+/* ***************** IPv4/IPv6 parsing ****************** */
+
+struct GNUNET_STRINGS_PortPolicy
+{
+
+ /**
+ * Starting port range (0 if none given).
+ */
+ uint16_t start_port;
+
+ /**
+ * End of port range (0 if none given).
+ */
+ uint16_t end_port;
+
+ /**
+ * #GNUNET_YES if the port range should be negated
+ * ("!" in policy).
+ */
+ int negate_portrange;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief IPV4 network in CIDR notation.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_STRINGS_IPv4NetworkPolicy
+{
+ /**
+ * IPv4 address.
+ */
+ struct in_addr network;
+
+ /**
+ * IPv4 netmask.
+ */
+ struct in_addr netmask;
+
+ /**
+ * Policy for port access.
+ */
+ struct GNUNET_STRINGS_PortPolicy pp;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief network in CIDR notation for IPV6.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_STRINGS_IPv6NetworkPolicy
+{
+ /**
+ * IPv6 address.
+ */
+ struct in6_addr network;
+
+ /**
+ * IPv6 netmask.
+ */
+ struct in6_addr netmask;
+
+ /**
+ * Policy for port access.
+ */
+ struct GNUNET_STRINGS_PortPolicy pp;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Parse an IPv4 network policy. The argument specifies a list of
+ * subnets. The format is <tt>(network[/netmask][:[!]SPORT-DPORT];)*</tt>
+ * (no whitespace, must be terminated with a semicolon). The network
+ * must be given in dotted-decimal notation. The netmask can be given
+ * in CIDR notation (/16) or in dotted-decimal (/255.255.0.0).
+ *
+ * @param routeListX a string specifying the IPv4 subnets
+ * @return the converted list, terminated with all zeros;
+ * NULL if the synatx is flawed
+ */
+struct GNUNET_STRINGS_IPv4NetworkPolicy *
+GNUNET_STRINGS_parse_ipv4_policy (const char *routeListX);
+
+
+/**
+ * Parse an IPv6 network policy. The argument specifies a list of
+ * subnets. The format is <tt>(network[/netmask[:[!]SPORT[-DPORT]]];)*</tt>
+ * (no whitespace, must be terminated with a semicolon). The network
+ * must be given in colon-hex notation. The netmask must be given in
+ * CIDR notation (/16) or can be omitted to specify a single host.
+ * Note that the netmask is mandatory if ports are specified.
+ *
+ * @param routeListX a string specifying the policy
+ * @return the converted list, 0-terminated, NULL if the synatx is flawed
+ */
+struct GNUNET_STRINGS_IPv6NetworkPolicy *
+GNUNET_STRINGS_parse_ipv6_policy (const char *routeListX);
+
+
+