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From: Paolo Pisati <flag@libero.it>
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Subject: Re: how do I delete just one ipfw rule ?
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On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 06:53:56AM -0700, Josh Brooks wrote:
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> On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Luigi Rizzo wrote:
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> > no, it is not possible to delete them -- you have no way to tell
> > which rule to delete when multiple rules share the same number.
> 
> Are there any plans to make ipfw more flexible by changing the 65535 to
> the next power of two ?  So there are a lot more rules ?

How many rules do you need in your firewall?
I'm curious... =)

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