[Dnsmasq-discuss] address=/ads./# forward maching syntax?

moistice at riseup.net moistice at riseup.net
Thu Jul 24 00:16:19 UTC 2025


address=/example.com/0.0.0.0 	 block example.com and *.example.com
address=/test.example.org/0.0.0.0	block exact FQDN
address=/ads./0.0.0.0	 left-side component matching via its format
address=/io/0.0.0.0	blocks tld

Above is what AI replied when I asked for dnsmasq syntax.

I want to ask about "address=/ads./0.0.0.0" line. This "front*" matching
is not mentioned in
https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/docs/dnsmasq-man.html at all.

Did you forgot to update the documentation, or is this just an AI
hallucination?

This forward* matching will be very useful if this is real?

e.g.,
address=/ads./#
address=/advert./#
address=/trk./#
and so on




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