A North Dakota judge issued a ruling in Sierra Corporate Design v. Ritz that has some pretty stunning implications about the use of the “host -l” command when accessing DNS records. In the judgment (which was prepared by the plaintiff’s counsel and sent to the judge), the use of the “host -l” command is tantamount to computer hijacking and hacking
And here is what I love most about Digg.com:
SanJayM:
Are you fucking serious? This is why people who know fuck all about the tubes should not be allowed to make legal judgment about them.
Philluminati:
If it’s illegal to access DNS records then I guess we can’t use URL’s. We’ll have to go back to IP addresses. Also, I guess email is off limits as well now. If it’s not illegal to access DNS services then how exactly does “host -l” warrant hacking? This is really retarded.
Spr0k3t:
Next on the list is NMAP: Criminal Intent
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