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authorPhil Pennock <pdp@exim.org>2010-06-09 01:30:16 +0000
committerPhil Pennock <pdp@exim.org>2010-06-09 01:30:16 +0000
commitec5a0394762d1da895a6410e864c714b11726367 (patch)
treedece8f573c2bdfdb9a18588462a5ef96177d9503 /doc
parent81d4380e69bcdb3fa10f1182f85c09ba039031f9 (diff)
Minor doc updates:
* -bmalware, note that not running as invoking user and emphasize that it's for debugging Exim, not for general scanning. * permit_codedump ? coRedump. * Anon SSL lacking cert has been confirmed, fix works, remove the "(I believe)" (which also might have been inferred to mean I did the diagnosis; I didn't, I just convinced myself that Martin's analysis was correct).
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r--doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt10
-rw-r--r--doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog8
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 837813cec..7d2ae02d2 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 1.85 2010/06/07 08:42:15 pdp Exp $
+. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.86 2010/06/09 01:30:16 pdp Exp $
.
. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
. This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is
@@ -3183,7 +3183,13 @@ using the malware scanning framework. The option of av_scanner influences
this option, so if av_scanner's value is dependent upon an expansion then
the expansion should have defaults which apply to this invocation. Exim will
have changed working directory before resolving the filename, so using fully
-qualified pathnames is advisable. This option requires admin privileges.
+qualified pathnames is advisable. Exim will be running as the Exim user
+when it tries to open the file, rather than as the invoking user.
+This option requires admin privileges.
+
+The &%-bmalware%& option will not be extended to be more generally useful,
+there are better tools for file-scanning. This option exists to help
+administrators verify their Exim and AV scanner configuration.
.vitem &%-bt%&
.oindex "&%-bt%&"
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
index 9f4a63470..f486e025b 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.630 2010/06/07 08:42:15 pdp Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.631 2010/06/09 01:30:16 pdp Exp $
Change log file for Exim from version 4.21
-------------------------------------------
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ PP/03 Bugzilla 994: added openssl_options main configuration option.
PP/04 Bugzilla 995: provide better SSL diagnostics on failed reads.
-PP/05 Bugzilla 834: provide a permit_codedump option for pipe transports.
+PP/05 Bugzilla 834: provide a permit_coredump option for pipe transports.
PP/06 Adjust NTLM authentication to handle SASL Initial Response.
PP/07 If TLS negotiated an anonymous cipher, we could end up with SSL but
- without a peer certificate (I believe), leading to a segfault because of
- an assumption that peers always have certificates. Be a little more
+ without a peer certificate, leading to a segfault because of an
+ assumption that peers always have certificates. Be a little more
paranoid. Problem reported by Martin Tscholak.
PP/08 Bugzilla 926: switch ClamAV to use the new zINSTREAM API for content