From: Nigel Metheringham <nigel@exim.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:10:37 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Copied Toms changes to the correct doc source file
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Copied Toms changes to the correct doc source file
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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index a4bbac4bf..9578b21a2 100644
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.28 2008/01/17 12:56:12 nm4 Exp $
+. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.29 2008/01/17 13:10:37 nm4 Exp $
 .
 . /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 . This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is
@@ -28047,6 +28047,10 @@ condition defers.
 &*Warning*&: It is not possible to use the UNIX socket connection method with
 multiple &%spamd%& servers.
 
+The &%spamd_address%& variable is expanded before use if it starts with
+a dollar sign. In this case, the expansion may return a string that is
+used as the list so that multiple spamd servers can be the result of an
+expansion.
 
 .section "Calling SpamAssassin from an Exim ACL" "SECID206"
 Here is a simple example of the use of the &%spam%& condition in a DATA ACL:
@@ -28117,14 +28121,15 @@ A multiline text table, containing the full SpamAssassin report for the
 message. Useful for inclusion in headers or reject messages.
 .endlist
 
-The &%spam%& condition caches its results. If you call it again with the same
-user name, it does not scan again, but rather returns the same values as
-before.
+The &%spam%& condition caches its results unless expansion in
+spamd_address was used. If you call it again with the same user name, it
+does not scan again, but rather returns the same values as before.
 
-The &%spam%& condition returns DEFER if there is any error while running the
-message through SpamAssassin. If you want to treat DEFER as FAIL (to pass on to
-the next ACL statement block), append &`/defer_ok`& to the right-hand side of
-the spam condition, like this:
+The &%spam%& condition returns DEFER if there is any error while running
+the message through SpamAssassin or if the expansion of spamd_address
+failed. If you want to treat DEFER as FAIL (to pass on to the next ACL
+statement block), append &`/defer_ok`& to the right-hand side of the
+spam condition, like this:
 .code
 deny message = This message was classified as SPAM
      spam    = joe/defer_ok