Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table

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On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:40:02 +0300, Al Boldi said:

> Sure, the idea was to mark the filter table obsolete as to make people start 
> using the mangle table to do their filtering for new setups.  The filter 
> table would then still be available for legacy/special setups.  But this 
> would only be possible if we at least ported the REJECT target to mangle.

That's *half* the battle.  The other half is explaining why I should move
from a perfectly functional setup that uses the filter table.  What gains
do I get from doing so?  What isn't working that I don't know about? etc?

In other words - why do I want to move from filter to mangle?

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