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Date:      Thu, 16 Jan 1997 20:57:00 -0800 (PST)
From:      Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
To:        rbezuide@oskar.nanoteq.co.za (Reinier Bezuidenhout)
Cc:        archie@whistle.com, ejs@bfd.com, nate@mt.sri.com, phk@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ipfw cannot do this...
Message-ID:  <199701170457.UAA27895@bubba.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <199701161206.OAA14163@oskar.nanoteq.co.za> from Reinier Bezuidenhout at "Jan 16, 97 02:06:36 pm"

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> > > Actually, what I really want is an ipfw add skip XXX ... where if
> > > something matches the rule, skip all other rules below XXX (yes, I always
> > > number my rules:-)
> > 
> > Just use the rule "ipfw accept". The packet is permitted and remaining
> > rules are ignored.
> 
> Maybe he means just jumping a few rules and then continue enforcing the
> rules from XXX onward.

Ah, that would be cool.

But "goto" would be easier to read/comprehend than "skip".

That is, assuming you really want to add a "goto"... :-)

-Archie

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