Avoid datetime overflow, cache deb for a year instead of 300k years

Closes #588

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Please fill out as much of this form as you can (leaving out stuff that is not a
 
 - Server OS (Operating System) - preferably Debian 12: 
 - On which OS you run cmdeploy:
+- chatmail/relay version: `git rev-parse HEAD`
 
 ## Expected behavior
 

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        # Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit
+        # Otherwise `test_deployed_state` will be unhappy.
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - name: run chatmaild tests 
         working-directory: chatmaild

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,52 @@
 
 ## untagged
 
+- Expire push notification tokens after 90 days
+  ([#583](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/583))
+
+- Use official `mtail` binary instead of `mtail` package
+  ([#581](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/581))
+
+- dovecot: install from download.delta.chat instead of openSUSE Build Service
+  ([#590](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/590))
+
+- Reconfigure Dovecot imap-login service to high-performance mode
+  ([#578](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/578))
+
+- Increase nginx connection limits
+  ([#576](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/576))
+
+- If `dns-utils` needs to be installed before cmdeploy run, apt update to make sure it works
+  ([#560](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/560))
+
+- filtermail: respect config message size limit
+  ([#572](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/572))
+
+- Add config value after how many days large files are deleted
+  ([#555](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/555))
+
+- cmdeploy: push relay version to /etc/chatmail-version
+  ([#573](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/573))
+
+- filtermail: allow partial body length in OpenPGP payloads
+  ([#570](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/570))
+
+- chatmaild: allow echobot to receive unencrypted messages by default
+  ([#556](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/556))
+
+
+## 1.6.0 2025-04-11
+
+- Handle Port-25 connect errors more gracefully (common with VPNs)
+  ([#552](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/552))
+
+- Avoid "acmetool not found" during initial run
+  ([#550](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/550))
+
+- Fix timezone handling such that client/servers do not need to use
+  same timezone. 
+  ([#553](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/553))
+
 - Enforce end-to-end encryption for incoming messages. 
   New user address mailboxes now get a `enforceE2EEincoming` file 
   which prohibits incoming cleartext messages from other domains. 
@@ -14,6 +60,12 @@
 - Enforce end-to-end encryption between local addresses 
   ([#535](https://github.com/chatmail/server/pull/535))
 
+- unbound: check that port 53 is not occupied by a different process
+  ([#537](https://github.com/chatmail/server/pull/537))
+
+- unbound: before unbound is there, use 9.9.9.9 for resolving
+  ([#518](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/518))
+
 - Limit the bind for the HTTPS server on 8443 to 127.0.0.1 
   ([#522](https://github.com/chatmail/server/pull/522))
   ([#532](https://github.com/chatmail/server/pull/532))
@@ -21,6 +73,9 @@
 - Send SNI when connecting to outside servers
   ([#524](https://github.com/chatmail/server/pull/524))
 
+- postfix master.cf: use 127.0.0.1 for consistency
+  ([#544](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/544))
+
 - Pass through `original_content` instead of `content` in filtermail
   ([#509](https://github.com/chatmail/server/pull/509))
 

README.md

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Please substitute it with your own domain.
     mta-sts.chat.example.com. 3600 IN CNAME chat.example.com.
    ```
 
-2. Clone the repository and bootstrap the Python virtualenv.
+2. On your local PC, clone the repository and bootstrap the Python virtualenv.
 
    ```
     git clone https://github.com/chatmail/relay
@@ -77,30 +77,29 @@ Please substitute it with your own domain.
     scripts/initenv.sh
    ```
 
-3. Create chatmail configuration file `chatmail.ini`:
+3. On your local PC, create chatmail configuration file `chatmail.ini`:
 
    ```
     scripts/cmdeploy init chat.example.org  # <-- use your domain 
    ```
 
-4. Verify that SSH root login works:
+4. Verify that SSH root login to your remote server works:
 
    ```
-    ssh root@chat.example.org   # <-- use your domain 
+    ssh root@chat.example.org  # <-- use your domain 
    ```
 
-
-5. Deploy the remote chatmail relay server:
+5. From your local PC, deploy the remote chatmail relay server:
 
    ```
     scripts/cmdeploy run
    ```
-   This script will check that you have all necessary DNS records.
+   This script will also check that you have all necessary DNS records.
    If DNS records are missing, it will recommend
    which you should configure at your DNS provider
    (it can take some time until they are public).
 
-### Other helpful commands:
+### Other helpful commands
 
 To check the status of your remotely running chatmail service:
 
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ This repository has four directories:
 The `cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py` command line tool
 helps with setting up and managing the chatmail service.
 `cmdeploy init` creates the `chatmail.ini` config file.
-`cmdeploy run` uses a [pyinfra](https://pyinfra.com/)-based [script](`cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py`)
+`cmdeploy run` uses a [pyinfra](https://pyinfra.com/)-based [`script`](cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py)
 to automatically install or upgrade all chatmail components on a relay,
 according to the `chatmail.ini` config.
 
