RE: draft-ietf-nat-protocol-complications-02.txt

["mark.paton" <[e-mail]>]

I thought the real purpose of life was too make
money!!

Joking aside, I agree with Keith Moore, some
things are totally unacceptable and this falls
into that category.  Data integrity should be of
the utmost importance in any network.  The
InterNet is no exception.

Regards

Mark Paton CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng
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-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Bush [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: 11 July 2000 03:26
To: Keith Moore
Cc: Masataka Ohta; Jon Crowcroft; [e-mail]
Subject: Re:
draft-ietf-nat-protocol-complications-02.txt


>> of course you will exuse the providers
if we continue to be perverse and
>> find new business models.
>
> not bloody likely.  some things are
inexcusable.  munging data in
> transit is one of them.  the fact that
you may have a business
> model that says you can make money
doing something that is inexcusable
> is not a justification for doing that thing.
>
> I'm sick and tired of folks justifing
all manner of brain damage
> merely because they think they can make
money at it.  you'd think
> that they believe that the only purpose
in life is to make money.
>
> Keith
>
> p.s. sorry to single you out, there are
far worse culprits.

have you tried valerian root tea?