From: Peter van Dijk <peter.van.dijk@powerdns.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 13:38:47 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: document mask negation
X-Git-Tag: rec-4.1.0-alpha1~293^2
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4bff113f3f5d44d7db052e08d6e8ecdb6f669a01;p=thirdparty%2Fpdns.git

document mask negation
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diff --git a/docs/markdown/recursor/scripting.md b/docs/markdown/recursor/scripting.md
index 1f8df6655b..086f7f1c12 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/recursor/scripting.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/recursor/scripting.md
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ if nmg:match(dq.remoteaddr) then
 end
 ```
 
+Prefixing a mask with `!` excludes that mask from matching.
+
 ### IP Addresses
 We move IP addresses around in native format, called ComboAddress within PowerDNS.
 ComboAddresses can be IPv4 or IPv6, and unless you want to know, you don't need
diff --git a/pdns/README-dnsdist.md b/pdns/README-dnsdist.md
index 7361650755..031d8bcadc 100644
--- a/pdns/README-dnsdist.md
+++ b/pdns/README-dnsdist.md
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ instantiate a server with additional parameters
         * member `setCD(bool)`: set checking disabled flag
     * NetmaskGroup related
         * function `newNMG()`: returns a NetmaskGroup
-        * member `addMask(mask)`: adds `mask` to the NetmaskGroup
+        * member `addMask(mask)`: adds `mask` to the NetmaskGroup. Prefix with `!` to exclude this mask from matching.
         * member `match(ComboAddress)`: checks if ComboAddress is matched by this NetmaskGroup
         * member `clear()`: clears the NetmaskGroup
         * member `size()`: returns number of netmasks in this NetmaskGroup