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diff --git a/contrib/bind/doc/html/options.html b/contrib/bind/doc/html/options.html index ec7126a..219623c 100644 --- a/contrib/bind/doc/html/options.html +++ b/contrib/bind/doc/html/options.html @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <PRE> options { + [ hostname <VAR>hostname_string</VAR>; ] [ version <VAR>version_string</VAR>; ] [ directory <VAR>path_name</VAR>; ] [ named-xfer <VAR>path_name</VAR>; ] @@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ options { [ host-statistics <VAR><A HREF="docdef.html">yes_or_no</A></VAR>; ] [ host-statistics-max <VAR>number</VAR>; ] [ multiple-cnames <VAR><A HREF="docdef.html">yes_or_no</A></VAR>; ] - [ notify <VAR><A HREF="docdef.html">yes_or_no</A></VAR>; ] + [ notify ( <VAR><A HREF="docdef.html">yes_or_no</A></VAR> | explicit ) <; ] + [ suppress-initial-notify <VAR><A HREF="docdef.html">yes_or_no</A></VAR>; ] [ recursion <VAR><A HREF="docdef.html">yes_or_no</A></VAR>; ] [ rfc2308-type1 <VAR><A HREF="docdef.html">yes_or_no</A></VAR>; ] [ use-id-pool <VAR><A HREF="docdef.html">yes_or_no</A></VAR>; ] @@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ options { [ <A HREF="#topology">topology</A> { <VAR>address_match_list</VAR> }; ] [ <A HREF="#sortlist">sortlist</A> { <VAR>address_match_list</VAR> }; ] [ rrset-order { <VAR>order_spec</VAR> ; [ <VAR>order_spec</VAR> ; ... ] }; ] + [ preferred-glue ( A | AAAA ); ] }; </PRE> <HR> @@ -80,16 +83,33 @@ first occurrence determines the actual options used, and a warning will be generated. If there is no options statement, an options block with each option set to its default will be used.</P> -<H4>Pathnames</H4> +<H4>Server Information</H4> <DL> +<DT><CODE>hostname</CODE> +<DD> +This defaults to the hostname of the machine hosting the nameserver +as found by gethostname(). +Its prime purpose is to be able to identify which of a number of anycast +servers is actually answering your queries by sending a <I>txt</I> +query for <CODE>hostname.bind</CODE> in class <I>chaos</I> to the anycast +server and getting back a unique name. +Setting the hostname to a empty string ("") will disable processing of +the queries. + <DT><CODE>version</CODE> <DD> The version the server should report via the <VAR>ndc</VAR> command or via a query of name <CODE>version.bind</CODE> in class <I>chaos</I>. The default is the real version number of the server, but some server operators prefer the string <CODE>"surely you must be joking"</CODE>. +Changing the value of this string will not prevent people from identifying +what version you are running. +</DL> + +<H4>Pathnames</H4> +<DL> <DT><CODE>directory</CODE> <DD> The working directory of the server. Any non-absolute @@ -228,10 +248,17 @@ zone the server is authoritative for changes. The use of NOTIFY speeds convergence between the master and its slaves. Slave servers that receive a NOTIFY message, and understand it, will contact the master server for the zone to see if they need to do a zone transfer. If -they do, they will initiate it immediately. The <CODE>notify</CODE> +they do, they will initiate it immediately. If <CODE>explicit</CODE>, +the NOTIFY messages will only be sent to the addresses in the +<CODE>also-notify</CODE> list. The <CODE>notify</CODE> option may also be specified in the <CODE>zone</CODE> statement, in which case it overrides the <CODE>options notify</CODE> statement. +<DT><CODE>suppress-initial-notify</CODE> +<DD> +If <CODE>yes</CODE>, suppress the initial notify messages when the server +first loads. The default is <CODE>no</CODE>. + <DT><CODE>recursion</CODE> <DD> If <CODE>yes</CODE>, and a DNS query requests recursion, the @@ -552,9 +579,8 @@ files</CODE> to specify the limit explicitly. <DT><CODE>max-ixfr-log-size</CODE> <DD> -The <CODE>max-ixfr-log-size</CODE> will be used in a future release of -the server to limit the size of the -transaction log kept for Incremental Zone Transfer. +Limit the size of the transaction log kept for Incremental Zone Transfer. +Default 0 (unlimited). <DT><CODE>stacksize</CODE> <DD> @@ -784,6 +810,15 @@ of: <P>is used. +<H4>Glue Ordering</H4> + +When running a root nameserver it is sometimes necessary to ensure that +other nameservers that are priming are successful. This requires +that glue A records for at least of the nameservers are returned in +the answer to a priming query. This can be achieved by setting +<CODE>preferred-glue A;</CODE> which will add A records before other types +in the additional section. + <H4>Tuning</H4> <DL> @@ -812,7 +847,7 @@ request for the root servers to be accepted. Default 2. <HR> <ADDRESS> -Last Updated: $Id: options.html,v 1.43 2001/03/03 05:08:55 marka Exp $ +Last Updated: $Id: options.html,v 1.48 2002/04/25 05:27:00 marka Exp $ </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML> |
