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From the Jason Scott / TEXTFILES.COM Printout Collection

These are original linefeed printouts fed through a Optical Character
Recognition system, with hand-editing done afterwards to clean issues
with text rearrangement and OCR errors.

The printouts are from a collection dating from 1983-1985, and were
generally made on an Epson MX-80 Dot-Matrix printer connected to an
IBM PC-XT. The Bulletin Board Systems and other services were located
throughout the United States, and captured by Jason Scott, who can
attest to their authenticity.

Spelling errors, content and extraneous system information such as
prompts and menu items have been left untouched. Errors and other
artifacts of conversion to this format should be considered in
determining the validity or historical context of statements in these
printouts.

Description: Posts to the Private Sector BBS (New Jersey)
Date: May, 1985 (System was seized two months later)
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 Numb: 1
 Title:Broadway Show
 From: BROADWAY HACKER
 Date: 05-02-85 Time:03:33

 Broadway Show *Elite* 
 718-615-0580 
 Broadway Hacker sysop

 later, 
 BH


 Numb: 2
 Title:The Prophet / Reverse Polarity 
 From: T E BURNS
 Date: 05-02-85 Time:09:59

  With reference to "POLARITY REVERSE" this technology is over 50 years old and 
 refers to a UL. class A (hard wire) off- premises monitored alarm system 
 architecture which is still used by some central alarm companies in North 
 America. The system is is still underwriters approved and is loosely known as 
 the McCullah Loop System. In a McCullah system 130 volt dc. station battery 
 is imposed on a direct connect leased Telco loop between the central station 
 and say a bank. There are three states of alarm transmitted in this system. 
 The first is in the banks daytime protection circuit (the circuit which is 
 always on when the alarm is turned off by the employees. This circuit will 
 immediately alarm if any wire is cut, foil scratched, motion detector tampered 
 with etc. during the normal business day.) The second state is an open Telco 
 loop this reports failure of the dedicated circuit (either caused by attempt to 
 compromise the premises from outside or more frequently a goof by Telco 
 employees at the CO or or out on the cable plant.) The third state is a 
 legitimate alarm triggered by say a burglar (this causes an immediate and 
 irrevocable "Polarity Reverse" of the 130 Vdc. loop which is connected to a 
 bridge circuit at the central alarm monitoring station.)

  Obviously there is more to this type of system but one must remember that in 
 small towns where there is no monitoring station nearby the Telco leased 
 continuous all metallic dedicated loop is excessively expensive and therefore 
 thousands of municipal police & fire forces have historically and still do 
 monitor local alarms. If a cable company wishes to send alarms to a these 
 facilities they almost always have to send the data in a McCullah format as 
 most of the police operated alarm boards were set up many years ago.

  Understanding the old systems and their digital counterparts is one thing, 
 however attempting to hack such systems only results in the unnecessary and 
 dangerous response which police or fire crews accept when driving to an alarm 
 site.

 Bye



 Numb: 3
 Title:title of my bulletin 
 From: THE SHADOW
 Date: 05-02-85 Time:15:06

 >>>ALLIANCE ARTICLE 
 ====================
  dont worry Demon, you will get credit in the article. however, some of your 
 info was, lets not get into this. have a LOT of info that most of the world
 hasn't seen yet (yes, even you Demon, the -1500 nad -2500 are loaded) stay
 tuned, i'll start dumping it as soon as its organized and written.

 >>>US NEWS AND WORLD REPORTS 
 ============================
  folks, look for an upcoming (about 2nd week of May) article in US News...
 will be on the "computer underground" Manny, the author, said he was finishing 
 it up yesterday. by the way, he is on this BBB, not sure of his handle, think 
 its "MANNY'S GHOST" so if you need to contact him go for it (if it isnt,
 contact me, and i'll get you through to him)
 

 >>>ABOUT DIALING 0 FROM PBX`S 
 =============================
  not every PBX lets you dial a 0 (the one at my high school for instance) 
 also, folks, could you do me a favor? dial Alliance direct from your homes (if 
 out of 201) dial 0-700-456-1500 or -2500. not every area code allows access
 this, i juant to find which ones. dont w billing shouldnt start until you add 
 some one (according to AT&T)



 >>>2600 NEWS FLASH 
 ==================
 found this in the May 1985 "Today" magazine, page 10.
   "Crackers in at least three major cities have been blamed for a $60,000 phone 
 bill that was sent to a Californian man whose stolen credit card number was
 apparently posted on an underground network of computer bullitan boards. 
 Officials with GTE-Sprint Communications Corp. told the Associated Press that
 computer vandals (vandals? huh? they didnt vandalize computers!) in Atlanta, 
 Baltimore, and New York used the Sprint number of Robert Bocek of Campbell
 California to charge more than 250,000 minutes of calls in two months (wow!) 
 Sprint spokesman Mike Furtney said "an investigation is under way" with law
 enforcement officials in the three East Coast cities and at least seven others.

 Bocek's mid-December bill ran 722 pages and listed 17,311 calls. the total for
 the 256,697 minutes on the bill came to $ 55,562.27, not counting an $8,197 
 "volume discount"

 >>>COMMENTARY 
 =============
   wow, thats one of the largest. but now my real commentary. "computer 
 vandals" "crackers" ahem, news media of the world, what you seem to have are
 neither. merely telcom criminals. computers MERELY were the method employed, 
 just as if it were distributed via phone calls or US Mail. "computer vandals"
 had nothing intrinsically to do with it, what if they used a car to drive to
 the pay phone are they car theives? (its their car, just as if it was their 
 computer. also, vandalism has NOTHING to do with it. i assume computer
 vandalism means wrecking computers with sledge hammers or spraypainting 
 mctiitors. this is another example of how the mass media's yellow journalism
 goes for the sensationalist. Manny, you better get it right.

