🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <009F8414.3978BC7F@sendspamhere.org>,
	system@SendSpamHere.ORG (Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-) writes:
> In article <AQHm6.4269$S25.66451@typhoon.sonic.net>, John Navas <spamfilter@navasgrp.dublin.ca.us> writes:
>>[POSTED TO comp.dcom.modems.cable; PLEASE REPLY THERE]
>>
>>In <QDkm6.27763$5M5.1725199@news1.frmt1.sfba.home.com>,
>>rockhead.com@bigbox.wan.vpn (Paul Newhouse) wrote:
>>
>>>In article <dvjj9t8d7j5ji4p021fsh4qphrsnrm8hvq@4ax.com>,
>>>	rtoledo@gte.net writes:
>>
>>>> this reminds me of a once popular service bought out by Lycos and now
>>>> very crappy service called  FTPsearch  guess how it finds files in
>>>> thousands of FTP servers,  it scans all these servers and even scans
>>>> hidden folders that a regular user would not usually find unless they
>>>> know how to use unix systems 
>>
>>>Hidden "folders" on unix!?  Really!  Do you mean unix or some application
>>>that runs on unix, like Samba?
>>
>>You can have hidden folders on UNIX (and it's clones) by turning off
> 
> It's similarly possible even on non-unix OSs.  If the FTP server is
> not privied to read the contents of a directory, neither can a user
> running the FTP client.
> 
>>read permission in the parent directory.  That's can't be defeated
>>without either a brute force attack or some sort of exploit.
> 
> Which then raises the question of whether or not a violation of USC
> 18�2701 has occurred.
> 
> This whole thread has been interesting but is there
> 1) basis in law to prosecute?
> 2) anybody within law enforcement that understands?
> 
> I mean, big deal, so somebody is tickling ports on your machines;
> what are you going to do about it?

Release all resources on my end and let their end time out?

Paul
 
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