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+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@
 .macro index
 .echo "** Don't use .index; use .cindex or .oindex or .vindex"
 .endmacro
+
+
+. use this for a concept-index entry for a header line
+.macro chindex
+.cindex "&'$1'& header line"
+.cindex "header lines" $1
+.endmacro
 . ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
@@ -193,6 +200,8 @@
 . This chunk of literal XML implements index entries of the form "x, see y" and
 . "x, see also y". However, the DocBook DTD doesn't allow <indexterm> entries
 . at the top level, so we have to put the .chapter directive first.
+
+. These do not turn up in the HTML output, unfortunately.  The PDF does get them.
 . /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 .chapter "Introduction" "CHID1"
@@ -318,6 +327,10 @@
   <primary>zero, binary</primary>
   <see><emphasis>binary zero</emphasis></see>
 </indexterm>
+<indexterm role="concept">
+  <primary>headers</primary>
+  <see><emphasis>header lines</emphasis></see>
+</indexterm>
 
 .literal off
 
@@ -1394,9 +1407,22 @@ Again, cutthrough delivery counts as a verification.
 .next
 Individual routers can be explicitly skipped when running the routers to
 check an address given in the SMTP EXPN command (see the &%expn%& option).
+
 .next
 If the &%domains%& option is set, the domain of the address must be in the set
 of domains that it defines.
+.new
+.cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting"
+A match verifies the variable &$domain$& (which carries tainted data)
+and assigns an untainted value to the &$domain_data$& variable.
+Such an untainted value is often needed in the transport.
+For specifics of the matching operation and the resulting untainted value,
+refer to section &<<SECTdomainlist>>&.
+
+When an untainted value is wanted, use this option
+rather than the generic &%condition%& option.
+.wen
+
 .next
 .vindex "&$local_part_prefix$&"
 .vindex "&$local_part_prefix_v$&"
@@ -1405,13 +1431,26 @@ of domains that it defines.
 .vindex "&$local_part_suffix_v$&"
 .cindex affix "router precondition"
 If the &%local_parts%& option is set, the local part of the address must be in
-the set of local parts that it defines. If &%local_part_prefix%& or
+the set of local parts that it defines.
+.new
+A match verifies the variable &$local_part$& (which carries tainted data)
+and assigns an untainted value to the &$local_part_data$& variable.
+Such an untainted value is often needed in the transport.
+For specifics of the matching operation and the resulting untainted value,
+refer to section &<<SECTlocparlis>>&.
+
+When an untainted value is wanted, use this option
+rather than the generic &%condition%& option.
+.wen
+
+If &%local_part_prefix%& or
 &%local_part_suffix%& is in use, the prefix or suffix is removed from the local
 part before this check. If you want to do precondition tests on local parts
 that include affixes, you can do so by using a &%condition%& option (see below)
 that uses the variables &$local_part$&, &$local_part_prefix$&,
 &$local_part_prefix_v$&, &$local_part_suffix$&
 and &$local_part_suffix_v$& as necessary.
+
 .next
 .vindex "&$local_user_uid$&"
 .vindex "&$local_user_gid$&"
@@ -1421,23 +1460,37 @@ an account on the local host. If this check succeeds, the uid and gid of the
 local user are placed in &$local_user_uid$& and &$local_user_gid$& and the
 user's home directory is placed in &$home$&; these values can be used in the
 remaining preconditions.
+
 .next
 If the &%router_home_directory%& option is set, it is expanded at this point,
 because it overrides the value of &$home$&. If this expansion were left till
 later, the value of &$home$& as set by &%check_local_user%& would be used in
 subsequent tests. Having two different values of &$home$& in the same router
 could lead to confusion.
+
 .next
 If the &%senders%& option is set, the envelope sender address must be in the
 set of addresses that it defines.
+
 .next
 If the &%require_files%& option is set, the existence or non-existence of
 specified files is tested.
+
 .next
 .cindex "customizing" "precondition"
 If the &%condition%& option is set, it is evaluated and tested. This option
 uses an expanded string to allow you to set up your own custom preconditions.
 Expanded strings are described in chapter &<<CHAPexpand>>&.
+
+.new
+Note that while using
+this option for address matching technically works,
+it does not set any de-tainted values.
+Such values are often needed, either for router-specific options or
+for transport options.
+Using the &%domains%& and &%local_parts%& options is usually the most
+convenient way to obtain them.
+.wen
 .endlist
 
 
@@ -2643,10 +2696,8 @@ Exim through the local interface (see the &%-bm%& and &%-f%& options below).
 See the &%untrusted_set_sender%& option for a way of permitting non-trusted
 users to set envelope senders.
 
