[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Actually, just accessing the third parties server as a privleged user
> without their prior authorization is illegal in the U.S.
>
> What is more shocking, in the frontpage server extension case previously
> mentioned, the gentleman is been charged for just telling the owner of the
> machine that it is not secure.
I would be very interested in *how* the gentleman told the owner that and
what he is being charged with.
If he broke into the system to send the owner a "told you so" type
message, or broke into the system to show that it was possible, then he's
guilty of wire fraud (or whatever they're calling it these days).
Probing a machine without permission can get you in big trouble. It seems
to me that might have been part of Randal L. Schwartz's trouble with Intel
(whom he worked for). Any perlians here will likely know that name and
what happened to him.
> > The problem lies in this situation: you are causing damage to another
> > company's property. You are willfully causing their web site (or other
> > services) to be suspended for a period of time, potentially leading to a
> > loss of business.
[sarcasm on] Well, here's an idea... why don't we establish a server in
Afghanistan to talk back to any CodeRed/Nimda infected machine -- that
would give the military even more reason to attack soon! [sarcasm off]
-kb
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