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diff --git a/ip6tables.8.in b/ip6tables.8.in index 66d8543c..56881331 100644 --- a/ip6tables.8.in +++ b/ip6tables.8.in @@ -240,10 +240,12 @@ option is omitted. .TP [\fB!\fP] \fB\-s\fP, \fB\-\-source\fP \fIaddress\fP[\fB/\fP\fImask\fP] Source specification. -\fIAddress\fP can be either a hostname (please note that specifying -any name to be resolved with a remote query such as DNS is a really bad idea), -a network IPv6 address (with \fB/\fP\fImask\fP), or a plain IPv6 address. -(the network name isn't supported now). +\fIAddress\fP can be either be a hostname, +a network IP address (with \fB/\fP\fImask\fP), or a plain IP address. +Names will be resolved once only, before the rule is submitted to the kernel. +Please note that specifying any name to be resolved with a remote query such as +DNS is a really bad idea. +(Resolving network names is not supported at this time.) The \fImask\fP is a plain number, specifying the number of 1's at the left side of the network mask. A "!" argument before the address specification inverts the sense of |