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RE: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN?

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Bush)
Sun Dec 31 14:32:53 2000

From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
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To: "Deron J. Ringen" <djr@eng.bellsouth.net>
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Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 11:29:20 -0800
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> That makes perfect sense to me...there is not a better way to protect a
> box from a DOS/hack than to only give it a private address.

this is a common fantasy.  changing the its license place does not change
the vulnerability of your car to an accident.

randy


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