Document meaning of empty allow-from

(cherry picked from commit a75c8e8019462827dae4599b6a24ef7a0645c30c)

diff --git a/pdns/recursordist/docs/settings.rst b/pdns/recursordist/docs/settings.rst
index 9aa287751b98d1bdabf79593a1a5ec7c5d0a4496..015924200ac76163161c8f386e87f456b7986f52 100644 (file)
--- a/pdns/recursordist/docs/settings.rst
+++ b/pdns/recursordist/docs/settings.rst
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ To use this, DNSSEC processing or validation must be enabled by setting `dnssec`
 
 Netmasks (both IPv4 and IPv6) that are allowed to use the server.
 The default allows access only from :rfc:`1918` private IP addresses.
+An empty value means no checking is done, all clients are allowed.
 Due to the aggressive nature of the internet these days, it is highly recommended to not open up the recursor for the entire internet.
 Questions from IP addresses not listed here are ignored and do not get an answer.