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The following text was captured from POLARIS Citadel 10/30/84:
.Help HISTORY
<J>ump <P>ause <S>top
This is the Polaris message system. It is running on a
kaypro 10 with a hayes 1200 modem. The name Polaris was
chosen from the computer that this bbs was originally
set up on - a Northstar Horizon with a pair of double
density floppies. (Polaris = the north star...)
The program that this system is running is called Citadel.
Citadel is a program that was conceived and written locally
at the end of 1981 by an individual who chose to use
the pseudonym "Cynbe ru Taren" - the name taken from Poul
Andersons book "Star Fox", and chosen from the plot of the
book. The creature Cynbe is an individual in a hive
culture...
Citadel was written to allow conversations to flow more
naturally, and evenly. To allow people to group the
conversations as they saw fit, and to generally make the
media more useful. The first room system in the country was
Cynbe's ODD-DATA, and it proved to be much more popular
than other systems of the time.
As he thought about the idea of the board and coded it,
Cynbe and another local, Glenn Gorman, spent a lot of
time together working out the details and polishing the
design. But they disagreed on whether a room system >could<
be written in BASIC. Cynbe thought it couldn't , Glenn
thought it could, and finally wrote the second major room
system in the area - Minibin.
ODD-DATA lasted almost six months, before a hardware
failure forced it offline, much to the dismay of it's
userbase. Glenn's system became the only room system in
the area, and it thrived. After a short interval, David
Mitchell, another local, heard of a bulletin board written
in C, and was intrigued. So much so that he convinced Rich
Knox and Jerry George to host the second incarnation of
Citadel - ICS.
ICS was long distance from most of the eastside, as it
was located on Bainbridge Island, and this was seen as a
blessing. Most of the twits of that era were reluctant to
host the long distance charges, and so the system
went relatively unabused for a period of 9 months.
Cynbe kept thinking about the system and how it ran, and
found that having a remote site was a blessing - it
served as a beta test site, and tended not to be too much
trouble.
As the bulletin boards proliferated, we saw a variety
of systems come and go, and the userbase swell. Gradually
the userbase became less technical and more humanities
oriented. Boards that failed form lack of use now
flourished, and a rather lively discussion on virtually
every topic was to be found on any one of 30 local boards.
Several minor squabbles showed up during this time,
but got generally ignored - "300 baud misunderstandings"
was coined by Cynbe, and came to mean any problem that would
>never< happen in person, but for some reason seemed to
thrive on the bulletin boards.
One squabble in particular began to show up on every
board. It's rather a famous episode now, and had to do
with the uses and abuses of pseudonyms. Many people got
hurt, and a few felt themselves affected
drastically. When this squabble spread to ICS, it was
tolerated for six months, and then code was written to
delete messages.
Cynbe, seeing a thing that he'd had a major hand in used
to hurl hate messages between one pseudonym and another,
withdrew from the bulletin board community, and from the
people in it specifically.
ICS went down from the sysops' unwillingness to host
a series of petty arguments. Arcade went down due to
apathy. Minbin and Seacom both got embroiled in the
controversy, and finally both banned any mention of it.
T'an T'u put up Polaris on the day that ICS went down,
and ran it as an open system. This system proved to be a
very busy one, and rapidly proved to be very difficult to
get onto.
T'an also supplied the C source code to David Bonn, who
implemented CKMCMS and ESI, maher masu who implemented
Gates of Mordecai, and helped disseminate the code even
further, and Anchor Computers, who he then worked for, as
well as SIG/M and the BDS C Users Group - Citadel having
been written with the BDC C compiler.
CKMCMS came up, ESI came up, Anchor Citadel came up,
Polaris stayed up.
As time went by, T'an noticed that callers who had better
things to do tended not to call polaris. They didn't
have the time to spend calling a system for an hour
only to read a few messages, and so the old userbase
dropped off, one by one. As this happened, the amount of
thought put into each message dropped, and this helped the
process - as the busier callers finally managed to
beat the busy signal, they tended to be greeted by 20
"Van Halen rules" type messages, and some of them
started to scratch Polaris off of the list.
The final straw for T'an was the original large squabble
resurfacing on several of the major boards. The decision
was made to go to a limited access system, and in
september, 1983, polaris became the first system to go
to a limited access system.
Anchor's technicians took Anchors' Citadel down. ESI
went down when David Bonn stopped working for them.
Gates of Mordecai was up, but quietly so. The number was
never published, and it soon gained a rather good
reputation as a place to go for quiet conversation.
CKMCMS remained up and fairly trouble free. Minibin cloned,
and Eskimo North came into existence.
This remained fairly stable for about six months...
Gates of Mordecai went down - Maher moved to Dallas. CKM
tottered on the edge of solvency. Minibin and Polaris
both stayed up and popular. Eskimo North gained a
reputation for having a userbase consisting of under-13
year old pirates. The Hermitage was founded, as was
Screaming Eagle and Insomnia. LIDS Citadel came and went in
less than a month, as well as a host of others.
And so it remains today...

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Oct 25th was the second round in the legal situation of the State of Oklahoma
vs Tony Davis and the seizure of the Oklahoma Information Exchange BBS. On
that day the Preliminary Trial took place.
Generally the Prelim is a fairly cut and dry issue. It is a one-sided affair
where the DA calls up the police witnesses to tell their side of the story to
show that there was probable cause that a crime was committed to determine if
the case should be held over for trial.
There was little doubt of the outcome, and as expected, the case was held
over.
Even though the defense did not present any evidence at the Prelim, a number
of 'facts' were presented by the DA which were extremely surprising.
1> The original affidavit requesting a search warrant was sworn out by Sgt
Tony Gracey. In that affidavit, he stated that he was acting on information
given him by a confidential informant. When asked about that informant on the
stand, he then contradicted his sworn statement and said that he did not have
an informant, that the information came from his Lieutenant. Then when the
Lieutenant was asked on the stand about his informant, he contradicted Sgt
Gracey and swore that he did not have one, but that Sgt. Gracey initiated the
investigation based on his own informant.
The inconsistent statements of these two officers will create a situation
where the legality of the entire search warrant will be closely scrutinized in
a brief to the trial judge.
2> Sgt Gracey also stated that he was aware that there was a network located
in the 'back room' at the 1501 SE 66th location prior to the execution of the
search warrant, but failed to place that information about the 'network' in
the affidavit requesting the search warrant or have it placed on the search
warrant itself.
This will also become an issue in the brief of pre-trial motions to the trial
judge to find if any information about the BBS will be admissable or
suppressible.
3> In an other unexpected surprise, Sgt Gracey also told the court, that
during his undercover investigation, the defendant had told him that he had
not viewed any of the files on the CDs in question, and the defendant did not
know of the content of the CDs. Although this has no bearing on guilt or
innocence, it certainly sheds some light on the matter of intent.
4> Although there has been grounds for a civil law suit under two separate
federal laws, no suit had yet been filed because prior to the Prelim there was
questions on if the seizure was actually done by the OCPD acting on it's own
or under direction of the County DA. Since the county DA is indemnified under
law, until the exact responsibility of the seizure was identified, all civil
law suits were delayed.
When Sgt Wenthal was questioned under oath on who else he had contacted for
help on determining which laws were possibly violated, he stated "no one".
Then when directly asked who made the decision to seize the computer
equipment, he stated "I did".
The Federal Privacy Protection Act is one of the few Federal statutes that
allow for direct compensation from the acting officer as well as the agency he
was acting for. That 30 seconds of testimony by Sgt Wenthal stopped all road
blocks in the civil suits, and it is expected that a minimum of two federal
law suits against both the City of Oklahoma City, and Sgt Wenthal will be
filed within the next 14 days.
Sgt Wenthal was also asked about the 'Your Busted' TV segment. Under oath, he
stated that he had personably wrote the script for the show. This puts the
responsibility for the 'Your Busted' information directly back to Sgt Wenthal
and the OCPD, not Channel 5, who would have been protected by 1st Amendment
rights.
A number of other inconsistencies and questions were also raised, but to a non
attorney, these seemed to be the major ones.
Tony


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ROSTER OF DEVONLINE PRODUCTS --
----------------------------
Unlike many other DOOR authors and DOOR writing groups, DevPal MetroNet
Communications places much more emphasis on research and development of new
projects and on product debugging and reinforcement than on selling our
products. This has fortunately given us a solid reputation for providing
top-notch software and friendly, personal support... not just to our
customers but to anyone requiring assistance or having questions about our
products.
Unfortunately, regrettable side effects of this are:
a) a certain lack of product promotion, on our part
and
b) a lack of knowledge concerning all of our product lines, on the
part of sysops.
This list of short blurbs is a little step in improving our product pro-
motions so that you, as an intelligent and discerning sysop, will be more
informed concerning our products, both current ones and ones which are very
close to completion. We hope that you will continue to send in your
suggestions for improving our online games and ideas for the creation of
more online games, as we are deeply committed to both the continual im-
provement of our own products and the advancement of BBS-related software
technology in general.
ARM OF THE DRAGON :
AotD is the introductory BattleTech(tm) simulations online game that
has brought the excitement and complexity of 'Mech warfare from FASA
Corporation's combat system to online (and offline) game players the
world over. AotD was the first online game released to bring home
the action of huge war machines to game players before any other
software house, and AotD remains the premier game of this genre.
The AotD game itself is now in its third edition, and although
development for AotD/3 has effectively ceased, related products and
a "successor" to AotD are currently being developed and are going to
be released shortly. Our AotD development team is hard at work to
match a GUI-like environment for game players with the universality
of BBS communications to bring about the same suspense derived from
DevOnline's 1984 AotD/UNIX game to the DOS arena.
AVATARS OF SCREAMING STEEL :
AoSS is DevOnline's entry into the Simple Personal Combat Category
of online games, with a post nuclear war holocaust theme and an
involved combat scheme. AoSS introduces a revolutionary approach to
combat, using the concept of anticipating your opponent's moves and
offering a special method in which to enter in your combat actions.
COHERENCE :
Coherence is not a single game, but rather a series of cyberpunk
online games following an ultra-dark storyline (very much in keeping
with the cyberpunk genre). Coherence brings the nightmarish gloss
and glamour of the rogue themes of cyberpunk into a cutting-edge
sharp focus that will engulf your players in its intimations of the
stormy near-future on Earth. Our Earth. Of only a few years away...
The Coherence Project originally began in 1988, with the AI guru
Alexander Wei at the head of the development team. However, because
of unexpected production and integration delays and the even more
unexpectedly demise of Dr. Wei, none of the games in the Coherence
line were ever released to the public. In early 1992, the Coherence
Project was reopened by a some of Dr. Wei's friends and proteges,
and the first Coherence game, BLACKJACK 20/40, is due out shortly.
FLUMEN MUSAE NOVAE :
One of the first DOS online games produced under the DevOnline
banner, FMN was also the first fantasy wargame and true role-playing
game available for play on BBS's. This game was originally produced
for WWIV systems (way back when the only BBS program to support
"DOORs" was WWIV). Although the original rendition is no longer in
circulation, an updated version for all major BBS programs will be
making its appearance very soon, bringing back the mystery and magic
that -is- Flumen Musae Novae, the River of the New Muse!
METRO-MEZZANINE :
"A BBS carousel? What's that?" Thousands of BBS users from all over
the world have paused at the sometimes bewildering and definitely
exciting Ghostwheel that has graced the entrypoints to DevPal
systems for over a decade. A BBS carousel enables the enterprising
sysop to run more than one BBS program on a phone line. It also
allows a sysop to add a special flair to his system that makes it
truly unique, even though the particular BBS programs used on that
system may not have many options that allow customability.
Metro-Mezzanine helps to bring together any front-end/mailer program
(like BinkleyTerm, FrontDoor, QFront, and many others) and any
number of BBS programs which accept command-line options in a
coherent manner which enable users, upon login (and at other points)
to choose to access one BBS program (and, depending upon the BBS
programs, even switch between BBS programs!). No other product
offers such configurability at the same registration price, or even
beyond!
PEREGRINE, Reforging the Galactic Trust :
This is one of the few online games which has a strong following
even BEFORE it has been released! Peregrine is currently still in
alpha-testing stages, but many sysops and users have "peeked" at
technical documents and source literature pertaining to this game,
and they have fallen in love with this interstellar conquest/trading
game. If your players enjoy the concept of a science fiction online
game but are sick and tired of the blandness of Trade Wars and its
clones, Peregrine may be your cup of tea. Coming soon to a DevOnline
distribution site near you!

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Question and Answers
Copyright (c) 1993, Joe DeRouen
All rights reserved
Each month, we'll ask a (hopefully) interesting question to users on
various nets and BBS's across the world and include the best answers
we get in this column.
The question we asked for this month was: "If you could have one wish,
what would you wish for and why?"
This age-old question was met by a lot of wishes for more wishes (I
expected that) but also more than a few interesting, insightful
answers. And maybe even one or two just plain strange ones. <Grin>
The messages are reproduced here in their entirety (minus quoting),
with the permission of the people involved.
========================================================================
<PUBLIC><ECHO><RECEIVED>
Number : 15104 of 15533 Date : 08/25/93 16:31
Reply To: 14191
Confer : Writers <RIME>
From : Valerie Patterson
To : Joe Derouen
Subject : Re: Wishes..
------------------------------------------------------------------------
If I had one wish I would sincerely and earnestly wish for world peace.
I know this is an old over used answer to an age old question, but it
truly would be my wish. I'm fairly young (in my twenties) and married
for a short time. Eventually I would like to have children, but I can't
help wondering what would be left for my children to grow old in. When
we were warring over in the gulf I cried many evenings over the news.
I'm frightened at the thought of my old age and my children's lives.
Each day brings more and more violence, even more hatred for "different"
folk. I can't help thinking we're a world about to self-destruct. We
live in a "throw-away" society, perhaps we're throwing away our
children's futures? Perhaps wishing for world peace is better left to
children who are still shielded from the harsh realities of life and of
war. But, I feel compelled to point out our children know more about
world hate than we know. Yes, I'd wish for peace, if not for my sake,
than for the sake all children, born and unborn.
I hope this is along the lines of what you wanted. I'm sorry it wasn't
sent privately, but I'm still learning this BBS stuff and I'm not quite
sure how to do that. At any rate, here it is... -Valerie-
... Reality-ometer: [\........] Hmmph! Thought so...
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
---
* The NutHouse BBS Waynesburg , PA. * (412)852-2847 Zoom v.32bis
* PostLink(tm) v1.07 NUTHOUSE (#5303) : RelayNet(tm)
========================================================================
* * *
========================================================================
<PRIVATE><ECHO><RECEIVED>
Number : 15105 of 15534 Date : 08/26/93 00:30
Reply To: 14191
Confer : Writers <RIME>
From : Aaron Turpen
To : Joe Derouen
Subject : Wishes..
------------------------------------------------------------------------
That's harder to answer than it seems. I think, however, that I'd wish
to be made into a Terminator(R)(TM)(etc.)-like robot with my brain/mind
intact. This seems stupid and childish, but think of all the problems
that'd be solved:
1) I'd be bigger, stronger, and buffer than everyone else.
2) I'd talk with a nift accent.
3) I wouldn't have to worry about walking out on the street and getting shot
because my clothes are a certain color or my hand moved the wrong way.
4) I'd have no use for a car. I could just run wherever I wanted to be (how
CHEAP!)
5) I wouldn't ever get tired from working, playing, or whatever. Plus there
wouldn't be a need for sleep.
6) It would be cool.
So that's what I'd wish.
--Thanatos (I was intrigued and had to answer.)
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
---
* The Brass Cannon, Orem, Utah, (801)226-8310
* PostLink(tm) v1.07 BRASS (#1126) : RelayNet(tm)
========================================================================
We didn't start this column until well into the Sept. issue, so not too
many people had a chance to respond. Hopefully, next issue will be
different.
It's probably fair that I answer my own question, thus I'll do so right
now, then bid you adieu until next month.
If I had one wish, my wish would be that everyone in the universe,
including myself, got what they most desired in all the world with the
one restriction on that desire being that it couldn't hurt anyone else,
infringe upon their rights, or make them unhappy.
Thanks for reading QUESTION AND ANSWERS, and I hope you'll stick with us
until next month!

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Are You A BBSaholic?
1. Do you cancel important appointments (such as your wedding) because it
would have conflicted with your BBS time?
2. Can you recite BBS menus verbatim?
3. Have you named your kids after your favorite Sysop(s)?
4. Are the words "HI" and "Bye" burned into your monitor?
5. Do you get lost in thought wondering what the ideal screen name would be?
6. Are you tempted to get out of bed for "just one more hour"?
7. Is Dominoes Pizza delivery number taped to your monitor?
8. Do you get more emontional fulfillment from your online romance than from
your real mate?
9. Do you unplug your keyboard and take it to work with you?
10.Do you get upset when someone calls while you're oline and interrupts a
conversation?
11.Do you spend 80% of your time rooted to your computer chair?
12.Do you find it hard to relax without the soft whirl of the computer fan
humming in the background?
13.Do you fantasize about the perfect "compu-wedding"?
14.Is your social calender glowing with flourescent marked online events?
15.Do you look forward to e-mail more than real mail?
16.Do you watch hypnoically as the "dialing" "connecting" "password"
highlights, unable to breathe, move or speak until you are logged on?
17.Do you throw things in anger because "all ports are busy" or "host unavail-
able through network" or "host is unresponsive"? (for national BBS's)
18.Is your modem-sex better than real life sex?
19.Do you have a phobia of the words "No Carrier"?
20.When was the last time you were offline in time to make love to your mate
before they fell asleep?
21.Do you have nightmares about hard drive failure?
22.Have you lost 10 pounds from missing meals due to being online?
23.Does your computer boot right to your favorite BBS?
24.Do you see screen scrolling text when you shut your eyes?
25.Has your typing skills improved greatly in the last few months?
26.When was the last time you heard from your family?
27.Have you bought another computer and phone line just so you and your spouse
can logon at the same time?
28.Did you buy a faster, more powerful computer JUST so you can run BBS's
faster?
29.Do you rush home at lunch time JUST so you can check your e-mail, see who's
online and make your online game moves?
30.Do you have an anxiety attack when another family member needs the computer
for something?
31.When was the last time you went out with friends other than online friends?
32.When was the last time you played/used all those magnificent and expensive
programs and games you bought?
33.How many times have you heard from family or friends "I give up trying to
call you, your line is ALWAYS busy"?
34.Can you remember what you did for "leisure" time before you started BBSing?
35.When was the last time you were all caught up on your household chores?
36.Is the answer ALWAYS the same if someone asks a family member your where-
abouts......"on the computer....where else"?
37.Do you belong to more than one board so if one is crashed, or busy you can
logon to another?
38.When at work, instead of calling a meeting do say..."Wanna go into Chat"?
39.Do you have a chronic sore neck, from always looking over your shoulder,
when in "chat", for fear of a family member walking in?
40.In desperation has your mate devised acrobatic ways of making love to you
while you're online?
41.If your mate is a "user" do you call each other by your screen names?
42.Do you have a sticker on your window, notifying firemen the location of
your computer?
43.Do you have family members trained to bring you food and drink so you never
have to leave the keyboard?
44.Does :) :( :* ad the like starting to appear on your business and other
mail?
45.Do you find yourself SAYING..Kiss...Hugs..Smooch...LOL..instead of DOING
it?
This List Was Complied From ODYSSEY BBS c.1991

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====[ QWK file format ]=================================================
All of the messages in a mail packet are contained in a file named
MESSAGES.DAT. The file's logical record length is 128 bytes. The first
record of MESSAGES.DAT always contains a copyright notice produced by
whatever mail door. Messages start in record 2 and use this format:
Offset Length Description
------ ------ ----------------------------------------------------
1 1 Message status flag
' ' = public
'-' = public and read
'+' = private
'*' = private and read
2 7 Message number (as characters)
9 8 Date (mm-dd-yy)
17 5 Time (hh:mm)
22 25 To
47 25 From
72 25 Subject
97 12 Password (Not used by any PCBoard mail doors I know)
109 8 Refer to number (as characters)
117 6 Number of 128 byte blocks in message (counting the
header)
123 1 Killed message? 225 is active, 226 is killed
124 1 Conference number (0-255)
I have heard that MarkMail 2.0 uses two bytes for
the conference number, so the next byte may be used
too.
125 4 Not used
The text of message continues in the next record. You can find out how
many blocks make up one message by looking at the value of "Number of
128 byte blocks". Message text is delimited by a "ASCII 227" symbol
between lines.
The xxx.NDX files contain record numbers that point into the
MESSAGES.DAT file for actual messages. Each conference that contains
messages has its own "xxx.NDX" file. The "xxx" is the conference number
for the index file.
Each NDX file uses a five byte logical record length and is formatted
to:
Offset Length Description
------ ------ ----------------------------------------------------
1 4 Record number to point to corresponding message.
This number is in the Microsoft MKS$ BASIC format.
5 1 Conference number.
====[ QWK file format ]=================================================


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This file briefly describes the QWK file format.
The following is an abbreviated version of Appendix G of DELUXE.DOC:
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
All of the messages in a mail packet are contained in a file
named MESSAGES.DAT. The file's logical record length is 128
bytes. The first record of MESSAGES.DAT always contains
Sparkware's copyright notice produced by The Qmail Door.
Messages start in record #2 and use this format:
Starting Position,Length Description
------------------------ ----------------------------
1,1 Message status flag
2,7 Message number
9,8 Date (MM-DD-YY)
17,5 Time (HH:MM)
22,25 To
47,25 From
72,25 Subject
97,12 Password
109,8 Message reference number
117,6 Number of blocks
123,1 Message status
124,2 Conference number
The text of message continues in the next record. You can
find out how many blocks make up one message by looking at
the value of "Number of blocks". Message text is delimited
by a pi symbol (ASCII 227) between lines.
The xxx.NDX files contain record numbers that point into the
MESSAGES.DAT file for actual messages. Each conference that
contains messages has its own "xxx.NDX" file. The "xxx" is
the conference number for the index file.
Each .NDX file uses a five byte logical record length and is
formatted to:
Starting Position,Length Description
------------------------ ------------------------
1,4 Record number of message
in MKS$ format.
5,1 Conference number.
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
The formula for converting x, a LONGINT in MKS$ format, to MKSToNum, a
binary integer, is:
MKSToNum := ((x AND NOT $ff000000) OR $00800000)
SHR (24 - ((x SHR 24) AND $7f));
It's not pretty but it works (and it only handles positive numbers).
The CONTROL.DAT is a text file containing information about
the host BBS and conference information. Here is a sample
one with comments:
Ivo Andric Memorial BBS ;bbs name
Victoria, BC, CANADA ;bbs location
604-380-0297 ;bbs number
Gwen Barnes, Sysop ;format is "First Last, Sysop"
20001,ANDRIC ;DOOR_SERIAL,PACKET_ID
01-09-1991,14:54:44 ;mm-dd-yyyy,hh:mm:ss ..pkt time
GREG HEWGILL ;user name
;name of QMENU file if exists
0 ;unknown
0 ;unknown
254 ;total # of conferences - 1
0 ;# of first conf
Local ;name of conf (10 chars max)
1 ;# of second conf
I_Central ;etc...for 255 confs
...
255 ;this is the 255'th conf (#24
U_C_Prog ; is omitted from this packet)
HELLO ;filename of welcome file
NEWS ;filename of news file
GOODBYE ;filename of goodbye file
If you're looking at a real CONTROL.DAT, any further lines you can
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FILES FROM THE FBI - BULLETIN BOARDS AND BADGES
===============================================
RUSTY & EDIE'S BBS SEIZED BY THE FBI
------------------------------------
Rusty & Edie's BBS touted the fact that they had only two rules: 1. Have fun
and 2. No More Rules. It would appear they are going to soon add a third rule
to their operation - No Commercial Software.
After several years operating as the biggest open secret in BBSland, the 124
line BBS operated from the home of Russell And Edwina Hardenburgh in Boardman
Ohio was raided by the FBI. On Saturday afternoon, January 30, FBI agents
presented Rusty with a search warrant. Approximately 130 personal computers,
modems, LAN cabling, software packages, and subscriber records were seized as
evidence and hauled away - essentially terminating all operations.
Claiming some 14,000 subscribers to a system sporting a registration fee of
some $89 per year and 124 access telephone lines, Rusty & Edie's was one of
the nation's largest bulletin board systems. They claimed some 3.4 million
calls since going online and were receiving some 4000 calls daily when the
system went offline. The system featured over a 100,000 shareware files on 19
Gigabytes of file storage. They were charged with distributing copyrighted
commercial software on their BBS. And while the Software Publishers
Association (SPA) was quick to step forward and take credit for the FBI
action, it was actually quite late on the scene with this one. And therein
lies a tale.
Five years ago, Bob Fairburn had a heart attack. A restaurant manager in
Kansas with a wife and children, Fairburn could not obtain life insurance and
was assured by doctors that he had a life expectancy of five years or less.
He pondered for months on how he could somehow assure his family an income
after his death. And he decided that there were two things a man could do in
America to generate ongoing income - write a book or invent something.
So he set out to write the Great American Novel. After months of effort, he
read through his manuscript and decided even he wouldn't buy it. So he cast
about for something he could invent. But again, he found he just didn't have
the inspiration to be an Edison. His son had a small personal computer and
was already writing games in BASIC. Fairburn took a look at it and decided
this was something he could do.
He bought every book he could find on computer programming, and he signed up
on Bob Mahoney's Shorewood Wisconsin EXEC-PC BBS. He downloaded hundreds of
files from the BBS containing code fragments, examples, programming
tutorials, and anything he could find on programming. Starting in BASIC, he
eventually moved on to PASCAL. And he came up with an idea for a program. He
called it HOME DESIGNER and it was basically a simple CAD package to design
home floor plans, place and arrange furniture, and try out various designs
for your home or office.
Fairburn decided shareware wasn't the way to go to generate cash. So he
solicited software distributors for months. Eventually, a company in Florida
called Expert Software picked up the title and launched Expert Home Design -
at the staggering price of $14.95 retail.
According to Fairburn, he only gets fifty cents for each copy sold, but the
program caught on and he reached the point that he was making a living. He
bought a farm outside of Leavenworth Kansas and to get needed physical
exercise, began clearing it and converting it into a wildlife park. He hired
an assistant, and continued software development.
About a year ago, he dialed his old haunt at Bob Mahoney's EXEC-PC BBS, and
there was his commercial software program listed in the download directory
with BBS callers downloading it madly. Stunned, he called Bob Mahoney voice
and asked him about. Mahoney immediately apologized and removed the file from
the directory. In examining the file, they found a small file in it
advertising that it came from Rusty & Edie's BBS. Mahoney explained that
sometimes callers are confused by the difference between shareware software
and commercial software and in an effort to contribute something, they upload
commercial software to bulletin boards sometimes without realizing the
impact. "Most BBS operators will remove it immediately if you call their
attention to it," Mahoney assured him.
So Fairburn dialed Rusty & Edie's BBS and did indeed find his program
available for download there as well. He selected the editor and began
drafting a message to the sysop explaining the situation and asking that the
file be removed. According to Fairburn, while he was typing the message,
Rusty broke into real-time chat and rather rudely told him that he wasn't
responsible for every file that anybody uploaded to the BBS, that they
received megabytes of file uploads each day, and that he would remove the
file whenever he felt like it and got around to it.
Despite the harsh tone, Fairburn accepted this explanation. But when he
called a week later, the file was still there.
"Understand," explains Fairburn, "I'm not Bill Gates. I only get fifty cents
per copy sold, and my family depends on this for a living. This guy was
running a giant bulletin board and taking in lots of subscriptions, and
basically he was stealing my software. I just got mad about it."
Fairburn called the FBI office in Kansas City and complained. They were quite
nice but not very helpful during the call. But about a month later, Fairburn
answered a knock on the door to find an FBI agent on the front porch - there
to investigate his problem. Fairburn took the agent into the den and logged
onto Rusty & Edie's BBS. They logged the session to disk and he showed him
not only his own program in the directory, but copies of Borland's Software,
Novell's LAN software, a number of Microsoft programs, Quicken, and according
to Fairburn, "virtually every commercial game program made."
Fairburn was discouraged to learn that the agent knew nothing about
computers. But he gave him a disk with the logged session on it, some files
they actually downloaded, and a copy of PKZIP so he could extract the files.
He patiently explained what PKZIP did, and why it needed to be done. The
agent thanked him and left - telling him they would turn it over to their
Cleveland office.
Last October, nearly six months after the initial contact, the FBI contacted
Fairburn to ask if he would be willing to fly to Ohio at their expense to
testify against the Hardenburgh's in the event they decided to prosecute the
case. Fairburn agreed as long as they would cover his travel expenses.
He had also notified the publishing company that distributed his software.
And apparently they did contact the SPA. The FBI had apparently contacted
several of the other software vendors whose programs were found in the log
files, and they had in turn contacted the SPA - ergo the SPA involvement.
On January 30th, the FBI served a search warrant on Rusty & Edie's BBS, and
essentially trucked it away - an estimated $200,000 worth of computing
equipment.
The bust has evoked mixed reactions online. While the eternally concerned on
the Internet were outraged by the Constitutional implications, competing BBS
operators were not quite so adamant. According to Kevin Behrens of Aquila
BBS, a 32-line PCBoard system in Chicago, "Rusty Edie's was the worst-kept
secret in the industry. I don't know if it's a shame or about time."
Bob Mahoney of EXEC-PC was a bit more direct. "In some ways, this is a
competitive situation and every honest sysop is at a disadvantage. Imagine
operating a car wash with a competing car wash across the street. The
difference is that they give away a $20 gold piece with each car wash, but
you aren't allowed to because it is against the law."
Mahoney went on to note, "There's also something a bit annoying about
computer people (BBS operators) ripping off other computer people (software
authors). It's a bit like cannibalism within the family. I have a problem
with that."
Hardenburgh refused to comment on the situation noting the usual advice of
his lawyer not to discuss the case. "I will say I never thought something
like this could happen in America and I'm shocked and very disappointed."
Hardenburgh vowed to have the system back up on new equipment by March 1 at
the (xxx)xxx-xxxx number, and expressed his hope that "his caller base would
back him on this one."
"When this is all over, I want to come out to that ONE BBSCON in Colorado and
tell you all an earful. You're not going to believe what can happen to a
BBS," vowed Hardenburgh.
The situation may be further complicated by a recent change to the copyright
law, ostensibly driven by the SPA. On October 28, 1992, the 102nd Congress
passed Senate Bill 893 - which became Public Law 102-561 revising Title 18 of
the United States Code. Under Section 2319(b) of title 18, the criminal
penalties for copyright infringement were dramatically changed. Previously,
anyone making 1000 copies or more of a copyrighted work were eligible for the
maximum penalty. Under the revision, that is reduced to anyone making 10 or
more copies with a retail value exceeding a total of $2500 or more within a
180-day period. If found guilty, they may be subject to sentences of up to
five years and fines of up to $250,000.
As of this writing, Hardenburgh has not been charged with any crime. Thomas
F. Jones, Cleveland special agent-in-charge noted in a statement that the
Youngstown FBI did serve a search warrant on Hardenburgh's home January 30th.
The warrant alleges the couple illegally distributed copyrighted computer
software programs to bulletin board subscribers without permission of
copyright owners. There was apparently no implication of pornography.
And Fairburn? Well, he's exceeded his five year projected life span and seems
to be doing reasonably will from a cardiac perspective. He did drop a piece
of a tree on his arm with a loader in January and has a bit of a problem with
his arm. But his Expert Home Designer was extremely well reviewed in the
After Hours column of PC Magazine's August '92 issue, and while at $14.95
it's not one of the big dollar generating software packages, numerically it
is the 17th fastest selling software package in America. It's discounted to
as little as $7.95 in grocery stores and apparently the country wants to
rearrange their furniture on screen. The program is available from Expert
Software, PO Box 143376, Coral Gables, FL 33134; (800)759-2562 voice;
(305)443-3255 fax. Bob Fairburn can be reached at 1004 2nd Ave., Leavenworth
KS, 66048; (913)651-3715 voice.
Other BBS operators are concerned by the implications of the raids.
Typically, any BBS is subject to receiving uploads of commercial software
from callers. And while most do a very good job of screening out the obvious
Microsoft Word or Lotus 123 program, there are tens of thousands of
commercial programs like EXPERT HOME DESIGNER that aren't immediately obvious
in an environment that also includes over 100,000 shareware titles that are
perfectly acceptable to carry online.
Most attempts by conscientious system operators to automate the task of
separating commercial software from shareware software have had very limited
success. Typically, search software examines uploaded .ZIP files to detect
content files with a certain 32-bit Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) signature.
But these signatures have not proven to be reliable or unique. Andy Keeves of
Executive Network BBS in Mount Vernon, New York, has devised what may be the
beginnings of a solution. A database has been compiled using the FWKCS
"Content Signature" system made available by Dr. F.W. Kantor of New York with
the cooperation of several software manufacturers. Kantor's system uses a 64
bit signature based on both a CRC of the file and the file length. This is
proving significantly more reliable.
The Executive Network supplies a diskette with instructions to any software
manufacturer on request in order to help them identify critical components of
their work. When the manufacturer submits the generated "signatures" to the
Executive Network, they are incorporated into a database. A software program
automatically deletes any uploads containing one of the registered
signatures. Software manufacturers can request the identification software by
contacting Mr. Black at Executive Network voice (914)667-2150 or by modem at
(914)667-4567. There is no charge for either the diskette or the service. BBS
operators will be able to download the database for their own use at no
charge. According to Keeves, the database already contains several thousand
signatures.
Executive Network is one of the largest bulletin boards in the country with
over 12 GB of files online, international e-mail, and vendor support areas.
The Executive Network Information System, 10 Fiske Place, Mount Vernon, NY
10550; (914)667-2150 voice; (914)667-4567 BBS; (914)667-4817.
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** A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A R0DENT **
** Viewed From: Music City BBs **
** 300/1200/2400 Baud, 20 Megs **
** (516)374-3092 24 Hours/7 Days **
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This is a summary of a typical day in r0dentia and if this is in any way
offensive to you, then please, by all means, feel free at any time during the
listing, to FUCK OFF AND DIE!!!
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[Monday, 5:30 am]
An alarm clock goes off and Johnny is getting out of bed. The first thing
he does is go over to his brand new apple computer that he got for Christmas.
It came with a deluxe Networker modem, a disk drive, even a color monitor! He
is going over to see if any rad piratez called his board during the night.
"DARNIT!", he says...
"Watch your language, young man!", his mother replies, "That is no way for a
twelve year old to talk!"
"Sorry, mommy", he calls back.
Johnny then hits 'G' on his copy of Gbbs 1.7d and he logs on to his board,
The Data Realm...
[A similation of Johnny logging on]
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** New passw0rdzzzz as 0f t0day!!
** We R w0rking 0n all 0f the latest
m0dzzz including spinning kurs0rs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
L8T0R0N....
D0ct0r Data
"J0hnny"
LAST NAME
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PASSWORD
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That's
rong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go home, crasher! U R A FAG!!
L8T0R0N....
Johnny forgot his password on his own bbs! What a r0dent!
Now, he gets out his latest version of A.E. and he decides he's going to
auto-dial The Safehouse.
[Similation of D0CT0R DATA calling]
Number ->16127247066
(He has a pulse dialing Networker)
AE:Dialing aborted...
Number ->//
AE:Dialing:16127247066
(Remember, he has a Networker!)
He now gets out a printing of all 94 of his users (not including himself)
and starts reading it, deciding who to call for new warezzzzzzzzzzz
"No way! I'm on The Safehouse!!!!!!!!"
...connected to access port #2...
PASSWORD (OR 'NEW'):'NEW'
INVALID PASSWORD!
PASSWORD (OR 'NEW'):
BANDIT IS HERE!
(The sysop breaks into chat mode wonder ing what the hells going on...)
Sysop:Who is this?
D0ct0r Data:this is d0ct0r da
ta, who is th s
????????????????????      
S:This is the sysop...
D:oh, what clubzzz r u i
in?
I JUST STARTED A LCLUB.
HERE IS A MACRO:
KAWL THE DATA REALM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LEAVE D0CT0R DATA FEEDBACK AND MAYBE
Y0U T00 CAN BE A MEMBER OF THE BEST
CLUB IN THIS AREA CODE, THE DATA THIEVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO0 CAKAWL NOW!!
LAYTRE....
L8T0R0N...
D0C
[The sysop now hangs up on him...]
Johnny goes over and boots up his board The Data Realm....
He sits there watching the screen for 4 hours but no one "kawls" his board.
He then notices that the phone isn't even plugged into the wall and either is
the modem. So, he plugs them in... An hour laytre someone calls and they
chat
about the latest "warezzzzzzzz", about girls, and most of all, about SEX!!!
They seem to have this fantasy that they can get any girl they want.
"Time for bed!", his mother calls up to him in his room at aroung 8:30 pm.
"Ok, mom!", he yells back...
On the screen he types to the other user:
"My mom is such a fucking bitch! She's making me go to bed and she wont buy
me that new hard drive i wanted! she sez i have to earn the money myself for
a
change! my parents are both ass holes! im shure! they only buy me a
computer, modem, disk drive, and a color monitor, and my own fone line. so
why
cant they buy me a hard drive?"
[As you can see, most r0dentzzzz have no respect or gratitude for their
parents (z?) at all...]
Some r0dentzz like to use movie charac- ters for their alias'. They use
such names as "Dirty Harry" or "The Ghost- buster" , etc., etc....
R0dentzzz always post on warezz boards.
(God forbid if they didn't!)
They always "kawl" the new boards and try to krash them or even become co-
systems operator of them so they can put a spinning kurs0r in just like the
one
on The <urse!
They either have a Micromodem //e or a Networker. Sometimes they have a Cat
but never 1200 baud...
They do not know the least thing about computers other than that you can
play
the latest warezzz on them and kawl b0ardzzz.
