On Dec 13, 2010, at 1:51 PM, Ryan Barnett wrote:

> Hey Jim,
> This is the recommended approach.  Previously, we had the file in the
> base_rules directory and it was called
> modsecurity_crs_48_local_exceptions.conf.  We needed to change this as a CRS
> update would overwrite the locally updated file.  I initially moved it up
> one level to get it out of the base_rules directory sot that it wouldn't
> accidentally be included in an Include wildcard directive.  After looking at
> this some more, we still had issues with people wild-carding all *.conf in
> the main directory.... So, I went in and renamed it to have an ".example"
> extension.  With this new extension, we can now just move it back to the
> base_rules directory.
> 
> So, to make this long explanation clear :)  We will move the
> modsecurity_crs_48_local_exceptions.conf.example file back into the
> base_rules directory.  Users should then rename it and drop the ".example"
> extension when they want to add local exceptions.  This should make updates
> easier as the CRS will only update the ".extension" file and it should be in
> the right location to work with the numbering scheme.
> 
> Sorry for the confusion :)

Cool.  Looking back through archives, change logs, and release notes, that was 
pretty much what I had surmised.  It's good to have confirmation, though.  
Thanks!

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