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Subject: Re: puzzling "ipfw show" output
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On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:03-0800, James Long wrote:

> > Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:39:44 +0100 (CET)
> > From: Trond Endrest?l <Trond.Endrestol@fagskolen.gjovik.no>
> > Subject: Re: puzzling "ipfw show" output
> > To: FreeBSD stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
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> > Why do you need rule 65530 when the built-in rule 65535 does the same
> > job?
>
> Having rule 65530 there allows the ruleset to function consistently
> on systems configured to accept by default or deny by default.

Good point.

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