From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Thu Jan 12 21:50:04 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E103416A43B
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:50:04 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr)
Received: from rosebud.otenet.gr (rosebud.otenet.gr [195.170.0.94])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2884643D5A
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:50:03 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr)
Received: from flame.pc (aris.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.226])
	by rosebud.otenet.gr (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-8) with SMTP id
	k0CLnrX6008367; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:49:56 +0200
Received: by flame.pc (Postfix, from userid 1001)
	id 8EDB611723; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:48:20 +0200 (EET)
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:48:20 +0200
From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To: fbsd_user <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>
Message-ID: <20060112214820.GB97115@flame.pc>
References: <43C6C55E.5000703@scls.lib.wi.us>
	<MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGEEHAHLAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGEEHAHLAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>
Cc: Martin McCormick <martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu>,
	Greg Barniskis <nalists@scls.lib.wi.us>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Strange Failure Mode in FreeBSD 4.11
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:50:05 -0000

On 2006-01-12 16:28, fbsd_user <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> wrote:
> The firewall section of the handbook states that the
> rc.firewall file is an example.
> You really should read the firewall section of the handbook
> and use the working examples contained there.

The Handbook section is blatantly wrong, if you ask me.  Neither the
manpage of rc.firewall nor the script itself mention this.  The relevant
bits should be stripped off from the Handbook, as they are clearly
misinformed.