They are not into girls yet! (God forbid!)
They do not know the difference between the number '0' and the letter 'O'.
They do not no the difference between 'ph' and 'f' as you can see in their
vocabulary.
They are lazy and do not like to write whole words. Therefore, they
abbreviate them into less characters such as:L8R!, or 'R U going 2 trade
warezzz w/ me?'
[Example of a r0dentz vocabulary]
L8R.......................SEE YOU LATER
L80R0N....................SAME AS ABOVE
WAREZZZZZZZZZZZ...........NEW SOFTWARE
K-K00L M0DZ...............WELL-DONE
BOARD MODIFI-
CATIONS
K-BYE.....................OK. GOODBYE.
ONE THOUSAND 200 CLUB.....1200 CLUB
WAREZ THE WAREZ?...
A r0dent is not found out on Friday or Saturday nights or any night of the
week for that matter. He does not see girls. He sees his computer. That is
all he wants to see. He sits in front of his computer all day, playing his
new
warezzzz, calling b0ardzzz, or krank kawling other r0dentz.
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Well, that is a summary of a r0dentz life... I hope you had as much fun
reading it as I did writing it!
L8t0r0n.......
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Ya gotta have a number of files to fuck up sucha board.
USERED.EXE - You can find this file in a Remote Access Package.
BIMODEM.ZIP - The whole complete package of bimodem (installed ofcourse)
That's all! by the way, ya gotta have a REGISTERED version of Bimodem (but ya
can download it anywhere! also on my BBS (also Remote Acces, try to hack it!)
It's best if you'd stop reading know if you don't have any knowledge about bi-
modem (Its just a waste of time then...)
Ok here we go,
You find yourself a stupid board which has bimodem installed (Make it a new
bbs, even if the sysop is watching, he won't know what you're doing! (that
is...if he/she is stupid)
Ok, ya found yourself a board. Go to bed and set your alarmclock to 3.00AM
At that time the board is not busy and the SysOp is asleep!
Ok, begin transfering with bi-modem, note: ONLY UPLOAD. download is for hacking
Now let's get down to the really fun part!
Make sure the SysOp is not there by pressing CTRL-G a couple of times, if he
doesn't react to the paging then you may begin.
first let me explain something:
Ya gotta find out the Directory in which the RA files are. There are two ways to
do this. The first one is simple but in my case only 3 of the 5 times it worked
(don't ask me why). In the autoexec.bat of the sysop MUST be line which says
the following: SET RA=c:\??\ the ?? stands for the directory.
Now press ALT-A in bimodem. then fill in the following:
D
c:\autoexec.bat [enter]
[enter]
[enter]
[enter] means ya gotta slam that big fat button with the little arrow.
ok, In Most cases you can assume that autoexec.bat is in the root of c:
the other way of finding out his Remote Access directory is discribed later on.
Ok press ESC in bimodem, you return to the bbs with autoexec downloaded.
Jump to dos and look at the autoexec file. Ok ya know his directory now!!!!
If the autoexec.bat trick did not work then here is another method. Page the
sysop in the bbs and chat with him. Make up a sorry excuse for paging him and
tell him you are planning to set up a Ra board. You tell him that you're
having trouble with the directory's. You wish to know the EXACT directory of
his board so that you know that nothing can go wrong. Probably the sysop gives
you his directory's. Here's a hint: TYPE SLOWLY, Most sysops hate that and they
wanna get rid of you as soon as possible, so they give you the directorys very
easily!!
Okay, hang up the phone and call back the board at about 3.00 AM (when the SysOp
is asleep) start bimodem again en upload something stupid (large so you have
plenty of time to try everything out). Let's assume that the RA directory is:
c:\ra Okay press ALT-A and type in the following
D
C:\ra\users.bbs [ENTER]
[enter]
[enter]
It may take a while before it is going to send, just be patient....
Okay, you're now downloading the most important file of a bbs. The file that
contains EVERY bit of info about EVERY User, including the Sysops info!!!!!
So now you know every password of every user!!!
It might take a while to download users.bbs so I advise you to pick out
a bbs which is cheap to call.
Okay after downloading hang up the phone. and go to dos. start up USERED.EXE
if everything goes okay you now see every user. If nothing happens when you
start up USERED.EXE then it might help to put this line in your Autoexec.bat
set RA=c:\?? ?? is the dir where USERED.EXE is.
okay, now let's rock 'n roll!!!
log in at that bbs, that you've hacked, under the SysOp's name, you know the
password so that should not be any problem. Fock around in the board, maybe
somewhere in the board there is an option to go to dos. (it never happened
to me, maybe you have more luck) but......NEVER DELETE ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!
THAT'S THE LOWEST THING A MAN CAN DO! Sysop's Have spend hours of work into
their bbs. It's SO low to delete that!
Okay fuck around a bit, and if you're through, then leave a message to the
sysop which says that his board has been cracked.
NOTE: It is very easy for a sysop to prevent the way discribed above, but not
many SysOps know that. If you're one of those SysOps and you wanna know that
way then give Maniax Dream a call (02979-88168 22.00/7.00). Page the SysOp
and he'll explain it to ya.
NOTE: I Tried this method at 4 bbs'es. it worked three times.
See if you succesfull!
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Okay, first this: I thought of this method a while ago. I havent tried it
YET, but I'm for 99% convinced that this method works.
You can only do this trick in the files list of the upload area. If you know
the exact directory's then you can edit any other files lists.
The name of the file where all those discriptions and filenames are in is:
FILES.BBS Download this file with any protocol EXCEPT bi-modem. With
bi-modem you get all the files.bbs'es.
NOTE: when Remote acces ask for the filename to download just type: FILES.BBS
that's all.
Okay, hang up the phone and grab your favourite ascii editor. DO NOT CHANGE THE
TEXT THAT IS ALREADY THERE!!, just go to the bottom of the file and add anything
you want!. The only thing you have to do is begin every line with a "-"
Example:
RISK.ZIP een leuk spelletje } This was already there
HALLO.ARJ hallo! } ' ' ' '
PTT.ZIP Gratis post versturen } ' ' ' '
OV.ZIP Gratis reizen met openbaar vervoer } ' ' ' '
- hey you guys!!!!! ever heard of MANIAX DREAM BBS? } This, you have added
- It's the best ever! Lotsa games available!!! } ' ' ' '
- Well, donno anything more to type right now } ' ' ' '
- just wanna say that ya gotta read the file } ' ' ' '
- FUCKUP.ARJ , real neat!! } ' ' ' '
Okay, upload the file FILES.BBS with bi-modem, first bimodem verifys and
then it says : " Switched to Replace" or something simular.
Okay when finished, look at the files list of the upload area and there you
see the text you have typed.
Whas that Simple or what!!!
Okay, I hope this method works, LET ME KNOW!!!
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This one is SO simple, even my little brother could do it (and he's stupid)
When you have uploaded and you must give a discription of the file, it says
that if you begin the description with "\" it is for sysop only.
This way you don't see the filename in the files list.
Okay look at the files list. Then press D for download, choose Zmodem.
When Remote acces asks for the name of the file(s) you wish to download, you
type "*.*" then you see all the files which are in the upload directory.
Including the files which did not appear in the files list!
Ok, simple huh?!?!?
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This file was made by Valentino, SysOp of Maniax Dream.
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MANIAX DREAM
ONLINE: 22.00/7.00
NUMBER: 02979-88168
NOTE: I'm going 24Hrs online in June 1991, so look the number up in the BBSLIST
if you're reading this file after June 1991.
Do you also know some nice ways? then contact me and receive a high level!
THAT'S ALL, FOLKS! (where did I heard that before?)
ps- This file may NOT be changed in any way! only the Archive method may differ
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Ploice.TXT
Police Bulletin Boards
This list is an excerpt from the January 1990 issue of LAW & ORDER
Magazine. The article was written by Bill Clede, Technical Editor, with
contibutions by Sgt. Mike Worley, BOISE POLICE DEPARTMENT BBS. This list was
computerized by Timothy Woll, St. Lawrence, Pa.
Codes
* 24 Hour Operation
- Evenings, Weekends, & Holidays
M After Midnight Only
P Police Only - Registration/Validation Required
! Max Baud Rate - 300
@ Max Baud Rate - 1200
# Max Baud Rate - 2400
% Max Baud Rate - 4800
+ Max Baud Rate - 9600
d Download/Upload Available
F FidoNet NetMail Crashable
& New System or new data for existing system in past 30 days
International Police Department BBS List
California:
(408) 287-8399 San Jose CRIMEBYTES #*d Flory, Kranich Saito
(415) 644-6806 Berkeley !*d C.J. Orsi
(415) 877-5341 So. San Francisco @* Daryl Jones
(818) 405-4242 Pasadena @*& Jim Shear
Colorado:
(303) 987-7388 Lakewood @* Larry Scheideman
(719) 591-7415 FIRENET Woody Woods
Florida:
(904) 423-1312 APCO New Smyrna Beach @#d Bill Kuhn
(904) 646-2775 U of N. Florida IPTM @- Bob Bradley
Georgia:
(404) 738-3626 All Points @*P Charles Bruni/Mike Haas
Idaho:
(208) 323-8626 Boise #-dF Mike Worley
Michigan:
(906) 227-2658 N. Michigan Univ. @*d Dave Russell
Missouri:
(417) 864-8820 Springfield #*dF Phil Johnson
Texas:
(214) 205-2129 Garland @*d Mel White
(214) 578-1311 Plano #*d Mike Burney
(214) 721-2745 Irving @- Louis Hamilton
(409) 779-2936 Bryan #*d C. Walling/D. Cuthberson
Virginia:
(703) 358-3949 Arlington #- Jim Caldwell
(703) 256-7516 Fairfax NWIS *# Josh Brown
Washington:
(206) 764-4002 State Crim. Justice *#d Ian Wallace
Washington D.C.:
(301) 738-8895 NIJ*BRIDGE *#d Martin Lively
NON-DEPARTMENT BBSs
These BBSs are run by police officers but are not sponsored by a police
department.
(602) 526-8025 Flagstaff, AZ +F Linda Murphy
(408) 636-8686 Hollister, CA #F Ted Rolle
(719) 591-7415 Colorado Springs, Co +F Chuck Sanders
(203) 753-8351 Waterbury, CT +F David Yale
(305) 251-2698 Miami, FL +F Duane Ellis
(407) 642-7426 Greenacres, FL #F Dave Wise
(813) 772-7585 Cape Coral, FL +F Steve Crews
(813) 694-1915 Fort Myers, FL #F Chuck Powell
(816) 761-4039 Kansas City, MO +F Mike Reardon
(301) 388-1517 Dundalk, MD +F Dave Fares
(505) 877-1230 Albuquerque, NM #F Jake Hargrove
(201) 254-8117 Sayreville, NJ +F Bob Kelly
(716) 889-2016 Rochester, NY +F Dave Johnson
(315) 451-7148 Syracuse, NY +F John Perkins
(919) 886-8826 High Point, NC +F Steve Boyles
(216) 545-0093 Girard, OH +F Orren Zook
(412) 264-2696 Pittsburg, PA #F Chuck Ammon
(901) 873-0387 Millington, TN +F Jon Hall
(615) 899-4714 Chattanooga, TN #F Jim Massengale
(615) 899-5578 Chattanooga, TN #F Mike Holder
(404) 937-2210 Chattanooga, TN +F Sam Ryon
(512) 673-3416 Fire House, TX @*
(214) 826-4925 Bullet-N-Board, TX #*P
(416) 428-3568 Ajax, Ontario #F Rick Bates
(416) 430-3812 Whitby, Ontario #F Paul Chantler
(416) 638-9016 Downsview, Ontario #F Dave Moir
(705) 424-1747 Bordon, Ontario +F Andy Tane
(613) 729-2763 Ottawa, Ontario #F Graydon Patterson
(416) 374-7615 Niagara Falls, Ont. +F James Mackay
(519) 256-9077 Car 54, Ontario @MP Al Porter
(44) 357-22582 Strathaven, Scotland #F Jim McNulty
(FIDO 2:259/7)
SEARCH BBS - Criminal Justice (General) Did have a toll free number that is now
disconnected. For information contact Seth Jacobs, SYSOP, (916)
392-2550.
NCJRS BBS - National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Emulate a VT100
terminal at 300, 1200, or 2400 Baud, 8N1. (301) 738-8895. Enter
"ncjrs" in lower case letters when the board answers.
CORRECTIONS BBS - American Correctional Association (ACA). ACA Members pay $40
start-up fee plus $.35 per minute. For info call American
Correctional Association, 8025 Laurel Lakes Court, Laurel MD
20707. Voice Phone (301) 206-5100, ext. 281.
MATAPOL BBS - Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). $100 Start-up fee plus
$600 per year (Maintenance Fee). Allows up to 3 users. Additional
users can be added at the rate of $25 per person. Connect charges
(Billed monthly) $18 per hour (or 30 cents per minute). For
information contact METAPOL, 2300 M Street NW #910, Washington
D.C. 20037. Voice Phone (202) 466-7820.
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[From CIS; this is just an informational forward, and does not represent
EFF positions or policy.]
Should your employer prohibit you from
operating a BBS, on your own equipment, at
your own expense, on your own time with the
threat of being fired if you do? It has
happened! Tandy/Radio Shack did it to one of
their employees. This is a press release of
the incident. Everyone should read this!
Rochelle Skwarla
P.O. Box 5216
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-5216
voice: (805) 549-9625
modem: (805) 549-0961
CompuServe: 74007,1230
America Online: Rochelle1
Internet: 74007.1230@compuserve.com.
>>> NEWS RELEASE <<<
Dateline: San Luis Obispo, California
The Constitutional right of Freedom of Speech by using the
Information Superhighway is being roadblocked by Joseph Provenzano,
one of the District Managers for Radio Shack - a division of Tandy
Corporation.
Ms. Rochelle C. Skwarla, one of the System Operators (SYSOP) for a
local hobby computer Bulletin Board System (BBS) and also an employee
of Radio Shack was advised to consider shutting down her system or
leaving the company.
Searchlight of San Luis Obispo, California has been in operation
since March 1990 and has become one of the largest, most popular, and
well respected BBSs on the Central California Coast.
Ms. Skwarla has also been employed by one of the local Radio Shack
stores since April 1991.
Ms. Skwarla and another coworker were advised on Saturday, May 14,
1994 by the company that the operation of their free (donation
optional) system was a conflict of interest and she should choose one
or the other.
Rochelle gave the following statement:
"I am a very strong believer in everyone's right to freedom of
speech. Preventing me from operating a free BBS would deny me and the
many hundreds of my callers this Constitutional freedom. I cannot
allow this to happen. I don't really have much of a choice. I am not
only standing up for my own rights, but most-importantly, for the
rights of everyone to access and make available the means to use the
Information Superhighway. If I allow my employer to dictate to me
what I can and can't do with my own equipment on my own time, where
will it end?"
"Their control stops at the timeclock. If this were not so then
everyone's rights are in jeopardy. Your employer could tell you that
you can't do such-and-such off the job. For example: You work for an
insurance company that refuses to insure motorcycle riders because
they consider them to be too high a risk. Now lets say you own some
land which you allow off-road bikers to use free. Your employer says
that this is a conflict of interest and you can't do it. Should this
be allowed? How about if you wrote a letter to the local newspaper
editor why you felt motorcycle riders should not be discriminated
against. Should you be fired?"
"A computer Bulletin Board System, or Online Information Service as I
prefer to call them, is a form of media. Something like a party line
telephone, mail, library, radio, television, magazine, and newspaper
all rolled into one. Almost everything --books, letters, speeches,
movies, and songs-- are now available through electronic means. How
you access it is through a BBS or OIS. Some systems are free, others
are not. We are talking about freedom of the press and the people.
The Information Superhighway is just now starting to be built. My
system is one of the on-ramps. It is open to traffic and will
continue to be so for years to come. I will fight this tooth and
nail if I have to. Like a turtle, you will never get anywhere if you
don't stick your neck out."
John V. Roach, CEO and Chairman, Tandy Corporation, Tandy Trends,
Volume 9, Number 1, Page 8: "...I urge you to contact your
congressional representatives'offices - either by phone or by mail -
and let them know that you cannot support these bills [H.R. 3626,
H.R. 3636 & S.1822] unless they protect your Right to Own, your Right
to Choose, and your Right of Access on the Information Superhighway."
>>> UPDATE: <<<
The week following the ultimatum Ms. Skwarla's weekly hours were cut
back to 15. The following week to 8 1/2. On May 27, 1994 her hours
were cut back to 0 and she was advised that her services would no
longer be needed at that store.

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FBI raids major San Fernado valley computer bulletin board;
action follows joint investigation with SPA
The Federation Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 1994,
raided "Moonbeams," a computer bulletin board located in Northridge,
CA, which has allegedly been illegally distributing copyrighted
software programs. Seized in the raid on the Moonbeams bulletin
board were computers, hard disk drives and telecommunications equipment,
as well as financial and subscriber records. For the past several
months, the Software Publishers Association ("SPA") has been working
with the FBI in investigating the Moonbeams bulletin board, and as
part of that investigation has downloaded numerous copyrighted business
and entertainment programs from the board.
The SPA investigation was initiated following the receipt of complaints
from a number of SPA members that their software was being illegally
distributed on the Moonbeams BBS. The Moonbeams bulletin board. It had
2 nodes available to callers and over 6,000 subscribers throughout
the United States and several foreign countries. To date, the board has
logged in excess of 1 million phone calls, with new calls coming in at
the rate of over 250 per day. It was established in 1987 and had
expanded to include over 6 gigabytes of storage housing over 10,000
files available to subscribers for downloading. It had paid subscribers
throughout the United States and several foreign countries, including
Canada, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain,
Sweden and the United Kingdom.
A computer bulletin board allows personal computer users to access a
host computer by a modem-equipped telephone to exchange information,
including messages, files, and computer programs. The systems operator
(Sysop) is generally responsible for the operation of the bulletin board
and determines who is allowed to access the bulletin board and under
what conditions. For a fee of $49.00 per year, subscribers to the Moon-
beam's bulletin board were given access to the board's contents
including many popular copyrighted business and entertainment packages.
Subscribers could "download" or receive these files for use on their own
computers without having to pay the copyrighted owner anything for them.
"The SPA applauds the FBI's action today," said Ilene Rosenthal, general
counsel for the SPA. "This shows that the FBI recognizes the harm that
theft of intellectual property causes to one of the U.S.'s most vibrant
industries. It clearly demonstrates a trend that the government
understands the seriousness of software piracy." The SPA is actively
working with the FBI in the investigation of computer bulletin boards,
and similar raids on other boards are expected shortly. Whether it's
copied from a program purchased at a neighborhood computer store or
downloaded from a bulletin board thousands of miles away, pirated
software adds to the cost of computing. According to the SPA, in 1991,
the software industry lost $1.2 billion in the U.S. alone. Losses
internationally are several billion dollars more.
"Many people may not realize that software pirates cause prices to be
higher, in part, to make up for publisher losses from piracy," says Ken
Wasch, executive director of the SPA. In addition, they ruin the
reputation of the hundreds of legitimate bulletin boards that serve an
important function for computer users." The Software Publishers
Association is the principal trade association of the personal computer
software industry. It's over 1,000 members represent the leading
publishers in the business, consumer and education software markets.
The SPA has offices in Washington DC, and Paris, France.
CONTACT: Software Publishers Association, Washington
Ilene Rosenthal, 202/452-1600 Ext. 318
Terri Childs, 202/452-1600 Ext. 320

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=*---------HOW TO DESTROY AN RBBS-PC SYSTEM---------*=
=*----------PRESENTED BY PHREAK'S CABARET-----------*=
=*^*=*^*=*^---------612 755 3432-----------^*=*^*=*^*=
IN THE COURSE OF YOUR HACKING AND PHREAKING ACTIVITIES,
YOU WILL RUN ACROSS A GEEK SYSOP OR TWO. IN THIS SERIES OF
ARTICLES, I AM GOING TO DESCRIBE WAYS TO DESTROY THESE GEEK
BOARDS. I WILL COVER MOST OF THE MAJOR BBS PROGRAMS IN THE
COURSE OF THIS TUTORIAL SET. THIS ISSUE WILL DEAL WITH THE
RBBS SYSTEM.
BASIC SYSTEM FACTS :
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HARDWARE : IBM-PC (OR XT)
2 DRIVES
128K OR MORE
HAYES SMARTMODEM
FILES : COMMENTS TO SYSOP STORED IN "COMMENTS"
MESSAGES STORED IN "MESSAGES"
HELP FILES : "HELP01" - "HELP07"
DOWNLOAD DIRCTORIES : "DIR" - "DIR 99"
(DIR CONTIANS LIST OF DIRECTORIES ON CPC 12.1C AND OVER.
IN EARLIER VERSIONS, ALL FILES ARE CONTAINED HERE.)
USER FILES (PASSWORDS, ETC) : "USERS"
SYSTEM CONFIG FILE (SYSOP'S PASSWORD, ETC) : "RBBS-PC.DEF"
BUG #1 : DOWNLOADING THE USER FILE
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VERSIONS THAT MAY BE ATTACKED THIS WAY : CPC 12.1C AND BEFORE.
PROCEDURE : DOWNLOAD "USERS."
READ PASSWORDS.
HAVE PHUN.
NOTE : LOOK FOR PASSWORDS MARKED "SYSOP". THESE PASSWORDS ON CPC 12.1F HAVE
THE ABILITY TO DROP TO DOS.
EXPLAINATION :
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IBM'S BASIC (BY MICROSOFT) IS A RATHER HIGH LEVEL BASIC, WITH MANY
POWERFUL COMMANDS. PC DOS, HOWEVER, IS A RATHER IDIOT-PROOF DISK SYSTEM.
THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE DIFFERENT WAYS DOS AND BASIC INTERPRET A STRING
OF CHARACTERS. IN THE RBBS PROGRAM IS A LINE THAT SAYS :
IF FN$ = USERS$ THEN 13520
FN$ IS THE NAME OF THE FILE YOU REQUESTED FOR DOWNLOAD.
USER$ IS THE NAME OF THE USER FILE (USERS).
13520 IS THE LINE THAT PRINTS "FILE XXXX NOT FOUND. TYPE L FOR DIR"
NOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW RBBS WAS MEANT TO TRAP HACKERS, IT IS EASY TO
EXPLAIN THE FALACY OF IT'S WAYS. BASIC SAYS THAT "USERS" IS NOT EQUAL
TO "USERS." (AND FOR GOOD REASON!!!). BUT PC DOS SAYS THAT "USERS" IS
EQUAL TO "USERS.". SO YOU ARE ACCESSING THE SAME FILE, BUT UNDER 2
DIFFERENT NAMES. SINCE THE SYSTEM ONLY TRAPS ONE OF THEM, YOU CAN USE THE
OTHER ONE AND GET THE SAME DATA. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN AND MOST
RBBS SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN FIXED TO AVOID THIS BUG.
BUG #2 : DOWNLOADING THE SYSOP'S PASSWORD
-----------------------------------------
VERSIONS ATTACKABLE : ANY RBBS UP TO VERSION 12.2, WHICH IS STILL
IN TESTING BY TOM MACK.
PROCEDURE : DOWNLOAD "RBBS-PC.DEFF"
READ PASSWORD
HAVE PHUN
THE SYSOP'S PASSWORD IS CONTAINED IN A FILE CALLED "RBBS-PC.DEF".
THERE IS A TRAP IN THE RBBS CODE TO PREVENT YOU FROM DOWNLOADING IT.
BUT, HERE AGAIN, BASIC AND DOS ARE NOT IN AGREEMENT ABOUT THE
EQUIVILANCE OF STRINGS. BASIC SAYS THAT "RBBS-PC.DEFF" <> "RBBS-PC.
DEF" (AGAIN, RIGHTFULLY SO!!). BUT DOS TRUNCATES THE EXTRA CHARACTER,
AND ALLOWS YOU TO GET THE SAME FILE UNDER THIS NAME. (NOTE THAT ANY
CHARACTER WILL WORK AFTER THE "F" IN .DEF. SO IF THE SYSOP HAS FIXED
THIS BUG, TRY ANOTHER CHARACTER. HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN TOO DUMB TO SET
UP A LENGTH TEST AND JUST TRAPPED "RBBS-PC.DEFF"). THIS BUG, TOO, IS
WELL KNOWN, AND MAY BE FIXED ON SOME BOARDS.
BUG #3 : OVERLOADING THE USER FILE
----------------------------------
VERSIONS ATTACKABLE : ALL
PROCEDURE : WRITE A PROGRAM THAT CALLS THE BOARD REPEATEDLY UNDER
NEW NAMES EACH TIME.
EXPLAINATION :
--------------
THIS IS RATHER OBVIOUS. IF YOU KEEP FILLING UP THE USERLOG
WITH BULLSHIT I.D.'S, YOU WILL CAUSE IT TO BECOME TOO LARGE, AND
DOS WILL NOT ALLOW IT TO BE WRITTEN TO. THIS WILL CAUSE IT TO
"FATAL ERROR" WHENEVER A CALLER LOGS ON.
WELL, THAT ABOUT WRAPS IT UP FOR THIS TIME. NEXT TIME : HOW
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RBBS-PC of Chicago presents.....
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Unlike the other shareware CDs floating around, this one was designed
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This disk features the following:
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| / \ |
| Real / 6 \ A production |
| | 1 | of |
| BBSes | 8 | |
| |----| Dirty Bird's |
| Don't | 3 | Nest BBS |
| | 9 | 150 MB |
| Eat | 7 | (A real BBS) |
| |----| |
| Upload | 7 | Written by: |
| | 6 | Suicidal |
| Credits | 8 | Maniac |
| \ 7 / |
| \ / |
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I feel that this text file needs a before-hand explaination. This
is a run off of Real users and Real sysops. I enjoyed those text files
and I wanted to see more of them. I hope that this does not offend a
bunch of uptight sysops who actually write a constitution of rules for
their BBS. (Really, I could care less.) I mainly wrote this file
because I wanted to poke fun at sysops who thought that in order to
retain authority think they have to make rules so that you can't do
anything, but post nice little just stopping by to say hi messages. I
thought the whole idea of BBSes is to give and get files, and to keep
conversation going.
On with the show!
Real BBSes do not require newusers to give their social security
numbers.
Real BBSes have AT LEAST 2400 baud.
Real BBSes are run on software that best fits their storage.
Real BBSes are run by easy going sysops.
Real BBSes don't have a complete downloadable rule book.
Real BBSes are run on registered software.
Real BBSes offer some support for unpaid users, or no fee.
Real BBSes don't need to advertise.
Real BBSes don't have a sysop that uses his first name and makes all
other callers use their full name.
Real BBSes aren't run on disk based systems.
Real BBSes don't have sysops that preview every message.
Real BBSes don't have the upload download ratio limit set to 2 to 1.
Real BBSes support more than 3 protocols.
Real BBSes have more than 2 message bases.
Real BBSes have shoot-the-breeze message bases, as well as formal.
Real BBSes run off of a machine faster than 2 mHz.
Real BBSes are up-to-date on software.
Real BBSes do not require newusers to answer a 300 question
questionnairre.
Real BBSes do not send validation notices in the mail.
Real BBSes do not say they are the best in town.
Real BBSes do not say be here or be square.
Real BBSes have real sysops.
Real BBSes have more than 50 users.
Real BBSes have at least 5 active message bases.
Real BBSes require an affordable fee (not $50 a year).
Real BBSes don't have an hourly charge.
Real BBSes don't put others down.
Real BBSes model themselves off of Dirty Bird's Nest.
Real BBSes support ansi graphics.
Real BBSes get at least 40% activity during the day, and 50% on the
weekends.
Real BBSes do not brag!
Real BBSes do not have lazy ass sysops that never do any maintenance.
Real BBSes aren't scared to broadcast this text file!!!!!
ADD ONS:
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[*************************************]
[ An addition to: ]
[Real Sysops and Unreal Board Crashers]
[ Real BBS Users ]
[*************************************]
Written By The Master Watchman
of
The Encounter (619) 433-7075
---------------------------------------
Well, as inspired by The Silver Elf,
I have decided to make an addition to
the lists. Hopefully it will get at
least a few laughs. (Especially to
us Real Sysops!)
---------------------------------------
Real users do not scan all the boards
and read all the messages looking for
something exciting.
Real users post occasionally something
of interest which does NOT include:
Backspacing tips
Messages saying "Just taking up
space"
Messages asking for E-Mail
Messages saying "Got some new stuff
.. Send mail."
Messages telling about "A Micro-
modem for sale! $215"
or
Messages saying they will trade
a MM for an Apple-Cat in working
condition.
Real users don't try every command on
the main menu, then try them again to
see if they do something amazingly
different.
Real users don't automatically assume
The Sysop will be there all the time,
and don't get annoyed and press Ctrl-G
10,000 times when he's not there.
Real users don't expect the Sysop Stat
message to say anything but "Not
available"
Real users don't constantly bug The
Sysop for levels.
Real users do things to deserve levels.
Real users do not leave stupid questions
in feedback or messages and expect
answers.
Real users do not look for important
people in your user file and then start
supporting them and sending them E-Mail
hoping to pick up some great tips or be
recognized as a "Real Pirate" from them.
Real users are not poor.
Real users do not expect The Sysop to
remember everything they have ever
said, Real users understand that they
are not the most important figure on
the board.
Real users do not command search. (I.E.
A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,...,!,@,#,$,%,^,&,*)
Real users read the system news when it
has been updated so they don't have to
command search.
Real users have long since printed out
the menu and other things so they do
not have to continually return to them.
Real users do not call right back after
their time is up.
Real users are not afraid when The
Sysop answers the phone. Real users
will at least acknowledge that they are
there.
Real users don't expect the board to be
up all 24 hours all the time.
Real users are not terminally boring.
On the War board:
Real users do not create stupid wars
like "Pepsi vs. Coke".
Real users are not afraid to post with
their name. Real users hardly ever post
anonymously.
Real users enjoy killing unreal users
with Commodores who post that their
toy is best.
In fact, real users do not reply to
Commodores, they find out their
address and destroy their house.
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(%=------------------=%)
) Safehouse Blueprints (
(%=------------------=%)
=-> 24 Hours
=-> 300/1200 baud
=-> 16 Megabytes Online
=-> Two seperate phone lines
The Safehouse is run off of two seperate Apple //e's, connected to two
seperate phone lines (both at 300/1200 baud). If you call on and one line is
busy, it will automatically switch you over to the next line (or "port") if it
is available.
The two Apple //e's are connected to a Corvus Omnidrive (which is capable
of handling up to 64 simultaneous computers of different types). Each
computer has 128K memory/80 column card, 212 Apple-Cat II Modem,
Thunderclock Plus clock card, and Zenith monitor. Port #2 also has a
System Saver, one floppy drive, and an ATS peripheral for current outdoor
temperature monitoring.
The software running the system is the ProDOS version of the Apple-Net
BBS (sold through Dataware--see ad in the info booth) which will be available
very soon. Its a modular program, which means different parts of the program
get loaded into memory as you move around the system. With a hard drive,
this enables you to move around the system very quickly, and we also have a
virtually unlimited amount of space to add new features...
Many people ask how X-talk is done. X-talk is Safehouse's section where
the two people that are currently logged into the system can chat with each
other by just typing lines & pressing RETURN. Since we have 2 Apples networked
with the Corvus Omnidrive, we use the drive for intercommunication between
users on each computer. We use what is called "pipes" on the Corvus drive,
which is basically an area set aside on the drive for computers on the
network to exchange information. Its split-second read/write time enables
the X-talk feature of Safehouse to be almost instant, as soon as you hit the
RETURN key. (If you are interested in the X-talk module for your BBS, leave
feedback to the Sysop for more info). Right now, Corvus and SunOl are the
only hard drives that I know of which are capable of using something like
"pipes".
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' The Scene, as I see it, and a warning to all
my modem acquaintences '
By: Sought After
T/Date: 11:47pm Feb 3 1992
After seeing what has happened to The Grim Reaper, and TNSHB, their
boards, their groups, all that has happened since their bust, and the
reaction everyone is showing, I got pretty shook up about it.
(Yes, I got shook up)
Everything seemed normal, as far as police procedure, but after
talking to TGR and hearing that he and TNSHB were not charged with anything,
after all of the things they (Mostly her) were involved in, I became
suspicious as to what was really happening. I mean, people don't just get
busted by the S.S., State, and Local authorities for the hell of it. And when
they are busted, they are BUSTED. They are taken downtown, and they are
charged with the crime(s) they committed, etc. From what I know, they were
not charged with anything. Enterprise was the Courier HQ for USA, a board
containing MANY warez, a board that had a HD loaded with shit the Feds would
take an intertest in. Now, why did the Feds take 3 of her other computers,
and not take the Enterprise as well? Reguardless if she could prove she owned
that computer/modem, etc by receipt of purchase, it would still contain
stuff that is illegal to have, therefore it would need to be confiscated,
and the data looked over by the authorities, then the computer would be
returned to the owner AFTER the trial, and they had been sentenced in a
court of law, IF the Judge saw fit to return it, and not until then.
Now, this is totally opposite of procedure normally taken by the Feds.
They should have been charged with numerous Federal charges, they should
have been in jail until a Michigan State Judge decided bail, or to release
them, and ALL of her equipment should have been confiscated, not just some.
This is the first time I have seen anything like this happen, this is why I
have decided to do what I am doing.
I called THE GRIM REAPER up voice last night, and asked him how things
were going. I wanted to get his side of the story. We discussed various
things concerning this 'bust', and I noticed a lot of what is floating around
has been exagerated, but not really. (Something is being hidden from all of
us by TGR/TNSHB, this I am sure of, that is why I am writing this file, that
is why I made so many phone calls to see what the hell is going on)
I program for a living, mostly Telecommunications Security type programs,
to keep 'hackers' out of corporate databases. Since I do this, I do make
friends with government agents, bell security, etc, and can find out what
is going on. (No, I have NOTHING to do with ANY type of investigation on
ANYONE ever at ANY time. I am not one of them, I just use my knowledge gained
through years of hacking to keep hackers out, but I do meet people who are
interested in what I can do, and they do have lose tongues, that is all.
I am not in any way, shape, or form involved with any law enforcement agency,
wheather National, State, County, or Local. Nor any software company, nor any
phone company. I am not a payed informant for any of the above. <Had to say
that, it is a good formality, especially in times such as these, so forgive
the nerdiness of that comment> I would never go as low as busting ANYONE,
that is one reason I am telling you guys what is going on, SO, now you know
where I get my info, so don't go making any uneducated assumptions, ok?
Thanks)
There has been an investigation conducted by the FBI for the last 1.5
years. This investigation was to be done differently from any in the past.
Normally in the past, just one or two people would be arrested for whatever
they were doing, but the rest of the people in the 'scene' were not really
touched. This only put a bit of fear in a minority of the 'scene' for a
short period of time, and before long whatever it was that was being done
(Carding, Phreaking, Pirating, whatever) was back into action full speed.
What does this mean? This means the Feds were having a very small success
rate, and basically waisting government time, money, their time, and it all
ammounting to a lot of paper work, and the amount of frauds increasing.
Software companies lose an estimated $2 Billion a year, IEC's (LD Companies)
usually lose about $5 Billion a year, and who knows how much Credit Card
companies lose a year. These large corporations can only take so much, and
since all this shit is either a Federal thing, or is done over state lines,
the FBI are the guys who handle it. Now the FBI know what is going on out
there. They know that they are not doing any good, so that is why they
decided to conduct this extensive 'open file' investigation of the whole
scene. When they make a bust, the new tactic has been to find out as much
information about the "bustee's" friends in the scene as possible. Who
his friends are, what they are known to do, who they know, etc. They then
let this person off that gave them the info.(I only assume they let them off,
by the way TGR and TNSHB's case has been handled, and what a DA told me)
This type of busting can best be visualized by the term you find in most
BBS softwares, "Read messages by threads?". Do you understand now? The busts
are being/going-to-be conducted by threads. People who were close friends,
associates-in-fraud, closely associated will be taken down in threads. The
whole group of people. The first major bust done like this is TNSHB and
THE GRIM REAPER. What next? If Cool Hand goes (Just hypothetical, my friend),
then who with him? The Cracksmith, and their buddies?
Right now I am pretty positive that THE GRIM REAPER and The Not So Humble
Babe are doing the same thing other people have been doing with the Feds,
and that is giving the Feds everything they know about everyone. I am talking
detailed shit. Why? Because the more the Feds know, the better they know how
to handle each group of people. A lot of people are in danger right now.
Especially people who were in close and consistent communication with
TGR and TNSHB. Sucks, eh? No joke. Well, what to do to make it safe for
yourself? QUIT THE SCENE NOW! NOT TOMORROW! The sooner the better. And, when
you quit publically announce it, as myself, and as The Eel has done. Why
publically? Because then the little 'informants' will get the word to the
Feds, and then you will be marked off their list. If you quit now, then
the Feds most likely will not have a chance to bust you for anything.
You won't have a Pirate board to bust, you won't be phreaking, you won't be
talking to people who are, you won't be uploading and downloading the latest
wares, you won't be keeping that high-profile which draws so much attention,
therefore you are not a target. Just because someone implicates you as a
major guy to bust because of <Fill in the blank>, doesn't mean you are going
to be busted. They have to find SOME proof to back up the statement. Quit now,
and they have no proof. How do you guys like your freedom? I kinda like to be
able to wake up in the morning, at any hour I like, eat my own food, take
showers whenever I want, go wherever I want, do whatever I want, have no
limitations upon myself, have some pussy, live life, go places. What is all
that called? It's called freedom. Freedom is what makes life liveable.
Not all the people who get busted will get to be the Fed's tutors in who
we are, what we do, who we know, etc. Only a very few. I think the rest of
the guys who get busted, most likely only 2-5 people will get as lucky as
that, if you want to call losing your computer lucky, wheather they were
charged or not. Some of you are pretty damn established in the modem world,
as was I, and don't want to give it up. You might want to risk staying in.
