Doc: more explicit hinting on tls_try_verify_hosts.

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

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 912d16dcb18d7c6d3244426fad06bf7072630d42..7372dd3febf1490478317fe7a4e6447a3edd01f4 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -6424,9 +6424,9 @@ smarthost_smtp:
   # request with your smarthost provider to get things fixed:
   hosts_require_tls = *
   tls_verify_hosts = *
-  # As long as tls_verify_hosts is enabled, this won't matter, but if you
-  # have to comment it out then this will at least log whether you succeed
-  # or not:
+  # As long as tls_verify_hosts is enabled, this this will have no effect,
+  # but if you have to comment it out then this will at least log whether
+  # you succeed or not:
   tls_try_verify_hosts = *
   #
   # The SNI name should match the name which we'll expect to verify;
@@ -8788,6 +8788,13 @@ other statements in the same ACL.
 .cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting"
 The value will be untainted.
 
+.new
+&*Note*&: If the data result of the lookup (as opposed to the key)
+is empty, then this empty value is stored in &$domain_data$&.
+The option to return the key for the lookup, as the value,
+may be what is wanted.
+.wen
+
 
 .next
 Any of the single-key lookup type names may be preceded by
@@ -19009,7 +19016,7 @@ transport option of the same name.
 .cindex "security" "MX lookup"
 .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC"
 DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with
-the dnssec request bit set.
+the DNSSEC request bit set.
 This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
 
 .option dnssec_require_domains routers "domain list&!!" unset
@@ -19018,7 +19025,7 @@ This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
 .cindex "security" "MX lookup"
 .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC"
 DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_require_domains%& will be done with
-the dnssec request bit set.  Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit
+the DNSSEC request bit set.  Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit
 (AD bit) set will be ignored and logged as a host-lookup failure.
 This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
 
@@ -25237,7 +25244,7 @@ details.
 .cindex "security" "MX lookup"
 .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC"
 DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with
-the dnssec request bit set. Setting this transport option is only useful if the
+the DNSSEC request bit set. Setting this transport option is only useful if the
 transport overrides or sets the host names. See the &%dnssec_request_domains%&
 router option.
 
@@ -25249,7 +25256,7 @@ router option.
 .cindex "security" "MX lookup"
 .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC"
 DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_require_domains%& will be done with
-the dnssec request bit set.  Setting this transport option is only
+the DNSSEC request bit set.  Setting this transport option is only
 useful if the transport overrides or sets the host names. See the
 &%dnssec_require_domains%& router option.
 
@@ -25530,9 +25537,9 @@ TLS session for any host that matches this list.
 .cindex DANE "requiring for certain servers"
 If built with DANE support, Exim  will require that a DNSSEC-validated
 TLSA record is present for any host matching the list,
-and that a DANE-verified TLS connection is made. See
-the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router and transport options.
+and that a DANE-verified TLS connection is made.
 There will be no fallback to in-clear communication.
+See the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router and transport options.
 See section &<<SECDANE>>&.
 
 .option hosts_require_ocsp smtp "host list&!!" unset
@@ -25571,11 +25578,14 @@ BDAT will not be used in conjunction with a transport filter.
 .option hosts_try_dane smtp "host list&!!" *
 .cindex DANE "transport options"
 .cindex DANE "attempting for certain servers"
-If built with DANE support, Exim  will require that a DNSSEC-validated
-TLSA record is present for any host matching the list,
-and that a DANE-verified TLS connection is made. See
-the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router and transport options.
-There will be no fallback to in-clear communication.
+.new
+If built with DANE support, Exim  will look up a
+TLSA record for any host matching the list,
+If one is found and that lookup was DNSSEC-validated,
+then Exim requires that a DANE-verified TLS connection is made for that host;
+there will be no fallback to in-clear communication.
+.wen
+See the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router and transport options.
 See section &<<SECDANE>>&.
 
 .option hosts_try_fastopen smtp "host list&!!" *
@@ -29797,7 +29807,7 @@ Ivan is the author of the popular TLS testing tools at
 
 
 .section "Certificate chains" "SECID186"
-The file named by &%tls_certificate%& may contain more than one
+A file named by &%tls_certificate%& may contain more than one
 certificate. This is useful in the case where the certificate that is being
 sent is validated by an intermediate certificate which the other end does
 not have. Multiple certificates must be in the correct order in the file.
@@ -30105,7 +30115,7 @@ the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router or transport option.
 
 DANE will only be usable if the target host has DNSSEC-secured MX, A and TLSA records.
 
-A TLSA lookup will be done if either of the above options match and the host-lookup succeeded using dnssec.
+A TLSA lookup will be done if either of the above options match and the host-lookup succeeded using DNSSEC.
 If a TLSA lookup is done and succeeds, a DANE-verified TLS connection
 will be required for the host.  If it does not, the host will not
 be used; there is no fallback to non-DANE or non-TLS.