#++
# NAME
#	pcre_table 5
# SUMMARY
#	format of Postfix PCRE tables
# SYNOPSIS
#	\fBpostmap -q "\fIstring\fB" pcre:/etc/postfix/\fIfilename\fR
#
#	\fBpostmap -q - pcre:/etc/postfix/\fIfilename\fB <\fIinputfile\fR
# DESCRIPTION
#	The Postfix mail system uses optional tables for address
#	rewriting, mail routing, or access control. These tables
#	are usually in \fBdbm\fR or \fBdb\fR format.
#
#	Alternatively, lookup tables can be specified in Perl Compatible
#	Regular Expression form. In this case, each input is compared
#	against a list of patterns. When a match is found, the
#	corresponding result is returned and the search is terminated.
#
#	To find out what types of lookup tables your Postfix system
#	supports use the "\fBpostconf -m\fR" command.
#
#	To test lookup tables, use the "\fBpostmap -q\fR" command as
#	described in the SYNOPSIS above.
# COMPATIBILITY 
# .ad
# .fi
#	With Postfix version 2.2 and earlier specify "\fBpostmap
#	-fq\fR" to query a table that contains case sensitive
#	patterns. Patterns are case insensitive by default.
# TABLE FORMAT
# .ad
# .fi
#	The general form of a PCRE table is:
# .IP "\fB/\fIpattern\fB/\fIflags result\fR"
#	When \fIpattern\fR matches the input string, use
#	the corresponding \fIresult\fR value.
# .IP "\fB!/\fIpattern\fB/\fIflags result\fR"
#	When \fIpattern\fR does \fBnot\fR match the input string, use
#	the corresponding \fIresult\fR value.
# .IP "\fBif /\fIpattern\fB/\fIflags\fR"
# .IP "\fBendif\fR"
#	Match the input string against the patterns between \fBif\fR
#	and \fBendif\fR, if and only if that same input string also matches
#	\fIpattern\fR. The \fBif\fR..\fBendif\fR can nest.
# .sp
#	Note: do not prepend whitespace to patterns inside
#	\fBif\fR..\fBendif\fR.
# .sp
#	This feature is available in Postfix 2.1 and later.
# .IP "\fBif !/\fIpattern\fB/\fIflags\fR"
# .IP "\fBendif\fR"
#	Match the input string against the patterns between \fBif\fR
#	and \fBendif\fR, if and only if that same input string does \fBnot\fR
#	match \fIpattern\fR. The \fBif\fR..\fBendif\fR can nest.
# .sp
#	Note: do not prepend whitespace to patterns inside
#	\fBif\fR..\fBendif\fR.
# .sp
#	This feature is available in Postfix 2.1 and later.
# .IP "blank lines and comments"
#	Empty lines and whitespace-only lines are ignored, as
#	are lines whose first non-whitespace character is a `#'.
# .IP "multi-line text"
#	A logical line starts with non-whitespace text. A line that
#	starts with whitespace continues a logical line.
# .PP
#	Each pattern is a perl-like regular expression. The expression
#	delimiter can be any non-alphanumerical character, except
#	whitespace or characters
#	that have special meaning (traditionally the forward slash is used).
#	The regular expression can contain whitespace.
#
#	By default, matching is case-insensitive, and newlines are not
#	treated as special characters. The behavior is controlled by flags,
#	which are toggled by appending one or more of the following
#	characters after the pattern:
# .IP "\fBi\fR (default: on)"
#	Toggles the case sensitivity flag. By default, matching is case
#	insensitive.
# .IP "\fBm\fR (default: off)"
#	Toggles the PCRE_MULTILINE flag. When this flag is on, the \fB^\fR
#	and \fB$\fR metacharacters match immediately after and immediately
#	before a newline character, respectively, in addition to
#	matching at the start and end of the subject string.
# .IP "\fBs\fR (default: on)"
#	Toggles the PCRE_DOTALL flag. When this flag is on, the \fB.\fR
#	metacharacter matches the newline character. With
#	Postfix versions prior to 2.0, the flag is off by
#	default, which is inconvenient for multi-line message header
#	matching.
# .IP "\fBx\fR (default: off)"
#	Toggles the pcre extended flag. When this flag is on, whitespace
#	characters in the pattern (other than in a character class)
#	are ignored.  To include a whitespace character as part of
#	the pattern, escape it with backslash.
# .sp
#	Note: do not use \fB#\fIcomment\fR after patterns.
