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diff --git a/source/n/iptables/slack-desc b/source/n/iptables/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..55423f5f --- /dev/null +++ b/source/n/iptables/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':'. + + |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| +iptables: iptables (IP packet filter administration) +iptables: +iptables: iptables is a packet filter administration tool. +iptables: +iptables: Iptables can be used to build internet firewalls based on stateless +iptables: and stateful packet filtering, use NAT and masquerading for sharing +iptables: internet access if you don't have enough public IP addresses, use NAT +iptables: to implement transparent proxies, aid the tc and iproute2 systems +iptables: used to build sophisticated QoS and policy routers, do further packet +iptables: manipulation (mangling) like altering the TOS/DSCP/ECN bits of the IP +iptables: header, and much more. See: http://www.netfilter.org |