full-disclosure - OT: An odd question that has arrisen within my household

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Message-ID: <200310130331.h9D3V4eb000374@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
From: Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu (Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu)
Subject: OT: An odd question that has arrisen within my household 

On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 21:40:51 CDT, Matt Carlson <saryon@...ell.net>  said:
> These question is off topic, I realize this, but please bear with me.
> 
> 1. What exactly defines a "script kiddie"?
> 
> 2. Does using a port scanner make you a "script kiddie" since you 
> yourself did not write the code?

Using a tool somebody else wrote in an enlightened manner is good judgement
and a demonstration of code reuse.

Waving a dead chicken exploit without understanding it is a script kiddie.
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