Subject: Re: (NAT) Domain Name Routing, DNR

From: Steve Bellovin <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 07:46:07 -0500

In message <[email-masked]>, "Hasan S. Alkhatib, Ph.D." write
s:
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> Hi John,
> 
> Thanks for your note. We have applied for the patent to protect our intellect
> ual
> property. We are though open as to what business model we will pursue. We are
>  a small
> R&D company and don't have the resources that big companies have. But, we are
> flexible.

OK.  You may want to read RFC 2026.  It doesn't ban patented technology,
though it does (in conformance with what you said earlier) mandate open
and reasonable access to licenses.  As a political matter, though,
patented mechanisms rarely progress in the IETF unless there is no
reasonable alternative.
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