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Brian Micek wrote: |
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> I don't think you understand what I'm proposing. I am currently |
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> cat(1)ing /dev/urandom on TCP port 22 in hopes to discourage hackers |
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> who attempt to break into my system. Its beyond me how this is |
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> treading on dangerous ground, what systems I'll endanger or what is |
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> morally wrong with doing this. Brian Micek |
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> On Sat, 2005-11-05 at 15:19 -0500, William Yang wrote: |
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>> agenci |
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It's roughly analogous to pointing a loaded shotgun at the door and |
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tying a string to the trigger so that whoever opens the door gets shot. |
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There is a pretty good chance that you'll shoot the wrong person - most |
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likely yourself. And, assuming you do shoot someone, you'll have a |
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pretty nasty wrongful death suit on your hands regardless of whether the |
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person you shot had any business opening the door. |
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What you are proposing to do is to attack anyone who comes knocking. The |
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problem is that you don't know who is going to come knocking or how they |
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might be disguising themselves, using someone else's resources, etc. |
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Your counterattack may not affect the hacker who attacks your system at |
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all. It may affect an innocent bystander or even your own system. |
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