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Re:Some idiot is using your tool to mass scan our network by rndgermandude on Friday October 09, 2020 @08:16AM (#24729110)
The difference this this tool is a hammer and like any tool the operator is responsible to use it safely and appropriately, while the botters are people advertising that they got a hammer, and are willing and eager to bludgeon people to death with it for some money.
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Re:Some idiot is using your tool to mass scan our network by wil421 on Friday October 09, 2020 @08:54AM (#24729401)
Your comment makes the most sense.

Where would the line between abuse and curiosity be? If you were the target of an overzealous company how can you make the distinction?

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