From: Pieter Lexis <pieter.lexis@powerdns.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:00:32 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: docs: notes on LUA record splitting
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docs: notes on LUA record splitting
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diff --git a/docs/lua-records/index.rst b/docs/lua-records/index.rst
index 08dab78405..7845010f29 100644
--- a/docs/lua-records/index.rst
+++ b/docs/lua-records/index.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ or set the 'ENABLE-LUA-RECORDS' per-zone metadata item to 1.
 In addition, to benefit from the geographical features, make sure the PowerDNS
 launch statement includes the ``geoip`` backend.
 
+.. warning::
+  When using AXFR to transfer long LUA records, ensure that the record content split into segments no longer than 255 bytes.
+  Due to the nature of the transfer method (as TXT content), the content will be split into 255 byte chunks.
+  This can lead to the code being split in the wrong places on the secondary.
+
 Examples
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