-.cindex "&'From:'& header line"
-.cindex "&'Sender:'& header line"
-.cindex "header lines" "From:"
-.cindex "header lines" "Sender:"
+.chindex From:
+.chindex Sender:
 For a trusted user, there is never any check on the contents of the &'From:'&
 header line, and a &'Sender:'& line is never added. Furthermore, any existing
 &'Sender:'& line in incoming local (non-TCP/IP) messages is not removed.
@@ -3845,7 +3896,9 @@ id, and the remaining ones must be email addresses. However, if the message is
 active (in the middle of a delivery attempt), it is not altered. This option
 can be used only by an admin user.
 
-.vitem "&%-MC%&&~<&'transport'&>&~<&'hostname'&>&~<&'sequence&~number'&>&&&
+.vitem "&%-MC%&&~<&'transport'&>&~<&'hostname'&>&&&
+	&~<&'host&~IP'&>&&&
+	&~<&'sequence&~number'&>&&&
         &~<&'message&~id'&>"
 .oindex "&%-MC%&"
 .cindex "SMTP" "passed connection"
@@ -4742,9 +4795,9 @@ recognized when Exim is run normally. It allows for the setting up of explicit
 .vitem &%-t%&
 .oindex "&%-t%&"
 .cindex "recipient" "extracting from header lines"
-.cindex "&'Bcc:'& header line"
-.cindex "&'Cc:'& header line"
-.cindex "&'To:'& header line"
+.chindex Bcc:
+.chindex Cc:
+.chindex To:
 When Exim is receiving a locally-generated, non-SMTP message on its standard
 input, the &%-t%& option causes the recipients of the message to be obtained
 from the &'To:'&, &'Cc:'&, and &'Bcc:'& header lines in the message instead of
@@ -6371,9 +6424,9 @@ smarthost_smtp:
   # request with your smarthost provider to get things fixed:
   hosts_require_tls = *
   tls_verify_hosts = *
-  # As long as tls_verify_hosts is enabled, this won't matter, but if you
-  # have to comment it out then this will at least log whether you succeed
-  # or not:
+  # As long as tls_verify_hosts is enabled, this this will have no effect,
+  # but if you have to comment it out then this will at least log whether
+  # you succeed or not:
   tls_try_verify_hosts = *
   #
   # The SNI name should match the name which we'll expect to verify;
@@ -8428,7 +8481,10 @@ will store a result in the &$host_data$& variable.
 A &%local_parts%& router option or &%local_parts%& ACL condition
 will store a result in the &$local_part_data$& variable.
 .vitem domains
+.new
 A &%domains%& router option or &%domains%& ACL condition
+will store a result in the &$domain_data$& variable
+.wen
 .vitem senders
 A &%senders%& router option or &%senders%& ACL condition
 will store a result in the &$sender_data$& variable.
@@ -8732,6 +8788,13 @@ other statements in the same ACL.
 .cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting"
 The value will be untainted.
 
+.new
+&*Note*&: If the data result of the lookup (as opposed to the key)
+is empty, then this empty value is stored in &$domain_data$&.
+The option to return the key for the lookup, as the value,
+may be what is wanted.
+.wen
+
 
 .next
 Any of the single-key lookup type names may be preceded by
@@ -9513,7 +9576,9 @@ reasons,
 .cindex "tainted data" definition
 .cindex expansion "tainted data"
 and expansion of data deriving from the sender (&"tainted data"&)
-is not permitted.
+.new
+is not permitted (including acessing a file using a tainted name).
+.wen
 
 .new
 Common ways of obtaining untainted equivalents of variables with
@@ -9671,7 +9736,7 @@ If the ACL returns defer the result is a forced-fail.  Otherwise the expansion f
 
 .vitem "&*${authresults{*&<&'authserv-id'&>&*}}*&"
 .cindex authentication "results header"
-.cindex headers "authentication-results:"
+.chindex Authentication-Results:
 .cindex authentication "expansion item"
 This item returns a string suitable for insertion as an
 &'Authentication-Results:'&
@@ -10102,7 +10167,7 @@ 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.
 
-.cindex "tainted data"
+.cindex "tainted data" "message headers"
 When the headers are from an incoming message,
 the result of expanding any of these variables is tainted.
 
@@ -11674,6 +11739,7 @@ users' filter files may be locked out by the system administrator.
 .new
 &*Note:*& Testing a path using this condition is not a sufficient way of
 de-tainting it.
+Consider using a dsearch lookup.
 .wen
 
 .vitem &*first_delivery*&
@@ -12279,7 +12345,7 @@ to the relevant file.
 When, as a result of aliasing or forwarding, a message is directed to a pipe,
 this variable holds the pipe command when the transport is running.
 
-.vitem "&$auth1$& &-- &$auth3$&"
+.vitem "&$auth1$& &-- &$auth4$&"
 .vindex "&$auth1$&, &$auth2$&, etc"
 These variables are used in SMTP authenticators (see chapters
 &<<CHAPplaintext>>&&--&<<CHAPtlsauth>>&). Elsewhere, they are empty.
@@ -13658,7 +13724,11 @@ filter file to set values that can be tested in users' filter files. For
 example, a system filter could set a value indicating how likely it is that a
 message is junk mail.
 
