Re: [midcom] WG scope/deliverables

[Joe Touch]

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