On 28 Feb 2000, Marcus Sundberg wrote:
> Jonathan Walther <krooger@debian.org> writes:
>
> > I can
> > only assume if someone is running the "time" server they intend for
> > others to use it. Wouldn't you agree?
>
> No, I'd strongly disagree!
> Just because someone doesn't surround their property with barbed wire
> it doesn't mean they want you and 200 friends to have a picknick in
> their lawn...
I have to agree.. It's that 'if I can reach it, it's mine' mentality that
has considerably contributed to the death of network level transparency on
the internet.
Sure, using an open service shouldn't get you arrested, but it might
warrent a wack from the local Network admin's AUP cluestick.
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