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diff --git a/scripts/named-conf.8 b/scripts/named-conf.8
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@@ -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
-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