http://www.communities.hp.com/securitysoftware/forums/198.aspxDiscussions related to the Scrawlr tool and it's useenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://www.communities.hp.com/securitysoftware/forums/thread/84457.aspxTue, 26 Aug 2008 17:29:41 GMT94bda21f-7d63-4095-85de-7c2a68fb172c:84457HansEnders0http://www.communities.hp.com/securitysoftware/forums/thread/84457.aspxhttp://www.communities.hp.com/securitysoftware/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=198&PostID=84457<p>According to some interpretations of U.S. law, yes, Scrawlr and just the simple activity of crawling someone else&#39;s site can be construed as a felony.&nbsp; The common security professional&#39;s understanding is that if you do not have written authorization, then your target can take action against you.</p><p>I am not a lawyer, so you should review your own legal counsel where applicable. <br /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.communities.hp.com/securitysoftware/forums/thread/83697.aspxThu, 10 Jul 2008 20:28:02 GMT94bda21f-7d63-4095-85de-7c2a68fb172c:83697etaglio0http://www.communities.hp.com/securitysoftware/forums/thread/83697.aspxhttp://www.communities.hp.com/securitysoftware/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=198&PostID=83697<p>Is it unlawful to enter a URL other than your own into the Scrawlr URL field?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>Can the use of Scrawlr on a site the user doesn&#39;t own be construed as an attempted attack on&nbsp;that website?&nbsp; Or is the software, in and of itself, harmless?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>