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189

To: drwho
Subject: snail mail
From: lex (Lex Luthor)
Comments: ACK This Message!
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 93 15:11:40 EST

did you send the drive out yet?

The printouts are on the way to you.

Do you have the wopr bbs profile or should i leave it as is? I need all
the profiles done within 7 days for the 10 boards we have completed.

let me know

PS: Marauder and me will be on irc aroudn 1030-11pm EST tonight.

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Subject: FYI
From: [email protected] (LOD Communications)
Comments: Legion of Doom Communications
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 93 22:50:27 EST

LOD Communications: FYI The Underground BBS Message Base Archive Project

This is a limited distribution message sent out to a select group of people
to inform them of the above mentioned project. This message or portions
thereof may be used as an AD in the near future. For now, It is For Your
Information.

A significant portion of now retired computer underground participants
(hackers and phone phreaks) have expressed interest in seeing all of those
old messages they posted on various underground hacker bulletin boards during
[7m-- more --[m their 'career'. This is especially the case for those who never downloaded
the messages; sold, gave away, or chucked their disks; and those who were
visited by law enforcement officials who TOOK EVERYTHING including those
suspicious looking toasters 8-/. In addition to this crowd, those who have
come to the 'scene' relatively recently are keenly interested in what their
'forefathers' talked about and what computer systems and networks they were
into. This interest, and the growing curiosity of the general public to know
what all those 'hacker kids' were REALLY up to (starting World War III of
course!) is the reasoning behind this undertaking.

Basically, we are creating a Historical Library of the dark portion of
Cyberspace. Throughout history physical objects have been preserved for
posterity for the benefit of the next generation of humans. Cyberspace
however, isn't very physical; data contained on floppy diskettes has a finite
lifetime as does the technology to retrieve that data. Most of the
underground systems operated at a time when TRS80's, VIC-20's, Commodore
64's, and Apple //'s were state of the art. Today, it's difficult to find
anyone who has one of these machines in operating condition not to mention
the brain cells left to recall how to operate them :(.

The aim of the project is to acquire as much information as possible which
was contained on the underground hack/phreak bulletin boards that were in
[7m-- more --[m operation during a decade long period dating from the beginnings (1979, 80 -
MOM: Modem Over Manhattan and 8BBS) to the legendary OSUNY, Plovernet, Legion
of Doom!, Metal Shop, etc. up through the Phoenix Project circa 1989.
Currently messages from over 50 different BBS's have been dug up although
very few are 100% complete. Not having a complete 'set' does not diminish
their value however.

The adventure began in late November of 1992 and the first Listing of
completed message base files is anticipated within the next few weeks.
Periodic updates will follow as more data is procured. As happens with most
projects, the effort and monetary investment turned out to be substantially
more than originally anticipated. Literally hundreds of man-hours have been
spent copying dusty apple ][ disks, transferring them to IBM (or typing in
hard copy versions when electronic versions were unavailable), organizing the
over one thousand individual files according to what BBS the messages were
originally posted on, splicing the files together, and a very slight editing
of long distance access codes and computer passwords -- to help ensure that
there is nothing illegal contained within the messages. In addition, the
monetary investment is approaching $1000.00 for the above mentioned tasks
which also include snail mail costs, phone bills, equipment costs, etc. This
figure does not include a monetary estimate of all the man-hours spent during
the life of the project.
[7m-- more --[m
In order to at least break even, a dollar value has been attached to each
set of message bases. The dollar values were determined based on the
following conglomeration: the number of years ago the BBS operated, its
popularity and message content, and the total number of messages compiled.
The prices were kept as low as possible ranging from $1.00 to $9.00 for each
Copyrighted (c) 1993 by LOD Communications, H/P BBS message base set. Each
File includes in addition to the messages themselves: a historical background
and description of the system, any tutorials aka "G-Philes" that were online
as well as downloaded userlists if available. Due to the economics involved
in diskettes, snail mail costs, and filling orders, a minimum order of $20.00
is required. The files will be available in IBM (5.25 or 3.5 inch), Amiga,
and Apple MacIntosh formats and orders are expected to be received at the
requestors mailbox in 2-4 weeks. Paper versions can be ordered but cost
double (many messages are of 40 column format and therefore wastes lots of
paper) and take twice the time to deliver.

There are a significant number of individuals helping in this project.
Some have done typing, some uploading, some just trying to locate their disks
and files. Gaps exist in many message bases...sometimes months at a time,
some popular systems' messages have yet to be recovered. Those who may have
downloaded messages or printouts may want to contact us. For those who may
[7m-- more --[m have material to submit, an equal amount of material will be given freely to
contributors.

Over the next month word about this project and advertisements will seep
into cyberspace and traditional print sources. From all indications, there is
a very large demand from all types of people for the kind of information that
is being collected. A wide dissemination of this information will hopefully
provide those who were not part of the underground to experience and learn
what it was all about instead of relying on those often slanted (negatively)
accounts found in the press.

For additional information, contributions, or requests for sample messages
and the LOD Communications Price LISTING of available H/P BBS Message Bases
reply to:

Email: [email protected]
Voice Mail: 512-448-5098
Snail Mail: LOD Communications
603 W. 13th
Suite 1A-278
Austin, Texas 78701

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To: drwho
Subject: wopr sample posts
From: lodcom (LOD Communications)
Comments: H/P BBS Msg Base Archive Proj.
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 93 23:43:13 EST

*** {WOPR (617) SYSOP: TERMINAL MAN MESSAGES FROM 1984 UNLESS STATED} ***

Message #1: WELCOME

Msg left by: MAINTENANCE OPERATOR
Date posted: TUE MAY 15 8:21:49 PM

WELCOME! ALL MESSAGES WILL TURN OVER AT
80, SO ONCE THE BOARD GETS GOING,
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE 80 MESSAGES.

MAINTENANCE
[7m-- more --[m OPERATOR

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Message #14: BOX THIS!

Msg left by: FLASH HOSER
Date posted: SAT MAY 26 2:57:49 AM

IF YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO GO ALL THE
WAY, WE ARE SETTING UP A GERMAN PHREAK
BBS. THE BOARD SHOULD BE FULLY ON LINE
IN ABOUT A MONTH, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO MODEM SOMETHING OVERSEAS N O W THE
NUMBER IS 011-49-40551-3219. THIS BBS
WILL BE MAINLY FOR THOSE INTO BLUE BOX
[7m-- more --[m AND INTERNATIONAL HACKING...BUT THERE
ARE WAYS TO GET THERE VIA CONVENTIONAL
IF YOU KNOW THE TRICK. BUT HEY, USE TH
CREDIT CARD POSTED ON THE PREVIOUS MSG
AND CHECK IT OUT. SO FAR IT IS JUST
A ONE WAY MESSAGE BOARD, BUT THE BBS
WILL BE UP AS SOON AS WE GET A WORKING
BBS PROGRAM (HINT, IF YOU HAVE A VERSIO
OF A BBS THAT WORKS ON A 64 THEN LEAVE
ME E-MAIL SO WE WON'T HAVE TO RE-INVENT
THE WHEEL. HERE IS ANOTHER NUMBER IF
YOU HAVE A CCITT-2 (EUROPE) MODEM.:
011 49 30 1511. 1200BAUD IN, 75 BAUD
OUT. THIS IS BIRDSCHMELDTEXT, OR
SCREEN TEXT, AND IS THE OFFICIAL DATA
EXCHANGE INFORMATION NETWORK IN GERMANY
I HAVE MANY OTHER EUROPEAN NUMBERS, BUT
WILL SAVE 'EM FOR LATER. REMEMBER YOU
NEED A SPECIAL NUMBER FOR EVERY EUROPEA
NUMBER E X C E P T THE
******* HAMBURGER BBS **************
THE FIRST AND ONLY INTERNATIONAL PHREAK
[7m-- more --[m AND HACK BOARD, EUROPE. FULLY ON LINE
SOON, BUT CALL NOW AND READ THE MESSAGE
(IF YOU GET VOICE, CHAT WITH WOLFGANG,
WHO IS THE SYSOP) THIS IS GOING TO BE
VERY AWSOME!!!!!

