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+.TH SQLITE_TABLE 5
+.ad
+.fi
+.SH NAME
+sqlite_table
+\-
+Postfix SQLite configuration
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.na
+.nf
+\fBpostmap \-q "\fIstring\fB" sqlite:/etc/postfix/\fIfilename\fR
+
+\fBpostmap \-q \- sqlite:/etc/postfix/\fIfilename\fB <\fIinputfile\fR
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.ad
+.fi
+The Postfix mail system uses optional tables for address
+rewriting or mail routing. These tables are usually in
+\fBdbm\fR or \fBdb\fR format.
+
+Alternatively, lookup tables can be specified as SQLite databases.
+In order to use SQLite lookups, define an SQLite source as a lookup
+table in main.cf, for example:
+.nf
+ alias_maps = sqlite:/etc/sqlite\-aliases.cf
+.fi
+
+The file /etc/postfix/sqlite\-aliases.cf has the same format as
+the Postfix main.cf file, and can specify the parameters
+described below.
+.SH "LIST MEMBERSHIP"
+.na
+.nf
+.ad
+.fi
+When using SQL to store lists such as $mynetworks,
+$mydestination, $relay_domains, $local_recipient_maps,
+etc., it is important to understand that the table must
+store each list member as a separate key. The table lookup
+verifies the *existence* of the key. See "Postfix lists
+versus tables" in the DATABASE_README document for a
+discussion.
+
+Do NOT create tables that return the full list of domains
+in $mydestination or $relay_domains etc., or IP addresses
+in $mynetworks.
+
+DO create tables with each matching item as a key and with
+an arbitrary value. With SQL databases it is not uncommon to
+return the key itself or a constant value.
+.SH "SQLITE PARAMETERS"
+.na
+.nf
+.ad
+.fi
+.IP "\fBdbpath\fR"
+The SQLite database file location. Example:
+.nf
+ dbpath = customer_database
+.fi
+.IP "\fBquery\fR"
+The SQL query template used to search the database, where \fB%s\fR
+is a substitute for the address Postfix is trying to resolve,
+e.g.
+.nf
+ query = SELECT replacement FROM aliases WHERE mailbox = '%s'
+.fi
+
+This parameter supports the following '%' expansions:
+.RS
+.IP "\fB%%\fR"
+This is replaced by a literal '%' character.
+.IP "\fB%s\fR"
+This is replaced by the input key.
+SQL quoting is used to make sure that the input key does not
+add unexpected metacharacters.
+.IP "\fB%u\fR"
+When the input key is an address of the form user@domain, \fB%u\fR
+is replaced by the SQL quoted local part of the address.
+Otherwise, \fB%u\fR is replaced by the entire search string.
+If the localpart is empty, the query is suppressed and returns
+no results.
+.IP "\fB%d\fR"
+When the input key is an address of the form user@domain, \fB%d\fR
+is replaced by the SQL quoted domain part of the address.
+Otherwise, the query is suppressed and returns no results.
+.IP "\fB%[SUD]\fR"
+The upper\-case equivalents of the above expansions behave in the
+\fBquery\fR parameter identically to their lower\-case counter\-parts.
+With the \fBresult_format\fR parameter (see below), they expand the
+input key rather than the result value.
+.IP "\fB%[1\-9]\fR"
+The patterns %1, %2, ... %9 are replaced by the corresponding
+most significant component of the input key's domain. If the
+input key is \fIuser@mail.example.com\fR, then %1 is \fBcom\fR,
+%2 is \fBexample\fR and %3 is \fBmail\fR. If the input key is
+unqualified or does not have enough domain components to satisfy
+all the specified patterns, the query is suppressed and returns
+no results.
+.RE
+.IP
+The \fBdomain\fR parameter described below limits the input
+keys to addresses in matching domains. When the \fBdomain\fR
+parameter is non\-empty, SQL queries for unqualified addresses
+or addresses in non\-matching domains are suppressed
+and return no results.
+
+This parameter is available with Postfix 2.2. In prior releases
+the SQL query was built from the separate parameters:
+\fBselect_field\fR, \fBtable\fR, \fBwhere_field\fR and
+\fBadditional_conditions\fR. The mapping from the old parameters
+to the equivalent query is:
+
+.nf
+ SELECT [\fBselect_field\fR]
+ FROM [\fBtable\fR]
+ WHERE [\fBwhere_field\fR] = '%s'
+ [\fBadditional_conditions\fR]
+.fi
+
+The '%s' in the \fBWHERE\fR clause expands to the escaped search string.
+With Postfix 2.2 these legacy parameters are used if the \fBquery\fR
+parameter is not specified.
+
+NOTE: DO NOT put quotes around the query parameter.
+.IP "\fBresult_format (default: \fB%s\fR)\fR"
+Format template applied to result attributes. Most commonly used
+to append (or prepend) text to the result. This parameter supports
+the following '%' expansions:
+.RS
+.IP "\fB%%\fR"
+This is replaced by a literal '%' character.
+.IP "\fB%s\fR"
+This is replaced by the value of the result attribute. When
+result is empty it is skipped.
