"Default" Internet Service (was: Re: Points on your Internet driver's license)

Sun Jun 13 01:58:18 UTC 2004

> One could imagine changing the paradigm (never easy) so that 
> the normal Internet service was proxied for common applications 
> and NAT'ed for everything else...  This wouldn't eliminate all the
> problems, but would dramatically cut down the incident rate.
> 
> If a site wants wide-open access, just give it to them.  If that turns 
> out to cause operational problems (due to open mail proxies, spam 
> origination, etc), then put 'em back behind the relays.

guilty until proven innocent, eh?  thanks mr ashcroft.

randy