-.vitem &$spam_$&&'xxx'&
+.vitem &$spam_score$& &&&
+       &$spam_score_int$& &&&
+       &$spam_bar$& &&&
+       &$spam_report$& &&&
+       &$spam_action$&
 A number of variables whose names start with &$spam$& are available when Exim
 is compiled with the content-scanning extension. For details, see section
 &<<SECTscanspamass>>&.
@@ -14048,6 +14118,10 @@ taint mode of the Perl interpreter. You are encouraged to set this
 option to a true value. To avoid breaking existing installations, it
 defaults to false.
 
+.new
+&*Note*&: This is entirely separate from Exim's tainted-data tracking.
+.wen
+
 
 .section "Calling Perl subroutines" "SECID86"
 When the configuration file includes a &%perl_startup%& option you can make use
@@ -14680,6 +14754,7 @@ listed in more than one group.
 .row &%local_scan_timeout%&          "timeout for &[local_scan()]&"
 .row &%message_size_limit%&          "for all messages"
 .row &%percent_hack_domains%&        "recognize %-hack for these domains"
+.row &%proxy_protocol_timeout%&      "timeout for proxy protocol negotiation"
 .row &%spamd_address%&               "set interface to SpamAssassin"
 .row &%strict_acl_vars%&             "object to unset ACL variables"
 .row &%spf_smtp_comment_template%&   "template for &$spf_smtp_comment$&"
@@ -16927,7 +17002,7 @@ not count as protocol errors (see &%smtp_max_synprot_errors%&).
 .option pipelining_connect_advertise_hosts main "host list&!!" *
 .cindex "pipelining" "early connection"
 .cindex "pipelining" PIPE_CONNECT
-.cindex "ESMTP extensions" X_PIPE_CONNECT
+.cindex "ESMTP extensions" PIPE_CONNECT
 If Exim is built with the SUPPORT_PIPE_CONNECT build option
 this option controls which hosts the facility is advertised to
 and from which pipeline early-connection (before MAIL) SMTP
@@ -16936,7 +17011,9 @@ 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.
+.new
+The SMTP service extension keyword advertised is &"PIPE_CONNECT"&.
+.wen
 
 
 .option prdr_enable main boolean false
@@ -17017,6 +17094,14 @@ admin user unless &%prod_requires_admin%& is set false. See also
 &%queue_list_requires_admin%& and &%commandline_checks_require_admin%&.
 
 
+.new
+.option proxy_protocol_timeout main time 3s
+.cindex proxy "proxy protocol"
+This option sets the timeout for proxy protocol negotiation.
+For details see section &<<SECTproxyInbound>>&.
+.wen
+
+
 .option qualify_domain main string "see below"
 .cindex "domain" "for qualifying addresses"
 .cindex "address" "qualification"
@@ -18480,7 +18565,9 @@ than the public cert of individual clients.  With both OpenSSL and GnuTLS, if
 the value is a file then the certificates are sent by Exim as a server to
 connecting clients, defining the list of accepted certificate authorities.
 Thus the values defined should be considered public data.  To avoid this,
-use the explicit directory version.
+use the explicit directory version. (If your peer is Exim up to 4.85,
+using GnuTLS, you may need to send the CAs (thus using the file
+variant). Otherwise the peer doesn't send its certificate.)
 
 See &<<SECTtlssni>>& for discussion of when this option might be re-expanded.
 
@@ -18799,7 +18886,10 @@ address (with affixes removed if relevant) is the name of an account on the
 local system. The check is done by calling the &[getpwnam()]& function rather
 than trying to read &_/etc/passwd_& directly. This means that other methods of
 holding password data (such as NIS) are supported. If the local part is a local
-user, &$home$& is set from the password data, and can be tested in other
+user,
+.cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting"
+&$local_part_data$& is set to an untainted version of the local part and
+&$home$& is set from the password data. The latter can be tested in other
 preconditions that are evaluated after this one (the order of evaluation is
 given in section &<<SECTrouprecon>>&). However, the value of &$home$& can be
 overridden by &%router_home_directory%&. If the local part is not a local user,
@@ -18926,7 +19016,7 @@ transport option of the same name.
 .cindex "security" "MX lookup"
 .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC"
 DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with
-the dnssec request bit set.
+the DNSSEC request bit set.
 This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
 
 .option dnssec_require_domains routers "domain list&!!" unset
@@ -18935,7 +19025,7 @@ This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
 .cindex "security" "MX lookup"
 .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC"
 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
+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.
 
