A more flexible way to create a new BaCon rule is for users
to define their own rules by specifying all attributes mentioned
previously. Users may add a new rule without activating it.
Inactive rules remain in the BaCon system database but are
not executed in iptables and tc. The capability to deactivate
rules without deleting them allows users to schedule an active
period for each rule. BaCon’s user-friendly GUI currently lets
users set hour-of-day and day-of-week for a rule to become
active, such as every Monday, or every work hour on every
weekday.