REDIRECT-NOTES

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+Redirect zones are used to find answers to queries when normal resolution
+would result in NXDOMAIN being returned.  Only one redirect zone per view
+is currently supported.
+
+To redirect to 100.100.100.2 and 2001:ffff:ffff::100.100.100.2 on NXDOMAIN
+one would configure the redirect zone like this.
+
+zone "." {
+       type redirect;
+       file "redirect.db";
+};
+
+redirect.db:
+$TTL 300
+@ IN SOA ns.example.net hostmaster.example.net 0 0 0 0 0
+@ IN NS ns.example.net
+;
+; NS records do not need address records in this zone as it is not in the
+; normal namespace.
+;
+*. IN A 100.100.100.2
+*. IN AAAA 2001:ffff:ffff::100.100.100.2
+
+To redirect all Spanish names (under .ES) one would use entries like these:
+
+*.ES. IN A 100.100.100.3
+*.ES. IN AAAA 2001:ffff:ffff::100.100.100.3
+
+To redirect all commercial Spanish names (under COM.ES) one would use
+entries like these:
+*.COM.ES. IN A 100.100.100.4
+*.COM.ES. IN AAAA 2001:ffff:ffff::100.100.100.4
+
+The redirect zone supports all possible types.  It is not limited to
+A and AAAA record.