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From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Subject: Re: [IPTABLES PATCH] chain name should not start with '!'
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 02:54:29 +0200
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Yasuyuki KOZAKAI wrote:
> From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
> Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:10:47 +0200
> 
> 
>>>This patch fixes the bug allows to create the chain with name "!".
>>
>>Is there a technical reason for this or is it just "cleanup"?
> 
> 
> -F, -X, -L, -Z cannot take chain names which have prefix "!".
> 
> Of cause we can fix processing of their commands, but changing -N is
> the easiest way and I think it's better to avoid to use confusing chain name.

Thanks for the explanation, I've applied your patch.

Regards
Patrick