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@@ -3825,6 +3825,14 @@ This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally
 by Exim in conjunction with the &%-MC%& option. It signifies that the
 remote host supports the ESMTP &_DSN_& extension.
 
+.new
+.vitem &%-MCG%&
+.oindex "&%-MCG%&"
+This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally
+by Exim in conjunction with the &%-MC%& option. It signifies that an
+alternate queue is used, named by the following option.
+.wen
+
 .vitem &%-MCP%&
 .oindex "&%-MCP%&"
 This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally
@@ -4371,7 +4379,10 @@ relax this restriction (and also the same requirement for the &%-M%&, &%-R%&,
 and &%-S%& options).
 
 .cindex "queue runner" "description of operation"
-The &%-q%& option starts one queue runner process. This scans the queue of
+.new
+If other commandline options do not specify an action,
+.wen
+the &%-q%& option starts one queue runner process. This scans the queue of
 waiting messages, and runs a delivery process for each one in turn. It waits
 for each delivery process to finish before starting the next one. A delivery
 process may not actually do any deliveries if the retry times for the addresses
@@ -4456,8 +4467,29 @@ The &'l'& (the letter &"ell"&) flag specifies that only local deliveries are to
 be done. If a message requires any remote deliveries, it remains on the queue
 for later delivery.
 
-.vitem &%-q%&<&'qflags'&>&~<&'start&~id'&>&~<&'end&~id'&>
+.new
+.vitem &%-q[q][i][f[f]][l][G<name>[/<time>]]]%&
+.oindex "&%-qG%&"
+.cindex queue named
+.cindex "named queues"
 .cindex "queue" "delivering specific messages"
+If the &'G'& flag and a name is present, the queue runner operates on the
+queue with the given name rather than the default queue.
+The name should not contain a &'/'& character.
+For a periodic queue run (see below)
+append to the name a slash and a time value.
+
+If other commandline options speicify an action, a &'-qG<name>'& option
+will specify a queue to operate on.
+For example:
+.code
+exim -bp -qGquarantine
+mailq -qGquarantime
+exim -qGoffpeak -Rf @special.domain.example
+.endd
+.wen
+
+.vitem &%-q%&<&'qflags'&>&~<&'start&~id'&>&~<&'end&~id'&>
 When scanning the queue, Exim can be made to skip over messages whose ids are
 lexically less than a given value by following the &%-q%& option with a
 starting message id. For example:
@@ -10058,6 +10090,21 @@ Last:user@example.com
 user@example.com
 .endd
 
+.new
+.vitem &*${base32:*&<&'digits'&>&*}*&
+.cindex "&%base32%& expansion item"
+.cindex "expansion" "conversion to base 32"
+The string must consist entirely of decimal digits. The number is converted to
+base 32 and output as a (empty, for zero) string of characters.
+Only lowercase letters are used.
+
+.vitem &*${base32d:*&<&'base-32&~digits'&>&*}*&
+.cindex "&%base32d%& expansion item"
+.cindex "expansion" "conversion to base 32"
+The string must consist entirely of base-32 digits.
+The number is converted to decimal and output as a string.
+.wen
+
 .vitem &*${base62:*&<&'digits'&>&*}*&
 .cindex "&%base62%& expansion item"
 .cindex "expansion" "conversion to base 62"
@@ -12210,6 +12257,14 @@ The value set for the &%qualify_domain%& option in the configuration file.
 The value set for the &%qualify_recipient%& option in the configuration file,
 or if not set, the value of &$qualify_domain$&.
 
+.new
+.vitem &$queue_name$&
+.vindex &$queue_name$&
+.cindex "named queues"
+.cindex queues named
+The name of the spool queue in use; empty for the default queue.
+.wen
+
 .vitem &$rcpt_count$&
 .vindex "&$rcpt_count$&"
 When a message is being received by SMTP, this variable contains the number of
@@ -15920,7 +15975,7 @@ large list. In most situations, &%queue_run_in_order%& should not be set.
 
 
 
-.option queue_run_max main integer 5
+.option queue_run_max main integer&!! 5
 .cindex "queue runner" "maximum number of"
 This controls the maximum number of queue runner processes that an Exim daemon
 can run simultaneously. This does not mean that it starts them all at once,
@@ -15935,6 +15990,13 @@ the limit, allowing any number of simultaneous queue runner processes to be
 run. If you do not want queue runs to occur, omit the &%-q%&&'xx'& setting on
 the daemon's command line.
 
+.new
+.cindex queues named
+.cindex "named queues"
+To set limits for different named queues use
+an expansion depending on the &$queue_name$& variable.
+.wen
+
 .option queue_smtp_domains main "domain list&!!" unset
 .cindex "queueing incoming messages"
 .cindex "message" "queueing remote deliveries"
@@ -16950,7 +17012,7 @@ in IKE is assigned number 23.
 
