Re: Strange httpd/access_log entry

[Gary <medmanks@mcleodusa.net>]

On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 01:55:23PM -0500 or thereabouts, Dav Glass wrote:
> Not meaning to start a war on the subject, but I think that if a machine
> from another network tried to exploit one of my machines I should have
> full right to investigate (port scan/finger/ftp/telnet) to gather enough
> info to report the attack..
> 
> An unauthorized/unneeded port scan I see as a problem, but information
> gathering based on anothers attack should be fair game and therefore not
> breaking any rules...

Well, Dav, that was my thinking.. and I did report it to PacBell, with
full logs.. 
 

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Best regards,
Gary   

Today's thought: Chaos, panic, pandemonium - my work here is done.

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