(proxy) add a notice to inform the user about the need to download the list. closes https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/1432

Add ruleset-optimization option in firewall settings. 

Further clean-up of generated firewall rules.

Remove filter_generate_network_aliases since it is not used anywhere and redundant with internal (<if>)/(<if>:network) directives

This sort of reverts commit 5f319ade.

align max username length, ref https://github.com/opnsense/src/blob/4036f873755a3ceeb73c9292065c3530ebfd08e0/sys/sys/param.h#L103

Fix a203c699 to prevent matching interfaces with 'ip' in the end of the end. Thanks to @fichtner and @fabianfrz for helping with regex (#1430)

The restart was moved just below the stop now, which could cause
potential issues.  Need to be careful now...

Clean-up how interface address/network rules are generated.

Add modulate state as an option for state tracking

remove filter_address_add_vips_subnets and references to it, since it is no loger needed with (<if>) and (<if>:network) syntax

(filter) force a reload of filterdns when filter reloads, closes https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/1396