On Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:23:39 -0500, Warp wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> > Who said it was returned by the /local/ gateway? It could be returned
>> > by any node along the route.
> 
>> First line of the lyrics:
> 
>>    I gave a message to my local gateway,
> 
>   Theoretically the local gateway could be at the other side of the
> Atlantic (although I assume that this would be highly difficult to set
> up in practice).

Depends on the networking technology in use.

I've done work with MMV statellite connections, and IIRC, the satellite 
(in geostationary orbit) was the gateway in at least one test case.

Jim

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