There is NO legal advice in this post. Jack Bates wrote:(SNIPO)
Should we outlaw a potentially beneficial practice due to its abuse by criminals?
Okay. What happens if you make a mistake and overload one of my devices costing my company money.
That is usually a civil issue, not criminal. (.edu, .mil and .gov can be exceptions to the rule) [ Older laws protecting the internet, prior to it being public were allowed to linger.... for just that effect....FWIW] And Vixie isn't unique in quoting these California Statutes.... Does anyone have an actual pointer to these things, please ? I realize they don't apply to anywhere but California, but it would make interesting reading...
I guarantee you, the law will look favorably on damages. That is the problem with probing.
See above, that remains a Civil issue, in most cases.
Sometimes the probe itself can be the damage. Programmers are human. Humans make mistakes.
Sometime probes can provide great benefits to all involved, as well. How about the case of the MAPS "test for email relay" function, available to the public ?
Programmers are perfect.
Absolutely NOT True... It is just relative to the rest of the world, we just APPEAR to be perfect. :* :P
-Jack