Kenneth Emmons wrote: >But what if the "service" is *not* intended for pay? > One could also argue it like this... What if you moved in to an apartment and all the utilities were signed up to be auto-payed by the last tenant's credit card? Water, gas, electric, cable TV, Internet... all for "free" because the last person didn't bother to notify anyone that they were moving on short notice. Someone somewhere is paying an ISP for that WLAN connection. Would you put all your garbage in your neighbor's garbage can just because they left it out on the curb once a week? Would you use their water hose because they keep leaving it on the edge of your lawn? Just because the person paying is ignorant is not really a valid excuse for justifying your use of it without their consent. Just because the Wells Fargo driver drove off and left a sack full of money on the sidewalk doesn't mean you're welcome to help yourself to some "free" cash. Public or neighborhood access points that are advertised as such are a different matter altogether. But if a friend of mine were to tell me that he's "borrowing" access from the neighbor, I would encourage them to go knock on their door and make friends with them. Maybe they'll want to borrow a lawn mower some day in return. I'm not against war driving. Although I don't practive it myself, I think it's entertaining and educational. In fact, here's an idea for someone who could use some extra consulting money -- find an open AP, contact the owner, and offer your services in helping them tighten things up a bit. -Gary -- Gary Driggs Unix System Administrator Extensis, Inc. http://www.extensis.com/ phone: 503.274.2020 x191 email: gdriggs@private Empowering digital assets Notice: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise use the information. Also, please indicate to the sender that you have received this email in error, and delete the copy you received. Thank you.
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