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Re: FAQ 3.3

From: Marco Peereboom (slashpeereboom.us)
Date: Thu May 01 2003 - 21:12:13 CDT


In: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/queueing.html
There are several instances of "Queueing" this should be "Queuing".

/marco

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-miscopenbsd.org [mailto:owner-miscopenbsd.org]
> On Behalf Of Marco Peereboom
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 20:57
> To: nickholland-consulting.net; 'Misc OpenBSD'
> Subject: Re: FAQ 3.3
>
>
> A little typo in http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/macros.html
>
> Bottom paragraph:
> The macro $all_hosts now expands to 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2.
>
> Should be:
> The macro $all_hosts now expands to 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.2.
>
> /marco
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-miscopenbsd.org [mailto:owner-miscopenbsd.org]
> > On Behalf Of Nick Holland
> > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 10:58
> > To: Misc OpenBSD
> > Subject: FAQ 3.3
> >
> >
> > As I have for the last few releases, I have updated the OpenBSD FAQ
> > http://www.openbsd.org/faq/index.html
> > to reflect OpenBSD 3.3, however there are a few things I wish
> > to point out for 3.3...
> >
> > Tom Cosgrove has been doing a great job of getting me an
> > updated and well-made .PDF of the FAQ on a weekly basis, and
> > wrote me a set of scripts to make a very nice text file
> > version of the FAQ. As these are now stored on the FTP
> > servers, I don't get to publicly thank him for this, or even
> > make it clear that it is happening, but it has been, and is
> > being mirrored to your nearest FTP mirror. Thanks, Tom!
> >
> > You can find them in the /pub/OpenBSD/doc directory on your
> > favorite FTP mirror.
> >
> > As most people probably know, the FAQ follows release, but I
> > have kept the most recent 3.2 versions of the FAQ in PDF and
> > text format in this same directory.
> >
> >
> >
> > Every once in a while, you get an E-Mail, and suddenly,
> > everything changes... I got a note from Joel Knight,
> > offering to help write some stuff for the FAQ on PF. I
> > showed him my framework, and as usual, I said, "Show me". A
> > couple days latter, he hands me a great document on
> > queueing...and he just kept on writing...
> >
> > So now... [cue the drum roll please]
> > ==============================================================
> > Introducing the New PF FAQ!
> >
> http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/index.html
> =============================================================
>
> As with everything in the FAQ, it is intended to suppliment
> the on-line man pages, not replace them, but if you have been
> looking to understand some of the more advanced topics of PF,
> check it out.
> Also, as with everything in the FAQ, the PF FAQ is going to
> stay in a perpetual state of enhancement and revision for
> quite some time. This is not just a "beginner's" document
> anymore, check out the sections of
> it:
>
> Configuration
> Lists and Macros
> Tables
> Options
> Scrub
> Queueing
> Network Address Translation
> Traffic Redirection
> Packet Filtering
> Logging
> Anchors and Named (Sub) Rule Sets
> Shortcuts for Creating Rule Sets
> Address Pools and Load Balancing
> Performance
> Issues with FTP
> Example: Firewall for Home or Small Office
>
> (Can you tell I'm a little excited about this? In all
> honesty, this was my most exciting commit since my very first
> with the project.)
>
> Tom Cosgrove has been kind enough to start spinning out .PDF
> files of the PF FAQ, also in the same /pub/OpenBSD/doc
> directory mentioned above (first one is already there!)
>
>
> Thanks to Sam Smith, Tom Cosgrove, Saad Kadhi, Horacio, and
> all the others who have helped me proof-read and error check
> the FAQ. I'd also like to thank the translation team
> (http://www.openbsd.org/translation.html) for all their hard work.
>
>
> Nick.
> --
> http://www.holland-consulting.net