@@ -18946,7 +19036,8 @@ This applies to all of the SRV, MX, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
 If this option is set, the router is skipped unless the current domain matches
 the list. If the match is achieved by means of a file lookup, the data that the
 lookup returned for the domain is placed in &$domain_data$& for use in string
-expansions of the driver's private options. See section &<<SECTrouprecon>>& for
+expansions of the driver's private options and in the transport.
+See section &<<SECTrouprecon>>& for
 a list of the order in which preconditions are evaluated.
 
 
@@ -19309,12 +19400,13 @@ section &<<SECTlocparlis>>& for a discussion of local part lists. Because the
 string is expanded, it is possible to make it depend on the domain, for
 example:
 .code
-local_parts = dbm;/usr/local/specials/$domain
+local_parts = dbm;/usr/local/specials/$domain_data
 .endd
 .vindex "&$local_part_data$&"
 If the match is achieved by a lookup, the data that the lookup returned
 for the local part is placed in the variable &$local_part_data$& for use in
-expansions of the router's private options. You might use this option, for
+expansions of the router's private options or in the transport.
+You might use this option, for
 example, if you have a large number of local virtual domains, and you want to
 send all postmaster mail to the same place without having to set up an alias in
 each virtual domain:
@@ -19659,6 +19751,10 @@ Values containing a list-separator should have them doubled.
 When a router runs, the strings are evaluated in order,
 to create variables which are added to the set associated with
 the address.
+.new
+This is done immediately after all the preconditions, before the
+evaluation of the &%address_data%& option.
+.wen
 The variable is set with the expansion of the value.
 The variables can be used by the router options
 (not including any preconditions)
@@ -22506,7 +22602,7 @@ This defaults to the incoming sender address, but can be changed by setting
 
 
 .option return_path_add transports boolean false
-.cindex "&'Return-path:'& header line"
+.chindex Return-path:
 If this option is true, a &'Return-path:'& header is added to the message.
 Although the return path is normally available in the prefix line of BSD
 mailboxes, this is commonly not displayed by MUAs, and so the user does not
@@ -25034,12 +25130,14 @@ authenticated as a client.
 
 
 .option command_timeout smtp time 5m
+.cindex timeout "smtp transport command"
 This sets a timeout for receiving a response to an SMTP command that has been
 sent out. It is also used when waiting for the initial banner line from the
 remote host. Its value must not be zero.
 
 
 .option connect_timeout smtp time 5m
+.cindex timeout "smtp transport connect"
 This sets a timeout for the &[connect()]& function, which sets up a TCP/IP call
 to a remote host. A setting of zero allows the system timeout (typically
 several minutes) to act. To have any effect, the value of this option must be
@@ -25075,6 +25173,7 @@ be treated as unset and &%tls_require_ciphers%& will be used instead.
 
 
 .option data_timeout smtp time 5m
+.cindex timeout "for transmitted SMTP data blocks"
 This sets a timeout for the transmission of each block in the data portion of
 the message. As a result, the overall timeout for a message depends on the size
 of the message. Its value must not be zero. See also &%final_timeout%&.
@@ -25145,7 +25244,7 @@ details.
 .cindex "security" "MX lookup"
 .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC"
 DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with
-the dnssec request bit set. Setting this transport option is only useful if the
+the DNSSEC request bit set. Setting this transport option is only useful if the
 transport overrides or sets the host names. See the &%dnssec_request_domains%&
 router option.
 
@@ -25157,7 +25256,7 @@ router option.
 .cindex "security" "MX lookup"
 .cindex "DNS" "DNSSEC"
 DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_require_domains%& will be done with
-the dnssec request bit set.  Setting this transport option is only
+the DNSSEC request bit set.  Setting this transport option is only
 useful if the transport overrides or sets the host names. See the
 &%dnssec_require_domains%& router option.
 
@@ -25213,6 +25312,7 @@ fails"& facility.
 
 
 .option final_timeout smtp time 10m
+.cindex timeout "for transmitted SMTP data accept"
 This is the timeout that applies while waiting for the response to the final
 line containing just &"."& that terminates a message. Its value must not be
 zero.
@@ -25437,9 +25537,9 @@ TLS session for any host that matches this list.
 .cindex DANE "requiring for certain servers"
 If built with DANE support, Exim  will require that a DNSSEC-validated
 TLSA record is present for any host matching the list,
-and that a DANE-verified TLS connection is made. See
-the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router and transport options.
+and that a DANE-verified TLS connection is made.
 There will be no fallback to in-clear communication.
+See the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router and transport options.
 See section &<<SECDANE>>&.
 
 .option hosts_require_ocsp smtp "host list&!!" unset
@@ -25459,9 +25559,12 @@ incoming messages, use an appropriate ACL.
 .cindex "authentication" "optional in client"
 This option provides a list of servers to which, provided they announce
 authentication support, Exim will attempt to authenticate as a client when it
-connects. If authentication fails, Exim will try to transfer the message
-unauthenticated. See also &%hosts_require_auth%&, and chapter
-&<<CHAPSMTPAUTH>>& for details of authentication.
+connects. If authentication fails
+.new
+and &%hosts_require_auth%& permits,
+.wen
+Exim will try to transfer the message unauthenticated.
+See also chapter &<<CHAPSMTPAUTH>>& for details of authentication.
 
