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      g4m3c4ck
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      No problem! I enjoyed figuring it out. ;)

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        tommyboy180
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        I pushed the update and tested on 2.0BETA 5. I left a little something in the source for you g4m3c4ck.

        -Tom Schaefer
        SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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          g4m3c4ck
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          Thanks man I appreciate it. Hopefully I can find more time to be more active in the community.

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            tommyboy180
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            @g4m3c4ck:

            Thanks man I appreciate it. Hopefully I can find more time to be more active in the community.

            It's a lot of fun. You get to create packages that are used to help other people. All credit goes to you but other people also get to build off of your work.

            Right now I'm working on a dspam package. If you want you could write the GUI for it while I do the back end. I can start you off with what I have. Let me know if you want to.

            -Tom Schaefer
            SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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              Bai Shen
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              @tommyboy180:

              Right now I'm working on a dspam package. If you want you could write the GUI for it while I do the back end. I can start you off with what I have. Let me know if you want to.

              Is that the same as the spamd package that's already in the list?

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                tommyboy180
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                @Bai:

                @tommyboy180:

                Right now I'm working on a dspam package. If you want you could write the GUI for it while I do the back end. I can start you off with what I have. Let me know if you want to.

                Is that the same as the spamd package that's already in the list?

                No, they are different products.

                -Tom Schaefer
                SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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                  Bai Shen
                  last edited by

                  What's the difference?

                  How will yours work?

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                    g4m3c4ck
                    last edited by

                    I just looked over the package a bit and it seems like it could be useful to some. However, I have move all my mail use to the cloud so I am not sure how I could test anything.

                    Do you have a 2.0 Developer VM I could copy?

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                      tommyboy180
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                      @g4m3c4ck:

                      I just looked over the package a bit and it seems like it could be useful to some. However, I have move all my mail use to the cloud so I am not sure how I could test anything.

                      Do you have a 2.0 Developer VM I could copy?

                      I just develop on regular 2.0 BETA5.

                      -Tom Schaefer
                      SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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                        Cino
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                        Figured I would give this package try on the latest 2.0beta5 build. Package says its running and i can confirm ip networks using pfctl. In my system log, I'm seeing the below errors tho:

                        Feb 4 16:14:53 	php: /packages/countryblock/countryblock.php: The command 'rm lists/temp' returned exit code '1', the output was 'rm: lists/temp: No such file or directory'
                        Feb 4 16:14:41 	php: /packages/countryblock/countryblock.php: The command 'rm errorOUT.txt' returned exit code '1', the output was 'rm: errorOUT.txt: No such file or directory'
                        Feb 4 16:14:41 	php: /packages/countryblock/countryblock.php: The command 'rm -R /usr/local/www/packages/countryblock/lists' returned exit code '1', the output was 'rm: /usr/local/www/packages/countryblock/lists: No such file or directory'
                        

                        the files and directories are there, wondering if its because how the path is setup for the commands

                        BTW, great work on this package!

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                          sdennis
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                          I wanted to report that following the instructions in this thread, I was successfully able to install Country Block in 1.2.3. and the system is currently 14,384 networks (20 countries).

                          I also wanted to say "thank you" because pfSense with Country Block stopped a problem that I'd been having for quite some time.  I run a bulletin board system (yep, we're still out there) that is available via telnet and my poor BBS was just getting absolutely hammered by systems from all over the world such as Egypt, Turkey, UAE, Peru, India, Korea, China, and Russia just to name a few.  Since I installed pfSense and Country Block, things have been "normal".

                          Thanks for all the hard work you've put into Country Block.  It's made a world of difference here!

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                            tommyboy180
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                            @sdennis:

                            I wanted to report that following the instructions in this thread, I was successfully able to install Country Block in 1.2.3. and the system is currently 14,384 networks (20 countries).

                            I also wanted to say "thank you" because pfSense with Country Block stopped a problem that I'd been having for quite some time.  I run a bulletin board system (yep, we're still out there) that is available via telnet and my poor BBS was just getting absolutely hammered by systems from all over the world such as Egypt, Turkey, UAE, Peru, India, Korea, China, and Russia just to name a few.  Since I installed pfSense and Country Block, things have been "normal".

