On Fri, 4 Dec 2009, Chris Thompson wrote: > > [It's never been entirely clear to me why these functions have to be > combined, especially given that "server [ipaddr/len] {bogus yes;};" > can be used to block outgoing queries.]
The CIDR syntax for server clauses is relatively new. Before it was added the only option for blocking large chunks of address space was to use the blackhole feature. (We used it on our MX's name servers to stop DNS queries triggered by incoming email from probing our internal private address space.) Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <d...@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD. _______________________________________________ bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users