Ashwin D [Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 08:36:27PM +0530]:
> An open door is no door - if we wander in without touching anything its OK in
> my opinion - I mean he may want people to visit - like a museum. E.g Web Page.
Hmmm... sorry but there's a thin line of difference. Entering via port 80 on
an _advertised_ webserver is pretty OK (like your museum). But getting in
through a normally non-public port and going into other areas is somewhat like
climbing in through an open window ... or driving off someone's bike if he
leaves the keys in the ignition while parking it.
> > "This guy's door is not locked properly, I'll break the lock and walk in"
> Not locked properly<> not locked at all.
so he forgot to lock the door - that happens too. While it's partly his fault
in being stupid enough not to lock down his machine, it does not entitle anyone
and everyone to make free with his server ...
> But he did'nt enforce his area - he left the door open who is to think its
> not an invitation. if he has a dog waiting fine, but he cant call the cops.
We can go on arguing at this rate :)
> ;-) I'll say he probably wanted me to read his mail Like I do his web page.
> Thats why a legal banner is important - even if u set no password, it says
> dont come in unless u belong here.
Legal banners help - but in several parts of the USA, unauthorized entry into a
computer is a felony. Dewang Mehta and his coterie want to implement an
"anti-hacking cyberlaw" but cheerfully state that they're hiring teenaged
skr1p7 k1dd33z to break into other countries webservers. And today the Indian
army releases a similar statement.
What those idiots dont realize is that all this is simply more incentive for
people to walk over to their routers and stop accepting announcements from
VSNL's AS (or just block it at their firewalls)
--suresh
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