@@ -533,3 +532,12 @@ Then reboot the relay or do `sysctl -p` and `nft -f /etc/nftables.conf`.
 
 Once proxy relay is set up,
 you can add its IP address to the DNS.
+
+## Neighbors and Acquaintances
+
+Here are some related projects that you may be interested in:
+
+- [Mox](https://github.com/mjl-/mox): A Golang email server.  [Work is in
+  progress](https://github.com/mjl-/mox/issues/251) to modify it to support all
+  of the features and configuration settings required to operate as a chatmail
+  relay.

chatmaild/pyproject.toml

@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ lint.select = [
   "PLE", # Pylint Error
   "PLW", # Pylint Warning
 ]
+lint.ignore = [
+  "PLC0415" # import-outside-top-level
+]
 
 [tool.tox]
 legacy_tox_ini = """

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/config.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Config:
         self.max_mailbox_size = params["max_mailbox_size"]
         self.max_message_size = int(params.get("max_message_size", "31457280"))
         self.delete_mails_after = params["delete_mails_after"]
+        self.delete_large_after = params["delete_large_after"]
         self.delete_inactive_users_after = int(params["delete_inactive_users_after"])
         self.username_min_length = int(params["username_min_length"])
         self.username_max_length = int(params["username_max_length"])
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class Config:
     def _getbytefile(self):
         return open(self._inipath, "rb")
 
-    def get_user(self, addr):
+    def get_user(self, addr) -> User:
         if not addr or "@" not in addr or "/" in addr:
             raise ValueError(f"invalid address {addr!r}")
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ def get_default_config_content(mail_domain, **overrides):
         lines = []
         for line in content.split("\n"):
             for key, value in privacy.items():
-                value_lines = value.strip().split("\n")
+                value_lines = value.format(mail_domain=mail_domain).strip().split("\n")
                 if not line.startswith(f"{key} =") or not value_lines:
                     continue
                 if len(value_lines) == 1:

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/filtermail.py

@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ def check_openpgp_payload(payload: bytes):
 
         packet_type_id = payload[i] & 0x3F
         i += 1
+
+        while payload[i] >= 224 and payload[i] < 255:
+            # Partial body length.
+            partial_length = 1 << (payload[i] & 0x1F)
+            i += 1 + partial_length
+
         if payload[i] < 192:
             # One-octet length.
             body_len = payload[i]
@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@ def check_openpgp_payload(payload: bytes):
             )
             i += 5
         else:
-            # Partial body length is not allowed.
+            # Impossible, partial body length was processed above.
             return False
 
         i += body_len
@@ -167,7 +173,12 @@ async def asyncmain_beforequeue(config, mode):
     else:
         port = config.filtermail_smtp_port_incoming
         handler = IncomingBeforeQueueHandler(config)
-    HackedController(handler, hostname="127.0.0.1", port=port).start()
+    HackedController(
+        handler,
+        hostname="127.0.0.1",
+        port=port,
+        data_size_limit=config.max_message_size,
+    ).start()
 
 
 def recipient_matches_passthrough(recipient, passthrough_recipients):

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/ini/chatmail.ini.f

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ max_message_size = 31457280
 # days after which mails are unconditionally deleted
 delete_mails_after = 20
 
+# days after which large messages (>200k) are unconditionally deleted
+delete_large_after = 7
+
 # days after which users without a successful login are deleted (database and mails)
 delete_inactive_users_after = 90
 
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ passthrough_senders =
 
 # list of e-mail recipients for which to accept outbound un-encrypted mails
 # (space-separated, item may start with "@" to whitelist whole recipient domains)
-passthrough_recipients = xstore@testrun.org 
+passthrough_recipients = xstore@testrun.org echo@{mail_domain}
 
 #
 # Deployment Details

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/ini/override-testrun.ini

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 [privacy]
 
-passthrough_recipients = privacy@testrun.org xstore@testrun.org
+passthrough_recipients = privacy@testrun.org xstore@testrun.org echo@{mail_domain}
 
 privacy_postal =
     Merlinux GmbH, Represented by the managing director H. Krekel,

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/metadata.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import sys
+import time
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 from .config import read_config
 from .dictproxy import DictProxy
@@ -7,8 +9,15 @@ from .filedict import FileDict
 from .notifier import Notifier
 
 
+def _is_valid_token_timestamp(timestamp, now):
+    # Token if invalid after 90 days
+    # or if the timestamp is in the future.
+    return timestamp > now - 3600 * 24 * 90 and timestamp < now + 60
+
+
 class Metadata:
-    # each SETMETADATA on this key appends to a list of unique device tokens
+    # each SETMETADATA on this key appends to dictionary
+    # mapping of unique device tokens
     # which only ever get removed if the upstream indicates the token is invalid
     DEVICETOKEN_KEY = "devicetoken"
 
