[H-GEN] (AUSCERT#38535) Re: The recient spate of port scans and intrusion attempts. (fwd)

[Robert Brockway]

On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Sid Young wrote:

> Intent....why do you rattle a door knob??...to get in...intent is not
> acceptable conduct.

At least in real life, intent is _very_ important.  When you go to
someones front door (let alone rattling the door knob) it is only legal if
you go for the purpose of a lawful enquiry (this is broad of course).
Selling something is a lawful enquiry (even if signs are posted trying ti
disuade people) as is seeing if a friend is some.  Walking to the door
with the intent of breaking in is trespass.

Well, thats enough real life stuff, back to puters :)
Cheers,
	-Robert

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