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> But don't the RFCs prohibit any packets with reserved IP numbers from
> being routed onto the internet?  Or doesn't the source address count?

Routing is done based on destination address.

Some ISPs filter packets with RFC 1918 addresses as source, some don't.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no