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Date:      Thu, 15 Aug 1996 19:53:48 +1000 (EST)
From:      Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>
To:        jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: ipfw vs ipfilter?
Message-ID:  <199608150953.CAA28301@freefall.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <16927.840070508@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Aug 14, 96 05:55:08 pm

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In some mail from Jordan K. Hubbard, sie said:
> 
> > This reminds me of programming in BASIC, way back, when you needed to
> > use line numbers for GOTO's, etc, and eventually, you will run into
> > the same "problem" and need to renumber.  I really don't see a win
> 
> Ah, but then all good basics eventually had a RENUMBER command (even
> if hacked out by some 3rd party) for handling this for you.  If you
> want to implement it in a compatible fashion, I seem to remember that
> it generally took base and increment arguments. :-) :-)

Are you suggesting a "renumber" option for ipfw might be a good idea ? :-)

Darren

(do we have to continue to embaress ourselves about how well we know how
 to program in real BASIC ?:-)



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