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@@ -2587,6 +2587,25 @@ use of Exim's filtering capabilities, you should make the document entitled
 
 
 
+.section "Running the daemon" SECTdaemonLaunch
+The most common command line for launching the Exim daemon looks like
+.code
+exim -bd -q5m
+.endd
+This starts a daemon which
+.ilist
+listens for incoming smtp connections, launching handler processes for
+each new one
+.next
+starts a queue-runner process every five minutes, to inspect queued messages
+and run delivery attempts on any that have arrived at their retry time
+.endlist
+Should a queue run take longer than the time between queue-runner starts,
+they will run in parallel.
+Numbers of jobs of the various types are subject to policy controls
+defined in the configuration.
+
+
 .section "Upgrading Exim" "SECID36"
 .cindex "upgrading Exim"
 If you are already running Exim on your host, building and installing a new
@@ -18410,12 +18429,7 @@ larger prime than requested.
 The value of this option is expanded and indicates the source of DH parameters
 to be used by Exim.
 
-This option is ignored for GnuTLS version 3.6.0 and later.
-The library manages parameter negotiation internally.
-
-&*Note: The Exim Maintainers strongly recommend,
-for other TLS library versions,
-using a filename with site-generated
+&*Note: The Exim Maintainers strongly recommend using a filename with site-generated
 local DH parameters*&, which has been supported across all versions of Exim.  The
 other specific constants available are a fallback so that even when
 "unconfigured", Exim can offer Perfect Forward Secrecy in older ciphersuites in TLS.
@@ -18640,7 +18654,8 @@ either &%tls_verify_hosts%& or &%tls_try_verify_hosts%& is set and
 Any client that matches &%tls_verify_hosts%& is constrained by
 &%tls_verify_certificates%&. When the client initiates a TLS session, it must
 present one of the listed certificates. If it does not, the connection is
-aborted. &*Warning*&: Including a host in &%tls_verify_hosts%& does not require
+aborted.
+&*Warning*&: Including a host in &%tls_verify_hosts%& does not require
 the host to use TLS. It can still send SMTP commands through unencrypted
 connections. Forcing a client to use TLS has to be done separately using an
 ACL to reject inappropriate commands when the connection is not encrypted.
@@ -26095,6 +26110,10 @@ certificate verification must succeed.
 The &%tls_verify_certificates%& option must also be set.
 If both this option and &%tls_try_verify_hosts%& are unset
 operation is as if this option selected all hosts.
+&*Warning*&: Including a host in &%tls_verify_hosts%& does not require
+that connections use TLS.
+Fallback to in-clear communication will be done unless restricted by 
+the &%hosts_require_tls%& option.
 
 .option utf8_downconvert smtp integer&!! -1
 .cindex utf8 "address downconversion"