dnsdb SPF support, from Janne Snabb

3 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 167208ac9..22b805c18 100644
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -6756,11 +6756,13 @@ is used on its own as the result. If the lookup does not succeed, the
 &`fail`& keyword causes a &'forced expansion failure'& &-- see section
 &<<SECTforexpfai>>& for an explanation of what this means.
 
-The supported DNS record types are A, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SRV, and TXT, and,
-when Exim is compiled with IPv6 support, AAAA (and A6 if that is also
+.new
+The supported DNS record types are A, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SPF, SRV, and TXT,
+and, when Exim is compiled with IPv6 support, AAAA (and A6 if that is also
 configured). If no type is given, TXT is assumed. When the type is PTR,
 the data can be an IP address, written as normal; inversion and the addition of
 &%in-addr.arpa%& or &%ip6.arpa%& happens automatically. For example:
+.wen
 .code
 ${lookup dnsdb{ptr=192.168.4.5}{$value}fail}
 .endd
@@ -6786,10 +6788,13 @@ It is permitted to specify a space as the separator character. Further
 white space is ignored.
 
 .cindex "TXT record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup"
-For TXT records with multiple items of data, only the first item is returned,
+.cindex "SPF record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup"
+.new
+For TXT and SPF records with multiple items of data, only the first item is returned,
 unless a separator for them is specified using a comma after the separator
-character followed immediately by the TXT record item separator. To concatenate
+character followed immediately by the TXT/SPF record item separator. To concatenate
 items without a separator, use a semicolon instead.
+.wen
 .code
 ${lookup dnsdb{>\n,: txt=a.b.example}}
 ${lookup dnsdb{>\n; txt=a.b.example}}
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
index 991f59f08..ff463b1a4 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ PP/12 MAIL args handles TAB as well as SP, for better interop with
       non-compliant senders.
       Analysis and variant patch by Todd Lyons.
 
-NM/04 Bugzilla 1237 - fix cases where printf format usage no indicated
+NM/04 Bugzilla 1237 - fix cases where printf format usage not indicated
       Bug report from Lars Müller <lars@samba.org> (via SUSE), 
       Patch from Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ PP/25 Revamped GnuTLS support, passing tls_require_ciphers to
 
 PP/26 Added EXPERIMENTAL_OCSP for OpenSSL.
 
+PP/27 Applied dnsdb SPF support patch from Janne Snabb.
+
 
 Exim version 4.77
 -----------------
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
index d41d79c83..82eaeb73b 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Version 4.78
     "socket activation", but forcing the activated socket to fd 0.  We're
     interested in adding more support for modern variants.
 
-10. ${eval } now uses 64-bit values on supporting platforms.  A new "G" suffux
+10. ${eval } now uses 64-bit values on supporting platforms.  A new "G" suffix
     for numbers indicates multiplication by 1024^3.
 
 11. The GnuTLS support has been revamped; the three options gnutls_require_kx,
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ Version 4.78
 
     See "experimental-spec.txt" for more details.
 
+13. ${lookup dnsdb{ }} supports now SPF record types. They are handled
+    identically to TXT record lookups.
+
 
 Version 4.77
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