Network Address Translator -Friendly Application Design Guidelines
RFC 3235, “Network Address Translator -Friendly Application Design Guidelines”, is an Informational document published in January 2002 by D. Senie. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document discusses those things that application designers might wish to consider when designing new protocols. While many common Internet applications will operate cleanly in the presence of Network Address Translators, others suffer from a variety of problems when crossing these devices. Guidelines are presented herein to help ensure new protocols and applications will, to the extent possible, be compatible with NAT (Network Address Translation). This memo provides information for the Internet community.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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