From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 14 17:17:04 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AFD8B29; Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:17:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cpet@sdf.org) Received: from sdf.org (ma.sdf.org [192.94.73.31]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01A899A8; Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:17:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ma.sdf.org (IDENT:U2FsdGVkX1+j9OdE9eP/0PwTB2geKrkRat3E00vTR8g@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sdf.org (8.14.4/8.14.3) with ESMTP id r3EGPNkq013418; Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:25:23 GMT Received: from 62-145-73-234.mach-six.com ([62.145.73.234]) (SquirrelMail authenticated user cpet) by ma.sdf.org with HTTP; Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:25:23 -0000 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20130414160648.GD96431@in-addr.com> References: <20130411201805.GD76816@FreeBSD.org> <7D8ACD5C-821D-4505-82E4-02267A7BA4F8@FreeBSD.org> <96D56EAE-E797-429E-AEC9-42B19B048CCC@FreeBSD.org> <6DEDD3EA-45C1-4549-AA13-5E4F6674BE3E@samsco.org> <2D0B66DB-E232-4F34-9D01-57DF226B9BAA@FreeBSD.org> <2DA4A561-3304-432D-B5D1-7053A27E758F@yahoo.com> <20130414160648.GD96431@in-addr.com> Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:25:23 -0000 Subject: Re: ipfilter(4) needs maintainer From: cpet@sdf.org To: "Gary Palmer" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.22 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: Warren Block , Scott Long , "current@freebsd.org" , Chris Rees , Rui Paulo , "net@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:17:04 -0000 Hi, I will see what I can do when I come back from work. PF is based on ipfilter so having 3 is indeed a bit much. Chris > On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 09:48:33AM -0600, Warren Block wrote: >> Is it possible to move ipfilter into a port? > > That may work short term, but the ENOMAINTAINER problem will quickly creep > up again as kernel APIs change. If the author has lost interest in > maintaining the FreeBSD port of ipfilter then unless someone steps forward > to carry on the work, I don't see much of a future for ipfilter in > FreeBSD > > Do we honestly need three packet filters? > > Regards, > > Gary > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >