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+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 . /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 . This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is
 . converted into DocBook XML for subsequent conversion into printable and online
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@
 .set drivernamemax "64"
 
 .macro copyyear
-2023
+2024
 .endmacro
 
 . /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1805,6 +1804,11 @@ suited to Exim's usage model.
 Yet another DBM library, called &'tdb'&, is available from
 &url(https://sourceforge.net/projects/tdb/files/). It has its own interface, and also
 operates on a single file.
+.next
+.new
+It is possible to use sqlite3 (&url(https://www.sqlite.org/index.html))
+for the DBM library.
+.wen
 .endlist
 
 .cindex "USE_DB"
@@ -1816,8 +1820,9 @@ USE_DB in an appropriate configuration file (typically
 .code
 USE_DB=yes
 .endd
-Similarly, for gdbm you set USE_GDBM, and for tdb you set USE_TDB. An
-error is diagnosed if you set more than one of these.
+Similarly, for gdbm you set USE_GDBM, for tdb you set USE_TDB,
+and for sqlite3 you set USE_SQLITE.
+An error is diagnosed if you set more than one of these.
 You can set USE_NDBM if needed to override an operating system default.
 
 At the lowest level, the build-time configuration sets none of these options,
@@ -1833,6 +1838,7 @@ in one of these lines:
 .code
 DBMLIB = -ldb
 DBMLIB = -ltdb
+DBMLIB = -lsqlite3
 DBMLIB = -lgdbm -lgdbm_compat
 .endd
 The last of those was for a Linux having GDBM provide emulated NDBM facilities.
@@ -24581,7 +24587,7 @@ when the message is specified by the transport.
 .cindex "transports" "&(lmtp)&"
 .cindex "&(lmtp)& transport"
 .cindex "LMTP" "over a pipe"
-.cindex "LMTP" "over a socket"
+.cindex "LMTP" "over a unix-domain socket"
 The &(lmtp)& transport runs the LMTP protocol (RFC 2033) over a pipe to a
 specified command
 or by interacting with a Unix domain socket.
@@ -26101,6 +26107,11 @@ protocol (RFC 2033) instead of SMTP. This protocol is sometimes used for local
 deliveries into closed message stores. Exim also has support for running LMTP
 over a pipe to a local process &-- see chapter &<<CHAPLMTP>>&.
 
+.new
+&*Note*&: When using LMTP it should be considered whether the default values
+for some other features, such as DANE, are appropriate.
+.wen
+
 If this option is set to &"smtps"&, the default value for the &%port%& option
 changes to &"smtps"&, and the transport initiates TLS immediately after
 connecting, as an outbound SSL-on-connect, instead of using STARTTLS to upgrade.
@@ -35220,13 +35231,13 @@ If the string does not start with a slash, it is used as the
 filename, and the default path is then used.
 .endlist
 The &%decode%& condition normally succeeds. It is only false for syntax
-errors or unusual circumstances such as memory shortages. You can easily decode
-a file with its original, proposed filename using
-.code
-decode = $mime_filename
-.endd
-However, you should keep in mind that &$mime_filename$& might contain
-anything. If you place files outside of the default path, they are not
+errors or unusual circumstances such as memory shortages.
+.new
+The variable &$mime_filename$& will have the suggested name for the file.
+Note however that this might contain anything, and is very difficult
+to safely use as all or even part of the filename.
+.wen
+If you place files outside of the default path, they are not
 automatically unlinked.
 
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