In article <v03130304b6934152ab7d@[209.46.51.197]> you write:
>Question: This default has changed since 1.3.x.  (packet
>forwarding used to be on
>by default, now it's off)  Can anyone tell me why?  I can think
>of a couple of good reasons.  I'm wondering which reasons triggered the change.

As far as I can see, since 1993, IP forwarding has defaulted to being on
only if "options GATEWAY" was on.  The GENERIC macppc configuration has had 
GATEWAY disabled since it was first committed.  On what system did you find
it enabled by default?

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Ben Harris                                                   <bjh21@netbsd.org>
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