Re: OT: port scan
On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 22:03:08 +0100, Philipp Schulte writes:
>On Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 12:35:27PM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
>> > But what kind of pressure can $your_provider put on a portscanner from
>> > $evil_provider?
>> > Phil
>>
>> Domain-level blocking of...mail, news, DNS....
>
>Show me the ISP that is willing to take these steps because of a
>portscanning script-kiddie. portsanning is not even illegal here in
>Germany.
But unauthorized use of ressources is, as is unauthorized altering. And
the preparation of illegal tasks (as which I would clearly define
port-scanning) is also illegal. There was some coverage in either c´t
or iX[0] some half year go iirc. Disclaimer: IANAL.
&rw
0: german computer magazines. good ones imho, especially iX.
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