Is virus scanning interception?

[Richard Clayton]

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In article <200207171150.33408.graham.todd@ntlworld.com>, Graham
<graham.todd@ntlworld.com> writes

>Lets get this clear.  

let's hope so; it's seemed clear to me for some time :(

>If you stop a packet getting to its destination because 
>you simply discard it, it hasn't been intercepted under the terms of the RIP 
>Act?

IMHO, certainly not

You may well need other permissions to stop the packet (for example,
stealing the fibre would be theft), but it wouldn't be interception.

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richard                                              Richard Clayton

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