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From: "Russell Evans" <russell-evans@qwest.net>
Subject: Re: Need Help with making a bash script
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 13:00:43 -0700
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On Fri, 28 May 2004 17:36:49 -0400
"Fernando" <ferosspublic@comcast.net> wrote:

> I have two problems.
> 
> 
> 1. I'm making a script to add IP's to my blacklist...
> 
> I need to add three <tabs>, the word 'REJECT' and a #DDMMYYYY that
> it's being done to a text file that has the IP's in it... ie this is
> the original list;
> 
> 80.25.148.216
> 80.43.197.197
> 
> needs to end up like this...
> 
> 80.25.148.216            REJECT    #28052004
> 80.43.197.197            REJECT    #28052004
> 

Assuming that you are documenting why you are blocking an address,
instead of the date as a comment, you might was to use a case number.
The case number would point to a record of the event that triggered the
blocking, with the appropriate log files snips, packet traces, machines
effected, ...

Thank you
Russell