  >>>414 BUST 
  ===========
   rumors of a BIG bust in 414 involving the Wizard, Phoenix, and MANY other big
 phreaks seem to have been substantuated. Manny (the reporter) read me an
 Associated Press news wire saying that 6 people got busted in Wizard's home
 town last Thursday. the World of Cryton BBS was indirectly mentioned as an 
 "underground BBS" the crime they busted them for was credit card fraud and some
 telcom offenses. even worse is that the Secret Service (yes, secret service, 
 what do they have to do with CC fraud?) said they are continuing their 
 investigation in several cities, and named some that i know World of Cryton 
 Elite live in. this could be a BIG bust. Manny, retype the thing up on the  
 BBS. he also had somethino about COSMOS sysop Timelord's bust.

 shadow 2600


 Numb: 4
 Title:Cryton
 From: MODEM RIDER
 Date: 05-02-85 Time:16:17


  I spoke with 414 Wizard about what happened to Cryton 48hrs after it went 
 down. he was involved with locals for carding stuff. They got caught, and 
 turned in wiz. the Feds (6 Secret Service, 2 Local) came to his house, 
 Confiscated everytying, computer,disks,printouts, whatever was lying around. 
 Including a Stereo I believe. They didn't know the board was there till they 
 got there, or until they started looking around on the disks they took. There 
 is alot of rumours going around about what went down. Phoenix was running The 
 Philter, and wasn't busted/involved YET. Ummm .. that's about all I am at 
 liberty to say as of the moment. Stay tuned ...

 NYSHII - what a joke, Line Breaker doesn't know his xxx (dunno if this is that 
 type of board) from his xxx

 Modem
    Rider


 Numb: 5
 Title:need vax hacker
 From: MICKEY MOUSE
 Date: 05-02-85 Time:19:51

 Hi Phriends:

  I have found out that the grades for the computer course I am taking in 
 college are stored on a VAX system that has a dialup. I do not really know 
 much about the VAX system but I do know that it is supposed to be a fairly easy
 system to hack. If there is anybody out there who is very confident that they 
 would be able to get into a particular account of this VAX system for me, 
 please let me know. Please contact me as soon as possible....this is really 
 important!!

               Mickey


 Numb: 6
 Title:Dragon Dregs
 From: FLYING DRAGON
 Date: 05-02-85 Time:20:46

  I must ask that everyone excuse the fact that I haven't posted anything
 worthwhile for a LONG time. Fact is, there's a lot of tests etc. going on and
 I must study to keep up that GPA! However, I would like to ask your help. All 
 of you (the ones who post, that is) are hereby invited to drop by 516 549 0268.

 Leave the message that your're around to me, and I'll pop you on to an ELITE
 board. Problem is, you must go through me. Hope some of you experienced 
 people will drop by! The board is multi user, 30 meg, catsend/AE, G-files, and

 Best Of Private Sector III (yes, I and II will be here soon, I'm afraid the DOS
 files are lost and I must ADOSXFER down from CP/M to send it through AEPRO), a 
 phile on various stuff, including :
 
 John Draper information (Captain Cruch to everyone else) PRIMOS, PRIME
 800/850 mini's Pure Telephony (how it really works) and other neat things. I
 know shadow is also going to start work on Best of Private Sector (and he'll
 probably get published in 2600. oh well) becuase I've sent him the past 6
 months of messages in the mail. Anyone who would like to contribute, please
 email. You'll see some more Dragon stuff. certainly tonnes of neat stuff...in
 the summer. Well, hang out for two weeks, and I'll show these upstarts (joke, 
 joke!). Keep those networks open!

   Flying Dragon


 Numb: 7
 Title:Remob's...
 From: FOREST RANGER
 Date: 05-03-85 Time:07:07

 Demon, and whomever it may concern,

  By all means "Remob's" exsist! I don'tknow where you got your information, 
 bu t i recieved mine for Ma Bell security. Remob's have been round since the 
 Vietnam war. The public finally caught sight of it in 1974 when a Bell 
 Employee was caught listening in on a goverment offic als line. A Remob does 
 have a two digit identification code. Many Remob's were dissconected and never
  used again, but Remob's do exsist today and can still be found! You just have 
 used again, but Remob's do exsist today and can still be found! You just have 
 to know where to look. If you do pick up a Remob just, remeber you will be 
 violating Federal Law . This isn't like a felony.


               Forest Ranger


 Numb: 8
 Title:P.L. 98-473 FRAUD & RELATED 
 From: T E BURNS
 Date: 05-03-85 Time:11:31

 Reprint of article from security BBS 05/02/85 
 --> Outline of New Computer Law


          PUBLIC LAW 98-473, CHAPTER XXI 
          NEW SECTION 1030, TITLE 18 USC. 
        *****************************************

 Fraud and related activity in connection with computers.

 (A) Whoever - without or in excess of authority

   1. knowingly accesses a computer and obtains, with intent to injure the U.S. 
      or aid a foreign nation, classified info (NSI) or restricted data (RD),

   2. knowingly accesses a computer and obtains financial privacy data or 
      consumer credit privacy data,

   3. knowingly accesses a computer operated by/for U.S. government, adversely 
      affecting U.S. government operations through 
      use/modification/destruction, disclosure of contained info or prevention 
      authorized use, shall be punished IAW (C). No offense under (2) or (3)
      if the access was authorized for other purposes and was simply use of the 
      computer (e.g., for games).

 (B)(1)     Attempts to commit acts cited in (A) shall be punished IAW (C).

  (2) Conspiracy to commit an act cited in (A), if furthered by any 
    conspirator, gets each fines < max provided in (C) prison < 1/2 max 
    provided in para (C) or both.

 (C) Punishments for acts or attempted acts

  (1) (A) involving NSI or RD first offence fine <$10K or 2x value prison <10
      years or both,

  (B) involving NSI or RD 2D offense fine <$100K or 2x value prison <20 years 
      or both,

  (2) (A) involving financial/consumer data or government computer 1st offense 
      fine <$5K or 2x value prison <1 year or both,

  (B) involving financial/consumer data or government computer 2D offense fine 
      <$10K or 2x value prison <20 yrs or both.

