Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 19:52:35 +0800 From: bycn82 <bycn82@gmail.com> To: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> Cc: Lev Serebryakov <lev@freebsd.org>, freebsd-ipfw <freebsd-ipfw@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Please, review my change to ipfw, I want to commit it :) Message-ID: <CAC%2BJH2w%2BKwom5vpwfjtQzxh_C_tTY6khWHH9ZYfFAJ3Y=Oj5rQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20150606154353.M91076@sola.nimnet.asn.au> References: <556C6CBB.5010803@FreeBSD.org> <20150602214303.V91076@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <20150606154353.M91076@sola.nimnet.asn.au>
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*Hello,* *Can you please explain what is going one again,* *Sorry I did not follow the emails, I am not checking the FB email for a while, * *I think I missed some emails.* *e.g * *what is the purpose of the "*skip-immediate-action" *Regards,* *Bycn82* On 6 June 2015 at 13:58, Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> wrote: > Lev, a further thought. > > I've seen melifaro's new comments, but can't comment on those except > that we are agreed on really needing some usage examples. > > On Tue, 2 Jun 2015 22:39:40 +1000, Ian Smith wrote: > > > It would be nice if skip-immediate-action could be shortened, especially > > where printed by ip_fw2.c .. skip-action may be enough? defer-action? > > This use of 'skip' bugs me in another way; it could easily be confused > by some with skipto, just by use of the word. Various example rulesets > actually use $skip as shorthand for 'skipto $somerule', for example. > > I think that 'defer' - put off to a later time, postpone - or perhaps > less favourably but similar enough, 'delay', would provide clearer > meaning here, especially if the deferred action is itself a 'skipto'. > > cheers, Ian > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ipfw@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ipfw > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ipfw-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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