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index 483aa9656..fbcad3d6f 100644
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@
 . Update the Copyright year (only) when changing content.
 . /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-.set previousversion "4.92"
+.set previousversion "4.93"
 .include ./local_params
 
 .set ACL "access control lists (ACLs)"
 .set I   "    "
 
 .macro copyyear
-2018, 2019
+2019
 .endmacro
 
 . /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1900,15 +1900,12 @@ If you want to build Exim with TLS support, you must first install either the
 OpenSSL or GnuTLS library. There is no cryptographic code in Exim itself for
 implementing SSL.
 
-.new
 If you do not want TLS support you should set
 .code
 DISABLE_TLS=yes
 .endd
 in &_Local/Makefile_&.
-.wen
 
-.new
 If OpenSSL is installed, you should set
 .code
 USE_OPENSL=yes
@@ -1927,7 +1924,6 @@ If you have &'pkg-config'& available, then instead you can just use:
 USE_OPENSSL=yes
 USE_OPENSSL_PC=openssl
 .endd
-.wen
 .cindex "USE_GNUTLS"
 If GnuTLS is installed, you should set
 .code
@@ -3967,11 +3963,10 @@ is sent to the sender, containing the text &"cancelled by administrator"&.
 Bounce messages are just discarded. This option can be used only by an admin
 user.
 
-.new
 .vitem &%-MG%&&~<&'queue&~name'&>&~<&'message&~id'&>&~<&'message&~id'&>&~...
 .oindex "&%-MG%&"
 .cindex queue named
-.cindex "named queues"
+.cindex "named queues" "moving messages"
 .cindex "queue" "moving messages"
 This option requests that each listed message be moved from its current
 queue to the given named queue.
@@ -3979,7 +3974,6 @@ The destination queue name argument is required, but can be an empty
 string to define the default queue.
 If the messages are not currently located in the default queue,
 a &%-qG<name>%& option will be required to define the source queue.
-.wen
 
 .vitem &%-Mmad%&&~<&'message&~id'&>&~<&'message&~id'&>&~...
 .oindex "&%-Mmad%&"
@@ -4191,6 +4185,7 @@ forces queueing.
 .vitem &%-odqs%&
 .oindex "&%-odqs%&"
 .cindex "SMTP" "delaying delivery"
+.cindex "first pass routing"
 This option is a hybrid between &%-odb%&/&%-odi%& and &%-odq%&.
 However, like &%-odb%& and &%-odi%&, this option has no effect if
 &%queue_only_override%& is false and one of the queueing options in the
@@ -4389,6 +4384,17 @@ written. When &%-oX%& is used with &%-bd%&, or when &%-q%& with a time is used
 without &%-bd%&, this is the only way of causing Exim to write a pid file,
 because in those cases, the normal pid file is not used.
 
+.new
+.vitem &%-oPX%&
+.oindex "&%-oPX%&"
+.cindex "pid (process id)" "of daemon"
+.cindex "daemon" "process id (pid)"
+This option is not intended for general use.
+The daemon uses it when terminating due to a SIGTEM, possibly in
+combination with &%-oP%&&~<&'path'&>.
+It causes the pid file to be removed.
+.wen
+
 .vitem &%-or%&&~<&'time'&>
 .oindex "&%-or%&"
 .cindex "timeout" "for non-SMTP input"
@@ -4498,11 +4504,16 @@ appear in the correct order. Each flag is described in a separate item below.
 .cindex "queue" "double scanning"
 .cindex "queue" "routing"
 .cindex "routing" "whole queue before delivery"
+.cindex "first pass routing"
 An option starting with &%-qq%& requests a two-stage queue run. In the first
 stage, the queue is scanned as if the &%queue_smtp_domains%& option matched
 every domain. Addresses are routed, local deliveries happen, but no remote
 transports are run.
 
+.new
+Performance will be best if the &%queue_run_in_order%& option is false.
+.wen
+
 .cindex "hints database" "remembering routing"
 The hints database that remembers which messages are waiting for specific hosts
 is updated, as if delivery to those hosts had been deferred. After this is
@@ -4548,7 +4559,7 @@ for later delivery.
 .vitem &%-q[q][i][f[f]][l][G<name>[/<time>]]]%&
 .oindex "&%-qG%&"
 .cindex queue named
-.cindex "named queues"
+.cindex "named queues"	"deliver from"
 .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.
@@ -6357,7 +6368,7 @@ All other options are defaulted.
 .code
 local_delivery:
   driver = appendfile
-  file = /var/mail/$local_part
+  file = /var/mail/$local_part_verified
   delivery_date_add
   envelope_to_add
   return_path_add
@@ -6365,7 +6376,17 @@ local_delivery:
 # mode = 0660
 .endd
 This &(appendfile)& transport is used for local delivery to user mailboxes in
-traditional BSD mailbox format. By default it runs under the uid and gid of the
+traditional BSD mailbox format.
+
+.new
+We prefer to avoid using &$local_part$& directly to define the mailbox filename,
+as it is provided by a potential bad actor.
+Instead we use &$local_part_verified$&,
+the result of looking up &$local_part$& in the user database
+(done by using &%check_local_user%& in the the router).
+.wen
+
+By default &(appendfile)& runs under the uid and gid of the
 local user, which requires the sticky bit to be set on the &_/var/mail_&
 directory. Some systems use the alternative approach of running mail deliveries
 under a particular group instead of using the sticky bit. The commented options
@@ -6767,13 +6788,10 @@ lookup types support only literal keys.
 the implicit key is the host's IP address rather than its name (see section
 &<<SECThoslispatsikey>>&).
 
-.new
 &*Warning 3*&: Do not use an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address for a key; use the
 IPv4, in dotted-quad form. (Exim converts IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses to this
 notation before executing the lookup.)
-.wen
 .next
-.new
 .cindex lookup json
 .cindex json "lookup type"
 .cindex JSON expansions
@@ -6790,7 +6808,6 @@ The final resulting element can be a simple JSON type or a JSON object
 or array; for the latter two a string-representation os the JSON
 is returned.
 For elements of type string, the returned value is de-quoted.
-.wen
 .next
 .cindex "linear search"
 .cindex "lookup" "lsearch"
@@ -7344,9 +7361,7 @@ with the lookup.
 With &"strict"& a response from the DNS resolver that
 is not labelled as authenticated data
 is treated as equivalent to a temporary DNS error.
-.new
 The default is &"lax"&.
-.wen
 
 See also the &$lookup_dnssec_authenticated$& variable.
 
@@ -8291,6 +8306,19 @@ domainlist  dom2 = !a.b : *.b
 where &'x.y'& does not match. It's best to avoid negation altogether in
 referenced lists if you can.
 
+.new
+.cindex "hiding named list values"
+.cindex "named lists" "hiding value of"
+Some named list definitions may contain sensitive data, for example, passwords for
+accessing databases. To stop non-admin users from using the &%-bP%& command
+line option to read these values, you can precede the definition with the
+word &"hide"&. For example:
+.code
+hide domainlist filter_for_domains = ldap;PASS=secret ldap::/// ...
+.endd
+.wen
+
+
 Named lists may have a performance advantage. When Exim is routing an
 address or checking an incoming message, it caches the result of tests on named
 lists. So, if you have a setting such as
@@ -8712,11 +8740,9 @@ recently implemented &(iplsearch)& files do require colons in IPv6 keys
 (notated using the quoting facility) so as to distinguish them from IPv4 keys.
 For this reason, when the lookup type is &(iplsearch)&, IPv6 addresses are
 converted using colons and not dots.
-.new
 In all cases except IPv4-mapped IPv6, full, unabbreviated IPv6
 addresses are always used.
 The latter are converted to IPv4 addresses, in dotted-quad form.
-.wen
 
 Ideally, it would be nice to tidy up this anomalous situation by changing to
 colons in all cases, given that quoting is now available for &(lsearch)&.
@@ -9237,12 +9263,10 @@ options for which string expansion is performed are marked with &dagger; after
 the data type.  ACL rules always expand strings.  A couple of expansion
 conditions do not expand some of the brace-delimited branches, for security
 reasons,
-.new
 .cindex "tainted data" expansion
 .cindex expansion "tainted data"
 and expansion of data deriving from the sender (&"tainted data"&)
 is not permitted.
-.wen
 
 
 
@@ -9491,12 +9515,10 @@ object so that it doesn't reload the same object file in the same Exim process
 
 There may be from zero to eight arguments to the function.
 