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Message #33: QUORUM

Msg left by: KING BLOTTO
Date posted: TUE MAY 29 3:13:14 PM

TO ALL MY SUBJECTS:

THIS TOPIC IS ABOUT CONFERENCES.
[7m-- more --[m AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I DON'T CONFERENCE
ANYMORE SINCE INFOWORLD PUT OUT AN
ARTICLE ON IT ON MARCH 26. THE REASON
BEING: THERE ARE N-O SAFE EXCHANGES
BEING USED TODAY. EVERYONE SAYS; "BUT
THIS IS CHICAGO", "THIS IS A DALLAS
EXCHANGE", "THEY CAN'T TRACE CONFEREN-
CES!". THE LAST ONE IS MY FAVORITE. THE
SYSTEM USED BY ALMOST EVERYONE TODAY IS
ALLIANCE TELECONFERENCE. THIS IS NOT
BELL OPERATED. QUORUM IS THE BELL CONF.
SYSTEM. AND IT'S WORSE THAN ALLIANCE.
NEWS HAS IT, THAT ALLIANCE TELECON-
FERENCE MIGHT BE GOING UNDER NOW. BUT
THEY HAVE STARTED TAKING PEOPLE WITH
THEM. ( 5 TO DATE, AS I KNOW) ALLIANCE
IS SUPER-PISSED, WELL, WOULDN'T YOU BE?
AND ESPECIALLY AFTER EVERY LITTLE 15YR
OLD LEARNS HOW TO START ONE UP, HE'LL
BE JUST GETTING THEM MORE PISSED OFF.
THE ABUSE HAS GROWN TO A MAXIMUM. I AM
TRYING TO FIND OUT ALL I CAN ON
[7m-- more --[m QUORUM AT WORK. I'LL POST THE INFO AS
IT COMES IN.

MAJESTICALLY,

KING BLOTTO

P.S.- READ THE 3/26 INFOWORLD!

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Message #36: ////REMOB////

Msg left by: THE MONITOR
Date posted: WED MAY 30 8:41:11 PM

[7m-- more --[m

OK HERE IS HOW TO USE A REMOB...THIS
INFO IS ONLY FOR PAYPHONE USE.IF YOU
TRY USING IT AT HOME IT MAY BE
HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH.

ZE LA NUMBER IS.....213-797-1110

USE OF REMOTE OBSERVATION
--- -- ------ -----------

ONCE ON A LINE THAT CAN TRANSMIT
MF TONES <MCI,TRUNK LINE ECT.>
DO THE FOLLOWING

KP1<5 DIGIT PIN CODE>KP2<7 DIGIT PHONE
NUMBER>ST (PAUSE UNTILL TONE)KP1 TO
LISTEN ONLY OR KP11 TO BREAK IN.
TRY CALLING A BOARD AND USE ANSWER MODE
[7m-- more --[m SO THAT YOU CAN READ PASSWORDS.
OLD PIN CODE USED TO BE "38927" BUT OF
COURSE THEY CHANGE IN ALOT.

AS FOR BLUE BOXING..I WAS BUSTED AND
NOTHING HAPPENED..JUST GOT A WARNING
BUT WILL NEVER BLOW A 2600HZ AGAIN
UNLESS IT IS FROM A PAYPHONE.I NEED
TO KNOW HOW TO BUILD A BLUE BOX..ANY
HELP WOULD BE GREAT CAUSE I AM OUT
OF SCHOOL AND MUST GET INTO PHREAKING
AGAIN.

HOW'S ABOUT SOME INFO ON THOSE CORDLESS
PHONES...

TRY TUNING IN TO 1600-1700 KHZ AND
YOU MIGHT LISTEN IN...FOR THOSE
SUPER DUPER HIGH SECURITY JOBS
[7m-- more --[m TRY 1.7 MHZ OR 49.83 MHZ

HEY I GOTTA GO NOW BUT HAVE A NICE
DAY NIGHT OR WHATEVER....PHREAKING
WILL NEVER DIE,BUT PHREAKS WILL

TRY PYROTECHNICS..IT IS FUN AND REWARDI
NG BUT FUCKING DANGEROUS.I WANNA GET
ON A CONFERENCE..CALL TERMINAL MAN AND
LEAVR IT UP TO HIM.

VALE CIVES!

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Message #83: REMOB (HA!)

Msg left by: KARL MARX
[7m-- more --[m Date posted: SAT JUN 16 6:26:34 PM

That "REMOB" number isn't, it's
an Ohm/Oscilator test. I checked
this out with Joe Engrissia and
he agrees. Well, anyway, next time
post something usfull.
::::::::::::::::Karl Marx

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Message #89: -%> BOARD STATUS

Msg left by: USER-ANON
Date posted: MON JUN 18 5:12:27 PM

[7m-- more --[m

This board has been up since May
And has gotten a lot of users.

The sysops hope you enjoy the board
but there is one little set back this
board needs ** MORE ** ** POSTING **

The more people post on this board the
better it is for everyone.

Remember this board is for the
excange of ** HACK ** AND ** PHREAK **
info only..

ITEM TWO

There are certain people who are
giving out the board number and the
login format.
[7m-- more --[m
If any of you know who they are please
leave a message in feedback or a
anonymous msg with the persons name.

Also this number has been found on
some public boards. If anyone finds
the number on one please ask the sysop
to delete it...

Remember this is a ** PRIVATE ** board
so don't tell ** ANYONE ** about it
without the consent of the sysop..

And if anyone feels that anyone is a
security risk and won't post because of
them leave feedback and we will take
care of the problem..

Keep on ** HACKIN ** AND ** PHREAKIN *
*
And now the system is once again
[7m-- more --[m
Yours.

System Operator(s)

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-=#%> 90 messages

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Message #84: MMMMYESSSSS!

[7m-- more --[m
Msg left by: THE MONITOR
Date posted: MON JUN 18 7:31:59 PM

I AGREE;I POSTED THIS NUMBER ON OSUNY'S
HACK BOARD CAUSE I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS
SECURE;WHEREUPON,I HAVE FOUND THAT
IT WAS THE WRONG PLACE TO POST IT.
I DO NOT THINK THAT MY POSTING ONE
MSG ON OSUNY CAUSED THE NUMBER TO GET
AROUNG TO A LOT O'BBS'S SOME OF THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DENIED ACCESS
TO THIS BBS ARE PISSED AND WILL TRY
TO DESTROY US....ONE OF THESE PEOPLE
IS A FUCKHEAD BY THE NAME OF STOSH
FIXER....LET US FIX HIS LITTLE RED
WAGON!!!!!!!HE SHALL PAY FOR THREATENIN
G THE SYSOPS OF THIS BBS.
IF ANY OF
YOU GUYS ARE INTO CP/M OR XEROX THEN
I HAVE THE BBS FOR YOU...
[7m-- more --[m 617-770-3066.....I SUGGEST YOU READ
ARCHIVE NUMBER ONE ON THAT BOARD
BECAUSE IT IS RELATED TO PHREAKING
AND PHREAKERS.
LET'S POST
SOME MSGS ON THIS BOARD;WE MUST TRUST
EACH OTHER NOT TO REVEAL THE INFO THAT
WE GET ON THIS BBS.

