[ih] gateway vs. router

[Dave Crocker]

> Because, in the 1980s, we were still in a multi-protocol world, people
> were building "gateways" of the second variety.  And they were
> distinct from "ships-in-the-night" routers (which were multiprotocol
> but didn't do conversion).

Gateways was also an unsatisfying choice because it did not afford this 
international community an opportunity to debate pronunciation.

d/

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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
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