[22955] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Monitoring, Flow Stats (Re: spam whore, norcal-systems)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dean Robb)
Thu Feb 4 00:45:54 1999
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 23:03:24 -0500
To: nanog@merit.edu
From: Dean Robb <pceasy@norfolk.infi.net>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19990203172505.00c20724@odie.av8.com>
At 17:32 2/3/99 -0500, you wrote:
>At 04:48 PM 2/3/1999 -0500, Dean Robb wrote:
>
>>"Scope of 18 U.S.C 2511 Prohibitions
>>
>>Section 2511 of Title 18 prohibits the unauthorized interception,
>>disclosure, and use of wire, oral, or electronic communications. The
>>prohibitions are absolute, subject only to the specific exemptions in Title
>>III. Consequently, unless an interception is
>>specifically authorized, it is impermissible and, assuming existence of the
>>requisite criminal intent, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2511."
>
>Whoa, whoa, whoa. "specifically authorized" means no transitive
>authorization.
*Sigh*...more in sorrow than anger...read the website, that's why it's
posted. And kindly note the *very important* "assuming existence of the
REQUISITE criminal intent..."; clearly saying that it ain't a crime if
there isn't criminal intent.
Or are we ignoring that inconvenient part of the rules?
Microsoft Windows(tm): How much hair did you want to tear out today?
Dean Robb
PC-EASY computer services
(757) 495-EASY [3279]
