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Do not scan fragile devices

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Define which type of hosts can or can not be scanned

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

This script creates a user interface in the 'Prefs' section of the
client letting users enable or disable certain categories of
network devices and hosts from being scanned.

- Network printers : It is usually a good idea to avoid scanning a
network printer. Scanning a network printer is likely to cause it
to print random data, thus wasting paper and harming the environment

- Novell Netware : Older versions of Novell Netware do not withstand
a vulnerability scan. Please read :

http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972443.htm

before doing a vulnerability scan against a Novell server.

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