Re: RFC: Should Nmap resolve and scan all addresses by default?

Ionel <[email protected]>
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> On 9 Aug 2017, at 02:32, nnposter <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> On 8/8/17 3:54 PM, Daniel Miller wrote:
>> A: Scan all resolved addresses by default.
>> Example: nmap example.com <http://example.com>
>> Result: scans 5 IP addresses for example.com <http://example.com>
>> To preserve current behavior: nmap --resolveone example.com
>> <http://example.com>
>> 
>> B: Scan only the first resolved address by default (current behavior)
>> Example: nmap --resolveall example.com <http://example.com>
>> Result: scans 5 IP addresses for example.com <http://example.com>
>> Otherwise no change to current behavior.
> 
> The ability to go after all associated IP addresses in a simple fashion
> is highly useful. That said, this expansion should be IMHO requested
> explicitly. Option B would be my strong preference.
> 
> Cheers,
> nnposter
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