But it's not worth it. Don't take chances. Look, I am not a religious person
at all, but I am a person who would rather be safe then sorry. About 5 years
ago I went to a Christian Church, learned their teachings, and did what I
needed to become one of them, so that in the end, according to their
teachings, I would go to Heaven. I don't really believe in a Heaven or Hell,
or in going to Church, but I did that ONLY in case it was true. I mean, what
would I lose? I did it, it's over, if it was all true I do go to 'heaven' when
I die, and if I had otherwise not done it, I would have gone to 'hell', and if
it turns out untrue, then it was at least an educational experiance, and no
loss to me. If you only dropped the scene for a few months and watched what
happens to those who stay, perhaps that will even do. I don't plan on ever
comming back to the scene, but for those who really are unsure about giving
up, just quit and see what happens in the next few month. When you see
what happens to those who do stay, you will be glad you didn't take that
chance. Look, all of you guys in the scene are VERY talented. Some more then
others, but at the very least you can operate a computer. That is a required
skill these days. But for those of you who can crack, code, those of you
who are artist, those of you who organize, you can utilize your skills in
the real world, and make a HELL of a lot of money. Just gotta call the
right people. I would guess there are only about 500 of you guys that I can
think of, maybe 1,500 in the whole country. Not many out of a country that
has 250 Million in it, is it? That means that all of you could find a job
utilizing your knowledge learned from the computer, your abilities (Cracking,
coding, artists, organizers, etc) in a way that is productive in the long-run,
earn money from it, and feel good that you accomplished something that counts.
Do you guys realize how much socializing is done on the boards? It is all
politics, diplomacy, socialization, communciation, and having skill in each
of those is really helpful. Yuo know that you all have most likely learned
that you can read someone's personality by the way they organize their
thoughts on paper? Neat I think. Anyway, you guys have the chance to pull
out of the scene now, and put your skills to good use. Otherwise, some Fed
could knock at your door the next morning, arrest you, take your computer,
and take you to Court. After court you most likely will pay a very large
fine for any pirated wares, restitutional charges for any phreaking/Credit
Card theft, and fines for Carding, etc. This goes on your permanent criminal
record, and scars you for life. Then, it would be like 90% harder to get that
good paying computer-related job, or anywhere you wanted to work. Pull out
now, guys. It is the only wise decision. Don't let the feds have a reason
to bust you. Yes, getting busted for software piracy does suck, and I
personally don't think it should be illegal, but don't take the cance of
getting a criminal record for having the newest K-Kewl warez, and the fine
that comes with it. At LEAST wait for this shit to die over. I am
leaving the scene most likely forever because I want to leave it all behind.
I have had a good 'career' here. Was -=INC=- Secretary, was -=IUD=- President,
was in iCE and ACiD, was in FelonyNET, ran Crewel Lye, got recognition, did my
job effitiently, I have gotten all I can get out of it, it is time to move
on. I am not going to lose all I have because I stayed around too long.
I hope I have gotten the point accross. I am not blowing shit up
anyone's ass. I am telling you guys this because you have a future ahead
of you, even people as old as Cracker Jack ;), and you don't need to go
through the crap the Feds can give you. I like you all, even though some
people I had disagreements with, they were still good people, and not
disserving of a bust.
I am going to finish this now, I don't know what else to say.
Already 12k long, pretty fucking big. heh. Well, I will close out by
sending my last greets to all I can think of.
Line Noise - Hey guy, was great being in INC. The people were great,
the atmosphere was great, and the group had moral it seemed (Till the end).
Also, I do applaud you for running your group w/out drug money, and hot
hardware to support the cashflow for software. You are a very intelligent
person, and I know you will succede in life. Take it safe, and easy man,
and no hard feelings. You did what you thought was right.
Cool Hand - Really enjoyed talking to you as much as I did. You are
a great person, even though we were incompatable in the end. I think we were
both a little unreasonable, but hey, no hard feelings. You were a great
person to work under, and I enjoyed your 'care-free' personality. You remind
me of that character from the movie Total Recall, Cohagen. As the people were
giving out of air in Venusville, Cohagen said, "Fuck 'em". That is a phrase
you often used, and I found it quite humorous. As TNSHB said, you have two
kids and a wife, 3 very good reasons to be careful now. I would give the
scene up, at least temporarily, don't leave them w/out a husband man, they
need you. Take care.
Bloody ButCher - You were a true friend, and the most loyal of people I
have ever met, thanks. I will miss our 'About that time again' conversations.
But, I will always know that Mai gno Lam! heh. Take it easy man, and Ace
your classes!
The Grim Reaper - Looks like they got you man, and you were one of the
luckier ones, eh? Well, hope it all works out for you. I did enjoy all our
conversations, and will miss them. Hey Cool Hand, this was a loyal fucker,
too. He and Bloody make your group shine. (As much as I hate to admit that ;)
Now I guess I am off to Rio for some sun, as you suggested. Take care!
The Triton - Haven't seen you ANYWHERE? Anyway, enjoyed the chats we had.
You are an interesting character. Still going to shove your "Big Philipeno
dick up Vigilante's ass"? Would be good, someone should dispose of that loser.
Take it easy man, perhaps I will come see you sometime? We live near enough.
The Cracksmith - You were one of the fairest people I met in the scene
man, thanks for trying to smooth things out for me before I left INC.
Anyway, good luck to you.
Warlord - Selfish pig. Get your mind off yourself and think of others for
once, and perhaps then you might get something besides an XT. Greed gets you
know where.
Genesis - Shit, what happened to you man? After Amy's demise, never
saw you again? Oh well. I enjoyed all of our talks we had months back.
You were another of the most unique people I met in the scene. Hope things
all work out for you, take it easy.
Striker - A most dedicated Courier indeed! One that INC doesn't
realize is so good. Good luck guy.
Warlock - Another dedicated personality, sorry I never got to make you
a real Courier in the group, you sure as hell earned it. Take care.
Honus Wagner - A gifted artist and true friend.
Black SpyriT - A gifted artist and one I would consider a friend.
Remember, "Moan, groan, hold on a sec, Dave".hahah. My ghod, he was a
humourous person sometimes wasn't he? And, I love your initials - BS.
Every time I see them I think the opposite of what I should.
BTW, your magazine was truly the best out there.
Centurion - We never met for lunch? Still want to? (As long as we don't
discuss group politics).
RaD MaN - Another gifted artist. Appreciate the membership in the
finest ANSi/VGA group, I am honored. Take care, and use your skill in a
profitable way, and get off the damn phone, your bill is too high ;)
JED - The most talented of artist, I thank you for the ANSi's you made
for my members, I hope to see more of your art someday, eh? Take care.
The Eel - You are a truly great person, and have foresight, and plan
for the future. Let us hope the rest do the same. Take care.
The Dark Knight - Thanks for having faith in me, sorry to let you down.
You too are one of the few who seem so loyal. I consider you also a true
friend. Take care.
Optical Ilusion - A True loser you are. I hope the bbs world is
rid of you forever.
Navajo - Another truly talented artist, I appreciate the VGA you did.
Cyberpunk - A dedicated person again. Take care.
Lestat - I remember when I made you a Trial Courier in INC, one of the
first as I recall. I see you made it quite far in there, glad for you man.
You are a really cool person, and allow me to quote TGR, 'You have a killer
accent'. No joke, a genuine accent indeed. Take care man.
SCi-Fi - You Couriered for me for a while. And greeted me in a WARES
release, Norton Commander 4.0, I believe. Greets in return. Take care.
Dark Spyre - A backstabber and loser of the highest order. I am sure
others will see that in time. You have earned the rep you have.
The Guardian - Was a short stay for you. Good luck my friend.
The PieMaN - You are a cool person, hope things stay well for you.
Axiom Codex - Another true friend out there. Gee, there were more of
you then I thought. That's nice to know. I won't abandon you guys. I will
vacation for a while, then call you. No law against talking to you guys.
Take it safe man.
Tank - Thanks for the ANSi's man, they were your last, I shall remember
them as commemratives.
The NotSoHumble Babe - Everyone gets what they deserve, especially when
they are as stupid as you. Oh well, losers are losers.
Shadowalker - Or was it ShadowLord? (grin)
Lord Blix - Life is so short. (Where are the rest of the Heart
Breakers?)
Marshall Law - Another talented artist, and I never got my ANSi from
you. What happened? Take care.
AfterMath - Good luck with V-X man, it's a GREAT software. But be wise,
and don't engauge in such foolish things as did the previous admin. You
are a great guy. Take care.
Ryec - Good luck with V-X man. I hope to see it continue to thrive, and
win everyone's respect. It is a truly awesome software. And I know it will
get into production now that someone dedicated is in charge.
Zodact - Sorry things didn't work out w/INC. Is Razor dead now too?
That's all the people I can think of. To those I forgot, may you take it
easy, and learn from all this shit. I will quote someone, "You may very
well be witnessing the end of the pirate world". It's no shit. Uncool
thought, but neat to witness it, eh? I hope you all take the message in this
letter seriously. It is no joke man, life is very serious. Good luck to all.
Black SpyriT - Put this in iNSANiTY #4 along with Mike's, will you? I always

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As a member of a speech and debate team I had to write an essay on,
well...whatever I wanted. So deciding to write about what I knew, I wrote
about the Computer Underground and here we have it. It is basically a
philsopshy session (remember, I had to deliver this publically, like in
front of teachers..) about the mind and habits of the hacker, so those of
you expecting hardcore facts, figures and phone numbers - you've got the
wrong file. However, if you are interested in knowing a little about how
the hacker ticks, because just getting passwords from other people is NOT
hacking, than you might wanna read this. Also, if it's a short research
paper you need for your sociology class on deviant cultures (i.e. the
Computer Underground, Hippies, Skinheads, etc.), well then again, you're in
luck.
- Havok Halcyon
So we're off...
Cruising the Electronic Highways
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A boy in his early teens sits in a brown swivel chair with an oak desk
in front of him. A light tapping sound fills the room as the average
looking fourteen year old adeptly types on his keyboard. His hands moving
quickly, the adolescent stares into a computer that glows a bright green.
Across the monitor the cursor zips side-to-side speaking the language in
which the child is so well versed. "Access granted", the words blink on
the screen; the young man's face lights up as he smiles wide and his eyes
come alive with anticipation. Now he's inside someone else's computer,
set for the exploration of an unknown and distant place. Welcome to the
world of the hacker.
A computer hacker; someone who, usually between the ages of thirteen and
twenty, uses his personal computer to investigate other people's by way of
a link through telephone lines. That's the technical explanation, the same
one most commonly expressed through articles in newspapers or stories in
magazines. That is also only the icing on a cake that has many layers, for
the true definition of a computer hacker goes much deeper.
A hacker worships the computer and the systems he peruses through. To
him the possibilities that the computer is capable of are limitless in
power and infinite in scope. A person who hacks is someone who has been
born to explore. And when a hacker sits down and prepares for one of these
journeys, a hacker does not think, 'Is what I'm doing legal or illegal?'.
A real hacker just does it because he must satisfy his intense curiosity
and want of learning.
Christopher Columbus was a hacker; Of course not in the same technical
sense as the computer hackers of today, but he did possess the same need
for exploration and want of learning that the computer hackers have.
Columbus explored new lands simply because they were there for the
exploring. Upon his discovery of the New World, Columbus didn't stop to
wonder how his finding would affect the inhabitants there; He just did it.
Leonardo da Vincci was a hacker. He explored the human body, by performing
autopsies. This specific activity was forbidden by the church, but Da
Vincci had an intense desire to know what made the human body tick so he
just did it.1
Throughout history our world has been pushed through innovation by
hackers of all sorts. It's true that these people may have at times used
questionable means, but that's when you must consider, do the ends justify
the means? Columbus found us new lands and Da Vincci gave us early
glimpses of human anatomy. If it wasn't for hackers of all generations
questioning and sometimes even disobeying the authority that presided over
them, we wouldn't be where we are in history today. I'm sure we wouldn't
still be wearing shining armor and gallivanting around on horses while
carrying out the codes of chivalry; however, we wouldn't be by far quite as
advanced. For this, we owe a lot to the hackers.
The media will often portray computer hackers merely as juvenile
delinquents who go through systems to purposely invade others' privacy,
perhaps get rid of some long distance phone calls, or possibly even raise a
grade or two on his report card; This isn't a true hacker. This person is
an example of a bad apple in society. All societies have them, and the
underground hacking community is not immune to this.
A true hacker damages nothing, and leaves behind as little a trace of
himself as possible. This is done out of respect for fellow hackers who
naturally don't enjoy bad media attention, and out of respect for the owner
of the system, towards whom the hacker intends no harm.
Yet there are people out there who do fear hackers and think that these
kids are bent on destroying every tiny piece of information they can get
their hands on. In his 1984 Newsweek article, Richard Stanza said that
computer hackers are nothing more than "high tech street gangs dedicated to
making mischief". First one computer, then the downfall of our whole
economic system! What's next? The nation? The world?
For all of the people that feel that hackers represent such a tremendous
threat, why not try putting some of this immense energy within these youths
to work. Instead of screaming how people are just walking through their
systems, why not harness the innate curiosity that is driving these kids?
Utilize the skills they possess to provide something that is positive for
everyone. A working example of this is the conversion of The Legion of
Doom. This one time underground computer group consisting of some of the
most able hackers to ever grace the electronic highways has now become
Comsec Data Security. From adolescent break-in artists to one of the most
knowledgeable computer security companies in the nation, these people have
transformed an obsession of youth into a money making venture known the
world over.
In this country, privacy is dead. We are living in an age when the
American Government keeps files on just about everyone, whether it be
because you have a driver's license, received a college loan, or because
you pay your taxes on time every year. These are indeed suspicious
activities! The extent to which information is kept on the average citizen
is astounding. There are people out there that can go rummaging through
your house on a regular basis without you even knowing it.
Companies such as TRW, which holds files on over 150 million people,
regularly sell information to other companies and business persons looking
for new customers. It's a fact - every time you open up your mailbox and
see a pile of junk mail staring back at you, someone, somewhere has
accessed your credit records.2 Ironically, people didn't even know what
TRW was doing until hackers broke into their computer system and exposed
them in 1984. TRW considered this intrusion an invasion of privacy, but
stated that their collections of personal data on millions of people was
perfectly fine and dandy.
And still we should be worried about young, teen-age kids that will
occasionally poke around some computer? Just maybe they'll happen to read a
tidbit that says I bought two lamps and a toaster from Macy's last year.
Oh no, my life is ruined, what ever shall I do? The true invaders of
privacy have slipped through the fingers of lady justice. If a company
such as TRW is caught, a rare occurrence indeed, they will receive a whole-
hearted slap on the wrists. So for a change, how about leaving alone the
thirteen year old rummaging through trash bins, looking for written down
passwords that may have been thrown out by some absent-minded secretary?
Instead, let's realign our misdirected fire at the real crooks such as TRW,
Exxon, and political parties.
The computer hackers of today represent something that this country is
in dire need of, those willing to take risks in order to learn and to
achieve. People like these can wake up our generally apathetic society;
Continuing to push it through the world market with the creativity and
ideas that have made this country great. The old adage is 'the key to
success is hard work'. Here we have a culture full of young people that
only attain their goals through strict persistence, diligence and chutzpah
<grin>. Isn't this exactly what we are looking for in tomorrow's adults?
Tomorrows leaders?
And yes, the majority of these hackers are young. Is this much of a
surprise to anyone? In this country we are quickly losing touch with our
people, especially our youth. In the Winter 1990 issue of 2600 Magazine, a
letter to the editor read:
Here we stand, bitterly complaining how many youths cannot read a
map(much less read) ... and yet we have those able to discover new
means of accessing information which even the so-called 'experts'
never realized existed! We are punishing talent that this country
desperately needs, rather than reaching out to exhort this raw and
excellent energy into new and vital means beneficial to all.
The hackers of today must survive. Looking back on history, we see how
the ones of the past have shaped out future. A key to ending the fear that
the public holds for hackers is education. Our society needs to learn what
hackers are, and who they are. The people in our country must also try to
ignore the derogatory press they read about the deeds of computer hackers
because, let's be honest, a computer hacker that does no harm and maybe
even helps someone out, does not make the five o'clock news. The minority
few that do cause trouble, those are the ones you're going to see on your
TV set.
Eric Corley wrote in an article for 2600 Magazine:
Hacking is not wrong. Hacking is healthy. Hacking is not
the same as stealing. Hacking uncovers design flaws and
security deficiencies. Above all, hacking proves that the
ingenuity of a single mind is still the most powerful tool
of all... We are hackers. We always will be... Call us co-
conspirators, fellow anarchists, whatever you want. We intend
to keep learning. To suppress this desire is contrary to
everything that is human... Like the authors who rose to defend
Salman Rushdie from the long arm of hysteria, we must rise to
defend those endangered by the hacker witch-hunts. After all,
they can't lock us all up and until they do, hacking is here to stay.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Originally written around 3/19/92, or a little before
Footnotes
~~~~~~~~~
1. 2600 Magazine: The Hacker Quarterly, Winter 1990, pg. 34
2. Ibid., pg. 33
Bibliography
~~~~~~~~~~~~
2600 Magazine: The Hacker Quarterly, Winter 1990
Richard Stanza, "Night of the Hackers", _Newsweek_,1984.
And some other stuff which I don't remember, oh well.. Shoot me..
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Hey! Get up! You look silly bowing like that!
Feel free to distribute this file all over the known world
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Ohh in another world......./Yeah he could wear a dress - The Wonder Stuff
Damn blast, look at my past,/rippin up my feet over broken glass.
Oh wow, look at me now,/I'm building up my problems to the size of a cow.
- The Wonder Stuff
Maybe I should take the mike,/stand up tall like Michael Stipe,
/and try to solve the problems of the earth./Or maybe then I should sit
back down,/scratch my chin and use my frown,/and try to figure out exactly
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"BBSing in L.A -Yes, it's quite different from here [Santa Barbara],
mainly because most boards are specialized--there are Commodore boards,
Apple boards, Atari boards, CP/M boards, IBM boards; gaming boards, ham
radio boards, dating boards, etc. There is no board that I have seen that
even remotely resembles the Enterprize, Empire, Citadel, Stonehenge, or what
have you. Most users rarely call more than one board, and the ones who do
are usually only on a certain group of boards. There is a heavy segregation
of users... while here in S.B. there seems to be a BBS melting pot. "
-- Danny Howell, Enterprize BBS, 06-Apr-87
My first contact with BBS's anywhere was in Summer 1985, at a Santa Barbara
Apple Users Group meeting, at a computer store (long defunct) in Loreto
Plaza. As part of a demonstration, we dialed into the Citadel, Noah's Ark,
and Father John's Place (q.v.).
Later that year, and throughout 1986 I had limited access to the local
boards, by using a borrowed NEC 8216 laptop computer (with built-in modem).
In early 1987, I was able to set up my own system (a TI-99/4a, limited to
300 baud) for calling BBS's.
I left the Santa Barbara area in Summer 1987, and returned to Los Angeles,
but I still continued to call Bowhead Whale, and occasionaly other SB boards,
until mid-1989 or so. This is a listing of the the BBS's that were active
in Santa Barbara during 1985-1987, when I was there. No phone numbers are
given because almost all of these systems are now defunct. However, each
system is listed with its sysop and/or software (if known) in parentheses.
If anyone has any corrections, or additional historical information to add to
this document, please let me know.
- Charles P. Hobbs
[ed. note: Please let me know, too.]
SB BBS's of special note
These were the systems that I called regularly in 1985-1987 and that seemed
to have the most consistent activity.
* The Citadel (Tom "Toad" Marazita, Citadel)
The quintessential SB BBS. Extremely popular and busy, with many message
bases. Terminated operations in Summer 1986.
1. Bowhead Whale (Bob Blaylock, Citadel/Stonehenge)
Where most of the SB BBS conversational activity went after Citadel shut
down. Great message bases, some files.
2. Enterprize (Barry Boone and others, Custom software)
Another good conversational board (no file section). This is where the
first known BIFF attack took place. There was at least one major
disagreement ("Enteprize-gate") among the sysops of this board around
early April 87.
3. Heechee Board/Macross City ("Oreo Cat"-Jim Lick, Stonehenge)
Again, mostly message bases, with good selection of files (including Mac
graphics). Somewhat younger, more free-wheeling crowd than Bowhead or
Enterprize
4. Programmer's Shack (Joi Thompson, Fidonet)
Fidonet board, but only occasionally received echomail. Good file section
(IBM, Apple, ASCII text files and pictures) though.
5. Oxgates (two systems: one in Santa Barbara and one in Goleta)
These two CP/M based BBS's required mail-in registration for access, but
offered a reasonable selection of downloads (CP/M and IBM mostly)
6. Compucations (Craig Lindstrom, BBS-PC, then Citadel)
Operated on C64, then Amiga. One of the first known BBS's anywhere to offer
Internet e-mail (in 1987, via UCSB VAX system).
Other experiments included networked C64's
Good discussions, small file sections due to no hard drive.
7. Noah's Ark (TBBS)
Had discussion sections on birds and animals, but was most noted for its
file section. (and strict download ratios!)
B. Other SB BBS systems (I called these less frequently, if at all.)
8. System Royale
Unstable CP/M board (crashed a lot with "Bdos Error on B" type messages).
It operated for only a few weeks in 1986 and, again in 1987
9. Minas Tirith/Infinity's Edge ("The Omega"/"The Vision", a.o, Applenet)
"Private" system, difficult for most users to get validated on. . .
10. The Wimp (Jim Patchell)
Great political discussions, but no new-users allowed!
11. The Beast
Atari software for download, message bases
12. Father John's Place
Religious board with good discussions (1986)
13. The Breadbasket
Another religious board (1987). Featured an overzealous "cussing filter"
that replaced such words as "balls" with asterisks (even if you were
talking about plural convex spheroids). . .
14. Quark (Howard Owen, BBS-PC)
Amiga board started up in 1987.
15. ECO BBS
Another Fidonet board started in late 1987. Named after the sysop's late
Springer Spaniel (Any connection with current ECO BBS?)
16. Third Eye
300 baud. Attempted to emphasize quality discussions, as opposed to file
transfers.
17. Empire
18. Sanctuary
IBM and/or Atari boards with discussion bases, D&D games and file transfers.
19. Backdoor
20. The Trap
21. Guru's Hookah
Commodore-64 boards of varying quality. At least one of these displayed "If
you don't have at least ten new C-64 games, hang up now!" at signon.
22. Digital Dungeon (Glen Heinz, Custom software)
Started in Summer '87. For a while, networked with a board (of the same name)
in Los Angeles.
23. UCSB Fido (Pete Gontier?, Fidonet)
Operated for a short time in mid-1986. No direct affiliation w/UCSB.
24. Tri-Tec Center (Conrad Weiler?)
Operated by Santa Barbara City College, or a division thereof.

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SUPERBBS TIP FILE
Len Morgan
QST BBS
P.O. Box 13965
Sacramento, Ca. 95853-3965
Fido Address: 1:203/730
BBS Phone: (916) 920-1288
This file contains most common mistakes when setting up SuperBBS. I
have tried to catagorize the problems for an easier time finding your
solution. I am constantly updating this file, so you may want to
periodically check for a new version.
While it my intention is to assist the user with as many hints as
possiible, there are no guarantees that these fixes are related to the
problem of all users. Each computer system may exibit different
problems associated with hardware and applcations. This is a list of
suggested solutions only.
INDEX
Fossil ................................................ 1
Batch file ............................................ 2
Modem ................................................. 3
Multinode ............................................. 4
SuperBBS .............................................. 5
Door .................................................. 6
1. FOSSIL PROBLEMS:
---------------
PROBLEM: BBS starts to load then gives a message of No fossil present,
then it ends.
SOLUTION: You must have a program loaded as a TSR (Terminate and Stay
Ready) that allows the bbs to communicate with your comport. This is
called a FOSSIL driver. Two common fossil drivers are X00 and BNU and
can be found on most bbs's.
PROBLEM: I run a HST modem, all my users get garbage when calling in
at 2400 baud and below.
SOLUTION: You are using a HST modem and you did not lock your baud
rate. This is the rate at which your computer and modem communicate and
is usually locked at 19,200 or 38,400 baud. You lock your baud rate
with a fossil driver. An example of a locked fossil driver on com 1
with X00 is: X00.EXE B,0,19200 E
SOLUTIION: One of your modem settings control the DTE and DCD rates.
These are the baud rates that your modem and computer talk and your
software and callers. Your passing the modem to computer baud rate
to the callers. Check your modem settings.
PROBLEM: My bbs won't load when a call comes in. The modem answers the
phone but the bbs won't load.
SOLUTION: You may have set up either your fossil or SuperBBS with an
incorrect port. When loading SuperBBS for com 2 you need to load it
with: BBS.EXE -P2 the port in X00 is designated as the second
parameter (X00.EXE B,1,19200 E).
2. BATCH FILE PROBLEMS:
-------------------
PROBLEM: My bbs loads, but when a user logs off it drops to dos.
SOLUTION: You are not loading your bbs with a batch file or you have an
incorrect batch and it is not looping back to reload the bbs. Use this
simple batch file if you don't have a mailer program loading before
SuperBBS. Place it in your SBBS directory and run it:
Echo off
:start
bbs.exe -P1 -E0
:afterbbs
if errorlevel 2 goto end
goto start
:end
Echo SuperBBS is down.....
PROBLEM: I run a mailer and it won't pass the baud rate to the bbs
correctly.
SOLUTION: While it is difficult to know all your mailer settings, you
will need to understand how your mailer passes the baud rate to your
bbs. SuperBBS can load several different ways including the user of
indiividual baud rates (-B300, -B1200, Etc.) or passing the baud rate to
a dobbs.bat file (-B%1), and depends on the method of batching your
using (SPAWNING or EXITING). Read the documents in the back of Sbbs
117 to learn about methods to know how to load baud rates.
PROBLEM: I run a mailer and SuperBBS loads, but when a user logs off it
won't reload the mailer.
SOLUTION: Your batch file isn't looping back to a starting point to
reload the mailer. If you use the spawning method, you need to reload
the mailer batch file. If your running the EXITING method see that it
returns to a label to start the batch file and reload the mailer. An
example would be:
echo off
:start-------<----<-----<--------
| |
cd\fd <--- |
fd.exe -->--------->---------- ^
| |
if errorlevel 200 goto 2400 <-> |
goto end | ^
| |
:2400 <----------------------- |
bbs.exe -B2400 -P1 -E0 ^
goto afterbbs --->-- |
| |
:afterbbss <----<--- ^
if errorlevel 3 goto mail |
goto start ----->---------->-----
PROBLEM: I can't receive callers at baud rates above 2400 and I run a
HST modem with a mailer program.
SOLUTION: You have the maximum baud rate in SuperBBS Config/Modem set
too low. Your maximum baud rate in SuperBBS should be your locked baud
rate.
SOLUTION: Your not passing the baud rate from your mailer to SuperBBS
properly. See the batch file examples in the back of 1.17 documents.
Check your mailer setup and make sure your setup properly to pass the
hiigher baud rates to your batch file.
3. MODEM PROBLEMS:
--------------
PROBLEM: SuperBBS won't init my modem. It tries many times then fails.
SOLUTION: You need to find the proper init string for your modem. File
request INITS.ARJ from QST and see if your modem is listed.
PROBLEM: I added a HST modem and now I get errors during high speed
transfers.
SOLUTION: You may be using an external modem and your I/O requires a
16550 Uart chip to buffer the high speed flow of data. You are loosing
data due to not having the buffers in your Uart chip. Check you I/O card
for either a 8250 or 16450 Uart chip (40 pin I.C.) and if you find it,
either the card or I.C. (if it unplugs) needs to be replaced with a
16550A, AN, or AFN Uart chip.
SOLUTIION: If you don't have a 16550 Uart chip, lower your locked baud
rate to 19,200 Bps until you can replace it.
SOLUTION: If loading DSZ in an external door, the command line, when
loading DSZ, needs to have the locked baud switch.
PROBLEM: My modem drops carrier after answering the phone.
SOLUTION: Most modems use the command &C1&D2 to control what the modem
does after answering. Check your DCD and DTE settings in your manual.
PROBLEM: SuperBBS hangs up on 2400 baud users.
SOLUTION: Check your config/modem and see what baud rate you specified
as your highest baud rate. You might have set it too low.
PROBLEM: I set the init string in my modem and use the ATZ in SBBS to
init the modem, however, it won't save my init string correctly.
SOLUTION: Use the AT&W command to save your init when done.
4. MULTINODE
PROBLEM: I keep getting the wrong download limits for users on lines.
SOLUTION: Your set command of SET SBBS=C:\SBBS sets the enviroment for
SuperBBS and causes it to look in that directory for the needed files.
You are leaving the FILES.BBS in the main directory and SuperBBS is
finding them with the set command and loading them without looking in
your line directory. Remove FILES.BBS, CONFIG.BBS, Etc. from the system
directory and have them in each line directory.
PROBLEM: I get the wrong menus for each line.
SOLUTION: If your menus differ for each line, you need to have a
duplicate set and put them in the MENUS1,2, Etc. directory. Then edit
them for each line and change the path in the config of SuperBBS.
PROBLEM: My menu editor changes the menus, but when I logon to a node
it isn't changed.
SOLUTION: Put your user editor in each line directory and load it from
there. Make sure your config.bbs is removed from the system directory,
and put in the line directory that the menu editor is loaded from.
PROBLEM: I keep getting corrupted files or loose my message base when
two users access it at the same time.
SOLUTION: Install SHARE.EXE. You are opening the message base by both
users and corrupting it.
PROBLEM: When my users line 2 access a game, they are getting names of
users on line 1 in the game.
SOLUTION: Load config/Other/On/Off and answer Yes to the question Create
DORINFO?.DEF. This will make a dorinfo1,1,2, etc. for each node.
PROBLEM: I can't get TopEd (Ansi Editor) to work.
SOLUTION: Configure TopEd for all your nodes.
SOLUTION: Make sure you have the Make dorinfo?.def set to yes in
config.bbs of each line directory and you are loading TopEd with the *N
switch from SuperBBS config.
PROBLEM: No matter what I do in the config, it loads the settings
wrong.
SOLUTION: Remove your config.bbs from the main directory and have the
config.bbs in each line directory, then load the bbs from the line
directory. Remember to remove ALL control files from the root or your
set command will look in the SBBS directory first and load what it finds
from there.
SOLUTION: Load BBS.EXE -N1, -N2, Etc., for each line directory from
your batch file. Make sure you create a different batch file for
each line you run.
SOLUTION: Make a seperate directory for each line and don't use the
SuperBBS directory for anymore callers.
PROBLEM: I can't get my internal file transfers to work.
SOLUTION: Obtain a copy of DSZ and put it into your SuperBBS directory
then ad this statment to you autoexec.bat file: SET
DSZLOG=C:\SBBS\DSZ.LOG, or whatever directory path you want to use for
it.
SOLUTION: Make sure you have the EXTPE.EXE in the SBBS directory.
PROBLEM: It won't run and gives a message of incorrect path to common
directory.
SOLUTION: In SuperBBS config/multinode there is a path for a common
directory, name it and create one.
5. SUPERBBS PROBLEMS:
-----------------
PROBLEM: I can't get SuperBBS to execute my events on the days I set
up.
SOLUTION: Make sure your using X's and Dashes. X's denote the days you
want it to execute.
PROBLEM: When I try to list files in a file area, SuperBBS tells me
that it can't find the files.bbs, but I have one in the directory.
SOLUTION: Check your directory path to each file area in Config/Files.
Make sure you do not put the FILES.BBS after the pathway, it is assumed.
PROBLEM: SuperBBS can't find my message base or user files.
SOLUTION: In your autoexec.bat file, put SET SBBS=C:\SBBS, or whatever
drive and path you are using for your system directory.
PROBLEM: My users upload a .REP packet for QWK offline reader and after
transfer SuperBBS says ".PKT not found".
SOLUTION: Your packet is arriving, however, your archive program isn't
working to extract the .PKT message package inside. Check your
archivers and make sure they are in your path statment.
PROBLEM: Users start a download and then it aborts.
SOLUTION: You may be running out of memory. Turn on the swapping
option in config. Make sure you have buffers=20 files=20 in config.sys
or add some more memory.
PROBLEM: All my users are getting the same time limit and it isn't
right.
SOLUTION: Check that you defined the users time limit in LIMITS.BBS by
user level.
PROBLEM: Scan.exe isn't working.
SOLUTION: Sbbs has a problem handling McAfee's Scan. Remove it from
the Config and leave it blank. Put your latest copy of Scan.exe in a
directory that is in your path or in the SuperBBS directory. Make sure
you update the file on each change, because it will hang up with a
notice that you might be using a old version of Scan and asking if you
want to continue.
PROBLEM: I moved my OVRSBBS.OVR to another directory and now I get an
overlay error -2.
SOLUTION: Specify the path to the overlay with it's name, in
autoexec.bat. SET SBBSOVR=C:\OVERLAY\OVRSBBS.OVR or whatever drive and
directory you prefer.
PROBLEM: I only want my users to use the english language but SBBS
won't find it.
SOLUTION: Make a file called LANGUAGE.CTL and on the first line put
ENGLISH.LNG. Make sure you have both of these files in the SuperBBS
directory.
SOLUTION: Load Lconfig and define the name of the language file your
using at the bottom of the first screen.
SOLUTION: You don't have the DEFAULT.LNG in the system directory for
that line.
PROBLEM: My lastread pointers don't work.
SOLUTION: You may have converted from another bbs program and your
users all have a lastread count higher than your lastread.bbs file.
Delete the lastread.bbs and if possible reset all users lastread counter
to zero. They will have to begin over, but it will track properly.
There are programs that allow you to reset fields globally in the SuperBBS
user file.
SOLUTION: Your users are setting their lastread counters higher than
the last message number.
SOLUTION: You may be renumbering the messages with your message base
utility and not resetting the users.bbs file.
SOLUTION: Make sure your message base is in the SuperBBS directory.
PROBLEM: I have a CD-ROM and SuperBBS takes forever finding flagged
files.
SOLUTION: This is a problem with versions prior to v1.18. Upgrade or
use ACfiles to handle CD-ROM's.
SOLUTION: Discontinue the user of download counters.
PROBLEM: My computer locks up after a download.
SOLUTION: There is a problem with some computers when using the
download brackets [] and removing their use will solve the problem.
PROBLEM: SuperBBS can't find my message base or user files.
SOLUTION: You didn't put the set command in your autoexec.bat file. Put
ths statment in the autoexec.bat file: SET SBBS=C:\SBBS or whatever
drive and path you prefer.
SOLUTION: Put your message base files (MSGTEXT.BBS, MSGINFO.BBS,
MSGHDR.BBS) in the SBBS directory.
PROBLEM: SuperBBS won't show my usage graph properly.
SOLUTION: This has been a problem with recent versions of Sbbs and
should be fixed in v1.18. Persistancy has payed off however, deleting
the timelog.bbs file and allowing it to rebuilt will sometimes cause it
to work properly.
6. DOORS
-----
PROBLEM: When runnning a Bi-Modem protocol like HSLink, and a user uploads
at the same time they download, it puts the upload in the wrong directory.
SOLUTION: This is not a problem, so much, with SuperBBS, but more of a
problem with the third party software not fitting it to SuperBBS. A
work around would be to use DSZ2ICOM to load just before the Bi-Modem
protocol. It will direct to upload the the proper directory before
beginning the transfer.
SOLUTION: Have one directory for all uploads, then sort and toss them
manually at a later date.
PROBLEM: I'm running an external protocol door and a HST modem. I get
slow CPS transfer rates and errors when some one uses it.
SOLUTION: When running a protocol like DSZ, you must use hand shaking
and speed settings. Try loading the DSZ protocol like this; DSZ port %P
speed 19200 ha both est 0 %b sz %F. The "speed" will depend on if your
using a 16550 Uart chip or not. Locking your comport at 38400 may
require a 16550 Uart. The variables of %P, %F will depend on the door
your using to load DSZ and may change with the door program, they load
the port and file to be transfered. The "sz" if for send and "rz" for
receive. Xmodem and Ymodem DSZ are loaded in a simular fashion.
PROBLEM: When a user loads a game, I run out of memory.
SOLUTION: Use the *S command after the batch file name to swap SuperBBS
out to memory.
PROBLEM: I run a HST modem and my bbs works fine, but when a user loads
a game all they see is garbage. It looks fine on my end.
SOLUTION: The game door your using doesn't check the comport to get the
users baud rate and it is passing the locked baud rate to the user.
Complain to the author or install a program to unlock the baud rate
before loading the game, then lock it back after done.
PROBLEM: I'm running a door for RA and it uses the dorinfo1.def and my
user base is getting corrupted.
SOLUTION: Discontinue using the door or convert it over with Door
Master. It is a different structure then SuperBBS.
PROBLEM: I need to run a door from another bbs on SuperBBS and it
doesn't use the same dorinfo1.def, it uses another type.
SOLUTION: Use Door Master to convert the Dorinfo1.def to the bbs type
the program was written for.
PROBLEM: I need a remote user editor so I can manage my message base
remotely.
SOLUTION: Use Doorway. It allows you to run a program that isn't
supposed to be sent over the modem. This way, you can use the SuperBBS
SBBSUSER.EXE remotely.
PROBLEM: What do I use to load Bluewave from the Config/door.
SOLUTION: *C /c C:\BLUE\BLUE.BAT BW *N *P *S *MQ *E, change the path and
name to suit your setup. Be sure to make the batch file. :-)
PROBLEM: I can't load a batch file within the config/doors.
SOLUTION: In order to load a batch file in doors you must use the
command *C /c then the path and name of your batch file. You must also
have the statment in your autoexec.bat file SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM.
PROBLEM: When a door loads, it won't pass parameters like time
remaining, graphics, etc..
