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Re:What is NMAP and how to use it? by bityard on Friday April 14, 2023 @01:44PM (#35572376)
What activity constitutes abuse is at the discretion of the provider. If it looks like abuse to them, then it is.

You're looking for a line in the sand (for whatever reason) but no provider will give one, nor should they. Because that would mean telling attackers how to get close to the line without going over it.

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Re:What is NMAP and how to use it? by bheadmaster on Friday April 14, 2023 @04:32PM (#35574355)
I do a lot of nmap scanning for fun and out of curiosity. I pick a site and check out what ports they have open on the server behind their domain. Never did any attacks nor do I intend to.

I'm asking questions to widen my understanding of how and why I might get in trouble for it.

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