Docs: add more Redis info

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

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 47341b163ba1d9e0be2c5f22b42d3533219c7c46..247a78735992f7308a3209cf41cb79186a09829c 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -6737,8 +6737,8 @@ PostgreSQL database. See section &<<SECTsql>>&.
 .next
 .cindex "Redis lookup type"
 .cindex lookup Redis
-&(redis)&: The format of the query is an SQL statement that is passed to a
-Redis database. See section &<<SECTsql>>&.
+&(redis)&: The format of the query is either a simple get or simple set,
+passed to a Redis database. See section &<<SECTsql>>&.
 
 .next
 .cindex "sqlite lookup type"
@@ -7811,6 +7811,19 @@ are rejected after a timeout period, during which the SQLite library
 waits for the lock to be released. In Exim, the default timeout is set
 to 5 seconds, but it can be changed by means of the &%sqlite_lock_timeout%&
 option.
+
+.new
+.section "More about Redis" "SECTredis"
+.cindex "lookup" "Redis"
+.cindex "redis lookup type"
+Redis is a non-SQL database. Commands are simple get and set.
+Examples:
+.code
+${lookup redis{set keyname ${quote_redis:objvalue plus}}}
+${lookup redis{get keyname}}
+.endd
+.wen
+
 .ecindex IIDfidalo1
 .ecindex IIDfidalo2
 
@@ -9767,7 +9780,7 @@ locks out the use of this expansion item in filter files.
 
 
 .vitem "&*${readsocket{*&<&'name'&>&*}{*&<&'request'&>&*}&&&
-        {*&<&'timeout'&>&*}{*&<&'eol&~string'&>&*}{*&<&'fail&~string'&>&*}}*&"
+        {*&<&'options'&>&*}{*&<&'eol&~string'&>&*}{*&<&'fail&~string'&>&*}}*&"
 .cindex "expansion" "inserting from a socket"
 .cindex "socket, use of in expansion"
 .cindex "&%readsocket%& expansion item"
@@ -9797,6 +9810,17 @@ extend what can be done. Firstly, you can vary the timeout. For example:
 .code
 ${readsocket{/socket/name}{request string}{3s}}
 .endd
+.new
+The third argument is a list of options, of which the first element is the timeout
+and must be present if the argument is given.
+Further elements are options of form &'name=value'&.
+One option type is currently recognised, defining whether (the default)
+or not a shutdown is done on the connection after sending the request.
+Example, to not do so (preferred, eg. by some webservers):
+.code
+${readsocket{/socket/name}{request string}{3s:shutdown=no}}
+.endd
+.wen
 A fourth argument allows you to change any newlines that are in the data
 that is read, in the same way as for &%readfile%& (see above). This example
 turns them into spaces:
@@ -13541,6 +13565,7 @@ listed in more than one group.
 .section "Miscellaneous" "SECID96"
 .table2
 .row &%bi_command%&                  "to run for &%-bi%& command line option"
+.row &%debug_store%&                 "do extra internal checks"
 .row &%disable_ipv6%&                "do no IPv6 processing"
 .row &%keep_malformed%&              "for broken files &-- should not happen"
 .row &%localhost_number%&            "for unique message ids in clusters"
@@ -14429,6 +14454,15 @@ The CHUNKING extension (RFC3030) will be advertised in the EHLO message to
 these hosts.
 Hosts may use the BDAT command as an alternate to DATA.
 
+.new
+.option debug_store main boolean &`false`&
+.cindex debugging "memory corruption"
+.cindex memory debugging
+This option, when true, enables extra checking in Exim's internal memory
+management.  For use when a memory corruption issue is being investigated,
+it should normally be left as default.
+.wen
+
 .option daemon_smtp_ports main string &`smtp`&
 .cindex "port" "for daemon"
 .cindex "TCP/IP" "setting listening ports"
@@ -17136,7 +17170,8 @@ acceptable bound from 1024 to 2048.
 
 .option tls_eccurve main string&!! &`auto`&
 .cindex TLS "EC cryptography"
-This option selects a EC curve for use by Exim.
+This option selects a EC curve for use by Exim when used with OpenSSL.
+It has no effect when Exim is used with GnuTLS.
 
 After expansion it must contain a valid EC curve parameter, such as
 &`prime256v1`&, &`secp384r1`&, or &`P-512`&. Consult your OpenSSL manual
@@ -38573,9 +38608,9 @@ of the proxy):
 .display
 &'proxy_external_address   '& IP of host being proxied or IP of remote interface of proxy
 &'proxy_external_port      '& Port of host being proxied or Port on remote interface of proxy
-&'proxy_local_address '& IP of proxy server inbound or IP of local interface of proxy
-&'proxy_local_port    '& Port of proxy server inbound or Port on local interface of proxy
-&'proxy_session        '& boolean: SMTP connection via proxy
+&'proxy_local_address      '& IP of proxy server inbound or IP of local interface of proxy
+&'proxy_local_port         '& Port of proxy server inbound or Port on local interface of proxy
+&'proxy_session            '& boolean: SMTP connection via proxy
 .endd
 If &$proxy_session$& is set but &$proxy_external_address$& is empty
 there was a protocol error.