-.new
 When compiling
 a local function that is to be called in this way,
 first &_DLFUNC_IMPL_& should be defined,
 and second &_local_scan.h_& should be included.
-.wen
 The Exim variables and functions that are defined by that API
 are also available for dynamically loaded functions. The function itself
 must have the following type:
@@ -9606,10 +9628,8 @@ Matching of the key against the member names is done case-sensitively.
 For the &"json"& variant,
 if a returned value is a JSON string, it retains its leading and
 trailing quotes.
-.new
 For the &"jsons"& variant, which is intended for use with JSON strings, the
 leading and trailing quotes are removed from the returned value.
-.wen
 . XXX should be a UTF-8 compare
 
 The results of matching are handled as above.
@@ -9660,10 +9680,8 @@ there is no choice of field separator.
 For the &"json"& variant,
 if a returned value is a JSON string, it retains its leading and
 trailing quotes.
-.new
 For the &"jsons"& variant, which is intended for use with JSON strings, the
 leading and trailing quotes are removed from the returned value.
-.wen
 
 
 .vitem &*${filter{*&<&'string'&>&*}{*&<&'condition'&>&*}}*&
@@ -9720,7 +9738,7 @@ letters appear. For example:
        "&*$bheader_*&<&'header&~name'&>&*:*&&~or&~&&&
         &*$bh_*&<&'header&~name'&>&*:*&" &&&
        "&*$lheader_*&<&'header&~name'&>&*:*&&~or&~&&&
-        &*$lh_*&<&'header&~name'&>&*:*&"
+        &*$lh_*&<&'header&~name'&>&*:*&" &&&
        "&*$rheader_*&<&'header&~name'&>&*:*&&~or&~&&&
         &*$rh_*&<&'header&~name'&>&*:*&"
 .cindex "expansion" "header insertion"
@@ -9826,6 +9844,12 @@ newline at the very end. For the &%header%& and &%bheader%& expansion, for
 those headers that contain lists of addresses, a comma is also inserted at the
 junctions between headers. This does not happen for the &%rheader%& expansion.
 
+.new
+.cindex "tainted data"
+When the headers are from an incoming message,
+the result of expanding any of these variables is tainted.
+.wen
+
 
 .vitem &*${hmac{*&<&'hashname'&>&*}{*&<&'secret'&>&*}{*&<&'string'&>&*}}*&
 .cindex "expansion" "hmac hashing"
@@ -11010,14 +11034,12 @@ it as a 64-digit hexadecimal number, in which any letters are in upper case.
 If the string is a single variable of type certificate,
 returns the SHA-256 hash fingerprint of the certificate.
 
-.new
 The operator can also be spelled &%sha2%& and does the same as &%sha256%&
 (except for certificates, which are not supported).
 Finally, if an underbar
 and a number is appended it specifies the output length, selecting a
 member of the SHA-2 family of hash functions.
 Values of 256, 384 and 512 are accepted, with 256 being the default.
-.wen
 
 
 .vitem &*${sha3:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& &&&
@@ -11404,7 +11426,6 @@ being processed, to enable these expansion items to be nested.
 
 To scan a named list, expand it with the &*listnamed*& operator.
 
-.new
 .vitem "&*forall_json{*&<&'a JSON array'&>&*}{*&<&'a condition'&>&*}*&" &&&
        "&*forany_json{*&<&'a JSON array'&>&*}{*&<&'a condition'&>&*}*&" &&&
        "&*forall_jsons{*&<&'a JSON array'&>&*}{*&<&'a condition'&>&*}*&" &&&
@@ -11420,7 +11441,6 @@ be a JSON array.
 The array separator is not changeable.
 For the &"jsons"& variants the elements are expected to be JSON strings
 and have their quotes removed before the evaluation of the condition.
-.wen
 
 
 
@@ -12100,14 +12120,12 @@ contain the trailing slash. If &$config_file$& does not contain a slash,
 .vindex "&$config_file$&"
 The name of the main configuration file Exim is using.
 
-.new
 .vitem &$dmarc_domain_policy$& &&&
        &$dmarc_status$& &&&
        &$dmarc_status_text$& &&&
        &$dmarc_used_domains$&
 Results of DMARC verification.
 For details see section &<<SECDMARC>>&.
-.wen
 
 .vitem &$dkim_verify_status$&
 Results of DKIM verification.
@@ -12209,6 +12227,13 @@ When the &%smtp_etrn_command%& option is being expanded, &$domain$& contains
 the complete argument of the ETRN command (see section &<<SECTETRN>>&).
 .endlist
 
+.new
+.cindex "tainted data"
+If the origin of the data is an incoming message,
+the result of expanding this variable is tainted.
+See also &$domain_verified$&.
+.wen
+
 
 .vitem &$domain_data$&
 .vindex "&$domain_data$&"
@@ -12402,6 +12427,25 @@ Global address rewriting happens when a message is received, so the value of
 because a message may have many recipients and the system filter is called just
 once.
 
+.new
+.cindex "tainted data"
+If the origin of the data is an incoming message,
+the result of expanding this variable is tainted.
+
+&*Warning*&: the content of this variable is usually provided by a potential
+attacker.
+Consider carefully the implications of using it unvalidated as a name
+for file access.
+This presents issues for users' &_.forward_& and filter files.
+For traditional full user accounts, use &%check_local_users%& and the
+&$local_part_verified$& variable rather than this one.
+For virtual users, store a suitable pathname component in the database
+which is used for account name validation, and use that retrieved value
+rather than this variable.
+If needed, use a router &%address_data%& or &%set%& option for
+the retrieved data.
+.wen
+
 .vindex "&$local_part_prefix$&"
 .vindex "&$local_part_suffix$&"
 .cindex affix variables
@@ -12468,6 +12512,14 @@ When an address is being routed or delivered, and a
 specific suffix for the local part was recognized, it is available in this
 variable, having been removed from &$local_part$&.
 
+.new
+.vitem &$local_part_verified$&
+.vindex "&$local_part_verified$&"
+If the router generic option &%check_local_part%& has run successfully,
+this variable has the user database version of &$local_part$&.
+Such values are not tainted and hence usable for building file names.
+.wen
+
 .vitem &$local_scan_data$&
 .vindex "&$local_scan_data$&"
 This variable contains the text returned by the &[local_scan()]& function when
@@ -12798,11 +12850,10 @@ or if not set, the value of &$qualify_domain$&.
 
 .vitem &$queue_name$&
 .vindex &$queue_name$&
-.cindex "named queues"
+.cindex "named queues" variable
 .cindex queues named
 The name of the spool queue in use; empty for the default queue.
 
-.new
 .vitem &$r_...$&
 .vindex &$r_...$&
 .cindex router variables
@@ -12810,7 +12861,6 @@ Values can be placed in these variables by the &%set%& option of a router.
 They can be given any name that starts with &$r_$&.
 The values persist for the address being handled through subsequent routers
 and the eventual transport.
-.wen
 
 .vitem &$rcpt_count$&
 .vindex "&$rcpt_count$&"
@@ -13374,9 +13424,7 @@ or a &%def%& condition.
 &*Note*&: Under versions of OpenSSL preceding 1.1.1,
 when a list of more than one
 file is used for &%tls_certificate%&, this variable is not reliable.
-.new
 The macro "_TLS_BAD_MULTICERT_IN_OURCERT" will be defined for those versions.
-.wen
 
 .vitem &$tls_in_peercert$&
 .vindex "&$tls_in_peercert$&"
@@ -13433,11 +13481,9 @@ The deprecated &$tls_cipher$& variable is the same as &$tls_in_cipher$& during m
 but in the context of an outward SMTP delivery taking place via the &(smtp)& transport
 becomes the same as &$tls_out_cipher$&.
 
