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The Book of PF
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The Book of PF

by Peter N.M. Hansteen
December 2007
Intermediate to advanced
184 pages
4h 45m
English
No Starch Press
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A Little Encouragement: A PF Haiku

If you are not quite convinced yet (or even if you are reading on anyway), a little encouragement may be in order. Over the years, a good many people have said and written their bit about PF—sometimes odd, sometimes wonderful, and sometimes just downright strange.

The poem quoted below is a good indication of the level of feeling PF sometimes inspires in its users. The poem appeared on the PF mailing list in a thread that started with a message with the subject "Things pf can't do?" in May 2004. The message had been written by someone who did not have a lot of firewall experience and who consequently found it hard to get the setup he or she wanted.

This, of course, led to some discussion, with several participants ...

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