X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/7c6d71af3bd2663fed446b87f9231f39e818d93b..dcdf4e3e2e614d612f7d4d884c856c7b67caf5e3:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 984d63408..bf7a987b9 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.67 2009/11/14 20:35:54 nm4 Exp $ +. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.69 2009/11/16 19:15:36 nm4 Exp $ . . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// . This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is @@ -9589,6 +9589,17 @@ For single-key lookup types, no quoting is ever necessary and this operator yields an unchanged string. +.vitem &*${randint:*&<&'n'&>&*}*& +.cindex "random number" +This operator returns a somewhat random number which is less than the +supplied number and is at least 0. The quality of this randomness depends +on how Exim was built; the values are not suitable for keying material. +If Exim is linked against OpenSSL then RAND_pseudo_bytes() is used. +Otherwise, the implementation may be arc4random(), random() seeded by +srandomdev() or srandom(), or a custom implementation even weaker than +random(). + + .vitem &*${rfc2047:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& .cindex "expansion" "RFC 2047" .cindex "RFC 2047" "expansion operator" @@ -21480,20 +21491,20 @@ being used, names are looked up using &[gethostbyname()]& instead of using the DNS. Of course, that function may in fact use the DNS, but it may also consult other sources of information such as &_/etc/hosts_&. -.option gnutls_require_kx main string unset +.option gnutls_require_kx smtp string unset This option controls the key exchange mechanisms when GnuTLS is used in an Exim client. For details, see section &<>&. -.option gnutls_require_mac main string unset +.option gnutls_require_mac smtp string unset This option controls the MAC algorithms when GnuTLS is used in an Exim client. For details, see section &<>&. -.option gnutls_require_protocols main string unset +.option gnutls_require_protocols smtp string unset This option controls the protocols when GnuTLS is used in an Exim client. For details, see section &<>&. .new -.option gnutls_compat_mode main boolean unset +.option gnutls_compat_mode smtp boolean unset This option controls whether GnuTLS is used in compatibility mode in an Exim server. This reduces security slightly, but improves interworking with older implementations of TLS.