Randy Edwards writes:
> So what I was wondering is what are the rules of net etiquette about port
> scans. In short, how do others perceive and react to them?
What do you suppose happens after someone employs the following line
of reasoning in a world-wide public forum consisting of hundreds, if
not thousands, of people who are probably kept up late at night
worrying about security problems?
Hint: Hawaii's area code is 808. (-:
--kevin
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tim Newsham)
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Subject: Re: What to do about port scanners?
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Barry Margolin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: If you have no reason to believe you have a valid username/password, or
: don't even intend to try to authenticate, then the connection obviously
: wasn't for a legitimate reason. It's like calling a phone number and
: hanging up as soon as it's answered, or ringing the doorbell and running
: away; they aren't legitimate uses of the phone or doorbell.
So you have an issue with calling phone numbers to see if someone
answers?
: Barry Margolin, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tim N.
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Barry Margolin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: >So you have an issue with calling phone numbers to see if someone
: >answers?
: Sure do, if you weren't actually interested in talking to them.
Ok.. I see where you stand, and I guess we just plain disagree.
: Barry Margolin, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tim N.
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In article <6fukpi$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tim Newsham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Barry Margolin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>: >So you have an issue with calling phone numbers to see if someone
>: >answers?
>
>: Sure do, if you weren't actually interested in talking to them.
>
>Ok.. I see where you stand, and I guess we just plain disagree.
OK, what's your phone number? I'm planning a research project on whether
people who do port scans leave their phones on-hook at 3am. :-)
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Barry Margolin, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
GTE Internetworking, Powered by BBN, Cambridge, MA
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tim Newsham)
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Barry Margolin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: OK, what's your phone number? I'm planning a research project on whether
: people who do port scans leave their phones on-hook at 3am. :-)
I'm asleep at 3am. Please call during the day. I'm in the book.
: Barry Margolin, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tim N.
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