 Otherwise, the option must expand to the name used by Exim for any of a number
 of DH primes specified in RFC 2409, RFC 3526 and RFC 5114.  As names, Exim uses
-"ike" followed by the number used by IKE, of "default" which corresponds to
+"ike" followed by the number used by IKE, or "default" which corresponds to
 "ike23".
 
 The available primes are:
@@ -17525,7 +17587,7 @@ This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
 .cindex "DNSSEC" "MX lookup"
 .cindex "security" "MX lookup"
 .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC"
-DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with
+DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_require_domains%& will be done with
 the dnssec request bit set.  Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit
 (AD bit) set will be ignored and logged as a host-lookup failure.
 This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
@@ -19826,12 +19888,17 @@ list1:   :include:/opt/lists/list1
 .endd
 .next
 .cindex "address redirection" "to black hole"
-Sometimes you want to throw away mail to a particular local part. Making the
-&%data%& option expand to an empty string does not work, because that causes
-the router to decline. Instead, the alias item
+.cindex "delivery" "discard"
+.cindex "delivery" "blackhole"
 .cindex "black hole"
 .cindex "abandoning mail"
-&':blackhole:'& can be used. It does what its name implies. No delivery is
+Sometimes you want to throw away mail to a particular local part.  Making the
+&%data%& option expand to an empty string does not work, because that causes
+the router to decline. Instead, the alias item
+.code
+:blackhole:
+.endd
+can be used. It does what its name implies. No delivery is
 done, and no error message is generated. This has the same effect as specifying
 &_/dev/null_& as a destination, but it can be independently disabled.
 
@@ -20801,7 +20868,7 @@ is forced to fail, no action is taken. Other expansion failures are treated as
 errors and cause the delivery to be deferred.
 
 Unlike most options, &%headers_remove%& can be specified multiple times
-for a router; all listed headers are removed.
+for a transport; all listed headers are removed.
 
 &*Warning*&: Because of the separate expansion of the list items,
 items that contain a list separator must have it doubled.
@@ -23569,7 +23636,7 @@ This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
 .cindex "DNSSEC" "MX lookup"
 .cindex "security" "MX lookup"
 .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC"
-DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with
+DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_require_domains%& will be done with
 the dnssec request bit set.  Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit
 (AD bit) set will be ignored and logged as a host-lookup failure.
 This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
@@ -28590,6 +28657,19 @@ all the conditions are true, wherever it appears in an ACL command, whereas
 effect.
 
 
+.new
+.vitem &*queue*&&~=&~<&'text'&>
+This modifier specifies the use of a named queue for spool files
+for the message.
+It can only be used before the message is received (i.e. not in
+the DATA ACL).
+This could be used, for example, for known high-volume burst sources
+of traffic, or for quarantine of messages.
+Separate queue-runner processes will be needed for named queues.
+If the text after expansion is empty, the default queue is used.
+.wen
+
+
 .vitem &*remove_header*&&~=&~<&'text'&>
 This modifier specifies one or more header names in a colon-separated list
  that are to be removed from an incoming message, assuming, of course, that
@@ -28984,7 +29064,7 @@ 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.
+DATA, MIME or DKIM ACLs for a message delivered by cutthrough routing.
 
 Leading and trailing newlines are removed from
 the data for the &%add_header%& modifier; if it then
@@ -29085,8 +29165,8 @@ receiving a message). The message must ultimately be accepted for
 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.
+Headers will not be removed from the message if the modifier is used in
+DATA, MIME or DKIM ACLs for a message 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
@@ -31464,7 +31544,7 @@ condition defers.
 
 Unix and TCP socket specifications may be mixed in any order.
 Each element of the list is a list itself, space-separated by default
-and changeable in the usual way.
+and changeable in the usual way; take care to not double the separator.
 
 For TCP socket specifications a host name or IP (v4 or v6, but
 subject to list-separator quoting rules) address can be used,
@@ -35564,6 +35644,7 @@ the following table:
 &`P   `&        on &`<=`& lines: protocol used
 &`    `&        on &`=>`& and &`**`& lines: return path
 &`PRX `&        on &'<='& and&`=>`& lines: proxy address
+&`Q   `&        alternate queue name
 &`QT  `&        on &`=>`& lines: time spent on queue so far
 &`    `&        on &"Completed"& lines: time spent on queue
 &`R   `&        on &`<=`& lines: reference for local bounce
@@ -37997,7 +38078,7 @@ senders).
 .section "Signing outgoing messages" "SECDKIMSIGN"
 .cindex "DKIM" "signing"
 
-Signing is implemented by setting private options on the SMTP transport.
+Signing is enabled by setting private options on the SMTP transport.
 These options take (expandable) strings as arguments.
 
 .option dkim_domain smtp string&!! unset
@@ -38054,7 +38135,7 @@ used.
 .section "Verifying DKIM signatures in incoming mail" "SECID514"
 .cindex "DKIM" "verification"
 
-Verification of DKIM signatures in incoming email is implemented via the
+Verification of DKIM signatures in SMTP 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.