On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Ugo Bellavance <u...@lubik.ca> wrote:

> I would like to make sure my rules in the best order.  I understand that the
> rules are processed from top to bottom, so I should place the rules that are
> most used at top.  However, how long lasts a state?  I just want to know
> whether a long stream of data (a backup, for example) between two hosts will
> hit the rules more or less than my smtp server, for example (less data, but
> more connections).

Once a state is established, the rules are not referenced for that
connection again.  The "check-state" happens pretty close to the top.
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