Thank you. Btw why dnsmasq redirects that connections but doesn't just drop them? Honestly, I don't know much about networking but simple dropping seems like easier for resources.
On 30/08/21 12:11PM, Simon Kelley wrote: > On 30/08/2021 11:06, rrandom via Dnsmasq-discuss wrote: > > Hello. In one of the dnsmasq filterlists I found that domains redirected to > > `#` like `address=/example.com/#` > > > > But in man I read: > > > >> The special server address '#' means, "use the standard servers", so > >> --server=/google.com/1.2.3.4 --server=/www.google.com/# will send queries > >> for *.google.com to 1.2.3.4, except *www.google.com which will be > >> forwarded as usual. > > > >> will be forwarded as usual > > > > Do I properly understand that `address=/example.com/#` does literally > > nothing? I want to block some websites but redirecting them to 0.0.0.0 is > > hosts-way and not so lightweight solution. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list > > Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk > > https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss > > > > The meaning of # as the address is different in --server and --address, > so be wary of getting confused by the man page text you quoted, which is > talking about --server. > > address=/example.com/# > > is exactly equivalent to > > address=/example.com/0.0.0.0 > address=/example.com/:: > > ie it returns all-zeros addresses for IPv4 and IPv6. > > Cheers, > > Simon. > > _______________________________________________ > Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list > Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk > https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss _______________________________________________ Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss
