feat: reduce maximal_queue_lifetime from 5d to 2d

If the message is not delivered within 2 days,
it is unlikely to be delivered in 5 days either.

.github/workflows/docker-dispatch.yaml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ name: Trigger Docker build
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    tags: ['[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+']
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: {}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,47 @@
 # Changelog for chatmail deployment
 
+## [1.11.0] - 2026-05-15
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- [**breaking**] Drop passthrough_sender and passthrough_recipients chatmail.ini options to eliminate one more source of unencrypted messages
+
+### Features
+
+- Use filtermail for delivery to remote MTAs
+- Expose metadata "maxsmtprecipients" value
+- Support setup without domain, with only an IPv4 address (#963)
+- *(doc/docker)* Introduce docker images in documentation
+- DKIM-sign bounce messages (mainly "user does not exist")
+- *(config)* Load default values from Config(), not chatmail.ini.f (#853)
+- Make turn_socket_path configurable, and cleanup tests and turnserver code.
+- Warn about any unused chatmail.ini parameter at the end of "cmdeploy run"
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Make www tests work with editable instead of just plain installs
+- Use path with no leading slash for mxdeliv
+- Increase filtermail-transport concurrency limit
+- Fix #972 by increasing file descriptors for filtermail
+- *(mtail)* Correct boot ordering and deploy restart logic
+- *(cmdeploy)* Stop and disable unbound-resolvconf
+- *(nginx)* Properly redirect www to mail_domain
+- *(dns)* Query correct NS if MNAME server is hidden (#954)
+- Legacy token metadata storage used list type, but if no new setmetadata happened, the user would not be notified at all.
+- *(logging)* Log all http requests to syslog
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Document how to upgrade to new version (#965)
+
+### Other
+
+- *(deps)* Upgrade to filtermail v0.6.4
+
+### Refactor
+
+- Introduce automated change-tracking across deployers
+
 ## 1.10.0 2026-04-30
 
 * start mtail after networking is fully up <https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/942>

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/config.py

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ def read_config(inipath):
 class Config:
     def __init__(self, inipath, params):
         self._inipath = inipath
-        raw_domain = params["mail_domain"]
+        params = dict(params)
+        raw_domain = params.pop("mail_domain")
         self.mail_domain_bare = raw_domain
 
         if is_valid_ipv4(raw_domain):
@@ -29,60 +30,59 @@ class Config:
             self.mail_domain = raw_domain
             self.postfix_myhostname = raw_domain
 
