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--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -4489,23 +4489,33 @@ every domain. Addresses are routed, local deliveries happen, but no remote
 transports are run.
 
 Performance will be best if the &%queue_run_in_order%& option is false.
-If that is so and the &%queue_fast_ramp%& option is true then
-in the first phase of the run,
+If that is so and
+the &%queue_fast_ramp%& option is true
+and a daemon-notifier socket is available
+then in the first phase of the run,
 once a threshold number of messages are routed for a given host,
 a delivery process is forked in parallel with the rest of the scan.
 
 .cindex "hints database" "remembering routing"
 The hints database that remembers which messages are waiting for specific hosts
-is updated, as if delivery to those hosts had been deferred. After this is
-complete, a second, normal queue scan happens, with routing and delivery taking
-place as normal. Messages that are routed to the same host should mostly be
+is updated, as if delivery to those hosts had been deferred.
+
+After the first queue scan complete,
+a second, normal queue scan is done, with routing and delivery taking
+place as normal.
+Messages that are routed to the same host should mostly be
 delivered down a single SMTP
 .cindex "SMTP" "passed connection"
 .cindex "SMTP" "multiple deliveries"
 .cindex "multiple SMTP deliveries"
 connection because of the hints that were set up during the first queue scan.
-This option may be useful for hosts that are connected to the Internet
+
+.new
+Two-phase queue runs should be used on systems which, even intermittently,
+have a large queue (such as mailing-list operators).
+They may also be useful for hosts that are connected to the Internet
 intermittently.
+.wen
 
 .vitem &%-q[q]i...%&
 .oindex "&%-qi%&"
@@ -18454,20 +18464,27 @@ prior to the 4.80 release, as Debian used to patch Exim to raise the minimum
 acceptable bound from 1024 to 2048.
 
 
-.option tls_eccurve main string&!! &`auto`&
+.option tls_eccurve main string list&!! &`auto`&
 .cindex TLS "EC cryptography"
-This option selects a EC curve for use by Exim when used with OpenSSL.
-It has no effect when Exim is used with GnuTLS.
+This option selects EC curves for use by Exim when used with OpenSSL.
+It has no effect when Exim is used with GnuTLS
+(the equivalent can be done using a priority string for the
+&%tls_require_ciphers%& option).
 
-After expansion it must contain a valid EC curve parameter, such as
-&`prime256v1`&, &`secp384r1`&, or &`P-512`&. Consult your OpenSSL manual
-for valid selections.
+After expansion it must contain
+.new
+one or (only for OpenSSL versiona 1.1.1 onwards) more
+.wen
+EC curve names, such as &`prime256v1`&, &`secp384r1`&, or &`P-521`&.
+Consult your OpenSSL manual for valid curve names.
 
 For OpenSSL versions before (and not including) 1.0.2, the string
 &`auto`& selects &`prime256v1`&. For more recent OpenSSL versions
 &`auto`& tells the library to choose.
 
-If the option expands to an empty string, no EC curves will be enabled.
+.new
+If the option expands to an empty string, the effect is undefined.
+.wen
 
 
 .option tls_ocsp_file main string&!! unset