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@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Before a formal release, there may be quite a lot of detail so that people can
 test from the snapshots or the CVS before the documentation is updated. Once
 the documentation is updated, this file is reduced to a short list.
 
 test from the snapshots or the CVS before the documentation is updated. Once
 the documentation is updated, this file is reduced to a short list.
 

+Version 4.83
+------------
+
+

 Version 4.82
 ------------
 
 Version 4.82
 ------------
 


@@ -32,10 +36,11 @@ Version 4.82
     Unless you really know what you are doing, leave it alone.
 
  4. If not built with DISABLE_DNSSEC, Exim now has the main option
     Unless you really know what you are doing, leave it alone.
 
  4. If not built with DISABLE_DNSSEC, Exim now has the main option

-    dns_use_dnssec; if set to 1 then Exim will initialise the resolver library
+    dns_dnssec_ok; if set to 1 then Exim will initialise the resolver library

     to send the DO flag to your recursive resolver.  If you have a recursive
     resolver, which can set the Authenticated Data (AD) flag in results, Exim
     to send the DO flag to your recursive resolver.  If you have a recursive
     resolver, which can set the Authenticated Data (AD) flag in results, Exim

-    can now detect this.
+    can now detect this.  Exim does not perform validation itself, instead
+    relying upon a trusted path to the resolver.

 
     Current status: work-in-progress; $sender_host_dnssec variable added.
 
 
     Current status: work-in-progress; $sender_host_dnssec variable added.
 


@@ -82,12 +87,12 @@ Version 4.82
     for specific access to the information for each connection.  The old names
     are present for now but deprecated.
 
     for specific access to the information for each connection.  The old names
     are present for now but deprecated.
 

-    Not yet supported: IGNOREQUOTA, SIZE, PIPELINING, AUTH.
+    Not yet supported: IGNOREQUOTA, SIZE, PIPELINING.

 
  8. New expansion operators ${listnamed:name} to get the content of a named list
     and ${listcount:string} to count the items in a list.
 
 
  8. New expansion operators ${listnamed:name} to get the content of a named list
     and ${listcount:string} to count the items in a list.
 

- 9. New global option "gnutls_enable_pkcs11", defaults false.  The GnuTLS
+ 9. New global option "gnutls_allow_auto_pkcs11", defaults false.  The GnuTLS

     rewrite in 4.80 combines with GnuTLS 2.12.0 or later, to autoload PKCS11
     modules.  For some situations this is desirable, but we expect admin in
     those situations to know they want the feature.  More commonly, it means
     rewrite in 4.80 combines with GnuTLS 2.12.0 or later, to autoload PKCS11
     modules.  For some situations this is desirable, but we expect admin in
     those situations to know they want the feature.  More commonly, it means


@@ -96,6 +101,13 @@ Version 4.82
     through, thus breakage.  So we explicitly inhibit the PKCS11 initialisation
     unless this new option is set.
 
     through, thus breakage.  So we explicitly inhibit the PKCS11 initialisation
     unless this new option is set.
 

+    Some older OS's with earlier versions of GnuTLS might not have pkcs11 ability,
+    so have also added a build option which can be used to build Exim with GnuTLS
+    but without trying to use any kind of PKCS11 support.  Uncomment this in the
+    Local/Makefile:
+
+    AVOID_GNUTLS_PKCS11=yes
+

 10. The "acl = name" condition on an ACL now supports optional arguments.
     New expansion item "${acl {name}{arg}...}" and expansion condition
     "acl {{name}{arg}...}" are added.  In all cases up to nine arguments
 10. The "acl = name" condition on an ACL now supports optional arguments.
     New expansion item "${acl {name}{arg}...}" and expansion condition
     "acl {{name}{arg}...}" are added.  In all cases up to nine arguments


@@ -129,6 +141,35 @@ Version 4.82
 18. If built with EXPERIMENTAL_PRDR, per-recipient data responses per a
     proposed extension to SMTP from Eric Hall.
 
 18. If built with EXPERIMENTAL_PRDR, per-recipient data responses per a
     proposed extension to SMTP from Eric Hall.
 

+19. The pipe transport has gained the force_command option, to allow
+    decorating commands from user .forward pipe aliases with prefix
+    wrappers, for instance.
+
+20. Callout connections can now AUTH; the same controls as normal delivery
+    connections apply.
+
+21. Support for DMARC, using opendmarc libs, can be enabled. It adds new
+    options: dmarc_forensic_sender, dmarc_history_file, and dmarc_tld_file.
+    It adds new expansion variables $dmarc_ar_header, $dmarc_status,
+    $dmarc_status_text, and $dmarc_used_domain.  It adds a new acl modifier
+    dmarc_status.  It adds new control flags dmarc_disable_verify and
+    dmarc_enable_forensic.
+
+22. Add expansion variable $authenticated_fail_id, which is the username
+    provided to the authentication method which failed.  It is available
+    for use in subsequent ACL processing (typically quit or notquit ACLs).
+
+23. New ACL modifer "udpsend" can construct a UDP packet to send to a given
+    UDP host and port.
+
+24. New ${hexquote:..string..} expansion operator converts non-printable
+    characters in the string to \xNN form.
+
+25. Experimental TPDA (Transport Post Delivery Action) function added.
+    Patch provided by Axel Rau.
+
+26. Experimental Redis lookup added. Patch provided by Warren Baker.
+

 
 Version 4.80
 ------------
 
 Version 4.80
 ------------


@@ -200,7 +241,7 @@ Version 4.80
     gnutls_require_mac & gnutls_require_protocols are no longer supported.
     tls_require_ciphers is now parsed by gnutls_priority_init(3) as a priority
     string, documentation for which is at:
     gnutls_require_mac & gnutls_require_protocols are no longer supported.
     tls_require_ciphers is now parsed by gnutls_priority_init(3) as a priority
     string, documentation for which is at:

-    http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/manual/html_node/Priority-Strings.html
+    http://www.gnutls.org/manual/html_node/Priority-Strings.html

 
     SNI support has been added to Exim's GnuTLS integration too.
 
 
     SNI support has been added to Exim's GnuTLS integration too.