more on -access_control_list

kagajubo · Apr 14, 2014 · 872b85b · 872b85b
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@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@ this means to deny only that single IP address.
 
 Subnet masks may vary from 0 to 32, inclusive. The default setting is to allow
 all accesses. On each request the full list is traversed, and
-the last match wins. Example: `$ mongoose -access_control_list -0.0.0.0/0,+192.168/16` to deny all acccesses except those from `192.168/16` subnet. To learn
-more about subnet masks, see the
+the last match wins. Example: `$ mongoose -access_control_list -0.0.0.0/0,+192.168/16` to deny all acccesses except those from `192.168/16` subnet. Note that if the option is set, then all accesses are forbidden
+by default. Thus in a previous example, `-0.0.0.0` part is not necessary.
+For example, `$mongoose access_control_list +10.0.0.0/8`
+means disallow all, allow subnet 10/8 only.
+
+To learn more about subnet masks, see the
 [Wikipedia page on Subnetwork](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnetwork)
 
 Default: not set, all accesses are allowed.