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Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released

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From: Raymond Cassick
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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