🚀 go-pugleaf

OK, OK. So we're all having a nice debate on this. Cool. So, to all of you
who would have our glorious Government enact MORE ineffective laws that they
don't have the time or resources to enforce, I pose this scenario:

I am a network administrator. I portscan EVERY machine on my network, many
times a week. OOOPS! Sometimes I type the wrong address (I know, I know, I
should write a bash shell script - so sue me ;-). So, anyway, now I have
inadvertently scanned your network. Should I be detained by the PortScanning
Police? Thrown in jail? Lose my job? Not only that, but prior to notifying
the owner of the domain that the scanning machine belongs to, I (oh the
horror!) do a little scan of my own against the offending IP address. Again,
should I be detained by the PortScanning Police? Thrown in jail? Lose my
job?

Contrary to (what seems to be) popular belief, more ineffective laws are not
going to protect Ma & Pa Kettle from script kiddies and other miscreants on
the Internet. Just like more and more gun laws aren't going to keep the
gang-banger in the neighborhood from poppin' a cap in your ass when you look
at him the wrong way.
--
Loren
"I'm Libertarian. That means the Republicans
annoy me slightly less than the Democrats"
-Larry Elder - Nov. 2000

Lawrence Baldwin <baldwinlSPAMMENOT@mynetwatchman.com> wrote in message
news:3A966412.9336DCD8@mynetwatchman.com...
> The last thing I want to do is give this guy any press, but figured I'd
> send a heads up:
>
> http://www.sharesniffer.com/FAQ.html#Q-001
>
> Advocates utilizing the open shares for extra disk space "...because
> it's there".
>
> My biggest concern is that it utilizes a newsgroup repository to collect
> and dissemenate IP addresses with known open shares.  Others (including
> automated worms) could easily leverage this data, facilitating system
> compromises.
>
>
> Expect an increase in Netbios scans over the coming days....sigh.
>
>
> lb.
> -------------------------
> Lawrence Baldwin
> Protocol Scientist
> 678-624-0924
> http://www.mynetwatchman.com/about.htm - I'm under attack, now what?