SOLUTION: You didn't use the paramters of *F *L *B *G *T *S *E after
the batch file name. They set the users first, last, baud, graphics,
time remaining, swap to dos, reset users info from exitinfo.bbs file.
PROBLEM: SuperBBS loads my program, but it won't show up on the users
end.
SOLUTION: The program may not be written to detect the comport and you
may need to use GATEWAY to direct it.
SOLUTION: The program is not written to be used on a bbs as a door.
PROBLEM: When my door loads it is asking for a file I don't have.
SOLUTION: It is written for another bbs program like PCboard and you
need a program to convert the dorinfo?.def from the drop file it uses.
Find a copy of Door Master.
Your assistance is appreciated in adding any problems that are not
covered. Please be sure to send me your problem/solution for updating
this file.
CHECK LIST
Many problems with installing or running SuperBBS are operator error
when installing the software. Here are some things to check.
AUTOEXEC.BAT:
SET SBBS=C:\SBBS or whatever path and directory name you prefer to
your system directory.
SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM to set dos to handle batch files.
PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;\C:\SBBS to set the pathways for directories you will
need in Sbbs.
CONFIG.SYS:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS to load ansi.
DEVICE=C:\DOS\X00 E to load the fossil driver. More is needed for HST
operation.
BUFFERS=20
FILES=20
SUPERBBS:
Keep your user files and message base in the SBBS directory.
Load Config and enter all information correctly. Avoid any "Multi-line"
settings and directories unless you go multi-line.
Load Lconfig and check your pathways to the system directory, menus, and
textfile directories. Don't forget to specify the language file your
using and make sure it is in the system directory.
Create a batch file that reloads the bbs after a user logs off. See
examples in the back of 1.17 documents.
You will need to experiment with modem settings in Config/Modem to get
your modem to init. If you have problems, file request INITS.ARJ from
QST and see if your modem settings are in there. If not, contact a
support site or SuperBBS echo and ask for a working setting for a
"Standalone" bbs for you modem model and type.
NOTES:
Most users don't give us enough of the problem to solve it. Be very
exact on what is happening and when. What kind of equipment your
running and when possble your autoexec.bat, config.sys, config.bbs, and
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This story in all it will sound like exargarations is completly truthful
and I want you all to know that it was hard for me to put out this
message but I am worried about it happening to another bbs'er....
The Other day I called The Communacations BBS and well I don't know
I guess I just felt like it... My friend had told me that it was okay.
So i called it and I connected I realized that this must be an adult
board well it had all the makings hell the Sysop was named Charles
Bare... Well I called and signed on as a newuser and all the like....I
completely forgot about it the next day when me and my brother went
out late at night to go pick up a pizza, well when I got back my father
told me that some man had called saying this " Your son is now validated
and he can get all the pornography he wants" my father just went along
with it....so I guess I figured that I wanted to call up this BBS
and check out the man's so called "Pornography" well he had pornography
and all but then I went into chat with him and he said that he wanted
me to u\l things so I said alright I haveto call back later he said
don't call modem call voice....So i said yes and hung up...All the
while knowing that this man freaaked me out so I knew i wasn't going
to call him voice so I didn't.....I called modem And he said "I SAID
CALL ME VOICE DAMMIT" but he called me and said he wanted GIFS of
naked men and all that so I like said yes yes and all that and hung
up and so i called the next day knowing I wasn't gonna u\l anything
and it said that I was locked out.....and I didn't thin anything of
it until my mom said when I got home from school today that some man
had called at 3am and said that 'HE WAS GOING TO BURN MY HOUSE DOWN
FOR PUTTING THREATINING MESSAGES ON HIS BBS" so I said alright I have
had enough of this so I called him and said "BUDDY YOU STOP CALLIN
MY JHOUSE OR I WILL CALL THE COPS" there was a long period of Silence
and he hung up...I called back and he said "ALRIGHT YOU BLOODY CUNT
CALL THE COPS I DON'T CARE I WILL BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN WITH EVERYONE
IN IT" and he hung up so I called Squinky and said please Jarrett
do something so he called the guy well he is calling him right now
telling him not to do anything and that I won't call again....So I
called my friend who had named this board and he said once he had
u\l'ed a GIF of two men and the guy had said
SYSOP: ARE YOU GAY?
MARK: NO
SYSOP: TOO BAD BECAUSE I WANTED TO FUCK YOU UP THE ASS
well here is my story I am asking for you people out there to give
me suggestions...
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WILDCAT!(tm) BBS system
Security Emergency
Documentation
January 2, 1989
Richard B. Johnson
PROGRAM EXCHANGE
(303) 440-0786
There exists within the WILDCAT!(tm) external protocol pro-
cedures the considerable possibility that somebody who is
familiar with the system could execute a copy of COMMAND.COM
and have full control of your computer, erasing or format-
ting disks, and creating all kinds of havoc. Basically, any-
thing that you could do from the keyboard can be done by the
remote-user if he knows how to do it.
Please read all the ".DOC" files in this archive and the
archives included within. I also suggest that you implement
LOG (LOG.ARC) if you haven't already done so. I was able to
detect an attempt at breaching security on my own system.
The only thing that prevented the hacker from getting to the
DOS level was he didn't know what the "upload" filename was
on my system. The LOG utility was what first called my
attention to this problem.
Note that I was able to log onto a system in Colorado as a
new user and, within 60 seconds I was at the 'DOS' level. It
had taken me only 20 seconds on my own system but I knew the
names of the "upload" batch files and the communications
adapter port being used.
The problem is that the external protocol setup, as advised
by Mustang Software, will allow an "upload" batch file to be
replaced by a batch file of the same name during an upload!
If your communications adapter port is COM1, and you use a
batch file called JUP.BAT for JMODEM uploads, the hacker
could upload the following JUP.BAT file:
REM * hacker's special
REM
REM
REM
REM
REM
REM
REM
IF %3 == HACKER.TXT GOTO BREAK
GOTO END
:BREAK
@ECHO OFF
CTTY COM1
COMMAND
:END
- 1 -
It works this way. The first "upload" is a file called
JUP.BAT. JMODEM (could be ZMODEM or any external protocol)
dutifully overwrites the existing JUP.BAT and exits with no
errors.
COMMAND.COM, when executing a ".BAT" file opens then closes
the file for each line in the file. COMMAND.COM "knows" that
the last line was, perhaps, line 4. It therefore looks at
line 5 for its next instruction. It executes one of the
several "REM" statements, then exits at the ":END" label
since the filename (%3) was not HACKER.TXT.
The BBS system software regains control and, finding no file
transferred, simply continues like nothing happened.
The hacker then attempts to upload HACKER.TXT using the
JMODEM protocol. JUP.BAT has been replaced with the hacker's
new version. Since the %3 parameter is now HACKER.TXT, the
batch file branches to label ":BREAK". The console input is
redirected to the COM1 port and an additional copy of
COMMAND.COM is loaded with its I/O having been redirected to
the COM1 port.
Of course the hacker has not executed any external protocols
on his system. He's just sitting there in terminal-mode in
full control of your system.
Caveat modulus carborundum.
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Date: Fri, 1 Jun 90 11:20:19 PDT
From: nazgul@alphalpha.com (Kee Hinckley)
Subject: Dangers in running a BBS
I've been following the news regarding BBS seisures for a while now,
but this is the first time that I've seen most all of the information
in one place. While "2600" magazine (the Phreaker publication from which
this excerpted (by way of the Risks Digest at CSL.SRI.COM)) is somewhat
biased towards the harmlessness of hackers, the article is relatively
balanced and those references with which I'm familiar are presented
factually.
The fact of the matter is that a BBS operator may be arrested because
of things that the BBS users placed on their system. It remains to be
seen whether you can be convicted of crimes on that basis, but the
initial outlook is not good. If nothing else the mere time it takes
to get through the court system could do you in. It's quite likely
that the systems currently seized won't be returned for several years.
Ironicly it seems to me that the electronic privacy act prevents the
sysop from determining whether users are doing anything illegal, even
though the sysop is liable if they are. But then, we live in a country
where the government is allowed to break foreign and US laws in foreign
countries; in order to bring a foreigner back here where we then accuse
them of breaking US laws in foreign countries. I guess expecting it
make sense is asking too much.
The following article is excerpted from:
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RISKS-LIST: RISKS-FORUM Digest Saturday 26 May 1990 Volume 9 : Issue 95
FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS
ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy, Peter G. Neumann, moderator
Contents:
Possible Anti-Virus Legislation
(Robert Smithmidford via Thomas Zmudzinski via Linda K. Perez)
Secure UNIX Infected? (Craig Harmer via Russ Davis via Linda K. Perez)
Follow-up on Fed Raids on Hackers (David Ruderman)
Crypto '90 conference, 11-15 August 1990, UC Santa Barbara (John Gilmore)
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Date: Tue, 22 May 90 14:49:22 EDT
From: ruderman@sbcs.sunysb.edu (David Ruderman)
Subject: Follow-up on Fed Raids on Hackers (Including factual information)
THE FOLLOWING TWO ARTICLES ARE FROM THE JUST-RELEASED SPRING EDITION OF
2600 MAGAZINE, THE HACKER QUARTERLY. WE FEEL THAT THE CURRENT HAPPENINGS
IN THE COMPUTER WORLD ARE EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT FOR ANYONE WHO HAS ANY
INTEREST IN COMMUNICATIONS AND/OR TECHNOLOGY. WE'D BE MOST INTERESTED IN
ANY FEEDBACK ON THIS TOPIC. [See the end of this message.]
************************
ARTICLE ONE: AN OVERVIEW
************************
A year ago, we told the stories of Kevin Mitnick and Herbert Zinn, two hackers
who had been sent to prison. It was then, and still is today, a very disturbing
chain of events: mischief makers and explorers imprisoned for playing with the
wrong toys and for asking too many questions. We said at the time that it was
important for all hackers to stand up to such gross injustices. After all, they
couldn't lock us all up.
It now appears that such an endeavor may indeed be on the agendas of some very
powerful U.S. governmental agencies. And even more frightening is the
realization that these agencies don't particularly care who or what gets swept
up along with the hackers, as long as all of the hackers get swept up.
Apparently, we're considered even more of a threat than we had previously
supposed.
In retrospect, this doesn't come as a great deal of a surprise. In fact, it now
seems to make all too much sense. You no longer have to be paranoid or of a
particular political mindset to point to the many parallels that we've all been
witnesses to. Censorship, clampdowns, "voluntary" urine tests, lie detectors,
handwriting analysis, surveillance cameras, exaggerated crises that invariably
lead to curtailed freedoms.... All of this together with the overall view that
if you're innocent, you've got nothing to hide. And all made so much more
effective through the magic of high tech. Who would you target as the biggest
potential roadblock if not the people who understand the technology at work? It
appears the biggest threats to the system are those capable of manipulating it.
What we're about to tell you is frightening, plain and simple. You don't have
to be a hacker to understand this. The words and ideas are easily translatable
to any time and any culture.
Crackdown
"We can now expect a crackdown...I just hope that I can pull through this one
and that my friends can also. This is the time to watch yourself. No matter
what you are into.... Apparently the government has seen the last straw in
their point of view.... I think they are going after all the 'teachers'...and
so that is where their energies will be put: to stop all hackers, and stop
people before they can become threats."
This was one of the reactions on a computer bulletin board to a series of raids
on hackers, raids that had started in 1989 and spread rapidly into early 1990.
Atlanta, St. Louis, and New York were major targets in what was then an
undetermined investigation.
This in itself wouldn't have been especially alarming, since raids on hackers
can almost be defined as commonplace. But this one was different. For the very
first time, a hacker newsletter had also been shut down.
Phrack was an electronic newsletter published out of St. Louis and distributed
worldwide. It dealt with hacker and phone phreak matters and could be found on
nearly all hacker bulletin boards. While dealing with sensitive material, the
editors were very careful not to publish anything illegal (credit card
numbers, passwords, Sprint codes, etc.). We described "Phrack World News" (a
regular column of Phrack) in our Summer 1989 edition as "a must-read for many
hackers". In many ways Phrack resembled 2600, with the exception of being sent
via electronic mail instead of U.S. Mail. That distinction would prove to be
Phrack's undoing.
It now turns out that all incoming and outgoing electronic mail used by Phrack
was being monitored by the authorities. Every piece of mail going in and every
piece of mail coming out. These were not pirated mailboxes that were being
used by a couple of hackers. These had been obtained legally through the
school the two Phrack editors were attending. Privacy on such mailboxes,
though not guaranteed, could always be assumed. Never again.
It's fairly obvious that none of this would have happened, none of this could
have happened had Phrack been a non-electronic magazine. A printed magazine
would not be intimidated into giving up its mailing list as Phrack was. Had a
printed magazine been shut down in this fashion after having all of their mail
opened and read, even the most thick-headed sensationalist media types would
have caught on: hey, isn't that a violation of the First Amendment?
Those media people who understood what was happening and saw the implications
were very quickly drowned out in the hysteria that followed. Indictments were
being handed out. Publisher/editor Craig Neidorf, known in the hacker world as
Knight Lightning, was hit with a seven count indictment accusing him of
participating in a scheme to steal information about the enhanced 911 system
run by Bell South. Quickly, headlines screamed that hackers had broken into
the 911 system and were interfering with emergency telephone calls to the
police. One newspaper report said there were no indications that anyone had
died or been injured as a result of the intrusions. What a relief. Too bad it
wasn't true.
In actuality there have been very grievous injuries suffered as a result of
these intrusions. The intrusions we're referring to are those of the
government and the media. The injuries have been suffered by the defendants
who will have great difficulty resuming normal lives even if all of this is
forgotten tomorrow.
And if it's not forgotten, Craig Neidorf could go to jail for more than 30
years and be fined $122,000. And for what? Let's look at the indictment:
"It was... part of the scheme that defendant Neidorf, utilizing a computer at
the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri would and did receive a copy
of the stolen E911 text file from defendant [Robert J.] Riggs [located in
Atlanta and known in the hacker world as Prophet] through the Lockport
[Illinois] computer bulletin board system through the use of an interstate
computer data network.
"It was further part of the scheme that defendant Neidorf would and did edit
and retype the E911 Practice text file at the request of the defendant Riggs
in order to conceal the source of the E911 Practice text file and to prepare
it for publication in a computer hacker newsletter.
"It was further part of the scheme that defendant Neidorf would and did
transfer the stolen E911 Practice text file through the use of an interstate
computer bulletin board system used by defendant Riggs in Lockport, Illinois.
"It was further part of the scheme that the defendants Riggs and Neidorf would
publish information to other computer hackers which could be used to gain
unauthorized access to emergency 911 computer systems in the United States and
thereby disrupt or halt 911 service in portions of the United States."
Basically, Neidorf is being charged with receiving a stolen document. There is
nothing anywhere in the indictment that even suggests he entered any computer
illegally. So his crimes are receiving, editing, and transmitting.
Now what is contained in this document? Information about how to gain
unauthorized access to, disrupt, or halt 911 service? Hardly. The document
(erroneously referred to as "911 software" by the media which caused all kinds
of misunderstandings) is quoted in Phrack Volume 2, Number 24 and makes for
one of the dullest articles ever to appear in the newsletter. According to the
indictment, the value of this 20k document is $79,449. [See story that follows t
his one]
Shortly after the indictments were handed down, a member of the Legion of Doom
known as Erik Bloodaxe issued a public statement. "[A group of three hackers]
ended up pulling files off [a Southern Bell system] for them to look at. This
is usually standard procedure: you get on a system, look around for
interesting text, buffer it, and maybe print it out for posterity. No member
of LOD has ever (to my knowledge) broken into another system and used any
information gained from it for personal gain of any kind...with the exception
of maybe a big boost in his reputation around the underground. [A hacker] took
the documentation to the system and wrote a file about it. There are actually
two files, one is an overview, the other is a glossary. The information is
hardly something anyone could possibly gain anything from except knowledge
about how a certain aspect of the telephone company works."
He went on to say that Neidorf would have had no way of knowing whether or not
the file contained proprietary information.
Prosecutors refused to say how hackers could benefit from the information, nor
would they cite a motive or reveal any actual damage. In addition, it's widely
speculated that much of this information is readily available as reference
material.
In all of the indictments, the Legion of Doom is defined as "a closely knit
group of computer hackers involved in: a) disrupting telecommunications by
entering computerized telephone switches and changing the routing on the
circuits of the computerized switches; b) stealing proprietary computer source
code and information from companies and individuals that owned the code and
information; c) stealing and modifying credit information on individuals
maintained in credit bureau computers; d) fraudulently obtaining money and
property from companies by altering the computerized information used by the
companies; e) disseminating information with respect to their methods of
attacking computers to other computer hackers in an effort to avoid the focus
of law enforcement agencies and telecommunication security experts."
Ironically, since the Legion of Doom isn't a closely knit group, it's unlikely
that anyone will be able to defend the group's name against these charges --
any defendants will naturally be preoccupied with their own defenses.
(Incidentally, Neidorf was not a part of the Legion of Doom, nor was Phrack
a publication of LOD, as has been reported.)
The Hunt Intensifies
After learning of the Phrack electronic mail surveillance, one of the system
operators of The Phoenix Project, a computer bulletin board in Austin, Texas,
decided to take action to protect the privacy of his users. "I will be adding
a secure encryption routine into the e-mail in the next 2 weeks - I haven't
decided exactly how to implement it, but it'll let two people exchange mail
encrypted by a password only known to the two of them.... Anyway, I do not
think I am due to be busted...I don't do anything but run a board. Still,
there is that possibility. I assume that my lines are all tapped until proven
otherwise. There is some question to the wisdom of leaving the board up at
all, but I have personally phoned several government investigators and invited
them to join us here on the board. If I begin to feel that the board is
putting me in any kind of danger, I'll pull it down with no notice - I hope
everyone understands. It looks like it's sweeps-time again for the feds. Let's
hope all of us are still around in 6 months to talk about it."
The new security was never implemented. The Phoenix Project was seized within
days.
And the clampdown intensified still further. On March 1, the offices of Steve
Jackson Games, a publishing company in Austin, were raided by the Secret
Service. According to the Associated Press, the home of the managing editor
was also searched. The police and Secret Service seized books, manuals,
computers, technical equipment, and other documents. Agents also seized the
final draft of a science fiction game written by the company. According to the
Austin American-Statesman, the authorities were trying to determine whether
the game was being used as a handbook for computer crime.
Callers to the Illuminati bulletin board (run by Steve Jackson Games), received
the following message:
"Before the start of work on March 1, Steve Jackson Games was visited by agents
of the United States Secret Service. They searched the building thoroughly,
tore open several boxes in the warehouse, broke a few locks, and damaged a
couple of filing cabinets (which we would gladly have let them examine, had
they let us into the building), answered the phone discourteously at best, and
confiscated some computer equipment, including the computer that the BBS was
running on at the time.
"So far we have not received a clear explanation of what the Secret Service was
looking for, what they expected to find, or much of anything else. We are
fairly certain that Steve Jackson Games is not the target of whatever
investigation is being conducted; in any case, we have done nothing illegal
and have nothing whatsoever to hide. However, the equipment that was seized is
apparently considered to be evidence in whatever they're investigating, so we
aren't likely to get it back any time soon. It could be a month, it could be
never.
"To minimize the possibility that this system will be confiscated as well, we
have set it up to display this bulletin, and that's all. There is no message
base at present. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we wish we dared do
more than this."
Apparently, one of the system operators of The Phoenix Project was also
affiliated with Steve Jackson Games. And that was all the authorities needed.
Raids continued throughout the country with reports of more than a dozen
bulletin boards being shut down. In Atlanta, the papers reported that three
local LOD hackers faced 40 years in prison and a $2 million fine.
Another statement from a Legion of Doom member (The Mentor, also a system
operator of The Phoenix Project) attempted to explain the situation:
"LOD was formed to bring together the best minds from the computer underground
- not to do any damage or for personal profit, but to share experiences and
discuss computing. The group has always maintained the highest ethical
standards.... On many occasions, we have acted to prevent abuse of systems....
I have known the people involved in this 911 case for many years, and there
was absolutely no intent to interfere with or molest the 911 system in any
manner. While we have occasionally entered a computer that we weren't supposed
to be in, it is grounds for expulsion from the group and social ostracism to
do any damage to a system or to attempt to commit fraud for personal profit.
"The biggest crime that has been committed is that of curiosity.... We have
been instrumental in closing many security holes in the past, and had hoped to
continue to do so in the future. The list of computer security people who
count us as allies is long, but must remain anonymous. If any of them choose
to identify themselves, we would appreciate the support."
And The Plot Thickens
Meanwhile, in Lockport, Illinois, a strange tale was unfolding. The public UNIX
system known as Jolnet that had been used to transmit the 911 files had also
been seized. What's particularly odd here is that, according to the electronic
newsletter Telecom Digest, the system operator, Rich Andrews, had been
cooperating with federal authorities for over a year. Andrews found the files
on his system nearly two years ago, forwarded them to AT&T, and was
subsequently contacted by the authorities. He cooperated fully. Why, then, was
his system seized as well? Andrews claimed it was all part of the
investigation, but added, "One way to get [hackers] is by shutting down the
sites they use to distribute stuff."
The Jolnet raid caused outrage in the bulletin board world, particularly among
administrators and users of public UNIX systems.
Cliff Figallo, system administrator for The Well, a public UNIX system in
California, voiced his concern. "The assumption that federal agents can seize
a system owner's equipment as evidence in spite of the owner's lack of proven
involvement in the alleged illegal activities (and regardless of the
possibility that the system is part of the owner's livelihood) is scary to me
and should be to anyone responsible for running a system such as this."
Here is a sampling of some of the comments seen around the country after the
Jolnet seizure:
"As administrator for Zygot, should I start reading my users' mail to make
sure they aren't saying anything naughty? Should I snoop through all the files
to make sure everyone is being good? This whole affair is rather chilling."
"From what I have noted with respect to Jolnet, there was a serious crime
committed there -- by the [federal authorities]. If they busted a system with
email on it, the Electronic Communication Privacy Act comes into play.
Everyone who had email dated less than 180 days old on the system is entitled
to sue each of the people involved in the seizure for at least $1,000 plus
legal fees and court costs. Unless, of course, the [authorities] did it by the
book, and got warrants to interfere with the email of all who had accounts on
the systems. If they did, there are strict limits on how long they have to
inform the users."
"Intimidation, threats, disruption of work and school, 'hit lists', and
serious legal charges are all part of the tactics being used in this
'witch-hunt'. That ought to indicate that perhaps the use of pseudonyms wasn't
such a bad idea after all."
"There are civil rights and civil liberties issues here that have yet to be
addressed. And they probably won't even be raised so long as everyone acts on
the assumption that all hackers are criminals and vandals and need to be
squashed, at whatever cost...."
"I am disturbed, on principle, at the conduct of at least some of the federal
investigations now going on. I know several people who've taken their systems
out of public access just because they can't risk the seizure of their
equipment (as evidence or for any other reason). If you're a Usenet site, you
may receive megabytes of new data every day, but you have no common carrier
protection in the event that someone puts illegal information onto the Net and
thence into your system."
Increased Restrictions
But despite the outpourings of concern for what had happened, many system
administrators and bulletin board operators felt compelled to tighten the
control of their systems and to make free speech a little more difficult, for
their own protection.
Bill Kuykendall, system administrator for The Point, a public UNIX system in
Chicago, made the following announcement to the users of his system:
"Today, there is no law or precedent which affords me... the same legal rights
that other common carriers have against prosecution should some other party
(you) use my property (The Point) for illegal activities. That worries me....
"I fully intend to explore the legal questions raised here. In my opinion, the
rights to free assembly and free speech would be threatened if the owners of
public meeting places were charged with the responsibility of policing all
conversations held in the hallways and lavatories of their facilities for
references to illegal activities.
"Under such laws, all privately owned meeting places would be forced out of
existence, and the right to meet and speak freely would vanish with them. The
common sense of this reasoning has not yet been applied to electronic meeting
places by the legislature. This issue must be forced, or electronic bulletin
boards will cease to exist.
"In the meantime, I intend to continue to operate The Point with as little risk
to myself as possible. Therefore, I am implementing a few new policies:
"No user will be allowed to post any message, public or private, until his name
and address has been adequately verified. Most users in the metropolitan
Chicago area have already been validated through the telephone number
directory service provided by Illinois Bell. Those of you who received
validation notices stating that your information had not been checked due to a
lack of time on my part will now have to wait until I get time before being
allowed to post.
"Out of state addresses cannot be validated in the manner above.... The short
term solution for users outside the Chicago area is to find a system closer to
home than The Point.
"Some of the planned enhancements to The Point are simply not going to happen
until the legal issues are resolved. There will be no shell access and no file
upload/download facility for now.
"My apologies to all who feel inconvenienced by these policies, but under the
circumstances, I think your complaints would be most effective if made to your
state and federal legislators. Please do so!"
These restrictions were echoed on other large systems, while a number of
smaller hacker bulletin boards disappeared altogether. We've been told by some
in the hacker world that this is only a phase, that the hacker boards will be
back and that users will once again be able to speak without having their words
and identities "registered". But there's also a nagging suspicion, the feeling
that something is very different now. A publication has been shut down.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of names have been seized from mailing lists and
will, no doubt, be investigated. The facts in the 911 story have been twisted
and misrepresented beyond recognition, thanks to ignorance and sensationalism.
People and organizations that have had contact with any of the suspects are
open to investigation themselves. And, around the country, computer operators
and users are becoming more paranoid and less willing to allow free speech. In
the face of all of this, the belief that democracy will triumph in the end
seems hopelessly naive. Yet, it's something we dare not stop believing in. Mere
faith in the system, however, is not enough.
We hope that someday we'll be able to laugh at the absurdities of today. But,
for now, let's concentrate on the facts and make sure they stay in the
forefront.
==> Were there break-ins involving the E911 system? If so, the entire story
must be revealed. How did the hackers get in? What did they have access to?
What could they have done? What did they actually do? Any security holes that
were revealed should already have been closed. If there are more, why do they
still exist? Could the original holes have been closed earlier and, if so, why
weren't they? Any hacker who caused damage to the system should be held
accountable. Period. Almost every hacker around seems to agree with this. So
what is the problem? The glaring fact that there doesn't appear to have been
any actual damage. Just the usual assortment of gaping security holes that
never seem to get fixed. Shoddiness in design is something that shouldn't be
overlooked in a system as important as E911. Yet that aspect of the case is
being side-stepped. Putting the blame on the hackers for finding the flaws is
another way of saying the flaws should remain undetected.
==> Under no circumstance should the Phrack newsletter or any of its editors be
held as criminals for printing material leaked to them. Every publication of
any value has had documents given to them that were not originally intended
for public consumption. That's how news stories are made. Shutting down Phrack
sends a very ominous message to publishers and editors across the nation.
==> Finally, the privacy of computer users must be respected by the government.
It's ironic that hackers are portrayed as the ones who break into systems,
read private mail, and screw up innocent people. Yet it's the federal
authorities who seem to have carte blanche in that department. Just what did
the Secret Service do on these computer systems? What did they gain access to?
Whose mail did they read? And what allowed them to do this?
Take Exception
It's very easy to throw up your hands and say it's all too much. But the facts
indicate to us that we've come face to face with a very critical moment in
history. What comes out of this could be a trend-setting precedent, not only
for computer users, but for the free press and every citizen of the United
States. Complacency at this stage will be most detrimental.
We also realize that one of the quickest ways of losing credibility is to be
shrill and conspiracy-minded. We hope we're not coming across in this way
because we truly believe there is a significant threat here. If Phrack is
successfully shut down and its editors sent to prison for writing an article,
2600 could easily be next. And so could scores of other publications whose
existence ruffles some feathers. We cannot allow this to happen.
In the past, we've called for people to spread the word on various issues. More
times than not, the results have been felt. Never has it been more important
than now. To be silent at this stage is to accept a very grim and dark future.
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ARTICLE TWO: A REVIEW OF THE E911 DOCUMENT ITSELF
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Documentation on the E911 System
March 1988
$79,449, 6 pages
Bell South Standard Practice
660-225-104SV
Review by Emmanuel Goldstein
It otherwise would have been a quickly forgotten text published in a hacker
newsletter. But due to all of the commotion, the Bell South E911 document is
now very much in the public eye. Copies are extremely easy to come by, despite
Bell South's assertion that the whole thing is worth $79,449.
While we can't publish the actual document, we can report on its contents since
it's become a news story in itself. But don't get excited. There really isn't
all that much here.
Certain acronyms are introduced, among them Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP), also known as Emergency Service Bureau (ESB). This is what you get (in
telco lingo) when you dial 911. The importance of close coordination between
these agencies is stressed. Selective routing allows the 911 call to be routed
to the proper PSAP. The 1A ESS is used as the tandem office for this routing.
Certain services made available with E911 include Forced Disconnect,
Alternative Routing, Selective Routing, Selective Transfer, Default Routing,
Night Service, Automatic Number Identification, and Automatic Location
Identification.
We learn of the existence of the E911 Implementation Team, the brave men and
women from Network Marketing who help with configuration in the difficult
cutover period. This team is in charge of forming an ongoing maintenance
subcommittee. We wouldn't want that juicy tidbit to get out, now would we?
We learn that the Switching Control Center (SCC) "is responsible for E911/1AESS
translations in tandem central offices". We're not exactly shocked by this
revelation.
We also find out what is considered a "priority one" trouble report. Any link
down to the PSAP fits this definition. We also learn that when ANI fails, the
screens will display all zeroes.
We could go on but we really don't want to bore you. None of this information
would allow a hacker to gain access to such a system. All it affords is a
chance to understand the administrative functions a little better. We'd like to
assume that any outside interference to a 911 system is impossible. Does Bell
South know otherwise? In light of their touchiness on the matter, we have to
wonder.
We'd be most interested in hearing from people with more technical knowledge on
the subject. What does this whole escapade tell us? Please write or call so the
facts can be brought forward.
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21 Considerations in Selecting BBSs to Use & Enjoy
Ken Buchholz
The Washington Towne Crier BBS
708-803-0428
BBSs are like mushrooms in spring - they seem to sprout up with every
rain, and suddenly, without warning, disappear into thin air. There
are thousands of BBSs to use, and since you can't spend every waking
hour BBSing, you need to be selective in the system you choose to use.
Here's some helpful hints to guide you in selecting the BBSs you
utilize:
1. The SYSOP. You can tell a lot about the SYSOP without seeing the
system in action. As you log on, what is the flavour of the
SYSOP's comments and prompts for answers? If he/she nasty? Does
he/she give you the feeling that they believe they are God? Does
the SYSOP ask too personal questions, such as detailed information
on where you work or live, your income or your sexual preferences?
If so, don't bother completing the logon sequence - hang up and
take your business elsewhere.
2. Does the system provide adequate telecommunications support, such
as a high enough baud rate? Systems which don't provide at least
9600 baud today are probably going to be VERY slow in terms of
user activity, and slow systems are dead systems. Is the system
constantly busy? If a system is constantly busy, either the
system has too many users, the system doesn't restrict session
times, or the SYSOP is constantly taking his/her system down
to play games, do their homework, etc. Regardless of reason,
find another BBS to frequent.
3. Does the SYSOP force you to suffer through endless screens of
totally useless information, such as last N number of callers,
lists of those who haven't uploaded enough (in the SYSOP's own
opinion), lists of useless trivia such as "On this date in
history..." and the like? Are you forced to suffer through
a seemingly endless list of "system messages" that date back
more than a week or two? Do it take more than 15-20 seconds to
log on? If the answer to any of these questions is "Yes", forget
this system and hang-up immediately.
4. Do the logon screens/prompts change frequently? This can reek
havoc on your attempts to fully automate your logon sequence via
script files. And it illustrates just how much of a plaything
the SYSOP considers his/her system to be. Again, forget these
systems and go elsewhere.
5. The name of the system: If the SYSOP picks some space-faced
name (Galacticom Gladiators or Space Base North, for example)
or overly-cutesy name (Gina's Boutique or Dick's Doghouse),
it will attract users of a similar mindset. If this matches
your mindset, continue to logon, otherwise hang up immediately.
6. Does the BBS' name change with the weather? This is indicative
of a SYSOP who is about as stable as Jello. Get your desert
elsewhere...
7. Does the system require users to maintain an upload/download
ratio? If so, move on - there are too many systems around
which don't have such restrictions to have to bother with those
which do. Again, move on... quickly...
8. Does the SYSOP allow "war-boarding", profanity and other trash?
"War-boards" = "Kiddy-boards". If you're a kiddy, great news!
For the more mature user, dial another number and don't look
back...
9. Is the system well-policed? For example, how old are the messages
in the public forums? If they are more than a month or two old,
you really must reconsider the wisdom of using the system. If
they date back 4-6 months or more, boggie on... to another system.
10. Is the system well organized in a logical fashion? Are there
different topical SIGs/forums/message bases, or is everything
tossed into one big bucket? Same goes for the File Libraries -
are they organized into logical areas, or will you be spending
time weeding through files of no interest to you to find those
which are? Again, there is no need to have to suffer through
a mess when there are so many BBSs around which are well-
organized and well-policed.
Conversely, does the system have a SIG/forum/message base for
absolutely everything under the sun? Are the SIGs/forums/
message bases splintered too much? (Example: SIGs for DOS, Batch
Files, Disk Utilities, Keyboard Utilities, Memory Management
Utilities, etc., rather than a single DOS SIG/)
11. Are the files online available for downloading packed with PKZIP,
ARC or some other packer, or are they available ONLY in an
uncompressed state? Time IS money and uncompressed files take
far longer to download. The only general exception to this rule
are GIF graphics. If you can't get your downloads in packed
format, look elsewhere.
12. Privacy of YOUR information: Does the system allow users to gain
access to the personal and usually VERY private information about
its users, or is this restricted - available ONLY if the users
elect to make the information available? If you don't have
complete control over your own personal information, hang up
immediately.
13. What is the "theme" or purpose of the BBS? If the purpose of the
system is "stamp collecting" and you have no interest in stamp
collecting, don't waste your time and that of others in trying
to change the theme of the system. Move on. In contrast, if you
ARE interested in stamp collecting, use the system to the max -
its definitely in YOUR interest to support the system.
14. What is the user activity in the public forums/message bases?
If there is little activity and the BBS has been around for more
than 2-3 months (i.e., the system is NOT just starting up and
gaining recognition), move on. Again, a slow system is a dead
system.
15. What is the age of the SYSOP? Many youngsters 9-15 go through
the stage where they absolutely MUST be the SYSOP of their own
system. Its genetic. A FEW of these systems are run by mature
young men/women, but most are just passing fancies and thus the
systems will be online for 3 months or less. Especially when
Mom and Dad decide to punish Junior for getting that D in Math.
If you use such systems, just don't be surprised one evening
when you call and the Ma Bell Electronic Lady tells you "The
number you have reached has been disconnected."
16. Does the system provide the transfer protocol(s) of choice for
today? For example, currently ZMODEM is the protocol most
popular, and for good reason. Does the system offer ZMODEM?
17. Network mail. So-called BBSs which offer network messages are
not BBSs in the original sense. Network BBSs tend to be "just
another node" and don't have the local intensity and don't
foster the spirit of comraderia that truly local BBSs do. This
is NOT to say that network systems are not worth using - quite
the contrary. If you need to get electronic mail to someone
in another state and are too cheap to subscribe to CIS, GEnie,
America Online, etc., and you don't mind exchanging electronic
mail at a snail's pace, they are just your cup of tea! But if
you desire the spirit of a local system, network nodes are not
going to satisfy you. Personally I prefer local BBSs and
Reach Out America - time is more valuable than money to me,
so I pay the few cents to get my mail to someone instantly
rather than wait a week to get the mail there and get the
reply back. Just personal preference... But, if the network
BBS is charging you for each message sent out on the network,
go elsewhere, period.
18. The spirit of the users. What makes a BBS is the quality of its
users. If the users are mature, friendly, knowledgable and
outgoing, the system will be hopping and you'll get the most
from it. If, on the other hand, the system fosters users who
only want to logon and take downloads, forget forging any
friendships or getting much help, such as answers to your
questions.
19. Hours of operation: Is the system available 24 hrs/day, 7 days/
week? If not, forget it; the SYSOP isn't committed to running
a solid system if he/she doesn't spring for at least ONE
dedicated line, and why should you have to rearrange your life
around the system's availability? Such systems never last very
long. Mushrooms in spring...
20. Is the system easy to use? In other words, are the commands
logical and make sense? Or are they Unix-like, cryptic and
Greek? If you need to download a manual to learn the system,
forget it - go read a nice novel and get some enjoyment in
life! If you are on the system for 3 min and still haven't
mastered the commands, Alt-H and dial another system.
21. Is the system free? If not, be absolutely sure what you're going
to be getting for your money BEFORE you ship the cabbage. There
are thousands upon thousands of BBSs which are free, and if a BBS
is going to charge you for your use of the system, make darn sure
they are going to be providing you with something than you can't
get for free further down the road. Also know that many of the
BBSs which have attempted to go the subscription route have failed
miserably and either folded altogether or have reverted back to
being a free, public-access system. If the pay-for-use system
you are considering goes back to being a free system, will you
get your money back? If the system goes offline permanently, will
you get your cabbage refunded? Chances are the answers to both
questions are "No".
Before you send in your money, the pay-for-use system should allow
you some "free" connect time to investigate the system and the
services it provides. Unless you get some free time to investigate
the entire system, move on.
This is by far NOT a comprehensive list of considerations to make
in selecting which BBSs you utilize, but it should provide you with
some elementary considerations as a start. The key to maximizing
the benefits of using BBSs lies in being selective. BBSs should
be places to go for learning, for getting public domain and
shareware files, for exchanging thoughts, for getting news and for
making friends who share some common interests (such as computers).
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\ \ e y n \ | | | |
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| | \|________________| |
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| | An Analysis by |he Ramsacker |
| | October 7, 1991 |
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Yes folks, you have just witnessed the cheeziest textfile intro design
ever conjured up in G-phile history.
