Firestarter firewall seems very complex

[Claude Jones]

I've built my firewall using Firestarter, Ver 1.03. If I turn it off, 
and do iptables -vL, I get a wide open no rules iptables list. When 
turned on, it has what seems like a very simple 5-policy set of rules 
for inbound  - no outbound policies at all. Yet, when I give the 
iptables -vsL command, I get a huge complex set of rules and chains that 
I haven't seemingly configured. I'd post it  but it takes up nearly 
three screens. Anyone know the short answer to why this is happenning?   

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Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA, USA