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Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released

#45
From: Keith Paxton
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 02:16
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Just to play Devil's advocate, who, exactly, are you going to
prosecute/sue/whatever when heavy rain/snow/fog distrupts satellite
reception that cable companies depend on - thereby
degrading your PURCHASED bandwidth.
--
Loren
"I'm Libertarian. That means the Republicans
annoy me slightly less than the Democrats"
-Larry Elder - Nov. 2000

"Raymond Cassick" <raymond.cassick.NOSPAM@dialogic.com> wrote in message
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> I would like to post my simple explanation of my view of this whole
subject.
>
>
> Anything that degrades my PURCHASED bandwidth, or lowers the amount of
> PURCHASED HD space without my consent is ILLEGAL.
>
> Simple, clean, to the point.
>
> 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?
>
>
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