-.new
 .vitem &$tls_in_cipher_std$&
 .vindex "&$tls_in_cipher_std$&"
 As above, but returning the RFC standard name for the cipher suite.
-.wen
 
 .vitem &$tls_out_cipher$&
 .vindex "&$tls_out_cipher$&"
@@ -13447,11 +13493,9 @@ and then set to the outgoing cipher suite if one is negotiated. See chapter
 &<<CHAPTLS>>& for details of TLS support and chapter &<<CHAPsmtptrans>>& for
 details of the &(smtp)& transport.
 
-.new
 .vitem &$tls_out_cipher_std$&
 .vindex "&$tls_out_cipher_std$&"
 As above, but returning the RFC standard name for the cipher suite.
-.wen
 
 .vitem &$tls_out_dane$&
 .vindex &$tls_out_dane$&
@@ -13526,7 +13570,6 @@ the transport.
 .vindex &$tls_out_tlsa_usage$&
 Bitfield of TLSA record types found.  See section &<<SECDANE>>&.
 
-.new
 .vitem &$tls_in_ver$&
 .vindex "&$tls_in_ver$&"
 When a message is received from a remote host over an encrypted SMTP connection
@@ -13536,7 +13579,6 @@ this variable is set to the protocol version, eg &'TLS1.2'&.
 .vindex "&$tls_out_ver$&"
 When a message is being delivered to a remote host over an encrypted SMTP connection
 this variable is set to the protocol version.
-.wen
 
 
 .vitem &$tod_bsdinbox$&
@@ -14737,11 +14779,9 @@ If it is set true, Exim's domain parsing function allows valid
 UTF-8 multicharacters to appear in domain name components, in addition to
 letters, digits, and hyphens.
 
-.new
 If Exim is built with internationalization support
 and the SMTPUTF8 ESMTP option is in use (see chapter &<<CHAPi18n>>&)
 this option can be left as default.
-.wen
 Without that,
 if you want to look up such domain names in the DNS, you must also
 adjust the value of &%dns_check_names_pattern%& to match the extended form. A
@@ -15152,15 +15192,21 @@ to handle IPv6 literal addresses.
 
 
 .new
-.option dkim_verify_hashes main "string list" "sha256 : sha512 : sha1"
+.option dkim_verify_hashes main "string list" "sha256 : sha512"
 .cindex DKIM "selecting signature algorithms"
 This option gives a list of hash types which are acceptable in signatures,
+.wen
 and an order of processing.
 Signatures with algorithms not in the list will be ignored.
 
-Note that the presence of sha1 violates RFC 8301.
-Signatures using the rsa-sha1 are however (as of writing) still common.
-The default inclusion of sha1 may be dropped in a future release.
+Acceptable values include:
+.code
+sha1
+sha256
+sha512
+.endd
+
+Note that the acceptance of sha1 violates RFC 8301.
 
 .option dkim_verify_keytypes main "string list" "ed25519 : rsa"
 This option gives a list of key types which are acceptable in signatures,
@@ -15170,7 +15216,6 @@ Signatures with algorithms not in the list will be ignored.
 .option dkim_verify_minimal main boolean false
 If set to true, verification of signatures will terminate after the
 first success.
-.wen
 
 .option dkim_verify_signers main "domain list&!!" $dkim_signers
 .cindex DKIM "controlling calls to the ACL"
@@ -15263,11 +15308,9 @@ domain matches this list.
 This is a fudge to help with name servers that give big delays or otherwise do
 not work for the AAAA record type. In due course, when the world's name
 servers have all been upgraded, there should be no need for this option.
-.new
 Note that all lookups, including those done for verification, are affected;
 this will result in verify failure for IPv6 connections or ones using names
 only valid for IPv6 addresses.
-.wen
 
 
 .option dns_retrans main time 0s
@@ -15470,14 +15513,12 @@ not also supplied, the gid is taken from the result of &[getpwnam()]& if it is
 used. See chapter &<<CHAPsecurity>>& for a discussion of security issues.
 
 
-.new
 .option exim_version main string "current version"
 .cindex "Exim version"
 .cindex customizing "version number"
 .cindex "version number of Exim" override
 This option overrides the &$version_number$&/&$exim_version$& that Exim reports in
 various places.  Use with care; this may fool stupid security scanners.
-.wen
 
 
 .option extra_local_interfaces main "string list" unset
@@ -16100,10 +16141,8 @@ when Exim is entered, so it can, for example, contain a reference to the host
 name. If no specific path is set for the log files at compile or runtime,
 or if the option is unset at runtime (i.e.  &`log_file_path = `&)
 they are written in a sub-directory called &_log_& in Exim's spool directory.
-.new
 A path must start with a slash.
 To send to syslog, use the word &"syslog"&.
-.wen
 Chapter &<<CHAPlog>>& contains further details about Exim's logging, and
 section &<<SECTwhelogwri>>& describes how the contents of &%log_file_path%& are
 used. If this string is fixed at your installation (contains no expansion
@@ -16451,9 +16490,9 @@ interpreter. See chapter &<<CHAPperl>>& for details of its use.
 This option is available only when Exim is built with an embedded Perl
 interpreter. See chapter &<<CHAPperl>>& for details of its use.
 
-.option perl_startup main boolean false
+.option perl_taintmode main boolean false
 .cindex "Perl"
-This Option enables the taint mode of the embedded Perl interpreter.
+This option enables the taint mode of the embedded Perl interpreter.
 
 
 .option pgsql_servers main "string list" unset
@@ -16490,7 +16529,6 @@ for each SMTP command and response. When PIPELINING is advertised, Exim assumes
 that clients will use it; &"out of order"& commands that are &"expected"& do
 not count as protocol errors (see &%smtp_max_synprot_errors%&).
 
-.new
 .option pipelining_connect_advertise_hosts main "host list&!!" *
 .cindex "pipelining" "early connection"
 .cindex "pipelining" PIPE_CONNECT
@@ -16503,7 +16541,6 @@ When used, the pipelining saves on roundtrip times.
 See also the &%hosts_pipe_connect%& smtp transport option.
 
 Currently the option name &"X_PIPE_CONNECT"& is used.
-.wen
 
 
 .option prdr_enable main boolean false
@@ -16728,13 +16765,14 @@ run. If you do not want queue runs to occur, omit the &%-q%&&'xx'& setting on
 the daemon's command line.
 
 .cindex queues named
-.cindex "named queues"
+.cindex "named queues" "resource limit"
 To set limits for different named queues use
 an expansion depending on the &$queue_name$& variable.
 
