.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.
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\fBadmin\fP \fIemail\-address\fP
Specifies the email address of the local administrator. This is used
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\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" .
(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.
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\fBallow-\-indirect\-glue\fP \fInameserver-superdomain ...\fP
Specifies a list of domains under which we expect to find glueless