From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.mhcable.com ([24.105.198.42]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1ArLl3-0006Kt-00 for ; Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:40:17 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.mhcable.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46E60E7816 for ; Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:39:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp.mhcable.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (VaMailArmor-2.0.1.16) id 20827-6459F477; Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:39:18 -0500 Received: from champion.sent.com (209-23-49-149.cm.mhcable.com [209.23.49.149]) by smtp.mhcable.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31940E7852 for ; Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:39:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from champion.sent.com (chuckh@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by champion.sent.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i1CIeELf000804 for ; Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:40:14 -0500 Received: from localhost (chuckh@localhost) by champion.sent.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) with ESMTP id i1CIeEOZ000801 for ; Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:40:14 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: champion.sent.com: chuckh owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:40:01 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <20040212181251.GA5131@linux1> Message-ID: References: <6D3A09C6CAB0D311BA5000902760D022040F1F8F@chpt0000se01.cherrypoint.usmc.mil> <20040212174312.GO710@rednote.net> <20040212181251.GA5131@linux1> X-OpenPGP-Fingerprint: 0C589180D4496F1544BAB4308355D1BC33DC7DB46 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-AntiVirus: checked by Vexira MailArmor (version: 2.0.1.16; VAE: 6.23.0.3; VDF: 6.23.0.52; host: smtp.mhcable.com) Subject: Re: Is ICMP important? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 18:40:18 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Woops! Your warning came about a half hour too late, William, but I appreciate the tip anyway. On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, William Hubbs wrote: > Hi all, > > I wouldn't go running nmap blindly on another computer without the owner's permission. If you do and the owner complains to your isp you might get shut down for abuse -- they might think you are scanning the ports on the other machine to try to find a way to compromise it. > > I know this because a few years ago when I was running redhat linux (I think it was version 6 or so), someone got into my computer and did this and I was shut down. Fortunately the isp let me back on after I talked to them about what was going on. > > William - -- The Moon is Waning Gibbous (59% of Full) In a world without Fences or Walls no one needs Windows or Gates. My home page is now at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iQCVAwUBQCvIjjVdG8M9x9tGAQK/9AP+Mn987oLH2hltDtb9ZWXEmrYGgoH/xR50 yH9Wl3FBSxLwTzY4RhUkj2OMCtGitN8rYz4pMiucoTfWwQcFZ/AakMosCVphloJM XC6xKKccV9Rr2e0BqzsHX6f2xJ/t+m6u5XUjXnWYQ9Mwom+e+focJI3a/GhesfX5 hty+oQRl2Xs= =JKXV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----