-        self.max_user_send_per_minute = int(params.get("max_user_send_per_minute", 60))
-        self.max_user_send_burst_size = int(params.get("max_user_send_burst_size", 10))
-        self.max_mailbox_size = params.get("max_mailbox_size", "500M")
-        self.max_message_size = int(params.get("max_message_size", 31457280))
-        self.delete_mails_after = params.get("delete_mails_after", "20")
-        self.delete_large_after = params.get("delete_large_after", "7")
+        self.max_user_send_per_minute = int(params.pop("max_user_send_per_minute", 60))
+        self.max_user_send_burst_size = int(params.pop("max_user_send_burst_size", 10))
+        self.max_mailbox_size = params.pop("max_mailbox_size", "500M")
+        self.max_message_size = int(params.pop("max_message_size", 31457280))
+        self.delete_mails_after = params.pop("delete_mails_after", "20")
+        self.delete_large_after = params.pop("delete_large_after", "7")
         self.delete_inactive_users_after = int(
-            params.get("delete_inactive_users_after", 90)
+            params.pop("delete_inactive_users_after", 90)
         )
-        self.username_min_length = int(params.get("username_min_length", 9))
-        self.username_max_length = int(params.get("username_max_length", 9))
-        self.password_min_length = int(params.get("password_min_length", 9))
-        self.passthrough_senders = params.get("passthrough_senders", "").split()
-        self.passthrough_recipients = params.get("passthrough_recipients", "").split()
-        self.www_folder = params.get("www_folder", "")
-        self.filtermail_smtp_port = int(params.get("filtermail_smtp_port", "10080"))
+        self.username_min_length = int(params.pop("username_min_length", 9))
+        self.username_max_length = int(params.pop("username_max_length", 9))
+        self.password_min_length = int(params.pop("password_min_length", 9))
+        self.www_folder = params.pop("www_folder", "")
+        self.filtermail_smtp_port = int(params.pop("filtermail_smtp_port", "10080"))
         self.filtermail_smtp_port_incoming = int(
-            params.get("filtermail_smtp_port_incoming", "10081")
+            params.pop("filtermail_smtp_port_incoming", "10081")
         )
         self.filtermail_http_port_incoming = int(
-            params.get("filtermail_http_port_incoming", "10082")
+            params.pop("filtermail_http_port_incoming", "10082")
         )
         self.filtermail_lmtp_port_transport = int(
-            params.get("filtermail_lmtp_port_transport", "10083")
+            params.pop("filtermail_lmtp_port_transport", "10083")
         )
-        self.postfix_reinject_port = int(params.get("postfix_reinject_port", "10025"))
+        self.postfix_reinject_port = int(params.pop("postfix_reinject_port", "10025"))
         self.postfix_reinject_port_incoming = int(
-            params.get("postfix_reinject_port_incoming", "10026")
+            params.pop("postfix_reinject_port_incoming", "10026")
         )
-        self.mtail_address = params.get("mtail_address")
-        self.disable_ipv6 = params.get("disable_ipv6", "false").lower() == "true"
-        self.acme_email = params.get("acme_email", "")
-        self.imap_rawlog = params.get("imap_rawlog", "false").lower() == "true"
-        self.imap_compress = params.get("imap_compress", "false").lower() == "true"
-        self.turn_socket_path = params.get(
+        self.mtail_address = params.pop("mtail_address", None)
+        self.disable_ipv6 = params.pop("disable_ipv6", "false").lower() == "true"
+        self.acme_email = params.pop("acme_email", "")
+        self.imap_rawlog = params.pop("imap_rawlog", "false").lower() == "true"
+        self.imap_compress = params.pop("imap_compress", "false").lower() == "true"
+        self.turn_socket_path = params.pop(
             "turn_socket_path", "/run/chatmail-turn/turn.socket"
         )
-        if "iroh_relay" not in params:
+        iroh_relay = params.pop("iroh_relay", None)
+        if iroh_relay is None:
             self.iroh_relay = "https://" + raw_domain
             self.enable_iroh_relay = True
         else:
-            self.iroh_relay = params["iroh_relay"].strip()
+            self.iroh_relay = iroh_relay.strip()
             self.enable_iroh_relay = False
-        self.privacy_postal = params.get("privacy_postal")
-        self.privacy_mail = params.get("privacy_mail")
-        self.privacy_pdo = params.get("privacy_pdo")
-        self.privacy_supervisor = params.get("privacy_supervisor")
+        self.privacy_postal = params.pop("privacy_postal", None)
+        self.privacy_mail = params.pop("privacy_mail", None)
+        self.privacy_pdo = params.pop("privacy_pdo", None)
+        self.privacy_supervisor = params.pop("privacy_supervisor", None)
 
         # TLS certificate management.
         # If tls_external_cert_and_key is set, use externally managed certs.
         # Otherwise derived from the domain name:
         # - Domains starting with "_" use self-signed certificates
         # - All other domains use ACME.
-        external = params.get("tls_external_cert_and_key", "").strip()
+        external = params.pop("tls_external_cert_and_key", "").strip()
 
         if external:
             parts = external.split()
@@ -103,11 +103,12 @@ class Config:
             self.tls_key_path = f"/var/lib/acme/live/{raw_domain}/privkey"
 
         # deprecated option
-        mbdir = params.get("mailboxes_dir", f"/home/vmail/mail/{raw_domain}")
+        mbdir = params.pop("mailboxes_dir", f"/home/vmail/mail/{raw_domain}")
         self.mailboxes_dir = Path(mbdir.strip())
 
