On 2020-05-12 23:00 +0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jeng...@inai.de>
> ---
>
> Simplify the trigger case by dropping mentions of P_3.
> New -A commands as proposed.
>
> extensions/libip6t_REJECT.man | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
> extensions/libipt_REJECT.man | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/extensions/libip6t_REJECT.man b/extensions/libip6t_REJECT.man
> index 0030a51f..cc845e6f 100644
> --- a/extensions/libip6t_REJECT.man
> +++ b/extensions/libip6t_REJECT.man
> @@ -30,3 +30,23 @@ TCP RST packet to be sent back. This is mainly useful for
> blocking
> hosts (which won't accept your mail otherwise).
> \fBtcp\-reset\fP
> can only be used with kernel versions 2.6.14 or later.
> +.PP
> +\fIWarning:\fP You should not indiscrimnately apply the REJECT target to
^ typo
> +packets whose connection state is classified as INVALID; instead, you should
> +only DROP these.
> +.PP
> +Consider a source host transmitting a packet P, with P experiencing so much
> +delay along its path that the source host issues a retransmission, P_2, with
> +P_2 being succesful in reaching its destination and advancing the connection
^ typo