=*-THE MONITOR-*=
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN BUSTED??
YOU MIGHT TRY IT SOME TIME
CAUSE IT IS GREAT FUN..EVEN
MORE OF A BLAST IF YOU LET
THE FEDS GET YOUR PHILES
OR PHREAK STUFF..IF THEY
DO YOU ARE GONE...I WAS
ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES..
...PLEASE DO NOT BOX
FROM YOUR HOME!!!
[7m-- more --[m

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Message #87: MORE ESS

Msg left by: PAUL MUAD'DIB
Date posted: TUE JUN 19 2:59:05 PM

I've got many switch and frame #'s to
trade, and here's a fun way to get pw's
or destroy bbs's-
call the switch and do what I said
in msg 78 asking for call forwarding
on an anonymous # (NOT your local tym-
or tele- nets, they DO know them to be
special dials)..when he puts it in,
[7m-- more --[m call the "frame" #, and say "Hiya,
this is Bob Lineman, could you run
into the MDF, and try to activate the
call forwarding on NNX-XXXX? send it
to NNX-XXXF, please, I need to check
it out from both ends..." then, hook
your computer up to the payphone that
NNX-XXXF is, and set up a simulator
for the login to that system. When you
have it in your pocket, call the frame
back and say "Hi, me again, would you
just disengage the forwarding on that
# for me? I've got the problem, but I
need it recieving calls to fix it.."
then you can re-hack it later if you
want by just calling the frame again
in a different shift..

later,
Paul Muad'Dib

[7m-- more --[m
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Message #78: VOICE PHREAKER BBS

Msg left by: DEVIOUS XEVIOUS
Date posted: FRI JUN 22 2:02:48 AM

This is fucking awsome!

Call 816-346-9236 Its a voice
(thats right, not data, voice)
Phreaker BBS. Don't know how long
it will last. Maybe a week or two,
it is fucking cool though. Call and
leave a message, call back and listen
to the other messages.

DX

[7m-- more --[m

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Message #80: TRW NEWS

Msg left by: DOCTOR WHO
Date posted: FRI JUN 22 8:24:41 PM

DID EVERYONE SEE THAT THING ON THE NEWS
ABOUT SOME HACKERS GOT A PASSWORD FOR
TRW? THAT'S OLD NEWS....I GUESS IT JUST
TOOK THEM THAT LONG TO FIND ABOUT IT.
TAP- THE EDITOR IS IN EUROPE AND WILL
DELAY THE MAG FOR AWHILE...DON'T WORRY
YOU'LL STILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF ISS
UES.
[7m-- more --[m TYMNET:
LOGIN=VM
THIS IS VM/CMS ONLINE? THE THING
MENTIONED IN PRINTOUTS I GOT FROM BELL
TRASHCAN? (THE USE IT FOR THIER PAYROLL
)...I MIGHT HAVE A PASSWORD IF IT IS..
ITS JUST A LITTLE DIFFUCULT TO READ WHE
N THEY BACKSPACE AND PUT LETTERS OVER
IT...WHICH IS WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO
DO FOR ALL OF COSMOS AND OTHER BELL
COMPUTERS SOON...ACCORDING TO A GUY
THAT WORKS AT BELL WITH THE COMPUTERS.
HE ALSO SAYS THAT MOST PEOPLE WHO WORK
THIER ARE IN FEAR OF LOSING THIER JOBS,
BECAUSE FOR THE COMPUTERS THEY CAN JUST
HAVE ANOTHER OFFICE CALL IN AND DO THE
COMPUTER WORK...HE SAID THAT IN THE PAS
T TWO YEARS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE
COMPUTERS HAS GONE FROM 15 TO 3. SO DON
'T PLAN ON A CAREER IN TELEFONE COMPUTE
RS...I TOLD HIM THAT IF HE DOES GET LAI
D OFF TO COME OVER TO MY HOUSE AND WRIT
[7m-- more --[m E SOME TUTORIALS ON THE COMPUTERS..
FOR REVENGE PURPOSES....
ADIOS
-----------=?> DOCTOR WHO <?=----------

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Message #85: ESS IS BAD NEWS

Msg left by: FLASH HOSER
Date posted: SUN JUN 24 10:14:06 PM

WELL, BOXERS ARE BITING THE DUST EVERY
DAY, AND ALL THE FUN IS GOING OUT OF
MANY PEOPLES LIVES, BUT LETS EITHER
LEARN TO FIGHT ESS, OR MOVE TO CANADA
....
[7m-- more --[m
DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT THE BLACK BOX
THAT HOOKS TO YOUR TV AND READS OUT
SEVERAL ESS FUNCTIONS? THE MAIN THING
THIS DOES IS TELL YOU THE # OF THE
PERSON CALLING YOU. (EASY WITH ESS AND
ITS NICE LITTLE PACKET TRANSMISSIONS
EVERY 15 SECONDS)...WELL RUMOUR HAS IT
THAT ZENITH IS GOING TO MAKE THIS
CIRCUIT PART OF THEIR TV SETS. REMEMBER
ZENITH IS THE SAME COMPANY THAT BROUGHT
YOU THE SPEAKERPHONE IN A TV FIASCO.
WITH THIS BOX YOU CAN TELL IF IT IS
THE BOSS, OR YOUR GIRLFRIEND, OR YOUR
ENEMY BEFORE YOU EVEN PICK UP THE PHONE
BUT RUMOR ALSO HAS IT THAT BELL DOES NOT
WANT THE CIRCUIT ACTUALLY IN USE BY US
(CONSUMERS) SO MAY PULL THE ZENITH RUG
OUT FROM UNDER THE PROJECT....BUT HEY,
DOES ANYONE KNOW JUST WHAT ESS USES FOR
THIS TRANSMISSION. WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO BUILD THIS BOX OURSELVES, TAKE THE
[7m-- more --[m DATA, AND IF NOTHING ELSE, FEED IT INO
OUR TRUSTY COMPUTERS. LETS MAKE ESS
WORK FOR US INSTEAD OF AGAINST US.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO ON THE PACKET
PROTOCOLS, E+MAIL TO THE HOSE. YOUR
MOTHER (THE ONE WHO BOXES ON ESS) WILL
THANK YOU FOR IT. AND THANKS TO THE
RUBIC WHO GRACIOUSLY LETS ME STEAL HIS
QUOTES.

YOUR FRIEND IN CANADA

5A HOSER

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*** {NOTE: BBS SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED} ***
[7m-- more --[m

---------------------------------
MESSAGE #79: ABOUT ME & CHAOS
---------------------------------

Msg left by: SIR KNIGHT
Date posted: TUE JUL 17 2:24:18 PM

After giving it quite a bit of thought,
I have made a firm decision. I hereby
release myself of any ties or affiliat-
ions with the group known as Chaos.
In the past I have been a member and no
longer wish to call myself a member
for this one underlying reason:

No Activities are being planned or
done within chaos involving myself or
any of the members. I wish to drop all
[7m-- more --[m ties with the group, and consider
myself null-and-void with its members.

If any of the members wish to ask why,
you may leave me mail either here or
on Blottoland. DO NOT call me voice.

%--%SK%--%
%--%><%--%
---------------------------------

---------------------------------
MESSAGE #63: ARGGGH!
---------------------------------

Msg left by: KARL MARX
Date posted: SAT JUL 21 4:14:43 PM

Ahem, I don't know if I am getting moral
of somthing, but things are getting
pretty well, strange.
[7m-- more --[m
First off: unix is pretty easy to crash
if you want to--but why would you want
to? Obviously, very few people know
"everything" about Unix, and I would
like one reason that destroying a system
would be better than learning to use it's
"special" features. If you want to get
your face on Newsweek, go ahead, but
otherwise, don't start destroying stuff
just for the sake of vandalism! Instead
of being a vandal, do somthing Robin
Hood-ish, like nice the parent process
of the batch runner to -20 or somthing.
Or give everyone full privilige
to / or make them all user 1.

Otherwise, as for metro tracing, that's
kinda hard to swallow. Would whoever's
freind's sister care to elaborate on that
one?

