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@@ -3825,11 +3825,13 @@ 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%&"
@@ -4462,15 +4464,18 @@ 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[q][i][f[f]][l][G<name>]%&
+.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.
-Because the name is the remainder of the option string, any
-periodic-run interval must be given as a separate &%-q%& option.
+The name should not contain a &'/'& character.
+For a periodic queue run (see below)
+append to the name a slash and a time value.
+.wen
 
 .vitem &%-q%&<&'qflags'&>&~<&'start&~id'&>&~<&'end&~id'&>
 When scanning the queue, Exim can be made to skip over messages whose ids are
@@ -12203,6 +12208,14 @@ 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
@@ -15913,7 +15926,7 @@ 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,
@@ -15928,6 +15941,13 @@ 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
+.condex "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"
@@ -28583,12 +28603,15 @@ 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.
 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'&>
@@ -35559,6 +35582,7 @@ 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