A Hobbyist DECnet Network - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

8 Dec 2005

From: "Robert Armstrong" <bob at jfcl.com>
...
  Yes, you could solve the problem with VPNs. 
It's late and I'm tired, but isn't moving things like DECnet around what
something like GRE tunnels can solve?  Build logical networks over the Internet and have
your DECnet world.  Lot's of things can do GRE these days (Linux, for example).

...
  Probably there
 just aren't many hackers out there who know enough about DECnet to worry
 about, and they have better targets for their efforts. 
True (as I deal with this for a living).  The things that hackers are interested in using
hacked machines for has changed.  It's not about defacement any more, and if it's
not high bandwidth and/or large storage, it's not worth the time.

Not that you shouldn't be careful, though...:-)

Ken