@@ -18,21 +27,51 @@ class Metadata:
     def get_metadata_dict(self, addr):
         return FileDict(self.vmail_dir / addr / "metadata.json")
 
-    def add_token_to_addr(self, addr, token):
+    @contextmanager
+    def _modify_tokens(self, addr):
         with self.get_metadata_dict(addr).modify() as data:
-            tokens = data.setdefault(self.DEVICETOKEN_KEY, [])
-            if token not in tokens:
-                tokens.append(token)
+            tokens = data.setdefault(self.DEVICETOKEN_KEY, {})
+            now = int(time.time())
+            if isinstance(tokens, list):
+                data[self.DEVICETOKEN_KEY] = tokens = {t: now for t in tokens}
+
+            expired_tokens = [
+                token
+                for token, timestamp in tokens.items()
+                if not _is_valid_token_timestamp(tokens[token], now)
+            ]
+            for expired_token in expired_tokens:
+                del tokens[expired_token]
+
+            yield tokens
+
+    def add_token_to_addr(self, addr, token):
+        with self._modify_tokens(addr) as tokens:
+            tokens[token] = int(time.time())
 
     def remove_token_from_addr(self, addr, token):
-        with self.get_metadata_dict(addr).modify() as data:
-            tokens = data.get(self.DEVICETOKEN_KEY, [])
+        with self._modify_tokens(addr) as tokens:
             if token in tokens:
-                tokens.remove(token)
+                del tokens[token]
 
     def get_tokens_for_addr(self, addr):
         mdict = self.get_metadata_dict(addr).read()
-        return mdict.get(self.DEVICETOKEN_KEY, [])
+        tokens = mdict.get(self.DEVICETOKEN_KEY, {})
+
+        now = int(time.time())
+        if isinstance(tokens, dict):
+            token_list = [
+                token
+                for token, timestamp in tokens.items()
+                if _is_valid_token_timestamp(timestamp, now)
+            ]
+            if len(token_list) < len(tokens):
+                # Some tokens have expired, remove them.
+                with self._modify_tokens(addr) as _tokens:
+                    pass
+        else:
+            token_list = []
+        return token_list
 
 
 class MetadataDictProxy(DictProxy):

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/notifier.py

@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ and which are scheduled for retry using exponential back-off timing.
 If a token notification would be scheduled more than DROP_DEADLINE seconds
 after its first attempt, it is dropped with a log error.
 
-Note that tokens are completely opaque to the notification machinery here
-and will in the future be encrypted foreclosing all ability to distinguish
+Note that tokens are opaque to the notification machinery here
+and are encrypted foreclosing all ability to distinguish
 which device token ultimately goes to which phone-provider notification service,
 or to understand the relation of "device tokens" and chatmail addresses.
-The meaning and format of tokens is basically a matter of Delta-Chat Core and
+The meaning and format of tokens is basically a matter of chatmail Core and
 the `notification.delta.chat` service.
 """
 
@@ -95,7 +95,12 @@ class Notifier:
                 logging.warning(f"removing spurious queue item: {queue_path!r}")
                 queue_path.unlink()
                 continue
-            queue_item = PersistentQueueItem.read_from_path(queue_path)
+            try:
+                queue_item = PersistentQueueItem.read_from_path(queue_path)
+            except ValueError:
+                logging.warning(f"removing spurious queue item: {queue_path!r}")
+                queue_path.unlink()
+                continue
             self.queue_for_retry(queue_item)
 
     def queue_for_retry(self, queue_item, retry_num=0):

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/test_config.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def test_read_config_testrun(make_config):
     assert config.max_user_send_per_minute == 60
     assert config.max_mailbox_size == "100M"
     assert config.delete_mails_after == "20"
+    assert config.delete_large_after == "7"
     assert config.username_min_length == 9
     assert config.username_max_length == 9
     assert config.password_min_length == 9

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/test_filtermail.py

@@ -304,3 +304,45 @@ HELLOWORLD
 \r
 """
     assert check_armored_payload(payload) == False
+
+    # Test payload using partial body length
+    # as generated by GopenPGP.
+    payload = """-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----\r
+\r
+wV4DdCVjRfOT3TQSAQdAY5+pjT6mlCxPGdR3be4w7oJJRUGIPI/Vnh+mJxGSm34w\r
+LNlVc89S1g22uQYFif2sUJsQWbpoHpNkuWpkSgOaHmNvrZiY/YU5iv+cZ3LbmtUG\r
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+/zHEkYZSTKpVSvAIGu4=\r
+=6iHb\r
+-----END PGP MESSAGE-----\r
+"""
+    assert check_armored_payload(payload) == True

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/test_metadata.py

@@ -242,6 +242,22 @@ def test_requeue_removes_tmp_files(notifier, metadata, testaddr, caplog):
     assert queue_item.addr == testaddr
 
