On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Todd Lyons wrote:

John Fraizer wrote:

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Liken it to the Gas company driving up and down your street with a sniffer looking for leaks (SMURF amps) and someone walking up to every house in

But do you not consider this the equivalent of using a lighter as the sniffer? -- Blue skies... Cannonball http://www.mrball.net * People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because * * it's safer to harrass rich women than motorcycle gangs. *

"Well M'am... It looks like your new stove is all set. Just one more check. [click] [click] <BOOM!> OOPS... Sorry bout that. We forgot to set the 'no LP directed-explosion' command on your stove. We'll get that fixed right up." Sorry... I couldn't resist. I do understand where you may draw that conclusion however. Testing for the presence of gas (smurf amplifiers) with a sniffer (single ICMP echo-request scan) is NOT the same as simply throwing a match at the gas main (waiting for an attack). So, the simple answer to your question is no. --- John Fraizer EnterZone, Inc