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Re: [midcom] WG scope/deliverables

2001-01-31 23:40:04


Ed Gerck wrote:

Keith Moore wrote:

I expressed an opinion that this group should confine itself to addressing
short-term goals rather than trying to make NATs a part of the Internet
architecture.

NATs are already part of the Internet, and gaining share.

An alternate perspective is that the Internet continues
to (mostly) work despite the presence of NATs.

It is a paradox to begin one standard by selectively omitting
current standards (e.g., RFC1122). 

Joe



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