David Frascone wrote: > Ok, I have to say something. > > I agree that NATs are evil, and *should* not exist. But, since ISP's > currently charge tons of money for more than one IP address, they always > *will* exist. I wish there were more appreciation for the ephemeral nature of solutions. Other things that "always *will* exist": - freon - smoking in bars - tobacco/hard liquor ads on TV - the dodo I'm sure we could find a better list off-line; the point is that each of the above had reasons why it was inevitible and permanent. It's OK to reject the status-quo. Joe