in fact some of them were inherited from earlier versions.
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-accept_8bitmime boolean false main 1.60
+accept_8bitmime boolean true main 1.60 changed to true in 4.78
acl_not_smtp string* unset main 4.11
acl_not_smtp_mime string* unset main 4.51 with content scan
acl_smtp_auth string* unset main 4.00
-bV Verify version number
-bv Test recipient address verification
-bvs Test sender address verification
+-bw + Inetd wait mode
-C + Use alternate configuration file
-D + Define macro for configuration file
-d + Turn on debugging output
MSGLOG_DIRECTORY_MODE optional* mode for message log directory
MV_COMMAND system path to mv command
NO_SYMLINK optional install doesn't make 'exim" symlink
-PCRE_CFLAGS system compile flags for PCRE library
+PCRE_CONFIG system* use pcre-config for PCRE support
+PCRE_LIBS system* library for using PCRE
PERL_CC system* compiler for Perl interface code
PERL_CCOPTS system* flags for same
PERL_COMMAND system path to Perl