--- Mike Mestnik <cheako911@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:51:21 -0700 (PDT) > From: Mike Mestnik <cheako911@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: IPP2P: Simular project l7-filter. > To: Eicke Friedrich <tady@xxxxxxx> > > --- Eicke Friedrich <tady@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Mike Mestnik wrote: > > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/l7-filter/ > > > Providse and posibly replaces your project. Thay use regex(in > kernel > > > space) to filter packets in much the same way you do. How ever > regex > > is > > > not going into the kernel! > > We don't. They parse the payload using regular expressions thus > > accepting mismatches (1% for edonkey pattern). I try to avoid > > mismatches using size checks for edonkey for example. As regular > > expressions can't express size checks I can't use them. So make sure > > you understand how different projects work and what they aim at before > > > you say something like "replaces your project". > > > Sharing developer resources is better then having competing developer > resources. I think what you should be saying here is "I'd love to help > l7filter add these missing features to there software." > > > > I would hope that you would provide the l7 ppl with any paterns you > > may > > > have and that you-all can work together to create the next > generation > > of > > > layer7 and/or p2p filtering software. > > What do you think? My software is open source so I do NOT keep any > > patterns in secret. Before you demand something from me you should > > check the l7 patterns if it is'nt already done. They already use some > > of my matches. > > > That's correct. However it's your mind, and more importantly hands and > keyboard, that could be used. Users will enjoy having the best of both > worlds, regex and size checks working together. > > > Regards, > > Eicke. > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / LARTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://lartc.org/
