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authorTony Finch <dot@dot.at>2008-01-29 17:14:47 +0000
committerTony Finch <dot@dot.at>2008-01-29 17:14:47 +0000
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.31 2008/01/29 17:08:54 fanf2 Exp $
+. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.32 2008/01/29 17:14:47 fanf2 Exp $
.
. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
. This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is
@@ -367,13 +367,11 @@ contributors.
.section "Exim documentation" "SECID1"
-.new
.cindex "documentation"
This edition of the Exim specification applies to version &version; of Exim.
Substantive changes from the &previousversion; edition are marked in some
renditions of the document; this paragraph is so marked if the rendition is
capable of showing a change indicator.
-.wen
This document is very much a reference manual; it is not a tutorial. The reader
is expected to have some familiarity with the SMTP mail transfer protocol and
@@ -456,12 +454,12 @@ Squared, formerly Planet Online Ltd, whose support I gratefully acknowledge.
.cindex "FAQ"
As well as Exim distribution tar files, the Exim web site contains a number of
differently formatted versions of the documentation. A recent addition to the
-online information is the Exim wiki &new("(&url(http://wiki.exim.org))"),
+online information is the Exim wiki (&url(http://wiki.exim.org)),
which contains what used to be a separate FAQ, as well as various other
examples, tips, and know-how that have been contributed by Exim users.
.cindex Bugzilla
-An Exim Bugzilla exists at &new("&url(http://bugs.exim.org)"). You can use
+An Exim Bugzilla exists at &url(http://bugs.exim.org). You can use
this to report bugs, and also to add items to the wish list. Please search
first to check that you are not duplicating a previous entry.
@@ -500,8 +498,8 @@ information will be posted at &url(http://www-tus.csx.cam.ac.uk/courses/exim/).
.section "Bug reports" "SECID5"
.cindex "bug reports"
.cindex "reporting bugs"
-Reports of obvious bugs &new("can be emailed to &'bugs@exim.org'& or reported
-via the Bugzilla (&url(http://bugs.exim.org)).") However, if you are unsure
+Reports of obvious bugs can be emailed to &'bugs@exim.org'& or reported
+via the Bugzilla (&url(http://bugs.exim.org)). However, if you are unsure
whether some behaviour is a bug or not, the best thing to do is to post a
message to the &'exim-dev'& mailing list and have it discussed.
@@ -7156,9 +7154,9 @@ If any MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or InterBase lookups are used, the
&%mysql_servers%&, &%pgsql_servers%&, &%oracle_servers%&, or &%ibase_servers%&
option (as appropriate) must be set to a colon-separated list of server
information.
-&new("(For MySQL and PostgreSQL only, the global option need not be set if all
+(For MySQL and PostgreSQL only, the global option need not be set if all
queries contain their own server information &-- see section
-&<<SECTspeserque>>&.)") Each item in the list is a slash-separated list of four
+&<<SECTspeserque>>&.) Each item in the list is a slash-separated list of four
items: host name, database name, user name, and password. In the case of
Oracle, the host name field is used for the &"service name"&, and the database
name field is not used and should be empty. For example:
@@ -11641,9 +11639,9 @@ details of the &(smtp)& transport.
When a message is received from a remote host over an encrypted SMTP
connection, and Exim is configured to request a certificate from the client,
the value of the Distinguished Name of the certificate is made available in the
-&$tls_peerdn$& during subsequent processing. &new("Like &$tls_cipher$&, the
+&$tls_peerdn$& during subsequent processing. Like &$tls_cipher$&, the
value is retained during message delivery, except during outbound SMTP
-deliveries.")
+deliveries.
.vitem &$tod_bsdinbox$&
.vindex "&$tod_bsdinbox$&"
@@ -12186,7 +12184,7 @@ listed in more than one group.
.row &%disable_ipv6%& "do no IPv6 processing"
.row &%keep_malformed%& "for broken files &-- should not happen"
.row &%localhost_number%& "for unique message ids in clusters"
-.row &new(&%message_body_newlines%&) "retain newlines in &$message_body$&"
+.row &%message_body_newlines%& "retain newlines in &$message_body$&"
.row &%message_body_visible%& "how much to show in &$message_body$&"
.row &%mua_wrapper%& "run in &""MUA wrapper""& mode"
.row &%print_topbitchars%& "top-bit characters are printing"
@@ -12253,13 +12251,13 @@ listed in more than one group.
.section "Data lookups" "SECID101"
.table2
-.row &new(&%ibase_servers%&) "InterBase servers"
+.row &%ibase_servers%& "InterBase servers"
.row &%ldap_default_servers%& "used if no server in query"
.row &%ldap_version%& "set protocol version"
.row &%lookup_open_max%& "lookup files held open"
-.row &new(&%mysql_servers%&) "default MySQL servers"
-.row &new(&%oracle_servers%&) "Oracle servers"
-.row &new(&%pgsql_servers%&) "default PostgreSQL servers"
+.row &%mysql_servers%& "default MySQL servers"
+.row &%oracle_servers%& "Oracle servers"
+.row &%pgsql_servers%& "default PostgreSQL servers"
.row &%sqlite_lock_timeout%& "as it says"
.endtable
@@ -12302,7 +12300,7 @@ listed in more than one group.
.row &%check_spool_space%& "before accepting a message"
.row &%deliver_queue_load_max%& "no queue deliveries if load high"
.row &%queue_only_load%& "queue incoming if load high"
-.row &new(&%queue_only_load_latch%&) "don't re-evaluate load for each message"
+.row &%queue_only_load_latch%& "don't re-evaluate load for each message"
.row &%queue_run_max%& "maximum simultaneous queue runners"
.row &%remote_max_parallel%& "parallel SMTP delivery per message"
.row &%smtp_accept_max%& "simultaneous incoming connections"
@@ -12537,7 +12535,7 @@ See also the &'Policy controls'& section above.
