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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
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Subject: Re: Freebsd 3.0 current fails ipfilter 3.2b8 build (fwd)
To: darrenr@cyber.com.au (Darren Reed)
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 02:02:53 +0000 (GMT)
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In-Reply-To: <199710170037.KAA24115@plum.cyber.com.au> from "Darren Reed" at Oct 17, 97 10:37:03 am
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> > I think that's because they are needed externally.
> > the flags word is passed around independantly of the 
> > ifnet.  (e.g. through the API)
> 
> okay, this is the second time you're referred to the API.
> 
> Where can it be found ? Who is responsible for it ?

W. Richard Stevens.

If the code isn't portable to Linux, SVR4, and Solaris without
compile time switches, why write it?


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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