Re: Cuervo, I disagree: ShareSniffer Released

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From: John Navas
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 15:47

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In <qvig9tobv9597b8fmhp5bohg701i8ftbtk@4ax.com>, Masked Phrogg
<erexshun@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 22:24:54 GMT, John Navas
><spamfilter@navasgrp.dublin.ca.us> wrote:

>>Port scanning is like sneaking around late at night trying to open front
>>doors.  Suggesting that's not a threat if the sneak doesn't actually
>>enter is at best naive IMHO.
>
>You can't POSSIBLY mean that.

I do mean that.

>Port scanning is like flipping thru magazines at a newspaper stand.

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.

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

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Subject: Re: Cuervo, I disagree: ShareSniffer Released
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