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