PMDF System Manager's Guide
PMDF-REF-6.0


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Table 2-5 below lists channel keywords alphabetically; Table 2-6 further below lists channel keywords by functional group. Keywords shown in bold face type are defaults; keywords marked with + are only supported under OpenVMS; keywords marked with § are only supported for PMDF-TLS sites.

Table 2-5 Channel block keywords listed alphabetically
Keyword Section Usage
733 2.3.4.1 Use % routing in the envelope; synonymous with percents
822 2.3.4.1 Use source routes in the envelope; synonymous with sourceroute
addrsperfile 2.3.4.15 Number of addresses per message file
addrsperjob 2.3.4.14 Number of addresses to be processed by a single job
after 2.3.4.18 Specify time delay before master channel programs run
aliaslocal 2.3.4.68 Query alias file and alias database
aliaspostmaster 2.3.4.62 Redirect postmaster messages to the local channel postmaster
allowetrn 2.3.4.33 Honor SMTP client ETRN commands
allowswitchchannel 2.3.4.41 Allow switching to this channel from a switchchannel channel
authrewrite 2.3.4.43 Use SMTP AUTH information in header
bangoverpercent 2.3.4.2 Group A!B%C as A!(B%C)
bangstyle 2.3.4.1 Use UUCP ! routing in the envelope; synonymous with uucp
bidirectional 2.3.4.7 Channel is served by both a master and slave program
blocketrn 2.3.4.33 Do not honor SMTP client ETRN commands
blocklimit 2.3.4.77 Maximum number of PMDF blocks allowed per message
cacheeverything 2.3.4.13 Cache all connection information
cachefailures 2.3.4.13 Cache only connection failure information
cachesuccesses 2.3.4.13 Cache only connection success information
channelfilter 2.3.4.86 Specify the location of channel filter file; synonym for destinationfilter
charset7 2.3.4.50 Default character set to associate with 7-bit text messages
charset8 2.3.4.50 Default character set to associate with 8-bit text messages
charsetesc 2.3.4.50 Default character set to associate with text containing the escape character
checkehlo 2.3.4.31 Check the SMTP response banner for whether to use EHLO
commentinc 2.3.4.66 Leave comments in message header lines intact
commentomit 2.3.4.66 Remove comments from message header lines
commentstrip 2.3.4.66 Remove problematic characters from comment field in message header lines
commenttotal 2.3.4.66 Strip comments (material in parentheses) everywhere
connectalias 2.3.4.5 Do not rewrite addresses upon message dequeue
connectcanonical 2.3.4.5 Rewrite addresses upon message dequeue
convert_octet_stream 2.3.4.53 Convert application/octet-stream material as appropriate
copysendpost 2.3.4.21 Send copies of failures to the postmaster unless the originator address is blank
copywarnpost 2.3.4.22 Send copies of warnings to the postmaster unless the originator address is blank
daemon 2.3.4.80 Specify name of a gateway daemon (host) to route to
datefour 2.3.4.71 Convert date/time specifications to four digit years
datetwo 2.3.4.71 Convert date/time specifications to two digit years
dayofweek 2.3.4.72 Include day of week in date/time specifications
defaulthost 2.3.4.46 Specify a domain name to use to complete addresses
defaultmx 2.3.4.37 Channel determines whether or not to do MX lookups from network
defaultnameservers 2.3.4.37 Consult TCP/IP stack's choice of nameservers
deferred 2.3.4.19 Honor deferred delivery dates
defragment 2.3.4.75 Reassemble any MIME-compliant message/partial parts queued to this channel
description 2.3.4.87 Channel description
destinationfilter 2.3.4.86 Specify the location of channel filter file to apply to outgoing messages
disableetrn 2.3.4.33 Disable support for the ETRN SMTP command
domainetrn 2.3.4.33 Honor only those SMTP client ETRN commands that specify a domain
domainvrfy 2.3.4.34 Issue SMTP VRFY commands using full address
dropblank 2.3.4.48 Strip blank To:, Resent-To:, Cc:, or Resent-Cc: headers
ehlo 2.3.4.31 Use EHLO on all initial SMTP connections
eightbit 2.3.4.49 Channel supports eight bit characters
