Re: Coursesniper.com

["Shamblin, Quinn" <qrs () BU EDU>]

Last time I looked at this company, they were scraping our websites without permission.  They engaged in tactics to 
avoid being stopped from unauthorized use as well, shifting IP address, trying to create false accounts etc.

Warm Regards,
 
Quinn R Shamblin
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-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Foerst, 
Daniel P.
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 4:53 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Coursesniper.com

I agree. This appears to be a pretty cool site, but I would understand more if your security organization was making 
the complaint. I can only imagine students must share their registration user name and passwords unless there is an 
unrestricted view of current class enrollment counts.

-dan
-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Steve 
Lewis
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 4:48 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Coursesniper.com

I'm curious to know what chief compliant your Registration folks came to you with. They obviously don't like it, but 
why?

Steve

On 3/28/2011 4:06 PM, Schwab, Charles A. wrote:
> Recently our Registration folks asked us if there was something that 
> could be done to block access for coursesniper, here is the web site:
> http://www.coursesniper.com <http://www.coursesniper.com/>. 
> Essentially it is a pay service that will check if a course has an 
> open spot. I was curious if anyone had been requested to block 
> coursesniper or looked into blocking coursesniper.
>
> Charlie.