  (D) US Secret Service shall investigate offesnes under this act, IAW 
      agreements between treasury and Attorney General.

   (E) Computer means: electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other 
       high speed data processing devices performing logical, arthimetic or 
       storage functions, and includes any data storage facility related to or 
       operating with such devices. Does not include automated typewriters or 
       typesetters, portable hand calculators or similar devices.

 Copies of the full text of the act should be obtained from your library 
 for thorough study.
 All for now. Be careful out there.

 Numb: 9
 Title:hot news
 From: MANNY SCHIFFRES
 Date: 05-03-85 Time:13:01

   Ok folks, since the Shadow told the world what I was up to, I thought I'd at 
 least do him the favor of posting some of the articles he mentioned...parts of 
 them anyway, since they're long and I gotta do reall work for a living The Big 
 story:

   MILWAUKEE (AP)--Six students have been arrested by the U.S. Secret Service 
 for taking part in a nationwide scheme by computers hackers to obtain thousands 
 of dollars worth of computer goods and services with stolen credit-card numbers 
 it was reported Monday. A computer security consultant from Detroit told the 
 Milwaukee Journal that similar arrests have taken plance or are likely to take 
 place within a few days in Detroit, Seattle, LA, Chicago and Memplhis. A 
 computer bulletin board operated out of Milwaukee, the consultant said, was the 
 World kof LCryton, and contained the stolen credit card numbers... The scam 
 ilnvolved purchasing thousands of dollars worth of computer-related equlipment, 
 which was sent to a mail box rental service in LWaukesha. In March, the 
 LSecret Service installed a video camera to monitor pickups from the box.


   Another good story:
   LOS ANGELES (UPI)--A computer whiz signing his death threats "Modem Maniac" 
 has been electronically terrorizing another computer buff in an apparent 
 attempt to extort money, investigators say. "We can make your life unfit for 
 living," the hacker, who at various times lhas identified himself as Modem 
 Maniac, Lord LDragon and Bon Bon Man, said on the home screen of John Sands, a 
 record industry employe hwo lives lin Encino. Unless Sand paid the 
 extortionist $350, "then believe me you will spend more than $350 repairing 
 broken windows, broken bones, crashed homes."

   OK, as far as Shadow's invitation for all you guys to call me, I don't mind 
 it as long as I'm not plressed with something else and as long as it's not to 
 my home. That's because it pisses my wife off. She thinks I already spend too 
 much time on the computer: she doesn't want me to have to spend hours more on 
 the phone with hackers and plhreakers.

   One other thing, if any sysop of a good board wants to invite me infor a 
 look, let me know. It's plrobably too late for my article, unless I find 
 something fantastic, but it'll still hepl my understanding of all this stuff
 (or is it stuph). So long



 Numb: 10
 Title:Cracker???
 From: THE PROPHET
 Date: 05-03-85 Time:14:03

   Read something of interest in Monitor on Compuserve today. Seem they got a
 15 year old "Cracker" in California. Another evil computer conspirator 
  caught!....Here is the funny part, He was arrested for pocession of stolen 
 property (not computers either) Also was found materials for making explosives.

 he was already on probation for "Going on a BB gun rampage" last Febuary. In 
 his room was found (you guessed it!) A computer! The question is, How does 
 that make him a "computer cracker"? Nothing he did had anything to do with a 
 computer!!!!!! There is no way this should be "Computer related news!!!" This is 
 getting ridiculous!! Anyone committing any crime and who owns a computer is 
 now a "Computer Cracker" in the eyes of the public! It is time to educate the 
 media! I believe I saw this qoute here "Computer + teenager= crime in the eye 
 of the public. -Note- I noticed Nanny's message Manny, Make sure you get the 
 point accross in your article that everyone with a computer is NOT a 
 criminal.... If they are convicted of DWI and own a computer, they are not 
 computer criminals. Just wanted to set things straight.

 Later Daze 
 *The Prophet*


 Numb: 11
 Title:PBX..ETC NOTES.
 From: RASSELON
 Date: 05-03-85 Time:19:24

 HELLO ALL....

  JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS..

  I'VE TRIED THE LOOP TRICK TO GET A BETTER CONNECTION ON THE PBX-ALLIANCE 
 SITUATION, AND IT SHOULD THEORETICALLY WORK... BUT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT WHEN I 
 TRIED DIALING 6 TO XFER CONTROL, IT GAVE 'CANNOT XFER CONTROL AT THIS TIME' 
 MSG.... DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH HOURS OR SOMETHING? THE # I TRIED TO XFER 
 TO ??? WE CONCLUDED THAT THEY'D OBVIOUSLY HAVE RECORD OF WHO CONTROL WAS 
 XFERRED TO, SO DON'T GIVE CONTROL TO FRIENDS, OF COURSE. NOW.. IF YOU WANT TO 
 DOG AN ENEMY WITH SOME OVERSEAS CALL BILLS...

  ALSO,, A GOOD METHOD IS FOR SOMEONE WITH 3-WAY TO START THE CONF., AND ADD 
 THEIR OTHER LINE (DON'T NEED 3-WAY, JUST 2 LINES.. DUN...). ADD MORE WITH THE 
 BAD CONNECTION, TALK ON THE GOOD 1.

  WHAT WE NEED NOW ARE GOOD PBX CODES!! POST SOME, OR LEAVE ME MAIL TO TRADE 
 INFO... I'VE A GOOD DEAL OF IT. PREFERABLY 800# PBX'S... GOING THRU SPRINT, 
 THEN A PBX, THEN ALLIANCE, AND THEN TO THE PEOPLE IS A DAMN BAD CONNECTION!!

  ANOTHER THING... ANY HARD-CORE HACKERS OUT THERE LOOKING FOR ACTION? I HAD 
 AN HP3000 IN MIND... POSSIBLE REWARDS.