eightnegotiate 2.3.4.49 Channel should negotiate use of eight bit transmission if possible
eightstrict 2.3.4.49 Channel should reject messages that contain unnegotiated eight bit data
errsendpost 2.3.4.21 Send copies of failures to the postmaster if the originator address is illegal
errwarnpost 2.3.4.22 Send copies of warnings to the postmaster if the originator address is illegal
expandchannel 2.3.4.16 Channel in which to perform deferred expansion due to application of expandlimit
expandlimit 2.3.4.16 Process an incoming message "off-line" when the number of addressees exceeds this limit
exproute 2.3.4.3 Explicit routing for this channel's addresses
exquota 2.3.4.79 On OpenVMS, use EXQUOTA privileges if necessary to deliver VMS MAIL messages; on UNIX treat as holdexquota for Berkeley mailboxes; on all platforms deliver to overquota PMDF MessageStore or PMDF popstore accounts
fileinto 2.3.4.86 Specify effect on address when a mailbox filter fileinto operation is applied
filesperjob 2.3.4.14 Number of queue entries to be processed by a single job
filter 2.3.4.86 Specify the location of user filter files
+ foreign 2.3.4.52 Use VMS MAIL's foreign message format as needed with VMS MAIL
forwardcheckdelete 2.3.4.39 If a reverse DNS lookup has been performed, next perform a forward lookup on the returned name to check that the returned IP number matches the original; if not, delete the name and use the IP address
forwardchecknone 2.3.4.39 Do not perform a forward lookup after a DNS reverse lookup
forwardchecktag 2.3.4.39 If a reverse DNS lookup has been performed, next perform a forward lookup on the returned name to check that the returned IP number matches the original; if not, tag the name with *
+ goldmail 2.3.4.26 Generate Gold-Mail compatible read receipts
grey 2.3.4.83 Use Grey Book address formats (inverted order domains)
header_733 2.3.4.1 Use % routing in the message header
header_822 2.3.4.1 Use source routes in the message header
header_uucp 2.3.4.1 Use ! routing in the header
+ headerbottom 2.3.4.57 Place the message header at the bottom of the message (usage discouraged; use with caution; see 2.3.4.57 )
headerinc 2.3.4.57 Place the message header at the top of the message
headerlabelalign 2.3.4.74 Align headers
headerlinelength 2.3.4.74 Fold long headers
+ headeromit 2.3.4.57 Omit the message header from the message (usage discouraged; use with caution; see 2.3.4.57 )
headerread 2.3.4.58 Apply source channel header trimming rules from an options file to the message headers before headers are processed (use with caution)
headertrim 2.3.4.58 Apply destination channel header trimming rules from an options file to the message headers after headers are processed (use with caution)
holdexquota 2.3.4.79 Hold messages for users that are over quota
holdlimit 2.3.4.16 .HELD an incoming message when the number of addressees exceeds this limit
identnone 2.3.4.39 Do not perform IDENT lookups; do perform IP to hostname translation; include both hostname and IP address in Received: header
identnonelimited 2.3.4.39 Do not perform IDENT lookups; do perform IP to hostname translation, but do not use the hostname during channel switching; include both hostname and IP address in Received: header
identnonenumeric 2.3.4.39 Do not perform IDENT lookups or IP to hostname translation
identnonesymbolic 2.3.4.39 Do not perform IDENT lookups; do perform IP to hostname translation; include only the hostname in Received: header
identtcp 2.3.4.39 Perform IDENT lookups on incoming SMTP connections and IP to hostname translation; include both hostname and IP address in Received: header
identtcplimited 2.3.4.39 Do perform IDENT lookups; do perform IP to hostname translation, but do not use the hostname during channel switching; include both hostname and IP address in Received: header
identtcpnumeric 2.3.4.39 Perform IDENT lookups on incoming SMTP connections, but do not perform IP to hostname translation
