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From: Jan Humme <jan.humme@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Why are default policies not possible for user-defined chains?
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 18:32:20 +0200
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What is the reason that iptables does not support default policies on user-chains?

It seems like such a natural extension, and easy to implement. Or not? Is 
there perhaps a catch that I am overlooking?

Jan Humme.