On 1/7/08, Andreas Maus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 12:19:26PM -0500, Dave Anderson wrote: > > On Mon, 7 Jan 2008, Pau Amaro-Seoane wrote: > > > > >loosen up a bit, you're too tight up... I just want to check my > > >emails, I don't want to download p0nr movies > > > > Theft of service is theft, regardless of how much or little service > > you're stealing. If someone's gone to the trouble of filtering on MAC > > addresses, they've clearly indicated that they're not a public service > > -- and no amount of weasel-wording will get around that. > ACK! > > Furthermore, depending on your origin this is considered a criminal > act if you circumvent the MAC filter. E.g. here in germany you will > pay for that crime or go to jail (for up to 5 years) > doing this for a: sniffing the traffic to get a valid IP/MAC > association b: breaking into the system which is protected > (even a MAC filter is considered a protection). > > And NO A SYSTEM THAT USES MAC FILTERING IS NOT AN OPEN ACCESSPOINT! > > Oh and by the way it may be considered a crime trying to do or giving > you tips how to do this (incitement). > > > So don't expect any answer on this list. >
That's a lame law. Information should be free, trust the people to do what's right, &c. Though I wouldn't help in this case, since it's obvious the OP does want to just steal wifi, and helping him do that without teaching him is a waste of everyone's time. -Nick