______________________________________________________________________________
A couple years ago in 1989 when life was simple and I was just a "c0dez
d00d", I chanced upon calling a BBS called Third Planet in 516, the official
Star League headquarters. It must have been around 2:00 AM my time (West
Coast) when I was logging in new and the sysop broke in to chat. Being a
typical c0dez d00d, I immediately dropped carrier...no actually I thought I'd
humor the sysop and see what the hell he was doing up at 5:00 AM his time. He
told me he had been working on the system and must have fell asleep in his
chair (comfortable chair). Curious about this entire Star League concept that
I had come into limited contact with from time to time and wanting to know
more, I began asking the sysop questions about it. He proceeded to tell me, as
best as my recollection allows, the following, (which is my summary of what I
remember him telling me):
The Star League concept was born out of the frustration of
calling different BBS' across the country only to encounter endless
rag wars and egotistical competition amongst pirates. The pirate
world was supposed to be a united community, dedicated to getting
new wares out to everyone instead of embroiling the release of
them into a overly-competitive rat race where every group was trying
to undermine and out-do the other. The idea behind the League was
to promote cooperation between different pirates and groups and to
provide a haven for those people who were alienated by all the
hostility they encountered. Those pirates and groups allied under
the Star League banner would cooperate in cracking and distributing
wares rather than compete for all the glory. After all, the pirate
world was founded on the concept of hackers cooperating to achieve
a common goal, and it was supposed to be fun.
The Star League member structure was based upon a hierarchy.
There were different levels and ranks assigned to persons based on
their accomplishments and contributions to the pirate community at
large. Methods of increasing your ranking within the hierarchy
included cracking wares, distributing wares, or being an outstanding
contributor to different Star League bases in the way of uploading
and posting messages. Those aligned with the Star League called
themselves "*-fyters" and usually accompanied their handles with
this label.
Rylos, the sysop of Third Planet and founder of the Star League, was a
school teacher (of what grade level, either he didn't tell me or I forgot).
Keeping this in mind, when one ponders it, everything about the Star League was
like being in grade school; you were always taught to be kind and sharing to
your fellow students...the same principals that Rylos adopted and applied to
the Apple pirate world as the basis for the Star League. He wanted to promote
sharing and kindness amongst pirates to try and bring order to the chaos of the
Apple pirate world, but he didn't totally succeed.
There are several reasons why the Star League concept never became as
widespread and successful as Rylos would have desired. First of all, it was a
utopian idea, and utopias don't always work the way you expect them to.
Secondly, a lot of the members of the Star League were, plain and simple,
geeks. They were mostly those dreadful Christmas modemers. You know, those 14
year olds that get a Volksmodem from Mom and Pop on the 25th of December (or
The Chanukah Modemers for the Jewish amongst you). Lastly, and most important
of all, the Apple pirate community was an anarchy, and it was therefore a
paradox and an impossibility to try and govern it. Most everyone involved was
in it for THEIR own reasons, whether to get wares, to show off ones talent in
cracking wares, to simply rag on others because of inferiority complexes in
real life, or whatever. To survive you had to be able to hold your own. Those
who couldn't joined the Star League. In all fairness, the Star League
federation never had the talent it needed to advance its ideals. Who would
want to be governed by an organization that encouraged "niceness" when you
could start your own group and dominate the Apple ][ pirate world with a
cracking empire? Simply the fact that it is a given that most people who
became heavily involved in the pirate community had large egos, its not very
likely that any one person would be able to get everyone to submit to one
solitary confederacy.
Although I never read the book, I do know enough about the story to say
that Rylos had a "Catch 22" idea in mind. He wanted to see if he could
successfully create a federation of persons dedicated to the ideals that he
laid out for them, that of cooperating to achieve a common goal, the common
goal being the cracking and distribution of wares. Based upon the fact that
the only contribution from the Star League that I am aware of is an Edu-ware
called Planetary Construction Set, I wouldn't call Rylos' experiment a very
successful one, although I can see how an older person, especially a school
teacher, would be fascinated with the experience. But because of the reasons I
have pointed out above, the idea was doomed from the start. I personally don't
believe the idea could have ever worked.
I don't know if the Star League still exists. The Byte Bastards used
to be aligned with them, but quit soon after I joined the group, and that's the
last major contact I came into with the Star League. If you think you'd still
like to try calling a Star League BBS, here's the number for Third Planet:
(516) 361-6744. I don't know if it is up any longer so call at your own
discretion.
______________________________________________________________________________
Thanks to Guns-N-Roses and The Moody Blues for kindly playing on my
dilapidated Sears stereo while I typed this file (even though I wasn't a fan, I
bought Use Your Illusion I & II anyway and found them to be pretty good
listening). Thanks also go out to my Penis for being there when I needed it.
Ok, on to...
THE END
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
You'd think the American Government would get a clue from the events
going on in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union and leave our rights alone.
But they're fucked in the head and think they have the right to control us.
Well, they'll soon discover that they can't take away rights they never owned
in the first place.
The Ramsacker
October 7, 1991
2:51 PM
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The Best on the Boards
Copyright (c) 1993, Russell Mirabelli
All rights reserved
Many bulletin boards across the nation have a huge amount of
software to choose from for download. Most have so many titles
that determining which ones might be worth the download time is
difficult. In this column, I will attempt to help you sort through
the huge morass of shareware available and let you know which
titles I feel are worth your evaluation. All the software reviewed
in this column is available on many bulletin boards throughout the
country. If you have difficulty locating a particular title, I
recommend that you contact its author at the address listed.
DRAG AND ZIP is a Windows shell for PKZIP and PKUNZIP. In that
brief description, it may not sound like much, but it is so very
easy to use that it falls into the category of "can't live
without" software.
Most of my days are spent entirely within Windows, and I often
am bringing compressed files form one computer to another. Until
I met DNZ, I had to exit Windows, change directories, run PKZIP
from the command line, and then bring Windows back up. NO MORE!
now, I simply double-click on a .ZIP file in the file viewer,
and DNZ will take care of making sure that the files all reach
the directories I want.
Zipping files up is equally easy. DNZ's zipping program sits,
minimized as an icon, and all that the user needs to do is drag
the files from the file manager and drop them on top of the DNZ
icon. A dialog box will ask for a file name and options, and
then it's taken care of.
Another nice feature of DNZ is that it allows the user to get
use of all the obscure command-line parameters that PKZIP
offers. Without DNZ, I would never use fast memcopy, EMS, 386
protection, or any of the other two dozen options I now use
regularly.
DNZ does require that you already have a copy of PKZIP, and it
will support the latest version (as of this writing:2.1g).
This may sound like a rave, and it is. I simply could not get
much of my work done as quickly as I do if it were not for Drag
and Zip. Its $25 registration fee is a pittance for the
heavy-duty functionality that it provides. If you haven't
downloaded this one yet, DO IT NOW!!!
Value 10
Usability 9
Performance 7
--------------
Overall 9
Dan Baumbach
Canyon Software
1527 Fourth St. Ste 131
San Rafael, CA 94901
If you are a shareware author and would like to see your product
reviewed in this column, please contact me either via e-mail at the STTS
bulletin board, through RIME, WME, or P&BNET, or via conventional mail.
My conventional mail address is:
Russell Mirabelli
1216 Lamar Blvd E #508
Arlington, TX 76011

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3/16/93 Secret Service Held Guilty Of Violating Computer Privacy
By Bob Ortega
A federal court in Austin, Texas, ruled that the U.S. Secret Service
violated privacy laws in seizing an electronic bulletin board, electronic
mail and computer records from a computer games maker three years ago, The
Wall Street Journal reported.
Federal Judge Sam Sparks also ruled that the Secret Service, contrary to
government denials, had read, disclosed and erased messages on the bulletin
board it seized, in violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
"Though the ruling is not as clear as we'd have liked, it's the first
opinion I know of that holds that electronic communications on a bulletin
board are protected" by the federal Privacy Protection Act, said Peter
Kennedy, attorney for Steve Jackson Games of Austin, the plaintiff in the
case. Justice Department attorneys couldn't immediately be reached for
comment.
The case, which provoked fierce debate over how widely the government can
cast its net in combating computer crime, led to the founding of a
computer-user's rights group, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which
sponsored the suit against the government. Yesterday, the foundation hailed
the verdict. "This case should send a message to law-enforcement groups
everywhere that they can't ignore the rights of those who communicate by
computer," said Mike Godwin, the foundation's counsel.
In March 1990, the Secret Service was tracking a "911 program" that agents
believed computer hackers had stolen from BellSouth. Agents, saying they
suspected that an employee of Steve Jackson's was involved, raided the
company under a warrant issued by the local U.S. Magistrate. They seized
computer equipment, an electronic bulletin board, and files that contained a
computer game the company had been about to publish.
The Service held onto the property for months, and destroyed some of the
files and electronic messages.
In his opinion, Judge Sparks said there was never any basis for suspicion
that the company or its owner, Steve Jackson, had broken any laws; and that
if agents hadn't been so "sloppy" in their investigation, they would have
realized that the company was a legitimate publisher, entitled to the
protection of the Privacy Protection Act. That act shields files and work
records of newspapers, broadcasters and publishers from government search or
seizure.
Judge Sparks did support the Secret Service's contention, on a separate
count, that despite seizing and reading electronic messages on the bulletin
board, it hadn't "intercepted" them under the meaning of the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act.
He awarded Jackson, his company, and three bulletin board users a total of
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3/18/93 Court Ruling Gives Laws On Privacy A Hi-Tech Edge
By Bob Ortega
A recent ruling by a federal judge in Austin, Texas, pushed privacy laws a
bit further into the technology age, The Wall Street Journal reported.
For the first time, say attorneys, a federal court has explicitly ruled
that the Privacy Protection Act, which mandates subpoenas in many cases,
applies to electronically stored information, and that computer bulletin
boards and electronic mail are safeguarded by federal wiretap laws against
government eavesdropping.
The case stemmed from a U.S. Secret Service raid three years ago on Steve
Jackson Games, an Austin-based publisher of role-playing games and books. The
raid, one of many the service conducted in search of electronic documents
believed stolen from BellSouth, resulted in the seizure of some of the
company's computers and masses of electronically stored information.
Though the ruling isn't binding on other federal courts, and still faces a
possible appeal, attorneys say Judge Sam Sparks's opinion has broad
implications for privacy law and its restraints on law-enforcement
investigations. Last week's decision, they noted, could strengthen the legal
protections available both to traditional news-gathering concerns and
publishers and to the users of fast-growing computer services such as
electronic mail and computer bulletin boards.
"It's a highly visible case in the computer world," said Marc Rotenberg, an
attorney for Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. "The judge has
recognized and uplifted values that are taken for granted in the
nonelectronic world."
At the same time, some law-enforcement officials see the decision as a
threat to their ability to investigate hackers and computer crime. And
Dorothy Denning, computer science chairwoman at Georgetown University, says
past cases have shown hackers can do great damage. "I don't think the
government's fear was misplaced," she said.
In recent decades, federal law and court rulings haven't kept pace with the
rapid changes in technology, say attorneys schooled in First Amendment and
privacy cases. The Privacy Protection Act of 1980, for example, generally
safeguards newspapers, broadcasters and publishers from unreasonable
government search or seizure, by forcing law-enforcement officials to get a
subpoena before they can demand "work product," such as a reporter's notes.
That process gives the target of the subpoena a chance to contest the
government's demands.
But "these days, even traditional publishers do all their work on
computers," says Mike Godwin, counsel for the Electronic Frontier Foundation,
a computer-user civil rights group; and until now, no federal court has said
that electronically stored files and information in computers are
specifically protected under the act.
Also significant is Judge Sparks's rejection of the Justice Department's
claim that the Privacy Protection Act didn't apply to records it seized
"inadvertently," while carting off more than 300 floppy disks, two computers
and the computer on which a bulletin board was run. "If they could seize all
that from these guys legally, why not seize records at the New York Times?"
says Jane Kirtley, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom
of the Press.
Godwin says the ruling also extends protections enjoyed by traditional
publishers and news organizations to the growing number of nontraditional
publishers such as Steve Jackson Games. Further, the ruling makes clear that,
just as the government can't wiretap or rummage through the post office for
an individual's mail without court permission, it can't monitor electronic
mail, says Jim George, an Austin attorney who represented the publishing
company.
He says he believes this ruling is the first step toward treating
electronic mail and bulletin boards like more traditional means of
communication. "The concept of privacy in communications shouldn't depend on
the medium of delivery," he says.
The Secret Service and the Justice Department declined comment on the
ruling. In court, however, a federal attorney argued strenuously against
applying the privacy and wiretap laws in this case, saying that so doing
would make it very hard for the government to get information or computer
documents representing criminal activity.
In his opinion, Judge Sparks noted that the Secret Service had legitimate
concerns about intrusions into computer systems, including those of telephone
systems and the Defense Department. But in its rush to raid, the Secret
Service didn't care what other information it seized "incidentally," or what
impact its actions had on the company, he said.
Don Delaney, a senior investigator for computer crime and
telecommunications fraud with the New York State Police, says Judge Sparks's
opinion is sure to be closely studied by law-enforcement agencies around the
country. "Whether it's binding here or not, any decision that's logical, and
complies with what the law says, will be looked at for guidance," he says.
The search and seizure at Steve Jackson Games in March 1990 was part of a
wider crackdown on computer hacking provoked by widely reported computer
viruses. Agents, saying they believed Loyd Blankenship, an employee of Steve
Jackson Games, might have stored a copy of telephone documents on a
company-run bulletin board, used a search warrant to seize several computers
and large amounts of electronically stored data, including more than 160
electronic messages, and an electronically stored book and game the company
was about to publish.
As it turned out, the allegedly sensitive data in the telephone document
was publicly available for about $13 from another Bell company. No charges of
any kind have ever been filed against Blankenship, Jackson or his company.
Further, there was "no valid reason" not to copy and return all the seized
material within hours or days, Judge Sparks said. Jackson said the four
months' delay forced him to lay off eight employees.
By keeping its search warrant and seizure order secret, the Secret Service
disregarded the safeguards in federal laws that should have given Steve
Jackson Games a chance to contest or modify the seizure order, the judge
said. And, despite government denials, Judge Sparks said evidence showed the
agency read and destroyed messages in violation of federal wiretap laws.
Jackson was overjoyed with the ruling. But he had already taken a small
measure of revenge: He wrote and sold nearly 6,000 copies of a new game,
Hacker, that satirized bumbling Secret Service agents and, he says, the kind
of evil, rogue hackers "that exist mostly in the imagination of the Secret
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Ever seen anything like this?
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Hi! I'm New.
HI!!!! I AM A NEW USER ON THIS BBBS!!!!! SEND MUY OOOPPPPSSSS!!!!!
SNED ME OOOPPPSSS!!!!!! SEND ME MAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I THINK THIS
IS REELY NEATE!!!!!!!!!!!!! SEND ME MAIL!!!!! HYE, DID YOU HEAR
WHY THE PUNK CORSSED THEY RODE?????? BECAUZ HE WAS STAPLED TO
THEE CHICKEN!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SEND
ME JOAKZ!!!!!!!!! SEND ME MAIL!!!!!!! WELL GOTTA GO NOW!!!!!!!
L8R D00DZ!!!!!!!! HAHAHA!!!!!!! I SAW THAT SOMEWHERE!!!!!!!!!
/S /Q /K ^S ^Q ^K HEY SYSOP!!!!!!! HEY!!!!!!
! SEND ME MAIL!!!!!!! TELL ME HOW 2 SAVE THIS MESSAGE!!!!!!!
HEY!!!!!!! HELP ME I'ME TRAPPED IN HEAR AND I GOTTA STUDY 4 A
HEALTH TEST TOMORROE!!!!!!!! ANYBUDDY FROM DAN KWAYLE JUNIOR HIGH
HEAR WHO CAN GIVE ME THE ANSWERS??!!!!!!??!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
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_________________
|\ \
\ \ * a \
\ \ t - g \ _______________________
\ \ h f e \ |\ ___________________ /|
\ \ e y n \ | | | |
_\ \ t d \_____| | Byte Bastards BBS | |
/| \ \ e a \ | | (201) 697-7001 | |
| | \ \ r \ | |___________________| |
| | \ \________________\ |/_____________________\|
| | \|________________| |
| | _ |
| | An Analysis by |he Ramsacker |
| | October 7, 1991 |
| |___________________________________|
|/____________________________________/
______________________________________________________________________________
Yes folks, you have just witnessed the cheeziest textfile intro design
ever conjured up in G-phile history.
______________________________________________________________________________
A couple years ago in 1989 when life was simple and I was just a "c0dez
d00d", I chanced upon calling a BBS called Third Planet in 516, the official
Star League headquarters. It must have been around 2:00 AM my time (West
Coast) when I was logging in new and the sysop broke in to chat. Being a
typical c0dez d00d, I immediately dropped carrier...no actually I thought I'd
humor the sysop and see what the hell he was doing up at 5:00 AM his time. He
told me he had been working on the system and must have fell asleep in his
chair (comfortable chair). Curious about this entire Star League concept that
I had come into limited contact with from time to time and wanting to know
more, I began asking the sysop questions about it. He proceeded to tell me, as
best as my recollection allows, the following, (which is my summary of what I
remember him telling me):
The Star League concept was born out of the frustration of
calling different BBS' across the country only to encounter endless
rag wars and egotistical competition amongst pirates. The pirate
world was supposed to be a united community, dedicated to getting
new wares out to everyone instead of embroiling the release of
them into a overly-competitive rat race where every group was trying
to undermine and out-do the other. The idea behind the League was
to promote cooperation between different pirates and groups and to
provide a haven for those people who were alienated by all the
hostility they encountered. Those pirates and groups allied under
the Star League banner would cooperate in cracking and distributing
wares rather than compete for all the glory. After all, the pirate
world was founded on the concept of hackers cooperating to achieve
a common goal, and it was supposed to be fun.
The Star League member structure was based upon a hierarchy.
There were different levels and ranks assigned to persons based on
their accomplishments and contributions to the pirate community at
large. Methods of increasing your ranking within the hierarchy
included cracking wares, distributing wares, or being an outstanding
contributor to different Star League bases in the way of uploading
and posting messages. Those aligned with the Star League called
themselves "*-fyters" and usually accompanied their handles with
this label.
Rylos, the sysop of Third Planet and founder of the Star League, was a
school teacher (of what grade level, either he didn't tell me or I forgot).
Keeping this in mind, when one ponders it, everything about the Star League was
like being in grade school; you were always taught to be kind and sharing to
your fellow students...the same principals that Rylos adopted and applied to
the Apple pirate world as the basis for the Star League. He wanted to promote
sharing and kindness amongst pirates to try and bring order to the chaos of the
Apple pirate world, but he didn't totally succeed.
There are several reasons why the Star League concept never became as
widespread and successful as Rylos would have desired. First of all, it was a
utopian idea, and utopias don't always work the way you expect them to.
Secondly, a lot of the members of the Star League were, plain and simple,
geeks. They were mostly those dreadful Christmas modemers. You know, those 14
year olds that get a Volksmodem from Mom and Pop on the 25th of December (or
The Chanukah Modemers for the Jewish amongst you). Lastly, and most important
of all, the Apple pirate community was an anarchy, and it was therefore a
paradox and an impossibility to try and govern it. Most everyone involved was
in it for THEIR own reasons, whether to get wares, to show off ones talent in
cracking wares, to simply rag on others because of inferiority complexes in
real life, or whatever. To survive you had to be able to hold your own. Those
who couldn't joined the Star League. In all fairness, the Star League
federation never had the talent it needed to advance its ideals. Who would
want to be governed by an organization that encouraged "niceness" when you
could start your own group and dominate the Apple ][ pirate world with a
cracking empire? Simply the fact that it is a given that most people who
became heavily involved in the pirate community had large egos, its not very
likely that any one person would be able to get everyone to submit to one
solitary confederacy.
Although I never read the book, I do know enough about the story to say
that Rylos had a "Catch 22" idea in mind. He wanted to see if he could
successfully create a federation of persons dedicated to the ideals that he
laid out for them, that of cooperating to achieve a common goal, the common
goal being the cracking and distribution of wares. Based upon the fact that
the only contribution from the Star League that I am aware of is an Edu-ware
called Planetary Construction Set, I wouldn't call Rylos' experiment a very
successful one, although I can see how an older person, especially a school
teacher, would be fascinated with the experience. But because of the reasons I
have pointed out above, the idea was doomed from the start. I personally don't
believe the idea could have ever worked.
I don't know if the Star League still exists. The Byte Bastards used
to be aligned with them, but quit soon after I joined the group, and that's the
last major contact I came into with the Star League. If you think you'd still
like to try calling a Star League BBS, here's the number for Third Planet:
(516) 361-6744. I don't know if it is up any longer so call at your own
discretion.
______________________________________________________________________________
Thanks to Guns-N-Roses and The Moody Blues for kindly playing on my
dilapidated Sears stereo while I typed this file (even though I wasn't a fan, I
bought Use Your Illusion I & II anyway and found them to be pretty good
listening). Thanks also go out to my Penis for being there when I needed it.
Ok, on to...
THE END
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
You'd think the American Government would get a clue from the events
going on in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union and leave our rights alone.
But they're fucked in the head and think they have the right to control us.
Well, they'll soon discover that they can't take away rights they never owned
in the first place.
The Ramsacker
October 7, 1991
2:51 PM
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Tips on Starting Your Own BBS
Written by Pazuzu - November 11, 1993
(C) Copyright 1993 Digital News Associates
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Most people, after they've been calling out for a while, eventually come to
the decision that they should start their own BBS. The allure of running
your own board is very strong - you dream of the immense power you'll have to
delete anyone on a whim, to create your own virtual city on-line for people
to call into and live for a few minutes (or hours) each day. However, few
people realize the immense amount of time it takes to set up, configure, and
run a BBS. Having been a SysOp for a number of years, I feel I am qualified
to give a few tips on how to create a successful BBS.
There are a lot of things one must consider when starting a system - what
software to run, what to name the system, what types of files and message
areas to have and so on and so on. One of the most important things about
your system is the name. If you have a lame name, people are going to think
your system is lame (unless you're a CdC site...). Try to avoid generic
names. There are probably about 50,000 bulletin board systems in the U.S.
alone, and I think about 80% of them have very generic names. You should of
course choose a name that is reflective in some way of your system's content
- a good reason why my system is named "DnA Systems, Inc.". Anything with
"Dark" in it is OUT. In my 11 or so years of modeming I have seen so many
"Dark Realm"s, "Dark World"s, etc, to make me want to vomit. BE ORIGINAL!
Or at least try. Also try to avoid using names of famous BBS's of the past.
Especially Cemetary Gates. Cemetary Gates was a HUGE board back in the
mid-80's to early-90's. EVERYONE who has been out here for any length of
time has heard of it and we're all sick of everyone copying its name. This
also includes adding a "II" to the end of the name like "The Drop Site II" or
"Louder Than Bombs II" - this is even worse than just copying the name.
Of course, you must also decide what software to run. The sheer number of
BBS packages available today is insane and it can be very hard to pick one.
You must first consider what features you require and then find out which
softwares have those features. Configurability is also a big issue. You want
to be able to make the BBS look and function the exact way you want it to and
you don't want to spend six years doing so. Networking support is also very
important - if you want to join WWiVNet (goD forbid!), running a forum hack
would be very stupid. It would be totally impossible to go over every
package available, but I shall try to cover the major ones, at least for
MS-DOS systems anyhow.
There are basically three "families" of BBS software out there - The WWiV
hacks and work-a-likes, Forum hacks (1,000's of them), and PCBoard
/ RBBS / Wildcat work-a-likes.
The WWiV hacks/work-a-likes are quite numerous. There is of course WWiV
itself (DO NOT run WWiV), then there's Telegard, TAG, Renegade, Dominions,
and Synchronet. NO, Synchronet IS NOT a WWiV hack (I HAVE the source.), but
it looks a lot like it. Telegard and Renegade are quite similar (well, since
Renegade is a Telegard hack I wonder why?). They add a menu editor to the
system so you can make the BBS do whatever you like whenever whatever key is
pressed. Dominions is a Telegard hack with not very much changed. I run
Renegade and like it a lot. It does basically everything, and you can
configure it to look like whatever you want. Synchronet costs quite a bit of
money so you'll probably want to stay away from that unless you can pirate it
from somewhere.
The Forum hacks are extremely numerous and they all look the same in the end.
Included are: Vision, Vision/2, VisionX, Liquid (bugs, bugs, bugs), Oblivion,
Celerity (or CELERY as I like to call it), and about 100,000,000 more that I
can't think of right now. There are LOTS. There isn't much to distinguish one
from the other, except the bug level. Liquid is by far the worst I've seen.
Stay away from it unless you are a hardcore masochist. Setting up Fido-type
nets (such as CyberCrime and DnANeT) on forum hacks is notoriously tricky, so
you may want to avoid them if you plan on being in any fido-type nets.
The PCBoard/Wildcat/RBBS/Etc family are utterly hideous and most people I
know won't even CALL a board running them. The message base operation on
these abominations is utterly horrid and the person that invented it should
be flogged. Avoid these softwares like the plague.
After you pick a software, you've got to configure it to the way you want it.
DO NOT run a BBS "out-of-the-box". It looks really lame, and people will
notice right off that you haven't spent any time setting up your system and
aren't likely to call very often. It can be very difficult to set up a BBS,
but the time spent is well worth it. You've got to change prompts and menus,
set up logon and newuser info files, create message and file areas, and
things like that.
You've also got to come up with a "hook" - something that makes your system
different from the billion other systems out there. Mine is the unusual
combination of phreak/hack/virus/etc, conspiracy/legal/political info, and
the occult. It's an unusual combo that many people like, and keep calling
for. It's also one a lot of people have imitated. One I've never seen done
is pirated software and good phreak/hack stuff, without the board becoming
involved in the 0.1 second warezzzzz set. I'd like to see someone pull it
off.
The issue of nets is a big one these days - it seems EVERY system is in one
net or the other. The big problem with nets is that some systems get onto a
net, then become "a netnode". There's nothing to the system but the net. This
is something you want to avoid. If people are calling your system only for
the net, you've got some changes to make. Now, I'm not knocking nets - they
can be great - I'm on 4 of 'em myself. But choose them carefully and DO NOT
allow yourself to become a slave of the net. Most nets these days are of the
Fido-standard variety - a complicated subject for most people. There isn't a
single doc file in existence that attempts to help the fido novice understand
how to set up and run on a fido-type net. Until now, that is. Read my article
on the subject in this issue of DnA BEFORE you set yourself up on one of
these nets. I am SICK of SysOps who can't figure out how to run their mailer,
who make the net coordinator set it up for them, then GO DOWN when something
weird happens with their mailer or echo processor. My article will explain
all you need to know.
Once you get your board up, you've got to advertise. This is usually in the
form of posts on boards you call, or on a net. There is a great rule that N
Sult once told me (you may know him as D-Tox of ACiD, he's long gone now...)
- NEVER ADVERTISE YOUR SYSTEM ON A SYSTEM OF LESS QUALITY - ELSE YOU WILL
*BECOME* THAT QUALITY. This is a great rule to live by. Always try to
advertise your system on systems of a quality YOU'D like your system to
achieve, then people will think you are, and hence your system will become
that quality. So, if you want your system to be the next big name in the p/h
world, advertising it on your local clone of the "Streetfighter II BBS" (WHY
THE FUCK DOES EVERY SINGLE GOD DAMNED NPA HAVE ONE OF THESE???) is a bad
move.
Well, once you've got your system up, advertised it, and got people calling,
you're pretty much set. Running the system on a day-to-day basis isn't as bad
as most people make it out to be. Sure, you've got to validate new users (and
delete the idiots), make sure posts are of sufficient quality and on-topic,
make sure files get uploaded to the right directories (WHY THE HELL DO SO
MANY PEOPLE FIND IT SO DIFFICULT TO UPLOAD THINGS TO THE RIGHT SPOT???), and
so on.
Good luck to you.
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RECENT UPLOADS - WARNING - Not TESTED and NOT Scanned!
LINKS105.ZIP 242081 11-06-92* Self-ext. LINKS386.EXE & .DOC ver. 1.05 --
Corrects most video probs (eg. S3-chips), new
VESA's, centers picture on 640x480 screens.
INSTALL!.ZIP 14598 10-06-92 Install your programs with this program for
software authors. It is small, and very fast!
AMTAX91.ZIP 171264 10-13-92 Tax program
EABK21.ZIP 105520 11-08-92* OS/2 Extended Attribute backup util V2.02
prepares disk for backup with DOS utility or
restores EA after disk restore.
TE2120.ZIP 314239 11-08-92* TE/2 1.20 comm program for OS/2 with Zmodem
also get CP2101.zip fixes
CP2101.ZIP 67688 11-08-92* fixes for TE2120.zip TE/2 comm program
HELP-STB.TXT 41119 11-17-92* INFO FOR TECH SUPPORT ATTN: JOHN BOWLIN.
IS16550.ZIP 3743 11-17-92* Checks for prescence of 16550 UART
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GENERAL FILES, UTILITIES, MISC.
YOU MUST GET A COPY OF THIS BEFORE DOWNLOADING .ZIP FILES
PKZ110.EXE 149504 01-16-91 Latest version of PKZip compress/decompress.
REQUIRED to unzip most files on this BBS (and
many others)
Other Compression Programs
ARJ230.EXE 200363 02-04-92 ARJ 2.30 - the BEST compression prog. Freeware!
PKLTE112.ZIP 38166 10-31-91 Compress EXE files but they're still runnable!
LZHUF1.ZIP 26910 09-24-92 Info on file compression.
LZHE100.ZIP 6052 10-31-91 LZH decompressor.
LZEXE91.ZIP 44036 09-24-92 Compression program that compresses .EXE files.
LHA212.ZIP 25663 10-31-91 LHARC v2.2 by Yoshi (for LZH/LHA files)
LARC24.ZIP 40945 10-09-90 Achiving Utility creates smallest arc files.
QWK-Compatible Offline Mail Readers
WR14.ZIP 65130 08-31-91 Windows 3.0 compatible QWK offline mail reader.
WINQ099.ZIP 53749 12-16-91 Windows 3.0 comp. QWK offline mail reader. good!
SLMR20.ZIP 165533 12-16-91 DOS QWK-style Offline mail reader - very good.
POWER201.ZIP 199762 10-18-91 PowerMail QWK reader - pretty good.
MEGAR210.ZIP 200981 12-01-91 MEGAreader QWK reader - must use MEGAmail door.
EZRDR129.ZIP 175987 08-20-91 EZ-Reader QWK reader - fairly good.
D2-112.ZIP 269184 08-15-91 Deluxe-2 QWK-compat. offline mail reader.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS
DSZ0503.ZIP 91525 10-07-92 Latest 05/03/92 Version of DSZ
Zmodem/Ymodem/Xmodem external protocol for
up/downloading. You can use stand-alone or
link into comm. prog.
DSZ0503X.ZIP 40417 10-07-92 EXE Version (05/03/92) of DSZ. This program is
the industry standard for Zmodem! Get it!
ZBOOT20.ZIP 25895 10-07-92 Zmodem (DSZ) Interface for many terminal
programs (inc. Telix)
TLX315_1.ZIP 151023 10-07-92 PART 1/3: Telix 3.15 Com Prog. THE BEST!
TLX315_2.ZIP 123782 10-07-92 PART 2/3: INCLUDES *internal* Z-Modem support!
TLX315_3.ZIP 63538 10-07-92 PART 3/3: Very easy to install/use/add features.
PICKUP10.ZIP 13547 10-07-92 Pickup 1.0 - Excellent utility for
point-n-shoot uploading for Telix 3.x
TAGGER37.ZIP 31299 10-07-92 Download Tagger 3.7 - Lets you tag files on
screen for easier downloading, works with many
telecom. programs inc. Telix 3.x
EXHOST16.ZIP 109211 10-07-92 Executive Host 1.6 Host Mode for Telix 3.x
T3TOOLS.ZIP 52395 10-07-92 Telix 3.x Utilities
TELIX-4.ZIP 1350 10-07-92 Warning on hacked Telix 4.0 Bogus copy
OTHER Files and Utilities
INFOP141.ZIP 107744 05-20-92 InfoPlus - gives various system information.
4DOS401P.ZIP 288567 09-18-92 4-DOS 4.01 (1/2) GREAT command.com replacement!
4DOS401D.ZIP 257546 09-18-92 4-DOS 4.01 (2/2) MANY new features for DOS!
CLEAN95C.ZIP 153470 08-20-92 Latest Clean by McAfee for Virii cleaning
SCAN95B.ZIP 144905 08-19-92 Latest Scan by McAfee for Virii detection
SHEZ80.ZIP 238490 08-20-92 Latest SHEll-for-Zips (archives) version 8.0.
Supports conversion/manipulation with
ARJ/LZH/ZIP/ARC/ZOO/PAK/etc. Excellent program!
ARJ239A.EXE 122315 09-02-92 Arj 2.39a wide-beta for 2.40. WARNING! BETA
software is use-at-your-own-risk!
DSZ0729.ZIP 88879 11-06-92* ZMODEM Protocol - ver. 7/29/91
LHA213.EXE 44416 10-10-92 LHA ver. 2.13 (7/20/91) -
Compression/Decompression Program
PCZ406.ZIP 68515 10-10-92 Free-ware version of Zmodem protocol similar to
Omen-Technology's DSZ. Supports fossil-driver
communication for high speed modems.
QM45TD-1.ZIP 333660 10-27-92* Q-MODEM COMUNICATION PACKAGE DISK 1/2
QM45TD-2.ZIP 332257 10-27-92* Q-MODEM DISK 2/2 (disk one was qm45td-1.ZIP)
GSZ1214.ZIP 111825 10-29-92* Graphical Zmodem (like DSZ) 12-14-91 version.
Supports Ymodem, Ymodem/G, and Xmodem too. Add
to nearly any Telecommunications program.
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INFORMATIONAL TEXT FILES
STBFILES.TXT STORED OFF-LINE List of all the files on this BBS!
STBFILES.ZIP 12468 10-05-92 Compressed Version of above.
NEWSTB.LST 11302 10-01-92 List of the files uploaded in last 30 days.
NEWFILES.ZIP 2945 10-05-92 Compressed Version of above.
WNDXDAC.TXT 1072 12-19-91 Info on WIND/X and Hi-Color (32k or more)
support
PGDAC.TXT 3743 06-06-91 Info on P/G & ERGO on Hi-Color DACs.
PV2_PIC.ASC 1093 05-10-91 Ascii drawing of the P/V 2.
PV2_TXT.ASC 962 05-10-91 Acii text accompaning PV2_PIC.ASC.
PG_PIC.ASC 1836 07-10-91 Ascii drawing of P/G PCboard
PG_TXT.ASC 1075 07-11-91 Ascii text accompaning PG_PIC.ASC
AVGA_PIC.ASC 1456 06-25-91 Auto VGA board layout & useful info
OS20FIXA.TXT 11200 09-18-92 List of various fixes for OS/2 2.0
PGX24.TXT 8062 09-18-92 2 NEW ACCELERATOR SuperVGA cards from STB
HSMODHLP.TXT 7743 09-21-92 Information on HIGH-SPEED (9600+) modems
OS2TIPS.TXT 1706 09-21-92 Tips for OS/2 2.0 and PowerGraph with WIN-OS/2
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GRAPHICS FILES, DEMOS, UTILITIES
DEMO SOFTWARE
DKBHC.ZIP 62720 04-04-91 DKB 2.10 (Ray Tracer) with high color sup'rt.
This version of DKB supports the STB P/G and
ERGO cards in 256 and 32k colors.
DKBDOC.ZIP 65792 04-04-91 Documentation files for the DKB 2.10 Tracer
DKBDAT.ZIP 67456 04-04-91 Data files for the DKB Ray Tracer (Ver. 2.10).
These are the basic data files and svrl sample
trace data files for the DKB Ray Tracer.
COLORWPG.ZIP 5120 04-29-91 16 color and 256 color WordPerfect graphics
DAZZLE50.ZIP 177181 09-24-92 Dazzle V5.0 - VGA kaleidascope
ATOMS.ZIP 24192 06-22-91 a neat test pattern
KALS.ZIP 15715 10-31-91 Kalidascope program, kind of interesting.
PLASMA1.GIF 101831 11-05-91 "Plasma Landscape" Beautiful GIF
MISC. DRIVERS and UTILITIES
SETFONT.ZIP 3001 11-14-91 Setfont - change font size in graphics modes.
SCRNPEAC.ZIP 75136 01-14-92 Windows 3.0 "freeware" screen blanker
CHKVESA.ZIP 4096 10-08-91 CHKVESA V1.1 - checks for VESA on your VGA card.
PBUPDATE.ZIP 58085 01-01-92 Drvs for PC PaintBrush Plus Ver 1.1
TDVAPI.ZIP 15199 02-22-92 Source code for tdvideo.dll needed file for
Turbo Debugger for Windows under SVGA.
GIF VIEWERS & UTILITIES
GIF2BMP.ZIP 22759 05-20-92 GIF to Windows BMP conversion utility
GRABB380.ZIP 111616 05-31-91 GRABBER V3.80 screen capture TSR
NGIF302.ZIP 41308 08-10-91 GIF file viewer will support P/G and other SVGA
VPIC50C.ZIP 140206 09-18-92 Latest GIF/PCX/TGA/etc. viewer w/ many STB drvs.
