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Port Scans are Legal

From: Crist Clark <crist.clark () GLOBALSTAR COM>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 14:51:36 -0800

The question come up here every few weeks, and it looks like any doubt
has been erased for now. Port scanning is not illegal in the USA,

  http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?content=/templates/article.html%3Fid%3D126

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Crist J. Clark                                Network Security Engineer
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Current thread:

Port Scans are Legal Crist Clark (Dec 18)
- Re: Port Scans are Legal Dan Riley (Dec 18)
  - Re: Port Scans are Legal claymore (Dec 19)
- Re: Port Scans are Legal Brett Glass (Dec 19)
- What is a crime, WAS RE: Port Scans are Legal Christopher Byrne (Dec 19)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Port Scans are Legal ethan preston (Dec 19)
- Re: Port Scans are Legal f4 (Dec 19)