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Commit: 6a301092490e702fbb5c55de3eb2cfa5ee924802
Parent: eaf2c50512d41a9a4a668c13069e083057e12e4f
Author: Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@???>
AuthorDate: Fri Jun 28 13:09:09 2024 +0100
Committer: Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@???>
CommitDate: Fri Jun 28 13:09:09 2024 +0100
Docs: addd note on DANE vs. LMTP
---
doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | 8 ++++++--
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 202c27659..cfdf0ca1a 100644
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
. This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is
. converted into DocBook XML for subsequent conversion into printable and online
@@ -24588,7 +24587,7 @@ when the message is specified by the transport.
.cindex "transports" "&(lmtp)&"
.cindex "&(lmtp)& transport"
.cindex "LMTP" "over a pipe"
-.cindex "LMTP" "over a socket"
+.cindex "LMTP" "over a unix-domain socket"
The &(lmtp)& transport runs the LMTP protocol (RFC 2033) over a pipe to a
specified command
or by interacting with a Unix domain socket.
@@ -26108,6 +26107,11 @@ protocol (RFC 2033) instead of SMTP. This protocol is sometimes used for local
deliveries into closed message stores. Exim also has support for running LMTP
over a pipe to a local process &-- see chapter &<<CHAPLMTP>>&.
+.new
+&*Note*&: When using LMTP it should be considered whether the default values
+for some other features, such as DANE, are appropriate.
+.wen
+
If this option is set to &"smtps"&, the default value for the &%port%& option
changes to &"smtps"&, and the transport initiates TLS immediately after
connecting, as an outbound SSL-on-connect, instead of using STARTTLS to upgrade.
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