identtcpsymbolic 2.3.4.39 Perform IDENT lookups on incoming SMTP connections and IP to hostname translation; include only hostname in Received: header
ignoreencoding 2.3.4.59 Ignore Encoding: header on incoming messages
immediate 2.3.4.9 Delivery started immediately after submission for messages of second-class or higher priority
immnonurgent 2.3.4.9 Delivery started immediately after submission even for messages with lower than normal priority
immnormal 2.3.4.9 Delivery started immediately after submission for messages of normal or higher priority
immurgent 2.3.4.9 Delivery started immediately after submission for urgent messages only
improute 2.3.4.3 Implicit routing for this channel's addresses
includefinal 2.3.4.27 Include final form of address in delivery notifications
inner 2.3.4.55 Rewrite inner message headers
innertrim 2.3.4.58 Apply header trimming rules from an options file to inner message headers (use with caution)
interfaceaddress 2.3.4.36 Bind to the specified TCP/IP interface address
interpretencoding 2.3.4.59 Interpret Encoding: header on incoming messages
lastresort 2.3.4.38 Specify a last resort host
linelength 2.3.4.51 Message lines exceeding this length limit will be wrapped
linelimit 2.3.4.77 Maximum number of lines allowed per message
localvrfy 2.3.4.34 Issue SMTP VRFY command using local address
logging 2.3.4.84 Log message enqueues and dequeues into the log file
mailfromdnsverify 2.3.4.40 Verify that the domain specified on MAIL FROM: line is in the DNS
master 2.3.4.7 Channel is served only by a master program
master_debug 2.3.4.85 Generate debugging output in the channel's master program output
maxblocks 2.3.4.76 Maximum number of PMDF blocks per message; longer messages are broken into multiple messages
maxheaderaddrs 2.3.4.73 Maximum number of addresses per message header line; longer header lines are broken into multiple header lines
maxheaderchars 2.3.4.73 Maximum number of characters per message header line; longer header lines are broken into multiple header lines
maxjobs 2.3.4.14 Maximum number of jobs which can be created at once
maxlines 2.3.4.76 Maximum number of message lines per message; longer messages are broken into multiple messages
maxperiodicnonurgent 2.3.4.11 Specify that periodic jobs should only process messages of nonurgent or lower priority
maxperiodicnormal 2.3.4.11 Specify that periodic jobs should only process messages of normal or lower priority
maxperiodicurgent 2.3.4.11 Specify that periodic jobs should process messages of urgent or lower priority
maxprocchars 2.3.4.78 Specify maximum length of headers to process
maysaslserver 2.3.4.42 SMTP server offers SASL authentication
§ maytls 2.3.4.44 SMTP client and server allow TLS use
§ maytlsclient 2.3.4.44 SMTP client will attempt TLS use
§ maytlsserver 2.3.4.44 SMTP server allows TLS use
minperiodicnonurgent 2.3.4.11 Specify that periodic jobs should only process messages of nonurgent or higher priority
minperiodicnormal 2.3.4.11 Specify that periodic jobs should only process messages of normal or higher priority
minperiodicurgent 2.3.4.11 Specify that periodic jobs should only process messages of urgent priority
missingrecipientpolicy 2.3.4.47 Set policy for how to legalize (which header to add) messages that are lacking any recipient headers
msexchange 2.3.4.45 Channel serves MS Exchange gateways
multigate 2.3.4.82 Channel serves multiple BITNET gateways
multiple 2.3.4.15 Accepts multiple destination hosts in a single message copy
mustsaslserver 2.3.4.42 SMTP server insists upon SASL authentication
§ musttls 2.3.4.44 SMTP client and server insist upon TLS use and will not transfer messages with remote sides that do not support TLS
§ musttlsclient 2.3.4.44 SMTP client insists upon TLS use and will not send messages to any remote SMTP server that does not support TLS use
§ musttlsserver 2.3.4.44 SMTP server insists upon TLS use and will not accept messages from any remote SMTP client that does not support TLS use
mx 2.3.4.37 TCP/IP network and software supports MX record lookups