                            Thanks for all the hard work you've put into Country Block.  It's made a world of difference here!

                            I'm glad to hear it. That's exactly what countryblock is for, reducing SPAM and unwanted traffic. Thank you for your support!

                            -Tom Schaefer
                            SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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                              g4m3c4ck
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                              @tommyboy180:

                              @g4m3c4ck:

                              I just looked over the package a bit and it seems like it could be useful to some. However, I have move all my mail use to the cloud so I am not sure how I could test anything.

                              Do you have a 2.0 Developer VM I could copy?

                              I just develop on regular 2.0 BETA5.

                              How do you compile then?

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                                tommyboy180
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                                @g4m3c4ck:

                                @tommyboy180:

                                @g4m3c4ck:

                                I just looked over the package a bit and it seems like it could be useful to some. However, I have move all my mail use to the cloud so I am not sure how I could test anything.

                                Do you have a 2.0 Developer VM I could copy?

                                I just develop on regular 2.0 BETA5.

                                How do you compile then?

                                I don't compile. All my packages are based on scripts that I wrote.
                                Edit: Errr, that is to say I program in assembly or what ever makes me sound cooler :)

                                -Tom Schaefer
                                SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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                                  XIII
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                                  @tommyboy180:

                                  I don't compile. All my packages are based on scripts that I wrote.
                                  Edit: Errr, that is to say I program in assembly or what ever makes me sound cooler :)

                                  Your picture says it all but..program is better IMO.

                                  -Chris Stutzman
                                  Sys0:2.0.1: AMD Sempron 140 @2.7 1024M RAM 100GHD
                                  Sys1:2.0.1: Intel P4 @2.66 1024M RAM 40GHD
                                  freedns.afraid.org - Free DNS dynamic DNS subdomain and domain hosting.
                                  Check out the pfSense Wiki

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                                    tommyboy180
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                                    @XIII:

                                    @tommyboy180:

                                    I don't compile. All my packages are based on scripts that I wrote.
                                    Edit: Errr, that is to say I program in assembly or what ever makes me sound cooler :)

                                    Your picture says it all but..program is better IMO.

                                    Why program something when you can script it easily? This not only makes it easy for you to distribute but also easy for users to debug and modify for their own use. I think scripting when you can gives you and your users more power.

                                    -Tom Schaefer
                                    SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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                                      XIII
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                                      I know scripting is easier and I agree with all the points you made but I was just saying that one sounds better than the other, not that it is easier or is actually better in practice.

                                      -Chris Stutzman
                                      Sys0:2.0.1: AMD Sempron 140 @2.7 1024M RAM 100GHD
                                      Sys1:2.0.1: Intel P4 @2.66 1024M RAM 40GHD
                                      freedns.afraid.org - Free DNS dynamic DNS subdomain and domain hosting.
                                      Check out the pfSense Wiki

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                                        g4m3c4ck
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                                        Only reason I asked about compiling because It is needed to create the binaries from source. I was not necessarily suggesting you code :)

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                                          Trufelli
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                                          I'm using pFsense 1.2.3 release and I'm getting this error:

                                          Current Status = NOT running
                                          /tmp/rules.debug:134: rule label too long (max 63 chars)
                                          You are blocking 0 Networks

                                          I got all country blocked except where I live. I am using the following packages:

                                          • Dashboard
                                          • Fit123
                                          • Bandwidthd
                                          • Rate
                                          • Squid

                                          Already uninstalled the package of CB and reinstaled, but I got the same error.

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                                            tommyboy180
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                                            @Trufelli:

                                            I'm using pFsense 1.2.3 release and I'm getting this error:

                                            Current Status = NOT running
                                            /tmp/rules.debug:134: rule label too long (max 63 chars)
                                            You are blocking 0 Networks

                                            I got all country blocked except where I live. I am using the following packages:

                                            • Dashboard
                                            • Fit123
                                            • Bandwidthd
                                            • Rate
                                            • Squid

                                            Already uninstalled the package of CB and reinstaled, but I got the same error.

                                            How many firewall entries do you have? Does it work for a little while after you reboot?

                                            -Tom Schaefer
                                            SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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