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Re: Research - Valid Data Gathering vs. Annoying Other

  • From: Roland Perry
  • Date: Fri Aug 06 16:51:20 2004


In article <[email protected]>, Robert Bonomi <[email protected]> writes
Because the -only- 'authorized use is those things whiich I expressly let past my firewall. Ergo, if the firewall blocks it, it _IS_ an 'unauthorized access' attempt.
Do you publish the firewall rules, so that people can make sure they don't accidentally make unauthorised attempts? Or are they supposed to guess what you allow through? Which would seem a little harsh if the penalty for guessing wrong is goinging straight to jail.
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Roland Perry