[7m-- more --[m I don't know if anyone cares, but I had
a chance to take a look at those
"goldphones" and Geez!!! there were
codes written all over it! I don't
understand some people very well. That
is simply stupidity.
There is really nothing "new and exciting"
in phreaking anymore... most of what you
hear is bullshit from some twelve-year-
old that just learned how to use metro last
week. There is simply no "new" anything!
Eventually there will be, but until then
these "phreak" boards will simply be
"how to phreak"--tutorials instead of
journals. Drat!
:::::::::::::::::::::Karl Marx
---------------------------------

---------------------------------
MESSAGE #67: HE'S GOT A POINT^^
---------------------------------
[7m-- more --[m
Msg left by: BIG BROTHER
Date posted: SUN JUL 22 8:05:05 PM

Karl Marx brough up an interesting co
ncept....
Now for my interpretation....
THERE IS A lesson Oin phreaking and
hacking morality:

I find it truly discouraging when peo
ple, intelligent people seeking
intellectual challenges, must revert to
becoming common criminals. The fine
arts of hacking and boxing have all but
died out. Though you newcomers, you
who have appeared on the scene in the l
ast year or two, may not realize it,
we had it much better. People didn't r
ecognize our potential for
destruction and damage because we never
[7m-- more --[m flaunted it, nor did we exercise it.
For hacking, it was the intellectual ch
allenge which drove us to do it. The
thrill of bypassing or breaking through
someone's computer security was
tremendous. It wasn't a case of gettin
g a password from a friend, logging
on, and destroying an entire database.
We broke in for the challenge of
getting in and snooping around WITHOUT
detection. We loved the potential
for destruction that we gave ourselves,
but never used.
Today, after so much publicity, the f
un has turned to true criminality.
Publicity we have received is abhorring
From WarGames to the headlined
October Raids, to the 414's, the Inner
Circle, Fargo 4a, and the recent
NASA breakins--not to mention all the l
ocal incidents that never made the big
newspapers, like breakins at school com
[7m-- more --[m puters or newspaper computers. TRW
credit information services claims hack
ers used the three stolen accounts
to aid them in abusing stolen credit ca
rds. The thrill of entering and looking
around has shifted to criminal practica
lity--how can I make my bank account
fatter--how may I use this stolen credi
t card to its fullest--how could I
take revenge upon my enemies.
And then there is the world of Phone
Phreaking. The number of phreaks
has grown from an elite few, perhaps te
n or twenty, to well over a
thousand. Still, there remain only abo
ut 10 or 20 good, longlasting
phreaks. The rest receive information
and abuse its uses until the information
is no longer valid. Even worse, they s
eek publicity! They WANT to be caught!
Many even use their real names on bulle
tin board systems to promote publicity.
[7m-- more --[m Meanwhile, the REAL phone phreaks have
been resting in the shadow of the rest,
waiting for phreaking to become so dang
erous as to become a challenge once
again. Once security tightens and only
the strong survive (phreak Darwinism?),
phreaking will be restored as a way to
'beat the system' without costing
anyone anything.
Hacking may soon be dead, but may pho
ne phreaking live on!

---------------------------------

---------------------------------
MESSAGE #79: ESSENTIALS FOR A GOOD BOARD
---------------------------------

Msg left by: MAINTENANCE OPERATOR
Date posted: TUE JUL 24 1:44:15 PM

[7m-- more --[m THE SYSOPS OF THIS BOARD HAVE
JUST DECIDED THAT ANY USER
WHO HAS 2 DELETION REQUESTS BY OTHER ME
MBERS WILL BE DELETED AFTER A SHORT
CHAT WITH EITHER ME OR TERMINAL MAN
I THINK YOU WILL AGREE THAT THIS
IS A GOOD SYSTEM FOR GETTING
RID OF THE "FAT" ON THIS SYSTEM.

PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK NO MATTER
HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS MATTER.

-MAINTENANCE OPERATOR-
-TERMINAL MAN-
---------------------------------

---------------------------------
---------------------------------
MESSAGE #81: HACK-A-TRIP
---------------------------------

Msg left by: BROADWAY HACKER
[7m-- more --[m Date posted: TUE JUL 24 8:24:02 PM

As you have probably seen on some other
good boards, I am ex-
tending an offer to anyone who wants to
come to New York for
free. Hacking airline tickets isn't as
hard as you think. If
your interested, maybe to go to a TAP m
eeting or something,
leave me EMAIL. It is relatively easy,
but one screwup can ruin
you. There are others who may have some
idea how this is done,
but have not actually done it. Leave me
EMAIL if your interest-
ed. You must be a minor, however, and y
ou must leave me a VALID
phone number in feedback since there ar
e security measures in-
volved since it is grand fraud.
[7m-- more --[m
*** Broadway Hacker ***
(-+-)(Chaos)(+-+)

Hack-a-trip

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MESSAGE #84: > SNACK ATTACK IS GONE TOO
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Msg left by: MAINTENANCE OPERATOR
Date posted: SAT JUL 28 5:39:33 PM

DUE TO VARIOUS REQUESTS, SNACK ATTACK
HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THIS BOARD, TOO.
MAINTENANCE OPERATOR
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63> FINALLY
---------------------------------

Msg left by: ERIK BLOODAXE
Date posted: SUN AUG 5 1:48:21 AM

WELL, WELL, WELL
A HEARTY HELLO TO MYSELF AS I HAVE
RETURNED FROM MY TRAVELS AND HAVE
CAUGHT UP.
DOWN TO BUSINESS
800-323-4313 CODE:45x
800-621-6452 CODE:11x
800-858-9000 CODE:14x
I CANNOT OUTDIAL WITH EITHER OF THESE
ANYONE WHO CAN FIGURE OUT HOW, PLEASE
LET ME KNOW HOW.

512-229-1003
[7m-- more --[m 1013
14
15 ALL IDENTIFY AS BCS
NETWORK.

ON THE OLYMPIC COMPUTERS:
213-305-6011 & 6012
I CAN ONLY GET UNIQUE RESPONSES WITH
TEST
LOGON
LOGOFF
READ
ANYONE HO CAN GET OTHER RESPONESES
PLEASE POST THEM.
LATER,
--->ERIK BLOODAXE [V] [A] [L]
THE LEGION OF DOOM!
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68> OVERSEAS BOXING
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Msg left by: X-MAN
Date posted: SUN AUG 5 8:47:14 PM

O.K., that message that Doctor Who
described was almost correct. When
you dial 0110, you get a satellite,
if you dial 0111, you will get a
cable connection. The satellite is
not quite as good as a connection as
the cable, but still quite good. I find
that a simpler way to box is to seize
the line with 2600 HZ, then dial
KP+NPA+182+ST. This will give you a
tone. You then enter:
[7m-- more --[m
KP+Country+City+Number+ST. In some
places, you must dial 0 before the
country code. In other words, to call
Spain, which has a country code of
34, you would have to dial 034. I
know that one good line is
KP+914+182+ST. I called my friend who
is on vacation in Spain with it, and
got a good connection. Still, it is
easier to use a good overseas extender,
if you have one available.

X-Man
(-+-)(Chaos)(+-+)
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69> COSMOS & UNIX
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Msg left by: BIOC AGENT 003
Date posted: MON AUG 6 11:18:23 AM

COSMOS is basically a modified UNIX sys
tem. When a non-priviledged COSMOS
user logs on, a program usually called
/BIN/PERMIT is run. This tells the
system which COSMOS commands the user i
s allowed to use.

