channel binding notes

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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 7e5b23eafa833a1531610f3538776d2c25da30ea..4c79e87cf81aae44eb0bbd798ddd53f058d7ee79 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -3885,7 +3885,9 @@ id, and the remaining ones must be email addresses. However, if the message is
 active (in the middle of a delivery attempt), it is not altered. This option
 can be used only by an admin user.
 
-.vitem "&%-MC%&&~<&'transport'&>&~<&'hostname'&>&~<&'sequence&~number'&>&&&
+.vitem "&%-MC%&&~<&'transport'&>&~<&'hostname'&>&&&
+       &~<&'host&~IP'&>&&&
+       &~<&'sequence&~number'&>&&&
         &~<&'message&~id'&>"
 .oindex "&%-MC%&"
 .cindex "SMTP" "passed connection"
@@ -16981,7 +16983,7 @@ not count as protocol errors (see &%smtp_max_synprot_errors%&).
 .option pipelining_connect_advertise_hosts main "host list&!!" *
 .cindex "pipelining" "early connection"
 .cindex "pipelining" PIPE_CONNECT
-.cindex "ESMTP extensions" X_PIPE_CONNECT
+.cindex "ESMTP extensions" PIPE_CONNECT
 If Exim is built with the SUPPORT_PIPE_CONNECT build option
 this option controls which hosts the facility is advertised to
 and from which pipeline early-connection (before MAIL) SMTP
@@ -16990,7 +16992,9 @@ When used, the pipelining saves on roundtrip times.
 
 See also the &%hosts_pipe_connect%& smtp transport option.
 
-Currently the option name &"X_PIPE_CONNECT"& is used.
+.new
+The SMTP service extension keyword advertised is &"PIPE_CONNECT"&.
+.wen
 
 
 .option prdr_enable main boolean false
@@ -19728,6 +19732,10 @@ Values containing a list-separator should have them doubled.
 When a router runs, the strings are evaluated in order,
 to create variables which are added to the set associated with
 the address.
+.new
+This is done immediately after all the preconditions, before the
+evaluation of the &%address_data%& option.
+.wen
 The variable is set with the expansion of the value.
 The variables can be used by the router options
 (not including any preconditions)
@@ -27366,7 +27374,7 @@ conditions:
 .ilist
 The client host must match &%auth_advertise_hosts%& (default *).
 .next
-It the &%server_advertise_condition%& option is set, its expansion must not
+If the &%server_advertise_condition%& option is set, its expansion must not
 yield the empty string, &"0"&, &"no"&, or &"false"&.
 .endlist
 
@@ -27474,7 +27482,7 @@ encode '\0user@domain.com\0pas$$word'
 .endd
 gives an incorrect answer because of the unescaped &"@"& and &"$"& characters.
 
-If you have the &%mimencode%& command installed, another way to do produce
+If you have the &%mimencode%& command installed, another way to produce
 base64-encoded strings is to run the command
 .code
 echo -e -n `\0user\0password' | mimencode
@@ -28173,6 +28181,10 @@ supplied by the server.
 .option server_channelbinding gsasl boolean false
 Do not set this true and rely on the properties
 without consulting a cryptographic engineer.
+. Unsure what that's about.  It might be the "Triple Handshake"
+. vulnerability; cf. https://www.mitls.org/pages/attacks/3SHAKE
+. If so, we're ok, requiring Extended Master Secret if TLS
+. Session Resumption was used.
 
 Some authentication mechanisms are able to use external context at both ends
 of the session to bind the authentication to that context, and fail the
@@ -38304,8 +38316,11 @@ parentheses afterwards.
 When more than one address is included in a single delivery (for example, two
 SMTP RCPT commands in one transaction) the second and subsequent addresses are
 flagged with &`->`& instead of &`=>`&. When two or more messages are delivered
-down a single SMTP connection, an asterisk follows the IP address in the log
-lines for the second and subsequent messages.
+down a single SMTP connection, an asterisk follows the
+.new
+remote IP address (and port if enabled)
+.wen
+in the log lines for the second and subsequent messages.
 When two or more messages are delivered down a single TLS connection, the
 DNS and some TLS-related information logged for the first message delivered
 will not be present in the log lines for the second and subsequent messages.