->> Do you call it hacking if
>> 1. I connect to port 80 of a server and find complete directory listing.
>> 2. I connect to port 23 of a server and get root access because stupid
>> admin has "" password.
>> 3. I connect to port 21 which has guest login set to uid/gid =0.
>
>I call it cracking and not hacking. Or do you mean there's a difference
between:
Well that's the personal choice ;-(
>
>"This guy's door is open, so I'll just walk in"
>"This guy's door is not locked properly, I'll break the lock and walk in"
>
This has churned the mailing list N number of times,
The question of ethics is best left to individual, but it is a world wide
accepted practice to lock houses, and no body leave their house open because
it is illegal to walk in to a unlocked house.
My point was instead of discussing ethics, chasing the hackers, informing
the ISP, Admins should make their boxes tightly secured so the incidences of
break in are avoided.
I do not think any law enforcing authority would care to probe a theft in
unlock house and same applies to cyber laws.
Regards,
Mukund Deshmukh
Beta Computronics Pvt. Ltd.
Web Site - www.betacomp.com
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