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Re: FAQ 3.3



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

/marco

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-misc@openbsd.org [mailto:owner-misc@openbsd.org] 
> On Behalf Of Marco Peereboom
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 20:57
> To: nick@holland-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-misc@openbsd.org [mailto:owner-misc@openbsd.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