 
+def test_requeue_removes_invalid_files(notifier, metadata, testaddr, caplog):
+    metadata.add_token_to_addr(testaddr, "01234")
+    notifier.new_message_for_addr(testaddr, metadata)
+    # empty/invalid files should be ignored
+    p = notifier.queue_dir.joinpath("1203981203")
+    p.touch()
+    notifier2 = notifier.__class__(notifier.queue_dir)
+    notifier2.requeue_persistent_queue_items()
+    assert "spurious" in caplog.records[0].msg
+    assert not p.exists()
+    assert notifier2.retry_queues[0].qsize() == 1
+    when, queue_item = notifier2.retry_queues[0].get()
+    assert when <= int(time.time())
+    assert queue_item.addr == testaddr
+
+
 def test_start_and_stop_notification_threads(notifier, testaddr):
     threads = notifier.start_notification_threads(None)
     for retry_num, threadlist in threads.items():

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/user.py

@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ class User:
             if not self.addr.startswith("echo@"):
                 logging.error(f"could not write password for: {self.addr}")
                 raise
-        self.enforce_E2EE_path.touch()
+        if not self.addr.startswith("echo@"):
+            self.enforce_E2EE_path.touch()
 
     def set_last_login_timestamp(self, timestamp):
         """Track login time with daily granularity

cmdeploy/pyproject.toml

@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ lint.select = [
   "PLE", # Pylint Error
   "PLW", # Pylint Warning
 ]
+lint.ignore = [
+  "PLC0415" # import-outside-top-level
+]

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py

@@ -7,17 +7,35 @@ import io
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
+from io import StringIO
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from chatmaild.config import Config, read_config
 from pyinfra import facts, host
+from pyinfra.api import FactBase
 from pyinfra.facts.files import File
+from pyinfra.facts.server import Sysctl
 from pyinfra.facts.systemd import SystemdEnabled
 from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, pip, server, systemd
 
 from .acmetool import deploy_acmetool
 
 
+class Port(FactBase):
+    """
+    Returns the process occuping a port.
+    """
+
+    def command(self, port: int) -> str:
+        return (
+            "ss -lptn 'src :%d' | awk 'NR>1 {print $6,$7}' | sed 's/users:((\"//;s/\".*//'"
+            % (port,)
+        )
+
+    def process(self, output: [str]) -> str:
+        return output[0]
+
+
 def _build_chatmaild(dist_dir) -> None:
     dist_dir = Path(dist_dir).resolve()
     if dist_dir.exists():
@@ -230,7 +248,6 @@ def _configure_opendkim(domain: str, dkim_selector: str = "dkim") -> bool:
     )
     need_restart |= service_file.changed
 
-
     return need_restart
 
 
@@ -301,6 +318,40 @@ def _configure_postfix(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
     return need_restart
 
 
+def _install_dovecot_package(package: str, arch: str):
+    arch = "amd64" if arch == "x86_64" else arch
+    arch = "arm64" if arch == "aarch64" else arch
+    url = f"https://download.delta.chat/dovecot/dovecot-{package}_2.3.21%2Bdfsg1-3_{arch}.deb"
+    deb_filename = "/root/" + url.split("/")[-1]
+
+    match (package, arch):
+        case ("core", "amd64"):
+            sha256 = "43f593332e22ac7701c62d58b575d2ca409e0f64857a2803be886c22860f5587"
+        case ("core", "arm64"):
+            sha256 = "4d21eba1a83f51c100f08f2e49f0c9f8f52f721ebc34f75018e043306da993a7"
+        case ("imapd", "amd64"):
+            sha256 = "8d8dc6fc00bbb6cdb25d345844f41ce2f1c53f764b79a838eb2a03103eebfa86"
+        case ("imapd", "arm64"):
+            sha256 = "178fa877ddd5df9930e8308b518f4b07df10e759050725f8217a0c1fb3fd707f"
+        case ("lmtpd", "amd64"):
+            sha256 = "2f69ba5e35363de50962d42cccbfe4ed8495265044e244007d7ccddad77513ab"
+        case ("lmtpd", "arm64"):
+            sha256 = "89f52fb36524f5877a177dff4a713ba771fd3f91f22ed0af7238d495e143b38f"
+        case _:
+            apt.packages(packages=[f"dovecot-{package}"])
+            return
+
+    files.download(
+        name=f"Download dovecot-{package}",
+        src=url,
+        dest=deb_filename,
+        sha256sum=sha256,
+        cache_time=60 * 60 * 24 * 365,  # cache the .deb for a year,
+    )
+
+    apt.deb(name=f"Install dovecot-{package}", src=deb_filename)
+
+
 def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
     """Configures Dovecot IMAP server."""
     need_restart = False
@@ -348,6 +399,10 @@ def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
     # it is recommended to set the following inotify limits
     for name in ("max_user_instances", "max_user_watches"):
         key = f"fs.inotify.{name}"
+        if host.get_fact(Sysctl)[key] > 65535:
+            # Skip updating limits if already sufficient
+            # (enables running in incus containers where sysctl readonly)
+            continue
         server.sysctl(
             name=f"Change {key}",
             key=key,
@@ -436,9 +491,26 @@ def check_config(config):
 
