[31591] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Disabling QAZ (was Re: Port 139 scans)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dan Hollis)
Fri Sep 29 16:53:15 2000
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 13:42:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dan Hollis <goemon@sasami.anime.net>
To: "'nanog@merit.edu'" <nanog@merit.edu>
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On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, John Fraizer wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Dan Hollis wrote:
> > It would be cool if someone would make a tool that would auto-disinfect
> > users...
> Yep. The problem with that is that current laws on the books (in the US
> at least) make this an illegal solution. If memory serves me correctly,
> the one I'm thinking about is worded something like:
> "...any person who without authorization, accesses, modifies, deletes or
> destroys..."
A web page that users themselves must click "OK, disinfect me"? Seems
authorization enough to me...
> The penalties are pretty stiff too. The best of intentions don't negate
> the fact that it's illegal.
When the user initiates the disinfection themselves?
-Dan
