[Iptperl-general] Is IPTables::IPv4 Perl module trustable?

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Hi guys,

My question is exactly the one in the e-mail subject: Is IPTables::IPv4
Perl module trustable?

This module is a perl interface to the 'libiptc' library, written by,
Derrik Pates. I'd like to use it in an application.
But I read in netfilter's FAQ the following:

"4.5 Is there an C/C++ API for adding/removing rules?
The answer unfortunately is: No.
Now you might think 'but what about libiptc?'. As has been pointed out
numerous times on the mailinglist(s), libiptc was _NEVER_ meant to be =
used
as a public interface. We don't guarantee a stable interface, and it is
planned to remove it in the next incarnation of linux packet filtering.
libiptc is way too low-layer to be used reasonably anyway.
We are well aware that there is a fundamental lack for such an API, and =
we
are working on improving that situation. Until then, it is recommended =
to
either use system() or open a pipe into stdin of iptables-restore. The
latter will give you a way better performance."

Does someone else already tested it before? Does someone else there =
knows
its internals?

Thanks,
bruno negr=E3o