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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index bb486d678..d8cf6e73c 100644
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -37001,7 +37001,7 @@ the following table:
 &`F   `&        sender address (on delivery lines)
 &`H   `&        host name and IP address
 &`I   `&        local interface used
-&`id  `&        message id for incoming message
+&`id  `&        message id (from header) for incoming message
 &`K   `&        CHUNKING extension used
 &`L   `&        on &`<=`& and &`=>`& lines: PIPELINING extension used
 &`M8S `&        8BITMIME status for incoming message
@@ -37108,6 +37108,8 @@ selection marked by asterisks:
 &` incoming_port              `&  remote port on <= lines
 &`*lost_incoming_connection   `&  as it says (includes timeouts)
 &` millisec                   `&  millisecond timestamps and RT,QT,DT,D times
+&`*msg_id                     `&  on <= lines, Message-ID: header value
+&` msg_id_created             `&  on <= lines, Message-ID: header value when one had to be added
 &` outgoing_interface         `&  local interface on => lines
 &` outgoing_port              `&  add remote port to => lines
 &`*queue_run                  `&  start and end queue runs
@@ -37291,6 +37293,16 @@ connection is unexpectedly dropped.
 &%millisec%&: Timestamps have a period and three decimal places of finer granularity
 appended to the seconds value.
 .next
+.new
+.cindex "log" "message id"
+&%msg_id%&: The value of the Message-ID: header.
+.next
+&%msg_id_created%&: The value of the Message-ID: header, when one had to be created.
+This will be either because the message is a bounce, or was submitted locally
+(submission mode) without one.
+The field identifier will have an asterix appended: &"id*="&.
+.wen
+.next
 .cindex "log" "outgoing interface"
 .cindex "log" "local interface"
 .cindex "log" "local address and port"
@@ -39534,7 +39546,7 @@ senders).
 .cindex "DKIM" "signing"
 
 For signing to be usable you must have published a DKIM record in DNS.
-Note that RFC 8301 says:
+Note that RFC 8301 (which does not cover EC keys) says:
 .code
 rsa-sha1 MUST NOT be used for signing or verifying.
 
@@ -39554,7 +39566,11 @@ These options take (expandable) strings as arguments.
 .option dkim_domain smtp string list&!! unset
 The domain(s) you want to sign with.
 After expansion, this can be a list.
-Each element in turn is put into the &%$dkim_domain%& expansion variable
+Each element in turn,
+.new
+lowercased,
+.wen
+is put into the &%$dkim_domain%& expansion variable
 while expanding the remaining signing options.
 If it is empty after expansion, DKIM signing is not done,
 and no error will result even if &%dkim_strict%& is set.
@@ -39608,8 +39624,9 @@ 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)
@@ -39629,10 +39646,12 @@ 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:
@@ -39755,6 +39774,14 @@ dkim_verify_signers = $sender_address_domain:$dkim_signers
 If a domain or identity is listed several times in the (expanded) value of
 &%dkim_verify_signers%&, the ACL is only called once for that domain or identity.
 
+.new
+Note that if the option is set using untrustworthy data
+(such as the From: header)
+care should be taken to force lowercase for domains
+and for the domain part if identities.
+The default setting can be regarded as trustworthy in this respect.
+.wen
+
 If multiple signatures match a domain (or identity), the ACL is called once
 for each matching signature.
 
@@ -40192,6 +40219,8 @@ of the proxy):
 .endd
 If &$proxy_session$& is set but &$proxy_external_address$& is empty
 there was a protocol error.
+The variables &$sender_host_address$& and &$sender_host_port$&
+will have values for the actual client system, not the proxy.
 
 Since the real connections are all coming from the proxy, and the
 per host connection tracking is done before Proxy Protocol is