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illegal!? why!?

• geoscripting 18y ago
  It is recommended that you use the API that google provides for searching, but I fail to see why telnetting would be illegal. After all, both firefox and telnet use sockets to do their job.
  • radu_floricica 18y ago
    Again, the comment above wasn't meant to be taken literally, but just because they both use sockets doesn't mean they're just as legal. Imagine a web site which terms of service state you cannot use software to circumvent ads. Or where part of the security is done client-side (stupid, yes, but not impossible). Skipping the browser breaches at least the terms of service, and may be constructed as hacking. I think even Google discourages automated searching and prefers you use its api, which (at least some years ago) wasn't free for commercial use. I may be wrong in this particular case, but the important point is you may want to check the specific TOS before skipping the browser.
• radu_floricica 18y ago
  DMCA, of course. The reply was meant to be exaggerated, I hope telnet itself isn't illegal.