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In article <t5nj9t4vvua0ovclofd9fcidjgfqmjnk2m@4ax.com>, rtoledo@gte.net 
(rtoledo@gte.net) writes...
> On Sun, 25 Feb 2001 15:47:34 GMT,  John Navas
> <spamfilter@navasgrp.dublin.ca.us> wrote:
> 
> >Nope.  A port scan is an attempt to connect (enter).
> >
> >>Problems arise when users on Network connected machines don't
> >>understand or realize that their OS has setup a newstand and is
> >>providing some pamphlets and newspapers w/o telling them so.
> >
> >On the contrary.  You are effectively saying that the owner is
> >responsible for the burgling of his home if he accidentally leaves the
> >back door unlocked.  That's blaming the victim.
> 
> If I scan your port 21, HOW am I trying to connect to it? and I know
> you know it takes more than that it takes a tcp 21/20 connection where
> a user name and a password has to be exchanged before that connection
> happens,  or is it a trojan going outbound? but then that's internal?
> UDP 21? please enlightens us


What possibly could be the *point* of scanning that port 
unless you plan to connect to it?  How many people can 
possibly all be doing "ftp demographic research" at the
same time?

Makes no sense.  Would be tantamount to saying that no 
one would look dimly upon someone who walks a couple miles 
down the street checking each house for unlocked doors 
and when they found an open one, they'd peek in to "see 
if someone invited me in".


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