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Document the external script category in docs/scripting.xml.

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Currently defined categories are <literal>safe</literal>,
<literal>intrusive</literal>, <literal>malware</literal>,
<literal>version</literal>, <literal>discovery</literal>,
<literal>vuln</literal>, <literal>auth</literal> and
<literal>default</literal>.
<literal>vuln</literal>, <literal>auth</literal>,
<literal>external</literal> and <literal>default</literal>.
Category names are not case
sensitive. The following list describes each category.</para>
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</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<indexterm><primary sortas="external script category">&ldquo;<literal>external</literal>&rdquo; script category</primary></indexterm>
<option>external</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Scripts in this category may send data to a
third-party database or other network resource. An example
of this is <filename>whois.nse</filename>, which makes a
connection to a
whois<indexterm><primary>whois</primary></indexterm> server
to learn about the address of the target. There is always
the possibility that the operators of the third-party
database will record anything you send to them, which in
many cases will include your IP address and the address of
the target. Most scripts involve traffic strictly between
the scanning computer and the client; any that do not are
placed in this category.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<indexterm><primary sortas="default script category">&ldquo;<literal>default</literal>&rdquo; script category</primary></indexterm>