DH parameters update, new values & default

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--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ EXPORTABLE EXIM TEST SUITE
 
 This document last updated for:
 
-Test Suite Version: 4.67
-Date: 20 February 2007
+Test Suite Version: 4.87
+Date: 30 January 2016
 
 
 BACKGROUND
@@ -73,12 +73,13 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
 
       Defaults:exim-build     timestamp_timeout=480,!tty_tickets
 
-(3) The login under which you run the tests must be in the exim group so that
-    it has access to logs, spool files, etc. The login should not be one of the
-    names "userx", "usery", "userz", or a few other simple ones such as "abcd"
-    and "xyz" and single letters that are used in the tests. The test suite
-    expects the login to have a gecos name; I think it will now run if the
-    gecos field is empty but there may be anomalies.
+(3) The login under which you run the tests must have the exim group as a
+    secondary so that it has access to logs, spool files, etc.  However, it
+    should have a different primary group (eg. "users" vs. "eximgroup"). The
+    login should not be one of the names "userx", "usery", "userz", or a few
+    other simple ones such as "abcd" and "xyz" and single letters that are used
+    in the tests. The test suite expects the login to have a gecos name; I think
+    it will now run if the gecos field is empty but there may be anomalies.
     The login must not contain a dash or an equal sign. (Otherwise some tests
     about local_from_{suffix,prefix} will fail.)
 
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
     DISABLE_D_OPTION must not be used. If ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX is used, it
     must contain the directory of the test-suite.  WHITELIST_D_MACROS should contain:
     
-     DIR:EXIM_PATH:AA:ACL:ACLRCPT:ACL_MAIL:ACL_PREDATA:ACL_RCPT:AFFIX:ALLOW:ARG1:ARG2:AUTHF:AUTHS:AUTH_ID_DOMAIN:BAD:BANNER:BB:BR:BRB:CERT:COM:COMMAND_USER:CONNECTCOND:CONTROL:CREQCIP:CREQMAC:CRL:CSS:D6:DATA:DCF:DDF:DEFAULTDWC:DELAY:DETAILS:DRATELIMIT:DYNAMIC_OPTION:ELI:ERROR_DETAILS:ERT:FAKE:FALLBACK:FILTER:FILTER_PREPEND_HOME:FORBID:FORBID_SMTP_CODE:FUSER:HAI:HAP:HARDLIMIT:HEADER_LINE_MAXSIZE:HEADER_MAXSIZE:HELO_MSG:HL:HOSTS:HOSTS_AVOID_TLS:HOSTS_MAX_TRY:HVH:IFACE:IGNORE_QUOTA:INC:INSERT:IP1:IP2:LAST:LDAPSERVERS:LENCHECK:LIMIT:LIST:LOG_SELECTOR:LS:MAXNM:MESSAGE_LOGS:MSIZE:NOTDAEMON:ONCE:ONLY:OPT:OPTION:ORDER:PAH:PEX:PORT:PTBC:QDG:QOLL:QUOTA:QUOTA_FILECOUNT:QWM:RCPT_MSG:REMEMBER:REQUIRE:RETRY:RETRY1:RETRY2:RETURN:RETURN_ERROR_DETAILS:REWRITE:ROUTE_DATA:RRATELIMIT:RT:S:SELECTOR:SELF:SERVER:SERVERS:SREQCIP:SREQMAC:SRV:STD:STRICT:SUB:SUBMISSION_OPTIONS:TIMEOUTDEFER:TIMES:TRUSTED:TRYCLEAR:UL:USE_SENDER:UTF8:VALUE:WMF:X:Y
+     DIR:EXIM_PATH:AA:ACL:ACLRCPT:ACL_MAIL:ACL_PREDATA:ACL_RCPT:AFFIX:ALLOW:ARG1:ARG2:AUTHF:AUTHS:AUTH_ID_DOMAIN:BAD:BANNER:BB:BR:BRB:CERT:COM:COMMAND_USER:CONNECTCOND:CONTROL:CREQCIP:CREQMAC:CRL:CSS:D6:DATA:DCF:DDF:DEFAULTDWC:DELAY:DETAILS:DRATELIMIT:DYNAMIC_OPTION:ELI:ERROR_DETAILS:ERT:FAKE:FALLBACK:FILTER:FILTER_PREPEND_HOME:FORBID:FORBID_SMTP_CODE:FUSER:HAI:HAP:HARDLIMIT:HEADER_LINE_MAXSIZE:HEADER_MAXSIZE:HELO_MSG:HL:HOSTS:HOSTS_AVOID_TLS:HOSTS_MAX_TRY:HVH:IFACE:IGNORE_QUOTA:INC:INSERT:IP1:IP2:LAST:LDAPSERVERS:LENCHECK:LIMIT:LIST:LOG_SELECTOR:MAXNM:MESSAGE_LOGS:MSIZE:NOTDAEMON:ONCE:ONLY:OPT:OPTION:ORDER:PAH:PEX:PORT:PTBC:QDG:QOLL:QUOTA:QUOTA_FILECOUNT:QWM:RCPT_MSG:REMEMBER:REQUIRE:RETRY:RETRY1:RETRY2:RETURN:RETURN_ERROR_DETAILS:REWRITE:ROUTE_DATA:RRATELIMIT:SELECTOR:SELF:SERVER:SERVERS:SREQCIP:SREQMAC:SRV:STRICT:SUB:SUBMISSION_OPTIONS:TIMEOUTDEFER:TIMES:TRUSTED:TRYCLEAR:UL:USE_SENDER:UTF8:VALUE:WMF
 
 (10) Exim must *not* be built with USE_READLINE, as the test-suite's automation
      assumes the simpler I/O model.
@@ -840,6 +841,12 @@ terminated by four asterisks. Even if no data is required for the particular
 usage, the asterisks must be given.
 
 
+  background
+
+This command takes one script line and runs it in the background,
+in parallel with following commands.  For external daemons, eg. redis-server.
+
+
   catwrite <file name> [nxm[=start-of-line-text]]*
 
 This command operates like the "write" command, which is described below,
@@ -921,7 +928,9 @@ input, details of which are given below. A number of options are implemented:
   -d       causes the server to output debugging information
 
   -t <sec> sets a timeout (default 5) for when the server is
-           awaiting an incoming connection
+           awaiting an incoming connection. If negative, the
+          absolute value is used and a timeout results in a
+          nonfailure exit code
 
   -noipv4  causes the server not to set up an IPv4 socket
 
@@ -1011,7 +1020,7 @@ Lines in client scripts are of two kinds:
 Here is a simple example:
 
   client 127.0.0.1 PORT_D
-  ??? 250
+  ??? 220
   EHLO xxx
   ??? 250-
   ??? 250