 
 def deploy_mtail(config):
-    apt.packages(
-        name="Install mtail",
-        packages=["mtail"],
+    # Uninstall mtail package, we are going to install a static binary.
+    apt.packages(name="Uninstall mtail", packages=["mtail"], present=False)
+
+    (url, sha256sum) = {
+        "x86_64": (
+            "https://github.com/google/mtail/releases/download/v3.0.8/mtail_3.0.8_linux_amd64.tar.gz",
+            "123c2ee5f48c3eff12ebccee38befd2233d715da736000ccde49e3d5607724e4",
+        ),
+        "aarch64": (
+            "https://github.com/google/mtail/releases/download/v3.0.8/mtail_3.0.8_linux_arm64.tar.gz",
+            "aa04811c0929b6754408676de520e050c45dddeb3401881888a092c9aea89cae",
+        ),
+    }[host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch)]
+
+    server.shell(
+        name="Download mtail",
+        commands=[
+            f"(echo '{sha256sum} /usr/local/bin/mtail' | sha256sum -c) || (curl -L {url} | gunzip | tar -x -f - mtail -O >/usr/local/bin/mtail.new && mv /usr/local/bin/mtail.new /usr/local/bin/mtail)",
+            "chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/mtail",
+        ],
     )
 
     # Using our own systemd unit instead of `/usr/lib/systemd/system/mtail.service`.
@@ -574,9 +646,15 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool) -> None:
         path="/etc/apt/sources.list",
         line="deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/obs-home-deltachat.gpg] https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/deltachat/Debian_12/ ./",
         escape_regex_characters=True,
-        ensure_newline=True,
+        present=False,
     )
 
+    if host.get_fact(Port, port=53) != "unbound":
+        files.line(
+            name="Add 9.9.9.9 to resolv.conf",
+            path="/etc/resolv.conf",
+            line="nameserver 9.9.9.9",
+        )
     apt.update(name="apt update", cache_time=24 * 3600)
     apt.upgrade(name="upgrade apt packages", auto_remove=True)
 
@@ -588,6 +666,12 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool) -> None:
     # Run local DNS resolver `unbound`.
     # `resolvconf` takes care of setting up /etc/resolv.conf
     # to use 127.0.0.1 as the resolver.
+    from cmdeploy.cmdeploy import Out
+
+    process_on_53 = host.get_fact(Port, port=53)
+    if process_on_53 not in (None, "unbound"):
+        Out().red(f"Can't install unbound: port 53 is occupied by: {process_on_53}")
+        exit(1)
     apt.packages(
         name="Install unbound",
         packages=["unbound", "unbound-anchor", "dnsutils"],
@@ -625,10 +709,9 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool) -> None:
         packages="postfix",
     )
 
-    apt.packages(
-        name="Install Dovecot",
-        packages=["dovecot-imapd", "dovecot-lmtpd"],
-    )
+    _install_dovecot_package("core", host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch))
+    _install_dovecot_package("imapd", host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch))
+    _install_dovecot_package("lmtpd", host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch))
 
     apt.packages(
         name="Install nginx",
@@ -725,5 +808,13 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool) -> None:
         name="Ensure cron is installed",
         packages=["cron"],
     )
+    git_hash = subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"]).decode()
+    git_diff = subprocess.check_output(["git", "diff"]).decode()
+    files.put(
+        name="Upload chatmail relay git commiit hash",
+        src=StringIO(git_hash + git_diff),
+        dest="/etc/chatmail-version",
+        mode="700",
+    )
 
     deploy_mtail(config)

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py

@@ -86,15 +86,19 @@ def run_cmd(args, out):
         out.red("Please re-run scripts/initenv.sh to update pyinfra to version 3.")
         return 1
 
-    retcode = out.check_call(cmd, env=env)
-    if retcode == 0:
-        out.green("Deploy completed, call `cmdeploy dns` next.")
-    elif not remote_data["acme_account_url"]:
-        out.red("Deploy completed but letsencrypt not configured")
-        out.red("Run 'cmdeploy run' again")
-        retcode = 0
-    else:
+    try:
+        retcode = out.check_call(cmd, env=env)
+        if retcode == 0:
+            out.green("Deploy completed, call `cmdeploy dns` next.")
+        elif not remote_data["acme_account_url"]:
+            out.red("Deploy completed but letsencrypt not configured")
+            out.red("Run 'cmdeploy run' again")
+            retcode = 0
+        else:
+            out.red("Deploy failed")
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
         out.red("Deploy failed")
+        retcode = 1
     return retcode
 
