#964402 netmask: manpage mentions out of date software

Package:
netmask
Source:
netmask
Description:
helps determine network masks
Submitter:
Date:
2021-11-14 12:09:02 UTC
Severity:
minor
Tags:
#964402#5
Date:
2020-07-06 18:38:19 UTC
From:
To:
Hiho,

the manpage of netmask still mentions software like ipchains, which is
not part of any Debian release any more. AFAIR ipchains was Linux kernel
2.2, which latest version was released in 2005, and it's successor
iptables introduced with kernel 2.4 in 2001 is now going to be replaced
by nftables. Maybe it is time to remove this old piece of software from
the manpage.

Best regards,
Martin