# .IP "\fBA\fR (default: off)"
#	Toggles the PCRE_ANCHORED flag.  When this flag is on,
#	the pattern is forced to be "anchored", that is, it is
#	constrained to match only at the start of the string which
#	is being searched (the "subject string"). This effect can
#	also be achieved by appropriate constructs in the pattern
#	itself.
# .IP "\fBE\fR (default: off)"
#	Toggles the PCRE_DOLLAR_ENDONLY flag. When this flag is on,
#	a \fB$\fR metacharacter in the pattern matches only at the
#	end of the subject string. Without this flag, a dollar also
#	matches immediately before the final character if it is a
#	newline character (but not before any other newline
#	characters). This flag is ignored if PCRE_MULTILINE
#	flag is set.
# .IP "\fBU\fR (default: off)"
#	Toggles the ungreedy matching flag.  When this flag is on,
#	the pattern matching engine inverts the "greediness" of
#	the quantifiers so that they are not greedy by default,
#	but become greedy if followed by "?".  This flag can also
#	set by a (?U) modifier within the pattern.
# .IP "\fBX\fR (default: off)"
#	Toggles the PCRE_EXTRA flag.
#	When this flag is on, any backslash in a pattern that is
#	followed by a letter that has no special meaning causes an
#	error, thus reserving these combinations for future expansion.
# SEARCH ORDER
# .ad
# .fi
#	Patterns are applied in the order as specified in the table, until a
#	pattern is found that matches the input string.
#
#	Each pattern is applied to the entire input string.
#	Depending on the application, that string is an entire client
#	hostname, an entire client IP address, or an entire mail address.
#	Thus, no parent domain or parent network search is done, and
#	\fIuser@domain\fR mail addresses are not broken up into their
#	\fIuser\fR and \fIdomain\fR constituent parts, nor is \fIuser+foo\fR
#	broken up into \fIuser\fR and \fIfoo\fR.
# TEXT SUBSTITUTION
# .ad
# .fi
#	Substitution of substrings (text that matches patterns
#	inside "()") from the matched expression into the result
#	string is requested with $1, $2, etc.; specify $$ to produce
#	a $ character as output.
#	The macros in the result string may need to be written as
#	${n} or $(n) if they aren't followed by whitespace.
#
#	Note: since negated patterns (those preceded by \fB!\fR) return a
#	result when the expression does not match, substitutions are not
#	available for negated patterns.
# EXAMPLE SMTPD ACCESS MAP
#	# Protect your outgoing majordomo exploders
#	/^(?!owner-)(.*)-outgoing@(.*)/ 550 Use ${1}@${2} instead
#
#	# Bounce friend@whatever, except when whatever is our domain (you would
#	# be better just bouncing all friend@ mail - this is just an example).
#	/^(friend@(?!my\\.domain$).*)$/	 550 Stick this in your pipe $1
#
#	# A multi-line entry. The text is sent as one line.
#	#
#	/^noddy@my\\.domain$/
#	\ 550 This user is a funny one. You really don't want to send mail to
#	\ them as it only makes their head spin.
# EXAMPLE HEADER FILTER MAP
#	/^Subject: make money fast/     REJECT
#	/^To: friend@public\\.com/	 REJECT
# EXAMPLE BODY FILTER MAP
#	# First skip over base 64 encoded text to save CPU cycles.
#	# Requires PCRE version 3.
#	~^[[:alnum:]+/]{60,}$~		OK
#
#	# Put your own body patterns here.
# SEE ALSO
#	postmap(1), Postfix lookup table manager
#	postconf(5), configuration parameters
#	regexp_table(5), format of POSIX regular expression tables
# README FILES
# .ad
# .fi
#	Use "\fBpostconf readme_directory\fR" or
#	"\fBpostconf html_directory\fR" to locate this information.
# .na
# .nf
#	DATABASE_README, Postfix lookup table overview
# AUTHOR(S)
#	The PCRE table lookup code was originally written by:
#	Andrew McNamara
#	andrewm@connect.com.au
#	connect.com.au Pty. Ltd.
#	Level 3, 213 Miller St
#	North Sydney, NSW, Australia
#
#	Adopted and adapted by:
#	Wietse Venema
#	IBM T.J. Watson Research
#	P.O. Box 704
#	Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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