 .option hosts_try_chunking smtp "host list&!!" *
 .cindex CHUNKING "enabling, in client"
@@ -25475,11 +25578,14 @@ BDAT will not be used in conjunction with a transport filter.
 .option hosts_try_dane smtp "host list&!!" *
 .cindex DANE "transport options"
 .cindex DANE "attempting for certain servers"
-If built with DANE support, Exim  will require that a DNSSEC-validated
-TLSA record is present for any host matching the list,
-and that a DANE-verified TLS connection is made. See
-the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router and transport options.
-There will be no fallback to in-clear communication.
+.new
+If built with DANE support, Exim  will look up a
+TLSA record for any host matching the list,
+If one is found and that lookup was DNSSEC-validated,
+then Exim requires that a DANE-verified TLS connection is made for that host;
+there will be no fallback to in-clear communication.
+.wen
+See the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router and transport options.
 See section &<<SECDANE>>&.
 
 .option hosts_try_fastopen smtp "host list&!!" *
@@ -25637,7 +25743,7 @@ If this option is set to &"smtps"&, the default value for the &%port%& option
 changes to &"smtps"&, and the transport initiates TLS immediately after
 connecting, as an outbound SSL-on-connect, instead of using STARTTLS to upgrade.
 The Internet standards bodies used to strongly discourage use of this mode,
-but as of RFC 8314 it is perferred over STARTTLS for message submission
+but as of RFC 8314 it is preferred over STARTTLS for message submission
 (as distinct from MTA-MTA communication).
 
 
@@ -27290,7 +27396,7 @@ conditions:
 .ilist
 The client host must match &%auth_advertise_hosts%& (default *).
 .next
-It the &%server_advertise_condition%& option is set, its expansion must not
+If the &%server_advertise_condition%& option is set, its expansion must not
 yield the empty string, &"0"&, &"no"&, or &"false"&.
 .endlist
 
@@ -27398,7 +27504,7 @@ encode '\0user@domain.com\0pas$$word'
 .endd
 gives an incorrect answer because of the unescaped &"@"& and &"$"& characters.
 
-If you have the &%mimencode%& command installed, another way to do produce
+If you have the &%mimencode%& command installed, another way to produce
 base64-encoded strings is to run the command
 .code
 echo -e -n `\0user\0password' | mimencode
@@ -27740,7 +27846,14 @@ fixed_plain:
   client_send = ^username^mysecret
 .endd
 The lack of colons means that the entire text is sent with the AUTH
-command, with the circumflex characters converted to NULs. A similar example
+command, with the circumflex characters converted to NULs.
+.new
+Note that due to the ambiguity of parsing three consectutive circumflex characters
+there is no way to provide a password having a leading circumflex.
+.wen
+
+
+A similar example
 that uses the LOGIN mechanism is:
 .code
 fixed_login:
@@ -28014,7 +28127,7 @@ 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 &$auth1$&.
 
-The Dovecot configuration to match the above wil look
+The Dovecot configuration to match the above will look
 something like:
 .code
 conf.d/10-master.conf :-
@@ -28064,6 +28177,12 @@ realease for the SCRAM-SHA-256 method.
 The macro _HAVE_AUTH_GSASL_SCRAM_SHA_256 will be defined
 when this happens.
 
+.new
+To see the list of mechanisms supported by the library run Exim with "auth" debug
+enabled and look for a line containing "GNU SASL supports".
+Note however that some may not have been tested from Exim.
+.wen
+
 
 .option client_authz gsasl string&!! unset
 This option can be used to supply an &'authorization id'&
@@ -28083,21 +28202,44 @@ the password to be used, in clear.
 This option is exapanded before use, and should result in
 the account name to be used.
 
+
 .option client_spassword gsasl string&!! unset
+.new
+This option is only supported for library versions 1.9.1 and greater.
+The macro _HAVE_AUTH_GSASL_SCRAM_S_KEY will be defined when this is so.
+.wen
+
 If a SCRAM mechanism is being used and this option is set
+and correctly sized
 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.
-
+The option is expanded before use.
+.new
+During the expansion &$auth1$& is set with the client username,
+&$auth2$& with the iteration count, and
+&$auth3$& with the salt.
+
+The intent of this option
+is to support clients that can cache thes salted password
+to save on recalculation costs.
+The cache lookup should return an unusable value
+(eg. an empty string)
+if the salt or iteration count has changed
+
+If the authentication succeeds then the above variables are set,
+.vindex "&$auth4$&"
+plus the calculated salted password value value in &$auth4$&,
+during the expansion of the &%client_set_id%& option.
+A side-effect of this expansion can be used to prime the cache.
+.wen
 
