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@@ -22371,6 +22371,14 @@ If &%file%& or &%directory%& is set for a delivery from a redirection, it is
used to determine the file or directory name for the delivery. Normally, the
contents of &$address_file$& are used in some way in the string expansion.
.endlist
+.new
+.cindex "tainted data" "in filenames"
+.cindex appendfile "tainted data"
+Tainted data may not be used for a file or directory name.
+This means that, for instance, &$local_part$& cannot be used directly
+as a component of a path. It can however be used as the key for a lookup
+which returns a path (or component).
+.wen
.cindex "Sieve filter" "configuring &(appendfile)&"