Re: Port numbers and IPv6

[Iljitsch van Beijnum <iljitsch at muada.com>]

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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