if you don't have a lawful purpose, and come on to my privacy and snoop, even if you don't break in it may not be illegal, but it's obnoxious. if you do that to my house you should expect to be looking at a shotgun and asked to explain what the hell you're doing snooping on me. of course coming to the front door and knocking is ok, or walking by and noticing things, but active snooping on my property strongly suggest a criminal intent, whether or not you break in at that time. obviously the utility companies also have some legitimate need to come on to my property, to read meters, but if they press their face up against the window to see inside they are violating my privacy. you do have a right to expect people not to go out of their way, even as far as peeking in windows, to spy on you. it's obnoxious and intrusive and none of their business. passers by may look at the windows from the street or sidewalk, but if they get any closer they'd best have a legitimate reason to be their, if they start checking to see if a window or door is locked, they are clearly planning a break in. if you a mearly casing the place as it were, it suggest you plan to break in later. trying to see if a machine is at an address is ok i suppose, but thorough probing of it suggest you're interested in more than finding a willing server. it's ok to try and open an http or ftp access, but most other ports should be left alone.
Ryan Coleman wrote: > > Port scans are not illegal. It's like looking in the window. When you > go in the window you break the law. I get emails like these on a > regular basis. People get attitudes when you tell them that. If I > were to walk near your house and see if you have any open windows and > I don't break in, am I breaking the law? -------- -- "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." - Helen Keller, American Blind/Deaf Author & Lecturer... -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
