- The :ref:`setting-ignore-unknown-settings` setting has been introduced to make it easier to switch between recursor versions supporting different settings.
- The :ref:`setting-webserver-hash-plaintext-credentials` has been introduced to avoid keeping cleartext sensitive information in memory.
- The :ref:`setting-tcp-out-max-idle-ms`, :ref:`setting-tcp-out-max-idle-per-auth`, :ref:`setting-tcp-out-max-queries` and :ref:`setting-tcp-out-max-idle-per-thread` settings have been introduced to control the new TCP/DoT outgoing connections pooling. This mechanism keeps connections to authoritative servers or forwarders open for later re-use.
-- The :ref:`setting-structured-logging` setting has been introduced to prefer structured logging when both an old style and a structured log messages is available.
+- The :ref:`setting-structured-logging` setting has been introduced to prefer structured logging (the default) when both an old style and a structured log messages is available.
Deprecated and changed settings
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