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Martijn van Duren <openbsd+tech@list.imperialat.at>
Subject:
Re: smtpd: implement RFC9422 LIMITS extension utilization
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tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:30:25 +0100

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On 3/11/26 00:18, Martijn van Duren wrote:
> EHLO,
> 
> While I haven't seen this in the wild, it might be nice to announce our
> limits to the world. RFC9422 specifies 3 limits that can be announced:
> MAILMAX, RCPTMAX, and RCPTDOMAINMAX. RCPTDOMAINMAX isn't a feature we
> support as far as I'm aware, but MAILMAX, and RCPTMAX are implemented,
> so why not announce them and save everybody a bit of time where
> supported.
> 
> OK?
> 
> martijn@
> And here's a diff to parse and use MAILMAX and RCPTMAX.

OK?

martijn@

diff d8042db37a6bbfc3219d85f0b9c4cafc1a1924c2 b90a19db558de4a73e6a07a023332ad78d9d5e86
commit - d8042db37a6bbfc3219d85f0b9c4cafc1a1924c2
commit + b90a19db558de4a73e6a07a023332ad78d9d5e86
blob - 3524b378129873422b2d238b563adcef08f705be
blob + a207b2ef8f6cf664368b54952de97d344cc2f094
--- usr.sbin/smtpd/limit.c
+++ usr.sbin/smtpd/limit.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ limit_mta_set_defaults(struct mta_limits *limits)
 	limits->discdelay_route = 3;
 
 	limits->max_mail_per_session = 100;
+	limits->max_rcpt_per_transaction = 0;
 	limits->sessdelay_transaction = 0;
 	limits->sessdelay_keepalive = 10;
 
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ limit_mta_set(struct mta_limits *limits, const char *k
 
 	else if (!strcmp(key, "session-mail-max"))
 		limits->max_mail_per_session = value;
+	else if (!strcmp(key, "transaction-rcpt-max"))
+		limits->max_rcpt_per_transaction = value;
 	else if (!strcmp(key, "session-transaction-delay"))
 		limits->sessdelay_transaction = value;
 	else if (!strcmp(key, "session-keepalive"))
blob - 8022d23ecb02e4654968912bb112c2042701e89e
blob + 91785c5acc5aa4266c25d68ba7a1e23ac683a16e
--- usr.sbin/smtpd/mta.c
+++ usr.sbin/smtpd/mta.c
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@
 #define RELAY_HOLDQ		0x02
 
 static void mta_setup_dispatcher(struct dispatcher *);
+static void mta_task_split(struct mta_task *, size_t);
 static void mta_handle_envelope(struct envelope *, const char *);
 static void mta_query_smarthost(struct envelope *);
 static void mta_on_smarthost(struct envelope *, const char *);
 static void mta_query_mx(struct mta_relay *);
+static void mta_query_limits(struct mta_relay *);
 static void mta_query_secret(struct mta_relay *);
 static void mta_query_preference(struct mta_relay *);
 static void mta_query_source(struct mta_relay *);
@@ -649,11 +651,21 @@ mta_route_collect(struct mta_relay *relay, struct mta_
 }
 
 struct mta_task *
-mta_route_next_task(struct mta_relay *relay, struct mta_route *route)
+mta_route_next_task(struct mta_relay *relay, size_t rcptmax)
 {
 	struct mta_task	*task;
+	size_t min;
 
 	if ((task = TAILQ_FIRST(&relay->tasks))) {
+		min = 0;
+		if (relay->limits->max_rcpt_per_transaction != 0)
+			min = relay->limits->max_rcpt_per_transaction;
+		if (rcptmax != 0 && rcptmax < min)
+			min = rcptmax;
+		if (min == 0)
+			min = 100;
+		mta_task_split(task, min);
+
 		TAILQ_REMOVE(&relay->tasks, task, entry);
 		relay->ntask -= 1;
 		task->relay = NULL;
@@ -684,6 +696,49 @@ mta_route_next_task(struct mta_relay *relay, struct mt
 }
 
