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From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
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Subject: Re: kern/116009: [ipfw] [patch] Ignore errors when loading ruleset
 from file + rule replacement command
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The following reply was made to PR kern/116009; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org,  alter@alter.org.ua
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Subject: Re: kern/116009: [ipfw] [patch] Ignore errors when loading ruleset
 from file + rule replacement command
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:06:25 -0700

 I added some code already last year to allow ipfw to continue on after some failures
 if the -q option is in use (especially delete). I certainly do agree that 
 bombing out is a less that optimal behaviour when automatic 
 use is required.