 .option queue_smtp_domains main "domain list&!!" unset
 .cindex "queueing incoming messages"
 .cindex "message" "queueing remote deliveries"
+.cindex "first pass routing"
 When this option is set, a delivery process is started whenever a message is
 received, routing is performed, and local deliveries take place.
 However, if any SMTP deliveries are required for domains that match
@@ -16766,7 +16804,6 @@ used. If the expansion yields an empty string, no &'Received:'& header line is
 added to the message. Otherwise, the string should start with the text
 &"Received:"& and conform to the RFC 2822 specification for &'Received:'&
 header lines.
-.new
 The default setting is:
 
 .code
@@ -16785,7 +16822,6 @@ received_header_text = Received: \
   id $message_exim_id\
   ${if def:received_for {\n\tfor $received_for}}
 .endd
-.wen
 
 The reference to the TLS cipher is omitted when Exim is built without TLS
 support. The use of conditional expansions ensures that this works for both
@@ -17238,6 +17274,13 @@ example:
 smtp_etrn_command = /etc/etrn_command $domain \
                     $sender_host_address
 .endd
+.new
+If the option is not set, the argument for the ETRN command must
+be a &'#'& followed by an address string.
+In this case an &'exim -R <string>'& command is used;
+if the ETRN ACL has set up a named-queue then &'-MCG <queue>'& is appended.
+.wen
+
 A new process is created to run the command, but Exim does not wait for it to
 complete. Consequently, its status cannot be checked. If the command cannot be
 run, a line is written to the panic log, but the ETRN caller still receives
@@ -17721,9 +17764,7 @@ separator in the usual way (&<<SECTlistsepchange>>&) to avoid confusion under IP
 &*Note*&: Under versions of OpenSSL preceding 1.1.1,
 when a list of more than one
 file is used, the &$tls_in_ourcert$& variable is unreliable.
-.new
 The macro "_TLS_BAD_MULTICERT_IN_OURCERT" will be defined for those versions.
-.wen
 
 If the option contains &$tls_out_sni$& and Exim is built against OpenSSL, then
 if the OpenSSL build supports TLS extensions and the TLS client sends the
@@ -17774,10 +17815,8 @@ larger prime than requested.
 The value of this option is expanded and indicates the source of DH parameters
 to be used by Exim.
 
-.new
 This option is ignored for GnuTLS version 3.6.0 and later.
 The library manages parameter negotiation internally.
-.wen
 
 &*Note: The Exim Maintainers strongly recommend,
 for other TLS library versions,
@@ -17876,21 +17915,14 @@ status proof for the server's certificate, as obtained from the
 Certificate Authority.
 
 Usable for GnuTLS 3.4.4 or 3.3.17 or OpenSSL 1.1.0 (or later).
-.new
 The macro "_HAVE_TLS_OCSP" will be defined for those versions.
-.wen
 
-.new
 For OpenSSL 1.1.0 or later, and
-.wen
 for GnuTLS 3.5.6 or later the expanded value of this option can be a list
 of files, to match a list given for the &%tls_certificate%& option.
 The ordering of the two lists must match.
-.new
 The macro "_HAVE_TLS_OCSP_LIST" will be defined for those versions.
-.wen
 
-.new
 The file(s) should be in DER format,
 except for GnuTLS 3.6.3 or later
 or for OpenSSL,
@@ -17906,7 +17938,6 @@ Although GnuTLS will accept PEM files with multiple separate
 PEM blobs (ie. separate OCSP responses), it sends them in the
 TLS Certificate record interleaved with the certificates of the chain;
 although a GnuTLS client is happy with that, an OpenSSL client is not.
-.wen
 
 .option tls_on_connect_ports main "string list" unset
 .cindex SSMTP
@@ -18215,9 +18246,7 @@ file = ${extract{mailbox}{$address_data}}
 This makes the configuration file less messy, and also reduces the number of
 lookups (though Exim does cache lookups).
 
-.new
 See also the &%set%& option below.
-.wen
 
 .vindex "&$sender_address_data$&"
 .vindex "&$address_data$&"
@@ -18632,15 +18661,19 @@ avoided. The &%repeat_use%& option of the &%redirect%& router may be of help.
 This option specifies a list of text headers,
 colon-separated (by default, changeable in the usual way &<<SECTlistsepchange>>&),
 that is associated with any addresses that are accepted by the router.
-Each item is separately expanded, at routing time.  However, this
-option has no effect when an address is just being verified. The way in which
+However, the option has no effect when an address is just being verified.
+Each list item is separately expanded, at transport time.
+.new
+If an item ends in *, it will match any header with the given prefix.
+.wen
+The way in which
 the text is used to remove header lines at transport time is described in
 section &<<SECTheadersaddrem>>&. Header lines are not actually removed until
 the message is in the process of being transported. This means that references
 to header lines in string expansions in the transport's configuration still
 &"see"& the original header lines.
 
-The &%headers_remove%& option is expanded after &%errors_to%& and
+The &%headers_remove%& option is handled after &%errors_to%& and
 &%headers_add%&, but before &%transport%&. If an item expansion is forced to fail,
 the item has no effect. Other expansion failures are treated as configuration
 errors.
@@ -19000,7 +19033,6 @@ latter kind.
 
 This option controls whether the local part is used to form the key for retry
 hints for addresses that suffer temporary errors while being handled by this
-.new
 router. The default value is true for any router that has any of
 &%check_local_user%&,
 &%local_parts%&,
@@ -19009,7 +19041,6 @@ router. The default value is true for any router that has any of
 &%local_part_suffix%&,
 &%senders%& or
 &%require_files%&
-.wen
 set, and false otherwise. Note that this option does not apply to hints keys
 for transport delays; they are controlled by a generic transport option of the
 same name.
@@ -19146,7 +19177,6 @@ SMTP VRFY command is enabled, it must be used after MAIL if the sender address
 matters.
 
 
-.new
 .option set routers "string list" unset
 .cindex router variables
 This option may be used multiple times on a router;
@@ -19169,7 +19199,6 @@ Variable use is via the usual &$r_...$& syntax.
 
 This is similar to the &%address_data%& option, except that
 many independent variables can be used, with choice of naming.
-.wen
 
 
 .option translate_ip_address routers string&!! unset
@@ -20580,6 +20609,19 @@ is not the case when the file contains syntactically valid items that happen to
 yield empty addresses, for example, items containing only RFC 2822 address
 comments.
 
+.new
+.cindex "tainted data" "in filenames"
+.cindex redirect "tainted data"
+Tainted data may not be used for a filename.
+
+&*Warning*&: It is unwise to use &$local_part$& or &$domain$&
+directly for redirection,
+as they are provided by a potential attacker.
+In the examples above, &$local_part$& is used for looking up data held locally
+on the system, and not used directly (the second example derives &$home$& via
+the passsword file or database, using &$local_part$&).
+.wen
+
 
 
 .section "Forward files and address verification" "SECID125"
@@ -20805,6 +20847,11 @@ It must be given as
 .code
 list1:   :include:/opt/lists/list1
 .endd
+.new
+.cindex "tainted data" "in filenames"
+.cindex redirect "tainted data"
+Tainted data may not be used for a filename.
+.wen
 .next
 .cindex "address redirection" "to black hole"
 .cindex "delivery" "discard"
@@ -21805,15 +21852,21 @@ checked, since this option does not automatically suppress them.
 .option headers_remove transports list&!! unset
 .cindex "header lines" "removing"
 .cindex "transport" "header lines; removing"
-This option specifies a list of header names,
-colon-separated (by default, changeable in the usual way &<<SECTlistsepchange>>&);
-these headers are omitted from the message as it is transported, as described
-in section &<<SECTheadersaddrem>>&. Header removal can also be specified by
-routers.
+This option specifies a list of text headers,
+colon-separated (by default, changeable in the usual way &<<SECTlistsepchange>>&),
+to be removed from the message.
+However, the option has no effect when an address is just being verified.
 Each list item is separately expanded.
 If the result of the expansion is an empty string, or if the expansion
 is forced to fail, no action is taken. Other expansion failures are treated as
 errors and cause the delivery to be deferred.
+.new
+If an item ends in *, it will match any header with the given prefix.
+.wen
+
+Matching headers are omitted from the message as it is transported, as described
+in section &<<SECTheadersaddrem>>&. Header removal can also be specified by
+routers.
 
 Unlike most options, &%headers_remove%& can be specified multiple times
 for a transport; all listed headers are removed.
@@ -22364,6 +22417,14 @@ If &%file%& or &%directory%& is set for a delivery from a redirection, it is
 used to determine the file or directory name for the delivery. Normally, the
 contents of &$address_file$& are used in some way in the string expansion.
 .endlist
+.new
+.cindex "tainted data" "in filenames"
+.cindex appendfile "tainted data"
+Tainted data may not be used for a file or directory name.
+This means that, for instance, &$local_part$& cannot be used directly
+as a component of a path.  It can however be used as the key for a lookup
+which returns a path (or component).
+.wen
 
 
 .cindex "Sieve filter" "configuring &(appendfile)&"
@@ -22952,14 +23013,12 @@ sometimes add other information onto the ends of message filenames.
 
