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+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -3825,6 +3825,14 @@ This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally
 by Exim in conjunction with the &%-MC%& option. It signifies that the
 remote host supports the ESMTP &_DSN_& extension.
 
+.new
+.vitem &%-MCG%&
+.oindex "&%-MCG%&"
+This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally
+by Exim in conjunction with the &%-MC%& option. It signifies that an
+alternate queue is used, named by the following option.
+.wen
+
 .vitem &%-MCP%&
 .oindex "&%-MCP%&"
 This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally
@@ -4371,7 +4379,10 @@ relax this restriction (and also the same requirement for the &%-M%&, &%-R%&,
 and &%-S%& options).
 
 .cindex "queue runner" "description of operation"
-The &%-q%& option starts one queue runner process. This scans the queue of
+.new
+If other commandline options do not specify an action,
+.wen
+the &%-q%& option starts one queue runner process. This scans the queue of
 waiting messages, and runs a delivery process for each one in turn. It waits
 for each delivery process to finish before starting the next one. A delivery
 process may not actually do any deliveries if the retry times for the addresses
@@ -4456,8 +4467,29 @@ The &'l'& (the letter &"ell"&) flag specifies that only local deliveries are to
 be done. If a message requires any remote deliveries, it remains on the queue
 for later delivery.
 
-.vitem &%-q%&<&'qflags'&>&~<&'start&~id'&>&~<&'end&~id'&>
+.new
+.vitem &%-q[q][i][f[f]][l][G<name>[/<time>]]]%&
+.oindex "&%-qG%&"
+.cindex queue named
+.cindex "named queues"
 .cindex "queue" "delivering specific messages"
+If the &'G'& flag and a name is present, the queue runner operates on the
+queue with the given name rather than the default queue.
+The name should not contain a &'/'& character.
+For a periodic queue run (see below)
+append to the name a slash and a time value.
+
+If other commandline options speicify an action, a &'-qG<name>'& option
+will specify a queue to operate on.
+For example:
+.code
+exim -bp -qGquarantine
+mailq -qGquarantime
+exim -qGoffpeak -Rf @special.domain.example
+.endd
+.wen
+
+.vitem &%-q%&<&'qflags'&>&~<&'start&~id'&>&~<&'end&~id'&>
 When scanning the queue, Exim can be made to skip over messages whose ids are
 lexically less than a given value by following the &%-q%& option with a
 starting message id. For example:
@@ -9181,8 +9213,8 @@ The environment is adjusted by the &%keep_environment%& and
 .cindex "&%extract%&" "substrings by key"
 The key and <&'string1'&> are first expanded separately. Leading and trailing
 white space is removed from the key (but not from any of the strings). The key
-must not consist entirely of digits. The expanded <&'string1'&> must be of the
-form:
+must not be empty and must not consist entirely of digits.
+The expanded <&'string1'&> must be of the form:
 .display
 <&'key1'&> = <&'value1'&>  <&'key2'&> = <&'value2'&> ...
 .endd
@@ -10506,8 +10538,8 @@ returns the SHA-256 hash fingerprint of the certificate.
 
 
 .new
-.vitem &*${sha3:*&<&'string'&>&*}*&
-.vitem &*${sha3_<n>:*&<&'string'&>&*}*&
+.vitem &*${sha3:*&<&'string'&>&*}*& &&&
+       &*${sha3_<n>:*&<&'string'&>&*}*&
 .cindex "SHA3 hash"
 .cindex "expansion" "SHA3 hashing"
 .cindex "&%sha3%& expansion item"
@@ -12210,6 +12242,14 @@ The value set for the &%qualify_domain%& option in the configuration file.
 The value set for the &%qualify_recipient%& option in the configuration file,
 or if not set, the value of &$qualify_domain$&.
 
+.new
+.vitem &$queue_name$&
+.vindex &$queue_name$&
+.cindex "named queues"
+.cindex queues named
+The name of the spool queue in use; empty for the default queue.
+.wen
+
 .vitem &$rcpt_count$&
 .vindex "&$rcpt_count$&"
 When a message is being received by SMTP, this variable contains the number of
@@ -12798,7 +12838,7 @@ When a message is received from a remote host over an encrypted SMTP
 connection, this variable is set to the cipher suite that was negotiated, for
 example DES-CBC3-SHA. In other circumstances, in particular, for message
 received over unencrypted connections, the variable is empty. Testing
-&$tls_cipher$& for emptiness is one way of distinguishing between encrypted and
+&$tls_in_cipher$& for emptiness is one way of distinguishing between encrypted and
 non-encrypted connections during ACL processing.
 
 The deprecated &$tls_cipher$& variable is the same as &$tls_in_cipher$& during message reception,
@@ -15920,7 +15960,7 @@ large list. In most situations, &%queue_run_in_order%& should not be set.
 
 
 
-.option queue_run_max main integer 5
+.option queue_run_max main integer&!! 5
 .cindex "queue runner" "maximum number of"
 This controls the maximum number of queue runner processes that an Exim daemon
 can run simultaneously. This does not mean that it starts them all at once,
@@ -15935,6 +15975,13 @@ the limit, allowing any number of simultaneous queue runner processes to be
 run. If you do not want queue runs to occur, omit the &%-q%&&'xx'& setting on
 the daemon's command line.
 
+.new
+.cindex queues named
+.cindex "named queues"
+To set limits for different named queues use
+an expansion depending on the &$queue_name$& variable.
+.wen
+
 .option queue_smtp_domains main "domain list&!!" unset
 .cindex "queueing incoming messages"
 .cindex "message" "queueing remote deliveries"
@@ -16950,7 +16997,7 @@ in IKE is assigned number 23.
 
 Otherwise, the option must expand to the name used by Exim for any of a number
 of DH primes specified in RFC 2409, RFC 3526 and RFC 5114.  As names, Exim uses
-"ike" followed by the number used by IKE, of "default" which corresponds to
+"ike" followed by the number used by IKE, or "default" which corresponds to
 "ike23".
 
 The available primes are:
@@ -28590,6 +28637,19 @@ all the conditions are true, wherever it appears in an ACL command, whereas
 effect.
 
 
+.new
+.vitem &*queue*&&~=&~<&'text'&>
+This modifier specifies the use of a named queue for spool files
+for the message.
+It can only be used before the message is received (i.e. not in
+the DATA ACL).
+This could be used, for example, for known high-volume burst sources
+of traffic, or for quarantine of messages.
+Separate queue-runner processes will be needed for named queues.
+If the text after expansion is empty, the default queue is used.
+.wen
+
+
 .vitem &*remove_header*&&~=&~<&'text'&>
 This modifier specifies one or more header names in a colon-separated list
  that are to be removed from an incoming message, assuming, of course, that
@@ -35564,6 +35624,7 @@ the following table:
 &`P   `&        on &`<=`& lines: protocol used
 &`    `&        on &`=>`& and &`**`& lines: return path
 &`PRX `&        on &'<='& and&`=>`& lines: proxy address
+&`Q   `&        alternate queue name
 &`QT  `&        on &`=>`& lines: time spent on queue so far
 &`    `&        on &"Completed"& lines: time spent on queue
 &`R   `&        on &`<=`& lines: reference for local bounce