Re: tlug: telnet: different question + others

[Selva Nair <selva@example.com>]

I fail to see what is unethical or illegal with this. The original
query, to put it technically, has been how to run a login session
noninteractively -- say from a script. As has been suggested, the
obvious answer is to use one of those notorious r* family (rsh,
rlogin..)  programs, if *permitted* by the system configuration, else
telnet with expect or use ssh. By the way ssh can run from a script by
setting batchmode = yes. 

As long as this is set to be automatically executed for loging in from
machine A to machine B between which interactive login is anyway
allowed, the user is not grabing any privilege not granted to him, no?

The original poster want to use it for, IMHO, an unethical purpose
but that is for him/her to worry, I guess. 

I am missing something ?

Selva 

On Mon, 29 May 2000, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

>  I'm really shocked at how many people take such a light view of this.
>  
>  This thread is discussing means of obtaining privileges on a system,
>  privileges that the system's owner clearly does not wish to grant.
>  
>  Ethically, the same as using an open relay, kiddie scripts, or a root
>  kit.  Think about what this exploit would imply if it were conducted
>  on _your_ system.
>  
>  As I wrote before, I personally would take a lighthearted point of
>  view, give the computing abilities a high mark, and let the
>  perpetrator sweat a bit.
>  
>  But legally the U would very likely be within its rights to batter his
>  butt and make tempura out of it.
>  
>  Ethically, too, IMO, at least for a second or aggravated offense.
>  
>  
>  

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