[37787] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Stealth Blocking
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu)
Thu May 24 11:06:49 2001
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To: Jason Slagle <raistlin@tacorp.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 24 May 2001 09:30:33 EDT."
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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
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On Thu, 24 May 2001 09:30:33 EDT, Jason Slagle said:
> Last time I checked the law of the land said if it's my machine, I can
> decide who connects to it. And who sends me mail..
Be careful, it's not as clear-cut as it may seem. At least in one US District
Court, portscanning was held to be legal (or more precisely, that you couldn't
count the cost of investigating one against damages)...
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/article.html?id=126
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Valdis Kletnieks
Operating Systems Analyst
Virginia Tech
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