STBVPCFG.ZIP 1668 09-21-92 VPIC 5.0c Configuration files for many STB cards
PIXFOLIO.ZIP 304315 09-21-92 PixFolio - a Windows 3.x GIF/TGA/PCX/etc. Viewer
NGIF303.ZIP 41344 11-21-91 Newest ver of viewGIF now finds ERGO card
GIF FILES
MILL.GIF 238465 03-01-90 (640*480*256) River Mill
PARROT.GIF 57691 01-04-80 (320*200*256) Colorful Parrot
WINTER2H.GIF 753159 05-22-90 (1024*768*256) Winter Scene
TREEFROG.GIF 72704 02-03-91 (640*400*256) Tree Frog
TRITON.GIF 267264 01-24-91 (640*480*256) Surface of Triton, moon of Jupiter
SHUT01.GIF 140288 05-10-91 (640*480*256) Space Shuttle
VIVID3HI.GIF 415391 08-06-91 (1024*768*256) Supurb graphics software sample
VIVID1HI.GIF 316325 08-06-91 (1024*768*256) Another excellent sample
TARGA (TGA ie. HIGH-color) FILES and VIEWERS
HICDEMO2.ZIP 373808 12-12-91 TGA viewer w/ picture, for demoing 32k colors
for P/G and ERGO cards.
HICOLDEM.ZIP 215850 12-12-91 TGA viewer w/ picture, for demoing 32k colors
for P/G and ERGO cards.
DISPLAY.ZIP 28653 11-09-92* TARGA (TGA) True Color & High Color viewer for
most STB Video Cards.
DJPEGEX.ZIP 51632 11-07-92* JPEG (JPG) File Viewer for High Color and True
Color for MOST STB Video Cards.
TGA-BALL.ZIP 124096 06-26-92 Sample TGA file of ball: use DISPLAY.ZIP to view
PUPPIES.ZIP 362117 06-14-92 A 32K TARGA-16 file of 2 puppies
NEW Unsorted material:
VPIC-STB.ZIP 144510 10-04-92 vpic ver. 5.1 with stb drivers
CFG-VPIC.ZIP 2449 10-04-92 vpic stb drivers
EATMELON.ZIP 276471 10-12-92 VIVID 32K TARGA of boy eating watermelon.
CSHOW850.ZIP 136597 11-06-92* Cshow ver. 8.50 works great w/evolution 24bit
mode
F16SPACE.ZIP 104961 10-14-92 25bit image of f16 traveling through hole
JPDISP.ZIP 54016 10-25-92* Shareware program to display JFIF JPEG files on
WIND-X/HC and Powergraph/ERGO-HC cards
JPEG3386.ZIP 201600 10-25-92* JFIF JPEG compression for 386/486 machines
JPEGV3.ZIP 96896 10-25-92* JFIF JPEG compressor for 8086/'286 machines
PALACE5.JPG 10496 10-27-92* 24 bit raytrace at JPEG Q=5 quality factor
ALAMO.GIF 327424 10-31-92* 640X480X256 JPix VERY NICE
PALACE75.JPG 58240 11-01-92* palace raytrace at JPEG Quality=75 (default)
CHESS.GIF 181362 11-02-92* Award winning gif of contemporary Chess set.
CANYON.GIF 262875 11-02-92* 640x480x256 JPix
LITHOUS2.GIF 649429 11-02-92* 1024x768x256 JPix
PALACE95.JP0 138496 11-04-92* raytrace palace at JPEG quality Q=95, the
original is 922k bytes in size!
PALACE95.JPG 138496 11-01-92* Raytrace of Palace at 95%
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<EFBFBD> PowerGraph & ERGO (/MC) Files <20>
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POWERGRAPH, ERGO, POWERVIEW, and ERGO/MC (ie. ET4000 boards)
Abreviations:
P/G = PowerGraph
P/V = PowerView
ERGO = PowerGraph ERGO, PowerGraph Combo, and ERGO-VGA/MC
drvs = display drivers
POWERGRAPH ERGO & ERGO-VGA/MC (note: can also use POWERGRAPH drvs)
RAPIDBIO.ZIP 4954 09-15-92 Updated (9-15-92) RapidBIOS for ERGO.
PGEGEM.ZIP 58683 10-28-91 Gem 2.2/3.0/3.1 drvs for the ERGO
PGELOTUS.ZIP 6542 10-28-91 ERGO text drvs for Lotus ver 2.x.
PGERIXAI.ZIP 50021 10-25-91 8514/A emulation drvs for P/G & ERGO
PGEUTIL.ZIP 42931 10-25-91 Utilities (setmode, demo, etc) for the ERGO.
PGEVEN.ZIP 60806 10-28-91 Ventura 2.0 drvs for the ERGO.
PGEWP.ZIP 9646 10-25-91 Word Perfect 5.0 & 5.1 dvrs for ERGO.
PGEWRDS.ZIP 39545 10-25-91 WordStar 5.5 and 6.0a-6.0d drvs for ERGO
POWERGRAPH (can use most generic ET4000 drvs and most ERGO drvs)
PGACAD.ZIP 24271 10-28-91 AutoCAD 9/10 drvs for the P/G
PGGEM.ZIP 115361 10-28-91 Gem 2.2/3.0/3.1 drvs for the P/G.
PGLOTUS.ZIP 6542 10-28-91 Text drvs for the P/G & Lotus 2.x.
PGOS2-20.ZIP 296133 07-08-92 OS/2 2.0 Pre-Release ET4000 16 color drvs!
PGRIXAI.ZIP 48402 01-27-92 8514/A emulation drvs for the P/G.
PGUTIL.ZIP 41744 10-28-91 P/G utilities ( setmode,rapidbio, etc)
PGVEN.ZIP 60806 10-28-91 Ventura 2.0 drvs for the P/G.
PGWIN386.ZIP 110481 10-28-91 Windows 286/386 drvs for the P/G.
PGWRDPRF.ZIP 9646 10-28-91 P/G drvs for WordPerfect 4.2/5.0/5.1.*5/30/91*
PGWRDST.ZIP 39516 01-27-92 P/G drvs for WordStar 5.5 & 6.0a-6.0d.
POWERVIEW (can use some P/G drvs and some Generic ET4000 drvs)
PVACAD.ZIP 24236 10-28-91 AutoCAD 9/10 drvs for the P/V.
PVGEM.ZIP 115367 10-28-91 Gem 2.2/3.0/3.1 drvs for the P/V.
PVLOTUS.ZIP 6542 10-28-91 Text drvs for Lotus 2.x and the P/V.
PVUTIL.ZIP 26552 10-28-91 P/V utilities ( Setmode, Rapidbio, ect)
PVVEN.ZIP 60804 10-28-91 Ventura 2.0 drvs for the P/V.
PVWIN386.ZIP 110479 10-28-91 Windows 286/386 drvs for the P/V.
PVWIN31.ZIP 603131 11-11-92* Windows 3.1 Drivers for PowerView and 512k
PowerGraph.
PVWRDPRF.ZIP 9645 10-28-91 PoweerView drvs for WordPerfect 4.2/5.0/5.1.
GENERIC ET4000 Drivers for P/G, P/V, & ERGO
DEMOSRC1.ZIP 54966 10-29-91 Demo source code for ET4000 based STB products.
Compiled with MS compiler but may work with
others.
PANARND.ZIP 177001 01-16-92 Latest (1-16-92) AutoCAD r.11 protected-mode
drvs from Panacea for P/G, ERGO, and ERGO/MC
STBWIN3.ZIP 429605 02-20-92 Windows 3.0 drvs for P/G, P/V, and ERGO cards
NOT for Windows 3.1, see PGWIN31.ZIP for that.
(1/15/92)
VESACADD.ZIP 29696 03-04-91 Generic CADD 3D VESA drvs for P/G, P/V & 800/16
VTGA.ZIP 13653 10-29-91 TGA viewer supporting Sierra High Color DAC.
SVGABG15.ZIP 12080 06-03-91 Super VGA Borland BGI drvs for many cards,
including Tseng ET3000 (EM-16) and ET4000 (P/G
& ERGO)
CKVESA.ZIP 103656 10-31-91 CADKEY VESA drvs - may work w/ ET4000-based
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.0/3.1 DRIVERS FOR P/G, P/V, and ERGO cards!
PGWIN31.ZIP 1024276 06-17-92 Windows 3.0/3.1 drvs for P/G, P/V, & ERGO.
FULL SET of drivers including ALL resolutions
(6-17-92)
BROKEN-UP version of WIN 3.0/3.1 drvs for P/G, P/V, & ERGO
PVWIN31.ZIP 603131 11-11-92* Windows 3.1 Drivers for PowerView and 512k
PowerGraph. Doesn't have 256 color or greater
for higher than 640x480.
PGWIN31F.ZIP 433390 06-17-92 Win 3.1 P/G drvs - Font and Support files only
PGWIN314.ZIP 80561 06-17-92 640x480 drvs -- must have PGWIN31F too!
PGWIN316.ZIP 250756 06-17-92 800x600 drvs -- must have PGWIN31F too!
PGWIN317.ZIP 168843 06-17-92 1024x768 drvs -- must have PGWIN31F too!
PGWIN311.ZIP 91217 06-17-92 1280x1024 dvs -- must have PGWIN31F too!
SCREEN CENTERING UTILITIES for ET4000-Based Cards
CENTRE7.ZIP 45774 11-27-91 Centering utility for ET4000 cards.
PGESNUTL.ZIP 11885 10-25-91 Screen centering utilities for ERGO, includes
75Hz.com, 70Hz.com, & others.
HZTSR.ZIP 8660 11-14-91 Assorted screen centering utilities for ET4000
cards (P/G, ERGO, etc.)
REL9514.ZIP 3945 10-31-91 TSR for Relisys 9514 monitor & P/G/ERGO at
1024x768 16 and 256 color interlaced.
HICOLR.ZIP 1977 01-28-92 TSR to reduce flicker at 800x600x32k with the
P/G & ERGO cards used with NON-ERGO monitors.
NOTE! FIRST read the READ.ME file!
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<EFBFBD> WIND/X & 1280 GrxSys Files <20>
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WIND/X GUI Accelerator FILES
FASTWIN3.EXE STORED OFF-LINE FILE WAS REPLACED BY WDXWIN31.ZIP (new version
1.2)
WDXWIN31.ZIP 954183 11-18-92* WIND/X Windows 3.0/3.1 drivers (by STB) release
1.2 (use "-D" to build subdirs when
decompressing)
WDEMO.ZIP 32372 08-10-92 WIND/X DEMO program for testing with
WDXAC_11.ZIP STORED OFF-LINE FILE WAS REPLACED BY WDXACD11.ZIP (new version)
WDXACD11.ZIP 32499 11-18-92* AutoCAD r.11 prot-mode drivers for WIND/X
WDXACDOS.ZIP STORED OFF-LINE FILE WAS REPLACED BY WDXADC10.ZIP (new version)
WDXACD10.ZIP 20449 11-18-92* AutoCAD r.9/10 ADI driver for WIND/X
WDXVERCD.ZIP 26771 11-18-92* VersaCAD drivers for WIND/X
WDXWRD5.ZIP 14758 11-18-92* MS-Word 5.0 drvs for WIND/X
WDXWP51.ZIP 8343 11-18-92* WordPerfect 5.0/5.1 drvs for WIND/X
WDXL123.ZIP 27121 11-18-92* Lotus 1-2-3 rel 2.0 drvs for WIND/X
WDXCV.ZIP 9174 11-18-92* CADvance 3.50 drvs for WIND/X
WDXMSPC.ZIP 10626 11-18-92* MicroStation PC drvs for WIND/X
WDXGCADD.ZIP 9794 11-18-92* Generic CADD 1.1 lvls 1-3 drvs for WIND/X
WDXUTIL.ZIP 10197 11-18-92* Utilities (setmode & rapidbio) for WIND/X
WDXGEM.ZIP 32493 11-18-92* GEM drvs for WIND/X
WDXVEN.ZIP 32344 11-18-92* Ventura Publisher drvs for WIND/X
WXCADKEY.ZIP 17199 03-04-92 CADKEY & DataCAD drvs for WIND/X
README.SCO 768 12-17-91 Fix for using the WIND/X card with SCO S/W
UNIX.SH 16000 12-18-91 Patch for all versions of SCO Unix to fix boot
problems with WIND/X
1280 Graphics System 8514/a Compatible Accelerator FILES
NOTE! The utilities for the 1280 VGA Module are identical to the
QuickVGA drivers (see the QuickVGA file area).
1280OS2.ZIP 706 06-17-92 Init program for OS/2 and 1280 GrxSys
1280ACAD.ZIP 84046 06-17-92 AutoCAD ADI 4.0 (rel 9-11) drvs for 1280 GrxSys
1280WIN3.ZIP 442231 07-02-92 NEW Windows 3.0/3.1 drvs for 1280 GrxSys
1280UTIL.ZIP 55236 06-17-92 Utilities for 1280 Graphics System. Includes:
SETUP480 - sets refresh for you monitor
GOCOLOR - force to color mode vs. mono mode
AI8 and AI4 - 8514/a interface drivers
TREES, BOXES, MOTION *fast* demos use w/ AI8
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<EFBFBD> MVP Multi-VGA Card Files <20>
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MVP Multi-VGA port and Channel-4 NTSC cards
NOTE: Many of the drivers for the MVP products are SOLD SEPERATELY and
are not availible as free downloads from STB. These include the
four-screen Windows and OS/2 drivers and AutoCAD 2 Screen Deluxe
Display List driver. If you're interested in these drivers,
please contact STB Sales or Tech Support. 214-234-8750.
MVP2DEMO.ZIP 39617 02-26-92 Setmode & Demo for the MVP-2.
MVP2OS2.ZIP 259166 02-26-92 OS/2 1.2 & 1.3 drvs for the MVP-2.
MVP2UTIL.ZIP 15858 02-26-92 Utilities (MVPDV, MVPHK, ect.) for the MVP-2.
MVP2WIN3.ZIP 350839 02-26-92 Windows 3.0 drvs for the MVP-2.
MVP2WN31.ZIP 638923 07-29-92 NEW! Windows 3.1 drvs for the MVP-2.
MVPUTIL.ZIP 53858 10-16-92 Utilies/Demo for the MVP-4.
HOTSYNC.ZIP 1920 11-21-91 Hotsync 1.00 - TSR syncronizes vertical sync
signal on MVP-4
HOTSYNC2.ZIP 1961 11-17-92* NEW Hotsync 1.01 - TSR synchronizes vertical
sync signal on MVP-4 and MVP-2 cards.
MVP16BIT.COM 52 04-03-92 Patch for MVP cards to run multiple MVP's 16-bit
MVPSEL.ZIP 4454 05-15-92 MVP-Select: util to select the port to view on
MV2OS2-7.ZIP 356903 07-08-92 OS/2 2.0 Drivers 1024x768x16 for MVP-2 & MC
MV2OS2-6.ZIP 265844 07-08-92 OS/2 2.0 Drivers 800x600x16 for MVP-2 & MC
MV2OS2-4.ZIP 265760 07-08-92 OS/2 2.0 Drivers 640x480x16 for MVP-2 & MC
MVP2OS22.ZIP 885131 07-08-92 OS/2 2.0 Drivers ALL RESOLUTIONS for MVP-2 & MC
CHAN4UTL.ZIP 24131 08-05-92 Channel-4 (4-screen NTSC card) Utilities
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<EFBFBD> TV-GRX & MultiMedia Cards <20>
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TV-GRX & Multi-Media Cards
TVGRXUTL.ZIP 54007 02-26-92 TV/Grx utilities for DOS & Windows 3.0.
TVGRX15.ZIP 54151 07-08-92 NEW Updated TV-GRX Software version 1.5.
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<EFBFBD> QuickVGA Files <20>
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QUICK-VGA DRIVERS (also for 1280 VGA Module and Quick-Combo)
450DOC.ZIP 47987 06-01-92 QuickVGA DRIVERS DOCUMENTATION
450DISK1.ZIP STORED OFF-LINE QuickVGA DRIVERS DISK 1
450DISK2.ZIP 447969 09-24-92 QuickVGA DRIVERS DISK 2
Either get all of the above for QuickVGA disks, OR...
get one or more of the following which is the SAME DRIVERS
as found in the DISK version above!
450ACAD.ZIP 136987 06-01-92 QuickVGA AutoCAD 9, 10, and 11 ADI drvs
450CDKEY.ZIP 12163 06-01-92 QuickVGA CADKey drvs
450CDVNC.ZIP 18236 06-01-92 QuickVGA CADvance drvs
450FW3.ZIP 9887 06-01-92 QuickVGA FrameWork 3 drvs
450GEM3.ZIP 36896 06-01-92 QuickVGA GEM 3 drvs
450GENCD.ZIP 6641 06-01-92 QuickVGA Generic CADD level 3 drvs
450LOTUS.ZIP 7220 06-01-92 QuickVGA Lotus 1-2-3, Symphony drvs
450OS2PM.ZIP 194284 06-01-92 QuickVGA OS/2 1.21 and 1.3 PM drvs
450SCOOD.ZIP 4754 06-01-92 QuickVGA SCO Unix Open DeskTop Drvs
450SETUP.ZIP 24089 06-01-92 QuickVGA SETUP pgm (must build dsks to use)
450UTIL.ZIP 30757 06-01-92 QuickVGA Utilities
450VCAD.ZIP 26160 06-01-92 QuickVGA VersaCAD drvs
450VESA.ZIP 29855 06-01-92 QuickVGA VESA utilities/drivers
450WIN3X.ZIP 423297 06-01-92 QuickVGA Windows 3.x drvs
450WORD5.ZIP 13442 06-01-92 QuickVGA MS-Word 5.0 drvs
450WRD55.ZIP 15356 06-01-92 QuickVGA MS-Word 5.5 drvs
450WP50.ZIP 6051 06-01-92 QuickVGA WordPerfect 5.0 drvs
450WP51.ZIP 10808 06-01-92 QuickVGA WordPerfect 5.1 drvs
> Total of 20 files (1502839 bytes) in this area
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<EFBFBD> Extra/EM & EM-16 Files <20>
<EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>;
DRIVER FILES FOR STB EXTRA/EM & EM-16 (TSENG ET3000 CARDS)
ET3KWN31.ZIP 595161 05-08-92 Tseng ET3000 drivers for Windows 3.1
EMWIN3.ZIP 142290 10-30-91 Tseng ET3000 drivers for Windows 3.0 (not 3.1)
ET3WIN3.ZIP 175315 10-31-91 BETA (untested) Tseng ET3000 Windows 3.0 drvs
EMWN386.ZIP 120463 10-30-91 Tseng ET3000 drivers for Windows 2.xx/286 & 386
EMUTIL.ZIP 94244 10-30-91 Utilities for the VGA Extra/EM & VGA EM/16
DEMO304.ZIP 58437 10-30-91 Demo source code for ET3000 based boards rv 3.04
EMACAD.ZIP 34939 10-09-91 AutoCAD rel 9 & 10 drivers for Extra/EM & EM-16
EMGEMDRV.ZIP 115800 10-09-91 GEM 2.2, 3.0, 3.1 drivers for Extra/EM & EM-16
EMLOTUS.ZIP 5259 10-09-91 Lotus 123 ver 2.x drivers for Extra/EM and EM-16
EMVPDRV.ZIP 113820 10-09-91 Ventura 1.1 & 2.0 drivers for Extra/EM and EM-16
STB-VESA.ZIP 2744 08-04-92 STB VESA TSR for the EMs and older PowerVGAs.
Adds VESA modes to non-VESA BIOSes.
> Total of 11 files (1458472 bytes) in this area
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<EFBFBD> AutoVGA & AVGA/16 Files <20>
<EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>;
AutoVGA and AVGA/16 FILES
AV16AC10.ZIP 114704 08-14-91 AutoCAD 9&10 AutoSHADE & AutoSKETCH drvs AVGA/16
AV16AC11.ZIP 18909 08-14-91 AutoCAD r11, AutoSHADE & AutoSKETCH drvs AVGA/16
AV16GCAD.ZIP 17712 08-14-91 Generic CADD v1.1 drivers for the AVGA/16.
AV16GEM3.ZIP 77680 08-14-91 GEM v3.0 drvs for the AVGA/16.
AV16L123.ZIP 11317 08-14-91 Lotus, Symphony & ReportWriter drvs for AVGA/16
AV16OCAD.ZIP 18606 08-14-91 OrCAD v3.22 drivers for the AVGA/16.
AV16UTIL.ZIP 36986 08-14-91 Utilities/Demo for the AVGA/16.
AV16VP2.ZIP 87392 08-14-91 Ventura 2.0 drvs for the AVGA/16.
AV16W30.ZIP 131644 08-14-91 Windows 3.0 driver for the AVGA/16.
AV16WP.ZIP 3950 08-14-91 WordPerfect 5.1 drivers for the AVGA/16.
AVGAACAD.ZIP 46977 10-30-91 AutoCAD drvs for the Auto VGA
AVGAGEM3.ZIP 52195 10-30-91 Gem 3.x drvs for the Auto VGA.
AVGAL123.ZIP 11317 10-30-91 Lotus 2.x and lower drvs Auto VGA.
AVGAUTIL.ZIP 37460 10-30-91 Utilities/Demo for the AutoVGA.
AVGAVP_2.ZIP 61075 10-30-91 Ventura 2.0 drvs for the Auto VGA.
AVGAW286.ZIP 48949 10-30-91 Windows 2.xx/286 drvs for the Auto VGA.
AVGAW30.ZIP 79897 10-30-91 Windows 3.0 drivers for the Auto VGA.
AVGAW386.ZIP 206334 10-30-91 Windows 2.xx/386 drvs for the Auto VGA.
> Total of 18 files (1063104 bytes) in this area
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<EFBFBD> VGA 800/16 Files <20>
<EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>;
VGA 800/16 FILES
(see the BETA files section for some BETA 800/16 drivers)
800ACAD.ZIP 90288 10-30-91 AutoCAD rel 9 & 10 drvs for the VGA 800/16.
800FW2.ZIP 11559 10-30-91 Framework II rel 1.0 drvs for the VGA 800/16.
800GEM2.ZIP 56443 10-30-91 Gem 2.2 drvs for the VGA 800/16.
800GEM3.ZIP 37297 10-30-91 Gem 3.0 drvs for the VGA 800/16.
800LOTUS.ZIP 5606 10-30-91 Lotus 2.x drvs for the VGA 800/16.
800UTIL.ZIP 41383 10-30-91 Utilities/Demo for the VGA 8000/16.
800VEN1.ZIP 108449 10-30-91 Ventura 1.0,1.1 drvs for the VGA 800/16.
800VEN2.ZIP 34941 10-30-91 Ventura 2.0 drvs for the VGA 800/16.
800WIN3.ZIP 49066 10-30-91 Windows 3.0 drivers for the VGA 800/16.
800WN386.ZIP 102315 10-30-91 Window 2.xx/286 & 386 drvs for the VGA 800/16
800WP50.ZIP 2275 10-30-91 WordPerfect 5.0 drvs for the VGA 800/16.
> Total of 11 files (539622 bytes) in this area
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<EFBFBD> Evolution, Mach 512, & A1VGA <20>
<EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>;
AVGA1 (A1), MACH-512 (A2), and EVOLUTION VGA (A3) CARD FILES
A1WIN31.ZIP 87040 05-08-92 AVGA1 Drivers for Windows 3.1
A2WIN31.ZIP 214656 05-08-92 AVGA2 Drivers for Windows 3.1 for MACH-512
16MWATER.ZIP 702969 08-07-92 16 Million Color DEMO for Evolution VGA!
EVOLDSK1.ZIP 918175 10-01-92 Evolution VGA Utilities/Drivers rel. 1.1 DISK
ONE (use pkunzip -d to build subdirs when
decompressing)
EVOLWIN3.ZIP 608696 10-01-92 Evolution VGA Windows 3.0/3.1 Drivers rel. 1.1
DISK TWO (use pkunzip -d to build subdirs when
decompressing)
EVOL-OS2.ZIP 287426 10-01-92 Evolution VGA OS/2 2.0 Drivers rel. 1.0 DISK
THREE (use pkunzip -d to build subdirs when
decompressing)
The following files are individual drivers from EVOLDSK1.ZIP.
If you get that file, you do not need to download any of these files.
A3CLUTIL.ZIP 136832 10-01-92 A3 Cirrus Logic Utilities (to set monitor type
& video modes) (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3MISC.ZIP 1495 10-01-92 A3 Misc Drivers (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A33DS.ZIP 175319 10-01-92 A3 3D-Studio (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3ACAD.ZIP 151840 10-01-92 A3 AutoCAD rel. 9 & 10 (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3ACAD12.ZIP 175319 10-01-92 A3 AutoCAD rel. 12 (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3ACAD11.ZIP 175319 10-01-92 A3 AutoCAD rel. 11 & 10/386 (also in
EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3SHADE1.ZIP 151840 10-01-92 A3 AutoShade rel 1 (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3SHADE2.ZIP 175319 10-01-92 A3 AutoShade rel 2 (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3SKETCH.ZIP 151840 10-01-92 A3 AutoSketch (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3FW3.ZIP 9397 10-01-92 A3 FrameWork III (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3123.ZIP 4071 10-01-92 A3 Lotus 1-2-3 rel. 2.x (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3123R3.ZIP 36147 10-01-92 A3 Lotus 1-2-3 rel. 3 (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3GEM3VP.ZIP 61340 10-01-92 A3 GEM/3 and Ventura Publisher 2.x & 3.x (also
in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3PCAD.ZIP 13813 10-01-92 A3 PCAD (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3VCD386.ZIP 12333 10-01-92 A3 VersaCAD/386 (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3VRSCAD.ZIP 10738 10-01-92 A3 VersaCAD (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3WORD5.ZIP 12576 10-01-92 A3 MS-Word 5 (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3WP50.ZIP 1679 10-01-92 A3 WordPerfect 5.0 (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3WP51.ZIP 6588 10-01-92 A3 WordPerfect 5.1 (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3WS.ZIP 44867 10-01-92 A3 WordStar 4.x-6.x (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
A3WS2.ZIP 44867 10-01-92 A3 WordStar 2000 (also in EVOLDSK1.ZIP)
> Total of 27 files (4372501 bytes) in this area
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<EFBFBD> MicroChannel Card ADF Files <20>
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MICROCHANNEL *.ADF FILES FOR STB MC CARDS
NOTICE:
The ERGO-VGA/MC is compatible with the PowerGraph and PowerGraph ERGO
drivers found in a different section on the board. The MVP-2/MC is
compatible with the MVP-2 drivers found in another section.
ERGODADF.ZIP 975 02-27-92 Ergo/MC Dual port ADF file for MVP-2/MC.
ERGOSADF.ZIP 1220 02-27-92 Ergo/MC Single port ADF file for ERGO-VGA/MC.
EMC-UTIL.ZIP 43865 05-20-92 ERGO-VGA/MC Utilities (with latest ADF file)
ADF.ZIP 1204 09-18-91 ADF file for Serial/Parallel 2
> Total of 4 files (47264 bytes) in this area
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<EFBFBD> Other VGA Cards <20>
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OTHER VGA CARDS (ie. ones that don't have thier own area)
640UTIL.ZIP 41339 10-30-91 VGA 640 utilities/Demo.
VGAEX1.ZIP 121599 10-30-91 Drvs/utils for VGA Extra 3/4 length w/ 1.39 BIOS
VGAEX2.ZIP 266152 10-30-91 Drvs/utils for VGA Extra 1/2 length w/ 1.55 BIOS
> Total of 3 files (429090 bytes) in this area
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<EFBFBD> Older (CGA/EGA/MDA) Video <20>
<EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>;
OLDER VIDEO CARDS (ie. EGA/CGA/Mono)
4OTFALL.ZIP 154552 08-22-91 Utils/Drivers for 4-On-The-Floor EGA adapter.
RD4OTFSW.ZIP 32986 09-18-91 4-on-the-floor switchless sample source.
AEGAUTIL.ZIP 38224 10-30-91 Utilities for the AutoEGA.
MR2ACAD.ZIP 48728 10-30-91 AutoCAD v2.62 drvs for the Multi-Res II.
MR2ALL.ZIP 255109 10-30-91 All drvs & utils mentioned above, for the MR2
MR2UTIL.ZIP 62652 10-30-91 Utilities & demo for the Multi-Res II.
MR2WIN.ZIP 61113 10-30-91 Windows 2.xx/286 & 386 drvs for the MR-2.
MR2WIN3.ZIP 102170 10-30-91 Windows 3.0 drvs for the Multi-RES II.
VGAMASK.ZIP 1198 10-30-91 TSR to disable VGA regs on AutoEGA & MR II,
used to fool some auto-detect software that
think it's a VGA card.
CHHTL123.ZIP 35896 11-04-91 Chauffeur HT Lotus 1.x & 2.x txt/grx drvs.
CHHTUTIL.ZIP 85415 11-04-91 Chauffeur HT utilities/demo
CHHTWIN1.ZIP 8104 11-04-91 Chauffeur HT Windows 1.x drivers.
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MEMORY CARDS
MEMCOMP.ZIP 22739 10-31-91 Memory drvs for the Memory Companion/PC.
PMUTIL.ZIP 147504 10-31-91 Setup Util for PowerMEG - works the RapidMEG.
NOTE: Disable ALL Memory Managers & Disk Cache
before running!
PM_V102.ZIP 147941 10-31-91 *BETA* release of PMSETUP v 1.02 utility.
NOTE: Disable ALL Memory Managers & Disk Cache
before running!
RMUTIL.ZIP 109898 10-31-91 Setup utilities for the RapidMEG.
I/O CARDS
CLOCK.ZIP 10251 10-31-91 STB clock utilities for older boards.
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*BETA* TEST DRIVERS AND FILES (ie. not fully tested by STB)
S3WIN31.ZIP 1123647 10-29-92* *BETA* WIND/X Windows 3.1 drvs ver. 1.51 from
S3 (ie. not STB) Use PKUNZIP -D to build
sub-dirs when you decompress. Fix for Aldus PM
4.0.
S3CADKEY.ZIP 11770 10-26-92* CADKey drivers for WIND/X (BETA!)
S3CADVNC.ZIP 6680 10-26-92* CADVance drivers for WIND/X (BETA!)
S3GENCAD.ZIP 8204 10-26-92* Generic CADD drivers for WIND/X (BETA!)
S3LOTUS.ZIP 26050 10-26-92* Lotus 1-2-3 drivers for WIND/X (BETA!)
S3MSWORD.ZIP 13995 10-26-92* MS-Word drivers for WIND/X (BETA!)
S3PADI41.ZIP 31553 10-26-92* AutoCAD R11 Protected-mode ADI 4.1 driver for
WIND/X (BETA!)
S3RADI41.ZIP 18490 10-26-92* AutoCAD R9/10 Real-mode ADI driver for WIND/X
(BETA!)
S3USTATN.ZIP 8050 10-26-92* MicroStation drivers for WIND/X (BETA!)
S3VRSCAD.ZIP 26771 10-26-92* VersaCAD drivers for WIND/X (BETA!)
S3WRDPRF.ZIP 7558 10-26-92* Word Perfect drivers for WIND/X (BETA!)
L123BETA.ZIP 39127 12-27-91 *BETA* Lotus 123 r.2.2 & r.2.3 drvs for ET4000
OS2BETA.ZIP 62633 10-29-91 *BETA* 800x600 OS/2 PM 1.3 drvs for P/G,P/V,ERGO
OS2BETA2.ZIP 168300 10-29-91 EARLIER *BETA* OS/2 PM 1.2 drvs for ET4000
based boards. (1024x768 & 800x600, 16 colors)
STBAPP.ZIP 39541 10-29-91 *BETA* Wordstar APP drvs for P/V, P/G, ERGO
BETA TEST of CHIPS & TECHNOLOGIES (VGA 800/16) DRIVERS
DRVRDOCS.ZIP 147169 05-20-92 DOCUMENTATION files for the BETA C&T Drivers
CT-ACAD.ZIP 116409 05-20-92 BETA C&T AutoCAD drvs used with VGA 800/16
CT-CAD.ZIP 32438 05-20-92 BETA C&T asst'd CAD drvs used with VGA 800/16
CT-GEMVP.ZIP 223158 05-20-92 BETA C&T Gem/Ventura drvs used with VGA 800/16
CT-PM12.ZIP 61179 05-20-92 BETA C&T OS/2 drvs used with VGA 800/16
CT-WIN3.ZIP 48939 05-20-92 BETA C&T Windows 3.0 drvs used with VGA 800/16
BETA TEST of CIRRUS LOGIC 5320 DRIVERS
5320TXT.ZIP 51972 01-10-92 Text files about the BETA Cirrus 5320 drivers
ie. driver installation instructions.
5320INST.ZIP 86104 01-10-92 BETA Drv setup util for for CL 5320 disks will
have to rebuild the disks to use this.
WIN30DRV.ZIP 130048 03-14-91 BETA Cirrus Logic Windows 3.0 NEW VDD drivers
5320ACAD.ZIP 23250 01-10-92 BETA AutoDESK ADI driver for ACAD v9,v10
5320ACDP.ZIP 18626 01-10-92 BETA Protected-mode drvs for ACAD & CL5320
5320ASHP.ZIP 11809 01-10-92 BETA drvs, Protected-mode AutoShade
5320CLU.ZIP 61107 01-10-92 BETA Cirrus Logic VGA utils
5320CV.ZIP 8149 01-10-92 BETA drvs for Cadvance v4.x
5320FW3.ZIP 4031 01-10-92 BETA drvs for Framework III v 3.0
5320GCAD.ZIP 5868 01-10-92 BETA drv for Generic CADD v 1.x
5320GEM3.ZIP 25801 01-10-92 BETA drvs for GEM/3 v3.x
5320L123.ZIP 5705 01-10-92 BETA drv for Lotus 123/Symphony/Report Writer
5320PCAD.ZIP 6888 01-10-92 BETA drvs for PCAD v4.5
5320PM4.ZIP 70390 01-10-92 BETA drvs for Pagemaker 4.0
5320SCO.ZIP 2252 01-10-92 BETA drvs for SCO Open Desktop v1.1
5320VESA.ZIP 1509 01-10-92 BETA VESA BIOS Extensions for the CL 5320
5320VP2.ZIP 34413 01-10-92 BETA Ventura Publisher 2.x drvs
5320W386.ZIP 102727 01-10-92 BETA drvs for Windows/386 2.xx
5320WIN3.ZIP 56838 01-10-92 BETA drvs for Windows 3.0
5320WORD.ZIP 12296 01-10-92 BETA drvs for Microsoft Word v5.0 & v5.5
5320WP.ZIP 3810 01-10-92 BETA drvs for WordPerfect 5.1
OS2_5320.ZIP 66422 01-10-92 BETA OS/2 1.x drvs for CL 5320
NEW Untested (really untested) Stuff:
450WIN3A.ZIP 212997 11-06-92* QuickVGA Windows drvs (BETA!)
450WIN3B.ZIP 212554 11-06-92* QuickVGA Windows drvs (BETA!)
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MS-Windows 3.0/3.1 Utilities/Applications (Shareware & Freeware)
(Please upload anything you feel is a "must-have" for Windows)
CLYSB131.ZIP 83741 09-18-92 Clysmic Icon Bar 1.31 - GREAT Progman replacer!
HEARTS.ZIP 66970 07-05-92 Windows 3.x game of card game hearts
SIZEIT.ZIP 11248 09-18-92 Resizes your windows apps each time you run.
SPEAK.EXE 22312 06-19-92 Speaker Driver for WAV's for Windows 3.1
VBRUN.ZIP 169189 09-18-92 VBRUN.DLL needed for Visual Basic WinApps.
WINSTART.ZIP 8439 09-18-92 Save your Windows desktop for next re-start!
WINTREK2.ZIP 55880 09-18-92 DEMO version of WinTrek 2.0 - Great game!
WINUTILS.ZIP 70025 09-18-92 A collection of good Windows utilities.
BIGDESK.ZIP 39621 09-21-92 BigDesk - increase your virtual Win workspace
WINBENCH.ZIP 46918 09-21-92 PCLabs WinBENCH (older version) Win Benchmarker
PIXFOLIO.ZIP 304315 09-21-92 PixFolio - Win 3.x GIF/TGA/PCX/etc. viewer.
NEW Unsorted Material
LANDER.ZIP 24448 10-05-92 Luner Lander for Windows
STELLAR.ZIP 619465 10-06-92 Old Star Trek game rewritten for Windows
WCK30.ZIP 270038 10-13-92 Checkbook for Windows 3.0
TBEBMP.ZIP 13428 08-20-92 Toolbox Editor icons for Word for Windows 2.0
(to change the icon bar)
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OS/2 2.0 Utilities/Applications (shareware & freeware)
Please upload anything you feel is "must-have" for OS/2 2.0
OS2BFIX.ZIP 83038 06-08-92 Contains VSVGA fix and BVHSVGA.DLL fix for
ET4000 & OS/2 2.0.
ELITEIMS.EXE 187020 07-03-92 OS/2 2.0 Multi-line Information Service
MR2_110.ZIP 156951 09-24-92 MR/2 QWK compatible Mail Reader for OS/2
LISTOS.ZIP 19456 08-16-92 OS/2 version of Vern Buergs popular LIST
OS2FAQ2E.ZIP 25774 09-18-92 Answers to common questions about OS/2 2.0
OS20FIXA.TXT 11200 09-18-92 List of various fixes for OS/2 2.0
NEW Unsorted Material
OS2TND.ZIP 83792 09-22-92 9/15/92 version IBM's OS/2 Tips & Techniques
LSTPM100.ZIP 83859 10-04-92 PM based list type utility for OS/2
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STARK NAKED
The Journal of Stark County Telecom
Support BBS: The Dragon's Lair BBS
Running Renegade Beta 216-966-8970
August 1, 1992 Volume #1, Issue #2
***********************************************
[ Akron Bulletin Board Closed by Authorities ]
The Akron bulletin board, Akron Anamoly (run by Mark
Lehrer) is no more. After a police sting operation, the BBS
was closed because of "obscene" files online. The Anamoly,
which was known for its vast Fidonet message bases and OS/2
support, was closed after a parent complained to police
because of the "dirty" GIFs that were available for download.
The following pieces include capture buffers from Akron boards
discussing the incident as well as the actual news story
concerning it.
