Kurtis, > Kurt Erik Lindqvist wrote: > There are a hell of a lot traceroutes going on then... As pointed out by Keith privately, traceroutes are not the only culprit. Telnet to a host from a private IP, it does a reverse lookup on your IP, etc. Basically everything that triggers a reverse lookup adds to the pain, but if reverse lookup is configured correctly on the local DNS server it removes the pain for all apps as well. > Now, why don't people do this? Ask George Carlin. Michel.