Re: Is portscanning legal? was Re: application for an employment

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2006-04-05 Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers wrote:
> On 2006-04-04 c.s.wright () unn ac uk wrote:
> > Port scanning with autorisation is legal,
>
> Yes.
>
> > without is illegal.
>
> No.

This was too brief again. Even without explicit authorization it's not
illegal, because there is an implicit authorization.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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