>>>>> "Scott" == Scott Bradner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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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