On the other hand, when a priviledged u
ser logs in (ie, root, sys, bin, or
preop), he is put into the normal UNIX
shell (SH) where he can utilize
UNIX commands such as: who & cat /etc/
passwd (which will printout the
[7m-- more --[m password file). These users can also t
ype CHDIR /USR/COSMOS and use ANY of
the COSMOS commands since COSMOS is rea
lly a sub directory in a UNIX system.
They also have a bad (good?) habit of l
eaving administrative notices and files
(such as the decrypted passwords) layin
g around in different directories of
the system. In fact, one system down i
n Washington, DC has a BIN account
with no password (!) until some ASSHOLE
decided to change the message of the
day"I broke in, ha, ha --Joe Smuck"!!!

If you can't get into one of the privil
edged accounts then you might as well
try for a regular COSMOS account. The
typical setup is two letters followed
by 2 numbers. Here are a few common on
es:

[7m-- more --[m TRxx (TRaining -- eg, TR01, TR02, etc.)
LSxx(Lac Staff)
LA (Line Assignement)
FMxx (Frame Manager)
NMxx (NAC Manager)
RSxx (Repair Service)
LMxx (LMOS debug)
etc...

You best bet would be too go for one of
the managers accounts such as NM01.
There is also usually a user-name of CO
SMOS on the system.

The passwords are usually pathetic. Tr
y things such as: COSMOS, FRAME, TELCO,
etc.) Also try simple words such as:
CAT, BAT, RAT, etc.

You'll have to guess at the Wire Center
, though (WC). It will always b 2
letters.
[7m-- more --[m
Excelsior,

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74> > USER LIST!!
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Msg left by: MAINTENANCE OPERATOR
Date posted: TUE AUG 7 1:37:11 PM

HERE IS A LIST OF EVERY USER ON THIS
[7m-- more --[m BOARD.

MAINTENANCE OPERATOR
TERMINAL MAN
TUC TUCBBS
DOCTOR WHO
PAUL MUAD'DIB
THE CONDOR
SHADOW MASTER
SIR KNIGHT
SHARP RAZOR
AGRAJAG THE PROLONGED
X-MAN
THE KNIPPER
THE MONITOR
THE SPEKTOR
TRON MAN
LEX LUTHOR
KARL MARX
KING BLOTTO
BIOC AGENT 003
QUASI MOTO
[7m-- more --[m THE EXTORTIONIST
BROADWAY HACKER
BIG BROTHER
ERIK BLOODAXE

A TOTAL OF 24 USERS. LEAVE FEEDBACK
IF YOU WANT SOMEONE DELETED... ALSO,
EVERYONE ON THE LIST SHOULD POST
THE CALL THEY READ THIS! IF YOU DON'T,
AND YOU HAVE A POOR POSTING RECORD,
YOU MAY BE DELETED. A POSTED BOARD
IS A GOOD BOARD.

MAINTENANCE OPERATOR
(THE MINUTEMAN)

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75> RETIREMENT
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Msg left by: SIR KNIGHT
Date posted: TUE AUG 7 7:40:14 PM

I, SIR KNIGHT, BEING OF OVERWORKED MIND
AND BODY HEREBY BEQUEATH MY RETIREMENT
PAPERS(FOR THE TIME BEING, OF COURSE).

TO BIOC AGENT 003:I GIVE THE ABILITY
OF BEING MAD AT MORE THAN ONE PERSON AT
A TIME WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING(HE SHOUL
D UNDERSTAND)

TO TUC:I HEREBY BEQUEATH 15 BEATEN
UP, RIPPED UP, TORN UP BACK ISSUES OF
TAP MAGAZINE TO BE PUT TO THE BEST
[7m-- more --[m POSSIBLE USE.

TO ALL:THE BOARD WILL REMAIN UP!!

TO X-MAN:I GIVE A CHANCE 4 ETERNAL
PEACE IN PHREAKDOM.

TO KNIPPER:I BEQUEATH A BETTER ATT-
ITUDE TOWARDS THINGS!!!

TO THE WIZARD:I BEQUEATH THE END OF
PUBERTY.

TO SHARP RAZOR:I BEQUEATH 100 TOP-
ACCESS COMPUSERVE ACCOUNTS.

TO THE KNIGHTS OF SHADOW:I BEQUEATH
THE ABILITY TO KEEP A SECRET A LITTLE
BETTER THAN YOU SEEM TO HAVE DONE WITH
YOUR DISLIKES OF ME(I HAVE THE MSG.
BASES 2 PROVE IT!)

[7m-- more --[m TO BIG BROTHER:I BEQUEATH A LIFE-
TIME SUPPLY OF MOCKINGBOARD PROGRAMS.

TO LEX LUTHOR:I BEQUEATH THE ABILITY
TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEARLY, AND
A GOOD LUCK ON THE SUCCESS OF PLOVER-
NET AND LEGION OF DOOM!

TO CHAZ TANDEM:I BEQUEATH AN AMERICA
N ACCENT!!

IT IS SIGNED THIS DAY, AUGUST 7,1984,
WITH THE HOPES THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF YOU LIVE YOUR TIME AS A PHREAK
WITH THE GREATEST OF CARE, AND WITH THE
GREATEST OF HAPPINESS.

SIR KNIGHT
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78> Intro To C Search
---------------------------------

Msg left by: LORD DIGITAL
Date posted: FRI AUG 17 6:20:13 AM

Ok what the program "C PW Scanner", or
"The C Search" does is fairly
simple. It reads through the main passw
ord file searching for a match between
A person's name and password and compar
es the two. If they match, or if
a person's pw is simply his name spelle
d backwards. it will write the
pw's into a file name of your choice. T
his should net you several paswords
[7m-- more --[m for every scan at least. The percentage
of stupid people on any given
system is usually quite high. The entir
e search should take about 5 mins.
Obviously it can't do too much consider
ing everything is crypted...

The entire program is internal, and ass
umes you have at least one accnt.
allready present on the system in quest
ion.

Instructions :>
Pretty simple, all you do is: Uplo
ad the text file, use the CC (Compile
C) utility, which will give you th
e "a.out" (assembly out), now just
rename the file (mv) to whatever y
ou wish to call it...

If anyone wants to trade various C prog
rams (trojan horses (not that kind),
[7m-- more --[m programs that search for ports with out
dial capabilty, etc...) leave e-mail

later-

.../\^ lord di
gital ^/\...
-------
-----
-Spectral -
- Phorce-

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85> Pissed As SHIT!
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Msg left by: SHARP RAZOR
Date posted: SAT AUG 18 4:09:16 AM

That is right! i finally have the time
and sit down and work with my DC
BIN and PREOP accounts,and lo and
behold...i call up (i hadnt called for
about 5 days) and the #'s were changed.
..not 1..but all 4 dial-ups!!
Talk about an abused system! some of yo
u may not know it,but someone logged
on and left a cute logon bulletin to
all the AT&T bus. people,etc...that
went sort of like 'haha,Kilroy wuz
here!'...(real cute and intelligent,
huh??)..besides that...there were times
[7m-- more --[m when i would call at 2AM on a weekday,
and see 15-20 people on-line...
..and all on the same account!!!
(since the # is changed,i can say it
WAS the MF01 act. they were using)
Let this be a lesson NOT to go around
POSTING COSMOS dial-ups on anything
besides a very private BBS,and especial
ly not the pw's!...I KNOW that the
lower level accounts were givrn away..
.but i hope at least the sysop ones
werent...in any case..this really shows
me not to be so liberal when i hand
out COSMOS pw's again.
.Later..
.Sharp Razor>>
The Legion of Doom!