.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"
-.row &new(&%queue_only_load_latch%&) "don't re-evaluate load for each message"
+.row &%queue_only_load_latch%& "don't re-evaluate load for each message"
.row &%queue_only_override%& "allow command line to override"
.row &%queue_run_in_order%& "order of arrival"
.row &%queue_run_max%& "of simultaneous queue runners"
@@ -13118,7 +13116,7 @@ dns_check_names_pattern = \
(?i)^(?>(?(1)\.|())[^\W_](?>[a-z0-9/-]*[^\W_])?)+$
.endd
which permits only letters, digits, slashes, and hyphens in components, but
-they must start and end with a letter or digit. &new(Slashes) are not, in fact,
+they must start and end with a letter or digit. Slashes are not, in fact,
permitted in host names, but they are found in certain NS records (which can be
accessed in Exim by using a &%dnsdb%& lookup). If you set
&%allow_utf8_domains%&, you must modify this pattern, or set the option to an
@@ -20651,8 +20649,8 @@ delivers the message to it using the LMTP protocol.
.option timeout lmtp time 5m
The transport is aborted if the created process or Unix domain socket does not
-respond to LMTP commands or message input within this timeout. &new("Delivery
-is deferred, and will be tried again later.") Here is an example of a typical
+respond to LMTP commands or message input within this timeout. Delivery
+is deferred, and will be tried again later. Here is an example of a typical
LMTP transport:
.code
lmtp:
@@ -21655,8 +21653,8 @@ unauthenticated. See also &%hosts_require_auth%&, and chapter
.vindex "&$host$&"
.vindex "&$host_address$&"
This option specifies which interface to bind to when making an outgoing SMTP
-call. &new("The value is an IP address, not an interface name such as
-&`eth0`&.") Do not confuse this with the interface address that was used when a
+call. The value is an IP address, not an interface name such as
+&`eth0`&. Do not confuse this with the interface address that was used when a
message was received, which is in &$received_ip_address$&, formerly known as
&$interface_address$&. The name was changed to minimize confusion with the
outgoing interface address. There is no variable that contains an outgoing
@@ -22282,11 +22280,9 @@ rewriting rule is skipped unless the relevant addresses are being processed.
&`s`& rewrite the &'Sender:'& header
&`t`& rewrite the &'To:'& header
.endd
-.new
"All headers" means all of the headers listed above that can be selected
individually, plus their &'Resent-'& versions. It does not include
other headers such as &'Subject:'& etc.
-.wen
You should be particularly careful about rewriting &'Sender:'& headers, and
restrict this to special known cases in your own domains.
@@ -24351,8 +24347,8 @@ incoming message (by default &-- you can, of course, change this), and it is
also included in the log line that records a message's arrival, keyed by
&"X="&, unless the &%tls_cipher%& log selector is turned off. The &%encrypted%&
condition can be used to test for specific cipher suites in ACLs.
-&new("(For outgoing SMTP deliveries, &$tls_cipher$& is reset &-- see section
-&<<SECID185>>&.)")
+(For outgoing SMTP deliveries, &$tls_cipher$& is reset &-- see section
+&<<SECID185>>&.)
Once TLS has been established, the ACLs that run for subsequent SMTP commands
can check the name of the cipher suite and vary their actions accordingly. The
@@ -24672,7 +24668,7 @@ options in the main part of the configuration. These options are:
.irow &%acl_smtp_mail%& "ACL for MAIL"
.irow &%acl_smtp_mailauth%& "ACL for the AUTH parameter of MAIL"
.irow &%acl_smtp_mime%& "ACL for content-scanning MIME parts"
-.irow &new(&%acl_smtp_notquit%&) "ACL for non-QUIT terminations"
+.irow &%acl_smtp_notquit%& "ACL for non-QUIT terminations"
.irow &%acl_smtp_predata%& "ACL at start of DATA command"
.irow &%acl_smtp_quit%& "ACL for QUIT"
.irow &%acl_smtp_rcpt%& "ACL for RCPT"
@@ -26904,7 +26900,6 @@ which may be inaccurate or completely missing. You can follow the limit &'m'&
in the configuration with K, M, or G to specify limits in kilobytes,
megabytes, or gigabytes, respectively.
-.new
The &%per_rcpt%& option causes Exim to limit the rate at which
recipients are accepted. To be effective, it would need to be used in
either the &%acl_smtp_rcpt%& or the &%acl_not_smtp%& ACL. In the
@@ -26920,7 +26915,6 @@ condition is processed. This can be used to limit the SMTP command rate.
This command is essentially an alias of &%per_rcpt%& to make it clear
that the effect is to limit the rate at which individual commands,
rather than recipients, are accepted.
-.wen
.section "Ratelimit options for handling fast clients" "ratophanfas"
If a client's average rate is greater than the maximum, the rate limiting
@@ -28177,7 +28171,7 @@ cases.
These ACLs are called (possibly many times) just before the &%acl_smtp_data%&
ACL in the case of an SMTP message, or just before the &%acl_not_smtp%& ACL in
the case of a non-SMTP message. However, a MIME ACL is called only if the
-message contains a &new(&'Content-Type:'&) header line. When a call to a MIME
+message contains a &'Content-Type:'& header line. When a call to a MIME
ACL does not yield &"accept"&, ACL processing is aborted and the appropriate
result code is sent to the client. In the case of an SMTP message, the
&%acl_smtp_data%& ACL is not called when this happens.