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2 # NAME
3 # header_checks 5
4 # SUMMARY
5 # Postfix built-in content inspection
6 # SYNOPSIS
7 # .nf
8 # \fBheader_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/header_checks\fR
9 # \fBmime_header_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/mime_header_checks\fR
10 # \fBnested_header_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/nested_header_checks\fR
11 # \fBbody_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/body_checks\fR
12 # .sp
13 # \fBmilter_header_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/milter_header_checks\fR
14 # .sp
15 # \fBsmtp_header_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/smtp_header_checks\fR
16 # \fBsmtp_mime_header_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/smtp_mime_header_checks\fR
17 # \fBsmtp_nested_header_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/smtp_nested_header_checks\fR
18 # \fBsmtp_body_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/smtp_body_checks\fR
19 # .sp
20 # \fBpostmap -q "\fIstring\fB" pcre:/etc/postfix/\fIfilename\fR
21 # \fBpostmap -q - pcre:/etc/postfix/\fIfilename\fR <\fIinputfile\fR
22 # .fi
23 # DESCRIPTION
24 # This document describes access control on the content of
25 # message headers and message body lines; it is implemented
26 # by the Postfix \fBcleanup\fR(8) server before mail is queued.
27 # See \fBaccess\fR(5) for access control on remote SMTP client
28 # information.
29 #
30 # Each message header or message body line is compared against
31 # a list of patterns.
32 # When a match is found the corresponding action is executed, and
33 # the matching process is repeated for the next message header or
34 # message body line.
35 #
36 # Note: message headers are examined one logical header at a time,
37 # even when a message header spans multiple lines. Body lines are
38 # always examined one line at a time.
39 #
40 # For examples, see the EXAMPLES section at the end of this
41 # manual page.
42 #
43 # Postfix header or body_checks are designed to stop a flood of mail
44 # from worms or viruses; they do not decode attachments, and they do
45 # not unzip archives. See the documents referenced below in the README
46 # FILES section if you need more sophisticated content analysis.
47 # FILTERS WHILE RECEIVING MAIL
48 # .ad
49 # .fi
50 # Postfix implements the following four built-in content
51 # inspection classes while receiving mail:
52 # .IP "\fBheader_checks\fR (default: empty)"
53 # These are applied to initial message headers (except for
54 # the headers that are processed with \fBmime_header_checks\fR).
55 # .IP "\fBmime_header_checks\fR (default: \fB$header_checks\fR)"
56 # These are applied to MIME related message headers only.
57 # .sp
58 # This feature is available in Postfix 2.0 and later.
59 # .IP "\fBnested_header_checks\fR (default: \fB$header_checks\fR)"
60 # These are applied to message headers of attached email
61 # messages (except for the headers that are processed with
62 # \fBmime_header_checks\fR).
63 # .sp
64 # This feature is available in Postfix 2.0 and later.
65 # .IP \fBbody_checks\fR
66 # These are applied to all other content, including multi-part
67 # message boundaries.
68 # .sp
69 # With Postfix versions before 2.0, all content after the initial
70 # message headers is treated as body content.
71 # FILTERS AFTER RECEIVING MAIL
72 # .ad
73 # .fi
74 # Postfix supports a subset of the built-in content inspection
75 # classes after the message is received:
76 # .IP "\fBmilter_header_checks\fR (default: empty)"
77 # These are applied to headers that are added with Milter
78 # applications.
79 # .sp
80 # This feature is available in Postfix 2.7 and later.
81 # FILTERS WHILE DELIVERING MAIL
82 # .ad
83 # .fi
84 # Postfix supports all four content inspection classes while
85 # delivering mail via SMTP.
86 # .IP "\fBsmtp_header_checks\fR (default: empty)"
87 # .IP "\fBsmtp_mime_header_checks\fR (default: empty)"
88 # .IP "\fBsmtp_nested_header_checks\fR (default: empty)"
89 # .IP "\fBsmtp_body_checks\fR (default: empty)"
90 # These features are available in Postfix 2.5 and later.
91 # COMPATIBILITY
92 # .ad
93 # .fi
94 # With Postfix version 2.2 and earlier specify "\fBpostmap
95 # -fq\fR" to query a table that contains case sensitive
96 # patterns. By default, regexp: and pcre: patterns are case
97 # insensitive.
