XPost: alt.winsock.programming, comp.arch, comp.dcom.lans.ethernet   
   XPost: sci.crypt   
   From: IntoTheFuture@hotmail.com   
      
   Some furher thoughts/clearifications on this idea:   
      
   The idea assumes that at each router a modest ammount of traffic passes it.   
      
   So the idea assumes that the router will see less than half of the total ip   
   range go past it.   
      
   The idea would fail if 50% of the total internet ip range passes a single   
   router and all ip's desire privacy option.   
      
   If such hot spots exist I don't know... perhaps the amsterdam exchange...   
   might have routers that see more than 50% of the total ip range ?   
      
   For such hot spots this idea would fail and those routers could simply not   
   support it, yet it would not have to be a problem... these would   
   simply be the C routers as described in the example... but not because they   
   don't support it... but because they can't support it because   
   of restrictions/problems... way too many ip's are seen... In such a case the   
   router could fall back to "does not support privacy option" and   
   could slowly back off from supporting it. New request for translation are   
   not processed, and simply passed on to the next router as usual.   
      
   Therefore the software can check if certain conditions are present which   
   doesn't allow it to any longer support the privacy option and has to fall   
   back to normal operation. Thus the software can be fully automated and   
   require no inspection by administrators/service personel... and can simply   
   be placed into use without too much further maintenance... perhaps an   
   occasional check by personal to see if the privacy operation is still in   
   affect   
   or not might be usefull for them to understand what's going on with their   
   router and provided service to end users... it might be usefull to further   
   split up the network/load on routers or so...   
      
   I would expect this rare situation to be an extreme but it cannot be ruled   
   out especially with the growth of the internet ! ;) And the software should   
   be flawless and take this restriction into account so it doesn't suddenly   
   fail if such an extremen situation where ever to occur ! ;) :)   
      
   Bye,   
     Skybuck :)   
      
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