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From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFT] Improve iptables error reporting
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:56:49 +0200
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	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
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Martin Josefsson wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, Martin Josefsson wrote:
> 
>> Here's a small patch that reworks the iptables/ip6tables error
>> reporting a bit. The purpose of this patch is to try to provide more
>> resonable error messages.
> 
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> Please test and report success or failure. I'm likely to have missed
>> some/many errors.
> 
> 
> No takers on this?


I'm testing it locally. So far nicer error messages, no problems.

> Maybe we should merge it to make people test it? :)


I think thats a good idea, we need a few -rcs for the next release
anyway.

BTW, Pablo, any plans for the rc-release?