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Article #67Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released
From: Raymond Cassick
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 15:21
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 15:21
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Ok, I did of course mean anything done on purpose. Keith Paxton <neodoesntw@ntspamknac.com> wrote in message news:TnDn6.7310$Ch.659424@typhoon.we.rr.com... > Just to play Devil's advocate, who, exactly, are you going to > prosecute/sue/whatever when heavy rain/snow/fog distrupts satellite > reception that cable companies depend on - thereby > degrading your PURCHASED bandwidth. > -- > Loren > "I'm Libertarian. That means the Republicans > annoy me slightly less than the Democrats" > -Larry Elder - Nov. 2000 > > "Raymond Cassick" <raymond.cassick.NOSPAM@dialogic.com> wrote in message > news:0yPm6.19319$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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