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@@ -7040,6 +7040,18 @@ With sufficiently modern LDAP libraries, Exim supports forcing TLS over regular
 LDAP connections, rather than the SSL-on-connect &`ldaps`&.
 See the &%ldap_start_tls%& option.
 
 LDAP connections, rather than the SSL-on-connect &`ldaps`&.
 See the &%ldap_start_tls%& option.
 

+.new
+Starting with Exim 4.83, the initialization of LDAP with TLS is more tightly
+controlled. Every part of the TLS configuration can be configured by settings in
+&_exim.conf_&. Depending on the version of the client libraries installed on
+your system, some of the initialization may have required setting options in
+&_/etc/ldap.conf_& or &_~/.ldaprc_& to get TLS working with self-signed
+certificates. This revealed a nuance where the current UID that exim was
+running as could affect which config files it read. With Exim 4.83, these
+methods become optional, only taking effect if not specifically set in
+&_exim.conf_&.
+.wen
+

 
 .section "LDAP quoting" "SECID68"
 .cindex "LDAP" "quoting"
 
 .section "LDAP quoting" "SECID68"
 .cindex "LDAP" "quoting"


@@ -9169,6 +9181,44 @@ of <&'string2'&>, whichever is the shorter. Do not confuse &%length%& with
 &%strlen%&, which gives the length of a string.
 
 
 &%strlen%&, which gives the length of a string.
 
 

+.vitem "&*${listextract{*&<&'number'&>&*}&&&
+        {*&<&'string1'&>&*}{*&<&'string2'&>&*}{*&<&'string3'&>&*}}*&"
+.cindex "expansion" "extracting list elements by number"
+.cindex "&%listextract%&" "extract list elements by number"
+.cindex "list" "extracting elements by number"
+The <&'number'&> argument must consist entirely of decimal digits,
+apart from an optional leading minus,
+and leading and trailing white space (which is ignored).
+
+After expansion, <&'string1'&> is interpreted as a list, colon-separated by
+default, but the separator can be changed in the usual way.
+
+The first field of the list is numbered one.
+If the number is negative, the fields are
+counted from the end of the list, with the rightmost one numbered -1.
+The numbered element of the list is extracted and placed in &$value$&,
+then <&'string2'&> is expanded as the result.
+
+If the modulus of the
+number is zero or greater than the number of fields in the string,
+the result is the expansion of <&'string3'&>.
+
+For example:
+.code
+${listextract{2}{x:42:99}}
+.endd
+yields &"42"&, and
+.code
+${listextract{-3}{<, x,42,99,& Mailer,,/bin/bash}{result: $value}}
+.endd
+yields &"result: 99"&.
+
+If {<&'string3'&>} is omitted, an empty string is used for string3.
+If {<&'string2'&>} is also omitted, the value that was
+extracted is used.
+You can use &`fail`& instead of {<&'string3'&>} as in a string extract.
+
+

 .vitem "&*${lookup{*&<&'key'&>&*}&~*&<&'search&~type'&>&*&~&&&
         {*&<&'file'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string1'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string2'&>&*}}*&"
 This is the first of one of two different types of lookup item, which are both
 .vitem "&*${lookup{*&<&'key'&>&*}&~*&<&'search&~type'&>&*&~&&&
         {*&<&'file'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string1'&>&*}&~{*&<&'string2'&>&*}}*&"
 This is the first of one of two different types of lookup item, which are both


@@ -13640,6 +13690,9 @@ a very large time at the end of the list. For example:
 .code
 delay_warning = 2h:12h:99d
 .endd
 .code
 delay_warning = 2h:12h:99d
 .endd

+Note that the option is only evaluated at the time a delivery attempt fails,
+which depends on retry and queue-runner configuration.
+Typically retries will be configured more frequently than warning messages.

 
 .option delay_warning_condition main string&!! "see below"
 .vindex "&$domain$&"
 
 .option delay_warning_condition main string&!! "see below"
 .vindex "&$domain$&"


@@ -26057,6 +26110,12 @@ validation to succeed, of course, but if it's not preinstalled, sending the
 root certificate along with the rest makes it available for the user to
 install if the receiving end is a client MUA that can interact with a user.
 
 root certificate along with the rest makes it available for the user to
 install if the receiving end is a client MUA that can interact with a user.
 

+Note that certificates using MD5 are unlikely to work on today's Internet;
+even if your libraries allow loading them for use in Exim when acting as a
+server, increasingly clients will not accept such certificates.  The error
+diagnostics in such a case can be frustratingly vague.
+
+

 
 .section "Self-signed certificates" "SECID187"
 .cindex "certificate" "self-signed"
 
 .section "Self-signed certificates" "SECID187"
 .cindex "certificate" "self-signed"


@@ -27233,7 +27292,12 @@ It is usable in the RCPT ACL and valid only for single-recipient mails forwarded
 from one SMTP connection to another.  If a recipient-verify callout connection is
 requested in the same ACL it is held open and used for the data, otherwise one is made
 after the ACL completes.
 from one SMTP connection to another.  If a recipient-verify callout connection is
 requested in the same ACL it is held open and used for the data, otherwise one is made
 after the ACL completes.

