Yes, I agree a scan is just an automated way to see what services you are
offering the world. It is the same as trying to ftp and hit a web page etc.
If you are dumb enough to have BO listening then I guess it is a service you
offer...
acs
On 19-Feb-00 Security Related wrote:
>>At 01:45 PM 2/18/00 -0500, Tim Sailer wrote:
>>>A scan just doesn't "happen". It's done for a reason. Nothing is illegal
>>>about walking down your block, and knocking on all the doors, but I bet
>>>you'd get someone pissed off enough to call the police, and they would
>>>make you leave.
>>
>>
>>But this is walking around the block, trying all the doorlknobs and windows
>>to see if they are locked.
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> What about got a new scanner and just wanted to try it out, or just wanted
> to see how many machines out there HAD BO on it? maybe a research project to
> see what turned up on a scan?
>
> I think scanning is harmless enough that any defensive measures you want to
> take as a response are ok, but I don't think you should be contacting
> someone's ISP and causing them grief, when they caused you none.
>
> As soon as something intrusive is done by the scanner/attacker then you nail
> them all the way, it's all or none here, but IMHO a scan counts as none.
>
> Egoslayer1
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