 DROP ME A LINE.
 ALSO, SEE MY POST ON THE TRASH IN' BOARD 
 BYE FOR NOW...........

                           ...... RASSELON.


 Numb: 12
 Title:REMOB
 From: THE ARCHIMAGE
 Date: 05-03-85 Time:20:37

   Well, Forest Ranger, you were right, REMOBs do exist. In fact, I got one 
 last night from a Telco trash run. Got some other stuph, too, but I'll have to 
 check it out. Anyway, back to REMOBs. I dunno if I should post the number, 
 but, what the hell, I like to live dangerously (Famous last words!) Oh yeah, 
 the number: 201-762-9924. It's got a 2-dig code. Play around with it, if you 
 feel lucky, and leave mail.

                      Later, 
                       The 
                     Archimage



Bye! 


 Numb: 13
 Title:TO RASSELON 
 From: MODEM RIDER
 Date: 05-03-85 Time:22:49

    Rass - That HP-3000 had BETTER NOT Be DATANET ... don't FUCK WITH IT or we 
 will lose it.

   If you switch control on a conference the bill stays to the original number, 
 so you can't fuck people over by switching control to them.

   Sorry if this msg sounds angry but when people fuck with a system that was 
 put up for PUBLIC use it pisses me off.

  Rasselon, don't be surprised if your Datanet Acct is gone tommorrow.

  For those who wish to see the system, 215-563-9211 300 baud 215-563-9815 1200
 baud Login HELLO GUEST.DATANET0:TERM=9

  Type F)eedback from Main Menu to apply for an account. 

 Modem Rider


 Numb: 14
 Title:alliance aricle FINISHED 
 From: THE SHADOW
 Date: 05-04-85 Time:04:01

   FINALLY my damn Alliance article is finished after two disk crashes, had to 
 sector edit the damn catalog track back together on two disks. expect to see 
 stuff soon (damn, he keeps saying that) just too tired now.

 >>>REMOBS
 =========
   ahem, Forest Ranget and Archmage, i need better examples. that number you 
 gave me (201-762-9924) is what is INCORRECTLY called a REMOB. if your trash 
 called it SPECIFICALLY a REMOB, let me know., folks, call it, there are 
 MILLIONS of those kind of test number, in 201 just look -9924. Forest Ranger, 
 could you stop giving that dodge about "Senate subcommittes" and "telco 
 employees being caught doing it" its always labeled as happening in "1970's" i 
 havent find this info anywhere except in peoples claims. PLEASE prove me 
 wrong, but give me HARD info to prove me wrong. we all are big boys and girls 
 here, we can take a REMOB. (Arch, try 9,2, and 3)


 Numb: 15
 Title:Shadow...
 From: FOREST RANGER
 Date: 05-04-85 Time:13:38

 Shadow,
  Yoold me you were on those Elite BBS's that i mentioned in our telephone.. 
 conversation, well why don't you ask some Old Phreaks such as King Blotto, Bioc 
 , Cpt. Zap. You know i can't give you hard evidence, but neither can you. 
 All i can do is direct you to people that have used Remob's in succesion. Your 
 case against Remob`s is worse than mine at this time. You are simply throwing 
 acusat ions at me like i am to you. I talked with an employee at Bell who said 
 there w ere Remob's. I can not give you hardcoreevidence, but please get in 
 contact wit h one of the Old Phreaks mentioned above. Thank you.

          Forest Ranger


 Board 1:R

 Numb: 16
 Title:PLEASE
 From: APPLE MAN
 Date: 05-04-85 Time:20;03

  RIGHT NOW I ONLY HAVE ONE WORKING PBX THAT I CAN DIAL ALLIANCE FROM....I AM 
 IN NEED OF SOME MORE...ANYONE LEAVE IN E-MAIL WILL BE REWARDED WITH SOME GOOD 
 INFO..JUST ASK AND YOU SHALL RECIEVE.. STUFF LIKE PW'S TO 
 TRW,SOURCE,COMPUSERVE....AND OTHER PHREAK INFO, LIKE CERTAIN KEYS THAT HAVE 
 BEEN ADDED TO AT&T'S ALLIANCE TELECONFERENCING...NOT TOO WELL KNOWN, BUT ARE 
 AWESOME TO USE ON A CONFERENCE...PLUS INFO ON CONFERENCING,NOT ALLIANCE BUT 
 DIFFERENT...ALSO, ABOUT REMOBS...WELL, MY DAD WORKS FOR PAC-TEL, AND HE SAID 
 THEY DEFINITELY DO EXIST....AND HE SHOULD KNOW....ALSO, IT SEEMS BELL IS 
 BECOMING MORE AWARE OF US TRASHERS...IT SEEMS THEY ARE PPLACING `TRAPS' IN THE 
 GARBAGE LIKE FAKE NMBERS THAT SAY COSMOS AND GIVE THE PASSWORD AND 
 EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW TO USE IT...WELL, THIS IS NOT COSMOS WHEN 
 U DIAL IT, BUT YOU WILL BE TRACED...PLUS ALARMS ON THE GARBAGE BINS THEMSELVES( 
 NOT THE KIND THE GARBAGE CO. DUMPS BUT ONES THEY OWN)....ALSO, WATCH OUT FOR 
 ANY INFO THAT LOOKS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IF YOU FIND SEVERAL PAPERS TOGETHER 
 WITH THE BEST INFO YOU HAVE EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE BE CAREFUL..