98 # TABLE FORMAT
99 # .ad
100 # .fi
101 # This document assumes that header and body_checks rules are specified
102 # in the form of Postfix regular expression lookup tables. Usually the
103 # best performance is obtained with \fBpcre\fR (Perl Compatible Regular
104 # Expression) tables, but the slower \fBregexp\fR (POSIX regular
105 # expressions) support is more widely available.
106 # Use the command "\fBpostconf -m\fR" to find out what lookup table
107 # types your Postfix system supports.
108 #
109 # The general format of Postfix regular expression tables is
110 # given below.
111 # For a discussion of specific pattern or flags syntax,
112 # see \fBpcre_table\fR(5) or \fBregexp_table\fR(5), respectively.
113 # .IP "\fB/\fIpattern\fB/\fIflags action\fR"
114 # When /\fIpattern\fR/ matches the input string, execute
115 # the corresponding \fIaction\fR. See below for a list
116 # of possible actions.
117 # .IP "\fB!/\fIpattern\fB/\fIflags action\fR"
118 # When /\fIpattern\fR/ does \fBnot\fR match the input string,
119 # execute the corresponding \fIaction\fR.
120 # .IP "\fBif /\fIpattern\fB/\fIflags\fR"
121 # .IP "\fBendif\fR"
122 # Match the input string against the patterns between \fBif\fR
123 # and \fBendif\fR, if and only if the same input string also
124 # matches /\fIpattern\fR/. The \fBif\fR..\fBendif\fR can nest.
125 # .sp
126 # Note: do not prepend whitespace to patterns inside
127 # \fBif\fR..\fBendif\fR.
128 # .IP "\fBif !/\fIpattern\fB/\fIflags\fR"
129 # .IP "\fBendif\fR"
130 # Match the input string against the patterns between \fBif\fR
131 # and \fBendif\fR, if and only if the same input string does
132 # \fBnot\fR match /\fIpattern\fR/. The \fBif\fR..\fBendif\fR
133 # can nest.
134 # .IP "blank lines and comments"
135 # Empty lines and whitespace-only lines are ignored, as
136 # are lines whose first non-whitespace character is a `#'.
137 # .IP "multi-line text"
138 # A pattern/action line starts with non-whitespace text. A line that
139 # starts with whitespace continues a logical line.
140 # TABLE SEARCH ORDER
141 # .ad
142 # .fi
143 # For each line of message input, the patterns are applied in the
144 # order as specified in the table. When a pattern is found that matches
145 # the input line, the corresponding action is executed and then the
146 # next input line is inspected.
147 # TEXT SUBSTITUTION
148 # .ad
149 # .fi
150 # Substitution of substrings from the matched expression into the
151 # \fIaction\fR
152 # string is possible using the conventional Perl syntax
153 # (\fB$1\fR, \fB$2\fR, etc.).
154 # The macros in the result string may need to be written as \fB${n}\fR
155 # or \fB$(n)\fR if they aren't followed by whitespace.
156 #
157 # Note: since negated patterns (those preceded by \fB!\fR) return a
158 # result when the expression does not match, substitutions are not
159 # available for negated patterns.
160 # ACTIONS
161 # .ad
162 # .fi
163 # Action names are case insensitive. They are shown in upper case
164 # for consistency with other Postfix documentation.
165 # \" .IP "\fBDELAY \fItime\fR"
166 # \" Place the message into the deferred queue, and delay the
167 # \" initial delivery attempt by \fItime\fR. The time value may
168 # \" be followed by a one-character suffix that specifies the
169 # \" time unit: s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours), d (days),
170 # \" w (weeks). The default time unit is s (seconds).
171 # \" .sp
172 # \" Limitations:
173 # \" .RS
174 # \" .IP \(bu
175 # \" This action affects all the recipients of the message.
176 # \" .IP \(bu
177 # \" The delay value has no effect with remote file systems that
178 # \" don't correctly emulate UNIX local file system semantics.
179 # \" In that case, the delay will be half of $queue_run_delay
180 # \" on average.
181 # \" .IP \(bu
182 # \" Mail will still be delivered with "sendmail -q", "postfix
183 # \" flush" or "postqueue -f".
184 # \" .IP \(bu
185 # \" Delayed mail increases the amount of disk I/O during deferred
186 # \" queue scans. When large amounts of mail are queued for
187 # \" delayed delivery it may be preferable to use the HOLD feature
188 # \" instead.
