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Date:      Mon, 7 Sep 1998 12:45:27 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
To:        luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it (Luigi Rizzo)
Cc:        net@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Will the TEE function of IPFW be ever implemented/necessary ?
Message-ID:  <199809071945.MAA07690@bubba.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <199809070245.EAA15917@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> from Luigi Rizzo at "Sep 7, 98 04:45:44 am"

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Luigi Rizzo writes:
> as the subject says, i was wondering if the TEE function in IPFW
> will be ever implemented. I cannot see what it can do that would not be
> possible using bpf, and from the point of view of efficiency also there
> is no advantage, i think, since you have to copy the packet anyways...

I think it makes sense to have it as an ipfw option.. the only
problem is that it's just difficult to implement (because the
divert code writes into the packet before delivery).

Are you saying you want to implement it or get rid of it? :-)

-Archie

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