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data/settings: Clarify that listen setting can be overridden inside inet_listener #1350

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Expand Up @@ -6826,16 +6826,10 @@ Listener type. This string value has service-specific meaning and is used to
distinguish different listener types that one service may employ.`
},

inet_listener_address: {
tags: [ 'service' ],
values: setting_types.IPADDR,
text: `
Overrides the [[setting,listen]] setting for this listener.`
},

inet_listener_port: {
tags: [ 'service' ],
values: setting_types.IN_PORT,
seealso: [ 'listen' ],
default: 0,
text: `
Port number where to listen. \`0\` disables the listener.`
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -6977,6 +6971,17 @@ Example:

\`\`\`
listen = 127.0.0.1, 192.168.0.1
\`\`\`

This setting can be used also inside an [[setting,inet_listener]] to override
the listener address, e.g.:

\`\`\`
service imap-login {
inet_listener imap {
listen = 192.168.0.1
}
}
\`\`\``
},

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