 Section &<<SECID136>>& contains further information.
 
-.new
 This option should not be used when other message-handling software
 may duplicate messages by making hardlinks to the files.  When that is done Exim
 will count the message size once for each filename, in contrast with the actual
 disk usage.  When the option is not set, calculating total usage requires
 a system-call per file to get the size; the number of links is then available also
 as is used to adjust the effective size.
-.wen
 
 
 .option quota_warn_message appendfile string&!! "see below"
@@ -23803,6 +23862,12 @@ directories are also controllable. See chapter &<<CHAPenvironment>>& for
 details of the local delivery environment and chapter &<<CHAPbatching>>&
 for a discussion of local delivery batching.
 
+.new
+.cindex "tainted data" "in pipe command"
+.cindex pipe "tainted data"
+Tainted data may not be used for the command name.
+.wen
+
 
 .section "Concurrent delivery" "SECID140"
 If two messages arrive at almost the same time, and both are routed to a pipe
@@ -24778,7 +24843,6 @@ facilities such as AUTH, PIPELINING, SIZE, and STARTTLS.
 Exim will not use the SMTP PIPELINING extension when delivering to any host
 that matches this list, even if the server host advertises PIPELINING support.
 
-.new
 .option hosts_pipe_connect smtp "host list&!!" unset
 .cindex "pipelining" "early connection"
 .cindex "pipelining" PIPE_CONNECT
@@ -24802,7 +24866,6 @@ A check is made for the use of that variable, without the
 presence of a &"def:"& test on it, but suitably complex coding
 can avoid the check and produce unexpected results.
 You have been warned.
-.wen
 
 
 .option hosts_avoid_tls smtp "host list&!!" unset
@@ -24843,7 +24906,6 @@ been started will not be passed to a new delivery process for sending another
 message on the same connection. See section &<<SECTmulmessam>>& for an
 explanation of when this might be needed.
 
-.new
 .option hosts_noproxy_tls smtp "host list&!!" unset
 .cindex "TLS" "passing connection"
 .cindex "multiple SMTP deliveries"
@@ -24851,7 +24913,6 @@ explanation of when this might be needed.
 For any host that matches this list, a TLS session which has
 been started will not be passed to a new delivery process for sending another
 message on the same session.
-.wen
 
 The traditional implementation closes down TLS and re-starts it in the new
 process, on the same open TCP connection, for each successive message
@@ -24946,6 +25007,9 @@ unauthenticated. See also &%hosts_require_auth%&, and chapter
 .cindex "RFC 3030" "CHUNKING"
 This option provides a list of servers to which, provided they announce
 CHUNKING support, Exim will attempt to use BDAT commands rather than DATA.
+.new
+Unless DKIM signing is being done,
+.wen
 BDAT will not be used in conjunction with a transport filter.
 
 .option hosts_try_dane smtp "host list&!!" *
@@ -26502,10 +26566,8 @@ authentication mechanism (RFC 2195), and the second provides an interface to
 the Cyrus SASL authentication library.
 The third is an interface to Dovecot's authentication system, delegating the
 work via a socket interface.
-.new
 The fourth provides for negotiation of authentication done via non-SMTP means,
 as defined by RFC 4422 Appendix A.
-.wen
 The fifth provides an interface to the GNU SASL authentication library, which
 provides mechanisms but typically not data sources.
 The sixth provides direct access to Heimdal GSSAPI, geared for Kerberos, but
@@ -26930,7 +26992,6 @@ security risk; you are strongly advised to insist on the use of SMTP encryption
 use unencrypted plain text, you should not use the same passwords for SMTP
 connections as you do for login accounts.
 
-.new
 .section "Avoiding cleartext use" "SECTplain_TLS"
 The following generic option settings will disable &(plaintext)& authenticators when
 TLS is not being used:
@@ -26942,7 +27003,6 @@ TLS is not being used:
 &*Note*&: a plaintext SMTP AUTH done inside TLS is not vulnerable to casual snooping,
 but is still vulnerable to a Man In The Middle attack unless certificates
 (including their names) have been properly verified.
-.wen
 
 .section "Plaintext server options" "SECID171"
 .cindex "options" "&(plaintext)& authenticator (server)"
@@ -27001,7 +27061,7 @@ There are good and bad examples at the end of the next section.
 
 .section "The PLAIN authentication mechanism" "SECID172"
 .cindex "PLAIN authentication mechanism"
-.cindex "authentication" "PLAIN mechanism"
+.cindex authentication PLAIN
 .cindex "binary zero" "in &(plaintext)& authenticator"
 The PLAIN authentication mechanism (RFC 2595) specifies that three strings be
 sent as one item of data (that is, one combined string containing two NUL
@@ -27083,7 +27143,7 @@ writing the test makes the logic clearer.
 
 .section "The LOGIN authentication mechanism" "SECID173"
 .cindex "LOGIN authentication mechanism"
-.cindex "authentication" "LOGIN mechanism"
+.cindex authentication LOGIN
 The LOGIN authentication mechanism is not documented in any RFC, but is in use
 in a number of programs. No data is sent with the AUTH command. Instead, a
 user name and password are supplied separately, in response to prompts. The
@@ -27204,7 +27264,7 @@ prompts.
 .scindex IIDcramauth1 "&(cram_md5)& authenticator"
 .scindex IIDcramauth2 "authenticators" "&(cram_md5)&"
 .cindex "CRAM-MD5 authentication mechanism"
-.cindex "authentication" "CRAM-MD5 mechanism"
+.cindex authentication CRAM-MD5
 The CRAM-MD5 authentication mechanism is described in RFC 2195. The server
 sends a challenge string to the client, and the response consists of a user
 name and the CRAM-MD5 digest of the challenge string combined with a secret
@@ -27422,7 +27482,7 @@ but it is present in many binary distributions.
 .scindex IIDdcotauth1 "&(dovecot)& authenticator"
 .scindex IIDdcotauth2 "authenticators" "&(dovecot)&"
 This authenticator is an interface to the authentication facility of the
-Dovecot POP/IMAP server, which can support a number of authentication methods.
+Dovecot 2 POP/IMAP server, which can support a number of authentication methods.
 Note that Dovecot must be configured to use auth-client not auth-userdb.
 If you are using Dovecot to authenticate POP/IMAP clients, it might be helpful
 to use the same mechanisms for SMTP authentication. This is a server
@@ -27453,6 +27513,29 @@ option is passed in the Dovecot authentication command. If, for a TLS
 connection, a client certificate has been verified, the &"valid-client-cert"&
 option is passed. When authentication succeeds, the identity of the user
 who authenticated is placed in &$auth1$&.
+
+.new
+The Dovecot configuration to match the above wil look
+something like:
+.code
+conf.d/10-master.conf :-
+
+service auth {
+...
+#SASL
+  unix_listener auth-client {
+    mode = 0660
+    user = mail
+  }
+...
+}
+
+conf.d/10-auth.conf :-
+
+auth_mechanisms = plain login ntlm
+.endd
+.wen
+
 .ecindex IIDdcotauth1
 .ecindex IIDdcotauth2
 
@@ -27470,20 +27553,56 @@ who authenticated is placed in &$auth1$&.
 .cindex "authentication" "LOGIN"
 .cindex "authentication" "DIGEST-MD5"
 .cindex "authentication" "CRAM-MD5"
-.cindex "authentication" "SCRAM-SHA-1"
-The &(gsasl)& authenticator provides server integration for the GNU SASL
+.cindex "authentication" "SCRAM family"
+The &(gsasl)& authenticator provides integration for the GNU SASL
 library and the mechanisms it provides.  This is new as of the 4.80 release
 and there are a few areas where the library does not let Exim smoothly
 scale to handle future authentication mechanisms, so no guarantee can be
 made that any particular new authentication mechanism will be supported
 without code changes in Exim.
 
