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Re: NATs *ARE* evil!

2000-12-15 19:30:03

"Scott" == Scott Bradner <sob(_at_)harvard(_dot_)edu> writes:
    Scott> the use of private addresses - something that a whole lot of
    Scott> firewalls also do - howcum the subject line is not "NATs &
    Scott> Firewalls are evil!" or "use of private addresses is evil!"?

  Not all firewalls do NAT.
  Firewalls that do NATs are included in the definition of NAT/NAPT.

  Some application firewalls exist that don't change the addresses at all.
They still mess up the end-to-end nature of the internet, but that's their
stated purpose.  

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