From owner-freebsd-ipfw@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 6 11:52:37 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ipfw@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 387E6B18; Sat, 6 Jun 2015 11:52:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bycn82@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vn0-x233.google.com (mail-vn0-x233.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400c:c0f::233]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E59131955; Sat, 6 Jun 2015 11:52:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bycn82@gmail.com) Received: by vnbf129 with SMTP id f129so1895292vnb.2; Sat, 06 Jun 2015 04:52:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=DUHhljDhhgrztz7fVM7d46fvuVm/AFOQU9dTaM6ax/I=; b=kA0RAXpPtd5qSryZuXV4thm1brlePDcG8QoSlY1jl6abFefhfDSl2+gCQmIwyCXOWN xpBnoT9mdm3T0suMuAAyILRp1xnY7DOizHjUXsLHn4Cw4muOxWrmbNcbtRtzDHspMJlS LDMnONwasZoETmdKmfFrSJhZYNBMzDgcC6+uFJuKbl0/ioMzR7av9M3q5zDMY4XSj9nq p4/bJM1UFgZTvokLSsJVCz3+HsoVLO/5IgcTUU3hglk1NCcVwpMNvZTbKmCoO/sWcVUk WfLiKW6kXOWMjP3OQCDUBEULteMsx3ass8FhwDAt1+lcLNHz2Z5T4ZicLUSf3W0+drAX 5y4A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.65.38 with SMTP id u6mr14358134vds.24.1433591555348; Sat, 06 Jun 2015 04:52:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.31.174.6 with HTTP; Sat, 6 Jun 2015 04:52:35 -0700 (PDT) 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> Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 19:52:35 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Please, review my change to ipfw, I want to commit it :) From: bycn82 To: Ian Smith Cc: Lev Serebryakov , freebsd-ipfw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.20 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ipfw@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: IPFW Technical Discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2015 11:52:37 -0000 *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 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" >