On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Paul M Foster wrote:
>
> IMHO, port scanning is like knocking on the door. You haven't actually
> accessed anything. You're just trying to find out if you _could_ access
> it. Now, if you take that information and do something untoward with it,
> that's another matter. Under normal circumstances, I can go up to your
> front door, knock and see if the front door's open. At the moment I
> actually open the door and walk in, _now_ I'm "breaking and entering".
> Of course, like Bryan, IANAL.
>
> Paul
>
>
Port scanning is generally considered a hostile act. Your ISP terms of
service probably prohibit it. Knocking on the door is OK. Twisting the
knob to see if it is locked is not.
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