Expand commentary on certificate files

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@@ -12592,6 +12592,13 @@ This variable contains the result of an expansion lookup, extraction operation,
 or external command, as described above. It is also used during a
 &*reduce*& expansion.
 
+.vitem &$verify_mode$&
+.vindex "&$verify_mode$&"
+While a router or transport is being run in verify mode
+or for cutthrough delivery,
+contains "S" for sender-verification or "R" for recipient-verification.
+Otherwise, empty.
+
 .vitem &$version_number$&
 .vindex "&$version_number$&"
 The version number of Exim.
@@ -16484,9 +16491,11 @@ See &%tls_verify_hosts%& below.
 The value of this option is expanded, and must then be the absolute path to
 a file containing permitted certificates for clients that
 match &%tls_verify_hosts%& or &%tls_try_verify_hosts%&. Alternatively, if you
-are using OpenSSL, you can set &%tls_verify_certificates%& to the name of a
-directory containing certificate files. This does not work with GnuTLS; the
-option must be set to the name of a single file if you are using GnuTLS.
+are using either GnuTLS version 3.3.6 (or later) or OpenSSL,
+you can set &%tls_verify_certificates%& to the name of a
+directory containing certificate files.
+For earlier versions of GnuTLS
+the option must be set to the name of a single file.
 
 These certificates should be for the certificate authorities trusted, rather
 than the public cert of individual clients.  With both OpenSSL and GnuTLS, if
@@ -17777,6 +17786,7 @@ delivering in cutthrough mode
 or testing recipient verification using &%-bv%&.
 See section &<<SECTrouprecon>>& for a list of the order in which preconditions
 are evaluated.
+See also the &$verify_mode$& variable.
 
 
 .option verify_sender routers&!? boolean true
@@ -17784,6 +17794,7 @@ If this option is false, the router is skipped when verifying sender addresses
 or testing sender verification using &%-bvs%&.
 See section &<<SECTrouprecon>>& for a list of the order in which preconditions
 are evaluated.
+See also the &$verify_mode$& variable.
 .ecindex IIDgenoprou1
 .ecindex IIDgenoprou2
 
@@ -23432,10 +23443,14 @@ certificate verification succeeds.
 .vindex "&$host_address$&"
 The value of this option must be the absolute path to a file containing
 permitted server certificates, for use when setting up an encrypted connection.
-Alternatively, if you are using OpenSSL, you can set
+Alternatively,
+if you are using either GnuTLS version 3.3.6 (or later) or OpenSSL,
+you can set
 &%tls_verify_certificates%& to the name of a directory containing certificate
-files. This does not work with GnuTLS; the option must be set to the name of a
-single file if you are using GnuTLS. The values of &$host$& and
+files.
+For earlier versions of GnuTLS the option must be set to the name of a
+single file.
+The values of &$host$& and
 &$host_address$& are set to the name and address of the server during the
 expansion of this option. See chapter &<<CHAPTLS>>& for details of TLS.
 
@@ -25917,7 +25932,8 @@ There are some differences in usage when using GnuTLS instead of OpenSSL:
 
 .ilist
 The &%tls_verify_certificates%& option must contain the name of a file, not the
-name of a directory (for OpenSSL it can be either).
+name of a directory for GnuTLS versions before 3.3.6
+(for later versions, or OpenSSL, it can be either).
 .next
 The default value for &%tls_dhparam%& differs for historical reasons.
 .next
@@ -26181,8 +26197,11 @@ tls_privatekey = /some/file/name
 These options are, in fact, expanded strings, so you can make them depend on
 the identity of the client that is connected if you wish. The first file
 contains the server's X509 certificate, and the second contains the private key
-that goes with it. These files need to be readable by the Exim user, and must
-always be given as full path names. They can be the same file if both the
+that goes with it. These files need to be
+PEM format and readable by the Exim user, and must
+always be given as full path names.
+The key must not be password-protected.
+They can be the same file if both the
 certificate and the key are contained within it. If &%tls_privatekey%& is not
 set, or if its expansion is forced to fail or results in an empty string, this
 is assumed to be the case. The certificate file may also contain intermediate
@@ -28307,6 +28326,8 @@ can be appended; they appear within the called ACL in $acl_arg1 to $acl_arg9,
 and $acl_narg is set to the count of values.
 Previous values of these variables are restored after the call returns.
 The name and values are expanded separately.
+Note that spaces in complex expansions which are used as arguments
+will act as argument separators.
 
 If the nested &%acl%& returns &"drop"& and the outer condition denies access,
 the connection is dropped. If it returns &"discard"&, the verb must be
@@ -32520,6 +32541,9 @@ headers_remove = return-receipt-to:acknowledge-to
 Multiple &%headers_remove%& options for a single router or transport can be
 specified; the arguments will append to a single header-names list.
 Each item is separately expanded.
+Note that colons in complex expansions which are used to
+form all or part of a &%headers_remove%& list
+will act as list separators.
 
 When &%headers_add%& or &%headers_remove%& is specified on a router,
 items are expanded at routing time,