Port probing, when requested by the customer is legit, especially when the
legal types have agreed with signatures, IP addresses, etc. We do things
legally...period.
Dave
On Wednesday 24 July 2002 20:07, you wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Paul M Foster wrote:
> > IMHO, port scanning is like knocking on the door. You haven't actually
> > accessed anything. You're just trying to find out if you _could_ access
> > it. Now, if you take that information and do something untoward with it,
> > that's another matter. Under normal circumstances, I can go up to your
> > front door, knock and see if the front door's open. At the moment I
> > actually open the door and walk in, _now_ I'm "breaking and entering".
> > Of course, like Bryan, IANAL.
> >
> > Paul
>
> Port scanning is generally considered a hostile act. Your ISP terms of
> service probably prohibit it. Knocking on the door is OK. Twisting the
> knob to see if it is locked is not.
-- David R. Meyer President CRB Technologies, Inc. 813-651-4933 (ph) 813-389-4529 (mobile) david@crbtechnologies.com Data Storage / Disaster Recovery / Data Security http://www.crbtechnologies.com
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