X-Git-Url: https://git.netwichtig.de/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fdoc-txt%2Fexperimental-spec.txt;h=aa93e07bf7da4933dea9d8bb5f13d7e199049924;hb=dd99866675408214be0271c7a70a8b7eb88955e7;hp=5c823112363127abd427cafdfb88db2f5a1ea478;hpb=6372d4c990f39ba6ad84a91af0a3a61a63bd50a3;p=user%2Fhenk%2Fcode%2Fexim.git diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt b/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt index 5c8231123..aa93e07bf 100644 --- a/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt +++ b/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt @@ -793,7 +793,21 @@ standard header. Note that it would be wise to strip incoming messages of A-R headers that claim to be from our own . -There are two new variables: $arc_state and $arc_state_reason. +There are three new variables: $arc_state, $arc_state_reason, $arc_domains: + + $arc_state One of pass, fail, none + $arc_state_reason (if fail, why) + $arc_domains colon-sep list of ARC chain domains, in chain order. + problematic elements may have empty list elements + $arc_oldest_pass lowest passing instance number of chain + +Example: + logwrite = oldest-p-ams: <${reduce {$lh_ARC-Authentication-Results:} \ + {} \ + {${if = {$arc_oldest_pass} \ + {${extract {i}{${extract {1}{;}{$item}}}}} \ + {$item} {$value}}} \ + }> Receive log lines for an ARC pass will be tagged "ARC". @@ -805,7 +819,7 @@ An option on the smtp transport, which constructs and prepends to the message an ARC set of headers. The textually-first Authentication-Results: header is used as a basis (you must have added one on entry to the ADMD). Expanded as a whole; if unset, empty or forced-failure then no signing is done. -If it is set, all three elements must be non-empty. +If it is set, all of the first three elements must be non-empty. The fourth element is optional, and if present consists of a comma-separated list of options. The options implemented are @@ -824,12 +838,18 @@ Caveats: * There must be an Authentication-Results header, presumably added by an ACL while receiving the message, for the same ADMD, for arc_sign to succeed. This requires careful coordination between inbound and outbound logic. + + Only one A-R header is taken account of. This is a limitation versus + the ARC spec (which says that all A-R headers from within the ADMD must + be used). + * If passing a message to another system, such as a mailing-list manager (MLM), between receipt and sending, be wary of manipulations to headers made by the MLM. + For instance, Mailman with REMOVE_DKIM_HEADERS==3 might improve deliverability in a pre-ARC world, but that option also renames the Authentication-Results header, which breaks signing. + * Even if you use multiple DKIM keys for different domains, the ARC concept should try to stick to one ADMD, so pick a primary domain and use that for AR headers and outbound signing.