(dont worry,i am just a bt po'ed now,
but i MAY get over it!!)
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To: drwho
Subject: sherwood forest I samples
From: lodcom (LOD Communications)
Comments: H/P BBS Msg Base Archive Proj.
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 93 23:43:58 EST

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SHERWOOD FOREST I

{The following messages were downloaded in May of 1984}

{PHREAK Sub-board}:

MESSAGE #4: PRIME HINT
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: PETER MCIVERS

WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I BROKE INTO OUR PDP-11/34'S
[7m-- more --[m PRIVELEDGED ACCOUNTS AFTER SOME TIME OF DISSAPPOINTMENTS.
ONCE I BROKE IN, I WAS EQUALLY DISAPPOINTED AT NOT KNOWING
WHAT TO DO. SO I ORDERED A SYSTEM MANAGER'S GUIDE FROM
DIGITAL. THEY WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP ME OUT. OF
COURSE, THEY DIDN'T QUITE KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING. IT WAS
REALLY WORTH IT, BECAUSE I PICKED UP AN AWFUL LOT MORE
(AND ALSO HAD MUCH, MUCH MORE FUN)
THAN I WOULD HAVE IF I HAD JUST DISCOVERED HOW TO DO A
FEW THINGS ON THE SYSTEM. GOOD LUCK TO BIG BROTHER AND
ANYBODY ELSE WHO BELIEVES IN THE FIRST AMMENDMENT, AND
DOESN'T THINK ANYTHING SHOULD BE BARRED FROM PRINTING!
-- PETER MCIVERS

(1-5, LAST=4, QUIT=Q) READ MSG.#

MESSAGE #7: ABOUT TELECONFERENCING
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: THE PHANTOM

I KNOW THAT A CONFERENCE CAN BE GIVEN TO A LOOP(CONTROL, THAT IS) BUT WHAT
ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU CALL...THEIR # IS RECORDED, AND A LITTLE SOMETHING,
[7m-- more --[m I WAS TRYING TO RECALL HOW IT IS DONE, BUT THE CONFERENCES CAN BE LISTENED TO..
REALLY NEAT...THINGS ARE GETTING DANGEROUS...BUT SOMETHING THAT IS NOT
DANGEROUS IS THE 950 EXCHANGE...YES...I KNOW THAT 950 HAS BEEN CUTTING CODES
BUT THEY ALSO HAVE BEEN CALLING #S THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED...SOME ANI!!!! WELL,
WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ANYMORE...
NOW THAT 950 HAS CHANGED THEIR FORMAT(GOODIE!)WE CAN HACK AND USE THE NEW CODES
BECAUSE THEY WON'T EXPECT THEY GREAT NEW SECURITY SYSTEM TO BE PENETRATED...
WELL, IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS I WILL HAVE ALREADY HACKED CODES...I WILL BE FINDING OUT
THE NEW FORMAT AND KEN AND I WILL MAKE A HACKER(REALLY KEN, HAHA) THAT WILL DO
IT...THAT IS IF THE HACKERS WE MADE WON'T WORK...IF ANYONE WANTS THE BEST HACKE
R IN THE U.S. TODAY LEAVE ME -E- MAIL AND I WILL SEND IT TO YOU...ITS CALLED
THE SUPER HACKER AND WILL DO ANYTHING EXCEPT FUCK...AND IT MIGHT DO THAT TOO!
WELL, HAVE FUN...AND, IN MY OPINION, 950 IS SAFE!...
LATER

---THE
PHANTOM---
KEN:
PRETTY GOOD...COULD USE MORE USERS AND YOU CAN HACK OUT AN ACCOUNT...I'LL
EXPLAIN LATER...GIMMIE A CALL...

[7m-- more --[m LETS SPREAD THE MAFIA(IF YOU WANT TO...)

LATER

---THE
PHANTOM---

(1-29, LAST=7, QUIT=Q) READ MSG.#

MESSAGE #14: TO BIG BRO. AND ALL
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: UNCLE JOE

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION... YES I DO...

OK? OK. AND I A-GREE WITH BRO, THIS BOARD IS BETTER WITH ONLY ELITE USERS...
KEN SCREENS EVERYONE, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FEDS... WELL, OK, SO
WE STILL DO, BUT NOT AS MUCH...

[7m-- more --[m I'M WORKING ON A PEICE OF HARDWARE THAT WILL DO ONE AND ONLY ONE JOB OF A
BLUE BOX... CREATE BREAKTHROUGHS AND RECORD WHAT IS GOING ON BETWEEN
USER AND HOST ON COMPUSERVE, THE SOURCE, DOW JONES, ARPANET, AND ALL THE
OTHERS.. ALL YOU WILL HAVE TO DO IS PLAY THE TONES TO YOUR MODEM, AND IT WILL
PRINT OUT THE CONVERSATION THAT WAS RECORDED.. VOILA! UNLIMITED PASSWORDS!
BUT I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH ONE THING. COULD ANYONE GET ME AN INTEGRATED
CIRCUIT THAT WOULD COUNT USING XXX-XXXX? I DON'T KNOW IF ONE EXIST, BUT I
WANT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T BEFORE I SPEND $1 MILLION ON TRANSISTORS AND
THE LIKE... IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE THE PLANS WHEN I'M DONE, THEY'RE YOURS. THE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS OVER A BLUE BOX IS THAT IT IS SELF CONTAINED, AND COULD BE
USED FROM A FONE BOOTH WITHOUT NEEDING A COMPUTER OR ANYTHING THERE, AND IT
IS MUCH SMALLER.....

LAYTUR, ALL.................

--> UNCLE JOE <--

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MESSAGE #20: TO PHONE FIEND..RED BOX
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

[7m-- more --[m MSG LEFT BY: PETER MCIVERS

PHONE FIEND & OTHERS WHO WANT TO BUILD BOXES...
I'VE SEEN BLUE BOXES THAT USE 555'S. EVEN THOUGH THEY
PUT OUT A SQUARE WAVE, YOU CAN TURN THIS INTO A TRIANGULAR
WAVE BY PUTTING A CAPACITOR ACCROSS THE OUTPUTS (AUDIO).
ALSO, IT MAY JUST WORK AS IT IS, THOUGH PROBABLY BETTER
WITH THE CAPACITORS.
SINCE A SPEAKER OR MOUTHPIECE CAN'T REPRODUCE A
SQUARE WAVE EXACTLY, THEY TEND TO ROUND IT OUT A BIT.
FEEDING A TRIANGULAR WAVE THROUGH THIS MAY WORK.
I CAN'T BOX WHERE I LIVE, BUT I'VE USED A TI-994A AND
C-64 THAT SENT OUT SQUARE-WAVE OUTPUTS. BY PUTTING A
CAPACITOR THAT WAS LYING AROUND, I COULD DRIVE A SPEAKER
DIRECTLY THAT WOULD LET ME TOUCH-TONE DIAL. GOOD LUCK!
-- PETER MCIVERS

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MESSAGE #21: P.S. TO ABOVE(20)
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

[7m-- more --[m MSG LEFT BY: PETER MCIVERS

BY THE WAY, TRY USING LM3909 LED FLASHERS. YOU CAN GET
THEM FROM RADIO SHACK FOR $1.09 + TAX. THEY WILL SEND
OUT AN OSCILLATING WAVE THAT VARIES ACCORDING TO AN INPUT
RESISTOR; YOU CAN VARY THE RESISTANCE FOR A BLUE BOX, OR
USE ONE RESISTANCE FOR A RED BOX. IT HAS ENOUGH POWER
ON ITS OUTPUT TO DIRECTLY DRIVE A SPEAKER; NO NEED FOR
AN OP-AMP OR ANYTHING.FOR CIRCUIT APPLICATIONS, TRY
RADIO SHACK'S ENGINEER'S NOTEBOOK...ICHANGED THE TOY
ORGAN DESING TO GIVE MYSELF A BLUE BOX WITH ONE OF
THESE A WHILE AGO. BYE --PETE

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MESSAGE #28: CHEESE BOX
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: PETER MCIVERS

CHEESE BOX: Basically lets you set up your own loop, with one dif-
ference: there is no charge to the people calling. If you are at
[7m-- more --[m a payphone calling one of these things and talk for less than 3
minutes, you will get your money back. I don't know where they work
any more, but I thought I'd mention it because I found a source for
the critical component: 56V Zener diodes; Mouser Electronics sells
them (619)449-2222. Here's how to build one:

You have two phone lines, each with Ring & Tip leads (red and green).
When the phone is on-hook, the voltage across these leads is 45V.
When the phone rings, it goes up to 90V. You connect the Zener diodes
across each pair of ring and tip leads; this prevents the voltage
from going above 56V, and the phone company thinks the phone has
been answered, but the voltage goes back to 45V because the phone
is on-hook, and the call seems like it was never answered.

