From: Gert van Dijk <gertvdijk@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 20:23:51 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: docs: notes on 'bind-check-interval' <-> 'slave-cycle-interval'
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docs: notes on 'bind-check-interval' <-> 'slave-cycle-interval'
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diff --git a/docs/backends/bind.rst b/docs/backends/bind.rst
index 73da47a0e8..5434f3ec58 100644
--- a/docs/backends/bind.rst
+++ b/docs/backends/bind.rst
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ If :ref:`setting-bind-check-interval` is specified as
 zero, no checks will be performed until the ``pdns_control reload`` is
 given.
 
+Please note that also the :ref:`setting-slave-cycle-interval` setting
+controls how often a master would notify a slave about changes.
+Especially in 'hidden master' configurations, where servers usually
+don't receive regular queries, you may want to lower that setting to a
+value as low as :ref:`setting-bind-check-interval`.
+
 pdns\_control commands
 ----------------------