From: rishab@dxm.ernet.in
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 94 11:53:44 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Reserved DC-Net IP addresses - NOT!
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hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes):
> Speaking of long-term integration on the internet, might it not be a
> good idea to get some IP address range assigned for dc-net use?  

I don't agree. Apart from the IP address crunch that already poses a problem 
for the IETF, I don't see why DC-Nets should be limited to specially allocated
addresses. DC-Nets should be implemented a layer over protocols such as IP,
or as extensions to them. It should be possible for _anyone_, regardless of 
IP address (officially allocated DC-Net number) to connect with _any_ others
on a DCN, with some software or other interfacing.

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