Harden plaintext authenticator

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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
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--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -2766,6 +2766,8 @@ used to specify a path on the command line if a pid file is required.
 The SIGHUP signal
 .cindex "SIGHUP"
 .cindex "daemon" "restarting"
+.cindex signal "to reload configuration"
+.cindex daemon "reload configuration"
 can be used to cause the daemon to re-execute itself. This should be done
 whenever Exim's configuration file, or any file that is incorporated into it by
 means of the &%.include%& facility, is changed, and also whenever a new version
@@ -6741,6 +6743,12 @@ lookup types support only literal keys.
 &*Warning 2*&: In a host list, you must always use &(net-iplsearch)& so that
 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
@@ -8678,8 +8686,12 @@ to quote keys was made available in &(lsearch)& files. However, the more
 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. In all cases, full, unabbreviated IPv6
+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)&.
@@ -30832,7 +30844,7 @@ For SMTP input that does not come over TCP/IP (the &%-bs%& command line
 option), this condition is always true.
 
 
-.vitem &*verify&~=&~not_blind*&
+.vitem &*verify&~=&~not_blind/*&<&'options'&>
 .cindex "verifying" "not blind"
 .cindex "bcc recipients, verifying none"
 This condition checks that there are no blind (bcc) recipients in the message.
@@ -30842,6 +30854,11 @@ 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.
 
@@ -39624,8 +39641,9 @@ Signers MUST use RSA keys of at least 1024 bits for all keys.
 Signers SHOULD use RSA keys of at least 2048 bits.
 .endd
 
-Support for EC keys is being developed under
-&url(https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dcrup-dkim-crypto/).
+.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)
@@ -39645,10 +39663,12 @@ 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
 
-Note that the format
-of Ed25519 keys in DNS has not yet been decided; this release supports
-both of the leading candidates at this time, a future release will
-probably drop support for whichever proposal loses.
+.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: