X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/heiko/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/afa6d3adc30bd4898825af38763ce008cab5a774..9acbea4e3c6b6fd51e868299bca4dc5d2af4cc9a:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index bb00fa1d2..df5b31653 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -4379,7 +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 @@ -4465,15 +4468,25 @@ be done. If a message requires any remote deliveries, it remains on the queue for later delivery. .new -.vitem &%-q[q][i][f[f]][l][G]%& +.vitem &%-q[q][i][f[f]][l][G[/