 

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/dovecot.conf.j2

@@ -177,20 +177,34 @@ service auth-worker {
 }
 
 service imap-login {
-    # High-security mode.
-    # Each process serves a single connection and exits afterwards.
-    # This is the default, but we set it explicitly to be sure.
-    # See <https://doc.dovecot.org/admin_manual/login_processes/#high-security-mode> for details.
-    service_count = 1
-
-    # Inrease the number of simultaneous connections.
+    # High-performance mode as described in
+    # <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/admin_manual/login_processes/#high-performance-mode>
     #
-    # As of Dovecot 2.3.19.1 the default is 100 processes.
-    # Combined with `service_count = 1` it means only 100 connections
-    # can be handled simultaneously.
-    process_limit = 10000
+    # So-called high-security mode described in
+    # <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/admin_manual/login_processes/#high-security-mode>
+    # and enabled by default with `service_count = 1` starts one process per connection
+    # and has problems logging in thousands of users after Dovecot restart.
+    service_count = 0
+
+    # Increase virtual memory size limit.
+    # Since imap-login processes handle TLS connections
+    # even after logging users in
+    # and many connections are handled by each process,
+    # memory size limit should be increased.
+    #
+    # Otherwise the whole process eventually dies
+    # with an error similar to
+    #   imap-login: Fatal: master: service(imap-login):
+    #   child 1422951 returned error 83
+    #   (Out of memory (service imap-login { vsz_limit=256 MB },
+    #    you may need to increase it)
+    # and takes down all its TLS connections at once.
+    vsz_limit = 1G
 
     # Avoid startup latency for new connections.
+    #
+    # Should be set to at least the number of CPU cores
+    # according to the documentation.
     process_min_avail = 10
 }
 

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/expunge.cron.j2

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # delete already seen big mails after 7 days, in the INBOX
-2 0 * * * vmail find {{ config.mailboxes_dir }} -path '*/cur/*' -mtime +7 -size +200k -type f -delete
+2 0 * * * vmail find {{ config.mailboxes_dir }} -path '*/cur/*' -mtime +{{ config.delete_large_after }} -size +200k -type f -delete
 # delete all mails after {{ config.delete_mails_after }} days, in the Inbox
 2 0 * * * vmail find {{ config.mailboxes_dir }} -path '*/cur/*' -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete
 # or in any IMAP subfolder

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/push_notification.lua

@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@ function dovecot_lua_notify_begin_txn(user)
   return user
 end
 
-function contains(v, needle)
-  for _, keyword in ipairs(v) do
-    if keyword == needle then
-      return true
-    end
-  end
-  return false
-end
-
 function dovecot_lua_notify_event_message_new(user, event)
   local mbox = user:mailbox(event.mailbox)
   mbox:sync()

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/mtail/mtail.service.j2

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Description=mtail
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "journalctl -f -o short-iso -n 0 | /usr/bin/mtail --address={{ address }} --port={{ port }} --progs /etc/mtail --logtostderr --logs /dev/stdin"
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "journalctl -f -o short-iso -n 0 | /usr/local/bin/mtail --address={{ address }} --port={{ port }} --progs /etc/mtail --logtostderr --logs -"
 Restart=on-failure
 
 [Install]

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/nginx.conf.j2

@@ -2,11 +2,25 @@ load_module modules/ngx_stream_module.so;
 
 user www-data;
 worker_processes auto;
+
+# Increase the number of connections
+# that a worker process can open
+# to avoid errors such as
+#   accept4() failed (24: Too many open files)
+# and
+#   socket() failed (24: Too many open files) while connecting to upstream
+# in the logs.
+# <https://nginx.org/en/docs/ngx_core_module.html#worker_rlimit_nofile>
+worker_rlimit_nofile 2048;
 pid /run/nginx.pid;
 error_log syslog:server=unix:/dev/log,facility=local3;
 
 events {
-	worker_connections 768;
+        # Increase to avoid errors such as
+        #   768 worker_connections are not enough while connecting to upstream
+        # in the logs.
+        # <https://nginx.org/en/docs/ngx_core_module.html#worker_connections>
+	worker_connections 2048;
 	# multi_accept on;
 }
 

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/master.cf.j2

@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ scache    unix  -       -       y       -       1       scache
 postlog   unix-dgram n  -       n       -       1       postlogd
 filter    unix -        n       n       -       -       lmtp
 # Local SMTP server for reinjecting outgoing filtered mail.
-localhost:{{ config.postfix_reinject_port }} inet  n       -       n       -       10      smtpd
+127.0.0.1:{{ config.postfix_reinject_port }} inet  n       -       n       -       10      smtpd
   -o syslog_name=postfix/reinject
   -o smtpd_milters=unix:opendkim/opendkim.sock
   -o cleanup_service_name=authclean
 
