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by yperr_string 4460 days ago
You may have misunderstood what I mean when I use the term "publicly reachable".

It is not only the static nature of the IP address that make it more suitable for peer-to-peer.

It is the ability to accept unsolicited inbound connections on any port.

The key word is "unsolicited".

Essentially, the user pays extra for the "privilege" of less stringent firewall rules.