nameservers 2.3.4.37 Consult specified nameservers rather than TCP/IP stack's choice
+ network 2.3.4.89 NETMBX privilege required for use
nobangoverpercent 2.3.4.2 Group A!B%C as (A!B)%C (default)
noblocklimit 2.3.4.77 No limit specified for the number of PMDF blocks allowed per message
nocache 2.3.4.13 Do not cache any connection information
nochannelfilter 2.3.4.86 Do not perform channel filtering for outgoing messages; synonym for nodestinationfilter
noconvert_octet_stream 2.3.4.53 Do not convert application/octet-stream material
nodayofweek 2.3.4.72 Remove day of week from date/time specifications
nodefaulthost 2.3.4.46 Do not specify a domain name to use to complete addresses
nodeferred 2.3.4.19 Do not honor deferred delivery dates
nodefragment 2.3.4.75 Do not perform special processing for message/partial messages
nodestinationfilter 2.3.4.86 Do not perform channel filtering for outgoing messages
+ nodns 2.3.4.37 TCP/IP network does not support DNS (nameserver) lookups
nodropblank 2.3.4.48 Do not strip blank To:, Resent-To:, Cc:, or Resent-Cc: headers
noehlo 2.3.4.31 Never use the SMTP EHLO command
noexproute 2.3.4.3 No explicit routing for this channel's addresses
noexquota 2.3.4.79 Return to originator any messages to users who are over quota
nofileinto 2.3.4.86 Mailbox filter fileinto operator has no effect
nofilter 2.3.4.86 Do not perform user mailbox filtering
+ noforeign 2.3.4.52 Do not use VMS MAIL's foreign message format
+ nogoldmail 2.3.4.26 Do not generate Gold-Mail compatible read receipts
nogrey 2.3.4.83 Do not use Grey Book address formats
noheaderread 2.3.4.58 Do not apply header trimming rules from option file upon message enqueue
noheadertrim 2.3.4.58 Do not apply header trimming rules from options file
noimproute 2.3.4.3 No implicit routing for this channel's addresses
noinner 2.3.4.55 Do not rewrite inner message headers
noinnertrim 2.3.4.58 Do not apply header trimming to inner message headers
nolinelimit 2.3.4.77 No limit specified for the number of lines allowed per message
nologging 2.3.4.84 Do not log message enqueues and dequeues into the log file
nomailfromdnsverify 2.3.4.40 Do not perform DNS domain verification on the MAIL FROM: address
nomaster_debug 2.3.4.85 Do not generate debugging output in the channel's master program output
nomsexchange 2.3.4.45 Channel does not serve MS Exchange gateways
nomultigate 2.3.4.82 Channel does not serve multiple BITNET gateways
nomx 2.3.4.37 TCP/IP network does not support MX lookups
nonrandommx 2.3.4.37 Do MX lookups; do not randomize returned entries with equal precedence
nonurgentblocklimit 2.3.4.10 Force messages above this size to wait unconditionally for a periodic job
nonurgentnotices 2.3.4.20 Specify the amount of time which may elapse before notices are sent and messages returned for messages of non-urgent priority
nonurgentqueue 2.3.4.18 Specify the queue for master channel program processing of nonurgent messages
noreceivedfor 2.3.4.61 Do not include envelope to address in Received: header
noreceivedfrom 2.3.4.61 Do not include the envelope From: address when constructing Received: header
noremotehost 2.3.4.46 Use local host's domain name as the default domain name to complete addresses
norestricted 2.3.4.56 Do not apply RFC 1137 restricted encoding to addresses
noreturnaddress 2.3.4.62 Use the RETURN_ADDRESS option value
noreturnpersonal 2.3.4.62 Use the RETURN_PERSONAL option value
noreverse 2.3.4.54 Do not apply reverse database to addresses
normalblocklimit 2.3.4.10 Force messages above this size to nonurgent priority
normalnotices 2.3.4.20 Specify the amount of time which may elapse before notices are sent and messages returned for messages of normal priority
normalqueue 2.3.4.18 Specify the queue for master channel program processing of normal messages
norules 2.3.4.6 Do not do channel-specific rewrite rule checks
nosasl 2.3.4.42 SASL authentication not attempted or permitted
nosaslserver 2.3.4.42 SMTP server does not permit SASL authentication