 LATER


 Numb: 17
 Title:Jersey 1st in wiretaps
 From: THE SHADOW
 Date: 05-05-85 Time:10:36

 from the Star Ledger, Thursdau May 2, 1985
 JERSEY LEADS THE NATION IN LEGAL WIRETAPS FOR THE SEVENTH STRAIGHT YEAR

    New Jersey telephones were far more likely to be tapped by law enfrocement
 authories thatn those in any other state last year, a distinction that has 
 noted in the last sevven (lots of line noise) annual wiretap reports issued by 
 the Administrative Office of the US Courts. Micheal Bozza, assistant director 
 of criminal justice in the state Attorney Gen eral's office reiterated that New 
 jersey's zealous use of electronic surveilien ce demonstrates that law 
 enforcement authorites are especially aggressive in investigating organized 
 crime. Acording to the report, NJ sought and recieved court approval for 151 
 taps in 1984, an increase of 29 over 1983. this upturn reverses a trend that 
 has brought the number of wiretaps down in the last few years. All but a few 
 of the wiretaps were issued in investigations dealing with drug trafficking and 
 gambling, activities usually associated with orgainized crime.

    New jersey was followed in ranking by New York with 122, Florida with 58,
 and Pennsylvania with 46.. no other state had more than 23 wiretaps authorized
 (hmmm, authorized. what about telco "line quality testing") More than 40% of 
 the nations wiretaps were authorized by the top 3 states. in 1981 New jersey 
 authorized 139 taps, in 1982 128. Hudson county led NJ with 39 taps, Bergan 
 with 21, Essex with 14, Passaic with 10, Cumberland and Mercer with 2, and 
 Camdem and Monmouth with 1. (whew! no Morris County) The state Attorney 
 Gernel's office accounted for another 27 wiretaps not listed by county. Hudson
 County was cited as the jurisdiction with the highest ratio of convictions to 
 arrests as a result of wiretaps in the nation, with a total of 131 arrrests 
 (from 39 taps) leading to 51 convictions.


 Numb: 18
 Title:code posters
 From: THE SHADOW
 Date: 05-05-85 Time:10:51

 specifically Super Phreak and Rasselton (whatever)

 NO POSTING OF CODES!
   no posting of codes, PBX codes, cmputer passwords, excetera. if you dont 
 like this, then dont call the BBS. this BBS is above board, nothing illegal at
 ALL. we got people like T E Burns and others who are security people here, as 
 well as NJ Bell Security, so dont post codes. if you want codes, call a loser 
 BBS like Sherwood III and copy down all you see, you just wont get any REAL 
 telcom info,

  also, Forest Ranger, yes, i am on all those Elite BBS's, and they STILL dont 
 know anything about REMOBs. they too argue wether of not they exist. closest 
 i saw to an actual REMOB was someone posted a really interesting test number 
 that ACTUALLY followed exactly the sequence mentioned in that infamous REMOB 
 file (way more than -9924 and their like) yet even still didnt reveal a tapped
 conversation. i'll try and dig it up, i already posted it about 2 months ago 
 on this BBS, maybe one of you out there has it. 2


 Numb: 19
 Title:Interesting number. 
 From: HEADRUSH
 Date: 05-05-85 Time:12:01

   I posted this SEVERAL months ago so some people should try it. 
 201-584-4913
   You'll easily figure it out and if anybody knows what it is please post.

     Later, 

      HeAdRuSh


 Numb: 20
 Title:Oooppsss !
 From: SUPER PHREAK
 Date: 05-05-85 Time:17:35

   My sincere apoligies for posting the code to that PBX. I was so 'INTO' the 
 new discoveries, that I totally forgot about the rules ! Sorry, to all, and 
 Private Sector.

  Still looking for BLUE and/or SILVER box plans !! Leave E-mail if you have 
 them.

  Super Phreak


 Numb: 21
 Title:REMOB REHASH 
 From: SIR WILLIAM
 Date: 05-08-85 Time:13:49

    So what is that # that was incorrectly called a remob a few msgs back? As 
 soon as I called it I recognized the sound as the same as a local # here: 
 (304) 267-9999. On the one here entering 2,5,8, or 0 will give a blip sound 
 the same on both (after getting 8 busy tones here) but what then? What's it 
 for? Anyone have any ideas? An interesting thing about the one here at least 
 is that if you call it, someone else can call on another line and it will also 
 answer them but if it's a possible conf # I don't know how to get the two calls
 connected. Later...

                    ** SIR WILLIAM **


 Numb: 22
 Title:HEADRUSH #? 
 From: SIR WILLIAM
 Date: 05-08-85 Time:13:55

    Called the # in HEADRUSH'S msg. After what sounded like an extender prompt 
 and entering a # a radio station could be heard faintly in the background. I 
 hung on for a few minutes waiting for a station ID out of couriosity and an OP 
 came on the line and asked if she could help. I asked who I had reached and 
 she said it was something Data. They had a lot of lines for data transfer and 
 that was one of them, she seemed surprised that I could hear a radio station, 
 not sure she even believed me. This doesn't tell you just what it is but it's 
 a start. Maybe the proper code at the prompt will return a modem tone, just a 
 guess. Till later...

                     ** SIR WILLIAM **


 Numb: 23
 Title:TIRKS?
 From: HUMAN BEAT BOX
 Date: 05-08-85 Time:23:04

 GREETINGS.

   WHILE TRASHING THE OTHER DAY I RAN ACROSS A WHOLE SET OF PRINTOUTS WHICH 
 PERTAINED TO A BELL SYSTEM CALLED `TIRKS' ON THE FIRST FEW PAGES THERE WERE 
 SOME INTRODUCTORY MESSAGES ABOUT WORKLOADS, SYSTEM PROBLEMS, ETC. THEN SOME 
 DAILY REPORT SUMMARIES. IN A LIST OF PHONE NUMBERS (MOSTLY VOICE) WAS A SYSTEM 
 STATUS NUMBER EWHICH IS A RECORDING. 215-466-2795. THIS NUMBER CHANGES DAILY.

 I HAVE THE LOGON PROCEDURE BUT I DO NOPT HAVE THE NUMBER OR HAVE THE FAINTEST 
 IDEA WHAT THIS SYSTEM IS ABOUT. ANY IDEAS?


 Numb: 24
 Title:This Board
 From: KID & CO.
 Date: 05-09-85 Time:06:59

 Please do not post messages selling products to this BBS, we are not interested
 DO NOT post codes or passwords or CC #'s. Just about anything else goes.

