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coffeeri
1091 days ago
It is good that this does not work. As one IP might be shared by multiple accounts. A cache of the mapping IP --> AccountNo is also not favorable in terms of privacy.
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piaste
1091 days ago
> As one IP might be shared by multiple accounts.
No "might" about it, that's one of the most important traits of this type of service.
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coffeeri
1091 days ago
Yes indeed, but it's not guaranteed that there'll be multiple clients connected to one server at a time, even if it's unlikely.
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No "might" about it, that's one of the most important traits of this type of service.