Docs: clarify when TLS authenticator is run

[exim.git] / doc / doc-docbook / spec.xfpt

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index d2d40728b3610abd80effa54112450ebdf660647..c1c6293c9d182355bc526d1e20423d8623705aa5 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -444,10 +444,11 @@ Please do not ask for configuration help in the bug-tracker.
 The following Exim mailing lists exist:
 
 .table2 140pt
-.row &'exim-announce@exim.org'&   "Moderated, low volume announcements list"
-.row &'exim-users@exim.org'&      "General discussion list"
-.row &'exim-dev@exim.org'&        "Discussion of bugs, enhancements, etc."
-.row &'exim-cvs@exim.org'&        "Automated commit messages from the VCS"
+.row &'exim-announce@lists.exim.org'&   "Moderated, low volume announcements list"
+.row &'exim-users@lists.exim.org'&      "General discussion list"
+.row &'exim-users-de@lists.exim.org'&   "General discussion list in German language"
+.row &'exim-dev@lists.exim.org'&        "Discussion of bugs, enhancements, etc."
+.row &'exim-cvs@lists.exim.org'&        "Automated commit messages from the VCS"
 .endtable
 
 You can subscribe to these lists, change your existing subscriptions, and view
@@ -26161,7 +26162,8 @@ This option give a list of hosts for which,
 while verifying the server certificate,
 checks will be included on the host name
 (note that this will generally be the result of a DNS MX lookup)
-versus Subject and Subject-Alternate-Name fields.  Wildcard names are permitted
+versus the Subject-Alternate-Name (or, if none, Subject-Name) fields.
+Wildcard names are permitted,
 limited to being the initial component of a 3-or-more component FQDN.
 
 There is no equivalent checking on client certificates.
@@ -28979,9 +28981,10 @@ for which it must have been requested via the
 (see &<<CHAPTLS>>&).
 
 If an authenticator of this type is configured it is
-run before any SMTP-level communication is done,
+run immediately after a TLS connection being negotiated
+(due to either STARTTLS or TLS-on-connect)
 and can authenticate the connection.
-If it does, SMTP authentication is not offered.
+If it does, SMTP authentication is not subsequently offered.
 
 A maximum of one authenticator of this type may be present.