[anti-abuse-wg] Definition of Abuse - preamble

On Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:55:50 +0200
Gunther Nitzsche <gnitzsche at netcologne.de> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 08/24/2016 10:05 AM, Andre Coetzee wrote:
> > =================
> > Definition of abuse 
> > =================
> >
> > "The non sanctioned use of a resource to infringe upon the usage
> > rights of another resource"
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------
> >
> another? In the meaning of "a different" or at least  "an additional"
> resource?

yes at least 2 different resources always has to be involved for it to be
Internet Abuse

> If I use (abuse) a resource which directly infringes your usage
> rights, this behaviour would not fall in this definition because
> there is not "another"
> resource involved..?
> example .. aehh.. like... I use your cpu-time for calculating
> bitcoins..? I use your mailserver for spamming?
> 
and,  yes another means different :)

if you use the same resource it is not Internet  Abuse - as in
your own example using someone's CPU to mine bitcoin and doing so on
the CPU directly, is not Internet Abuse (it is very abusive, though!)
if you have broken in/compromised security etc - it is Internet abuse,
in terms of the current definition

In the example of directly using my email server to send spam it falls
within the definition of Internet abuse as defined above :)
 
> Maybe I just don't get the english words right :)
> 
No, ich danke dir sehr, it is great to make sure it works all the time
every time - or fix/improve it!  :)

Andre