svn commit: r1903838 - /httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_authz_host.xml

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Author: covener
Date: Fri Sep  2 23:17:14 2022
New Revision: 1903838

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1903838&view=rev
Log:
emphasize a few things about authz_host

- "domain name" is not a good contrast for hostname unqualified, use "partial" as used earlier in the doc
- mention that DNS resolution [of the require line arguments] is done at runtime not startup. This may be
  obvious to developers when you see it uses an ap_expr but the question was specifically asked on IRC.


Modified:
    httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_authz_host.xml

Modified: httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_authz_host.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_authz_host.xml?rev=1903838&r1=1903837&r2=1903838&view=diff
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--- httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_authz_host.xml (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_authz_host.xml Fri Sep  2 23:17:14 2022
@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@ Require host .net example.edu
     <p>In contrast to the <code>host</code> provider, this provider does not
     rely on reverse DNS lookups: it simply queries the DNS for the host name
     and allows a client if its IP matches.  As a consequence, it will only
-    work with host names, not domain names.  However, as the reverse DNS is
-    not used, it will work with clients which use a dynamic DNS service.</p>
+    work with complete host names that can be resolved in DNS, not partial domain names.  
+    However, as the reverse DNS is not used, and DNS lookups occur at request processing
+    time (instead of startup), it will work with clients which use a dynamic DNS service.</p>
 
     <highlight language="config">
 Require forward-dns dynamic.example.org