Delivery Agent F= Flags

In this section, we detail each delivery agent flag. The complete list is shown in Table 20-19. They are presented in alphabetical order, where lowercase letters precede uppercase letters for each delivery agent flag.

When configuring with the mc technique, examine cf/README to determine which delivery agent flags are set by default for which delivery agents.

Table 20-19. Delivery agent F= flags

Flag

§

Meaning

F=%

F=% on page 761

Hold delivery until ETRN or -qI or -qR or -qS (V8.10 and later).

F=0

F=0 (zero) on page 761

Turn off MX lookups for delivery agent (V8.8 and later).

F=1

F=1 (one) on page 762

Don’t send null bytes (V8.10 and later).

F=2

F=2 on page 763

Force SMTP even if ESMTP is offered (V8.12 and later).

F=3

F=3 on page 763

Extend quoted-printable to EBCDIC (V8.7 and later).

F=5

F=5 on page 764

Use the localaddr rule set 5 after local aliasing (V8.7 and later).

F=6

F=6 on page 764

Always strip headers to 7 bits (V8.10 and later).

F=7

F=7 on page 764

Strip the high bit when delivering (V8.6 and later).

F=8

F=8 on page 764

Force EightBitMode=p MIME encoding (V8.7 and later).

F=9

F=9 on page 765

Convert 7- to 8-bit if appropriate (V8.8 and later).

F=:

F=: (colon) on page 765

Check for :include: files (V8.7 and later).

F=|

F=| (vertical bar) on page 765

Check for |program addresses (V8.7 and later).

F=/

F=/ (forward slash) on page 766

Check for /file addresses (V8.7 and later).

F=@

F=@ on page 766

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