To connect the two phone lines together, connect ring to ring and
tip to tip with a 0.5 micro-F capacitor rated at 100V.

You can use this with two phone lines, or as many phone lines as
you want. Each phone line will have the Zener connected across its
two wires. To connect multiple phone lines, each ring lead must
be connected to capacitors going to every other ring lead. Same for
the tip leads. So if you want a 4-line loop, you would need eight
[7m-- more --[m capacitors and four Zeners.

(1-29, LAST=28, QUIT=Q) READ MSG.#

MESSAGE #29: GREEN JUSTIFIED
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: PETER MCIVERS

I guess a green box is called that because green is the color opp
osite of red,; a red box simulates coins at one end, and a green
box returns them at the other. Besides, the people who first thought
of it decided to call it a green box, in some issue of TAP I think
in 1981.
I don't know why a white box; I've thought of it myself. I
would think because white stands for pure and good, and a white
box (Touch-Tone) seems pretty harmless. A gray/silver box (same
thing) has been influenced a bit by the dark side of the hack, but
not totally?? Well, maybe. Any other ideas?
-- Peter MCIvers

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MAGNETIC HACK
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MESSAGE #9: MORE BOX DEFINITIONS
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: PETER MCIVERS

HERE ARE A FEW MORE BOX DEFINITIONS..JUST TRYING TO MAKE
THE LIST COMPLETE.

YELLOW BOX: ALSO CALLED A MUTE BOX. THIS IS JUST A 2600
GENERATOR. SOMETIMES YOU CAN "MUTE" A CALL
BY BLOWING THIS DOWN THE LINE TO MAKE THE
[7m-- more --[m PHONE CO. THINK THE PERSON WHO CALLED YOU
HUNG UP...IT STOPS CHARGING THEM.
GRAY BOX: THIS IS A WHITE BOX WITH THE AUTOVON ROW INCLUDED.
THE FREQUENCIES ARE:
1677 + 697: FO (FLASH OVERRIDE)
1677 + 770: F (FLASH)
1677 + 852: I (INTERRUPT?)
1677 + 941: P (PRIORITY?)
THESE APPEAR BESIDE KEYS 3, 6, 9, AND #, RESPECT-
IVELY.
PURPLE BOX: THIS IS A COMBINATION RED/BLUE BOX...
BROWN BOX: THIS IS A COMBINATION OF MORE THAN ONE BOX. IT
IS USUALLY A COMPUTER LIKE AN APPLE ][ OR C-64
OR TI-994/A THAT CAN GENERATE BASICALLY ANYTHING
YOU COULD DREAM OF.
GREEN BOX: THIS WOULD BE GREAT IF ONE COULD BE BUILT &
DESERVES ITS OWN MESSAGE (TO GET ATTENTION); SEE
NEXT MSG.
-- PETER MCIVERS

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[7m-- more --[m MESSAGE #10: GREEN BOX
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: PETER MCIVERS

GREEN BOX: A DEVICE THAT LETS THE CALLED PARTY CONTROL
COMPLETELY THE PAYPHONE OF THE PERSON WHO
CALLED HIM BY SENDING THE SAME SIGNALS AS
AN OPERATOR DOES DOWN THE LINE. THESE SIG-
NALS ARE:

1) 900 + 1500 OPERATOR RELEASED--ENABLES KEYPAD
2) 1300 + 1500 OPERATOR ATTACHED--DISABLES KEYPAD
(FOR COIN DEPOSIT)
3) 700 + 1100 COIN COLLECT (YUCK!)
4) 1100 + 1700 COIN RETURN (YEAH!)
5) 700 + 1700 RINGBACK
6) 1500 + 1700 OPERATOR RELEASED/COIN COLLECT COMBO.

THESE CODES WERE IN THESEPTEMBER 1982 BELL SYSTEM
TECHNICAL JOURNAL. THE ARTICLEIS ON CALLING CARD
SERVICE & IS PRETTY INTERESTING. AMONG OTHER THINGS,
[7m-- more --[m IT LISTS THE BLUE BOX CODES AND TELLS HOW TO USE THEM!
THIS IS MA BELL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT!

THE ARTICLE SAYS THERE IS AN 'ALERTING WINK'
FOLLOWED BY ONE OF THESE MF TONES (NOTICE SIMILARITIES
WITH BLUE BOX TONES -- COIN RETURN IS THE SAME COMBINA-
TION AS KEY PULSE). I THINK THE ALERTING WINK IS A
2600 PULSE. THERE WAS SOME WORK ON THIS IN AN ISSUE
OF TAP SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING
ELSE ABOUT THEM. ALSO, THE NUMBERS 1) TO 5) STAND
FOR THE NUMBER OF 'ON-HOOK WINKS' USED IN THE MULTIWINK
SIGNALING VERSION OF THE SIGNALS ABOVE. THE MULTIWINK
I THINK IS WINKS OF 2600, AFTER AN INITIAL 2600 WINK.
COMBINATION 6 IS JUST USED IN THE EXPANDED INBAND
SIGNALING SYSTEM, WHICH USES THE MF TONES ABOVE.

IF ANYBODY KNOWS HOW TO BUILD A GREEN BOX, I
WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT. IF NOT, I HOPE THIS INFORMA-
TION WILL HELP SOMEBODY ELSE WORK ON IT. IF ANYBODY
NEEDS A COPY OF THE WHOLE ARTICLE (IT'S 40 PAGES LONG,
BUT 2 PAGES WOULD FIT ON AN 8-1/2 X 11" SHEET), LEAVE
ME E-MAIL AND WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT.
[7m-- more --[m
-- PETER MCIVE

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MESSAGE #12: DESTRUCTION
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: PETER MCIVERS

DESTRUCTION (To the tune of The Caissons Go Rolling Along)

Scratch the disks, dump the core,
Roll the tapes across the floor,
And the system is going to crash.

Teletypes smashed to bits,
Give the scopes some nasty hits,
And the system is going to crash.

And we've also found
[7m-- more --[m That when you turn the power down
It turns the disk readers into trash.

Oh it's so much fun,
Now the CPU won't run,
And the system is going to crash.

Shut it down, pull the plug,
Give the core an extra tug,
And the system is going to crash.

Mem'ry cards, one and all
Throw out halfway down the hall,
And the system is going to crash

Just flip one switch
And the lights will cease to twitch
And the tape drive will crumble in a flash.

