changelog: Mention that rebuild will close #811216

[chiark-utils.git] / scripts / named-conf.8

diff --git a/scripts/named-conf.8 b/scripts/named-conf.8
index c72706e3ac629a7c637354e7b372bc46cc645875..0faae0ae7c0789b47b2f7b92db6013cf3c648db3 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/named-conf.8
+++ b/scripts/named-conf.8
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ several physical lines.
 .SS GENERAL DIRECTIVES
 These directives specify general configuration details.  They should
 appear before directives specifying zones, as each will affect only
 .SS GENERAL DIRECTIVES
 These directives specify general configuration details.  They should
 appear before directives specifying zones, as each will affect only

-later zone directives.
+later zone directives.  Foreign zones (zones explicitly specified on
+the command line but not mentioned in the configuration) use the
+configuration settings prevailing at the end of the config file.

 .TP
 \fBadmin\fP \fIemail\-address\fP
 Specifies the email address of the local administrator.  This is used
 .TP
 \fBadmin\fP \fIemail\-address\fP
 Specifies the email address of the local administrator.  This is used


@@ -181,7 +183,8 @@ to-be-obsoleted slaves.  The default is no such addresses.
 .TP
 \fBserverless\-glueless\fP \fIdomain ...\fP
 Specifies a list of domains under which we do not expect to find any
 .TP
 \fBserverless\-glueless\fP \fIdomain ...\fP
 Specifies a list of domains under which we do not expect to find any

-nameservers; for these zones it is OK to find glueless referrals.
+nameservers without glue; for these zones it is OK to find glueless
+referrals.

 Each domain listed names a complete subtree of the DNS, starting at
 the named point.  The default is
 .BR "in\-addr.arpa ip6.arpa ip6.int" .
 Each domain listed names a complete subtree of the DNS, starting at
 the named point.  The default is
 .BR "in\-addr.arpa ip6.arpa ip6.int" .


@@ -190,8 +193,8 @@ To avoid indefinitely long or even circularly glueless referrals
 (which delay or prevent lookups) it is necessary for all sites to
 effectively implement similar conventions; currently the author
 believes that only the reverse lookup namespaces are conventionally
 (which delay or prevent lookups) it is necessary for all sites to
 effectively implement similar conventions; currently the author
 believes that only the reverse lookup namespaces are conventionally

-devoid of nameservers, and therefore fine to provide glueless
-referrals for.  See GLUELESSNESS below.
+devoid of (glueless) nameservers, and therefore fine to provide
+glueless referrals for.  See GLUELESSNESS below.

 .TP
 \fBallow-\-indirect\-glue\fP \fInameserver-superdomain ...\fP
 Specifies a list of domains under which we expect to find glueless
 .TP
 \fBallow-\-indirect\-glue\fP \fInameserver-superdomain ...\fP
 Specifies a list of domains under which we expect to find glueless