> > [...] but that is distinct from being a tarpit, which is what > > I'm trying to clarify. > > A discussion around the definition of tarpit, and why tarbaby might be a > suboptimal, though catchy, name?
For the record a "tarbaby": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_baby is something different from a "tarpit": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpit_%28networking%29 Please, let's use the correct terminology. They really are pretty far from being interchangeable. Bob