Testsuite: Provide '>>> ' for script input to allow binary data

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diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
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--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
     is also an IPv6 address, additional tests are run when the Exim binary
     contains IPv6 support. There are checks in the scripts for a running IPv4
     interface; when one is not found, some tests are skipped (with a warning
-    message).  The local net may not be in 10.0/8 as that is used by the suite.
+    message).  The local net may not be in 10.250.0/16 as that is used by the suite.
 
 (9) Exim must be built with TRUSTED_CONFIG_LIST support, so that the test
     configs can be placed into it.  A suitable file location is .../exim/test/trusted_configs
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@ bin/client-ssl     A script-driven SMTP client simulation with OpenSSL support.
                    This is built only if OpenSSL support is detected on the
                    host.
 
+bin/client-anytls  A symlink to either client-ssl or client-gnutls, if
+                   any is built.
+
 bin/fakens         A fake "nameserver" for DNS tests (see below for details).
 
 bin/fd             A program that outputs details of open file descriptors.
@@ -702,6 +705,11 @@ Commands with no input
 These commands are not followed by any input data, or by a line of asterisks.
 
 
+  ### This is a verbose comment
+
+A line starting with three hashmarks and some space copies the following text to
+both stdout and stderr file being written by the test.
+
   dbmbuild <file1> <file1>
 
 This command runs the exim_dbmbuild utility to build a DBM file. It is used
@@ -724,7 +732,8 @@ scripts.
   exim_lock [options] <file name>
 
 This command runs the exim_lock utility with the given options and file name.
-The file remains locked with the following command (normally exim) is obeyed.
+The file remains locked for following commands until a non-daemon "exim"
+completes.
 
 
   exinext <data>
@@ -853,6 +862,12 @@ 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
 usage, the asterisks must be given.
 
+If the input line starts with '>>> ', this prefix and any trailing spaces
+(including line feed) are removed. The reminder is processed with Perl's string
+eval() function, effectivly evaluatiing escape sequences like '\x41', '\r', and
+such.  If you need a line feed there, you need to encode it according to your
+needs.
+
 
   background
 
@@ -867,7 +882,6 @@ 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.
@@ -969,8 +983,9 @@ connections. Here are some example commands:
 
 The following lines, up to a line of four asterisks, are the server's
 controlling standard input (described below). These lines are read and
-remembered; during the following commands, until an "exim" command is reached,
-the server is run in parallel.
+remembered; during the following commands, until a non-deamon "exim" command
+is reached, the server is run in parallel.  Then the server termination
+is waited for.
 
 
   write <file name> [nxm[=start-of-line-text]]*
@@ -1046,7 +1061,7 @@ Lines in client scripts are of several kinds:
 (7) Otherwise, the line is an input line line that is sent to the server. Any
     occurrences of \r and \n in the line are turned into carriage return and
     linefeed, respectively. This is used for testing PIPELINING.
-    Any sequences of \x followed by two hex digits are converted to the equvalent
+    Any sequences of \x followed by two hex digits are converted to the equivalent
     byte value.  Any other character following a \ is sent verbatim.
     The line is sent with a trailing "\r\n".