Brad Bendily wrote:
> On 10/10/07, Tom Eastep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Nico Pagliaro wrote:
>>> What is the propose of the flag OPTIMEZE?
>> http://www.shorewall.net/manpages/shorewall.conf.html
>>
>> -Tom
>>
> So, i've read the definition of  the OPTIMIZE flag:
>     These extra rules can be eliminated by setting OPTIMIZE=1.
>     The OPTIMIZE setting also controls the suppression of redundant
> wildcard rules (those specifying "all" in the SOURCE or DEST column).
> A wildcard rule is considered to be redundant when it has the same
> ACTION and Log Level as the applicable policy.
> 
> What reason would we want to leave this at 0? Why is this an option?
> Wouldn't you always want it optimized?

Making it unconditional could have broken existing configurations.

-Tom
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