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UDP port scanning...


From: Darren Reed <avalon () coombs anu edu au>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 14:28:18 +1100 (Australia/NSW)


It maybe worthwhile putting in a note when doing UDP scan that the
"open ports" are generated when no packets are received back.  Too
many lay people seem to assume that "all UDP ports open" as reported
by nmap is a `bad thing' when in fact it's a good thing(tm).

Darren 


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