This article is reprinted from the Cleveland [Ohio, USA] Plain Dealer,
Tuesday, July 21, 1992, Page B3 (?).
***********************************************************************
POLICE PULL PLUG ON COMPUTER IN MORALS STING
Munroe Falls Police Chief Steve Stahl knows computers are big with kids
these days, byt he never thought he'd see the day when a healthy
15-year-old boy would choose a floppy disk over a playboy centerfold.
But now that Stahl's seen some of the floppy disks popular with
local youths, he understands the facscination.
"Give me any kid, I know what he's going to donwload," Stahl said.
In May, Munroe Falls police received a complaint fromn a resident
who feared that a local computerized community byulletin board containing
sexually explicit material might be accessible to children.
Stahl said the resident showed him files called "Alison" and
"Amber," both of which featured naked women. Stahl told the concerned
resident, "Oh well, geez, I can see how that would be upsetting."
For the past two months, police conducted an investigation and
sting using a local 15 year old boy. After the youth was able to hook into
the bulletin board, police arrested Mark Lehrer, 22, owner and operator of
Akron Anomaly, a 1000-member bulletin board. Police also seized all of
Lehrer's computer equipment.
Lehrer is accused of distributing graphic sexual material via a
computer modem from his parent's home in Munore Falls. Lehrer, whose
father is chairman of the village's charter review commission, has been
charged in Cuyahoga Falls municipal court with one count each of
disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and possession of computer [probably
was originally "criminal" -mst] tools
-- in this case, his computer.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for today. The case will
probably be turned over to a Summit County grand jury.
Lehrer did not return a phone call yesterday.
Stahl said this will be the first case in Northeast Ohio and one
of the first in the state in which an adult is accused of distributing
graphic sexual materials to juveniles via a computer.
"There's not a whole lot of case law on this kind of thing," he
said, adding most material comes from books, magazines, or movies.
According to Stahl, members of Akron Anomaly paid $15 to $30 a year
to link into Lehrer's bulletin board. For that fee, they had access to
games like chess, basketball, and euchre, compouter programming
instructions, and a series of "gif" -- "graphic interface files" [should be
"'graphic information files'" -mst] -- that
feature pictures from James Bond to Captain Kirk to Scooby Doo.
Some are labeled specifically for adults and are not supposed to be
accessible to those under age 18, while many others are contained in a
general file. However, when police seized Lehrer's records they found that
even the "clean" files contained images not entirely wholesome.
"One was Bugs Bunny eating a carrot, one was Bart Simpson riding a
skate board and one was called (a slang term for oral sex) [probably "blow
job" -- drc], and that was in the clean file," Stahl said.
Stahl said many files not listed in the adult category contained
pictures of naked women and of naked women engaged in sexual acts. One
file allegedly shows a nude image of Christina Applegate, who plays Peg on
the television show "Married With Children."
"Parents are happy their kids are upstairs using their computers.
One parent we talked to was thrilled they weren't finding Playboy magazine.
Well, I've got news for them, this is a rude awakening," Stahl said.
In addition to the graphic interface images, juveniles were able to
access adult movies, which are transmitted on color monitors.
************************************************************************
A brief editorial comment: this sucks.
Any comments, please send e-mail, as I don't monitor this group.
David
--
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS MESSAGE IS FROM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
| David R. Cohen or Tracey L. Ridgeway |
| bx953@cleveland.freenet.edu |
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
***
Msg # 171 of 184 Date: Fri 7-24-92, 8:43
From: TERMINATOR Read: 11 times [1 Reply]
To: THE ASSASSIN
Subject: Re: Anomaly
The Munroe Falls police cooperating with FTC federal trade commision.Sent
the 15 year old on to the system to find such files.
I agree with Mark's lawyer its just a small town police station trying to
gain publicity,and may cause problems for other bbs systems.
Through the grape vine I have heard bulliten board system may be requiring a
license by the city here in the near future,giving them a chance to do
periodical checks of the system at any given time,I think this is unfair and
maybe some of the bulliten boards should go underground to avoid the attack
by the city,this would be for private members only.
Terminator
***
Msg # 177 of 184 Date: Sat 7-25-92, 15:44
From: METAL STORM
To: All
Subject: Akron Anomoly
We as BBS user's and some as Sysops should ban together to support this
kind of invasion. I DO NOT agree with such setups as to using a 15 year old
child to find a little bit of incriminating evidence to shut down a BBS that
was not causing any harm to begin with. The Sysop by Federal Regulation is
NOT RESPONSIBLE for the content of his BBS from which users upload this kind
of material. Also the actual theme of The Akron Anomoly BBS was not that of
an X-Rated board. I myself do not download this kind of material because I
feel that it is a little off colored, but I do not aggree with this type of
action. BBS systems all over Akron are in serious threat because of the raid
on AA BBS, and we should all send letters.
ACT NOW. or you may not be chatting like this in the future. I will post
some address real soon on this message area and others soon.
Metal Storm...
Msg # 178 of 184 Date: Sat 7-25-92, 23:17
From: ALATNA Read: 9 times [1 Reply]
To: METAL STORM
Subject: Re: Akron Anomoly
I'm all for it. I run a Cleveland BBS and have been in that community for a
while, they've also much threat. Also, if they were hit, there are many
things that could be found there, ranging from satanism (yes, Cleveland DOES
have at least ONE board like that) to Drug Dealing. Maybe some of those
boards should be shut down, but, I believe people have a right to chose and
if they chose to communicate about this stuff online, they shouldn't be
afraid to do so.
***
Msg # 180 of 184 Date: Sun 7-26-92, 4:42
From: METAL STORM Read: 9 times
To: ALATNA
Subject: Re: Akron Anomoly
Well, I feel that using your phone for voice or for data is virtually the
same. Having someone put restrictions on a BBS is like putting restrictions
on your voice conversation with your friend. If the contents of your BBS
were being broadcast so all could see and here then I could see some concern
in that, but online BBS systems do not fall into that category. I do agree
that some of those BBS systems you mentioned should be down because I do not
support anything that is ilegal or immoral but I do have to mention that it
is still basically a phone conversation and should be dealt with as one.
Metal Storm...
***
Msg # 182 of 184 Date: Sun 7-26-92, 18:31
From: THE ASSASSIN Read: 3 times
To: METAL STORM
Subject: Re: Akron Anomoly
I was chatting with a sysop that knows Mark (the Sysop of Anomaly) and he
said that Mark had been warned several times. He also said that distribution
of pornographic materials to minors is wrong. No ifs, ands, or buts about
it. It is unfortunate that Mark got in trouble, but he should have been more
careful. And you are sadly mistaken. A sysops responsibility is too the
BOARD, and the ARE responsible for what is uploaded and downloaded, since
they can be put in jail for it. You can now go to prison and be fined
severely for having commercial software on a bbs. If the sysop does not
regulate their files, then they should not have a files section in the first
place.
The Assassin
[ ... ]
Information concerning a sysop effort to put pressure on law
enforcement officials will be featured in further issues of
Stark Naked. Also featured will be specific FCC regulations
concerning adult access for minors, how to protect yourself,
etc. Stay tuned to Stark Naked for further developments on
this story.
[ Stark Modem Meeting a "Success" ]
The Modem Meeting that Swells was held on Sunday, July 26th,
at the Country Manor on West Tusc at 7:30pm. Attendance was
much better than expected with a few surprises. Among the
various users that showed up early included Varicose Brain,
the Sorcerer, Spew Queen, Anarchy, Semidri, Beef Jerky,
Sentinel, the Magister, Sidewinder, Ceasaro, Strider and
Iron Eagle. Later on, the JEW Krew came down from Akron to
visit, bringing Ziltron, The Human Computer and Rattlehead.
A surprise visit by Elminster and Nightstalker added to the
"enjoyment" of the evening. Of course, where Elminster goes
... the Lion's Pride goes. Rampant Lion, the Joker, Silicon
Mage and Gunslinger showed up with surprisingly few words
for Elminster. Their focus appeared to be on Sentinel, who
was also known for a short while as the Lion Tamer.
The course of events eventually led to a verbal argument
between Sentinel and TLP, which ended rather peacefully.
Rampant Lion, who was toting a cam-corder (apparently for
a future demo) was heard saying to Sentinel, "Hey, man, I
was just joking around with you," as he was going to his
car.
The evening came to a startling close around 10:30pm when
the Sorcerer received a phone call from Country Manor, who
wanted the money for his bill! Supposedly, the bills were
switched and the Sorcerer ended up paying for someone else's
meal.
For the most part, a good time was had by all and hopefully,
future modem meetings will be as much of a success.
[ Canton Connection Censors Newsletter ]
An Editorial by the Sorcerer
I hope that what you read in this newsletter is useful
and informative to you. I know that in the research I've
done both for this issue and future issues, I have
learned quite a lot about what is going on around me.
Unfortunately, certain sysops in the Stark area do not
share the same enthusiasm that I do.
When Stark Naked Issue #1 first came out, I posted it on
the Canton Connection. I received a note (which I thought)
was nasty from Larry, the sysop at Canton Connection. He
said that he didn't want my "modem wars" on his bulletin
board and that I am just making myself look "small." So I
posted a message telling people that the newsletter was in
existence and was available on other bulletin boards. That
message, too, was deleted. Finally, I just posted a
message asking people to send me private e-mail concerning
something that I was not allowed to post publicly about. I
was under the misconception that private e-mail on Canton
Connection was just that -- private.
Sunday morning when I logged onto Canton Connection, I
was answering numerous e-mail that I had received
concerning the newsletter. In the middle of one of my
replies I was knocked off the bulletin board. Dismissing
it as line trouble or something akin to that, I called
back to find that my ID no longer worked. I was puzzled,
because I didn't think that private e-mail was something
interfered with on Canton Connection. After repeated
attempts of logging on as new, I asked Larry to call me
voice. He did and told me that I was no longer welcome on
Canton Connection. He also said that he wished to talk
to my parents about harrassment charges. However, I told
him that my parents were not home and that I could handle
these situations by myself. He insisted that because I was
a minor I couldn't ... but I did.
So now I'm stuck off Canton Connection. I can't say it is
that much of a loss to me, though. However, it certainly
does say something for the direction of telecommunications
in this area. It used to be that the free exchange of
information was the key to bulletin boarding. Now it seems
like the only free exchange is that which is approved by
sysops who feel they should decide what their users can
read and can't read. Larry did say one thing: he pays the
bills for Canton Connection. And he's right. He does pay
the bills and it is his board. But the day that sysops
start ignoring user suggestions and start censoring is the
day that I'm happy not to be part of that system.
I'd like to thank the users that came to my defense on
that system. I've talked to a few of you. The rest of
you ... if you are concerned about the course of events
that is taking place here ... perhaps you should speak to
the sysops of Canton Connection and get their side of the
story as well.
As for me, I am very disappointed. But, oh well. I'm just
a minor.
[ In future issues of Stark Naked ... ]
In upcoming issues of Stark Naked, we'll be taking a more
in-depth look at the Akron Anamoly incident and how it
affects bulletin boards everywhere, we'll explore Unix and
Internet, we'll be looking at Renegade BBS and its features,
and we'll be talking more about the first anniversary of
the Dragon's Lair BBS. Until then ... speak freely among
yourselves!

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Support BBS: The Dragon's Lair BBS
Running Renegade Beta 216-966-8970
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[ Akron Anomoly Follow-Up: Authorities Crack Down on BBS'es ]
[ A Look at Ohio Law, House Legislation]
As reported in the last issue of STARK NAKED, the Akron BBS
Akron Anomoly was closed by authorities for offering porno
GIFs to minors. In this issue of STARK NAKED, we'll look at
other cases similar to that in Akron, viewpoints on either
side of the issue, legislation and local efforts concerning
Akron Anomoly.
This was posted at 8:21am on July 25th by Robert
Nykvist (DCJG12A) on Prodigy's Communications Board.
SUBJECT: POLICE SEIZED BBS
Mobile Alabama - Police seize sex computer. More than
$10,000 worth of computer equipment and a quantity of
allegeded obscene materials were seized this week after a
search warrant was served at a local residence. The seizure
followed a citizen's complaint of sexually explicit
materials being made available via a computer network that
had public access. No arrests have been made, and an
investigation is continuing.
** In response, Prodigy user SPKX39A, David McClain,
posted this on July 28 at 10:52am.
SUBJECT: POLICE SEIZED BBS
If they are carrying porn, every citizen should point the
finger! There are lots of subjects for a bbs, Porn doesn't
have to be one of them. It is really sad to see that it is
so prevalent in the bbs world. How would one of these people
feel if they just downloaded the latest porn Gif from the
local board, they hurry to get out the old gif viewer,
Sweating, itching with anticipation......the picture comes
up, and there lays there daughter, or mother, or wife...
How would they feel then?
The following message appeared on PCRelay and gives more
details on the Mobile, Alabama arrest.
From : DAVID KAHAN Number : 1241 of 1381
To : MICHAEL HARRISON Date : 07/27/92 8:53am
Subject : BUSTED BBS Reference : NONE
Read : NO Private : NO
Conf : 018 - [ Sysop ] Relay
MH>I am a sysop of a bulletin board system in a small town in Alabama about
MH>1 hours drive from Mobile Alabama. I was watching the local Mobile news
MH>tonight and was very upset about a BBS system that was closed down by
MH>local Mobile police. According to the news this system was charging $25
MH>dollars a year for access to the system. On his system he had an Adult
MH>section, as alot of BBSes do, and had Homosexal material on it.
MH>One of his PAYING users
MH>downloaded of of the pictures and
MH>didn't like the recived image so he called the Police and the system
MH>was shut down and his equipment taken. No charges have of yet been
MH>filled but all his equipment is gone. I do not like Homosexal
MH>activity or .GIFs of it but what gives the Police the right to
MH>take equipment. This , I believe, should be a violation of the first
MH>amendment. After all, the user did not walk into a 7-11 and see it
MH>nor did he turn on the TV and see it. He requested it! As a sysop
MH>myself, I am conserned that a unhappy user can have my equipment
MH>taken. I am no lawer but something seems quit wrong with this
MH>picture. Operation Sunburst comes to mind here. I am righting this to
MH>inform the BBS world what is going on and to see if anyone else has
heard of such a case.
Mike, I agree with you. This user didn't have to download the file.
Every file should have a description and if he didn't read it
completely, it's his fault for downloading it.
Reading stuff like that sometimes makes me think. "Do I or don't I want
an adult area?" I know I am very picky on who I allow in my adult areas,
but you never can tell.
Dave
---
MORE BBS (401)849-1874/849-2215 Middletown RI
This information, also from PCRelay, gives an opinion on
the Alabama incident as well as some more information on
Alabama.
From : JAY HEYL Number : 1323 of 1381
To : MICHAEL HARRISON Date : 07/27/92 11:04
Subject : BUSTED BBS Reference : NONE
Read : NO Private : NO
Conf : 018 - [ Sysop ] Relay
I personally agree with your thoughts about violation of First
Amendment rights, but the Supreme Court has determined that it's up to
local communities to establish what is considered obscene (not
protected by the First Amendment) and what is not. Alabama has taken
a very limited view of what is protected by the First Amendment as far
as explicit sexual images are concerned. They have effectively shut
down at least one former "adult" satellite TV operation because this
company was beaming their signal into Alabama. (Sending obscene
material across the state line.) Never mind that the only people who
could view this signal had to have a decoder rented from the company.
As for why the police can confiscate the equipment, that's been
discussed ad naseum in this forum. Suffice it to say that if the
police had a valid search warrant and deemed that there was sufficient
evidence to indicate a crime had been committed (distribution of
obscene material in this case), they are within their rights to
confiscate the equipment to use as evidence. If the sysop is not
found guilty of a crime, his equipment should be returned after it is
no longer needed as evidence. (SHOULD is the operative term here, but
that's a whole 'nother discussion.)
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<20> SPEED 1.10 #1054 <20> The Cookie Jar <20> 714.997.0350 <20> Running GAP 6.0/M
The Crow's Nest BBS - Monarch Beach, CA
*** So what exactly can Mark Lehrer be charged with?
This is what the Ohio Criminal Code says about
obscene material. Note that the reference in the
law seem specific to magazine racks and really
aren't in reference to online "porn."
Ohio Criminal Law [2907.31.1] 2907.311
"(A) No person who has custody, control, or supervision
of a commercial establishment, with knowledge of the
character or content of the material involved, shall
display at the establishment any material that is harmful
to juveniles and that is open in view by juveniles as
part of the invited general public.
(B) It is not a violation of division (A) of this
section if the material in question is displayed by
placing it behind `blinder racks' or similar devices
that cover at least the lower two-thirds of the material,
if the material in question is wrapped or placed behind
the counter, or if the material in question otherwise is
covered or located so that the portion that is harmful to
juveniles is not open to the view of juveniles.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of displaying
matter harmful to juveniles, a misdemeanor of the first
degree. Each day during which the offender is in violation
of this section constitutes a separate offense."
Just off of the top of my head (I'm no lawyer), it
seems that 1) the teenager that downloaded these
GIFs had to be a paying user because of the "commercial"
clause, 2) the material was not just in open view,
it had to be downloaded and a proper program run.
One of the more disturbing things I found while
researching for this article was this interesting
text file from California, courtesy of the Pleasure
Dome BBS. It is a verbatim transcript of a letter
sent to a local sysop. In it are some scary things
especially from a sysop's end.
Read some of the things in it and think about what
these people are saying.
"From: The National Coalition Against Pornography "Standing Together"
Newsletter. Community Action Column, March-April 1990"
"Computer pornography? It's Everywhere...."
by Christine Marshall
"CHILD MOLESTER NETWORKS
Apparently, the U.S. Customs Agency has been aware of and investigating
adult BBS's for some time. Obscene BBS programs that originate in other
countries and are illegally imported, are being used by American computer
hobbyists. The privately used foreign programs are now breaking
obscenity laws and causing damage through computer networks across
the country. U.S. Customs has learned that many of the BBS's make it
easier for pedophiles to molest children by listing the names and
locations of potential victims-and by encouraging sexual activity with
minors.
Some of the programs found to this date have come from Germany. U.S.
Customs has been involved in investigations because the importation of
obscene material is prohibited by law. In their investigations, they
have documented the use of these networks by pedophiles as an aid in
molestation of children.
ACTION STEPS
When I learned of all this, I immediately wondered what course of action
I could take as a relative "computer-illiterate" and average citizen.
This is what I found that we all can do:
1. If you have access to a computer and modem, check your local BBS
networks for adult services. If you find any, notify your sheriff and
the local U.S. Customs agent. Give them as much information as possible
to aid in their investigations.
2. Let other concerned neighbors and groups know of the existence of
the adult BBS's. Encourage them to join you on Action Step 1.
3. Write or call the U.S. Customs Agency to encourage them to continue
investigating pornographic BBS's. You can write them at 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20229, or call (202) 566-8195."
Those are direct quotes from that article. When I read
about "child-molestation networks" I almost had to laugh,
but then realized exactly what this woman was saying
and what it would do. I read in USA Today that only 33%
of the American population own personal computers. And
of that 33%, most do not own a modem. And of those that
do own a modem, many of them are not active on local
bulletin boards. So when a woman who sounds like she knows
what she is talking about begins to make this allegations,
people believe her.
[ Canton Connection Follow-Up: Rearing Our Ugly Heads (ED) ]
An Editorial by the Sorcerer
As I told you in the last issue, Canton Connection BBS has
refused to allow this newsletter on their system, for some
reason. And after asking them about it a few times, I was
refused on their system!
Since then, I'd like to thank the users that have stood up
for me on there. There are many who do not want to have
their names published, but the ones that have let me know
what side they are on include the Lord, Elminster, Electric
Messiah, the Magister, and others.
When Elminster found out that the newsletter had been deleted,
he posted a public message in the Hello Sig just asking the
sysops to explain why they thought that the newsletter was
unfit for download. The message was deleted. So was Elminster.
Sanguinius also had poetry deleted in the Poetry Sig. This
news came to me a few days ago and I don't really have any
details on it.
So Elminster and I thought that we would call up Larry Smith,
co-sysop of Canton Connection, and ask him about Elminster's
account. I was called by Larry right after he deleted me
last Sunday morning but Elm had been given no reason or anything
for his "dismissal."
We called Larry a few days ago. The conversation was extremely
interesting. Although not verbatim, it went something like,
"Hello, is Larry there?"
"This is Larry."
"Larry, this is the Sorcerer and Elminster. We just want to
talk to you about Elm's account getting deleted."
"This is who?"
"You know, Longshot and Elminster. From your bulletin board."
"I don't run a bulletin board..."
ELM: "You have a modem?"
"A modem? What's that?"
"Uh, Larry, no offense, but we've talked to you before and
we know your voice."
>> CLICK <<
So we called back.
>> CLICK <<
Again, that is not a verbatim account of what happened, but
it is pretty close. I found it interesting that this Larry
Smith that we called knew enough to know that one "runs" a
bulletin board, yet he didn't know what a modem was. Most
people who aren't aware of what a modem is don't know what
a bulletin board is, either.
So, I take it that we aren't going to get a straight answer
out of the Canton Connection staff. I guess that the users
there will be happy ... until they post something that the
sysops don't like.
By the way, the number that we called for Larry Smith was
confirmed by three sources. And trust me: it was him.
At any rate, I would urge everyone that does not believe
that we should put up with censorship on bulletin boards
should ask Larry about their decision. And let us know
what happens. I know that I'm interested. Thanks.
-The Sorcerer
[ Making the Rounds: Stark Naked is Getting Around the Area ]
Imagine my surprise while going through the messages at
Saturday !! BBS to see this post:
Msg # 77 of 79 Date: Mon 7-27-92, 11:43 pm
From: BRENT WOODFORD
Read: 9 times
To: SYSOP & ALL
Subject: Re: Akron Anamoly?
I just uploaded a txt file that I got from Triway BBS. It is some sort of a
newsletter from Dragon's Lair BBS. It has a lot of information on the Akron
Anamoly bust. It was a sting operation in which the police co-operated with
a 15 year old for 2 months to bust Mark. They confiscated all of his
equipment. The newsletter also include an article which was in the Plain
Dealer (July 21, I think). Put it on line so it can be downloaded for more
info.
BAW!
Again Reply Mail Prev Next Goto Thread Other Quit
Wow ... wasn't I excited! The newsletter is making its way
around the area!
[ Have Something to Say? ... Information on Stark Naked ]
Got something to say? Want it published? You can send it
to me at the Dragon's Lair BBS. The number is (216) 966-8970
running Renegade Beta at 3/12/2400, 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week.
Also, any sysop who would like his/her system to be a
distribution site for Stark Naked should contact me. If I
am a regular user on your system, you can leave me mail there.
The next issue of Stark Naked will move away from the Canton
Connection line and also a little from the Akron Anomoly line.
New stories will be here.
Let me know how I am doing! I have gotten a little feedback on
the stuff in Stark Naked Issue #2, but I'd always like to hear
what you have to say.
I leave you with this SLMR thought: All prosecutors will be
violated.

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The Journal of Stark County Telecom
Brought to you by: The Necropolis BBS
(216)/966-8970 (3/12/2400 8N1 24 hrs)
Running Renegade Beta
Located in North Canton, Ohio
Sept 1, 1992 : Volume #1, Issue #3
>> Now Serving Stark County & Summit County <<
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[ The Dragon's Lair Goes Back Up: But Exactly Where is It?! ]
[ Stark Naked Resumes Publication]
As most all bulletin board'ers in the Stark County area
have known, the Dragon's Lair BBS was a private board
all of a sudden one day a couple weeks ago. The reasons
that led to this decision are now prominantly posted in
the Computer Discussion Base there, since it is now back
online for the public. However, users expecting the TDL
are going to be in for quite a surprise! The BBS is no
longer called the Dragon's Lair BBS. The name has been
changed to the Necropolis BBS, which means City of the
Dead. The change was made because of the juvenile
sound of the Dragon's Lair, among other reasons.
(Ed's Note: Those "adults" who still feel that children
are the only users of the Necropolis BBS should not feel
bad because they can no longer call it "The Kiddie's
Lair" -- we realize that it must have taken hours of
exhaustive creative research to come up with that
zinger. As you know -- because you are adults and are
obviously more educated than an upstart like myself --
-polis means "city." So you may refer to the board as
the "Kiddie City." Not only does it rhyme, but it gets
the point across. I just didn't want you to spend too
much of your precious adult time thinking up a new one.
Thanks. -- The Sorcerer)
Changes that brought about the Necropolis BBS include
the entire re-structuring of the file sigs, echoes from
AlterNet, Boondocks Net, PODSNet, conference
re-structure, software support for Apogee Software,
new ANSI screens, Net Runner v1.02 door, Gang Warfare
door by Cott Lang, re-structuring of the message bases,
and other things. Future changes include a 14.4k+ modem,
possibility of a second node, and more hard drive space.
The Necropolis has also taken on a rigorous policy of
mandatory participation. Too many people do too little
to warrant their use of the board. So as a warning to
users who think that they can leech off of the
Necropolis BBS: Think again.
[ Farewell to Users: Stark County Users Leave for College! ]
Several users have or will be departing the Stark
County modem scene for a while. First, Cleopatra is
leaving for a few months on an extended student tour of
Europe and the surrounding countries. Raistlin has
already left for college. Ceasaro will be leaving the
first couple weeks of September to go to college in
Berea. Tape God left for Miami U. a few weeks ago.
Phoebe is leaving 12 September for Ohio University.
+---------------------------+
: * A Stark Naked Special * : THE FUTURE OF STARK COUNTY
: : TELECOMMUNICATIONS
+---------------------------+ [ Part 1 ]
As some people are aware, the situation in Stark
County -- in the way of telecommunications - is very
grim. So, this issue of Stark Naked will go into
detail into the Rise and Fall of the Stark County
Modem Community ... as well as a look at how we can
improve things in general.
The first part of this special is an interview with a
long-standing member of the telecom scene as well as
self-proclaimed modem "deity." Elminster, a.k.a. the
Ninja Master, was sysop of House of the Rising Sun BBS
as well as Forgotten Realm BBS.
** An Interview with Elminster **
SN: First, give us a short background of your modeming career here
in Stark County.
Elm: Well, I got my modem for Christmas in 86'. 300 baud 1660. Wow.
:) Anyway, I put up a BBS about oh ... 2 weeks later. I had
been exposed to modeming before I got my OWN modem. My bbs was
what I would characterize ANY BBS put up by an inexperiences user:
It was a rodent BBS. :)
SN: And this bulletin board was ...
Elm: The first House of the Rising Sun. My handle was The Ninja Master.
SN: And then you later went on to 1200 baud, re-opening HRS, and then
finally came to Forgotten Realm, which was up in the early part
of 1991.
Elm: Correct. Forgotten Realms was not just MY board of course. I ran
it with my fiend (haha) ... er, friend, Nightstalker.
SN: Now, it isn't really a hidden fact that you are probably one of
the last remaining modem users that have actually been around for
a while, save the Lion's Pride and some other people that weren't
really active ... but were still there. Right?
Elm: The only people still active who have been around as long as I have,
or longer, are Muad Dib, Gary Cox of CanCom and ... well, I don't
know if I should count Chuck Davis! Lets just say, his BBS has been
around AWHILE.
SN: Ok ... now moving on to the real point of this conversation ... would
you say that the quality of modeming in this area has declined in the
past, oh, four or five years?
Elm: (shout) YES!
SN: Hehehe ... could you be more specific?
Elm: There used to be Oh.... 6 to 8 bbs systems in the area, and 5 of
them were Quality systems. You could call up every day, and there
would ALWAYS be new messages. The people were a bit friendlier ...
and the messages themselves used to be more interesting. People who
used the modem also has active lives outside the modem community,
and so had a lot to share on the BBS. Unfortunatly, this trend
hasn't continued.
SN: A long-time nemesis of yours but modem veteran in his own respect --
Tom Olson -- has described the modem community of the past as
"something special you just can't put your finger on" -- a sort of
collection of circumstance and events that make it a really cool time
that just can't ever be duplicated. Do you agree with him that the
period of time referred to as the Golden Age of Stark Telecom is
something that just happened and can't be re-lived ... or are there
certain steps we can take to change the downward trend in the Stark
County telecom scene?
Elm: Modems used to be pretty expensive. That used to be GOOD, because
only a SERIOUS USER would have a modem and would call. Now, MANY
people have modems ... and most of them are simply interested in
playing silly games. It's kind of sad. How to FIX the problem? There
are lots of solutions. Enforcing manditory participation rules,
creating a sysop's co-op ... it just takes dedicated people, and I
don't see that anywhere anymore.
SN: From a user's point of view ... what would you change about user
behavior on bulletin boards? What should users do to make things
more like they used to be?
Elm: POST! Say something. Don't waste the sysop's time, or other user's
time by just calling and giving nothing back. If the system has a
UD section, and you want files, it's LAME to sit around and b****
about the ratio and idiot things like that. Just give something back.
That's all.
SN: Some users say that mandatory participation is cruel and unusual!
They say that if the sysop is in agreement and that if all the users
want to do is sit around and chat all day, then that's fine and that's
the way it should be. How do you react to that ideology?
Elm: The sysop of a BBS has the ultimate say as to what he wants for
his/her BBS. However, BBS stands for BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM, not
CHAT BOARD SYSTEM. I guess it's just a matter of choice. Personally,
i'm not interesting in chatting ALL the time .. although an occasional
chat with someone interesting doens't seem to bad to me.
SN: Ok, what bulletin boards around here would you recommend to someone
first coming into the community ... since as you know, most users
feel most comfortable with the bulletin board that are "baptized"
on ...
Elm: The Necropolis... Amiga Asylum ... that's about it. Most other
systems either don't have enough to offer, or would, in my opinion,
"ruin" the user.
SN: Ok. And lastly -- anything you would like to add?
Elm: There's one place I WOULDN'T send a new user ... especially
one under 16.
SN: I won't even ask! :) Ok, thanks Elminster.
Future issues of Stark Naked will feature more ways
to improve on our "condition" as well as the state
of events.
[ Is the Government Watching You? A Big Brother Report ]
This message was recently captured from a Sk8Net echo:
Date: 08-29<32>92 (16:20) Number: 295 of 306 (Echo)
To: ALL Refer#: NONE
From: LORD SHADOWKEEPER Read: HAS REPLIES
Subj: Big Brother Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
Conf: HACK-PHREAK (6) Read Type: GENERAL (+)
From something I picked up on my rounds...
From : Leonard Church
To : All
Subject: Bbs Freedom ][
As someone involved in the telephone industry on the level of security
and data integrity... I would like to inform everyone that uses modems
and/or are bbs operators of some information.
The first thing that everyone that uses a modem should know is that
every time you fire up your modem your activating monitoring equipment
somewhere in the U.S. I have worked for several large telephone
networks that routinely monitor and reroute modem and fax transmissions
through devices that allow them to view what is being transmitted and
even decodes encrypted data and fax packets used by major corporations
and governmental agencies. This is allowed under the heading of
"Maintenance Monitoring" and may be continued for up to 6 months without
the need of any legal paperwork being generated. Under an obscure
pre-WWII ruling by the agency that is now the FCC... "No information may
be encoded or transmitted over PUBLIC or PRIVATE forms of telephony or
radio with the exception of those agencies involved in the National
Security" a further designation goes on to say "with the exception of
the MORSE system of 'transmittal', any communication that is not
interpretable by the human ear is forbidden and unlawful."
The information gathered goes to 3 seperate database facilities...1 is
codenamed Diana and is located in Brussels, the 2nd is named Fredrick
and is located somewhere in Malaysia, the 3rd is named Elizabeth and is
located in Boulder, Colorado. The information stored in these systems
is accessable by the US Government, Interpol, Scotland Yard and various
other such agencies. Your credit rating is also affected by your modem
usage... if you ever get a copy of your credit history and find a
listing that has HN06443 <--= this is a negative risk rating. or a code
87AT4 <---= an even more negative risk rating.... these will usually
have no description on them... and if you inquire about them they will
tell you that it just comes from the system that way.
I am currently working for another major carrier as a consultant and
have been able to watch these systems operate...at one unnamed long
distance carrier here in Columbus Ohio in their NCC, Network Control
Center, you can see several rows of computer terminals which have
approximately 30 to 40 separate windows in each... these windows have
data transmissions that are being monitored... banks of 9 track tapes
are going constantly to record everything. Everyone should realize that
even if a sysop posts a disclaimer at the beginning of his bbs about no
access to governmental agencies or law enforcement...that it isn't worth
the time it takes to type it in... looking forward to hearing reactions
to this.
[ A Paler Shade of Humanity: An Editorial by the Sorcerer ]
An old joke that used to circulate around the Stark area
telecom scene was supposedly originated by the Prophet.
The joke was, "Why would it be impossible for Jesus to
be born in the Stark County telecom community? A:
Because you wouldn't be able to find three wise men or a
virgin."
Now I'm not too positive about the virgin part, but it
has become increasingly obvious over the past couple of
months that the wise men part is. As you probably are
aware, the publication of this newsletter led to my
deletion from the Canton Connection BBS. And for some
odd reason, that deletion was accompanied by a sort of
backstabbing from someone who I considered a "modem
friend," Ramsey. This was all very mysterious to me
and it all struck me as rather odd. I tried calling
Ramsey, but she insisted that she had nothing more
to say to me. Why? I have no idea.
After a while, this no longer bothered me because I
really could do without Canton Connection and I
suppose that anyone that treated me the way Ramsey did
was certainly no friend at all. I assumed that Ramsey,
being an adult, would handle things that way. I was
wrong.
About a week ago, I was told by several people from CC
that Ramsey has been spreading numerous lies about me
through chat. And the worst part was that people
actually believed her!
I decided to call her up again and ask her why she was
doing this sort of thing. My answer: a stonewall. This
is an excerpt from the conversation that pretty much
sums up the entire thing. It is really quite amusing
in a way. The same critics that refer to me as a child
seem to be acting quite infantile.
Me: I'm confused why you're so upset with me in the first
place.
Ra: Frankly, Ryan, I really don't care.
Me: You don't care that I'm confused?
Ra: Nope.
Me: Wouldn't you like to set the record straight?
Ra: Nope.
Me: So, what you're saying, is you'd rather talk behind
my back without giving me a chance to give my side
of the story.
Ra: You have a side?
As you can see, it was totally impossible to even try
to reason with Ramsey. And as you also know, I have
found it utterly impossible to even talk to Larry. It
appears to me that these people are acting incredibly
immature.
So let me say this to ANYONE that is told ANYTHING by
Ramsey, or Larry, or really anyone else: here is the
lithmus test to prove validity. Here is how you can
tell if what they say is true. I am always prepared to
talk to ANYONE about what they say. However, the other
party will NOT. For instance, I know what Ramsey has
been saying about me. And at any time, I will talk to
them openly -- on the phone, via chat, in person ..
whatever -- about it. Of course, they will not. And
why won't they? Because they know that they are wrong.
The next time they tell you something regarding me,
ask them to say it in a forum where I can respond.
Ramsey and Larry both have full access to my system
whenever they want to give their side of the story. I
do not have that luxury with Canton Connection, for
obvious reasons.
[ Short Takes: News, Rumors, Hints, Gossip, Overheard .... ]
... A NEW release of TradeWars 200X is scheduled for
this fall! Registered sysops do NOT receive a new
copy of TW. No further information was available
about the new release, by Gary Martin.
... As callers of Arrakis BBS already know, this board
is now carrying echo bases! As part of a C-Net
echo base exchange, Arrakis is carrying a number
of echoes! The number is (216) 833-6159.
... For those of you wondering what happened to
Seraglio BBS, it was temporarily closed because
the sysop moved. It should be resuming operation
soon.
... A football pool is beginning on the Necropolis
BBS! Get involved to win prizes. The football
pool is part of a new sports conference that
also has a Sports Echo.
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Stark Naked claims no legal responsibility for anything contained
within it. It is published as an informative newsletter for users
of the Stark and Summit County telecom community.
If you would like to become a distribution site for Stark Naked,
contact the Sorcerer through a New User Msg at the Necropolis
BBS. The number is (216) 966-8970.
If you would like to become a reporter for Stark Naked, please
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STARK NAKED
The Journal of Stark County Telecom
Brought to you by: The Necropolis BBS
(216)/966-8970 (3/12/2400 8N1 24 hrs)
Running Renegade Beta
Located in North Canton, Ohio
Sept 20, 1992 : Volume #1, Issue #5
>> Now Serving Stark County & Summit County <<
*************************************************************
[ Mandatory Participation: Growing Trend or Ancient Relic? ]
Just recently, Tim Stedman announced that his BBS, the
Amiga Asylum, will begin enforcing a mandatory
participation rule. Thus, the Amiga Asylum becomes the
third local bulletin board to enforce such a rule.
While many sysops feel that mandatory participation is
a great idea, there are others who feel that it is not
something that is necessary. This ideology is far from
how things used to be: expressions like "post or roast"
could be seen on just about every bulletin board. But
today, many sysops don't like the idea of using BBS
priveleges as an incentive to participate.
Mandatory participation goes beyond the mere upload-
download ratio. Mandatory participation often means the
use of PCRs -- Post/Call Ratios. For every call, the
user must post so many times or BBS rights will be
taken away. Often, the BBS program will automatically
do this for the sysop.
Mandatory Participation Stances in Stark County
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Necropolis - A post/call ratio is in effect for
online games. Long-time lurkers are
deleted.
Arrakis - Selective rights: if a user posts,
he has access to the subs. If not,
his access there is revoked.
Amiga Asylum - New anti-lurker attitude.
Rising Power - None.
Canton Conn - None.
Walkman's Ware - Unknown.
The question that must arise is: do programs like these
work? Does mandatory participation help out a bulletin
board? The first few days after the Asylum began the
mandatory participation rule, people who never posted
began to post. Reports of success from the Necropolis
have also supported the theory.
