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Re: Nmap Online


From: merlyn () stonehenge com (Randal L. Schwartz)
Date: 01 Dec 2006 08:33:00 -0800

"Dude" == Dude VanWinkle <dudevanwinkle () gmail com> writes:

Dude> Here is an example of what is legal vs what isnt: If you scan a
Dude> machine with nmap from one machine, that is not illegal. If you run
Dude> 100,00 nmap scans from a distributed botnet and take down their
Dude> server, thats illegal.

It's clear you're not a lawyer, and anyone who takes your advice here would be
a fool.  But I just wanted to point that out again for the clueless.

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