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Nmap News: 4.76 release, Defcon presentation online, Is port scanning legal?

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:11:16 -0700

Posted by Fyodor on Sep 23

Hi everyone. I'm happy to report that the Nmap 4.75 release (with
port frequencies, Zenmap topology, etc.) was a big success. But such
large exposure inevitably leads to bug discovery, so we've
released version 4.76 with about a dozen small fixes and stability
improvements. If 4.75 is...

Nmap 4.75 released

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 14:14:31 -0700

Posted by Fyodor on Sep 8

Hi Everyone. I'm delighted to report the release of Nmap 4.75, which
has almost 100 significant improvements since 4.68. Some which I'm
most excited about are:

o While Nmap stands for "Network Mapper", it hasn't been able to
actually draw you a map of the...

Nmap 4.68 release

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:06:28 -0700

Posted by Fyodor on Jul 31

Hi All. I'm happy to report that there have been several stable Nmap
releases since I mailed you about Nmap 4.60 in March. The latest
version is 4.68, and I think you'll like it (unless you still use
Win2K, which can be problematic due to IPv6 issues that we hope to
resolve in the next...

Lots of Nmap News

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:45:38 -0700

Posted by Fyodor on Jul 31

Hi All. I feel derelict for failing to post any Nmap news to this
nmap-hackers list in the last four months, but you can rest assured
that we've been busy on the project! For example, there have been
1,181 posts on the nmap-dev list (not all from me) since my March
nmap-hackers...

Nmap accepting applications for Summer of Code developers

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:04:25 -0700

Posted by Fyodor on Mar 24

It may have taken me four months to send this year's first
nmap-hackers mail, but the second only took me four hours. I want to
let you all know that Nmap has been accepted for the fourth year
running to participate in the Google Summer of Code program. This
generous and innovative program...

Nmap 4.50 (10th Anniversary Edition) released

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:42:05 -0800

Posted by Fyodor on Dec 13

Hi everyone. I'm proud to say that Nmap has reached its 10th
anniversary since I released it in 1997, and it is still going strong!
To celebrate that, Nmap 4.50 has been released. It is the first
stable release in more than a year (there have been dozens of dev
releases), and the first...

Introducing the 2007 NmapGoogle Summer of Code Team!

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:34:51 -0700

Posted by Fyodor on Apr 12

Hello everyone. After weeks of poring through more than 50
applications, I am delighted to introduce the 2007 Nmap/Google Summer
of Code Team! If you enjoy the new OS detection system, runtime
interaction, or the Nmap Scripting Engine, you are taking advantage of
features developed in a...

Nmap News: GoDaddy, 4.21ALPHA4, Google SoC, Training, and More

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:26:50 -0700

Posted by Fyodor on Mar 21

Hello everyone! While I haven't posted here in almost two months,
Nmap development continues full speed ahead! In fact, there is so
much news that I am sending this mail in digest format rather than
flood your emailboxes with separate messages.

CONTENTS:
o GoDaddy Redux

o New...

Online Nmap training announcement and webinar invitation

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:51:09 -0500

Posted by Professor Messer on Feb 20

Hello, all -

Since writing "Secrets of Network Cartography: A Comprehensive Guide to
Nmap" over a year ago, I've spoken with many of you at trade shows and
security seminars regarding what you'd like to see in Nmap educational
materials. Based on your feedback, I'm now ready to...