Both bool{} and bool_lax{} should ignore trailing whitespace.

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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.82 2010/06/06 02:08:50 pdp Exp $
+. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.85 2010/06/07 08:42:15 pdp Exp $
 .
 . /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 . This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is
@@ -9802,7 +9802,7 @@ zero.
 This condition turns a string holding a true or false representation into
 a boolean state.  It parses &"true"&, &"false"&, &"yes"& and &"no"&
 (case-insensitively); also positive integer numbers map to true if non-zero,
-false if zero.  Leading whitespace is ignored.
+false if zero.  Leading and trailing whitespace is ignored.
 All other string values will result in expansion failure.
 
 When combined with ACL variables, this expansion condition will let you
@@ -9812,6 +9812,17 @@ For example:
 ${if bool{$acl_m_privileged_sender} ...
 .endd
 
+.vitem &*bool_lax&~{*&<&'string'&>&*}*&
+.cindex "expansion" "boolean parsing"
+.cindex "&%bool_lax%& expansion condition"
+Like &%bool%&, this condition turns a string into a boolean state.  But
+where &%bool%& accepts a strict set of strings, &%bool_lax%& uses the same
+loose definition that the Router &%condition%& option uses.  The empty string
+and the values &"false"&, &"no"& and &"0"& map to false, all others map to
+true.  Leading and trailing whitespace is ignored.
+
+Note that where &"bool{00}"& is false, &"bool_lax{00}"& is true.
+
 .vitem &*crypteq&~{*&<&'string1'&>&*}{*&<&'string2'&>&*}*&
 .cindex "expansion" "encrypted comparison"
 .cindex "encrypted strings, comparing"
@@ -15669,6 +15680,9 @@ router is skipped, and the address is offered to the next one.
 If the result is any other value, the router is run (as this is the last
 precondition to be evaluated, all the other preconditions must be true).
 
+This option is unique in that multiple &%condition%& options may be present.
+All &%condition%& options must succeed.
+
 The &%condition%& option provides a means of applying custom conditions to the
 running of routers. Note that in the case of a simple conditional expansion,
 the default expansion values are exactly what is wanted. For example:
@@ -15679,6 +15693,12 @@ Because of the default behaviour of the string expansion, this is equivalent to
 .code
 condition = ${if >{$message_age}{600}{true}{}}
 .endd
+A multiple condition example, which succeeds:
+.code
+condition = ${if >{$message_age}{600}}
+condition = ${if !eq{${lc:$local_part}}{postmaster}}
+condition = foobar
+.endd
 If the expansion fails (other than forced failure) delivery is deferred. Some
 of the other precondition options are common special cases that could in fact
 be specified using &%condition%&.