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Re: Odd identd behavior
From: "Levenglick, Jeff" <JLevenglick () fhlbatl com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:34:32 -0500
You scanning someone else without their permission is not network trouble shooting. The law is very open. Yes, there is nothing on nmap, but isp's have usage statements that target server and hacking tools. (Ie: a home user is not supposed to use their line for a server....ect) You can pretty much call any isp and complain about a scan and have them warn or suspend an account. Granted, it needs to be a valid scan, not a quick few second random scan. Jeffrey Levenglick Internet Systems Engineer Federal Home Loan Bank Of Atlanta 404-888-5398 -----Original Message----- From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net> To: incidents () securityfocus com <incidents () securityfocus com> Sent: Wed Nov 16 08:14:07 2005 Subject: Re: Odd identd behavior On 2005-11-14 Levenglick, Jeff wrote:
I would not run nmap against someone else, you could find yourself in legal trouble.
Very doubtful. I'm not aware of any law that forbids even portscans, much less network troubleshooting or the use of tools like nmap in general. Regards Ansgar Wiechers -- "Another option [for defragmentation] is to back up your important files, erase the hard disk, then reinstall Mac OS X and your backed up files." --http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25668 ----------------------------------------- This e-mail message is private and may contain confidential or privileged information.
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- Re: Odd identd behavior, (continued)
- Re: Odd identd behavior Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Nov 16)
- Re: Odd identd behavior Barrie Dempster (Nov 16)
- Re: Odd identd behavior Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Nov 16)
- Re: Odd identd behavior Lionel Ferette (Nov 16)
- Re: Odd identd behavior Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Nov 17)
- RE: Odd identd behavior Alex (Nov 17)
- Re: Odd identd behavior Manuel Lanctot (Nov 16)
- Re: Odd identd behavior Kevin Wetzel - ISP Toolz (Nov 16)
- Re: Odd identd behavior Tomasz Papszun (Nov 16)
- Re: Odd identd behavior Disco Jonny (Nov 16)
- Re: Odd identd behavior Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Nov 16)