 Thank you

 Kid & Co 
 Co-sysop


 Numb:25
 Title:Sir William.~. 
 From: HEADRUSH
 Date: 05-09-85 Time:14;58

   That's about all I could find out about it too. One time the operator (at 
 the number) gave the guy in charge. Boy was he pissed. Why you ask? I don't 
 know, but that should mean there's something interesting there. Try it. (201) 
 584-4913. Then post if you find anything else than what was posted...besides 
 codes.


               Later,


                  H e A d R u S h


 Numb: 26
 Title:friendly BBS
 From: THE SHADOW
 Date: 05-09-85 Time:18:10

 hmmmmm, seems like the sysop of the "Computers and Economics BBS" at 
 (201) 398-6724 loves us.  he posted this nice message...


        PHREAK BBS POLUTES NJ PHONE LINES


   THE PRIVATE SECTOR BBS (201) ??? ???? IS THE OFFICIAL BBS OF THE NOTORIOUS 
 "2600" MAGAZINE. THIS SYSOP MANAGED TO LOG ON BEFORE IT WENT SUBSCRIPTION AND 
 WHAT I SAW MADE ME WANNA SCREAM ! MODEM NUMBERS OF OUR LEADING CORPORATIONS, 
 PHONE COMPANY ACCESS CODES, BLUE BOX INFO, INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TRASH DATA 
 BASES AND MUCH MUCH MORE. I THINK AT& T SHOULD ORDER A NAPALM STRIKE ON THIS 
 RATS NEST ! THE NUMBER OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR BBS AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO 
 SUBSCRIBE TO THE 2600 MAGAZINE (ADDRESS ETC.) ARE AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS OF 
 THIS BBS.

   we love you too. amazing the claims he makes in other parts of the BBS. i 
 at least didnt know that the Private Sector was "SUBSCRIPTION" for a really 
 good laugh (this one was MILD compared with the others) just call the BBS up 
 and read its "System Bullitains" (think its a R-BBS on an IBM) quite enjoyable
 reading.

 shadow 2600



 Numb: 27
 Title:1-800-824-8274 
 From: DAVID LIGHTMAN
 Date: 05-09-85 Time:19;06

   I FOOLED WITH THIS # AND GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT ASKS FOR 'ENTER RECORD 
 VERSION AND NETWORK ROUTING NUMBER'. THEN ALL I GET ARE SOME `THE NUMBER YOU 
 HAVE DIALED IS....` RECORDINGS. THEN IT STOPS. TELL ME WHAT I AM DOING WRONG, 
 SHADOW (YOU POSTED IT). WHAT IS THIS??? HELP...


 *********** 
 * THE END *
 ***********    DAVID LIGHTMAN (TM)


                <IN SEARCH OF REMOBS> 


 (C)1985 TALON CORP.



 Numb: 28
 Title:ABOUT VAX AND VMS 
 From: RWELZ
 Date: 05-09-85 Time:23:44

    To those of you looking to hack VAXs running VMS: If they're running VMS 4.x 
 on their system, LOOK OUT! Lots of hooks in the op system to catch break-ins. 
 DEC has gotten so crafty as to disable an account after x number of password 
 failures, but they still prompt you as if nothing was wrong. So, even if you 
 did guess a valid username and password, VMS would still indicate a failure.
 In addition they send bells and alarms to a security monitor notifying him of 
 potential problems. At least one site I know had the telco put some sort of 
 box (?) on the dial-up line to locate the source of a--hacker--problem.

    Your best bet--as always--is to watch somebody type his password; log onto
 his account and then screw around. For example, try to copy the desired file 
 to your local directory. WARNING, this has potential traceability under 4.x! 
 To gain access to a privileged account is a bit trickier and you'll have to 
 rely on some sys manager's negligence (as you do anyway). There are 3 
 (sometimes 4) accounts with--DEC supplied--default passwords. I don't feel 
 comfortable posting these, but the info is widely available. (I know some of 
 you are too damn good to give you any added edge.) If you're looking for 
 sources of common passwords on VAX systems, check out some the DEC specific 
 magazines DIGITAL REVIEW, HARDCOPY, THE DEC PROFESSIONAL, etc. There have some 
 good ideas in recent months. If anyone has a real interest in this stuff and 
 you think you've got something that'll hack a VAX, I can definitly let you
 know; if it's conceivable, I've probably tried it or heard something about it. 
 I won't tell you how to do something, but I will let you know if it can 
 you think you've got something that'll hack a VAX, I can definitely let you
 plus it's getting harder all the time. Use email back to me, since I suspect 
 most phreaks care little about VAXs and computer stuff probably doesn't belong 
 on this board anyway, right, wrong?

    Now a stupid question: What's a conference and a loop? SHORT answers will 
 do.



 Numb: 29
 Title:MAY 2600
 From: 2600 MAGAZINE
 Date: 05-10-85 Time:03;46

    Watch for the Mother's Day issue of 2600, being mailed Sunday at around 2 pm 
 (we usually have a brief ceremony). This month, Shadow's concise guide to 
 AT&T's Alliance Teleconferencing, the latest on the People Express scam, news, 
 letters, and two new pages, including advertisements for the first time! If 
 you know of any potential advertisers, you can tell us about them by writing to 
 us or calling us (516-751-2600, ext. 0) or you can even steer the advertisers 
 to us. We're taking this step because it's the only way to keep from falling 
 into the red -- our editorial content will never be swayed by any advertiser, 
 unlike nearly every other paper in existence! We'll send a copy of an 
 excellent article in this month's Digital Review to anybody that sends us a 
 self addressed stamped envelope. the writer actually seems to understand many 
 of the points we made. This is great publicity for all of us. Private Sector 
 will get lots of interesting new callers as a result. Wherever possible, 
 spread the word of 2600 and The Private Sector. There are people like us all 
 over the world who don't yet know that there are places they can communicate. 
 We need to reach them. Our address is still 2600, Box 752, Middle Island, NY 
 11953-0752. Our rates are still $12 a year, $1 per back issue. Remember, 
 we're not out to make money, we're out to make points and have lots of fun. 
 let's all keep up the good work. 2600


