[Dnsmasq-discuss] Whitelist magic

[Geert Stappers]

On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 01:28:39PM +0200, Kovács József via Dnsmasq-discuss wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> I downgraded the dnsmasq from 2.86 to 2.80 and whitelist is working.
> 
> What could be the difference, if the configuration files are same?
> 
> These are is my configuration files:
> 
> kovacsj at laptop:~# cat /tmp/cmr/ap_dnsmasq_v1p1.5.conf
> no-hosts
> except-interface=lo
> bind-interfaces
> pid-file=/var/run/dnsmasq_v1p1.5.pid
> dhcp-leasefile=/var/run/dnsmasq_v1p1.5.leases
> log-facility=/var/log/lwuci/dnsmasq_v1p1.5.log
> interface=v1p1.5
> dhcp-range=192.168.5.11,192.168.5.91,255.255.255.0
> servers-file=/tmp/cmr/filtering.conf
> 
> kovacsj at laptop:~# cat /tmp/cmr/filtering.conf
> server=/robotszoft.hu/#
> server=/#/
> kovacsj at laptop:~#
> 
> The robotszoft.hu website is reachable, but the any others are not.
> 
> This is the desired result, but in the 2.86 version, it is not working.
> 
> Could somebody help me?
 
I tried to understand the "problem" and tried to understand
the "solution", but failed.

It is the
> server=/#/
that I don't understand.  Manual page says this about #

        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 and its subdomains to 1.2.3.4, except
        www.google.com  (and  its  subdomains) which will be forwarded as
        usual.

> Thank you very much, in advance!
Please elaborate
> server=/#/


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Geert Stappers
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