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diff --git a/plugin/file/README.md b/plugin/file/README.md index e80b6b0dc..3923322dd 100644 --- a/plugin/file/README.md +++ b/plugin/file/README.md @@ -26,19 +26,16 @@ If you want to round-robin A and AAAA responses look at the *loadbalance* plugin ~~~ file DBFILE [ZONES... ] { - transfer to ADDRESS... reload DURATION } ~~~ -* `transfer` enables zone transfers. It may be specified multiples times. `To` or `from` signals - the direction. **ADDRESS** must be denoted in CIDR notation (e.g., 127.0.0.1/32) or just as plain - addresses. The special wildcard `*` means: the entire internet (only valid for 'transfer to'). - When an address is specified a notify message will be sent whenever the zone is reloaded. * `reload` interval to perform a reload of the zone if the SOA version changes. Default is one minute. Value of `0` means to not scan for changes and reload. For example, `30s` checks the zonefile every 30 seconds and reloads the zone when serial changes. +If you need outgoing zone transfers, take a look at the *transfer* plugin. + ## Examples Load the `example.org` zone from `example.org.signed` and allow transfers to the internet, but send @@ -46,9 +43,9 @@ notifies to 10.240.1.1 ~~~ corefile example.org { - file example.org.signed { - transfer to * - transfer to 10.240.1.1 + file example.org.signed + transfer { + to * 10.240.1.1 } } ~~~ @@ -57,9 +54,9 @@ Or use a single zone file for multiple zones: ~~~ corefile . { - file example.org.signed example.org example.net { - transfer to * - transfer to 10.240.1.1 + file example.org.signed example.org example.net + transfer example.org example.net { + to * 10.240.1.1 } } ~~~ @@ -94,4 +91,5 @@ example.org { ## Also See -See the *loadbalance* plugin if you need simple record shuffling. +See the *loadbalance* plugin if you need simple record shuffling. And the *transfer* plugin for zone +transfers. Lastly the *root* plugin can help you specificy the location of the zone files. |