Docs: add note on effects of disabling IPv6 lookups

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

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index bfacdef81e69f5e311acdc2249bc12d05c3aba0d..d2a5499e8ba680222c86068742865e02a59d4941 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -14368,6 +14368,7 @@ See also the &'Policy controls'& section above.
 .row &%ignore_fromline_hosts%&       "allow &""From ""& from these hosts"
 .row &%ignore_fromline_local%&       "allow &""From ""& from local SMTP"
 .row &%pipelining_advertise_hosts%&  "advertise pipelining to these hosts"
+.row &%pipelining_connect_advertise_hosts%& "advertise pipelining to these hosts"
 .row &%prdr_enable%&                 "advertise PRDR to all hosts"
 .row &%smtputf8_advertise_hosts%&    "advertise SMTPUTF8 to these hosts"
 .row &%tls_advertise_hosts%&         "advertise TLS to these hosts"
@@ -15158,6 +15159,11 @@ domain matches this list.
 This is a fudge to help with name servers that give big delays or otherwise do
 not work for the AAAA record type. In due course, when the world's name
 servers have all been upgraded, there should be no need for this option.
+.new
+Note that all lookups, including those done for verification, are affected;
+this will result in verify failure for IPv6 connections or ones using names
+only valid for IPv6 addresses.
+.wen
 
 
 .option dns_retrans main time 0s
@@ -16373,6 +16379,19 @@ for each SMTP command and response. When PIPELINING is advertised, Exim assumes
 that clients will use it; &"out of order"& commands that are &"expected"& do
 not count as protocol errors (see &%smtp_max_synprot_errors%&).
 
+.new
+.option pipelining_connect_advertise_hosts main "host list&!!" *
+.cindex "pipelining" "early connection"
+.cindex "pipelining" PIPE_CONNECT
+If Exim is built with the SUPPORT_PIPE_CONNECT build option
+this option controls which hosts the facility is advertised to
+and from which pipeline early-connection (before MAIL) SMTP
+commands are acceptable.
+When used, the pipelining saves on roundtrip times.
+
+Currently the option name &"X_PIPE_CONNECT"& is used.
+.wen
+
 
 .option prdr_enable main boolean false
 .cindex "PRDR" "enabling on server"
@@ -23682,7 +23701,7 @@ inserted in the argument list at that point &'as a separate argument'&. This
 avoids any problems with spaces or shell metacharacters, and is of use when a
 &(pipe)& transport is handling groups of addresses in a batch.
 
-If &%force_command%& is enabled on the transport, Special handling takes place
+If &%force_command%& is enabled on the transport, special handling takes place
 for an argument that consists of precisely the text &`$address_pipe`&.  It
 is handled similarly to &$pipe_addresses$& above.  It is expanded and each
 argument is inserted in the argument list at that point
@@ -24553,6 +24572,30 @@ facilities such as AUTH, PIPELINING, SIZE, and STARTTLS.
 Exim will not use the SMTP PIPELINING extension when delivering to any host
 that matches this list, even if the server host advertises PIPELINING support.
 
+.new
+.option hosts_pipe_connect smtp "host list&!!" unset
+.cindex "pipelining" "early connection"
+.cindex "pipelining" PIPE_CONNECT
+If Exim is built with the SUPPORT_PIPE_CONNECT build option
+this option controls which to hosts the facility watched for
+and recorded, and used for subsequent connections.
+
+The retry hints database is used for the record,
+and records are subject to the &%retry_data_expire%& option.
+When used, the pipelining saves on roundtrip times.
+It also turns SMTP into a client-first protocol
+so combines well with TCP Fast Open.
+
+Note:
+When the facility is used, the transport &%helo_data%& option
+will be expanded before the &$sending_ip_address$& variable
+is filled in.
+A check is made for the use of that variable, without the
+presence of a &"def:"& test on it, but suitably complex coding
+can avoid the check and produce unexpected results.
+You have been warned.
+.wen
+
 
 .option hosts_avoid_tls smtp "host list&!!" unset
 .cindex "TLS" "avoiding for certain hosts"
@@ -30864,7 +30907,7 @@ client host, and its contents have been verified. If there has been no previous
 attempt to verify the HELO/EHLO contents, it is carried out when this
 condition is encountered. See the description of the &%helo_verify_hosts%& and
 &%helo_try_verify_hosts%& options for details of how to request verification
-independently of this condition.
+independently of this condition, and for detail of the verification.
 
 For SMTP input that does not come over TCP/IP (the &%-bs%& command line
 option), this condition is always true.
@@ -37380,6 +37423,15 @@ The field is a single "L".
 
 On accept lines, where PIPELINING was offered but not used by the client,
 the field has a minus appended.
+
+.new
+.cindex "pipelining" "early connection"
+If Exim is built with the SUPPORT_PIPE_CONNECT build option
+accept "L" fields have a period appended if the feature was
+offered but not used, or an asterisk appended if used.
+Delivery "L" fields have an asterisk appended if used.
+.wen
+
 .next
 .cindex "log" "queue run"
 .cindex "queue runner" "logging"