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Subject: Re: reuse of already assigned IP addresses
From: jet @ abulafia . genmagic . com (J. Eric Townsend)
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 95 11:53:46 -0800
To: smb @ research . att . com
Cc: hal @ seta . com (Hal L. Feinstein), firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <199502202344 . PAA05807 @ miles . greatcircle . com>
References: <199502202344 . PAA05807 @ miles . greatcircle . com>

"smb" == smb  <smb @
 research .
 att .
 com> writes:
smb> Both.  It's ok, in the sense that it's legal -- if nothing leaks,
smb> it's no one else's business -- but it's a bad idea, because it leads
smb> to all sorts of trouble if you reconfigure, merge with another company,
smb> change your firewall strategy, etc.

Ha.  what a poison pill.  "I'm sorry, but if you acquire us, it'll
cost millions in network/systems reconfiguration to merger our
networks.  You're best off just leaving us alone."

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