 
 .option server_channelbinding gsasl boolean false
-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
 authentication process if that context differs.  Specifically, some TLS
@@ -28117,9 +28259,16 @@ 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 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).
+. 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).
+
+.new
+This option was deprecated in previous releases due to doubts over
+the "Triple Handshake" vulnerability.
+Exim takes suitable precausions (requiring Extended Master Secret if TLS
+Session Resumption was used) for safety.
+.wen
 
 
 .option server_hostname gsasl string&!! "see below"
@@ -28439,7 +28588,7 @@ and for clients to only attempt,
 this authentication method on a secure (eg. under TLS) connection.
 
 One possible use, compatible with the
-K-9 Mail Andoid client (&url(https://k9mail.github.io/)),
+K-9 Mail Android client (&url(https://k9mail.github.io/)),
 is for using X509 client certificates.
 
 It thus overlaps in function with the TLS authenticator
@@ -29271,6 +29420,61 @@ There is no current way to staple a proof for a client certificate.
 .endd
 
 
+.new
+.section "Caching of static server configuration items" "SECTserverTLScache"
+.cindex certificate caching
+.cindex privatekey caching
+.cindex crl caching
+.cindex ocsp caching
+.cindex ciphers caching
+.cindex "CA bundle" caching
+.cindex "certificate authorities" caching
+.cindex tls_certificate caching
+.cindex tls_privatekey caching
+.cindex tls_crl caching
+.cindex tls_ocsp_file caching
+.cindex tls_require_ciphers caching
+.cindex tls_verify_certificate caching
+.cindex caching certificate
+.cindex caching privatekey
+.cindex caching crl
+.cindex caching ocsp
+.cindex caching ciphers
+.cindex caching "certificate authorities
+If any of the main configuration options &%tls_certificate%&, &%tls_privatekey%&,
+&%tls_crl%& and &%tls_ocsp_file%& have values with no
+expandable elements,
+then the associated information is loaded at daemon startup.
+It is made available
+to child processes forked for handling received SMTP connections.
+
+This caching is currently only supported under Linux and FreeBSD.
+
+If caching is not possible, for example if an item has to be dependent
+on the peer host so contains a &$sender_host_name$& expansion, the load
+of the associated information is done at the startup of the TLS connection.
+
+The cache is invalidated and reloaded after any changes to the directories
+containing files specified by these options.
+
+The information specified by the main option &%tls_verify_certificates%&
+is similarly cached so long as it specifies files explicitly
+or (under GnuTLS) is the string &"system,cache"&.
+The latter case is not automatically invalidated;
+it is the operator's responsibility to arrange for a daemon restart
+any time the system certificate authority bundle is updated.
+A HUP signal is sufficient for this.
+The value &"system"& results in no caching under GnuTLS.
+
+The macro _HAVE_TLS_CA_CACHE will be defined if the suffix for "system"
+is acceptable in configurations for the Exim executavble.
+
+Caching of the system Certificate Authorities bundle can
+save siginificant time and processing on every TLS connection
+accepted by Exim.
+.wen
+
+
 
 
 .section "Configuring an Exim client to use TLS" "SECTclientTLS"
@@ -29311,7 +29515,10 @@ unencrypted.
 
 The &%tls_certificate%& and &%tls_privatekey%& options of the &(smtp)&
 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
+if it requests it.
+This is an optional thing for TLS connections, although either end
+may insist on it.
+If the server is Exim, it will request a certificate only if
 &%tls_verify_hosts%& or &%tls_try_verify_hosts%& matches the client.
 
 &*Note*&: Do not use a certificate which has the OCSP-must-staple extension,
@@ -29391,6 +29598,62 @@ outgoing connection.
 
 
 
