SMTP Session

Sessions #

A session in Stalwart SMTP refers to an incoming SMTP connection, and the configuration file has a dedicated section for each stage of the SMTP session (connect, EHLO, AUTH, MAIL, RCPT, and DATA). Most stages of an SMTP session support the use of Sieve scripts, which enable the creation of custom filters and modification of incoming message contents.

Limits #

The limits for an SMTP session can be set under the session key with the following attributes:

• timeout: The time limit for inactivity before a session is terminated.
• transfer-limit: The maximum number of bytes that can be transmitted during a single SMTP session.
• duration: The maximum length of time for an SMTP session.

Example:

[session]
timeout = "5m"
transfer-limit = 262144000 # 250 MB
duration = "10m"

Connect stage #

Currently, the only configuration option available for the connect stage is the session.connect.script attribute, which specifies the name of the Sieve script to run before the SMTP session begins. This can be useful for filtering connections based on their remote IP address, for example.

Example:

[session.connect]
script = "connect_filter"

[sieve.scripts]
connect_filter = '''
require ["variables", "reject"];

if string "${env.remote_ip}" "10.0.0.88" {
    reject "Your IP '${env.remote_ip}' is not welcomed here.";
}
'''