``domain_name``
A quoted string which is used as a DNS name; for example: ``my.test.domain``.
- ``namelist``
- A list of one or more :term:`domain_name` elements.
-
``dotted_decimal``
One to four integers valued 0 through 255 and separated by dots (``.``), such as ``123.45.67`` or ``89.123.45.67``.
It can
also reject CNAME or DNAME records if the "alias" name (i.e., the CNAME
alias or the substituted query name due to DNAME) matches the given
- ``namelist`` of the :any:`deny-answer-aliases` option, where "match" means
- the alias name is a subdomain of one of the ``name_list`` elements. If
- the optional ``namelist`` is specified with ``except-from``, records
+ list of :term:`domain_name` elements of the :any:`deny-answer-aliases` option,
+ where "match" means the alias name is a subdomain of one of the listed domain names. If
+ the optional list is specified in the ``except-from`` argument, records
whose query name matches the list are accepted regardless of the
filter setting. Likewise, if the alias name is a subdomain of the
corresponding zone, the :any:`deny-answer-aliases` filter does not apply;