Re: [cobalt-users] PortSentry works !

["Dan" <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>How can it be proved that a person has intented to commit further offences?
>Everyone who uses a portscan doesn't do this act in an attempt to hack in
to
>the server.
>How many ports has to be tried to access before it can be called a "scan"?
I>f I access the website (port 80), the POP3 (port 110), the ftp (port 21)
>and then the telnet (port 23) have I done a "portscan" then?

>I don't think it can be illigel to do a portscan. If so, it would also be
>illegal to carry a  gun. You can't jail someone just because "he maybee
will
>make a crime"

You could liken it to a potential house burglar. When does it become a
crime? Is it a crime if someone looks over your fence who may or may not be
a burglar looking for an open window? Or is it a crime only when they gain
entry by smashing the back window or knocking down your front door?

Dan