
check_local_user
domains = ! lsearch;/etc/userdomains
transport = local_delivery
# This director matches local user mailboxes.
@DIRECTOREND@
######################################################################
# TRANSPORTS CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
# ORDER DOES NOT MATTER #
# Only one appropriate transport is called for each delivery. #
######################################################################
# A transport is used only when referenced from a director or a router that
# successfully handles an address.
# This transport is used for delivering messages over SMTP connections.
begin transports
@TRANSPORTSTART@
remote_smtp:
driver = smtp
# This transport is used for local delivery to user mailboxes. By default
# it will be run under the uid and gid of the local user, and requires
# the sticky bit to be set on the /var/mail directory. Some systems use
# the alternative approach of running mail deliveries under a particular
# group instead of using the sticky bit. The commented options below show
# how this can be done.
local_delivery:
driver = appendfile
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
directory = "${extract{5}{:}{${lookup passwd{$local_part}{$value}}}}/mail"
maildir_format
group = mail
mode = 0660
return_path_add
user = $local_part
local_delivery_spam:
driver = appendfile
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
directory = "${extract{5}{:}{${lookup passwd{$local_part}{$value}}}}/mail/.spam"
maildir_format
group = mail
mode = 0660
return_path_add
user = $local_part
local_sa_delivery:
driver = pipe
command = /usr/sbin/sendmail -bS
use_bsmtp = true
transport_filter = "/usr/bin/spamc"
user = $local_part
group = mail
log_output = true
current_directory = "/tmp"
home_directory = "/tmp"
return_fail_output = true
return_path_add = false
message_prefix =
message_suffix =
timeout_defer = true
transport_filter_timeout = 5m
temp_errors = 2
@TRANSPORTMIDDLE@
# This transport is used for handling pipe deliveries generated by alias
# or .forward files. If the pipe generates any standard output, it is returned
# to the sender of the message as a delivery error. Set return_fail_output
# instead of return_output if you want this to happen only when the pipe fails
# to complete normally. You can set different transports for aliases and
# forwards if you want to - see the references to address_pipe below.
address_pipe:
driver = pipe
return_output
virtual_address_pipe:
driver = pipe
group = "${lookup{$domain}lsearch* {/etc/userdomains}{$value}}"
return_output
user = "${lookup{$domain}lsearch* {/etc/userdomains}{$value}}"
# This transport is used for handling deliveries directly to files that are
# generated by aliassing or forwarding.
address_file:
driver = appendfile
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
return_path_add
# This transport is used for handling autoreplies generated by the filtering
# option of the forwardfile director.
virtual_sa_userdelivery:
driver = pipe
command = /usr/sbin/sendmail -bS
use_bsmtp = true
transport_filter = "/usr/bin/spamc"
user = "${lookup{$domain}lsearch* {/etc/userdomains}{$value}}"
group = mail
log_output = true
current_directory = "/tmp"
home_directory = "/tmp"
return_fail_output = true
return_path_add = false
message_prefix =
message_suffix =
timeout_defer = true
transport_filter_timeout = 5m
temp_errors = 2
virtual_userdelivery_spam:
driver = appendfile
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
directory = "${extract{5}{:}{${lookup passwd{${lookup{$domain}lsearch*{/etc/userdomains}{$value}}}{$value}}}}/mail/${domain}/${local_part}/.spam"
maildir_format
group = mail
mode = 0660
quota = "${if exists{${extract{5}{:}{${lookup passwd{${lookup{$domain}lsearch*{/etc/userdomains}{$value}}}{$value}}}}/etc/${domain}/quota} {${lookup{$local_part}lsearch*{${extract{5}{:}{${lookup passwd{${lookup{$domain}lsearch*{/etc/userdomains}{$value}}}{$value}}}}/etc/${domain}/quota}{$value}}} {}}"
quota_directory = "${extract{5}{:}{${lookup passwd{${lookup{$domain}lsearch*{/etc/userdomains}{$value}}}{$value}}}}/mail/${domain}/${local_part}"
return_path_add
user = "${lookup{$domain}lsearch* {/etc/userdomains}{$value}}"
virtual_userdelivery:
driver = appendfile
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
directory = "${extract{5}{:}{${lookup passwd{${lookup{$domain}lsearch*{/etc/userdomains}{$value}}}{$value}}}}/mail/${domain}/${local_part}"
maildir_format
group = mail
mode = 0660
quota = "${if exists{${extract{5}{:}{${lookup passwd{${lookup{$domain}lsearch*{/etc/userdomains}{$value}}}{$value}}}}/etc/${domain}/quota} {${lookup{$local_part}lsearch*{${extract{5}{:}{${lookup passwd{${lookup{$domain}lsearch*{/etc/userdomains}{$value}}}{$value}}}}/etc/${domain}/quota}{$value}}} {}}"
quota_directory = "${extract{5}{:}{${lookup passwd{${lookup{$domain}lsearch*{/etc/userdomains}{$value}}}{$value}}}}/mail/${domain}/${local_part}"
return_path_add
user = "${lookup{$domain}lsearch* {/etc/userdomains}{$value}}"
address_reply:
driver = autoreply
@TRANSPORTEND@
######################################################################
# RETRY CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
# This single retry rule applies to all domains and all errors. It specifies
# retries every 15 minutes for 2 hours, then increasing retry intervals,
# starting at 1 hour and increasing each time by a factor of 1.5, up to 16
# hours, then retries every 8 hours until 4 days have passed since the first
# failed delivery.
# Domain Error Retries
# ------ ----- -------
begin retry
@RETRYSTART@
* * F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,4d,8h
@RETRYEND@
# End of Exim 4 configuration
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For the past five years we have worked with Spectrum News to introduce and train their journalists on visual, character driven storytelling using smartphones helping to create a different kind of local news for their network of 24-Hour News Stations across the United States.
In 2006, we were approached by the United Nations. Rather than rely on news outlets, it would be much easier to train the field operatives to produce their own stories. We spent two years working with the UN, training more than 100 of their staff in bootcamps in Geneva and Nairobi.
We trained 50 print reporters at the paper to shoot and tell their own stories, in conjunction with their print work. We built a TV newsroom in their existing print newsroom – you could not ask for a better set and they began to live stream their stories in conjunction with their print work.
We spent two years with McGraw Hill, training more than 150 of their staffers, making them completely video literate. McGraw/Hill media properties we transit included Business Week, Aviation Week, (what was the name of the architecture magazine), and JD Power and Associates.
In 1990, we were approached by The Voice of America, the official broadcasting agency for the United States Government. When we met with VOA, they were only a short wave radio broadcaster, but working with them, we took them into television, launching VOA-TV.
British based Oyster Yachts makes some of the finest yachts in the world. Like every other company, they had to find a way to feed the never-ending video demands of social media – sites like Instagram and TikTok. We trained the Oyster staff to tell their own stories, using only iPhones.
We were approached by SEPA, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency because they had to continually find a way to ‘feed the media beast’. The result was that SEPA was able to tell their own stories, whenever they wanted, and at almost no additional cost.
Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.
He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.
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