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From: "Jee J.Z." <jz105@york.ac.uk>
Subject: NF_DROP and NF_STOLEN
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 19:09:25 +0100
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Hi all,

Could anybody let me know what actual difference the targets NF_DROP and
NF_STOLEN make to the kernel? As far as I know, both of them tell the kernel
to forget the packet. In "Linux netfilter Hacking HOWTO", it says NF_DROP
tells netfilter to drop the packet, and NF_STOLEN tells netfilter that the
registered module has taken over the packet. I don't fully understand what
the module can do to the packet by taking over it and how.

Can anyone be kind enough to explain this or show me an example that a
module takes over packets and does something to them?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Regards,
Jee