Re: Cuervo, I disagree: ShareSniffer Released

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From: John Navas
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 22:24

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In <97656j$d8f$2@news.panix.com>, snorwood@redballoon.net (Scott
Norwood) wrote:

>I'm all in favor of laws which prohibit unauthorized access and
>damage to computer systems, but a simple portscan does not constitute
>unauthorized access!  It's the equivalent of asking a machine which
>public services it provides and nothing else.  A portscan in and of
>itself does not constitute a threat and should not be treated as one.

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.

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

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