Without checking players scores, I regularly go through systems, clicking the espionage icon, on any target.

A couple of times now, I have probed players that should have newb protection, I think I may have even attacked one of them. Now I am wary of everything I do. The newb protection below 10k points isn't working in every instance. Why?

after so long of inactivity account becomes free for all, even before you see the (i)

But some are brand new players, I'm sure

ya i think after 6 days or 5 days of inactivety noob protection is lifted

ok, thanks, answers my concerns then.

in extreme, i think noob protection is lifted if that player does not log in for a while. [several days i think]