Re: Feature request: scanning an AS

[John Bond <john.r.bond () gmail com>]

> > Okay, I think this is a nice script. Here are a few things I'd like to
> > see:
> >
> > We should get permission from the operators of the whois server, like we
> > did for the asn-query script. We just don't want them to be mad if the
> > script being distributed with Nmap causes them a lot of extra load.
> > Would you email them and ask if they object to the script.
> I have already emailed them and they are happy for us to use the
> service, i can forward you the thread if needed.
>
> > The script needs to go into the "external" category.
> >
> > I think this is unnecessary:
> >        newtargets = stdnse.get_script_args('asn-to-prefix.newtargets')
> > Just plain "newtarget" already sets target.ALLOW_NEW_TARGETS.
> no problem
>
> > Instead of doing socket:receive_lines(1000000), do
> > socket:receive_lines(1) in a loop. That way you can limit how much you
> > will read and not stall forever if the server gives you a lot of data.
> > You still need to split on newlines because receive_lines(1) may return
> > more than one line.
> Ok ill take a look at this in a bit
Sorry i just checked and think i updated this all ages ago but forgot
to send it in.  let me know if there is anything else that needs doing
and ill try to respond in less then 5 months

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