Add dnsdb lookup pseudo-type "a+". Addresses bug 1269.

[users/heiko/exim.git] / doc / doc-docbook / spec.xfpt

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 9bec097b43be6da0943775c655bdfba206ffd11e..f902fe856b5d1c12a639a38a3c5b99e2ee1fb2d1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -6911,6 +6911,14 @@ has two space-separated fields: an authorization code and a target host name.
 The authorization code can be &"Y"& for yes, &"N"& for no, &"X"& for explicit
 authorization required but absent, or &"?"& for unknown.
 
+.cindex "A+" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup"
+The pseudo-type A+ performs an A6 lookup (if configured) followed by an AAAA
+and then an A lookup.  All results are returned; defer processing
+(see below) is handled separately for each lookup.  Example:
+.code
+${lookup dnsdb {>; a+=$sender_helo_name}}
+.endd
+
 
 .section "Multiple dnsdb lookups" "SECID67"
 In the previous sections, &(dnsdb)& lookups for a single domain are described.
@@ -8144,7 +8152,7 @@ case the IP address is used on its own.
 There are several types of pattern that require Exim to know the name of the
 remote host. These are either wildcard patterns or lookups by name. (If a
 complete hostname is given without any wildcarding, it is used to find an IP
-address to match against, as described in the section &<<SECThoslispatip>>&
+address to match against, as described in section &<<SECThoslispatip>>&
 above.)
 
 If the remote host name is not already known when Exim encounters one of these
@@ -8313,7 +8321,7 @@ use masked IP addresses in database queries, you can use the &%mask%& expansion
 operator.
 
 If the query contains a reference to &$sender_host_name$&, Exim automatically
-looks up the host name if has not already done so. (See section
+looks up the host name if it has not already done so. (See section
 &<<SECThoslispatnam>>& for comments on finding host names.)
 
 Historical note: prior to release 4.30, Exim would always attempt to find a
@@ -8513,7 +8521,7 @@ but the separating colon must still be included at line breaks. White space
 surrounding the colons is ignored. For example:
 .code
 aol.com:  spammer1 : spammer2 : ^[0-9]+$ :
- spammer3 : spammer4
+  spammer3 : spammer4
 .endd
 As in all colon-separated lists in Exim, a colon can be included in an item by
 doubling.
@@ -27563,7 +27571,7 @@ encrypted = *
 .endd
 
 
-.vitem &*hosts&~=&~*&<&'&~host&~list'&>
+.vitem &*hosts&~=&~*&<&'host&~list'&>
 .cindex "&%hosts%& ACL condition"
 .cindex "host" "ACL checking"
 .cindex "&ACL;" "testing the client host"