[30854] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: ARIN Policy on IP-based Web Hosting
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christian Kuhtz)
Thu Aug 31 19:30:39 2000
From: "Christian Kuhtz" <ck@arch.bellsouth.net>
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:40:44 -0400
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> Why can't they use those apps through NAT? I do it from home quite often.
Ever tried peer to peer communication between two peers, each hidden behind
seperate NAT'ed networks? (i won't even mention the poorly written application
routine) *slams buzzer* sorry, using an intermediate server is typically not a
terribly scalable approach. thanks for playing, though. :-)
To prescribe such process that you must NAT as a default is insane.
Nonetheless, it should be encouraged where feasible.
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Christian Kuhtz, Sr. Network Architect Architecture, BellSouth.net
<ck@arch.bellsouth.net> -wk, <ck@gnu.org> -hm Atlanta, GA
"Speaking for myself only."
