On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 04:10:36PM -0800, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
>  I agree, since putting that at the netfilter level obviates the need
>  for special purpose code in any arbitrary application needing access
>  to the DMZ via an IP returned by a DNS lookup that hands back the
>  router's external IP.  It also eliminates needing to separately
>  configure whatever peice of software that may be, and the requirement
>  of an internal DNS server, hosts entry, or separate dmz domain
>  visible only from the internal network.

Thanks for your comment.  The issue has already been resolved, since
there now is a local-nat patch in patch-o-matic which fully supports DNAT in
OUTPUT.  We will submit it for kernel inclusion soon.

> mailto: (Karl M. Hegbloom) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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