nosaslswitchchannel 2.3.4.42 Do not allow switching to this channel upon successful SASL authentication
nosendetrn 2.3.4.32 Do not send SMTP ETRN command
nosendpost 2.3.4.21 Do not send copies of failures to the postmaster
noserviceall 2.3.4.12 Immediate delivery jobs process only the messages they were queued to process
noslave_debug 2.3.4.85 Do not generate debugging output in the channel's slave program output
nosmtp 2.3.4.30 Channel does not use SMTP
nosourcefilter 2.3.4.86 Do not perform channel filtering for incoming messages
noswitchchannel 2.3.4.41 Stay with the server channel; do not switch to the channel associated with the originating host; do not permit being switched to
notices 2.3.4.20 Specify the amount of time which may elapse before notices are sent and messages returned
§ notls 2.3.4.44 SMTP client and server neither attempt nor allow TLS use
§ notlsclient 2.3.4.44 SMTP client does not attempt TLS use when sending messages
§ notlsserver 2.3.4.44 SMTP server does not offer or allow TLS use when receiving messages
novrfy 2.3.4.34 Do not issue SMTP VRFY commands
nowarnpost 2.3.4.22 Do not send copies of warnings to the postmaster
nox_env_to 2.3.4.60 Do not add X-Envelope-to: header lines while enqueuing
percents 2.3.4.1 Use % routing in the envelope; synonymous with 733
period 2.3.4.9 Specify periodicity of periodic channel service
periodic 2.3.4.9 Channel is serviced only periodically; immediate delivery processing is never done
personalinc 2.3.4.67 Leave personal names in message header lines intact
personalomit 2.3.4.67 Remove personal name fields from message header lines
personalstrip 2.3.4.67 Strip problematic characters from personal name fields in message header lines
port 2.3.4.36 Send to the specified TCP/IP port
postheadbody 2.3.4.23 Both the message's header and body are sent to the postmaster when a delivery failure occurs
postheadonly 2.3.4.23 Only the message's header is sent to the postmaster when a delivery failure occurs
queue 2.3.4.18 Specify queue master channel programs run in
randommx 2.3.4.37 Do MX lookups; randomize returned entries with equal precedence
readreceiptmail 2.3.4.25 Ignore read receipt requests when delivering to VMS MAIL, rather than "downgrading" them to delivery receipt requests; leave it up to user agents to act upon the read receipt request
receivedfor 2.3.4.61 Include envelope to address in Received: header
receivedfrom 2.3.4.61 Include the envelope From: address when constructing Received: header
remotehost 2.3.4.46 Use remote host's name as the default domain name to complete addresses
reportboth 2.3.4.24 Generate both header and NOTARY delivery receipt requests from "foreign" delivery receipt requests
reportheader 2.3.4.24 Generate only header delivery receipt requests from "foreign" delivery receipt requests
reportnotary 2.3.4.24 Generate only NOTARY delivery receipt requests from "foreign" delivery receipt requests
reportsuppress 2.3.4.24 Suppress delivery receipt requests from "foreign" delivery receipt requests
restricted 2.3.4.56 Apply RFC 1137 restricted encoding to addresses
returnaddress 2.3.4.62 Set the return address for the local Postmaster
returnenvelope 2.3.4.63 Control use of blank envelope return addresses
returnpersonal 2.3.4.62 Set the personal name for the local Postmaster
reverse 2.3.4.54 Apply reverse database or REVERSE mapping to addresses
routelocal 2.3.4.4 Rewriting should shortcircuit routing addresses
rules 2.3.4.6 Do channel-specific rewrite rule checks
saslswitchchannel 2.3.4.42 Switch to another channel when SASL authentication is successful
sendetrn 2.3.4.32 Send SMTP ETRN command
sendpost 2.3.4.21 Send copies of failures to the postmaster
sensitivitycompanyconfidential 2.3.4.88 Allow messages of any sensitivity
sensitivitynormal 2.3.4.88 Reject messages whose sensitivity is higher than normal
sensitivitypersonal 2.3.4.88 Reject messages whose sensitivity is higher than personal
sensitivityprivate 2.3.4.88 Reject messages whose sensitivity is higher than private
