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From: Sandman <mr@sandman.net>
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Subject: Max number of iptable rules?
Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 21:45:39 +0200
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The man page doesn't seem to say. I saw something that suggested that 
it may have maxed out at about 5000 rules, could that be true?

I'm adding them as I find them in the log files, and there are 
thousands of hosts... 

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Sandman[.net]