 Numb: 30
 Title:REMOB REHASH-REHASH 
 From: SIR WILLIAM
 Date: 05-10-85 Time:10:13

    I'M WITH SHADOW. SHOW ME ONE AND I'LL BELIEVE IT. I DON'T DOUBT THAT THEY
 'RE POSSIBLE BUT HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY EVIDENCE OF ONE. IT'S NOT UP TO PEOPLE 
 LIKE ME TO PROVE THEY DON'T EXIST, IT'S UP TO PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN THEM TO 
 PROVE THEY DO. THEY'RE JUST LIKE UFO'S, SEEMS MOST PEOPLE KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO 
 KNOWS THEY EXISTS BUT NO ONE HAS ANY PROOF.

   WITH ALL THE PBX #`S, MAINFRAME #'S ETC. THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND HOW DO YOU 
 EXPLAIN NO REMOB #'S BEING FOUND AND POSTED? IF THEY DO EXIST SURELY THEY 
 WOULD BE MORE SECURE THAN JUST HAVING A 2-DIGIT ACCESS CODE. A COUPLE OF YEARS 
 AGO WHEN THIS WAS RUNNING AROUND IT WAS SAID THAT A SILVER BOX WAS REQUIRED TO 
 GET ON ONE AFTER-THE # WAS FOUND. IT JUST KEEPS GOING 'ROUND AND 'ROUND. SHOW 
 SOME PROOF, MORE THAN 'I HEARD` OR 'SO-AND-SO SAID'.
        ** SIR WILLIAM **


 Numb: 31
 Title:Indeed!
 From: THE DEMON
 Date: 05-10-85 Time:11:55

    I emphatically agree with Sir William, as most of you know. Sir William, you 
 are cordially invited to join myself and The Shadow in the "rumor box" 
 search... So far, we have found NO conclusive proof of any of the follow- ing:


 Mirror Boxes 
 Gold Boxes 
 Copper Boxes 
 REMOBs

   Once again, ANYONE who can put us in touch with someone who can PROVE to us 
 that any of the above exist and work, PLEASE send E-mail to The Demon or The 
 Shadow.

 Conf + Loop:
 ------------

   Well, a BRIEF description of each: A conference, as commonly referred to, is 
 a call made through the Alliance teleconferencing service, allowing one user, 
 the "controller", to add up to 59 people to the conference. This means 
 everyone can tal to every- one else at the same time. A oop is a number or set 
 of numbers that get called by two or more people at the same time. Then all 
 the people who call the loop number(s) get conn- ected t each other. This is 
 very handy for many things...well, disk space is limited (as usual), so more 
 later.

 later days,
             The Demon 

  Knowledge is power!


 Numb: 32
 Title:Dragon Flies
 From: FLYING DRAGON
 Date: 05-11-85 Time:12;18

   Well, yes, I haven't been calling or posting a whole lot recently, but I'll 
 work on it. In response to someone's saying that I said pressing 9 starts a 
 trace, wrong. I never said anything about tracing from PBX's, just that an ESS 
 can log all the callers to a PBX IF the PBX owners ask. While on ESS, does 
 anyone know how you can find out if you're on an ESS? I always thought I 
 wasn't, but two things are suspicious. First, a few quick calls I made in my 
 area (not LATA, just local 3-digit before your four digit home number), the 
 rings were the same. Not computer-like, but the same. Also, there is a number 
 you can dial (958 in the 516 area code, it's not illegal, try it out) that will
 announce in a computer voice your phone number. Hmm.. If I'm on ESS, I could 
 get in big trouble. About boxes.. a purple box would simply be a blue box
 that generates red box (coin) tones, no? As for silver boxes, 1 own a nice 
 phone with 16 buttons, including A-D. I'll upload plans for changing a 
 standard desk-phone (preferrably bought from AT&T, don't know about others) 
 into a silver box at the flip of a switch. It is quite easy, but don't do it 
 if you are leasing your phone. That is tampering with AT&T property! Any 
 idiot that calls this a "rat's nest" deserves to loose some sleep. So far as I 
 know, there's nothing illegal about telecommunications hobbiests! Just hacking
 and if you don't screw up, you can enjoy a lot of stuff, and learn a LOT) and 
 phreaking are quasi-legal. Phree calls? Go pick on someone else, like the 
 dying Sherwood Forest Clan! I want all of you to call this number NOW : 516 
 549 0268. I'm running an elite and we need good users, dammit! Thank you.

   Keep those networks open (and your noses clean!) 
     F l y i n g   D r a g o n &  C o.



 Numb: 33
 Title:QUESTION
 From: THE KEEPER
 Date: 05-11-85 Time:13:18

   THIS MAY BE A STUPID QUESTION, BUT HOW DO YOU PASS CONTROL ON A CONFERENCE? 
 I JUST SET UP MY FIRST ONE BUT I DON'T REMEMBER HOW.

     THE KEEPER



 Numb: 34
 Title:ESS
 From: EVIL RABBIT
 Date: 05-11-85 Time:13:48

   IM NOT SURE IF THIS IS TRUE, BUT STUFF LIKE SPEED DIALING, CALL WAITING AND 
 FORWARDING AND SHIT CAN ONLY BE HAD ON A ESS SYSTEM. CALL YOU R OPERATOR AND 
 ASK IF YOU CAN GET THESE OPTIONS ON YOUR SERVICE, IF SHE SAYS YES MORE THAN 
 LIKELY YOUR ON ESS. PLUS, THOU SHALT BOX ONLY FROM THEE PHORTRESS PHONE.
 
