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Subject: control ipfw from inside a program
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howto control ipfw from inside a program ? (sorry new):
a) exec (or other) a shell command, or
b) program a sysctl (or other) call of some kind.
caveat: dunno much about these calls from
a program  - all kind help appreciated.
thanks, tom