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Some DNS Requests Ruled Illegal in North Dakota
jgreco writes "A judge in North Dakota has just ruled that requesting a zone transfer from a public DNS server is criminal activity within the meaning of the North Dakota Computer Crimes Law. A zone transfer is a simple request that a DNS server hand over information in bulk, and a DNS server may be configured to allow or deny such requests. That the owner of a DNS server would configure the server to allow such requests, and then claim such requests were unauthorized, is simply stunning."
I've never wished that I had mod points more than today.
That said, the people on Slashdot aren't making a legal ruling that will affect someone's life.
This is slashdot ! You WILL submit to mob justice ! Otherwise we will kill little babies ! We will fly planes into the world trade center ! We will elect another Bush ! WE ARE THE VICTIMS HERE ! Oh wait ...
... they ... well, no, acting like this is EXACTLY what they do in soviet russia.
In soviet russia
There was no "hijacking". He sent a single message to Verizon security through an open relay to prove to Verizon that their relay was open. Sierra found out about it and told the judge that Ritz had "hijacked" a Verizon server, and the judge believed it.