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Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released

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From: Paul Newhouse
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?
>>
>>
> 
> 

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Subject: Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released
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