+.IP "\fB%u\fR
+When the result attribute value is an address of the form
+user@domain, \fB%u\fR is replaced by the local part of the
+address. When the result has an empty localpart it is skipped.
+.IP "\fB%d\fR"
+When a result attribute value is an address of the form
+user@domain, \fB%d\fR is replaced by the domain part of
+the attribute value. When the result is unqualified it
+is skipped.
+.IP "\fB%[SUD1\-9]\fR"
+The upper\-case and decimal digit expansions interpolate
+the parts of the input key rather than the result. Their
+behavior is identical to that described with \fBquery\fR,
+and in fact because the input key is known in advance, queries
+whose key does not contain all the information specified in
+the result template are suppressed and return no results.
+.RE
+.IP
+For example, using "result_format = smtp:[%s]" allows one
+to use a mailHost attribute as the basis of a transport(5)
+table. After applying the result format, multiple values
+are concatenated as comma separated strings. The expansion_limit
+and parameter explained below allows one to restrict the number
+of values in the result, which is especially useful for maps that
+must return at most one value.
+
+The default value \fB%s\fR specifies that each result value should
+be used as is.
+
+This parameter is available with Postfix 2.2 and later.
+
+NOTE: DO NOT put quotes around the result format!
+.IP "\fBdomain (default: no domain list)\fR"
+This is a list of domain names, paths to files, or
+dictionaries. When specified, only fully qualified search
+keys with a *non\-empty* localpart and a matching domain
+are eligible for lookup: 'user' lookups, bare domain lookups
+and "@domain" lookups are not performed. This can significantly
+reduce the query load on the SQLite server.
+.nf
+ domain = postfix.org, hash:/etc/postfix/searchdomains
+.fi
+
+It is best not to use SQL to store the domains eligible
+for SQL lookups.
+
+This parameter is available with Postfix 2.2 and later.
+
+NOTE: DO NOT define this parameter for local(8) aliases,
+because the input keys are always unqualified.
+.IP "\fBexpansion_limit (default: 0)\fR"
+A limit on the total number of result elements returned
+(as a comma separated list) by a lookup against the map.
+A setting of zero disables the limit. Lookups fail with a
+temporary error if the limit is exceeded. Setting the
+limit to 1 ensures that lookups do not return multiple
+values.
+.SH "OBSOLETE MAIN.CF PARAMETERS"
+.na
+.nf
+.ad
+.fi
+For compatibility with other Postfix lookup tables, SQLite
+parameters can also be defined in main.cf. In order to do that,
+specify as SQLite source a name that doesn't begin with a slash
+or a dot. The SQLite parameters will then be accessible as the
+name you've given the source in its definition, an underscore,
+and the name of the parameter. For example, if the map is
+specified as "sqlite:\fIsqlitename\fR", the parameter "query"
+would be defined in main.cf as "\fIsqlitename\fR_query".
+.SH "OBSOLETE QUERY INTERFACE"
+.na
+.nf
+.ad
+.fi
+This section describes an interface that is deprecated as
+of Postfix 2.2. It is replaced by the more general \fBquery\fR
+interface described above. If the \fBquery\fR parameter
+is defined, the legacy parameters described here ignored.
+Please migrate to the new interface as the legacy interface
+may be removed in a future release.
+
+The following parameters can be used to fill in a
+SELECT template statement of the form:
+
+.nf
+ SELECT [\fBselect_field\fR]
+ FROM [\fBtable\fR]
+ WHERE [\fBwhere_field\fR] = '%s'
+ [\fBadditional_conditions\fR]
+.fi
+
+The specifier %s is replaced by the search string, and is
+escaped so if it contains single quotes or other odd characters,
+it will not cause a parse error, or worse, a security problem.
+.IP "\fBselect_field\fR"
+The SQL "select" parameter. Example:
+.nf
+ \fBselect_field\fR = forw_addr
+.fi
+.IP "\fBtable\fR"
+The SQL "select .. from" table name. Example:
+.nf
+ \fBtable\fR = mxaliases
+.fi
+.IP "\fBwhere_field\fR
+The SQL "select .. where" parameter. Example:
+.nf
+ \fBwhere_field\fR = alias
+.fi
+.IP "\fBadditional_conditions\fR
+Additional conditions to the SQL query. Example:
+.nf
+ \fBadditional_conditions\fR = AND status = 'paid'
+.fi
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.na
+.nf
+postmap(1), Postfix lookup table maintenance
+postconf(5), configuration parameters
+ldap_table(5), LDAP lookup tables
+mysql_table(5), MySQL lookup tables
+pgsql_table(5), PostgreSQL lookup tables
+.SH "README FILES"
+.na
+.nf
+.ad
+.fi
+Use "\fBpostconf readme_directory\fR" or
+"\fBpostconf html_directory\fR" to locate this information.
+.na
+.nf
+DATABASE_README, Postfix lookup table overview
+SQLITE_README, Postfix SQLITE howto
+.SH "LICENSE"
+.na
+.nf
+.ad
+.fi
+The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
+.SH HISTORY
+.ad
+.fi
+SQLite support was introduced with Postfix version 2.8.
+.SH "AUTHOR(S)"
+.na
+.nf
+Original implementation by:
+Axel Steiner