1. A method for selective packet inspection, comprising: receiving a first packet of a stream of packets; processing the first packet using a first processing path; examining the first packet to determine whether a protocol used by the stream of packets is relevant to deep packet inspect and to data mine the first packet for relevant data; transferring subsequent packets in the stream of packets to a second processing path if the protocol used by the stream of packets is not relevant, the second processing path processing a subsequent packet of the subsequent packets in less time than the first processing path; examining headers of a pre-determined number of packets, subsequent to the first packet, of the stream of packets to determine whether a destination of the pre-determined number of packets is relevant; and transferring packets in the stream of packets subsequent to the pre-determined number of packets to the second processing path if the destination of the pre-determined number of packets is not relevant.