Hi, On Sun, 25 May 2003, Peter Deutsch wrote: > Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 16:23:15 -0700 > From: Peter Deutsch <pdeutsch@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: Last Call: IP over MIME to Proposed Standard > > g'day, > > Dave Crocker wrote: > ... > > Also: We have a jillion MIME types. Why make a big deal out of this > > one? What is the damage that is of concern? > > Maybe you didn't pick up on it, but Keith did write: > > # 2. the Introduction recommends use of NAT, which is nonstandard and > # known to often be a harmful practice. > > Seems obvious to me - Keith smells a NAT rat trying to get its nose > under the IETF tent flap, and is on the warpath again.... ;-) I have only myself to blame for not being more specific in the draft. A likely reason you might want to use NAT technology is because things are already screwed up, with duplicate addresses at both ends of a tunnel, due to the pre-existing use of NATs. > - peterd Thanks, Donald ====================================================================== Donald E. Eastlake 3rd dee3@torque.pothole.com 155 Beaver Street +1-508-634-2066(h) +1-508-851-8280(w) Milford, MA 01757 USA Donald.Eastlake@motorola.com