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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 4f5c119f6..616534bef 100644
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -8735,8 +8735,13 @@ The value for a match will be the list element string.
 .cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting"
 Note that this is commonly untainted
 (depending on the way the list was created).
+Specifically, explicit text in the configuration file in not tainted.
 This is a useful way of obtaining an untainted equivalent to
 the domain, for later operations.
+
+However if the list (including one-element lists)
+is created by expanding a variable containing tainted data,
+it is tainted and so will the match value be.
 .endlist
 
 
@@ -10171,9 +10176,9 @@ You can use &`fail`& instead of {<&'string3'&>} as in a string extract.
 
 
 .new
-.vitem &*${listquote{*&<&'separator'&>&*}{*&<&'string'&>&*}}*"
-.citem quoting "for list"
-.citem list quoting
+.vitem &*${listquote{*&<&'separator'&>&*}{*&<&'string'&>&*}}*&
+.cindex quoting "for list"
+.cindex list quoting
 This item doubles any occurrence of the separator character
 in the given string.
 An empty string is replaced with a single space.
@@ -12453,17 +12458,23 @@ Often &$domain_data$& is usable in this role.
 
 .vitem &$domain_data$&
 .vindex "&$domain_data$&"
-When the &%domains%& option on a router matches a domain by
-means of a lookup, the data read by the lookup is available during the running
-of the router as &$domain_data$&. In addition, if the driver routes the
+When the &%domains%& condition on a router
+.new
+or an ACL
+matches a domain
+against a list, the match value is copied to &$domain_data$&.
+This is an enhancement over previous versions of Exim, when it only
+applied to the data read by a lookup.
+For details on match values see section &<<SECTlistresults>>& et. al.
+.wen
+
+If the router routes the
 address to a transport, the value is available in that transport. If the
 transport is handling multiple addresses, the value from the first address is
 used.
 
-&$domain_data$& is also set when the &%domains%& condition in an ACL matches a
-domain by means of a lookup. The data read by the lookup is available during
-the rest of the ACL statement. In all other situations, this variable expands
-to nothing.
+&$domain_data$& set in an ACL is available during
+the rest of the ACL statement.
 
 .vitem &$exim_gid$&
 .vindex "&$exim_gid$&"
@@ -12697,21 +12708,19 @@ to process local parts in a case-dependent manner in a router, you can set the
 
 .vitem &$local_part_data$&
 .vindex "&$local_part_data$&"
-When the &%local_parts%& option on a router matches a local part by means of a
-lookup, the data read by the lookup is available during the running of the
-router as &$local_part_data$&. In addition, if the driver routes the address
-to a transport, the value is available in that transport. If the transport is
-handling multiple addresses, the value from the first address is used.
+When the &%local_parts%& condition on a router or ACL
+matches a local part list
+.new
+the match value is copied to &$local_part_data$&.
+This is an enhancement over previous versions of Exim, when it only
+applied to the data read by a lookup.
+For details on match values see section &<<SECTlistresults>>& et. al.
+.wen
 
 .new
 The &%check_local_user%& router option also sets this variable.
 .wen
 
-&$local_part_data$& is also set when the &%local_parts%& condition in an ACL
-matches a local part by means of a lookup. The data read by the lookup is
-available during the rest of the ACL statement. In all other situations, this
-variable expands to nothing.
-
 .vindex &$local_part_prefix$& &&&
 	&$local_part_prefix_v$& &&&
 	&$local_part_suffix$& &&&
@@ -29218,8 +29227,14 @@ certificate verification to the listed servers.  Verification either must
 or need not succeed respectively.
 
 The &%tls_verify_cert_hostnames%& option lists hosts for which additional
-checks are made: that the host name (the one in the DNS A record)
-is valid for the certificate.
+name checks are made on the server certificate.
+.new
+The match against this list is, as per other Exim usage, the
+IP for the host.  That is most closely associated with the
+name on the DNS A (or AAAA) record for the host.
+However, the name that needs to be in the certificate
+is the one at the head of any CNAME chain leading to the A record.
+.wen
 The option defaults to always checking.
 
 The &(smtp)& transport has two OCSP-related options: