From 6d8e1b63fda70bb4153034870cc8b68f9011d0e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeremy Harris Date: Sun, 8 May 2022 13:20:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: clarify $authentication_failed. Bug 2878 --- doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 911f17ad8..eafd56fba 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -12536,9 +12536,10 @@ command that does not succeed. Otherwise it is set to &"0"&. This makes it possible to distinguish between &"did not try to authenticate"& (&$sender_host_authenticated$& is empty and &$authentication_failed$& is set to &"0"&) and &"tried to authenticate but failed"& (&$sender_host_authenticated$& -is empty and &$authentication_failed$& is set to &"1"&). Failure includes any -negative response to an AUTH command, including (for example) an attempt to use -an undefined mechanism. +is empty and &$authentication_failed$& is set to &"1"&). +Failure includes cancellation of a authentication attempt, +and any negative response to an AUTH command, +(including, for example, an attempt to use an undefined mechanism). .vitem &$av_failed$& .cindex "content scanning" "AV scanner failure" -- 2.30.2