 # Local SMTP server for reinjecting incoming filtered mail 
-localhost:{{ config.postfix_reinject_port_incoming }} inet  n       -       n       -       10      smtpd
+127.0.0.1:{{ config.postfix_reinject_port_incoming }} inet  n       -       n       -       10      smtpd
   -o syslog_name=postfix/reinject_incoming
   -o smtpd_milters=unix:opendkim/opendkim.sock
 

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/remote/rdns.py

@@ -11,61 +11,22 @@ All functions of this module
 """
 
 import re
-import os
-import glob
 
 from .rshell import CalledProcessError, shell
 
 
-def get_acme_account_url():
-    """Get the acmetool account URL with fallback methods.
-    
-    First tries the acmetool command, then falls back to searching the filesystem
-    if the command fails or returns empty.
-    """
-    # Try the acmetool command first
-    acme_url = shell("acmetool account-url", fail_ok=True)
-    if acme_url:
-        return acme_url
-    
-    # Fallback: search for URL files in acme accounts directory
-    try:
-        acct_base = "/var/lib/acme/accounts/"
-        # Find Let's Encrypt directory
-        le_dirs = glob.glob(os.path.join(acct_base, "*letsencrypt*"))
-        if not le_dirs:
-            return ""
-        
-        # Find account directories
-        for le_dir in le_dirs:
-            acct_dirs = glob.glob(os.path.join(le_dir, "*"))
-            for acct_dir in acct_dirs:
-                url_file = os.path.join(acct_dir, "url")
-                if os.path.isfile(url_file):
-                    # Read the URL file content
-                    with open(url_file, "r") as f:
-                        url = f.read().strip()
-                        if url:
-                            return url
-    except Exception:
-        # Any exception during fallback should be ignored
-        pass
-    
-    return ""
-
-
 def perform_initial_checks(mail_domain):
     """Collecting initial DNS settings."""
     assert mail_domain
     if not shell("dig", fail_ok=True):
-        shell("apt-get install -y dnsutils")
+        shell("apt-get update && apt-get install -y dnsutils")
     A = query_dns("A", mail_domain)
     AAAA = query_dns("AAAA", mail_domain)
     MTA_STS = query_dns("CNAME", f"mta-sts.{mail_domain}")
     WWW = query_dns("CNAME", f"www.{mail_domain}")
 
     res = dict(mail_domain=mail_domain, A=A, AAAA=AAAA, MTA_STS=MTA_STS, WWW=WWW)
-    res["acme_account_url"] = get_acme_account_url()
+    res["acme_account_url"] = shell("acmetool account-url", fail_ok=True)
     res["dkim_entry"], res["web_dkim_entry"] = get_dkim_entry(
         mail_domain, dkim_selector="opendkim"
     )

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/remote/rshell.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-from subprocess import CalledProcessError, check_output
+from subprocess import DEVNULL, CalledProcessError, check_output
 
 
 def shell(command, fail_ok=False):
     print(f"$ {command}")
+    args = dict(shell=True)
+    if fail_ok:
+        args["stderr"] = DEVNULL
     try:
-        return check_output(command, shell=True).decode().rstrip()
+        return check_output(command, **args).decode().rstrip()
     except CalledProcessError:
         if not fail_ok:
             raise

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_0_login.py

@@ -90,8 +90,13 @@ def test_concurrent_logins_same_account(
 
 
 def test_no_vrfy(chatmail_config):
+    domain = chatmail_config.mail_domain
     sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-    sock.connect((chatmail_config.mail_domain, 25))
+    sock.settimeout(10)
+    try:
+        sock.connect((domain, 25))
+    except socket.timeout:
+        pytest.skip(f"port 25 not reachable for {domain}")
     banner = sock.recv(1024)
     print(banner)
     sock.send(b"VRFY wrongaddress@%s\r\n" % (chatmail_config.mail_domain.encode(),))

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_1_basic.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 import smtplib
+import socket
+import subprocess
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -55,11 +57,12 @@ class TestSSHExecutor:
 
     def test_opendkim_restarted(self, sshexec):
         """check that opendkim is not running for longer than a day."""
-        out = sshexec(call=remote.rshell.shell, kwargs=dict(command="systemctl status opendkim"))
-        assert type(out) == str
-        since_date_str = out.split("since ")[1].split(";")[0]
-        since_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(since_date_str, "%a %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z")
-        assert (datetime.datetime.now() - since_date).total_seconds() < 60 * 60 * 24
+        cmd = "systemctl show opendkim --timestamp=utc --property=ActiveEnterTimestamp"
+        out = sshexec(call=remote.rshell.shell, kwargs=dict(command=cmd))
+        datestring = out.split("=")[1]
+        since_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(datestring, "%a %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z")
+        now = datetime.datetime.now(since_date.tzinfo)
+        assert (now - since_date).total_seconds() < 60 * 60 * 51
 