+.new
+.section "Caching of static client configuration items" "SECTclientTLScache"
+.cindex certificate caching
+.cindex privatekey caching
+.cindex crl caching
+.cindex ciphers caching
+.cindex "CA bundle" caching
+.cindex "certificate authorities" caching
+.cindex tls_certificate caching
+.cindex tls_privatekey caching
+.cindex tls_crl caching
+.cindex tls_require_ciphers caching
+.cindex tls_verify_certificate caching
+.cindex caching certificate
+.cindex caching privatekey
+.cindex caching crl
+.cindex caching ciphers
+.cindex caching "certificate authorities
+If any of the transport configuration options &%tls_certificate%&, &%tls_privatekey%&
+and &%tls_crl%& have values with no
+expandable elements,
+then the associated information is loaded per smtp transport
+at daemon startup, at the start of a queue run, or on a
+command-line specified message delivery.
+It is made available
+to child processes forked for handling making SMTP connections.
+
+This caching is currently only supported under Linux.
+
+If caching is not possible, the load
+of the associated information is done at the startup of the TLS connection.
+
+The cache is invalidated in the daemon
+and reloaded after any changes to the directories
+containing files specified by these options.
+
+The information specified by the main option &%tls_verify_certificates%&
+is similarly cached so long as it specifies files explicitly
+or (under GnuTLS) is the string &"system,cache"&.
+The latter case is not automatically invaludated;
+it is the operator's responsibility to arrange for a daemon restart
+any time the system certificate authority bundle is updated.
+A HUP signal is sufficient for this.
+The value &"system"& results in no caching under GnuTLS.
+
+The macro _HAVE_TLS_CA_CACHE will be defined if the suffix for "system"
+is acceptable in configurations for the Exim executavble.
+
+Caching of the system Certificate Authorities bundle can
+save siginificant time and processing on every TLS connection
+initiated by Exim.
+.wen
+
+
+
+
 .section "Use of TLS Server Name Indication" "SECTtlssni"
 .cindex "TLS" "Server Name Indication"
 .cindex "TLS" SNI
@@ -29544,7 +29807,7 @@ Ivan is the author of the popular TLS testing tools at
 
 
 .section "Certificate chains" "SECID186"
-The file named by &%tls_certificate%& may contain more than one
+A file named by &%tls_certificate%& may contain more than one
 certificate. This is useful in the case where the certificate that is being
 sent is validated by an intermediate certificate which the other end does
 not have. Multiple certificates must be in the correct order in the file.
@@ -29852,7 +30115,7 @@ the &%dnssec_request_domains%& router or transport option.
 
 DANE will only be usable if the target host has DNSSEC-secured MX, A and TLSA records.
 
-A TLSA lookup will be done if either of the above options match and the host-lookup succeeded using dnssec.
+A TLSA lookup will be done if either of the above options match and the host-lookup succeeded using DNSSEC.
 If a TLSA lookup is done and succeeds, a DANE-verified TLS connection
 will be required for the host.  If it does not, the host will not
 be used; there is no fallback to non-DANE or non-TLS.
@@ -32243,6 +32506,13 @@ Section &<<SECTaddmatcon>>& below describes how you can distinguish between
 different values. Some DNS lists may return more than one address record;
 see section &<<SECThanmuldnsrec>>& for details of how they are checked.
 
+.new
+Values returned by a properly running DBSBL should be in the 127.0.0.0/8
+range. If a DNSBL operator loses control of the domain, lookups on it
+may start returning other addresses.  Because of this, Exim now ignores
+returned values outside the 127/8 region.
+.wen
+
 
 .section "Variables set from DNS lists" "SECID204"
 .cindex "expansion" "variables, set from DNS list"
@@ -32379,6 +32649,14 @@ deny  dnslists = relays.ordb.org
 .endd
 which is less clear, and harder to maintain.
 
+Negation can also be used with a bitwise-and restriction.
+The dnslists condition with only be trus if a result is returned
+by the lookup which, anded with the restriction, is all zeroes.
+For example:
+.code
+deny dnslists = zen.spamhaus.org!&0.255.255.0
+.endd
+
 
 
 
@@ -35821,8 +36099,7 @@ incoming SMTP message from a source that is not permitted to send them.
 
 
 .section "Resent- header lines" "SECID220"
-.cindex "&%Resent-%& header lines"
-.cindex "header lines" "Resent-"
+.chindex Resent-
 RFC 2822 makes provision for sets of header lines starting with the string
 &`Resent-`& to be added to a message when it is resent by the original
 recipient to somebody else. These headers are &'Resent-Date:'&,
@@ -35878,8 +36155,7 @@ existing &'Bcc:'& is not removed.
 
 
 .section "The Date: header line" "SECID223"
-.cindex "&'Date:'& header line"
-.cindex "header lines" "Date:"
+.cindex Date:
 If a locally-generated or submission-mode message has no &'Date:'& header line,
 Exim adds one, using the current date and time, unless the
 &%suppress_local_fixups%& control has been specified.
@@ -35896,8 +36172,7 @@ messages.
 
 
 .section "The Envelope-to: header line" "SECID225"
-.cindex "&'Envelope-to:'& header line"
-.cindex "header lines" "Envelope-to:"
+.chindex Envelope-to:
 .oindex "&%envelope_to_remove%&"
 &'Envelope-to:'& header lines are not part of the standard RFC 2822 header set.
 Exim can be configured to add them to the final delivery of messages. (See the
@@ -35908,8 +36183,7 @@ messages.
 
 
 .section "The From: header line" "SECTthefrohea"
-.cindex "&'From:'& header line"
-.cindex "header lines" "From:"
+.chindex From:
 .cindex "Sendmail compatibility" "&""From""& line"
 .cindex "message" "submission"
 .cindex "submission mode"
@@ -35952,8 +36226,7 @@ name as described in section &<<SECTconstr>>&.
 