189 # \" .RE
190 # \" .IP
191 # \" This feature is available in Postfix 2.3 and later.
192 # .IP "\fBDISCARD \fIoptional text...\fR"
193 # Claim successful delivery and silently discard the message.
194 # Log the optional text if specified, otherwise log a generic
195 # message.
196 # .sp
197 # Note: this action disables further header or body_checks inspection
198 # of the current message and affects all recipients.
199 # To discard only one recipient without discarding the entire message,
200 # use the transport(5) table to direct mail to the discard(8) service.
201 # .sp
202 # This feature is available in Postfix 2.0 and later.
203 # .sp
204 # This feature is not supported with smtp header/body checks.
205 # .IP \fBDUNNO\fR
206 # Pretend that the input line did not match any pattern, and inspect the
207 # next input line. This action can be used to shorten the table search.
208 # .sp
209 # For backwards compatibility reasons, Postfix also accepts
210 # \fBOK\fR but it is (and always has been) treated as \fBDUNNO\fR.
211 # .sp
212 # This feature is available in Postfix 2.1 and later.
213 # .IP "\fBFILTER \fItransport:destination\fR"
214 # After the message is queued, send the entire message through
215 # the specified external content filter. The \fItransport\fR
216 # name specifies the first field of a mail delivery agent
217 # definition in master.cf; the syntax of the next-hop
218 # \fIdestination\fR is described in the manual page of the
219 # corresponding delivery agent. More information about
220 # external content filters is in the Postfix FILTER_README
221 # file.
222 # .sp
223 # Note 1: do not use $\fInumber\fR regular expression
224 # substitutions for \fItransport\fR or \fIdestination\fR
225 # unless you know that the information has a trusted origin.
226 # .sp
227 # Note 2: this action overrides the main.cf \fBcontent_filter\fR
228 # setting, and affects all recipients of the message. In the
229 # case that multiple \fBFILTER\fR actions fire, only the last
230 # one is executed.
231 # .sp
232 # Note 3: the purpose of the FILTER command is to override
233 # message routing. To override the recipient's \fItransport\fR
234 # but not the next-hop \fIdestination\fR, specify an empty
235 # filter \fIdestination\fR (Postfix 2.7 and later), or specify
236 # a \fItransport:destination\fR that delivers through a
237 # different Postfix instance (Postfix 2.6 and earlier). Other
238 # options are using the recipient-dependent \fBtrans\%port\%_maps\fR
239 # or the sen\%der-dependent
240 # \fBsender\%_de\%pen\%dent\%_de\%fault\%_trans\%port\%_maps\fR
241 # features.
242 # .sp
243 # This feature is available in Postfix 2.0 and later.
244 # .sp
245 # This feature is not supported with smtp header/body checks.
246 # .IP "\fBHOLD \fIoptional text...\fR"
247 # Arrange for the message to be placed on the \fBhold\fR queue,
248 # and inspect the next input line. The message remains on \fBhold\fR
249 # until someone either deletes it or releases it for delivery.
250 # Log the optional text if specified, otherwise log a generic
251 # message.
252 #
253 # Mail that is placed on hold can be examined with the
254 # \fBpostcat\fR(1) command, and can be destroyed or released with
255 # the \fBpostsuper\fR(1) command.
256 # .sp
257 # Note: use "\fBpostsuper -r\fR" to release mail that was kept on
258 # hold for a significant fraction of \fB$maximal_queue_lifetime\fR
259 # or \fB$bounce_queue_lifetime\fR, or longer. Use "\fBpostsuper -H\fR"
260 # only for mail that will not expire within a few delivery attempts.
261 # .sp
262 # Note: this action affects all recipients of the message.
263 # .sp
264 # This feature is available in Postfix 2.0 and later.
265 # .sp
266 # This feature is not supported with smtp header/body checks.
267 # .IP \fBIGNORE\fR
268 # Delete the current line from the input, and inspect
269 # the next input line.
270 # .IP "\fBINFO \fIoptional text...\fR
271 # Log an "info:" record with the \fIoptional text...\fR (or
272 # log a generic text), and inspect the next input line. This
273 # action is useful for routine logging or for debugging.
274 # .sp
275 # This feature is available in Postfix 2.8 and later.
276 # .IP "\fBPREPEND \fItext...\fR"
277 # Prepend one line with the specified text, and inspect the next
278 # input line.
