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Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 14:38:33 +0100
From: "Devon H. O'Dell" <dodell@sitetronics.com>
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To: Vester Thacker <vester.thacker@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: Connecting Non Plan 9 computers to the Internet via
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Vester Thacker wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:42:58 +0900, Vester Thacker
> <vester.thacker@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>I imagine that this has been done before, no? Ideas anyone? Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> Sorry, I should given the question more thought before posting. *sigh* 
> 
> V9FS!
> 
> -vester
> 

One thing I'd like to do (and plan to do with Plan 9) is work on packet 
filters and NAT functionality in Plan 9. I know that NAT is somewhat 
obsoleted by the ability to share /net, but this will only work on 
systems that will support V9FS (i.e. not Windows), which might be a 
problem for general users. I think a lot of the things that aren't 
available in Plan 9 for other systems comes from a general lack of 
interest, which I believe comes from the fact that they're not 
implemented. It ends up being a sort of paradox.

``If you build it, the people will come.''

Whether or not it's useful for everybody, it may be useful for some :). 
Anyway, yeah, V9FS will probably do what you're thinking :)

--Devon