         # old unused option (except for first migration from sqlite to maildir store)
-        self.passdb_path = Path(params.get("passdb_path", "/home/vmail/passdb.sqlite"))
+        self.passdb_path = Path(params.pop("passdb_path", "/home/vmail/passdb.sqlite"))
+        self._unused_keys = list(params)
 
     @property
     def max_mailbox_size_mb(self):

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

@@ -42,13 +42,6 @@ mail_domain = {mail_domain}
 # minimum length a password must have
 #password_min_length = 9
 
-# list of chatmail addresses which can send outbound un-encrypted mail
-#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 =
-
 # Use externally managed TLS certificates instead of built-in acmetool.
 # Paths refer to files on the deployment server (not the build machine).
 # Both files must already exist before running cmdeploy.

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/test_config.py

@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ def test_read_config_basic_using_defaults(tmp_path, maildomain):
     assert example_config.username_min_length == 9
     assert example_config.username_max_length == 9
     assert example_config.password_min_length == 9
-    assert example_config.passthrough_recipients == []
-    assert example_config.passthrough_senders == []
+    assert example_config._unused_keys == []
+
+
+def test_config_unused_keys(make_config):
+    config = make_config("chat.example.org", {"passthrough_senders": "x@y.org"})
+    assert config._unused_keys == ["passthrough_senders"]
 
 
 def test_config_userstate_paths(make_config, tmp_path):

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py

@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@ def run_cmd_options(parser):
     add_ssh_host_option(parser)
 
 
+def _warn_unused_settings(unused_keys, out):
+    if unused_keys:
+        names = ", ".join(unused_keys)
+        out.red(
+            f"WARNING: chatmail.ini contains settings that have no effect: {names}\n"
+            "Please remove them from chatmail.ini."
+        )
+
+
 def run_cmd(args, out):
     """Deploy chatmail services on the remote server."""
 
@@ -125,6 +134,7 @@ def run_cmd(args, out):
             out.green("Deploy completed.")
         else:
             out.green("Deploy completed, call `cmdeploy dns` next.")
+        _warn_unused_settings(args.config._unused_keys, out)
         return 0
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
         out.red("Deploy failed")

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/filtermail/filtermail-transport.service.j2

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ExecStart={{ bin_path }} {{ config_path }} transport
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=30
 User=vmail
+LimitNOFILE=524288
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/lmtp_header_cleanup

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-/^From:/            DUNNO
-/^Message-Id:/      DUNNO
-/^Chat-Is-Post-Message:/      DUNNO
-/^Content-Type:/    DUNNO
-/.*/                IGNORE
+/^DKIM-Signature:/            IGNORE
+/^Authentication-Results:/            IGNORE
+/^Received:/            IGNORE

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/main.cf.j2

@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ smtpd_tls_exclude_ciphers = aNULL, RC4, MD5, DES
 # See <https://www.postfix.org/FORWARD_SECRECY_README.html#server_fs>.
 tls_preempt_cipherlist = yes
 
-smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated defer_unauth_destination
+# Reject by default, override per smtpd in master.cf
+smtpd_relay_restrictions = reject
 myhostname = {{ config.postfix_myhostname }}
 alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
 alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
@@ -101,9 +102,24 @@ smtpd_peername_lookup = no
 # so instead this is handled in filtermail.
 # We use LMTP instead SMTP so we can communicate per-recipient errors back to postfix.
 default_transport = lmtp-filtermail:inet:[127.0.0.1]:{{ config.filtermail_lmtp_port_transport }}
+
+# All deliveries over lmtp-filtermail are treated
+# as having the same destination [127.0.0.1],
+# so it is not possible to limit per-destination concurrency here,
+# it is a job for filtermail-transport.
+# Total number of parallel deliveries is limited
+# by "maxproc" column in /etc/postfix/master.cf for lmtp-filtermail.
+# Settings below are to prevent Postfix queue manager
+# from limiting the number of LMTP connections to filtermail-transport.
+# Read <https://www.postfix.org/TUNING_README.html#rope> and
+# <https://www.postfix.org/SCHEDULER_README.html> for the details
+# of the Postfix algorithm that we effectively disable here.
 lmtp-filtermail_initial_destination_concurrency=10000
 lmtp-filtermail_destination_concurrency_limit=10000
 
+# Do not try to deliver messages for more than 2 days.
+maximal_queue_lifetime = 2d
+
 {% if not config.ipv4_relay %}
 # DKIM-sign locally generated mail (bounces, DSNs).
 # These bypass smtpd, so they need explicit milter configuration.

