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authorLouise Crow <louise.crow@gmail.com>2014-08-18 16:15:05 +0100
committerLouise Crow <louise.crow@gmail.com>2014-08-18 16:15:05 +0100
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More explanation of untrusted_set_sender.
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@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Create `/etc/exim4/conf.d/main/04_alaveteli_options` with the command:
This sets up `ALAVETELI_HOME` and `ALAVETELI_USER` for use in other config files, and sets up logging. The `ALAVETELI_HOME` variable should be set to the directory where Alaveteli is installed. `ALAVETELI_USER` should be the Unix user that is going to run your site. They should have write permissions on `ALAVETELI_HOME`.
-Note that if you are editing an existing exim config that restricts the `untrusted_set_sender` option, you will need also to add `ALAVETELI_USER` to the `trusted_users` list in order to allow them to set the return path on outgoing mail. This option is in `/etx/exim4/conf.d/main/02_exim4-config_options` in a split config.
+Note: If you are editing an existing exim config rather than creating a new one, check the `untrusted_set_sender` option in `/etc/exim4/conf.d/main/02_exim4-config_options`. By default, untrusted users in exim are only allowed to set an empty envelope sender address, to declare that a message should never generate any bounces. `untrusted_set_sender` can be set to a list of address patterns, meaning that untrusted users are allowed to set envelope sender addresses that match any of the patterns in the list. If a pattern list is specified, you will need also to add `ALAVETELI_USER` to the `trusted_users` list in order to allow them to set the return path on outgoing mail. This option is also in `/etc/exim4/conf.d/main/02_exim4-config_options` in a split config. If `untrusted_set_sender` is set to `*`, that means that untrusted users can set envelope sender addresses without restriction, so there's no need to add `ALAVETELI_USER` to the `trusted_users` list.
The name and location of the log files created by Exim must match what the
`load-mail-server-logs` script expects, which is why you must provide the