Clarify the extent of effect of log_reject_target.

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

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 24d615f14260bfabff7e9846dc16aec68fd96206..b521a7e7e6b06f3f65116791f237050b644dd373 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.41 2008/04/13 11:45:58 tom Exp $
+. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.44 2008/06/04 19:15:47 fanf2 Exp $
 .
 . /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 . This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is
@@ -18958,11 +18958,9 @@ filter itself, and the original process that reads the result and delivers it
 are all run in parallel, like a shell pipeline.
 
 The filter can perform any transformations it likes, but of course should take
-care not to break RFC 2822 syntax. A demonstration Perl script is provided in
-&_util/transport-filter.pl_&; this makes a few arbitrary modifications just to
-show the possibilities. Exim does not check the result, except to test for a
-final newline when SMTP is in use. All messages transmitted over SMTP must end
-with a newline, so Exim supplies one if it is missing.
+care not to break RFC 2822 syntax. Exim does not check the result, except to
+test for a final newline when SMTP is in use. All messages transmitted over
+SMTP must end with a newline, so Exim supplies one if it is missing.
 
 .cindex "content scanning" "per user"
 A transport filter can be used to provide content-scanning on a per-user basis
@@ -25471,7 +25469,8 @@ ACL fragment writes no logging information when access is denied:
 &`     log_reject_target =`&
 .endd
 This modifier can be used in SMTP and non-SMTP ACLs. It applies to both
-permanent and temporary rejections.
+permanent and temporary rejections. Its effect lasts for the rest of the
+current ACL.
 
 
 .vitem &*logwrite*&&~=&~<&'text'&>
@@ -27554,19 +27553,8 @@ the third string (in this case &"1"&), whether or not the cryptographic and
 timeout checks succeed. The &$prvscheck_result$& variable contains the result
 of the checks (empty for failure, &"1"& for success).
 
-There are two more issues you must consider when implementing prvs-signing.
-Firstly, you need to ensure that prvs-signed addresses are not blocked by your
-ACLs. A prvs-signed address contains a slash character, but the default Exim
-configuration contains this statement in the RCPT ACL:
-.code
-deny    message       = Restricted characters in address
-        domains       = +local_domains
-        local_parts   = ^[.] : ^.*[@%!/|]
-.endd
-This is a conservative rule that blocks local parts that contain slashes. You
-should remove the slash in the last line.
-
-Secondly, you have to ensure that the routers accept prvs-signed addresses and
+There is one more issue you must consider when implementing prvs-signing:
+you have to ensure that the routers accept prvs-signed addresses and
 deliver them correctly. The easiest way to handle this is to use a &(redirect)&
 router to remove the signature with a configuration along these lines:
 .code