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From: Daniel Hartmeier <daniel@benzedrine.cx>
To: Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org>
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On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 11:20:42PM -0700, Doug Hardie wrote:

> I am trying to understand what pf is trying to tell me.  Its generating those messages for a reason.  The volume of them depends on how many rules have log in them and how often they are invoked.  

Some explanations can be found in

  http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20060928081238

search for "BAD state" in the text.

Kind regards,
Daniel