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<para>
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Some control entries (aka directives) are supported.
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- $ORIGIN is followed by a domain name and is used to define the
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- relative domain name.
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+ $ORIGIN is followed by a domain name, and sets the the origin
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+ that will be used for relative domain names in subsequent records.
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$INCLUDE is followed by a filename to load.
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<!-- TODO: and optionally a
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domain name used to set the relative domain name origin. -->
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The previous origin is restored after the file is included.
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<!-- the current domain name is also restored -->
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$TTL is followed by a time-to-live value which is used
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- by following records that don't have their TTL set.
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+ by any following records that don't specify a TTL.
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</para>
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-<!-- TODO: write this better -->
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<para>
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- When replacing a zone, all records from the prior same zone
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- disappear and the whole new set appears.
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+ When re-loading an existing zone, the prior version is completely
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+ removed. While the new version of the zone is being loaded, the old
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+ version remains accessible to queries. After the new version is
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+ completely loaded, the old version is swapped out and replaced
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+ with the new one in a single operation.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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