serviceall 2.3.4.12 Immediate delivery jobs process all messages (queued for the channel)
sevenbit 2.3.4.49 Channel does not support eight bit characters; eight bit characters must be encoded
silentetrn 2.3.4.33 Honor SMTP client ETRN commands, without echoing channel information
single 2.3.4.15 Only one envelope To: address per message copy
single_sys 2.3.4.15 Each message copy must be for a single destination system
slave 2.3.4.7 Channel is serviced only by a slave program
slave_debug 2.3.4.85 Generate debugging output in the channel's slave program output
smtp 2.3.4.30 Channel uses SMTP
smtp_cr 2.3.4.30 Accept CR as an SMTP line terminator
smtp_crlf 2.3.4.30 Require CRLF as the SMTP line terminator
smtp_crorlf 2.3.4.30 Allow any of CR, LF, or CRLF as the SMTP line terminator
smtp_lf 2.3.4.30 Accept LF as an SMTP line terminator
sourceblocklimit 2.3.4.77 Maximum number of PMDF blocks allowed per incoming message
sourcecommentinc 2.3.4.66 Leave comments in incoming message header lines intact
sourcecommentomit 2.3.4.66 Remove comments from incoming message header lines
sourcecommentstrip 2.3.4.66 Remove problematic characters from comment field in incoming message header lines
sourcecommenttotal 2.3.4.66 Strip comments (material in parentheses) everywhere in incoming messages
sourcefilter 2.3.4.86 Specify the location of channel filter file for incoming messages
sourcepersonalinc 2.3.4.67 Leave personal names in incoming message header lines intact
sourcepersonalomit 2.3.4.67 Remove personal name fields from incoming message header lines
sourcepersonalstrip 2.3.4.67 Strip problematic characters from personal name fields in incoming message header lines
sourceroute 2.3.4.1 Use source routes in the message envelope; synonymous with 822
streaming 2.3.4.28 Specify degree of protocol streaming for channel to use
subaddressexact 2.3.4.70 Alias must match exactly, including exact subaddress match
subaddressrelaxed 2.3.4.70 Alias without subaddress may match
subaddresswild 2.3.4.70 Alias with subaddress wildcard may match
subdirs 2.3.4.17 Use multiple subdirectories
submit 2.3.4.8 Mark the channel as a submit-only channel
suppressfinal 2.3.4.27 Include only original form of address in notification messages
switchchannel 2.3.4.41 Switch from the server channel to the channel associated with the originating host
threaddepth 2.3.4.29 Number of messages triggering new thread with multithreaded SMTP client
§ tlsswitchchannel 2.3.4.44 Switch to specified channel upon successful TLS negotiation
unrestricted 2.3.4.56 Do not apply RFC 1137 restricted encoding to addresses
urgentblocklimit 2.3.4.10 Force messages above this size to normal priority
urgentnotices 2.3.4.20 Specify the amount of time which may elapse before notices are sent and messages returned for messages of urgent priority
urgentqueue 2.3.4.18 Specify the queue for master channel program processing of urgent messages
user 2.3.4.81 Specify account under which to run the pipe channel or specify Message Router mailbox name
usereplyto 2.3.4.64 Specify mapping of Reply-to: header
useresent 2.3.4.65 Specify mapping of Resent- headers for non RFC 822 environments
uucp 2.3.4.1 Use UUCP ! routing in the envelope; synonymous with bangstyle
validatelocalnone 2.3.4.69 Enqueuing channels perform no validatation check on the local part of addresses they enqueue to this channel
validatelocalsystem 2.3.4.69 Enqueuing channels check that the local part of addresses they enqueue to this channel matches an account on the system
vrfyallow 2.3.4.35 Provide informative responses to SMTP VRFY command
vrfydefault 2.3.4.35 Default responses to SMTP VRFY command, according to channel's HIDE_VERIFY option setting
vrfyhide 2.3.4.35 Provide obfuscatory responses to SMTP VRFY command
warnpost 2.3.4.22 Send copies of warnings to the postmaster
x_env_to 2.3.4.60 Add X-Envelope-to: header lines while enqueuing


+Supported only on OpenVMS.
§Supported only for PMDF-TLS sites.


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