-Note that routers are used in verify mode.
+
+Note that routers are used in verify mode.  Note also that headers cannot be
+modified by any of the post-data ACLs (DATA, MIME and DKIM).
+Cutthrough delivery is not supported via transport-filters or when DKIM signing
+of outgoing messages is done, because it sends data to the ultimate destination
+before the entire message has been received from the source.

 
 Should the ultimate destination system positively accept or reject the mail,
 a corresponding indication is given to the source system and nothing is queued.
 
 Should the ultimate destination system positively accept or reject the mail,
 a corresponding indication is given to the source system and nothing is queued.


@@ -27487,12 +27551,15 @@ warn dnslists = sbl.spamhaus.org : \
      add_header = X-blacklisted-at: $dnslist_domain
 .endd
 The &%add_header%& modifier is permitted in the MAIL, RCPT, PREDATA, DATA,
      add_header = X-blacklisted-at: $dnslist_domain
 .endd
 The &%add_header%& modifier is permitted in the MAIL, RCPT, PREDATA, DATA,

-MIME, and non-SMTP ACLs (in other words, those that are concerned with
+MIME, DKIM, and non-SMTP ACLs (in other words, those that are concerned with

 receiving a message). The message must ultimately be accepted for
 &%add_header%& to have any significant effect. You can use &%add_header%& with
 any ACL verb, including &%deny%& (though this is potentially useful only in a
 RCPT ACL).
 
 receiving a message). The message must ultimately be accepted for
 &%add_header%& to have any significant effect. You can use &%add_header%& with
 any ACL verb, including &%deny%& (though this is potentially useful only in a
 RCPT ACL).
 

+Headers will not be added to the message if the modifier is used in
+DATA, MIME or DKIM ACLs for messages delivered by cutthrough routing.
+

 Leading and trailing newlines are removed from
 the data for the &%add_header%& modifier; if it then
 contains one or more newlines that
 Leading and trailing newlines are removed from
 the data for the &%add_header%& modifier; if it then
 contains one or more newlines that


@@ -27586,12 +27653,15 @@ warn   message        = Remove internal headers
        remove_header  = x-route-mail1 : x-route-mail2
 .endd
 The &%remove_header%& modifier is permitted in the MAIL, RCPT, PREDATA, DATA,
        remove_header  = x-route-mail1 : x-route-mail2
 .endd
 The &%remove_header%& modifier is permitted in the MAIL, RCPT, PREDATA, DATA,

-MIME, and non-SMTP ACLs (in other words, those that are concerned with
+MIME, DKIM, and non-SMTP ACLs (in other words, those that are concerned with

 receiving a message). The message must ultimately be accepted for
 &%remove_header%& to have any significant effect. You can use &%remove_header%&
 with any ACL verb, including &%deny%&, though this is really not useful for
 any verb that doesn't result in a delivered message.
 
 receiving a message). The message must ultimately be accepted for
 &%remove_header%& to have any significant effect. You can use &%remove_header%&
 with any ACL verb, including &%deny%&, though this is really not useful for
 any verb that doesn't result in a delivered message.
 

+Headers will not be removed to the message if the modifier is used in
+DATA, MIME or DKIM ACLs for messages delivered by cutthrough routing.
+

 More than one header can be removed at the same time by using a colon separated
 list of header names. The header matching is case insensitive. Wildcards are
 not permitted, nor is list expansion performed, so you cannot use hostlists to
 More than one header can be removed at the same time by using a colon separated
 list of header names. The header matching is case insensitive. Wildcards are
 not permitted, nor is list expansion performed, so you cannot use hostlists to


@@ -36279,7 +36349,9 @@ disabled by setting DISABLE_DKIM=yes in Local/Makefile.
 Exim's DKIM implementation allows to
 .olist
 Sign outgoing messages: This function is implemented in the SMTP transport.
 Exim's DKIM implementation allows to
 .olist
 Sign outgoing messages: This function is implemented in the SMTP transport.

-It can co-exist with all other Exim features, including transport filters.
+It can co-exist with all other Exim features
+(including transport filters)
+except cutthrough delivery.

 .next
 Verify signatures in incoming messages: This is implemented by an additional
 ACL (acl_smtp_dkim), which can be called several times per message, with
 .next
 Verify signatures in incoming messages: This is implemented by an additional
 ACL (acl_smtp_dkim), which can be called several times per message, with


@@ -36370,6 +36442,10 @@ used.
 Verification of DKIM signatures in incoming email is implemented via the
 &%acl_smtp_dkim%& ACL. By default, this ACL is called once for each
 syntactically(!) correct signature in the incoming message.
 Verification of DKIM signatures in incoming email is implemented via the
 &%acl_smtp_dkim%& ACL. By default, this ACL is called once for each
 syntactically(!) correct signature in the incoming message.

+A missing ACL definition defaults to accept.
+If any ACL call does not acccept, the message is not accepted.
+If a cutthrough delivery was in progress for the message it is
+summarily dropped (having wasted the transmission effort).

 
 To evaluate the signature in the ACL a large number of expansion variables
 containing the signature status and its details are set up during the
 
 To evaluate the signature in the ACL a large number of expansion variables
 containing the signature status and its details are set up during the