            DROL SI NATAS



 Numb: 35
 Title:Cheapo Speaker f/modem 
 From: COL. HOGAN
 Date: 05-11-85 Time:19:22

     Ok, this is really condesed. If you want more info, leave e-mail to me on 
 the Warehouse 1/201/273/1612, or the Armoury 1/201/276/1207.
 
 If you have hard wired phones, you are in luck. Find the two wires that are not
 being used (on 4 line wire)...connect a phone to them. The crosstalk from the 
 lines carring the actual phone signals to the unused line is enough! You can 
 hear touch-tones, busy etc. Best way to amplify:Open the phone, find where the 
 EARPIECE leads go to (on the little block)....disconnect them, and just put
 an amp there. Works great! On my phone set up I have another phone hooked up to
 the spare wires (listen in on conversations from by the modem, and elsewhere..)
 This *MIGHT* have an affect. What the effect will be, I dunno.


 ---------------
 Nifty Note:
 ---------------
    If you happen to have one of those piss-poor Radio Shack 150 in 1 electronic 
 kits around, build one of the AM transmitters. Use a transformer, (I have a 
 nice power supply...) or such to power it..10 volts, not 9volt shit battery. 
 Hook the sucker up to the CATV wire. Blanks out the station you have it set to 
 for atleast 100 yards on either side of the wire, for I don't know how far
 (more than a block)...Also, use the CATV wire for FM reception..... Good for
 me... I live in a damn valley.....Tune to around 100 105 on the FM dial...Get
 MTV, Showtime, HBO, etc in Stereo, or SimuStereo. Great if you can tune in the
 picture for a service you are not paying for...but can't get the audio.

           Col. Hogan

 --Smartmodem Autodialer up on Universe AE. Convert it into a WarGames dialer. 
 1/201/277/1273.



 Numb: 36
 Title:HP 3000
 From: COL. HOGAN
 Date: 05-11-85 Time:19;46

 Sorry about the second post....
    What is the big deal about hacking HP 3000`s? They are pretty poor 
 computers if you ask me (I have 2 years experince on a 1000 and 3000)... 
 Here is a number if you like to play:
      1/201/464/4402
     Anyone have any hints on hacking HP3000's? any quick and dirty methods? 
 If so, either post here, or e-mail...PLEASE! MY GRADES ARE IN THERE!
 
    If you need any tech info on them, I have about 100 sheets of 
 printouts from the system help files, and I have access to MPE, FCOPY, and 
 several other HP 3000 manuals.
 
       Col. Hogan


 Numb: 37
 Title:RAINBOW BOX 
 From: THE RAMLORD
 Date: 05-11-85 Time:21;43
 
  YES , I KNOW ANOTHER STUPID QUESTION BUT WHAT IS A RAINBOW BOX??? IVE HEARD 
 OF ALL TYPES OF BOXES BUT NOT THIS ONE YET ???? , AND A PUPLE BOX?
 
        ))) THE RAMLORD ((( 
            ^^^^^^^^^^^


 Numb: 38
 Title:ON HP3000`S
 From: RASSELON
 Date: 05-11-85 Time:22;08


 COL. HOGAN, AND WHOEVER ELSE....


   HP3000'S ARE WELL-MADE COMPUTERS, BEAUTIES FOR THEIR TIME. BUT THEY ARE 
 INDEED ANCIENT, BECOMING MORE AND MORE OBSOLETE. THUS, ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS 
 MY SCHOOL DISTRICT CHOOSE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR LOW COST (I ASSUME). AND,
 INDEED, MY GRADES ARE ON ONE TOO. BUT NOT CONSTANTLY.. JUST WHEN THEY WISH TO 
 PROCESS THEM. I'VE HAD OPERATOR.SYS ACCESS ON ONE OF THE 2 OF OUR DISTRICT'S 
 COMPS, BUT THERE WAS NO WAY TO COVER OUR FOOTSTEPS, AND NOW THEY'VE HIRED A 
 SECURITY-HEAD SYSOP. ALONG WITH THE OLDMETHODS, BECOMING LESS AND LESS 
 EFFECTIVE DUE TO OUR CONSTANT DECREASE IN LEGIT. ACCESS ALLOWED US, WE DECIDED
 TO GET MUCH MORE DIRECT. NOW WORKING ON A PLAN TO FIND OUT THE SYSOP'S 
 PASSWORD VIA THE TAP- PING OF HIS PHONE. ENOUGH OF THIS...

    IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER HP3000 HACKERS OR PROGRAMMERS OUT THERE, LET US KNOW. 
 AND MY GRANDEST REWARD TO ANY WHO CAN GET TOTAL ACCESS TO 319-386-8323 OR 
 319-386-9561
 
 LEAVE EMAIL FOR LOWLY-ACCESS PASSWORDS
 OR INFO ON THOSE HP3000'S.
 
 KEEP ON HACKIN'.
 LATER...

                        ...RASSELON.


 Numb: 39
 Title:R/HP-3000
 From: THE PROPHET
 Date: 05-11-85 Time:22;46

   Col Hogan & Rasselon: My grades are also located on an HP-3000. I have had 
 the operator's password since mid-August...The security is a joke!! The Sysop 
 is the dumbest woman I have ever met! She broke in once and we had a nice 
 chat! She told me not to call back! Anyway, I am pretty knowledgable with the 
 3000 and will look at those numbers. It is not that easy to change your grades
 and get away with it They usually send the teacher a verification sheet to 
 male sure the grades match!!!! although you can usually get the classes you 
 want... Our bright Sysop kept a list of the Accounts and pw's in the System 
 Library. Me and my low level math account found them!! _The HP-3000 might be 
 ancient, but is still my favorite. By the way....I found an RSTS the other day
 and need some info about it. I am pretty sure about the login procedure but 
 would like some info on them . Thanx

 *The Prophet*


 Numb: 40
 Title:source id/psw
 From: TIGER PAWS III
 Date: 05-12-85 Time:02;50
 
    Anyone interested in using a legit Source ID/Password let me know & I'll 
  E-Mail. Please, just don't change the password if you try it.
 