-Exim's &(gsasl)& authenticator does not have client-side support at this
-time; only the server-side support is implemented.  Patches welcome.
+.new
+The library is expected to add support in an upcoming
+realease for the SCRAM-SHA-256 method.
+The macro _HAVE_AUTH_GSASL_SCRAM_SHA_256 will be defined
+when this happens.
+
+
+.option client_authz gsasl string&!! unset
+This option can be used to supply an &'authorization id'&
+which is different to the &'authentication_id'& provided
+by &%client_username%& option.
+If unset or (after expansion) empty it is not used,
+which is the common case.
+
+.option client_channelbinding gsasl boolean false
+See &%server_channelbinding%& below.
+
+.option client_password gsasl string&!! unset
+This option is exapanded before use, and should result in
+the password to be used, in clear.
+
+.option client_username gsasl string&!! unset
+This option is exapanded before use, and should result in
+the account name to be used.
+.wen
+
+.new
+.option client_spassword gsasl string&!! unset
+If a SCRAM mechanism is being used and this option is set
+it is used in preference to &%client_password%&.
+The value after expansion should be
+a 40 (for SHA-1) or 64 (for SHA-256) character string
+with the PBKDF2-prepared password, hex-encoded.
+Note that this value will depend on the salt and iteration-count
+supplied by the server.
+.wen
+
 
 
 .option server_channelbinding gsasl boolean false
-Do not set this true without consulting a cryptographic engineer.
+Do not set this true and rely on the properties
+without consulting a cryptographic engineer.
 
 Some authentication mechanisms are able to use external context at both ends
 of the session to bind the authentication to that context, and fail the
@@ -27495,15 +27614,18 @@ This should have meant that certificate identity and verification becomes a
 non-issue, as a man-in-the-middle attack will cause the correct client and
 server to see different identifiers and authentication will fail.
 
-This is currently only supported when using the GnuTLS library.  This is
+.new
+This is
 only usable by mechanisms which support "channel binding"; at time of
 writing, that's the SCRAM family.
+When using this feature the "-PLUS" variants of the method names need to be used.
+.wen
 
 This defaults off to ensure smooth upgrade across Exim releases, in case
 this option causes some clients to start failing.  Some future release
 of Exim might have switched the default to be true.
 
-However, Channel Binding in TLS has proven to be broken in current versions.
+However, Channel Binding in TLS has proven to be vulnerable in current versions.
 Do not plan to rely upon this feature for security, ever, without consulting
 with a subject matter expert (a cryptographic engineer).
 
@@ -27551,16 +27673,60 @@ This specifies the SASL realm that the server claims to be in.
 Some mechanisms will use this data.
 
 
-.option server_scram_iter gsasl string&!! unset
+.option server_scram_iter gsasl string&!! 4096
 This option provides data for the SCRAM family of mechanisms.
-&$auth1$& is not available at evaluation time.
-(This may change, as we receive feedback on use)
-
+.new
+The &$auth1$&, &$auth2$& and &$auth3$& variables are available
+when this option is expanded.
+
+The result of expansion should be a decimal number,
+and represents both a lower-bound on the security, and
+a compute cost factor imposed on the client
+(if it does not cache results, or the server changes
+either the iteration count or the salt).
+A minimum value of 4096 is required by the standards
+for all current SCRAM mechanism variants.
+.wen
 
 .option server_scram_salt gsasl string&!! unset
 This option provides data for the SCRAM family of mechanisms.
-&$auth1$& is not available at evaluation time.
-(This may change, as we receive feedback on use)
+.new
+The &$auth1$&, &$auth2$& and &$auth3$& variables are available
+when this option is expanded.
+The value should be a base64-encoded string,
+of random data typically 4-to-16 bytes long.
+If unset or empty after expansion the library will provides a value for the
+protocol conversation.
+.wen
+
+
+.new
+.option server_key gsasl string&!! unset
+.option server_skey gsasl string&!! unset
+These options can be used for the SCRAM family of mechanisms
+to provide stored information related to a password,
+the storage of which is preferable to plaintext.
+
+&%server_key%& is the value defined in the SCRAM standards as ServerKey;
+&%server_skey%& is StoredKey.
+
+They are only available for version 1.9.0 (or later) of the gsasl library.
+When this is so, the macros
+_OPT_AUTHENTICATOR_GSASL_SERVER_KEY
+and _HAVE_AUTH_GSASL_SCRAM_S_KEY
+will be defined.
+
+The &$authN$& variables are available when these options are expanded.
+
+If set, the results of expansion should for each
+should be a 28 (for SHA-1) or 44 (for SHA-256) character string
+of base64-coded data, and will be used in preference to the
+&%server_password%& option.
+If unset or not of the right length, &%server_password%& will be used.
+
+The libgsasl library release includes a utility &'gsasl'& which can be used
+to generate these values.
+.wen
 
 
 .option server_service gsasl string &`smtp`&
@@ -27767,7 +27933,6 @@ msn:
 . ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 . ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-.new
 .chapter "The external authenticator" "CHAPexternauth"
 .scindex IIDexternauth1 "&(external)& authenticator"
 .scindex IIDexternauth2 "authenticators" "&(external)&"
@@ -27896,7 +28061,6 @@ ext_ccert:
 
 .ecindex IIDexternauth1
 .ecindex IIDexternauth2
-.wen
 
 
 
@@ -28087,13 +28251,11 @@ There is also a &%-tls-on-connect%& command line option. This overrides
 .section "OpenSSL vs GnuTLS" "SECTopenvsgnu"
 .cindex "TLS" "OpenSSL &'vs'& GnuTLS"
 TLS is supported in Exim using either the OpenSSL or GnuTLS library.
-.new
 To build Exim to use OpenSSL you need to set
 .code
 USE_OPENSSL=yes
 .endd
 in Local/Makefile.
-.wen
 
 To build Exim to use GnuTLS, you need to set
 .code
@@ -28658,12 +28820,10 @@ transport provide the client with a certificate, which is passed to the server
 if it requests it. If the server is Exim, it will request a certificate only if
 &%tls_verify_hosts%& or &%tls_try_verify_hosts%& matches the client.
 
-.new
 &*Note*&: Do not use a certificate which has the OCSP-must-staple extension,
 for client use (they are usable for server use).
 As the TLS protocol has no means for the client to staple before TLS 1.3 it will result
 in failed connections.
-.wen
 
 If the &%tls_verify_certificates%& option is set on the &(smtp)& transport, it
 specifies a collection of expected server certificates.
@@ -29998,7 +30158,7 @@ in several different ways. For example:
 It can be at the end of an &%accept%& statement:
 .code
     accept  ...some conditions
-            control = queue_only
+            control = queue
 .endd
 In this case, the control is applied when this statement yields &"accept"&, in
 other words, when the conditions are all true.
@@ -30007,7 +30167,7 @@ other words, when the conditions are all true.
 It can be in the middle of an &%accept%& statement:
 .code
     accept  ...some conditions...
-            control = queue_only
+            control = queue
             ...some more conditions...
 .endd
 If the first set of conditions are true, the control is applied, even if the
@@ -30437,6 +30597,13 @@ This control turns off DKIM verification processing entirely.  For details on
 the operation and configuration of DKIM, see section &<<SECDKIM>>&.
 
 
+.vitem &*control&~=&~dmarc_disable_verify*&
+.cindex "disable DMARC verify"
+.cindex "DMARC" "disable verify"
+This control turns off DMARC verification processing entirely.  For details on
+the operation and configuration of DMARC, see section &<<SECDMARC>>&.
+
+
 .vitem &*control&~=&~dscp/*&<&'value'&>
 .cindex "&ACL;" "setting DSCP value"
 .cindex "DSCP" "inbound"
@@ -30571,16 +30738,32 @@ response to an EHLO command. Therefore, it should normally appear in an ACL
 controlled by &%acl_smtp_connect%& or &%acl_smtp_helo%&. See also
 &%pipelining_advertise_hosts%&.
 
