Re: Cuervo, I disagree: ShareSniffer Released

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From: John Navas
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 16:11

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In <MPG.15037029bce21411989700@news.earthlink.net>, Rebeccah Prastein
<rhp@fgi.net> wrote:

>In article <ZWjm6.4105$S25.62134@typhoon.sonic.net>, 
>spamfilter@navasgrp.dublin.ca.us says...

>> Port scanning is not "window shopping" -- it's attempted entry.  There's
>> a big difference.

>The point is, there are providers and consumers of filesharing 
>services that are based on scanning.  There are spidering and indexing 
>services that use scanning techniques to find content.  These methods 
>are rude, but there is no way for them to "knock", as you have pointed 
>out yourself.

These methods are abusive.  That there is no way to "knock" doesn't make
it OK to attempt to enter.  That some want to share files with the world
doesn't make it OK to attempt to enter everyone in the search for those
that do.  It may be frustrating, but convenience is not a good excuse.

-- 
Best regards,
John Navas     <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/>
     CABLE MODEM/DSL GUIDE:  <http://Cable-DSL.home.att.net/>

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From: John Navas <spamfilter@navasgrp.dublin.ca.us>
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Subject: Re: Cuervo, I disagree: ShareSniffer Released
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