ebegin, eend, einfo,... are all functions form the Gentoo-Linux. So it looks like this: * Setting /proc options... [ ok ] * Takeing care of IANA... [ ok ] The * is green, [] are blue and the ok is also green. If it fails the ok is repleaced with an red !! So this is only for good looking: :) Greets, Christian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arnt Karlsen" <arnt@xxxxxxx> To: <netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 7:45 AM Subject: Re: Problem with connection-tracking and FTP > On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:01:26 +0100, > "Christian Gmeiner" <christian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > <002001c3df6e$a97416e0$0600a8c0@blackbox>: > > > Hi everybody. > > > > I am working on a little firewall script. Everything works just fine, > > but i dont get the ftp protocoll working. > > > > I call this two function to get ftp working: > > > > # ================================== > > FTP() > > { > > ebegin "Seting rules for active/passive FTP" > > ..<snip> > > > eend $? > > } > > ..does whatever which is supposed to parse this, > understand "ebegin" and "eend" ??? > > -- > ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) > ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... > Scenarios always come in sets of three: > best case, worst case, and just in case. > > >