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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/2334.clarification
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Clarify that server ACLs are case-insensitive.
10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions data/event-schemas/schema/m.room.server_acl.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ properties:
allow:
type: array
description: |-
The server names to allow in the room, excluding any port information.
Each entry is interpreted as a [glob-style pattern](/appendices#glob-style-matching).
The case-insensitive [glob expressions](/appendices#glob-style-matching) that are
evaluated against server names excluding any port information to determine the servers
to allow in the room.

**This defaults to an empty list when not provided, effectively disallowing
every server.**
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deny:
type: array
description: |-
The server names to disallow in the room, excluding any port information.
Each entry is interpreted as a [glob-style pattern](/appendices#glob-style-matching).
The case-insensitive [glob expressions](/appendices#glob-style-matching) that are
evaluated against server names excluding any port information to determine the servers
to disallow in the room.

This defaults to an empty list when not provided.
items:
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