Add retrans/retry options to dnsdb lookup. Bug 1539

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

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index bc34d65b8c138e526c81c0b9d50087ddd85dcc1f..535e81ee643fdda3c378d877629aebab14d97cdc 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -6962,6 +6962,17 @@ The default is &"never"&.
 
 See also the &$lookup_dnssec_authenticated$& variable.
 
+.cindex timeout "dns lookup"
+.cindex "DNS" timeout
+Timeout for the dnsdb lookup can be controlled by a retrans modifier.
+The form is &"retrans_VAL"& where VAL is an Exim time specification
+(eg &"5s"&).
+The default value is set by the main configuration option &%dns_retrans%&.
+
+Retries for the dnsdb lookup can be controlled by a retry modifier.
+The form if &"retry_VAL"& where VAL is an integer.
+The default count is set by the main configuration option &%dns_retry%&.
+
 
 .section "Pseudo dnsdb record types" "SECID66"
 .cindex "MX record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup"
@@ -13175,6 +13186,7 @@ listed in more than one group.
 .row &%message_logs%&                "create per-message logs"
 .row &%preserve_message_logs%&       "after message completion"
 .row &%process_log_path%&            "for SIGUSR1 and &'exiwhat'&"
+.row &%slow_lookup_log%&             "control logging of slow DNS lookups"
 .row &%syslog_duplication%&          "controls duplicate log lines on syslog"
 .row &%syslog_facility%&             "set syslog &""facility""& field"
 .row &%syslog_processname%&          "set syslog &""ident""& field"
@@ -14154,6 +14166,8 @@ servers have all been upgraded, there should be no need for this option.
 
 .option dns_retrans main time 0s
 .cindex "DNS" "resolver options"
+.cindex timeout "dns lookup"
+.cindex "DNS" timeout
 The options &%dns_retrans%& and &%dns_retry%& can be used to set the
 retransmission and retry parameters for DNS lookups. Values of zero (the
 defaults) leave the system default settings unchanged. The first value is the
@@ -14163,6 +14177,7 @@ take. I haven't found any documentation about timeouts on DNS lookups; these
 parameter values are available in the external resolver interface structure,
 but nowhere does it seem to describe how they are used or what you might want
 to set in them.
+See also the &%slow_lookup_log%& option.
 
 
 .option dns_retry main integer 0
@@ -15722,6 +15737,16 @@ it qualifies them only if the message came from a host that matches
 using TCP/IP), and the &%-bnq%& option was not set.
 
 
+.option slow_lookup_log main integer 0
+.cindex "logging" "slow lookups"
+.cindex "dns" "logging slow lookups"
+This option controls logging of slow lookups.
+If the value is nonzero it is taken as a number of milliseconds
+and lookups taking longer than this are logged.
+Currently this applies only to DNS lookups.
+
+
+
 .option smtp_accept_keepalive main boolean true
 .cindex "keepalive" "on incoming connection"
 This option controls the setting of the SO_KEEPALIVE option on incoming