Acl expansions: tests and documentation

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@@ -8764,14 +8764,15 @@ expansion item below.
 .cindex "&%acl%&" "call from expansion"
 The name and zero to nine argument strings are first expanded separately.  The expanded
 arguments are assigned to the variables &$acl_arg1$& to &$acl_arg9$& in order.
-Any used are made empty.  The variable &$acl_narg$& is set to the number of
+Any unused are made empty.  The variable &$acl_narg$& is set to the number of
 arguments.  The named ACL (see chapter &<<CHAPACL>>&) is called
 and may use the variables; if another acl expansion is used the values
 are overwritten.  If the ACL sets
-a value using a "message =" modifier and returns accept, the value becomes
+a value using a "message =" modifier and returns accept or deny, the value becomes
 the result of the expansion.
-If no message was set but the ACL returned accept, or if the ACL returned defer,
-the value is an empty string.  Otherwise the expansion fails.
+If no message was set and the ACL returned accept or deny
+the value is an empty string.
+If the ACL returned defer the result is a forced-fail.  Otherwise the expansion fails.
 
 
 .vitem "&*${dlfunc{*&<&'file'&>&*}{*&<&'function'&>&*}{*&<&'arg'&>&*}&&&
@@ -10059,6 +10060,21 @@ In all cases, a relative comparator OP is testing if <&'string1'&> OP
 10M, not if 10M is larger than &$message_size$&.
 
 
+.vitem &*acl&~{{*&<&'name'&>&*}{*&<&'arg1'&>&*}&&&
+       {*&<&'arg2'&>&*}...}*&
+.cindex "expansion" "calling an acl"
+.cindex "&%acl%&" "expansion condition"
+The name and zero to nine argument strings are first expanded separately.  The expanded
+arguments are assigned to the variables &$acl_arg1$& to &$acl_arg9$& in order.
+Any unused are made empty.  The variable &$acl_narg$& is set to the number of
+arguments.  The named ACL (see chapter &<<CHAPACL>>&) is called
+and may use the variables; if another acl expansion is used the values
+are overwritten.  If the ACL sets
+a value using a "message =" modifier the variable $value becomes
+the result of the expansion, otherwise it is empty.
+If the ACL returns accept the condition is true; if deny, false.
+If the ACL returns defer the result is a forced-fail.
+
 .vitem &*bool&~{*&<&'string'&>&*}*&
 .cindex "expansion" "boolean parsing"
 .cindex "&%bool%& expansion condition"
@@ -27301,6 +27317,7 @@ The conditions are as follows:
 .vitem &*acl&~=&~*&<&'name&~of&~acl&~or&~ACL&~string&~or&~file&~name&~'&>
 .cindex "&ACL;" "nested"
 .cindex "&ACL;" "indirect"
+.cindex "&ACL;" "arguments"
 .cindex "&%acl%& ACL condition"
 The possible values of the argument are the same as for the
 &%acl_smtp_%&&'xxx'& options. The named or inline ACL is run. If it returns
@@ -27310,6 +27327,10 @@ condition is on a &%warn%& verb. In that case, a &"defer"& return makes the
 condition false. This means that further processing of the &%warn%& verb
 ceases, but processing of the ACL continues.
 
+If the argument is a named ACL, up to nine space-separated optional values
+can be appended; they appear in $acl_arg1 to $acl_arg9, and $acl_narg is set
+to the count of values.  The name and values are expanded separately.
+
 If the nested &%acl%& returns &"drop"& and the outer condition denies access,
 the connection is dropped. If it returns &"discard"&, the verb must be
 &%accept%& or &%discard%&, and the action is taken immediately &-- no further