Im a bad person :(

neo123 · 16-07-2005, 08:30

Hello guys. First off all id like to say im genuinely sorry for what i have done, i know NTL employees are on here. I will come out clean and tell the truth, please dont ban me.

It started when i got kicked out of somebody's game server unfairly, they were running from home in the US. So I did a very stupid thing, and ran a portscan tool. The person has now reported me to NTL and i don't want to loose my service.

Please can you give me a little advice on what is going to happen to me. My mum will go mad.

nibbles · 16-07-2005, 08:36

if u didn't attack the machine or do any damage nothing port scans are not illegal

neo123 · 16-07-2005, 08:37

Yes. But how come under the complaints page there IS portscan http://bbplus.ntlworld.com/NetReport/index.php

bmxbandit · 16-07-2005, 08:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by neo123

Please can you give me a little advice on what is going to happen to me. My mum will go mad.

Quote:

Originally Posted by User Policy, Section 5

You must not use the Services to carry out Port scanning/probing (which is an attempt to identify an open gateway into another Internet user's machine). Where it has been identified that an account has been used for this activity ntl may withdraw the Services without notice.

if it's only happened once, i would imagine they won't terminate your service on the spot - for all they know it could be as a result of a virus or something.

it's quite possible ntl will contact you though, if someone has made a complaint.

neo123 · 16-07-2005, 08:51

Oh no

I dont want to loose my internet...what can i do...what can i do!!!
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My mum is gonna go mad if they phone. And i didnt mean to do all this, now im in a right mess arenty I :sobs:

. What can i do to make it better?

Millay · 16-07-2005, 08:52

Neo, Sit tight you wont loose your service, that I feel sure of.

Word of advice... dont do it again, especially if its not your Internet connection

jtwn · 16-07-2005, 08:55

Oh noes, you're going to be in soooo much trouble

Ignition · 16-07-2005, 09:05

Hi, I'm one of the ntl staff.

I have just been in contact with AUP and your service is scheduled to be terminated on Monday.

Nah actually don't worry so long as it's not persistent port scanning you haven't really done anything majorly wrong.

There's nothing you can do to make it better though, if they call / write that's the way it is I'm afraid.

neo123 · 16-07-2005, 09:09

thankyou guys, thats such a relief, i thought it was automatic ban! i wont do nothing like that again from this machine thats for sure. Not really the sharpest knife in the draw am i...openly giving out my IP

Jules · 16-07-2005, 10:41

Well at least you know that you did wrong and from the sounds of it are willing to learn from it

Next time you get pis...angry at some one take a deep breath and think about it before doing any thing

poolking · 16-07-2005, 10:42

What you've got to think about its only a game and you can always find another game server to go on.

neo123 · 16-07-2005, 10:49

Yeah I know :/ . It wasnt fair to be kicked still after i apologized to that bit** on her comms (VoIP To those not familiair with gaming). And still i got booted. But yeah i will try and remember that this is just a game and chill winstan!!!

Thanks for the slight peace of mind, still its not going to look good on my record, but thats my fault isnt it

TheBlueRaja · 16-07-2005, 11:28

Pwaw! Dont give a damn mate - portscanning is nothing and NTL get e-mails from whingers like that all the time, you probably wont even hear from them.

zoombini · 16-07-2005, 12:27

yeah, heck give us the IP of the server & we'll all portscan them for you

Raistlin · 16-07-2005, 12:28

That might not be a very good idea.....