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Article #48Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released
From: Paul Newhouse
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 03:59
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 03:59
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In article <TnDn6.7310$Ch.659424@typhoon.we.rr.com>, "Keith Paxton" <neodoesntw@ntspamknac.com> writes: > Just to play Devil's advocate, who, exactly, are you going to > prosecute/sue/whatever when heavy rain/snow/fog distrupts satellite > reception that cable companies depend on - thereby > degrading your PURCHASED bandwidth. The one's with deepest pockets ... of course! ;) Paul > -- > Loren > "I'm Libertarian. That means the Republicans > annoy me slightly less than the Democrats" > -Larry Elder - Nov. 2000 > > "Raymond Cassick" <raymond.cassick.NOSPAM@dialogic.com> wrote in message > news:0yPm6.19319$Sl.848659@iad-read.news.verio.net... >> 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? >> >> > > -- The lotto must be rigged, I should have won by now. Modular furniture is cruel and unusual.
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From: rockhead.com@bigbox.wan.vpn (Paul Newhouse)
Subject: Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released
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