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To: julian@whistle.com (Julian Elischer)
Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 09:47:35 +0200 (MET DST)
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> > where there were logical splits, based on an automated transform of
> > rules.  These differences _are_ there, no matter what - there are
> > those 6 classes of rules (at least).
> > 
> > BTW: The concept of 'chains' are used on the Ciscos (there called
> > 'rule lists' IIRC).
> 
> what's so difficult about:

> 100 [common rules always done]

<snip>

Nothing :)

I think it is only a matter of naming (witnessed by the "rule list"
name used by cisco) and perhaps of having some default demux/mux of
'chains' (but that could give a loss of flexibility for no real
performance advantage).

	luigi


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