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diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
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--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/test/README,v 1.8 2007/02/20 15:58:02 ph10 Exp $
-

 EXPORTABLE EXIM TEST SUITE
 --------------------------
 
 EXPORTABLE EXIM TEST SUITE
 --------------------------
 


@@ -65,8 +63,15 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
       Defaults timestamp_timeout=480
 
     in /etc/sudoers, a password lasts for 8 hours (a working day). It is
       Defaults timestamp_timeout=480
 
     in /etc/sudoers, a password lasts for 8 hours (a working day). It is

-    probably not a good idea to run the tests as the Exim user, as this is
-    recognized as special by Exim.
+    not permitted to run the tests as the Exim user because the test suite
+    tracks the two users independently.  Using the same user would result
+    in false positives on some tests.
+
+    Further, some tests invoke sudo in an environment where there might not be
+    a TTY, so tickets should be global, not per-TTY.  Taking this all together
+    and assuming a user of "exim-build", you might have this in sudoers:
+
+      Defaults:exim-build     timestamp_timeout=480,!tty_tickets

 
 (3) The login under which you run the tests must be in the exim group so that
     it has access to logs, spool files, etc. The login should not be one of the
 
 (3) The login under which you run the tests must be in the exim group so that
     it has access to logs, spool files, etc. The login should not be one of the


@@ -107,6 +112,18 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
     interface; when one is not found, some tests are skipped (with a warning
     message).
 
     interface; when one is not found, some tests are skipped (with a warning
     message).
 

+(9) Exim must be built with TRUSTED_CONFIG_LIST support, so that the test
+    configs can be placed into it. DISABLE_D_OPTION must not be used. If
+    ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX is used, it must contain the directory of the test-suite.
+    WHITELIST_D_MACROS should contain:
+    
+     DIR:EXIM_PATH:AA:ACL:ACLRCPT:ACL_MAIL:ACL_PREDATA:ACL_RCPT:AFFIX:ALLOW:ARG1:ARG2:AUTHF:AUTHS:AUTH_ID_DOMAIN:BAD:BANNER:BB:BR:BRB:CERT:COM:COMMAND_USER:CONNECTCOND:CONTROL:CREQCIP:CREQMAC:CRL:CSS:D6:DATA:DCF:DDF:DEFAULTDWC:DELAY:DETAILS:DRATELIMIT:DYNAMIC_OPTION:ELI:ERROR_DETAILS:ERT:FAKE:FALLBACK:FILTER:FILTER_PREPEND_HOME:FORBID:FORBID_SMTP_CODE:FUSER:HAI:HAP:HARDLIMIT:HEADER_LINE_MAXSIZE:HEADER_MAXSIZE:HELO_MSG:HL:HOSTS:HOSTS_AVOID_TLS:HOSTS_MAX_TRY:HVH:IFACE:IGNORE_QUOTA:INC:INSERT:IP1:IP2:LAST:LDAPSERVERS:LENCHECK:LIMIT:LIST:LOG_SELECTOR:LS:MAXNM:MESSAGE_LOGS:MSIZE:NOTDAEMON:ONCE:ONLY:OPT:OPTION:ORDER:PAH:PEX:PORT:PTBC:QDG:QOLL:QUOTA:QUOTA_FILECOUNT:QWM:RCPT_MSG:REMEMBER:REQUIRE:RETRY:RETRY1:RETRY2:RETURN:RETURN_ERROR_DETAILS:REWRITE:ROUTE_DATA:RRATELIMIT:RT:S:SELECTOR:SELF:SERVER:SERVERS:SREQCIP:SREQMAC:SRV:STD:STRICT:SUB:SUBMISSION_OPTIONS:TIMEOUTDEFER:TIMES:TRUSTED:TRYCLEAR:UL:USE_SENDER:UTF8:VALUE:WMF:X:Y
+
+(10) Exim must *not* be built with USE_READLINE, as the test-suite's automation
+     assumes the simpler I/O model.
+     Exim must *not* be built with HEADERS_CHARSET set to UTF-8.
+
+

 
 OPTIONAL EXTRAS
 ---------------
 
 OPTIONAL EXTRAS
 ---------------


@@ -128,9 +145,11 @@ RUNNING THE TEST SUITE
 (3) Run "./configure" and then "make". This builds a few auxiliary programs
     that are written in C.
 
 (3) Run "./configure" and then "make". This builds a few auxiliary programs
     that are written in C.
 

-(4) Run "./runtest" (a Perl script) as described below.
+(4) echo $PWD/test-config >> your_TRUSTED_CONFIG_LIST_filename
+
+(5) Run "./runtest" (a Perl script) as described below.

 
 

-(5) If you want to see what tests are available, run "./listtests".
+(6) If you want to see what tests are available, run "./listtests".

 
 
 BREAKING OUT OF THE TEST SCRIPT
 
 
 BREAKING OUT OF THE TEST SCRIPT