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diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
index d944b29ac..c0f548292 100644
--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -859,9 +859,25 @@ Commands with input
 -------------------
 
 The remaining commands are followed by data lines for their standard input,
-terminated by four asterisks. Even if no data is required for the particular
+terminated by four asterisks ("****"). Even if no data is required for the particular
 usage, the asterisks must be given.
 
+If the input line starts with ':<cmd>:', this prefix is removed and the
+line is processed by the runtest script before sending. The following
+commands are recognised:
+
+- "eval": process the reset of the line with Perl's string eval()
+  function. This can be used to send arbitrary data by encoding it as
+  escape sequences (e.g. "\x41\101"). If you need a line ending, you have
+  to append it accordingly (e.g. "\r\n").
+
+- "noeol": do not terminate the data sent to the application with an end
+  of line character.
+
+- "sleep": interpret the rest of the line as an integer and sleep for
+  that number of seconds before proceeding. No data will be output to
+  the application.
+
 
   background
 
@@ -876,7 +892,6 @@ except that the data it generates is copied to the end of the test-stdout file
 as well as to the named file.
 
 
-
   client [<options>] <ip address> <port> [<outgoing interface>]
 
 This command runs the auxiliary "client" program that simulates an SMTP client.
@@ -1029,28 +1044,28 @@ CLIENT SCRIPTS
 
 Lines in client scripts are of several kinds:
 
-(1) If a line begins with three question marks and a space, the rest of the
+(1) "??? ": If a line begins with three question marks and a space, the rest of the
     line defines the start of expected output from the server. If what is
     received does not match, the client bombs out with an error message.
 
-(2) If a line begins with three question marks and an asterisk, the server
+(2) "???*": If a line begins with three question marks and an asterisk, the server
     is expected to close the connection.
 
-(3) If a line begins with four question marks, the rest of the line defines
+(3) "????": If a line begins with four question marks, the rest of the line defines
     the start of one or more possible output lines from the server.  When it
     matches, the client silently repeats the comparison using the next server
     line.  When the match fails, the client silently proceeds to the next script
     line with the then-current server output unconsumed.
 
-(4) If a line starts with three plus signs followed by a space, the rest of the
+(4) "+++ ": If a line starts with three plus signs followed by a space, the rest of the
     line specifies a number of seconds to sleep for before proceeding.
 
-(5) If a line begins with three '>' characters and a space, the rest of the
+(5) ">>> ": If a line begins with three '>' characters and a space, the rest of the
     line is input to be sent to the server.  Backslash escaping is done as
     described below, but no trailing "\r\n" is sent.
 
-(6) If a line begin with three '<' characters and a space, the rest of the
-    line is a filename; the content of the file is inserted intto the script
+(6) "<<< ": If a line begin with three '<' characters and a space, the rest of the
+    line is a filename; the content of the file is inserted into the script
     at this point.
 
 (7) Otherwise, the line is an input line line that is sent to the server. Any