When the CPU
Will print nothing out but F00 (pronounced "foo")
Then the system is going to crash.
[7m-- more --[m
by Sarah Elizabeth Miller (pirated without permission)

(1-13, LAST=12, QUIT=Q) READ MSG.#13

MESSAGE #13: ETS DLUP
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: PAUL MUAD'DIB

According to the "Electronic Switching
Systems No. 1 ETS Dial Up Data Link
Control Program" dated June 9 1980,
written in EPL, (ESS Programming Lang.)
each ESS#1 has a direct-dialable data
link into the central teletypewriter.
The dialup will respond with a prompt,
the "security message", then wait for a
PW. They are only 4 digits long. DON'T
type a letter, there are special alarms
rigged for that.
There are up to 64 "dlup clients", so
[7m-- more --[m the keyspace is weak, (1 to 64)/10^3.
If you get in it will respond by typing
a client ID and clock read, e.g.:
"WP CCIS NETMAINT 21:01:34 JUN 3 1984"
(for an imagined client, "White Plains
CCIS Network Maintenance")
and give you a systems prompt. From
there, you will be in total control
of an ESS#1. It allows 5 tries before
dropping you, and 10 minutes w/o typing
before logging you off. I don't know
any baud rates, but the ESS PUC,
(Periheral Unit Controller, off of the
ESS's call store buffer) passes data
to this subprogram as 7bit ascii w/o
lower case. It ends some lines of text
with the ASCII char EOT, which may lock
up your modem. There are apparently no
backdoors in this subprogram, but it
seems that the entire security index
is based on a pointer, "post-login",
which is zerod when you're in. If you
[7m-- more --[m get a dialup, try doing timing-related
security code digit entrys, ie type 1,
wait some even multiple of 440ms (the
frequency with which this routine is
called) and typing 0..it may possibly
fuck up some pointers, and zero you in.
The system is UNIX-like, and naturally
the best place to be is "root".
EPL is very complex, If anybody has any
info on ESS, drop me a letter.
later,
Paul Muad'Dib

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{Knights of Shadow Sub-board}

MESSAGE #6: KNIGHTS INFO
[7m-- more --[m (SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: MR. XEROX

WELCOME TO THE KNIGHTS OF SHADOW!
THE INFORMATION THAT FOLLOWS IS TO BE
KEPT TO YOURSELF AND THE OTHER HIGH
LEVEL MEMBERS.
FIRST OF ALL: HIGH LEVEL MEMBERS ARE
ENTITLED TO THE GROUP PASSWORD TO GET
AWAY WITH THE HASSLE OF SYSOPS SAYING
'WHO ARE YOU? WHAT IS YOUR REAL NUMBER
AND CAN I CALL YOU?????' I WILL HANDLE
ALL THAT SHIT FOR THE GROUP.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MEMBERS TEAMING UP
TO DO THINGS AND ALSO TO EXCHANGE INFO
BETWEEN MEMBERS FREELY. WE ARE ONLY
GOING TO BE TOP LEVEL PHREAKS/HACKS
HERE, SO NOT TO WORRY.
THE HIGH LEVEL MEMBERS ARE:
MR. XEROX, STAINLESS STEAL RAT, PAUL
MUAD'DIB, THE NECROMANCER, LEX LUTHOR,
[7m-- more --[m FRED STEINBECK, PBX SUPERSWITCH (ON A
PART TIME BASIS...), TUC, BIOC AGENT
003, QUASI MOTO, AND NOW I BELIEVE THAT
MAGENTIC SURFER AND BIG BROTHER ARE IN
THE GROUP. THIS MEANS THAT FARGO 4A,
WHICH WAS TEMPORARILY OUT AND DOING NOT
A THING HAS SORT OF DEFECTED TO THE
KNIGHTS. WHICH IS FINE BY ME... SINCE
ERIC IN DETROIT HAS HAD HIS PHONE AND
PHONE LINE AND I BELIEVE HIS MODEM ALSO
TAKEN AWAY BY HIS PARENTS, AND THAT
VIDEO WARHEAD HAS STARTED DRIVING, THAT
WE WILL NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT HAVING
HURT THEIR FEELINGS...
ALSO: THE KNIGHTS OF SHADOW P.O. BOX
IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU ALL TO USE. THIS
IS NOT A MAIL DROP AND CAN BE TRACED TO
ME, SO NO CREDIT CARD PURCHASES, OK?
JUST HAVE IT SENT TO THE P.O. BOX, WITH
YOUR INITIALS ON THE TOP, AND I WILL
THEN REMAIL IT TO YOU. OR SEND TO ME
WITH 'MX' OR IF YOU WANT A COPY TO ALL
[7m-- more --[m KNIGHTS OF SHADOW 'TKOS'.
WELCOME ABOARD! ALL INFO WILL BE IN
THE NEXT MESSAGE...

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MESSAGE #9: BLUES
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: QUASI MOTO

OK, I WAS ASKED ABOUT BLUE BOX SCHEMS.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE TAP ONES NEVER
WORKED. SO WE ARE LEFT W/O A NICE
SOURCE WHICH EVERYONE HAS. BUT DUE TO
THE RECENT COMEBACK OF BLUE BOXING
(PARTIALLY INITIATED BY ME), THERE
HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WRITING
THEIR OWN SCHEMATICS OUT. THOSE WHO
I KNOW HAVE WORKING, OPERATIONAL BLUE
BOX PLANS ARE-

[7m-- more --[m DR. JIMMY AND MR. JIM
KARL MARX
LEX LUTHOR
STEVE WOZNIAK

THAT'S ALL I CAN THINK OF. I PERSONALLY
DO NOT HAVE ANY, SINCE ALL THE PLANS
I HAVE RECIEVED DIDDN'T WORK.

QUASI MOTO

..OF PLOVER-NET (516-935-2481)

P.S. A MEXICAN PHONE BOOTH...

COC:52 CIC:171 #:32104

IN AN ARMY BASE IN TORREON, COAHALA,
MEXICO.

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[7m-- more --[m
MESSAGE #11: NOPE...
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: BIG BROTHER

About the last message, definitely not.

Concerning Sir Knight, remember all, he has most of our phone numbers
(family and personal), so we can not do something as simple as turn him
in. Several suggestions have been made though. We could:

1) erase his mother's credit rating (Eric was stupid enough to tell
us that his ma has a credit card.

2) Mail a tightly packed can of cockroaches to his house. When he opens
it, they will crawl everywhere.

3) The classic: mail a dead fish to his house.

4) Blackmail (find his friends & his personal secrets) (he found our
phone numbers)
[7m-- more --[m
5) Verbal anonymous threats (we've already given him a dose of those)

6) Bill conferences to his line. Since he has the phone numbers of so many
people who hate him, he won't know who did it.

7) Bill third-party calls to his line.

8) Bullshit his CO to give out his credit card number, or have them send
a card to his 'son at college'.

I'm open to suggestions.

Necromancer,
I see you alot on Mark's (313) board, is there a shadow knight acct there?

To whomever I gave my school's account and passord to,
you did a very good thing: you logged in on Friday night--when I had
a perfect alibi (Rocky horror in the city). I need technique for
obtaining CN/A numbers. Anyone have any hints??? (I'm not going to
be an asshole and make everyone think I know all!)

[7m-- more --[m Later everyone...

Oh, has anyone been able to contact Nappy? He NEVER answers any of his
phone lines!!!! stttrrrraaanggeeeeeeee....

MESSAGE #13: SPEAKING OF....
(SPACEBAR QUITS MESSAGE)

MSG LEFT BY: BIG BROTHER

Since you mentioned that there is another Necromancer floating around, I
thought I should ask all of you to do me a favor concerning the same topic.
Since about 10 months ago, dozens of 'little Big Brothers' have been
popping up EVERYWHERE! There is easily one per region (they frequent
local-loser boards). If any of you know of any of them, or know any that use
any major BBS's, please let me know about them. This is really pissing
me off now that every goddamn Sophomore English teacher is making her
students read Ninteen Eighty-Four and little losers 'find an idea for
a good new user name'. If it is any consolation, I even have verbal permission
from 1984's publisher to have exclusive use of the name....

[7m-- more --[m Thanks for your help.
BB

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System: The Knights of Shadow
(?=Menu) Command: 4

(?=Menu) Command: *

end

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*** {WOPR (617) SYSOP: TERMINAL MAN MESSAGES FROM 1984 UNLESS STATED} ***

Message #1: WELCOME

Msg left by: MAINTENANCE OPERATOR
Date posted: TUE MAY 15 8:21:49 PM

WELCOME! ALL MESSAGES WILL TURN OVER AT
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