-.vitem &*control&~=&~queue_only*&
+.new
+.vitem &*control&~=&~queue/*&<&'options'&>* &&&
+       &*control&~=&~queue_only*&
+.oindex "&%queue%&"
 .oindex "&%queue_only%&"
 .cindex "queueing incoming messages"
+.cindex queueing "forcing in ACL"
+.cindex "first pass routing"
 This control is permitted only for the MAIL, RCPT, DATA, and non-SMTP ACLs, in
 other words, only when a message is being received. If the message is accepted,
 it is placed on Exim's queue and left there for delivery by a subsequent queue
-runner. No immediate delivery process is started. In other words, it has the
-effect as the &%queue_only%& global option. However, the control applies only
-to the current message, not to any subsequent ones that may be received in the
-same SMTP connection.
+runner.
+If used with no options set,
+no immediate delivery process is started. In other words, it has the
+effect as the &%queue_only%& global option or &'-odq'& command-line option.
+
+If the &'first_pass_route'& option is given then
+the behaviour is like the command-line &'-oqds'& option;
+a delivery process is started which stops short of making
+any SMTP delivery.  The benefit is that the hints database will be updated for
+the message being waiting for a specific host, and a later queue run will be
+able to send all such messages on a single connection.
+
+The control only applies to the current message, not to any subsequent ones that
+ may be received in the same SMTP connection.
+.wen
 
 .vitem &*control&~=&~submission/*&<&'options'&>
 .cindex "message" "submission"
@@ -31180,10 +31363,8 @@ case-sensitively; domains are checked case-insensitively. If &'Resent-To:'& or
 &'Resent-Cc:'& header lines exist, they are also checked. This condition can be
 used only in a DATA or non-SMTP ACL.
 
-.new
 There is one possible option, &`case_insensitive`&.  If this is present then
 local parts are checked case-insensitively.
-.wen
 
 There are, of course, many legitimate messages that make use of blind (bcc)
 recipients. This check should not be used on its own for blocking messages.
@@ -32791,14 +32972,12 @@ It supports a &"generic"& interface to scanners called via the shell, and
 specialized interfaces for &"daemon"& type virus scanners, which are resident
 in memory and thus are much faster.
 
-.new
 Since message data needs to have arrived,
 the condition may be only called in ACL defined by
 &%acl_smtp_data%&,
 &%acl_smtp_data_prdr%&,
 &%acl_smtp_mime%& or
 &%acl_smtp_dkim%&
-.wen
 
 A timeout of 2 minutes is applied to a scanner call (by default);
 if it expires then a defer action is taken.
@@ -33708,7 +33887,12 @@ directory, so you might set
 HAVE_LOCAL_SCAN=yes
 LOCAL_SCAN_SOURCE=Local/local_scan.c
 .endd
-for example. The function must be called &[local_scan()]&. It is called by
+for example. The function must be called &[local_scan()]&;
+.new
+the source file(s) for it should first #define LOCAL_SCAN
+and then #include "local_scan.h".
+.wen
+It is called by
 Exim after it has received a message, when the success return code is about to
 be sent. This is after all the ACLs have been run. The return code from your
 function controls whether the message is actually accepted or not. There is a
@@ -33730,13 +33914,14 @@ in &_Local/Makefile_& (see section &<<SECTconoptloc>>& below).
 .cindex &%dlfunc%& "API description"
 You must include this line near the start of your code:
 .code
+#define LOCAL_SCAN
 #include "local_scan.h"
 .endd
 This header file defines a number of variables and other values, and the
 prototype for the function itself. Exim is coded to use unsigned char values
 almost exclusively, and one of the things this header defines is a shorthand
 for &`unsigned char`& called &`uschar`&.
-It also contains the following macro definitions, to simplify casting character
+It also makes available the following macro definitions, to simplify casting character
 strings and pointers to character strings:
 .code
 #define CS   (char *)
@@ -34338,10 +34523,8 @@ with translation.
 This function is used in conjunction with &'smtp_printf()'&, as described
 below.
 
-.new
 .vitem &*void&~smtp_printf(char&~*,BOOL,&~...)*&
 The arguments of this function are almost like &[printf()]&; it writes to the SMTP
-.wen
 output stream. You should use this function only when there is an SMTP output
 stream, that is, when the incoming message is being received via interactive
 SMTP. This is the case when &%smtp_input%& is TRUE and &%smtp_batched_input%&
@@ -34353,7 +34536,6 @@ is involved.
 If an SMTP TLS connection is established, &'smtp_printf()'& uses the TLS
 output function, so it can be used for all forms of SMTP connection.
 
-.new
 The second argument is used to request that the data be buffered
 (when TRUE) or flushed (along with any previously buffered, when FALSE).
 This is advisory only, but likely to save on system-calls and packets
@@ -34362,7 +34544,6 @@ sent when a sequence of calls to the function are made.
 The argument was added in Exim version 4.90 - changing the API/ABI.
 Nobody noticed until 4.93 was imminent, at which point the
 ABI version number was incremented.
-.wen
 
 Strings that are written by &'smtp_printf()'& from within &[local_scan()]&
 must start with an appropriate response code: 550 if you are going to return
@@ -34382,9 +34563,7 @@ multiple output lines.
 
 The &'smtp_printf()'& function does not return any error indication, because it
 does not
-.new
 guarantee a flush of
-.wen
 pending output, and therefore does not test
 the state of the stream. (In the main code of Exim, flushing and error
 detection is done when Exim is ready for the next SMTP input command.) If
@@ -34393,12 +34572,18 @@ dropping of a TCP/IP connection), you can call &'smtp_fflush()'&, which has no
 arguments. It flushes the output stream, and returns a non-zero value if there
 is an error.
 
-.vitem &*void&~*store_get(int)*&
+.new
+.vitem &*void&~*store_get(int,BOOL)*&
 This function accesses Exim's internal store (memory) manager. It gets a new
-chunk of memory whose size is given by the argument. Exim bombs out if it ever
+chunk of memory whose size is given by the first argument.
+The second argument should be given as TRUE if the memory will be used for
+data possibly coming from an attacker (eg. the message content),
+FALSE if it is locally-sourced.
+Exim bombs out if it ever
 runs out of memory. See the next section for a discussion of memory handling.
+.wen
 
-.vitem &*void&~*store_get_perm(int)*&
+.vitem &*void&~*store_get_perm(int,BOOL)*&
 This function is like &'store_get()'&, but it always gets memory from the
 permanent pool. See the next section for a discussion of memory handling.
 
@@ -36712,6 +36897,7 @@ delivered immediately.
 .cindex "SMTP" "passed connection"
 .cindex "SMTP" "multiple deliveries"
 .cindex "multiple SMTP deliveries"
+.cindex "first pass routing"
 Mail waiting to be sent from an intermittently connected host will probably
 not have been routed, because without a connection DNS lookups are not
 possible. This means that if a normal queue run is done at connection time,
@@ -37369,7 +37555,7 @@ the following table:
 &`DKIM`&        domain verified in incoming message
 &`DN  `&        distinguished name from peer certificate
 &`DS  `&        DNSSEC secured lookups
-&`DT  `&        on &`=>`& lines: time taken for a delivery
+&`DT  `&        on &`=>`&, &'=='& and &'**'& lines: time taken for, or to attempt, a delivery
 &`F   `&        sender address (on delivery lines)
 &`H   `&        host name and IP address
 &`I   `&        local interface used
@@ -37467,7 +37653,7 @@ selection marked by asterisks:
 &` arguments                  `&  command line arguments
 &`*connection_reject          `&  connection rejections
 &`*delay_delivery             `&  immediate delivery delayed
-&` deliver_time               `&  time taken to perform delivery
+&` deliver_time               `&  time taken to attempt delivery
 &` delivery_size              `&  add &`S=`&&'nnn'& to => lines
 &`*dkim                       `&  DKIM verified domain on <= lines
 &` dkim_verbose               `&  separate full DKIM verification result line, per signature
@@ -37665,7 +37851,6 @@ connection is unexpectedly dropped.
 &%millisec%&: Timestamps have a period and three decimal places of finer granularity
 appended to the seconds value.
 .next
-.new
 .cindex "log" "message id"
 &%msg_id%&: The value of the Message-ID: header.
 .next
@@ -37673,7 +37858,6 @@ appended to the seconds value.
 This will be either because the message is a bounce, or was submitted locally
 (submission mode) without one.
 The field identifier will have an asterix appended: &"id*="&.
-.wen
 .next
 .cindex "log" "outgoing interface"
 .cindex "log" "local interface"
@@ -37710,13 +37894,11 @@ The field is a single "L".
 On accept lines, where PIPELINING was offered but not used by the client,
 the field has a minus appended.
 