279 # .sp
280 # Notes:
281 # .RS
282 # .IP \(bu
283 # The prepended text is output on a separate line, immediately
284 # before the input that triggered the \fBPREPEND\fR action.
285 # .IP \(bu
286 # The prepended text is not considered part of the input
287 # stream: it is not subject to header/body checks or address
288 # rewriting, and it does not affect the way that Postfix adds
289 # missing message headers.
290 # .IP \(bu
291 # When prepending text before a message header line, the prepended
292 # text must begin with a valid message header label.
293 # .IP \(bu
294 # This action cannot be used to prepend multi-line text.
295 # .RE
296 # .IP
297 # This feature is available in Postfix 2.1 and later.
298 # .sp
299 # This feature is not supported with milter_header_checks.
300 # .IP "\fBREDIRECT \fIuser@domain\fR"
301 # Write a message redirection request to the queue file, and
302 # inspect the next input line. After the message is queued,
303 # it will be sent to the specified address instead of the
304 # intended recipient(s).
305 # .sp
306 # Note: this action overrides the \fBFILTER\fR action, and affects
307 # all recipients of the message. If multiple \fBREDIRECT\fR actions
308 # fire, only the last one is executed.
309 # .sp
310 # This feature is available in Postfix 2.1 and later.
311 # .sp
312 # This feature is not supported with smtp header/body checks.
313 # .IP "\fBREPLACE \fItext...\fR"
314 # Replace the current line with the specified text, and inspect the next
315 # input line.
316 # .sp
317 # This feature is available in Postfix 2.2 and later. The
318 # description below applies to Postfix 2.2.2 and later.
319 # .sp
320 # Notes:
321 # .RS
322 # .IP \(bu
323 # When replacing a message header line, the replacement text
324 # must begin with a valid header label.
325 # .IP \(bu
326 # The replaced text remains part of the input stream. Unlike
327 # the result from the \fBPREPEND\fR action, a replaced message
328 # header may be subject to address rewriting and may affect
329 # the way that Postfix adds missing message headers.
330 # .RE
331 # .IP "\fBREJECT \fIoptional text...\fR
332 # Reject the entire message. Reply with \fIoptional text...\fR when
333 # the optional text is specified, otherwise reply with a generic error
334 # message.
335 # .sp
336 # Note: this action disables further header or body_checks inspection
337 # of the current message and affects all recipients.
338 # .sp
339 # Postfix version 2.3 and later support enhanced status codes.
340 # When no code is specified at the beginning of \fIoptional
341 # text...\fR, Postfix inserts a default enhanced status code of
342 # "5.7.1".
343 # .sp
344 # This feature is not supported with smtp header/body checks.
345 # .IP "\fBWARN \fIoptional text...\fR
346 # Log a "warning:" record with the \fIoptional text...\fR (or
347 # log a generic text), and inspect the next input line. This
348 # action is useful for debugging and for testing a pattern
349 # before applying more drastic actions.
350 # BUGS
351 # Empty lines never match, because some map types mis-behave
352 # when given a zero-length search string. This limitation may
353 # be removed for regular expression tables in a future release.
354 #
355 # Many people overlook the main limitations of header and body_checks
356 # rules.
357 # .IP \(bu
358 # These rules operate on one logical message header or one body
359 # line at a time. A decision made for one line is not carried over
360 # to the next line.
361 # .IP \(bu
362 # If text in the message body is encoded
363 # (RFC 2045) then the rules need to be specified for the encoded
364 # form.
365 # .IP \(bu
366 # Likewise, when message headers are encoded (RFC
367 # 2047) then the rules need to be specified for the encoded
368 # form.
369 # .PP
370 # Message headers added by the \fBcleanup\fR(8) daemon itself
371 # are excluded from inspection. Examples of such message headers
372 # are \fBFrom:\fR, \fBTo:\fR, \fBMessage-ID:\fR, \fBDate:\fR.
373 #
374 # Message headers deleted by the \fBcleanup\fR(8) daemon will
375 # be examined before they are deleted. Examples are: \fBBcc:\fr,
376 # \fBContent-Length:\fR, \fBReturn-Path:\fR.
377 # CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
378 # .ad
379 # .fi
380 # .IP \fBbody_checks\fR
381 # Lookup tables with content filter rules for message body lines.
