On 15-jul-2005, at 19:14, Ned Freed wrote:
If they are, they're probably using some kind of proxy or NAT setup,
for instance, having SSL sessions decrypted and then forwarded to the
actual server port, making all the sessions seem to come from the
same address.
Exactly. SSL hardware is certainly one reason for such setups.
Others include
webmail, content filters, content transformers, auditing/
monitoring, and IMAP4
before SMTP coordination.
Ah, the plot thickens.
A good solution here would be a private protocol extension between
the different hosts that provide part of the service. Always good
when you don't have to upgrade the entire internet to solve the
problem at hand. :-)
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