Compiler quietening

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

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
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--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -2084,7 +2084,10 @@ library dependencies without requiring all systems to install all of those
 dependencies.
 .new
 Any combination of lookup types can be built this way.
-All of the lookup modules found as an Exim process starts will be loaded.
+Lookup types that provide several variants will be loaded as
+Exim starts.
+Types that provide only one method are not loaded until used by
+the runtime configuration.
 .wen
 
 For building
@@ -5472,7 +5475,7 @@ 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"
+.subsection "Changing list separators" "SECTlistsepchange"
 .cindex "list separator" "changing"
 .cindex "IPv6" "addresses in lists"
 Doubling colons in IPv6 addresses is an unwelcome chore, so a mechanism was
@@ -5513,7 +5516,7 @@ enclosing an empty list item.
 
 
 
-.section "Empty items in lists" "SECTempitelis"
+.subsection "Empty items in lists" "SECTempitelis"
 .cindex "list" "empty item in"
 An empty item at the end of a list is always ignored. In other words, trailing
 separator characters are ignored. Thus, the list in
@@ -10830,7 +10833,7 @@ will sort an MX lookup into priority order.
 
 
 .vitem &*${srs_encode&~{*&<&'secret'&>&*}{*&<&'return&~path'&>&*}{*&<&'original&~domain'&>&*}}*&
-SRS encoding.  See SECT &<<SECTSRS>>& for details.
+SRS encoding.  See section &<<SECTSRS>>& for details.
 
 
 
@@ -32052,12 +32055,17 @@ This control turns off DKIM verification processing entirely.  For details on
 the operation and configuration of DKIM, see section &<<SECDKIM>>&.
 
 
-.vitem &*control&~=&~dmarc_disable_verify*&
+.vitem &*control&~=&~dmarc_disable_verify*& &&&
+       &*control&~=&~dmarc_enable_forensic*&
 .cindex "disable DMARC verify"
-.cindex "DMARC" "disable verify"
-This control turns off DMARC verification processing entirely.  For details on
+.cindex DMARC "disable verify"
+.cindex DMARC controls
+.cindex DMARC "forensic mails"
+These control affect DMARC processing.  For details on
 the operation and configuration of DMARC, see section &<<SECDMARC>>&.
 
+The &"disable"& turns off DMARC verification processing entirely.
+
 
 .vitem &*control&~=&~dscp/*&<&'value'&>
 .cindex "&ACL;" "setting DSCP value"
@@ -41059,20 +41067,31 @@ will be used during message reception.
 .next
 A queue runner process retains root privilege throughout its execution. Its
 job is to fork a controlled sequence of delivery processes.
+
 .next
-A delivery process retains root privilege throughout most of its execution,
-but any actual deliveries (that is, the transports themselves) are run in
-subprocesses which always change to a non-root uid and gid. For local
-deliveries this is typically the uid and gid of the owner of the mailbox; for
-remote deliveries, the Exim uid and gid are used. Once all the delivery
+A delivery process retains root privilege throughout most of its execution.,
+including while the recipient addresses in a message are being routed.
+
+.ilist
+However, if a user's filter file has to be processed,
+this is done in a subprocess that runs under the individual user's uid and
+gid. A system filter is run as root unless &%system_filter_user%& is set.
+.endlist
+
+Any actual deliveries (that is, the transports themselves) are run in
+subprocesses which always change to a non-root uid and gid.
+.ilist
+For local
+deliveries this is typically the uid and gid of the owner of the mailbox.
+.next
+For remote deliveries, the Exim uid and gid are used.
+.endlist
+
+Once all the delivery
 subprocesses have been run, a delivery process changes to the Exim uid and gid
 while doing post-delivery tidying up such as updating the retry database and
 generating bounce and warning messages.
 
-While the recipient addresses in a message are being routed, the delivery
-process runs as root. However, if a user's filter file has to be processed,
-this is done in a subprocess that runs under the individual user's uid and
-gid. A system filter is run as root unless &%system_filter_user%& is set.
 .next
 A process that is testing addresses (the &%-bt%& option) runs as root so that
 the routing is done in the same environment as a message delivery.
@@ -42311,6 +42330,12 @@ This includes retransmissions done by traditional forwarders.
 SPF verification support is built into Exim if SUPPORT_SPF=yes is set in
 &_Local/Makefile_&.  The support uses the &_libspf2_& library
 &url(https://www.libspf2.org/).
+.new
+.cindex "dynamic modules"
+The support can be built as a dynamic-load module if desired;
+see the comments in that Makefile.
+.wen
+
 There is no Exim involvement in the transmission of messages;
 publishing certain DNS records is all that is required.