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+options {
+        directory "/var/cache/bind";
+
+        // If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
+        // to talk to, you may need to fix the firewall to allow multiple
+        // ports to talk. See http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/800113
+
+        // If your ISP provided one or more IP addresses for stable
+        // nameservers, you probably want to use them as forwarders.
+        // Uncomment the following block, and insert the addresses replacing
+        // the all-0's placeholder.
+
+        // forwarders {
+        // 0.0.0.0;
+        // };
+
+        auth-nxdomain no; # conform to RFC1035
+        {% if salt['pillar.get']('bind:config:ipv6', 'False') %}
+        listen-on-v6 { {{ salt['pillar.get']('bind:config:ipv6_listen', 'any') }}; };
+        {% endif %}
+};
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