Can ACL be defined after it is used?

[Mark Andrews]

> In named.conf, is it permitted to have an ACL definition after the ACL is
> refered to? Is the following valid named.conf syntax?
> 
>    options {
>         blackhole {
>             PRIVATE_IP_SPACE;
>         };
>    };
>    acl "PRIVATE_IP_SPACE" {
>             10.0.0.0/8;
>             172.16.0.0/12;
>             192.168.0.0/16;
>    };
> 
> It works both in 9.3.0 and 9.2.1, but I read the following in "BIND 9
> Administrator Reference Manual":
> 
>   "Note that an address match list's name must be defined with acl before
>    it can be used elsewhere; no forward references are allowed."
> 
> 
> How should I interpret the documenation? What is the design?
> 
> 
> Mats
> 
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	See http://www.isc.org/sw/bind/bind9.3.php for the answer.
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