[43851] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: EXAMPLE: ### xxx Canada detected a penetration attempt from 209.123.x.229. Incident# xxxx
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matt Levine)
Fri Oct 26 15:43:52 2001
From: "Matt Levine" <matt@deliver3.com>
To: "Simon Lockhart" <simonl@rd.bbc.co.uk>,
"Dan Hollis" <goemon@anime.net>
Cc: "Christopher Wawak" <cwawak@eden.rutgers.edu>,
"Alex Rubenstein" <alex@nac.net>, <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 15:42:50 -0400
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Wouldn't it be more appropriate to use "businesses" instead of
houses? Trying the front door to a business to see if they're open
(while no excuse for checking the windows, obviously) is a little
more appropriate IMO..
Matt
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Of
Simon Lockhart
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 3:19 PM
To: Dan Hollis
Cc: Christopher Wawak; Alex Rubenstein; nanog@nanog.org
Subject: Re: EXAMPLE: ### xxx Canada detected a penetration attempt
from
209.123.x.229. Incident# xxxx
>
>On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Christopher Wawak wrote:
>> Well, not exactly. Looking into the windows or checking the
>> doorknobs is more akin to looking at your directory structre on
>> your computer or file ... Scanning is more like going through the
>> phone book or looking at the names on mailboxes in a
>> neighborhood....
>
>So you dont mind if people portscan your network?
Stupid analogy # 54325235:
pinging all hosts on a net: Walking down a street finding out which
houses
exist
Portscan: Trying the doors, windows, etc on a house
I know which one I don't mind...
Simon
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