 
 .section "The Message-ID: header line" "SECID226"
-.cindex "&'Message-ID:'& header line"
-.cindex "header lines" "Message-ID:"
+.chindex Message-ID:
 .cindex "message" "submission"
 .oindex "&%message_id_header_text%&"
 If a locally-generated or submission-mode incoming message does not contain a
@@ -35968,8 +36241,7 @@ in this header line by setting the &%message_id_header_text%& and/or
 
 
 .section "The Received: header line" "SECID227"
-.cindex "&'Received:'& header line"
-.cindex "header lines" "Received:"
+.chindex Received:
 A &'Received:'& header line is added at the start of every message. The
 contents are defined by the &%received_header_text%& configuration option, and
 Exim automatically adds a semicolon and a timestamp to the configured string.
@@ -35985,8 +36257,7 @@ changed to the time of acceptance, which is (apart from a small delay while the
 
 
 .section "The References: header line" "SECID228"
-.cindex "&'References:'& header line"
-.cindex "header lines" "References:"
+.chindex References:
 Messages created by the &(autoreply)& transport include a &'References:'&
 header line. This is constructed according to the rules that are described in
 section 3.64 of RFC 2822 (which states that replies should contain such a
@@ -36000,8 +36271,7 @@ incoming message. If there are more than 12, the first one and then the final
 
 
 .section "The Return-path: header line" "SECID229"
-.cindex "&'Return-path:'& header line"
-.cindex "header lines" "Return-path:"
+.chindex Return-path:
 .oindex "&%return_path_remove%&"
 &'Return-path:'& header lines are defined as something an MTA may insert when
 it does the final delivery of messages. (See the generic &%return_path_add%&
@@ -36014,7 +36284,7 @@ default), Exim removes &'Return-path:'& header lines from incoming messages.
 .section "The Sender: header line" "SECTthesenhea"
 .cindex "&'Sender:'& header line"
 .cindex "message" "submission"
-.cindex "header lines" "Sender:"
+.chindex Sender:
 For a locally-originated message from an untrusted user, Exim may remove an
 existing &'Sender:'& header line, and it may add a new one. You can modify
 these actions by setting the &%local_sender_retain%& option true, the
@@ -38114,8 +38384,11 @@ parentheses afterwards.
 When more than one address is included in a single delivery (for example, two
 SMTP RCPT commands in one transaction) the second and subsequent addresses are
 flagged with &`->`& instead of &`=>`&. When two or more messages are delivered
-down a single SMTP connection, an asterisk follows the IP address in the log
-lines for the second and subsequent messages.
+down a single SMTP connection, an asterisk follows the
+.new
+remote IP address (and port if enabled)
+.wen
+in the log lines for the second and subsequent messages.
 When two or more messages are delivered down a single TLS connection, the
 DNS and some TLS-related information logged for the first message delivered
 will not be present in the log lines for the second and subsequent messages.
@@ -38482,6 +38755,7 @@ routing email addresses, but it does apply to &"byname"& lookups.
 client's ident port times out.
 .next
 .cindex "log" "incoming interface"
+.cindex "log" "outgoing interface"
 .cindex "log" "local interface"
 .cindex "log" "local address and port"
 .cindex "TCP/IP" "logging local address and port"
@@ -38490,7 +38764,10 @@ client's ident port times out.
 to the &"<="& line as an IP address in square brackets, tagged by I= and
 followed by a colon and the port number. The local interface and port are also
 added to other SMTP log lines, for example, &"SMTP connection from"&, to
-rejection lines, and (despite the name) to outgoing &"=>"& and &"->"& lines.
+rejection lines, and (despite the name) to outgoing
+.new
+&"=>"&, &"->"&, &"=="& and &"**"& lines.
+.wen
 The latter can be disabled by turning off the &%outgoing_interface%& option.
 .next
 .cindex log "incoming proxy address"
@@ -38757,7 +39034,7 @@ unchanged, or whether they should be rendered as escape sequences.
 when TLS is in use. The item is &`CV=yes`& if the peer's certificate was
 verified
 using a CA trust anchor,
-&`CA=dane`& if using a DNS trust anchor,
+&`CV=dane`& if using a DNS trust anchor,
 and &`CV=no`& if not.
 .next
 .cindex "log" "TLS cipher"
@@ -41815,7 +42092,8 @@ automatically determines which version is in use.
 The Proxy Protocol header is the first data received on a TCP connection
 and is inserted before any TLS-on-connect handshake from the client; Exim
 negotiates TLS between Exim-as-server and the remote client, not between
-Exim and the proxy server.
+Exim and the proxy server. The Proxy Protocol header must be received
+within &%proxy_protocol_timeout%&, which defaults to 3s.
 
 The following expansion variables are usable
 (&"internal"& and &"external"& here refer to the interfaces