 static void
+mta_task_split(struct mta_task *task0, size_t limit)
+{
+	struct mta_relay *relay;
+	struct mta_task *task;
+	struct mta_envelope *e0, *e;
+	size_t n;
+
+	if (limit == 0 || task0->nenvelopes <= limit)
+		return;
+
+	log_debug("debug: mta: msgid:%08" PRIx32 " %s "
+	    "too many envelopes (limit %zu), splitting %zu "
+	    "envelopes over %zu tasks",
+	    task0->msgid, mta_relay_to_text(task0->relay), limit, task0->nenvelopes,
+	    (task0->nenvelopes / limit) + (task0->nenvelopes % limit == 0 ? 0 : 1));
+
+	n = 0;
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(e0, &task0->envelopes, entry) {
+		if (++n == limit)
+			break;
+	}
+	relay = task0->relay;
+	task = NULL;
+	n = 0;
+	while ((e = TAILQ_NEXT(e0, entry)) != NULL) {
+		if (task == NULL) {
+			task = xmemdup(task0, sizeof *task0);
+			TAILQ_INIT(&task->envelopes);
+			task->nenvelopes = 0;
+			relay->ntask += 1;
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&relay->tasks, task, entry);
+			task->sender = xstrdup(task0->sender);
+			stat_increment("mta.task", 1);
+		}
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&task0->envelopes, e, entry);
+		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&task->envelopes, e, entry);
+		e->task = task;
+		if (++task->nenvelopes == limit)
+			task = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
 mta_handle_envelope(struct envelope *evp, const char *smarthost)
 {
 	struct mta_relay	*relay;
@@ -770,9 +825,18 @@ mta_handle_envelope(struct envelope *evp, const char *
 		if (task->msgid == evpid_to_msgid(evp->id))
 			break;
 
+	if (task != NULL) {
+		if (task->relay->limits == NULL)
+			mta_query_limits(task->relay);
+		if (task->relay->limits->max_rcpt_per_transaction != 0 &&
+		    task->relay->limits->max_rcpt_per_transaction <
+		    task->nenvelopes)
+			task = NULL;
+	}
 	if (task == NULL) {
 		task = xmalloc(sizeof *task);
 		TAILQ_INIT(&task->envelopes);
+		task->nenvelopes = 0;
 		task->relay = relay;
 		relay->ntask += 1;
 		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&relay->tasks, task, entry);
@@ -817,6 +881,7 @@ mta_handle_envelope(struct envelope *evp, const char *
 	e->dsn_ret = evp->dsn_ret;
 
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&task->envelopes, e, entry);
+	task->nenvelopes++;
 	log_debug("debug: mta: received evp:%016" PRIx64
 	    " for <%s>", e->id, e->dest);
 
blob - 8aa23779f8f46fb4ec69517a724563eae2a0515f
blob + eb63136ea840a44d9480ec844036ec0def638ff8
--- usr.sbin/smtpd/mta_session.c
+++ usr.sbin/smtpd/mta_session.c
@@ -76,12 +76,14 @@ enum mta_state {
 #define MTA_HANGON		0x2000
 #define MTA_RECONN		0x4000
 
-#define MTA_EXT_STARTTLS	0x01
-#define MTA_EXT_PIPELINING	0x02
-#define MTA_EXT_AUTH		0x04
-#define MTA_EXT_AUTH_PLAIN     	0x08
-#define MTA_EXT_AUTH_LOGIN     	0x10
-#define MTA_EXT_SIZE     	0x20
+#define MTA_EXT_STARTTLS	0x001
+#define MTA_EXT_PIPELINING	0x002
+#define MTA_EXT_AUTH		0x004
+#define MTA_EXT_AUTH_PLAIN     	0x008
+#define MTA_EXT_AUTH_LOGIN     	0x010
+#define MTA_EXT_SIZE     	0x020
+#define MTA_EXT_LIMITS_MAILMAX	0x100
+#define MTA_EXT_LIMITS_RCPTMAX	0x200
 
 struct mta_session {
 	uint64_t		 id;
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ struct mta_session {
 	int			 ext;
 
 	size_t			 ext_size;
+	size_t			 ext_mailmax;
+	size_t			 ext_rcptmax;
 
