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Re:What is NMAP and how to use it? by teddyh on Friday April 14, 2023 @02:59PM (#35573363)
Perhaps. Ought that be illegal?
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Re:What is NMAP and how to use it? by mcny on Friday April 14, 2023 @03:30PM (#35573658)
> Perhaps. Ought that be illegal?

I can't really explain why but I think there is a difference between doing something manually and automating it. For example, it is perfectly ok for a police officer to sit behind the bushes in front of someone's front porch with a pair of binoculars but not ok to put a hidden camera 24/7 in front of everyone's front porch.

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Re:What is NMAP and how to use it? by teddyh on Friday April 14, 2023 @03:50PM (#35573858)
We were (by way of analogy) discussing running nmap manually, I believe.
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