Make smtp_accept_max_per_connection expanded

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

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 2a2f81c728d4cced8b58992bb5f1155810fb9d5a..e6135eb52d4de12fe465df21cdf3db3d03581db6 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -5489,8 +5489,8 @@ local_interfaces = 127.0.0.1 : ::::1
 contains two IP addresses, the IPv4 address 127.0.0.1 and the IPv6 address ::1.
 
 &*Note*&: Although leading and trailing white space is ignored in individual
-list items, it is not ignored when parsing the list. The space after the first
-colon in the example above is necessary. If it were not there, the list would
+list items, it is not ignored when parsing the list. The spaces around the first
+colon in the example above are necessary. If they were not there, the list would
 be interpreted as the two items 127.0.0.1:: and 1.
 
 .section "Changing list separators" "SECTlistsepchange"
@@ -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;
@@ -17575,7 +17575,7 @@ live with.
 . searchable.  NM changed this occurrence for bug 1197 to no longer allow
 . the option name to split.
 
-.option "smtp_accept_max_per_connection" main integer 1000 &&&
+.option "smtp_accept_max_per_connection" main integer&!! 1000 &&&
          smtp_accept_max_per_connection
 .cindex "SMTP" "limiting incoming message count"
 .cindex "limit" "messages per SMTP connection"
@@ -17585,6 +17585,11 @@ results in the transfer of a message. After the limit is reached, a 421
 response is given to subsequent MAIL commands. This limit is a safety
 precaution against a client that goes mad (incidents of this type have been
 seen).
+.new
+The option is expanded after the HELO or EHLO is received
+and may depend on values available at that time.
+An empty or zero value after expansion removes the limit.
+.wen
 
 
 .option smtp_accept_max_per_host main string&!! unset
@@ -29807,7 +29812,7 @@ 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.