382 # These filters see one physical line at a time, in chunks of
383 # at most \fB$line_length_limit\fR bytes.
384 # .IP \fBbody_checks_size_limit\fP
385 # The amount of content per message body segment (attachment) that is
386 # subjected to \fB$body_checks\fR filtering.
387 # .IP \fBheader_checks\fR
388 # .IP "\fBmime_header_checks\fR (default: \fB$header_checks\fR)"
389 # .IP "\fBnested_header_checks\fR (default: \fB$header_checks\fR)"
390 # Lookup tables with content filter rules for message header lines:
391 # respectively, these are applied to the initial message headers
392 # (not including MIME headers), to the MIME headers anywhere in
393 # the message, and to the initial headers of attached messages.
394 # .sp
395 # Note: these filters see one logical message header at a time, even
396 # when a message header spans multiple lines. Message headers that
397 # are longer than \fB$header_size_limit\fR characters are truncated.
398 # .IP \fBdisable_mime_input_processing\fR
399 # While receiving mail, give no special treatment to MIME related
400 # message headers; all text after the initial message headers is
401 # considered to be part of the message body. This means that
402 # \fBheader_checks\fR is applied to all the initial message headers,
403 # and that \fBbody_checks\fR is applied to the remainder of the
404 # message.
405 # .sp
406 # Note: when used in this manner, \fBbody_checks\fR will process
407 # a multi-line message header one line at a time.
408 # EXAMPLES
409 # .ad
410 # .fi
411 # Header pattern to block attachments with bad file name
412 # extensions. For convenience, the PCRE /x flag is specified,
413 # so that there is no need to collapse the pattern into a
414 # single line of text. The purpose of the [[:xdigit:]]
415 # sub-expressions is to recognize Windows CLSID strings.
416 #
417 # .na
418 # .nf
419 # /etc/postfix/main.cf:
420 # header_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/header_checks.pcre
421 #
422 # /etc/postfix/header_checks.pcre:
423 # /^Content-(Disposition|Type).*name\es*=\es*"?(.*(\e.|=2E)(
424 # ade|adp|asp|bas|bat|chm|cmd|com|cpl|crt|dll|exe|
425 # hlp|ht[at]|
426 # inf|ins|isp|jse?|lnk|md[betw]|ms[cipt]|nws|
427 # \e{[[:xdigit:]]{8}(?:-[[:xdigit:]]{4}){3}-[[:xdigit:]]{12}\e}|
428 # ops|pcd|pif|prf|reg|sc[frt]|sh[bsm]|swf|
429 # vb[esx]?|vxd|ws[cfh]))(\e?=)?"?\es*(;|$)/x
430 # REJECT Attachment name "$2" may not end with ".$4"
431 # .ad
432 # .fi
433 #
434 # Body pattern to stop a specific HTML browser vulnerability exploit.
435 #
436 # .na
437 # .nf
438 # /etc/postfix/main.cf:
439 # body_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/body_checks
440 #
441 # /etc/postfix/body_checks:
442 # /^<iframe src=(3D)?cid:.* height=(3D)?0 width=(3D)?0>$/
443 # REJECT IFRAME vulnerability exploit
444 # SEE ALSO
445 # cleanup(8), canonicalize and enqueue Postfix message
446 # pcre_table(5), format of PCRE lookup tables
447 # regexp_table(5), format of POSIX regular expression tables
448 # postconf(1), Postfix configuration utility
449 # postmap(1), Postfix lookup table management
450 # postsuper(1), Postfix janitor
451 # postcat(1), show Postfix queue file contents
452 # RFC 2045, base64 and quoted-printable encoding rules
453 # RFC 2047, message header encoding for non-ASCII text
454 # README FILES
455 # .ad
456 # .fi
457 # Use "\fBpostconf readme_directory\fR" or
458 # "\fBpostconf html_directory\fR" to locate this information.
459 # .na
460 # .nf
461 # DATABASE_README, Postfix lookup table overview
462 # CONTENT_INSPECTION_README, Postfix content inspection overview
463 # BUILTIN_FILTER_README, Postfix built-in content inspection
464 # BACKSCATTER_README, blocking returned forged mail
465 # LICENSE
466 # .ad
467 # .fi
468 # The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
469 # AUTHOR(S)
470 # Wietse Venema
471 # IBM T.J. Watson Research
472 # P.O. Box 704
473 # Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
474 #--
475