 
 def test_remote(remote, imap_or_smtp):
@@ -116,9 +119,21 @@ def test_authenticated_from(cmsetup, maildata):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("from_addr", ["fake@example.org", "fake@testrun.org"])
 def test_reject_missing_dkim(cmsetup, maildata, from_addr):
+    domain = cmsetup.maildomain
+    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    sock.settimeout(10)
+    try:
+        sock.connect((domain, 25))
+    except socket.timeout:
+        pytest.skip(f"port 25 not reachable for {domain}")
+
     recipient = cmsetup.gen_users(1)[0]
-    msg = maildata("encrypted.eml", from_addr=from_addr, to_addr=recipient.addr).as_string()
-    with smtplib.SMTP(cmsetup.maildomain, 25) as s:
+    msg = maildata(
+        "encrypted.eml", from_addr=from_addr, to_addr=recipient.addr
+    ).as_string()
+    conn = smtplib.SMTP(cmsetup.maildomain, 25, timeout=10)
+
+    with conn as s:
         with pytest.raises(smtplib.SMTPDataError, match="No valid DKIM signature"):
             s.sendmail(from_addr=from_addr, to_addrs=recipient.addr, msg=msg)
 
@@ -176,6 +191,25 @@ def test_expunged(remote, chatmail_config):
         f"find {chatmail_config.mailboxes_dir} -path '*/tmp/*' -mtime +{outdated_days} -type f",
         f"find {chatmail_config.mailboxes_dir} -path '*/.*/tmp/*' -mtime +{outdated_days} -type f",
     ]
+    outdated_days = int(chatmail_config.delete_large_after) + 1
+    find_cmds.append(
+        "find {chatmail_config.mailboxes_dir} -path '*/cur/*' -mtime +{outdated_days} -size +200k -type f"
+    )
     for cmd in find_cmds:
         for line in remote.iter_output(cmd):
             assert not line
+
+
+def test_deployed_state(remote):
+    git_hash = subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"]).decode()
+    git_diff = subprocess.check_output(["git", "diff"]).decode()
+    git_status = [git_hash.strip()]
+    for line in git_diff.splitlines():
+        git_status.append(line.strip().lower())
+    remote_version = []
+    for line in remote.iter_output("cat /etc/chatmail-version"):
+        print(line)
+        remote_version.append(line)
+    # assert len(git_status) == len(remote_version)  # for some reason, we only get 11 lines from remote.iter_output()
+    for i in range(len(remote_version)):
+        assert git_status[i] == remote_version[i], "You have undeployed changes."

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/plugin.py

@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ def cmfactory(request, gencreds, tmpdir, maildomain):
     class Data:
         def read_path(self, path):
             return
+
     am = ACFactory(request=request, tmpdir=tmpdir, testprocess=testproc, data=Data())
 
     # nb. a bit hacky

scripts/initenv.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
+
+if command -v lsb_release 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
+  case "$(lsb_release -is)" in
+    Ubuntu | Debian )
+      if ! dpkg -l | grep python3-dev 2>&1 >/dev/null
+      then
+        echo "You need to install python3-dev for installing the other dependencies."
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
 python3 -m venv --upgrade-deps venv
 
 venv/bin/pip install -e chatmaild 

www/src/info.md

@@ -6,29 +6,6 @@ interoperable e-mail service for everyone. What's behind a `chatmail` is
 effectively a normal e-mail address just like any other but optimized 
 for the usage in chats, especially DeltaChat.
 
-### Choosing a chatmail address instead of using a random one
-
-In the Delta Chat account setup you may tap `Create a profile` then `Use other server` and choose `Classic e-mail login`. Here fill the two fields like this: 
-
-- `E-Mail Address`: invent a word with
-{% if username_min_length == username_max_length %}
-  *exactly* {{ username_min_length }}
-{% else %}
-  {{ username_min_length}}
-  {% if username_max_length == "more" %}
-    or more
-  {% else %}
-    to {{ username_max_length }}
-  {% endif %}
-{% endif %}
-  characters
-  and append `@{{config.mail_domain}}` to it.
-
-- `Existing Password`: invent at least {{ password_min_length }} characters.
-
-If the e-mail address is not yet taken, you'll get that account. 
-The first login sets your password. 
-
 
 ### Rate and storage limits 
 
@@ -38,10 +15,11 @@ The first login sets your password.
 
 - You may send up to {{ config.max_user_send_per_minute }} messages per minute.
 
-- Messages are unconditionally removed {{ config.delete_mails_after }} days after arriving on the server.
-
 - You can store up to [{{ config.max_mailbox_size }} messages on the server](https://delta.chat/en/help#what-happens-if-i-turn-on-delete-old-messages-from-server).
 
+- Messages are unconditionally removed latest {{ config.delete_mails_after }} days after arriving on the server.
+  Earlier, if storage may exceed otherwise.
+
 
 ### <a name="account-deletion"></a> Account deletion