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Re: Google wants to be your Internet

  • From: Roland Dobbins
  • Date: Mon Jan 22 13:25:47 2007
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On Jan 22, 2007, at 9:38 AM, Jeroen Massar wrote:

But I guess it is nonsense.

This is what ssh tunnels and/or VPN are for, IMHO. It's perfectly legitimate to construct private networks (DCN/OOB nets, anyone? How about that IV flow-control monitor which determines how much antibiotics you're getting per hour after your open-heart surgery?) for purposes which aren't suited to direct connectivity to/from anyone on the global Internet.

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