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

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ smtp      inet  n       -       y       -       -       smtpd
   -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt
   -o smtpd_tls_mandatory_protocols=>=TLSv1.2
   -o smtpd_proxy_filter=127.0.0.1:{{ config.filtermail_smtp_port_incoming }}
+  -o smtpd_relay_restrictions=reject_unauth_destination
 submission inet n       -       y       -       5000    smtpd
   -o syslog_name=postfix/submission
   -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt
@@ -81,12 +82,14 @@ filter    unix -        n       n       -       -       lmtp
   -o syslog_name=postfix/reinject
   -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING
   -o cleanup_service_name=authclean
+  -o smtpd_relay_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject
 {% if not config.ipv4_relay %}  -o smtpd_milters=unix:opendkim/opendkim.sock
 {% endif %}
 
 # Local SMTP server for reinjecting incoming filtered mail 
 127.0.0.1:{{ config.postfix_reinject_port_incoming }} inet  n       -       n       -       100      smtpd
   -o syslog_name=postfix/reinject_incoming
+  -o smtpd_relay_restrictions=reject_unauth_destination
 
 # Cleanup `Received` headers for authenticated mail
 # to avoid leaking client IP.
@@ -102,7 +105,15 @@ filter    unix -        n       n       -       -       lmtp
 authclean unix  n       -       -       -       0       cleanup
   -o header_checks=regexp:/etc/postfix/submission_header_cleanup
 
-lmtp-filtermail unix  -       -       y       -       10000       lmtp
+# Reducing `maxproc` here may result in a head of line blocking
+# when there are many messages sent to unreachable destinations
+# at the same time.
+# LMTP clients here talk to filtermail-transport.
+# LMTP has no pipelining,
+# so while filtermail-transport tries to deliver the message,
+# possibly waiting for a long connection timeout
+# or talking to a slow server, LMTP client cannot be reused.
+lmtp-filtermail unix  -       -       y       -       500       lmtp
   -o syslog_name=postfix/lmtp-filtermail
   -o lmtp_header_checks=
   -o lmtp_tls_security_level=none

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

@@ -232,6 +232,26 @@ def try_n_times(n, f):
     return f()
 
 
+def test_rewrite_subject(cmsetup, maildata):
+    """Test that subject gets replaced with [...]."""
+    user1, user2 = cmsetup.gen_users(2)
+
+    sent_msg = maildata(
+        "encrypted.eml",
+        from_addr=user1.addr,
+        to_addr=user2.addr,
+        subject="Unencrypted subject",
+    ).as_string()
+    user1.smtp.sendmail(from_addr=user1.addr, to_addrs=[user2.addr], msg=sent_msg)
+
+    # The message may need some time to get delivered by postfix.
+    messages = try_n_times(5, user2.imap.fetch_all_messages)
+    assert len(messages) == 1
+    rcvd_msg = messages[0]
+    assert "Subject: [...]" not in sent_msg
+    assert "Subject: [...]" in rcvd_msg
+    assert "Subject: Unencrypted subject" in sent_msg
+    assert "Subject: Unencrypted subject" not in rcvd_msg
 
 
 def test_exceed_rate_limit(cmsetup, gencreds, maildata, chatmail_config):

doc/source/faq.rst

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ and run the following commands:
    ::
 
        git pull origin main --rebase --autostash
+       scripts/initenv.sh
        scripts/cmdeploy run
 
 If you don't want the latest development version,