Computer Misuse (Amendement) Bill

[Ben Laurie]

Pete Chown wrote:
> 
> Ben Laurie wrote:
> 
> > Sure. Fetching a page from a webserver causes a degradation of
> > performance. Duh. So does sending email. We are all about to be
> > criminals.
> 
> But those things are all with the consent of the machine's owner,
> surely?

Hmm. Fetching webpages, sometimes - but not if I set up the webserver
with the intention that, say, only I should access it. If I send you an
unsolicited mail is that with your consent?

Cheers,

Ben.

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