 	size_t			 msgtried;
 	size_t			 msgcount;
@@ -712,7 +716,9 @@ again:
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (s->msgcount >= s->relay->limits->max_mail_per_session) {
+		if (s->msgcount >= s->relay->limits->max_mail_per_session ||
+		    (s->ext & MTA_EXT_LIMITS_MAILMAX &&
+		    s->msgcount >= s->ext_mailmax)) {
 			log_debug("debug: mta: "
 			    "%p: cannot send more message to relay %s", s,
 			    mta_relay_to_text(s->relay));
@@ -730,7 +736,8 @@ again:
 			fatalx("task should be NULL at this point");
 
 		if (s->task == NULL)
-			s->task = mta_route_next_task(s->relay, s->route);
+			s->task = mta_route_next_task(s->relay,
+			    s->ext & MTA_EXT_LIMITS_RCPTMAX ? s->ext_rcptmax : 0);
 		if (s->task == NULL) {
 			log_debug("debug: mta: %p: no task for relay %s",
 			    s, mta_relay_to_text(s->relay));
@@ -1198,10 +1205,12 @@ static void
 mta_io(struct io *io, int evt, void *arg)
 {
 	struct mta_session	*s = arg;
-	char			*line, *msg, *p;
+	char			*line, *msg, *p0, *p;
 	size_t			 len;
 	const char		*error;
-	int			 cont;
+	int			 cont, ext, fail;
+	long			 l;
+	size_t			*limit;
 
 	log_trace(TRACE_IO, "mta: %p: %s %s", s, io_strevent(evt),
 	    io_strio(io));
@@ -1280,6 +1289,41 @@ mta_io(struct io *io, int evt, void *arg)
 				s->ext_size = strtonum(msg+5, 0, UINT32_MAX, &error);
 				if (error == NULL)
 					s->ext |= MTA_EXT_SIZE;
+			} else if (strncmp(msg, "LIMITS ", 7) == 0) {
+				p0 = msg + 7;
+				while (p0[0] != '\0') {
+					limit = NULL;
+					ext = 0;
+					if (strncmp(p0, "MAILMAX=", 8) == 0) {
+						ext = MTA_EXT_LIMITS_MAILMAX;
+						p0 += 8;
+						limit = &s->ext_mailmax;
+					} else if (strncmp(p0, "RCPTMAX=", 8) == 0) {
+						ext = MTA_EXT_LIMITS_RCPTMAX;
+						p0 += 8;
+						limit = &s->ext_rcptmax;
+					}
+
+					if (limit != NULL) {
+						errno = 0;
+						l = strtol(p0, &p, 10);
+
+						fail = errno != 0 || p0 == p;
+						fail |= l <= 0;
+						fail |=
+						    p[0] != ' ' && p[0] != '\0';
+
+						if (!fail) {
+							*limit = (size_t)l;
+							s->ext |= ext;
+						}
+					}
+					p = strchr(p0, ' ');
+					if (p != NULL)
+						p0 = p + 1;
+					else
+						p0 = strchr(p0, '\0');
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
blob - 3574db4c03d611801672016b1d0d4314746802cf
blob + e147f099d6f6289e686af7bb3401dae0d1e3a929
--- usr.sbin/smtpd/smtpd.h
+++ usr.sbin/smtpd/smtpd.h
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ struct mta_limits {
 	time_t	discdelay_route;
 
 	size_t	max_mail_per_session;
+	size_t	max_rcpt_per_transaction;
 	time_t	sessdelay_transaction;
 	time_t	sessdelay_keepalive;
 
@@ -867,6 +868,7 @@ struct mta_task {
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(mta_task)		 entry;
 	struct mta_relay		*relay;
 	uint32_t			 msgid;
+	size_t				 nenvelopes;
 	TAILQ_HEAD(, mta_envelope)	 envelopes;
 	char				*sender;
 };
@@ -1502,7 +1504,7 @@ void mta_route_collect(struct mta_relay *, struct mta_
 void mta_source_error(struct mta_relay *, struct mta_route *, const char *);
 void mta_delivery_log(struct mta_envelope *, const char *, const char *, int, const char *);
 void mta_delivery_notify(struct mta_envelope *);
-struct mta_task *mta_route_next_task(struct mta_relay *, struct mta_route *);
+struct mta_task *mta_route_next_task(struct mta_relay *, size_t);
 const char *mta_host_to_text(struct mta_host *);
 const char *mta_relay_to_text(struct mta_relay *);