-.new
 .cindex "pipelining" "early connection"
 If Exim is built with the SUPPORT_PIPE_CONNECT build option
 accept "L" fields have a period appended if the feature was
 offered but not used, or an asterisk appended if used.
 Delivery "L" fields have an asterisk appended if used.
-.wen
 
 .next
 .cindex "log" "queue run"
@@ -38074,10 +38256,8 @@ Match only frozen messages.
 .vitem &*-x*&
 Match only non-frozen messages.
 
-.new
 .vitem &*-G*&&~<&'queuename'&>
 Match only messages in the given queue.  Without this, the default queue is searched.
-.wen
 .endlist
 
 The following options control the format of the output:
@@ -39765,10 +39945,8 @@ was received from the client, this records the Distinguished Name from that
 certificate.
 .endlist
 
-.new
 Any of the above may have an extra hyphen prepended, to indicate the the
 corresponding data is untrusted.
-.wen
 
 Following the options there is a list of those addresses to which the message
 is not to be delivered. This set of addresses is initialized from the command
@@ -39958,9 +40136,7 @@ These options take (expandable) strings as arguments.
 The domain(s) you want to sign with.
 After expansion, this can be a list.
 Each element in turn,
-.new
 lowercased,
-.wen
 is put into the &%$dkim_domain%& expansion variable
 while expanding the remaining signing options.
 If it is empty after expansion, DKIM signing is not done,
@@ -40015,9 +40191,7 @@ Signers MUST use RSA keys of at least 1024 bits for all keys.
 Signers SHOULD use RSA keys of at least 2048 bits.
 .endd
 
-.new
 EC keys for DKIM are defined by RFC 8463.
-.wen
 They are considerably smaller than RSA keys for equivalent protection.
 As they are a recent development, users should consider dual-signing
 (by setting a list of selectors, and an expansion for this option)
@@ -40037,12 +40211,10 @@ openssl pkey -outform DER -pubout -in dkim_ed25519.private | tail -c +13 | base6
 certtool --load_privkey=dkim_ed25519.private --pubkey_info --outder | tail -c +13 | base64
 .endd
 
-.new
 Exim also supports an alternate format
 of Ed25519 keys in DNS which was a candidate during development
 of the standard, but not adopted.
 A future release will probably drop that support.
-.wen
 
 .option dkim_hash smtp string&!! sha256
 Can be set to any one of the supported hash methods, which are:
@@ -40116,22 +40288,18 @@ RFC 6376 lists these tags as RECOMMENDED.
 
 Verification of DKIM signatures in SMTP incoming email is done for all
 messages for which an ACL control &%dkim_disable_verify%& has not been set.
-.new
 .cindex DKIM "selecting signature algorithms"
 Individual classes of signature algorithm can be ignored by changing
 the main options &%dkim_verify_hashes%& or &%dkim_verify_keytypes%&.
 The &%dkim_verify_minimal%& option can be set to cease verification
 processing for a message once the first passing signature is found.
-.wen
 
 .cindex authentication "expansion item"
 Performing verification sets up information used by the
 &%authresults%& expansion item.
 
-.new
 For most purposes the default option settings suffice and the remainder
 of this section can be ignored.
-.wen
 
 The results of verification are made available to the
 &%acl_smtp_dkim%& ACL, which can examine and modify them.
@@ -40178,13 +40346,11 @@ dkim_verify_signers = $sender_address_domain:$dkim_signers
 If a domain or identity is listed several times in the (expanded) value of
 &%dkim_verify_signers%&, the ACL is only called once for that domain or identity.
 
-.new
 Note that if the option is set using untrustworthy data
 (such as the From: header)
 care should be taken to force lowercase for domains
 and for the domain part if identities.
 The default setting can be regarded as trustworthy in this respect.
-.wen
 
 If multiple signatures match a domain (or identity), the ACL is called once
 for each matching signature.
@@ -40286,10 +40452,8 @@ algorithms (currently, rsa-sha1) have permanently failed evaluation
 
 To enforce this you must either have a DKIM ACL which checks this variable
 and overwrites the &$dkim_verify_status$& variable as discussed above,
-.new
 or have set the main option &%dkim_verify_hashes%& to exclude
 processing of such signatures.
-.wen
 
 .vitem &%$dkim_canon_body%&
 The body canonicalization method. One of 'relaxed' or 'simple'.
@@ -40561,9 +40725,7 @@ would relax host matching rules to a broader network range.
 .cindex lookup spf
 A lookup expansion is also available. It takes an email
 address as the key and an IP address
-.new
 (v4 or v6)
-.wen
 as the database:
 
 .code
@@ -40577,7 +40739,6 @@ The lookup will return the same result strings as can appear in
 
 
 
-.new
 .section DMARC SECDMARC
 .cindex DMARC verification
 
@@ -40610,10 +40771,12 @@ defines the location of a text file of valid
 top level domains the opendmarc library uses
 during domain parsing. Maintained by Mozilla,
 the most current version can be downloaded
-from a link at &url(https://publicsuffix.org/list/, currently pointing
-at https://publicsuffix.org/list/public_suffix_list.dat)
-See also util/renew-opendmarc-tlds.sh script.
-The default for the option is /etc/exim/opendmarc.tlds.
+from a link at &url(https://publicsuffix.org/list/public_suffix_list.dat).
+See also the util/renew-opendmarc-tlds.sh script.
+.new
+The default for the option is unset.
+If not set, DMARC processing is disabled.
+.wen
 
 
 The &%dmarc_history_file%& option, if set
@@ -40808,7 +40971,6 @@ Example usage:
   warn    add_header     = :at_start:${authresults {$primary_hostname}}
 .endd
 
-.wen
 
 
 
@@ -41143,10 +41305,11 @@ The current list of events is:
 .display
 &`dane:fail              after    transport  `& per connection
 &`msg:complete           after    main       `& per message
+&`msg:defer              after    transport  `& per message per delivery try
 &`msg:delivery           after    transport  `& per recipient
 &`msg:rcpt:host:defer    after    transport  `& per recipient per host
 &`msg:rcpt:defer         after    transport  `& per recipient
-&`msg:host:defer         after    transport  `& per attempt
+&`msg:host:defer         after    transport  `& per host per delivery try; host errors
 &`msg:fail:delivery      after    transport  `& per recipient
 &`msg:fail:internal      after    main       `& per recipient
 &`tcp:connect            before   transport  `& per connection
@@ -41172,12 +41335,13 @@ An additional variable, &$event_data$&, is filled with information varying
 with the event type:
 .display
 &`dane:fail            `& failure reason
+&`msg:defer            `& error string
 &`msg:delivery         `& smtp confirmation message
 &`msg:fail:internal    `& failure reason
 &`msg:fail:delivery    `& smtp error message
+&`msg:host:defer       `& error string
 &`msg:rcpt:host:defer  `& error string
 &`msg:rcpt:defer       `& error string
-&`msg:host:defer       `& error string
 &`tls:cert             `& verification chain depth
 &`smtp:connect         `& smtp banner
 &`smtp:ehlo            `& smtp ehlo response