Docs: Clarify the "any output" phrase

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index b086aee3e6fd32750d54791ef89ba9180755d9f7..238598229812472de4dc2dbc414c82bb7b2a2dd2 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -6060,8 +6060,8 @@ address_pipe:
 .endd
 This transport is used for handling deliveries to pipes that are generated by
 redirection (aliasing or users' &_.forward_& files). The &%return_output%&
-option specifies that any output generated by the pipe is to be returned to the
-sender.
+option specifies that any output on stdout or stderr generated by the pipe is to 
+be returned to the sender.
 .code
 address_file:
   driver = appendfile
@@ -22678,6 +22678,7 @@ Note that &$address_pipe$& is handled specially in &%command%& when
 &%force_command%& is set, expanding out to the original argument vector as
 separate items, similarly to a Unix shell &`"$@"`& construct.
 
+
 .option ignore_status pipe boolean false
 If this option is true, the status returned by the subprocess that is set up to
 run the command is ignored, and Exim behaves as if zero had been returned.
@@ -22688,27 +22689,29 @@ from the transport unless the status value is one of those listed in
 &*Note*&: This option does not apply to timeouts, which do not return a status.
 See the &%timeout_defer%& option for how timeouts are handled.
 
+
 .option log_defer_output pipe boolean false
 .cindex "&(pipe)& transport" "logging output"
 If this option is set, and the status returned by the command is
 one of the codes listed in &%temp_errors%& (that is, delivery was deferred),
-and any output was produced, the first line of it is written to the main log.
+and any output was produced on stdout or stderr, the first line of it is 
+written to the main log.
 
 
 .option log_fail_output pipe boolean false
-If this option is set, and the command returns any output, and also ends with a
-return code that is neither zero nor one of the return codes listed in
-&%temp_errors%& (that is, the delivery failed), the first line of output is
-written to the main log. This option and &%log_output%& are mutually exclusive.
-Only one of them may be set.
-
+If this option is set, and the command returns any output on stdout or
+stderr, and also ends with a return code that is neither zero nor one of
+the return codes listed in &%temp_errors%& (that is, the delivery
+failed), the first line of output is written to the main log. This
+option and &%log_output%& are mutually exclusive.  Only one of them may
+be set.
 
 
 .option log_output pipe boolean false
-If this option is set and the command returns any output, the first line of
-output is written to the main log, whatever the return code. This option and
-&%log_fail_output%& are mutually exclusive. Only one of them may be set.
-
+If this option is set and the command returns any output on stdout or
+stderr, the first line of output is written to the main log, whatever
+the return code. This option and &%log_fail_output%& are mutually
+exclusive. Only one of them may be set.
 
 
 .option max_output pipe integer 20K