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-rw-r--r--doc/doc-txt/NewStuff70
-rw-r--r--doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt7
3 files changed, 45 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
index cf5f158a7..7dc6095d7 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.392 2006/09/18 14:49:23 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.393 2006/09/19 11:28:44 ph10 Exp $
Change log file for Exim from version 4.21
-------------------------------------------
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ PH/07 There was no check for overflow in expansions such as ${if >{1}{4096M}}.
PH/08 An error is now given if message_size_limit is specified negative.
+PH/09 Applied and tidied up Jakob Hirsch's patch for allowing ACL variables
+ to be given arbitrary names.
+
Exim version 4.63
-----------------
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
index 7f00ee5cd..5be3e69bf 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
@@ -1,52 +1,58 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.108 2006/07/31 14:19:31 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.109 2006/09/19 11:28:44 ph10 Exp $
New Features in Exim
--------------------
-This file contains descriptions of new features that have been added to Exim,
-but have not yet made it into the main manual (which is most conveniently
-updated when there is a relatively large batch of changes). The doc/ChangeLog
-file contains a listing of all changes, including bug fixes.
+This file contains descriptions of new features that have been added to Exim.
+Before a formal release, there may be quite a lot of detail so that people can
+test from the snapshots or the CVS before the documentation is updated. Once
+the documentation is updated, this file is reduced to a short list.
+
+
+Version 4.64
+------------
+
+1. ACL variables can now be given arbitrary names, as long as they start with
+ "acl_c" or "acl_m" (for connection variables and message variables) and are
+ at least 6 characters long. However, only alphanumeric characters and
+ underscores are allowed. This is a compatible change because the old set of
+ variables such as acl_m12 are a subset of the allowed names. There may now
+ be any number of ACL variables. For example:
+
+ set acl_c_foo = something
+ set acl_ccc = thingsome
+ set acl_m13 = value for original ACL variable
+ set acl_m13b = whatever
+
+ What happens if an undefined ACL variable is referenced depends on the
+ setting of the strict_acl_vars option. If it is false (the default), an
+ empty string is substituted; if it is true, an error is generated. This
+ affects all ACL variables, including the "old" ones such as acl_c4.
+ (Previously there wasn't the concept of an undefined ACL variable.)
+
+ The implementation has been done in such a way that spool files containing
+ ACL variable settings written by previous releases of Exim are compatible
+ and can be read by the new release. If only the original numeric names are
+ used, spool files written by the new release can be read by earlier
+ releases.
+
Version 4.63
------------
1. There is a new Boolean option called filter_prepend_home for the redirect
- router. It defaults true, for backward compatibility. If a "save" command in
- an Exim filter has a relative path for its argument, and $home is defined,
- it is automatically prepended to the relative path. This action can now be
- prevented by setting filter_prepend_home false.
+ router.
2. There is a new acl, set by acl_not_smtp_start, which is run right at the
start of receiving a non-SMTP message, before any of the message has been
- read. (This is the analogue of the acl_smtp_predata ACL for SMTP input.) The
- result of this ACL is ignored; it cannot be used to reject a message. If
- you really need to, you could set a value in an ACL variable here and reject
- based on that in the acl_not_smtp ACL. However, this ACL can be used to set
- controls, and in particular, it can be used to set control=suppress_local_
- fixups, which cannot be used in the acl_not_smtp ACL because by the time
- that ACL is run, it is too late. When the acl_not_smtp_start ACL is run, the
- sender and recipients are known, so the "senders" and "sender_domains"
- conditions and $sender_address and $recipients variables can be used.
- Variables such as $authenticated_ sender are also available. It is possible
- to specify added header lines in this ACL.
+ read.
3. When an SMTP error message is specified in a "message" modifier in an ACL,
or in a :fail: or :defer: message in a redirect router, Exim now checks the
- start of the message for an SMTP error code. This consists of three digits
- followed by a space, optionally followed by an extended code of the form
- n.n.n, also followed by a space. If this is the case and the very first
- digit is the same as the default error code, the code from the message is
- used instead. If the very first digit is incorrect, a panic error is logged,
- and the default code is used. This is an incompatible change, but it is not
- expected to affect many (if any) configurations. It is possible to suppress
- the use of the supplied code in a redirect router by setting the
- forbid_smtp_code option true. In this case, any SMTP code is quietly
- ignored.
+ start of the message for an SMTP error code.
4. There is a new parameter for LDAP lookups called "referrals", which takes
- one of the settings "follow" (the default) or "nofollow". The latter stops
- the LDAP library from trying to follow referrals issued by the LDAP server.
+ one of the settings "follow" (the default) or "nofollow".
5. Version 20070721.2 of exipick now included, offering these new options:
--reverse
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt b/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt
index 518cce2c1..26546e1ba 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt,v 1.22 2006/07/31 14:19:31 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt,v 1.23 2006/09/19 11:28:44 ph10 Exp $
LISTS OF EXIM OPTIONS
---------------------
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This file contains complete lists of four kinds of Exim option:
4. Those that can appear in the build time configuration for the Exim monitor
(Local/eximon.conf).
-This file was last updated for Exim release 4.63.
+This file was last updated for Exim release 4.64.
1. RUN TIME OPTIONS
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ spamd_address string + main
split_spool_directory boolean false main 1.70
spool_directory string ++ main
sqlite_lock_timeout time 5s main 4.53
+strict_acl_vars boolean false main 4.64
srv_fail_domains domain list unset dnslookup 4.43
strip_excess_angle_brackets boolean false main
strip_trailing_dot boolean false main
@@ -740,8 +741,6 @@ to stop you overriding it in your Local/Makefile.
Option Type Description
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ACL_CVARS=20 optional* number of acl_c variables
-ACL_MVARS=20 optional* number of acl_m variables
ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX optional restricts location of -C files
ALT_CONFIG_ROOT_ONLY optional* privileged -C needs root (not exim)
APPENDFILE_MODE optional*