Re: Monday's C'dale meeting topic

[mike808@users.sourceforge.net]

> you do realize that the second that you obtain an ip that you are 
> illegally obtaining access to their network and are actionable under 
> computer crime laws, right?

That's right. By *requesting* an IP address on their network, and them
*granting* you one, and by *allowing* your packets to flow through their
network, you are *unauthorized* to use their computing systems (at least that's
what they'll say *after the fact*, and subject to 5years and/or 10K fine *per 
packet*. They consider each packet you weren't "authorized" to send over their 
networks as a separate "offense". And, heaven forbid you should issue a strange 
URL in an HTTP *request*, and their server not only *fails* to respond with a 
"403 Unauthorized Access", but wreaks other havoc with their systems, you are 
also liable - *per request*.

Just ask Kevin Mitnick or Randal Schwartz. Or Kenny Lay or Bernie Ebbers.

Mike808/

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