Lookups: cache=no_rd option. Bug 1751

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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 6dcb69d4712754ac9843f14301b218cc8325cca4..a1f361339ffa4d491d88dfff4ee74b4fbd10ced6 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -4518,6 +4518,7 @@ appear in the correct order. Each flag is described in a separate item below.
 .cindex "queue" "routing"
 .cindex "routing" "whole queue before delivery"
 .cindex "first pass routing"
+.cindex "queue runner" "two phase"
 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
@@ -4525,6 +4526,10 @@ transports are run.
 
 .new
 Performance will be best if the &%queue_run_in_order%& option is false.
+If that is so and the &%queue_fast_ramp%& option is true then
+in the first phase of the run,
+once a threshold number of messages are routed for a given host,
+a delivery process is forked in parallel with the rest of the scan.
 .wen
 
 .cindex "hints database" "remembering routing"
@@ -6663,6 +6668,18 @@ If the value of &$sender_host_address$& is 192.168.5.6, expansion of the
 first &%domains%& setting above generates the second setting, which therefore
 causes a second lookup to occur.
 
+.new
+The lookup type may optionally be followed by a comma
+and a comma-separated list of options.
+Each option is a &"name=value"& pair.
+Whether an option is meaningful depands on the lookup type.
+
+All lookups support the option &"cache=no_rd"&.
+If this is given then the cache that Exim manages for lookup results
+is not checked before diong the lookup.
+The result of the lookup is still written to the cache.
+.wen
+
 The rest of this chapter describes the different lookup types that are
 available. Any of them can be used in any part of the configuration where a
 lookup is permitted.
@@ -6680,6 +6697,13 @@ lookup to succeed. The lookup type determines how the file is searched.
 .new
 .cindex "tainted data" "single-key lookups"
 The file string may not be tainted
+
+All single-key lookups support the option &"ret=key"&.
+If this is given and the lookup
+(either underlying implementation or cached value)
+returns data, the result is replaced with a non-tainted
+version of the lookup key.
+.cindex "tainted data" "de-tainting"
 .wen
 .next
 .cindex "query-style lookup" "definition of"
@@ -14800,6 +14824,7 @@ See also the &'Policy controls'& section above.
 .row &%hold_domains%&                "hold delivery for these domains"
 .row &%local_interfaces%&            "for routing checks"
 .row &%queue_domains%&               "no immediate delivery for these"
+.row &%queue_fast_ramp%&             "parallel delivery with 2-phase queue run"
 .row &%queue_only%&                  "no immediate delivery at all"
 .row &%queue_only_file%&             "no immediate delivery if file exists"
 .row &%queue_only_load%&             "no immediate delivery if load is high"
@@ -16976,6 +17001,17 @@ domains that do not match are processed. All other deliveries wait until the
 next queue run. See also &%hold_domains%& and &%queue_smtp_domains%&.
 
 
+.new
+.option queue_fast_ramp main boolean false
+.cindex "queue runner" "two phase"
+.cindex "queue" "double scanning"
+If set to true, two-phase queue runs, initiated using &%-qq%& on the
+command line, may start parallel delivery processes during their first
+phase.  This will be done when a threshold number of messages have been
+routed for a single host.
+.wen
+
+
 .option queue_list_requires_admin main boolean true
 .cindex "restricting access to features"
 .oindex "&%-bp%&"
@@ -25455,6 +25491,20 @@ so can cause parallel connections to the same host if &%remote_max_parallel%&
 permits this.
 
 
+.new
+.option message_linelength_limit smtp integer 998
+.cindex "line length" limit
+This option sets the maximum line length, in bytes, that the transport
+will send.  Any messages with lines exceeding the given value
+will fail and a failure-DSN ("bounce") message will if possible be returned
+to the sender.
+The default value is that defined by the SMTP standards.
+
+It is generally wise to also check in the data ACL so that messages
+received via SMTP can be refused without producing a bounce.
+.wen
+
+
 .option multi_domain smtp boolean&!! true
 .vindex "&$domain$&"
 When this option is set, the &(smtp)& transport can handle a number of
@@ -29545,7 +29595,7 @@ tls_resumption_hosts = ${if inlist {$received_port}{587:465} {:}{*}}
 If the peer host matches the list after expansion then resumption
 is offered and/or accepted.
 
-The &%tls_resumption_hosts% smtp transport option performs the
+The &%tls_resumption_hosts%& smtp transport option performs the
 equivalent function for operation as a client.
 If the peer host matches the list after expansion then resumption
 is attempted (if a stored session is available) or the information
@@ -40559,8 +40609,8 @@ There is no dot-stuffing (and no dot-termination).
 . ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 . ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-.chapter "DKIM, SPF and DMARC" "CHAPdkim" &&&
-         "DKIM, SPF and DMARC Support"
+.chapter "DKIM, SPF, SRS and DMARC" "CHAPdkim" &&&
+         "DKIM, SPF, SRS and DMARC Support"
 
 .section "DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)" SECDKIM
 .cindex "DKIM"