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From: "curby ." <curby.public@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: blocking IPs by file
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 17:59:38 -0600
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To: Thomas Raef <traef06@ebasedsecurity.com>
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On 9/1/05, Thomas Raef <traef06@ebasedsecurity.com> wrote:
> What's the best way to block a list of IP addresses from a text file?

I'm not sure if you're looking for an existing solution or want to
script your own.  If you want to make one, it's good to use a custom
chain because then you can easily add to it without reloading the
entire firewall or taking pains to find out where in the list of rules
you need to insert.