Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table | | From | Valdis.Kletnieks@vt ... | | Date | Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:47:34 -0400 | |
On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:40:02 +0300, Al Boldi said:
> Sure, the idea was to mark the filter table obsolete as to make people start
> using the mangle table to do their filtering for new setups. The filter
> table would then still be available for legacy/special setups. But this
> would only be possible if we at least ported the REJECT target to mangle.
That's *half* the battle. The other half is explaining why I should move
from a perfectly functional setup that uses the filter table. What gains
do I get from doing so? What isn't working that I don't know about? etc?
In other words - why do I want to move from filter to mangle?
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