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 # AutoFW
 
 This tool is inspired by fail2ban, but is simpler and less forgiving.
+There are no configuration files, and addresses stay blocked until they are explicitly removed.
 You provide it with a list of whitelisted and blacklisted IP addresses and ranges, and its output is a list of commands to blacklist slightly larger IP ranges covering multiple IP addresses.
 
 It assumes UFW for now.