Re: Cuervo, I disagree: ShareSniffer Released

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From: John Navas
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 01:28

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In <teud9t44k6igkb6q4dknv3sdjienfg2glb@4ax.com>, rtoledo@gte.net wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 23:20:05 GMT,  John Navas
><spamfilter@navasgrp.dublin.ca.us> wrote:
>
>>Port scanning is attempting entry without authorization, not just
>>looking.

>When you go from door to door trying to open those doors, you are
>trying to gain access to *PRIVATE* properties,

My computer is equally private.

>and have already passed
>the thresh hold or boundary of said property(the inch in from the
>sidewalk),

Not necessarily.  If there is zero setback, then you haven't entered
onto private property; e.g., most commercial entities.

>whereas computers that are *HOOKED UP* to the internet just
>by that *DEFENITION* have consented to be part of a *OPEN ACCESS FOR
>ALL AROUND THE WORLD* network

No more than I have consented to have strangers enter my house just
because I have a door on the street.

>   knocking on all 65535 ports(doors) is not an attempt to *break in*
>...

On the contrary.  Your "knock" is actually an attempt to enter (connect)
without authorization.

>[SNIP]

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

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