It is the opinion of STARK NAKED that post-call ratios
and mandatory participation is in the best interest of
Stark County telecommunications.
[ The Shareware Update: Continuing News on New Releases! ]
STARK NAKED will attempt to offer readers current news
on Shareware programs in each issue.
PKWare :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
PKZip v2.x will be out soon, according to Phil Katz.
Remember that v2.01 and v2.2 are HACKS and you will
not want to use them.
PKWare has also signed a business agreement with ASi
(a multi-platform development company out of Dayton)
that will, among other things, allow PKWare Data
Compression libraries to be ported to other computer
platforms. In the plans right now are ports through
Unix, MacIntosh, MVS, Amiga, and Ultrix. A rep from
ASi hopes that PKWare/ASi will become an industry
standard for data compression.
TradeWars 2002 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Gary Martin is planning a release of TradeWars 2112
within the next two years. Current registered sysops
will have to re-register. Little other information
is available on TradeWars 2112.
[ Bob Larson Comes to Akron: Necropolis Users Set to Go! ]
Radio talk-show host and Christian fundamentalist, Bob
Larson, is coming to the Akron Civic Center to speak on
issues relating to occultism October 23. The Necropolis
BBS, which is known for "Bob-bashing," is planning on
organizing a Necropolis Caravan to see Bob speak. If
interested in going, users should contact the Sorcerer,
Elminster, or just leave sysop feedback on the
Necropolis. Information will be posted publicly at the
Necropolis BBS on the Theology Sub.
[ Akron Sysop Organization Cancelled: Pegasus Goes Down ]
The proposed Akron Area Sysop's Organization (AASO) was
recently cancelled along with the Pegasus BBS, an Akron
bulletin board running on Maximus. According to Dan
Steill, the ex-sysop of Pegasus, the bulletin board had
to be taken down because of personal reasons. With the
the Pegasus BBS went the sysop group. Steill does think
that a sysop organization would be helpful for all area
sysops. An FBI agent was scheduled for the first meet
to discuss pirated software and copyright laws.
[ Random Scribblings: Various Notes from Various BBS'es ]
... Still no word on the future of Seraglio BBS. Attempts
to contact the sysop have resulted in busy signals!
Stay tuned to Stark Naked for further developments.
... Power Man's BBS (the name of which is unconfirmed)
is allegedly going to be carrying the Boondock nets.
In response, the Necropolis BBS will be dropping the
Boondock nets in favor of an international network
which has yet to be named. One echo that will be
definitely pulled will be a Christian echo, which
will balance the Pagan/New Age selection currently
on-line. The Boondock/MSI/Wildnet nets are also
being carried by the Confederate BBS and the Pentagon
BBS.
... Several issues of Stark Naked were recently sighted
on a bulletin board in South Carolina! The editors
of Stark Naked would like to know who uploaded them
there ... to thank them! Stark Naked has also been
making rounds on packet radio boards! The message
of Stark Naked (aside from the news of local events)
is for freedom of telecommunication ... hopefully
that message is being spread!
... A new conference at the Necropolis ... the Star
Trek / Science Fiction conference has been put up
not only for ST/TNG fans ... but also for political
reasons. Apparently, after a small war on the USS
Paramount BBS, the Sorcerer decided to put up a
"conference that would teach the Paramount how to
run a Star Trek theme." The conference features a
Star Trek echo, Science Fiction echo, TradeWars
2002 Echo, as well as a number of sci-fi related
files. The sysops of USS Paramount refused to
comment.
... Several changes have occured at Stark's first
commercial BBS ... Canton Communications. The
most apparent is the addition of a high speed modem.
Other changes include a more efficient logon method,
addition of the Fred Fish library for Amiga, and
the entire CD-Rom collection for IBM and Amiga. A
new SIG, the Debate Sig, headed by Andy Curlutu,
was also added. The high-speed modem line number
is 478-0548.
... With the recent events in campaign politics, the
Perot for President ECHO has been re-activated.
The echo, which is part of the Searchlight net,
was running in an effort to spread information
about Ross Perot, the Texas billionaire whose name
is now on the ballot of every state.
... In the next issue of STARK NAKED, we'll be taking
an in-depth look at the world of x-rated BBS'ing!
Features will include an update on Akron Anomoly
(hopefully), a special section on Chat Sex, as well
as legal implications of running an adult board.
Also, a new feature that will hopefully be added to
STARK NAKED is a New BBS Spotlight. If you know of
a new bulletin board system in the Stark/Summit
area, let us know and we'll do a feature article on
them. The world needs more good boards!
[ NEW BBS Software on the Market: Spec Sheet Available ]
Synchronet Version 1a
Features
* Designed from the ground up as a reliable and feature rich
multinode BBS
* Up to 250 simultaneous nodes with multinode chat and online
program support
* Enhanced DESQview operation mode
* Runs under DOS 3.0 or higher on any 80x86 compatible computer
with 500k free RAM - BBS can shrink to 16k to execute external
programs
* Pay BBS features:
Time credits, user expiration dates, credits, and 900/976
billing.
* Interrupt driven COM I/O for the fastest through-put possible
- even with multiple nodes per CPU via DOS multitasker
* Any COM port configuration supported (one IRQ line per COM port)
* Blazing fast even on a 10mhz XT
* Familiar hotkey user interface with '?' activated menus at every
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* The most advanced BBS security ever: Impenetrable to remote
hackers, 100 security levels with 52 sysop configurable flags
per user, Sysop can allow or disallow users to choose their own
passwords, Sysop can force periodic password changes (uniqueness
is also forced), External programs cannot access the command
processor
* QWK mail packet support built-in
* Up to 10,000 message groups, up to 20,000 total message
sub-boards with up to 5,000 messages per sub-board.
* Up to 10,000 file libraries, up to 20,000 total file directories
with up to 5,000 files per directory.
* Extensive File Transfer Section:
Up to 500 transfer protocols with optional DSZLOG support
Batch uploads, downloads, and bidirectional file transfers
Transfer credit system is completely configurable
File viewing, extraction, and partial downloading of archives
File descriptions can contain content rating and multidisk
numberings
Personal user to user(s) file transfers
Optional batch download file flagging for user convenience
Internal support for offline directories
Multiple sysop file removal/move/edit search criteria
Directories can be sorted by filename or date, ascending or
descending
Advanced extended descriptions
Complete CDROM and other slow media support
* Professional error handling and logging
* Sysop inter-node control (remote or local):
Interrupting - hang-up on any node
Locking - only sysops can logon a locked node till lock
is removed
Rerunning - reexecutes BBS, reinitializing configuration,
etc.
* Inter-node message services:
Current node status - user online, action, connect rate,
and more, User activity - credited downloads, mail activity,
logons, and logoffs, User communications - paging, one-line
messages, and multinode chat
* 48 Local macros and sysop function hotkeys
* Real-time user database:
Amazingly complete user edit function
Remote changes to online-user data are immediately effective
Disk image is always current for enhanced system fault tolerance
Linked free-form data file for every user
* Online, sysop configurable, chatting artificial intelligence
engine
* Up to 500 online external programs:
Multiuser or single user programs
Programs that use DOS I/O (don't use COM port directly)
supported
Multiple door file formats created
Supports native WWIV color code expansion
Free Software Development Kit (SDK) avaiable for program
development
* Multiple Events
Logon and logoff events
New user events
Upload events (integrity testing, adding of comments,
virii scan, etc.)
Node and system daily events
Timed event that supports forced exclusive execution
* The most configurable BBS available today:
Powerful object oriented menu driven configuration program
All menus, text, and colors are sysop configurable without
source code
The use of aliases can be allowed or disallowed
New User Questionaire is available and customizable
Source code available for nearly unlimited customization
(extra cost)
To download the DEMO version of Synchronet (and purchasing information),
call Vertrauen (Synchronet development site) at 714-529-9525 (2400bps)
or 714-529-9547 (V.32bis/HST)
+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
STARK NAKED :::: The Journal of Stark County Telecom
Editor: The Sorcerer :::: Support BBS: The Necropolis BBS
Published Periodically :::: (216) 966-8970
September 20, 1992 :::: Sysops interested in becoming a
"If your sysop doesn't :::: Stark Naked Support BBS, please
carry Stark Naked on :::: contact the Sorcerer. Users who
a regular basis ... :::: are interested in reporting can
find out why!" :::: also contact the Sorcerer.
::: Stark Naked appreciates _any_ feedback that readers might
::: have. Stark Naked also accepts any letters to the editor
::: concerning issues raised in Stark Naked.
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FROM: A ANYNONMOUS SOURCE.
DURING THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, I HAVE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH "BULLETIN
BOARD" SYSTEMS RUNNING ON MICROS AND MAINFRAMES. I'D LIKE TO GIVE A FEW
EXAMPLES OF THE DESTRUCTIVENESS OF MANY OF THESE "KIDS."
MOST HAVE PROBABLY HEARD OF OR CALLED AN RCP/M. FIVE YEARS AGO, I WROTE A
SIMILAR TYPE SYSTEM FOR A TRS-80. THIS SOFTWARE RAN FOR 3.5 YEARS WITHOUT
A PROBLEM. BUT NOW, AS MORE AND MORE POTENTIAL CRACKERS HAVE ACCESS TO
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN CRASHED REPEATEDLY.
WHEN I WAS BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL, THE BIG THING WAS TO FIND A BUG IN THE OS.
BUT, ONCE WE FOUND IT, INSTEAD OF USING IT TO KEEP THE SYSTEM FLAT ON ITS
BACK, WE DOCUMENTED IT AND SOMETIMES EVEN FIXED IT. DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THAT
IS THE CASE ANYMORE...
ON THIS SYSTEM, SOME CALLER BREAKS IN, DELETES ALL THE FILES, AND THEN
WRITES A PROGRAM WHICH KEEPS THE DRIVES SELECTED; THIS BURNS OUT THE MOTORS
ON 5.25" DRIVES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY RUN ALL NIGHT. THIS WAS DONE SO
OFTEN, THE SYSTEM WAS BROUGHT DOWN FOR A LONG TIME (UNTIL A TRACE COULD BE
PUT ON THE DIAL-UP).
I RUN MY OWN SYSTEM AND PUBLISH SOFTWARE THAT TURNS A TRS-80 INTO A MAIL
AND MESSAGE SYSTEM. I HAVE SAT AND WATCHED CALLERS SYSTEMATICALLY ATTACK
THE SYSTEM. THIS TAKES SEVERAL FORMS:
1) ALL COMMANDS, SERIES OF COMMANDS, AND OPTIONS ARE TRIED.
2) THE SYSTEM IS ASSAULTED WITH ALL MANNERS OF CONTROL SEQUENCES, TRYING TO
GET SOME UNEXPECTED RESULT.
3) I HAVE EVEN SEEM SOMEONE DROP AND THEN RE-INITIATE CARRIER TO SEE IF
THEY COULD GET SOMEWHERE.
IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, THEY BEGIN TO CRACK PASSWORDS. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE
DOING... IN ONE CASE, I WATCHED AS SOMEONE WENT THROUGH WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE
BEGINNING OF THE WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY TRYING TO GET SUPERUSER STATUS. SINCE
MOST PEOPLE USE WORDS, NOT A BAD IDEA, RIGHT? LESS INTELLIGENT ONES START WITH
A AND JUST TRY AND TRY AND TRY.
OH, BY THE WAY, THEY ARE DEFINITELY USING AUTO-DIAL MODEMS AND SOFTWARE TO
DO THIS.
IF ALL ELSE FAILS, THEY SIMPLY TIE UP THE SYSTEM. THEY CHOOSE THE MOST
OBVIOUSLY DISK INTENSIVE COMMAND, AND EXECUTE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. SINCE MANY
SYSTEMS ONLY TIMEOUT AFTER INACTIVITY, THIS COULD TIE UP THE SYSTEM FOR MANY
HOURS (NOT TO MENTION THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE EQUIPMENT).
THESE LITTLE BASTARDS CERTAINLY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING CONSTRUCTIVE.
SEVEN YEARS AGO, I CALLED UP MIT-MC AND GOT A TOURIST ACCOUNT WHICH I KEPT
FOR THREE YEARS UNTIL I GOT AN AUTHORIZED ONE. IT WAS A FREE ACCOUNT ON AN
OPEN SYSTEM; THE ONLY STRINGS WERE THAT I USE IT AFTER HOURS AND NOT TIE UP TOO
MANY RESOURCES. BUT THINGS HAVE CHANGED. YOU CAN'T HAVE TOTALLY OPEN SYSTEMS
ANYMORE WITHOUT MANY PRECAUTIONS AND ALMOST CONSTANT SUPERVISION.
FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE HAD TO ADD MANY SECURITY FEATURES TO THESE SMALL
SYSTEMS:
1) THREE ATTEMPTS AND YOU LOSE THE CONNECTION. NINE ILLEGAL ATTEMPTS AT A
USERNAME WITHOUT A CORRECT LOGIN CAUSES A SUSPENSION . ANYONE TRYING TO
LOGIN UNDER THAT NAME IS IMMEDIATELY SUSPENDED (WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS).
2) CONNECTION LIMITED USE.
3) APPLICATION PROCESS REVIEWED BY SYSOP BEFORE SOMEONE CAN USE ALL
FEATURES, OR EVEN USE THE SYSTEM.
4) ISOLATE THE USER COMPLETELY FROM ALL OPERATING SYSTEM FUNCTIONS, EVEN TO
THE POINT OF MODIFYING THE DOS TO HANG OR RESET WHEN NECESSARY.
I DO HAVE ONE LITTLE "JOKE" UP MY SLEEVE. THERE IS AN ACCOUNT ON THESE
SYSTEMS CALLED SYSOP. NOW, IF I WAS GOING TO BREAK IN, THAT IS WHERE I WOULD
START. I'VE PUT A LITTLE PATCH INTO MY HOST. AFTER 39 INCORRECT TRIES ON THAT
ACCOUNT, IT ALLOWS THE CALLER THROUGH. HE GETS A WELCOME MESSAGE AND SYSOP
COMMAND:. HE CAN RENUMBER MESSAGES, CHANGE THE DATE AND TIME, EVEN DELETE FROM
THE DIRECTORY, CHANGE USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS. HE CAN DO ALL THE THINGS THAT A
SYSOP CAN DO. OF COURSE, HE ISN'T *REALLY* DOING ANYTHING (HE HE HE!) AFTER,
OH SAY, 10 MINUTES, OUTPUT STOPS. 24 LINEFEEDS ARE ISSUED AND THE FOLLOWING
APPEARS (SLOWLY, AS IF FROM A TTY):
HELLO INTRUDER! GEE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HANGING AROUND FOR
THE PAST TEN MINUTES WHILE WE HAD A CHANCE TO TRACE YOUR CALL. IT
IS TOO BAD THAT SOME PEOPLE JUST CAN'T LIVE RESPONSIBLY. BUT, I
GUESS THAT IS THE REASON WE HAVE THE POLICE AND FBI, RIGHT?
[DISCONNECT]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS, BUT I DO KNOWS THAT TREATING THIS TYPE OF
BEHAVIOR CASUALLY MUST BE STOPPED. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE WHO WILL TRY TO
CIRCUMVENT ALL SECURITY MEASURES, SOMETIMES OUT OF CURIOUSITY, BUT RECENTLY
MORE OFTEN WITH THE INTENTION OF DOING SOMETHING DESTRUCTIVE.
IT'S TOO BAD THAT THE DAYS OF THE UNSECURED SYSTEMS IS COMING TO A CLOSE, BUT
WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SCANNING THE EXCHANGES WITH THEIR AUTO-DIAL MODEMS
LOOKING FOR CARRIERS, ARMED WITH 10 PAGES OF PIRATED MCI ACCESS CODES, WE DON'T
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LAMERIGHT NOTICE ***************************************************************
Lameright means simply that if you steal anything in this magazine,
(except of course for the stolen things) that you are now a lamer.
You may not know it. Your friends may not call you a lamer, but deep
down, deny it as you will--you are a lamer. We give credit to all
groups whose stuff we used and if we did it was either (a) with their
permission or (b) the stuff was released into the public domain
expressly for everyone's use. If you rip anything, we will find you
and come to your house and shave your cat. Then we will pee on your
VCR and eat all your corn nuts. You will be sad. We will laugh
and laugh and laugh. Ha ha. Do you see now that this is wrong and
bad and is hardly worth the price you will pay? I certainly hope so.
********************************************************************************
greets at endish of file...
Important notes :
1. notice big bob is not a lithium member anymore...there are many
very good reasons for this :
(a) _everyone_ in lithium hates him
(b) he has been a complete prick
(c) he never does anything, we wonder if he can...no we don't
wonder because we know he can't.
(d) we think he might be gay but we're not sure yet
(e) he has insulted the Great Natas One one too many times
and made him very unhappy.
(f) he cuts on everyone in lithium even though they are all
far better at what they do than he could ever hope to be
(g) he never does anything
(h) he never does anything
(i) _everyone_ in lithium _hates_ him.
2. copper bars by Apex, starfield code by Apex
3. any 3d dots you may have seen in our old bbs-ads are the asm
routines made by Sir Phrack-A-Lot
3 1/2. doomish-slide-off-bleedish-effect in intro coded by nomad
4. sound system is Midas Sound System by Sahara Surfers get it get it
it's so fucking awesome...better than goldplay, better than MODOBJ
...better than PDPLAY, SATPLAY, HSCOBJ, STMIK, PPS, VLA MODPLAY
...better than Sound System (whoever thats by)...it's just great
and comes with full source c+asm, handles mod and s3m (tho the mod
support will need some work I think)...supports PAS, WSS, GUS, SB.
has all kinds of shit for the programming interface--everything
DSMI has! EVERYTHING. Just a few less formats. ;) Maybe I could
hack some new loaders for it? Hm....
5. JESUS CHRIST SOUL ON ICE SLEEP WITH THE MOTHERFUCKIN' FISHES TONIGHT
6. Mouse support added...added properly too I might add...quite proud
I am, yes siree...quite... thanx to Rodney Loos for his helpful
source code on the subject. ^ this is very easy to do
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Music by -=>Bedlamite<=-
*** IMPORTANT NOTE ***
( Some stuff in the mod was changed from the original by natas to make it work
better with midas and play longer in the mag and be smaller in the file...
don't blame him if you think this version sucks. his original is available
on ftp.eng.ufl.edu and archive.epas.utoronto.ca... and wherever fine mods
are to be found. Get his MEDICROM.S3M it's most excellent... )
_.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._
*'`^Alt-1 : the magazine you can read on the shitter ^`'*-
(if u have a lapt0p)
_.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._
*'`^ ^`'*-
___ __ _ ڿ _ ___ _ ___
<20> <20>\ <20>_ <20> <20> <20> <20> /\/\ <20>- /\/\ <20><> <20>- <20> <20> <20>_ <20> _/ <20> <20>
~~~ ~ <20><> ~ ~~~
^ look i'm 3lit3 now...golly...
Natas <20> Articles, Poetry, Editor, Coding, ANSi GFX, Disitribution, Organizing
(a.k.a. Na<4E>as DoGg)
Nomad <20> Articles, Poetry, Coding
(a.k.a. 1cE-<2D><>mad)
Mortal <20> Grafix dude, ARTiCLES
(a.k.a. 1cE-M0<4D><30>al-DogG)
Maynard <20> Official replacement for Big Bob
Eyore <20> Official LiTHiUM hippie.
(a.k.a. EZ-Ey0rE)
*Bedlamite* <20> External Music Dude
( ^ not a LiTHiUM member )
Sarah Maurer (ex-gf of Natas)
Medusa (cur. gf of Natas) <- and the best by far
(a.k.a. SaL<61>-N'-P<>pA MedUsA)
( ^ she's totally hot )
Opi <20> Poetry
(a.k.a. Qu<51><75><EFBFBD> 0p1)
Ry
Phantom Warrior <20> Sysop
Currently Inactive Yet Cool LiTHiUM Members :
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Jesus <20> (M.I.A.) VGA GFX, VGA Coding/3d Shit
( ^ Had to sell his 486 )
Apex <20> Coding, VGA GFX
Sir Phrack-A-Lot <20> Coding, VGA GFX
_.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._
*'`^ ^`'*-
We did it. We killed JKF. We buried Hoffa so fucking deep they'll never find
him. We killed Elvis. I personally planted the bomb that took down Buddy Holly
and his merry fellows. I did it. I answered the suicide hotline when Kobain
called, I said "Go ahead you sellout fuck, just die and get it over with. Nobody
fucking cares anyways.". My alias used to be Judas about 2000 years ago. I
killed OJ's wife. I enjoyed it too. I set him up. I framed Roger Rabbit, it
was me. I told Hal not to open the pod bay doors. And I'm not even sorry. No,
it wasn't the butler--it was me. I killed him too to make it look good. You
might see me on a grassy knole somewhere. I like them. I dropped the bomb, I
did it, it was me. Fuck you. Everything is fucked and I'm starting to get
used to it.
_.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._.,-*'`^`'*-,._
*'`^ ^`'*-
Greets and shit like anyone fucking cares :
Sahara Surfers - u rule. Midas is awesome. I wish it was a little smaller
but it is so cool anyways. it rules. did i mention it rules?
well, in case i forgot it rules. release a demo or something
cool.
Bedlamite - cool fucking s3m...hope to get more from you in the future.
Maelcum/KLF - thanks for the cool response, your mods are fucking awesome.
Apex/LITHIUM - r u dead?
Sir Phrack-A-Lot/LITHIUM - r u dead?
Control-C - too good to talk to us these days? well piss off then.
Someone - r u in jail?
Shadow Sorcerer/Unicorn - long time no speak, if you see this mag contact me
we could use some awesome ansi like yours...
hanson4@nes.nersc.gov!
JCAB - thanx for putting source code with DEMOVT it was most helpful!
Pengo/ex-LiTHiUM - ya'll is a bitch.
Fizban / S.C.R.U.B. - send me mods. you make mostest goodest mods.
Monax - long time no speak...hope you get this maggy...contact me!
Grimace - you got greeted, aren't you happy now?
Ned - if you are reading this, you suck slightly less than before.
Gold One / LiTHiUM - you already know you're a bitch so nevermind.
Ironhead - did you die? whas up?
Positron - i fucked your sister...i'm sorry...(just kidding teri! i swear!)
Opi - i fucked your boyfriend...i'm sorry...(i was really drunk)
Medusa - i really didn't fuck his sister...it was just a joke.
B00mer - you should have joined my group. too bad you live in tx.
PA kicks too, though...
Bub/bub's place - your board may be dead or maybe im just lame but you were a
cool sysop with a kick-ass board. if you have a bbs contact
me about becoming a dist-site i would be like honored and
stuff.
Net Distorsion - change your alias d00d...nomad says your cool so you must
be...vision has more bugs than all of my programs combined..
probably more source too ;) BUT THAT DOSEN'T MAKE IT OK.
Mental Crusher - change your alias. soon.
Big Bob - lamer.
Nomad - i'll take your brain to another dimension..pay close attention.
Mortal - pet shop boys man...the way of the future.
Data Warriors - BLEAH! YOU SUCK! I puke I puke I puke.
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the official lithium mascot is this kitten named 'maynard' i have sitting on
the floor of my room staring at me. it is no longer ned. sorry ned. and all
ned and oodles of poodles fans. fuck me fuck me fuck me
YOU PUT THESE IN THE MIDAS ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE...if you don't know what
that is then you probably can't hook the cables up to your SB anyways.
Options:
-sx Force Sound Device x (1 = GUS, 2 = PAS, 3 = WSS, 4 = SB,
5 = No Sound)
-pxxx Force I/O port xxx (hex) for Sound Device
-ix Force IRQ x for Sound Device
-dx Force DMA channel x for Sound Device
-mxxxxx Set mixing rate to xxxxx Hz
-e Disable EMS usage
-t Disable ProTracker BPM tempos
-u Enable Surround
-oxxx Force output mode (8 = 8-bit, 1 = 16-bit, s = stereo, m = mono)
no good
start the dance
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Other LiTHiUM productionz :
[] LAMESHELL [] - LS0??.ZIP :
Natas's cool assed ModPlayer shell that is in NO WAY lame
and he thinks you should go get it. Supports all formats,
has archive support, looks cooler than shit on a frozen pond
in january, and swaps out and shit like that. Also has
link files to link mods to different directories, etc...
Includes :
MODDIR - makes a DESCRIPT.ION file of mods...
[] MIDASPT [] - MIDASPT.ZIP :
Patch for Midas to load .MODs from the EXE...and source
files for loading only .S3Ms and no nosound support, as
well as WSS removed. What the hell it saves you some time.
[] UC [] - UC??.ZIP :
Natas's mutli-format archive-converter utility. Very nice.
Handles :
() Adding ads to arcs...
() Virus scanning...
() Archive checking...
() Ad deleting...
() Comment add...
() BBS ad in MODs...
() MODCLEANing...
() Renaming MOD.* files...
() Attribute fixing for Amiga files...
() RAR, ARJ, UC2, ZOO, ZIP, etc...supported.
() Lots of options, optional .INI file...
[] MODSHELL [] - MODSHL??.ZIP :
Natas's old ModPlayer shell...very very buggy but otherwise
quite nice.
[] SH [] - SH??.ZIP :
Natas's old Norton Commander clone...VERY buggy...discontinued
due to lack of my interest...
[] SHELL [] - SHELL??.ZIP :
Natas's VERY VERY VERY old shell...VERY VERY VERY buggy...
Discontinued due to lameness of program.
[] LITHUTIL [] - LITHUTIL.ZIP :
A bunch of utilities by Natas...lots of little thingies.
[] DESTAL [] - DESTAL.ZIP :
Natas's installer program like DEICE with ripped UNZIP
routines...discontinued due to lost sourcecode...
Oops.
[] LAMETRO [] - LAMETRO.ZIP :
Small LiTHiUM intro to show off some routines.
By Apex, Sir Phrack-A-Lot, and Natas.
[] EZ4U2C [] - EZ4U2C.COM :
BBS ad by Natas.
[] BBS_AD [] - BBS_AD.EXE :
BBS ad by Natas.
[] ALT1CUBE [] - ALT1CUBE.ZIP :
Little ad for old LiTHiUM BBS to show off Renderman's
3d routines.
[] IRON [] - IRON.ZIP :
Never finished LiTHiUM demo...don't look for it.
[] PALED [] - PALED??.ZIP :
Natas's screen-editor program...I can't find the source so
don't look for it anytime soon.
[] 3DSHIP [] - 3DSHIP.PCX :
Pic by Renderman.
[] NEW2OLD [] - NEW2OLD.PCX :
Pic by Renderman.
[] THEBOGV2 [] - THEBOGV2.ZIP :
S3M file by LiTHiUM's old musician Fizban.
[] LITHANSI [] - LITHANSI.ZIP :
ANSi stuff by Natas.
[] OLD2NEW [] - OLD2NEW.PCX :
Pic by Renderman.
[] RACE_BSI [] - RACE_BSI :
Pic by Renderman.
[] WATERFAL [] - WATERFAL.ZIP :
Small intro thingy by Renderman.
[] WATER [] - _WATER_.EXE :
Small intro thingy by Natas.

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT LIST
BBS'S, DATAFAX'S & INTERNET SITES
COMMERCIAL & SHAREWARE
DECEMBER 1995
SUPRT512
This list contains only BBS's, Datafax's and Internet Sites ran by Hardware
Manufacturers, Commercial Software Companies and Shareware Software Companies.
If you have any support sites that should be added or changes on this list,
please fill out the SUPRTADD.FRM and send it in via one of the following:
1) Call the Digicom BBS 812-479-1310
2) FidoNet Users Send Netmail to 1:2310/200 (Gary Barr)
3) Fax the form into (812) 474-2264
4) CompuServe Mail to 70007,4634
5) Internet Users Send Mail to garybarr@digicom.com
6) By US Mail to Gary Barr, 7624 Syls Drive, Evansville, IN 47712
7) American Online Email to GABarr
8) Delphi Email to AlanBarr
COMPANY/BBS NAME........... BBS NUMBER DATAFAX INTERNET ADDRESS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3Com....................... 408-980-8204 ...-...-.... http://www.3com.com
3rd Planet Software, Inc... 213-841-2260 ...-...-.... ........................
Abacus Concepts............ 616-698-8106 ...-...-.... ........................
Abaton Technology.......... 510-226-9694 ...-...-.... ........................
Ablesoft................... 804-867-7966 ...-...-.... ........................
Above Software............. 714-851-5102 ...-...-.... ........................
Access Software............ 801-364-7449 ...-...-.... ........................
Access Solutions Corp...... ...-...-.... 609-988-8007 ........................
Accolade................... 408-296-8800 ...-...-.... ........................
Accton Technology.......... 408-452-8828 ...-...-.... ........................
Acculogic Corporation...... 714-454-8124 ...-...-.... ........................
Ace Software............... 408-451-0571 ...-...-.... ........................
Acecad..................... 408-655-1988 ...-...-.... ........................
Acer America............... ...-...-.... 800-554-2494 http://www.acer.com
Adaptec.................... 408-945-7727 408-957-7150 http://adaptec.com
ADI Systems................ ...-...-.... 800-767-8182 ........................
Adobe Systems.............. 206-623-6984 ...-...-.... ........................
Advanced Digital Corp...... 714-894-0893 ...-...-.... ........................
Advanced Gravis Computer... 604-431-5927 ...-...-.... ........................
Advanced Logic Research.... 714-458-6834 714-581-3332 ........................
Agfa Compugraphics......... 508-694-9577 ...-...-.... ........................
Aldus Corporation.......... 206-623-6984 ...-...-.... ........................
All Computer............... 416-960-8679 ...-...-.... ........................
AllFix..................... 416-222-9644 ...-...-.... ........................
Alloy Computer Products.... 508-486-4044 ...-...-.... ........................
Allied Telesis............. 415-964-2994 ...-...-.... ........................
Alpha Software............. 617-229-2915 ...-...-.... ........................
Altima..................... 510-356-2456 ...-...-.... ........................
Altsys..................... 214-680-9696 ...-...-.... ........................
Amdek Corporation.......... 408-922-4400 ...-...-.... ........................
American Megatrends (AMI).. 404-246-8780 800-836-8028 ........................
American Power Conversions. ...-...-.... 800-347-3299 ........................
American Small Business Co. 918-825-4878 ...-...-.... ........................
Andyne Computing........... 613-548-1032 ...-...-.... ........................
Apogee Software............ 508-365-2359 ...-...-.... ........................
Applied Engineering........ 214-241-6677 ...-...-.... ........................
Appoint.................... 510-803-9018 ...-...-.... ........................
Arabesque Software......... 206-881-0905 ...-...-.... ........................
Archtek America Corp....... 818-912-3980 ...-...-.... ........................
Arsenal Computer........... 913-234-9395 ...-...-.... ........................
Artisoft................... 602-293-0065 ...-...-.... ........................
Artist Graphics............ 612-631-7669 ...-...-.... ........................
Ask Sam Systems............ 904-584-8287 ...-...-.... ........................
Aspen Peripherals.......... 503-286-9620 ...-...-.... ........................
Asymetrix.................. 206-451-1173 ...-...-.... ........................
AST Research............... 714-727-4723 800-347-3299 ........................
AST Research Canada........ 905-512-8558 ...-...-.... ........................
ATI Technologies........... 905-764-9404 ...-...-.... ........................
Attachmate................. 206-649-6660 ...-...-.... ........................
Aurora Terra............... 301-230-1214 ...-...-.... ........................
Autodesk Inc............... 415-507-5921 ...-...-.... ........................
Automated Design Systems... 404-394-7448 ...-...-.... ........................
Avatar..................... 404-740-8428 ...-...-.... ........................
Beagle Bros................ 801-226-1605 ...-...-.... ........................
Best Power Technology...... 608-565-7424 ...-...-.... ........................
Bestgift Service........... 813-978-3044 ...-...-.... ........................
Bethesda Software.......... 301-990-7552 ...-...-.... ........................
Big State Doors............ 512-376-5644 ...-...-.... ........................
Bit Software............... 510-490-6637 ...-...-.... ........................
Black Box Corporation...... ...-...-.... 412-746-5500 ........................
Blackmond Software......... 505-589-0319 ...-...-.... ........................
Boca Research.............. 407-241-1601 ...-...-.... http://www.boca.org
Borland.................... 408-439-9096 800-822-4269 http://www.borland.com
Bottom Line Software, Inc.. 214-394-4170 ...-...-.... ........................
Bourbaki................... 208-342-5823 ...-...-.... ........................
Brightbill Roberts......... 315-472-1058 ...-...-.... ........................
Brightwork Dvlpmnt (McAfee) 408-988-4004 ...-...-.... ........................
Broderbund................. 415-883-5889 ...-...-.... ........................
Buerg Software............. 707-778-8944 ...-...-.... ........................
Buffalo Creek Software..... 515-225-8496 ...-...-.... ........................
Bureau Of Electronic Publ.. 201-808-0085 ...-...-.... ........................
Cabletron.................. 603-335-4803 ...-...-.... ........................
Calcomp.................... 714-236-3045 ...-...-.... ........................
Calera Recognition Systems. 408-773-9068 ...-...-.... ........................
Campbell Services.......... 313-559-6434 ...-...-.... ........................
Canon Computer Systems Inc. 714-438-3325 800-423-2366 ........................
Canon Printer Division..... 516-488-6528 ...-...-.... ........................
Canon Printer (Italy)......39-2-58010997 ...-...-.... ........................
Capstone................... 305-471-8962 ...-...-.... ........................
Cardinal Technologies...... 717-293-3074 800-775-0899 ........................
Cardz...................... 604-734-5400 ...-...-.... ........................
Castelle................... 408-496-1807 ...-...-.... ........................
CBIS, Inc.................. 404-446-0485 ...-...-.... ........................
cc:Mail.................... 415-691-0401 ...-...-.... ........................
Central Point.............. 503-690-6650 503-984-2490 ........................
Certus..................... 408-973-9834 ...-...-.... ........................
CH Products................ 619-598-3224 ...-...-.... ........................
Cheyenne Software.......... 516-484-3445 ...-...-.... ........................
Chinon America............. 310-320-4160 ...-...-.... ........................
Chipsoft................... 619-550-5018 ...-...-.... ........................
Chwatal Development Co..... 318-487-0800 ...-...-.... ........................
Cirrus Logic Corp.......... 510-440-9080 ...-...-.... ........................
Citizens America Corp...... 310-453-7564 ...-...-.... ........................
Citrix Systems............. 305-346-9004 ...-...-.... ........................
Clarion Software........... 305-785-2594 ...-...-.... ........................
Claris Corp................ 408-987-7421 800-800-8954 ........................
Clark Development Corp..... 801-261-8976 ...-...-.... ........................
Clear Software............. 617-965-5406 ...-...-.... ........................
Cleo Communications........ 313-996-1213 ...-...-.... ........................
CMS Enhancements........... 714-222-6601 ...-...-.... ........................
CNET....................... 408-954-1787 ...-...-.... ........................
Coconut Computing Inc...... 619-456-0815 ...-...-.... ........................
Codenoll................... 914-965-1972 ...-...-.... ........................
Colorado Memory Systems.... 303-635-0650 800-368-9673 ........................
Columbia Data Products..... 407-862-4724 ...-...-.... ........................
Commsoft................... 707-838-6373 ...-...-.... ........................
Communications Research.... 708-933-5333 ...-...-.... ........................
Compaq Computer Systems.... 713-378-1418 800-345-1518 ........................
Complete PC................ 408-434-9703 ...-...-.... ........................
Complex Inc................ 714-630-2570 ...-...-.... ........................
Comprehensive Video Supply. 201-767-7990 ...-...-.... ........................
Compton's New Media........ 619-929-2597 ...-...-.... ........................
Compulink Management Center 310-212-5850 ...-...-.... ........................
Computer Associates........ 516-434-1753 ...-...-.... ........................
Computer Peripherals....... 805-499-9646 ...-...-.... ........................
Computer Support........... 214-404-8652 ...-...-.... ........................
Computone.................. 404-343-9737 ...-...-.... ........................
Comtrol.................... 612-631-8310 ...-...-.... ........................
Conner International....... 408-456-4415 408-456-4903 http://www.conner.com
Conner Peripherals......... 407-263-3502 ...-...-.... ........................
Core International......... 407-241-2929 ...-...-.... ........................
Corel System............... 613-728-4752 ...-...-.... ........................
Cornerstone................ 408-435-8943 ...-...-.... ........................
Corvus System, Inc......... 408-972-9154 ...-...-.... ........................
CoStar..................... 203-661-6292 ...-...-.... ........................
Covox Corpoartion.......... 503-342-8261 ...-...-.... ........................
Creative Labs.............. 405-742-6660 ...-...-.... ........................
Cross Communications....... 303-444-9003 ...-...-.... ........................
CrossTies.................. 714-732-6754 ...-...-.... ........................
Crystal Services........... 604-681-9516 ...-...-.... ........................
CTX International.......... 909-594-8973 ...-...-.... ........................
Cyrix Corporation.......... 214-680-3187 ...-...-.... ........................
DAC Software............... 214-931-6617 ...-...-.... ........................
DAK Online Resource Center. 818-715-7153 ...-...-.... ........................
Dariana Technology Group... 714-236-1388 ...-...-.... ........................
Dartek Computer Supply..... ...-...-.... 708-832-8707 ........................
Darwin Systems............. 301-251-9206 ...-...-.... ........................
Data Access................ 305-238-0640 ...-...-.... ........................
Data I/O................... 206-882-3211 ...-...-.... ........................
Datadesk/Prometheus........ 503-691-5199 ...-...-.... ........................
DataEase Int'l............. 203-374-6302 ...-...-.... ........................
Dataman.................... 407-649-3159 ...-...-.... ........................
Dataproducts Corp.......... 818-887-8167 ...-...-.... ........................
Datastorm Technologies..... 314-875-0503 ...-...-.... ........................
DataWatch.................. 919-549-0042 ...-...-.... ........................
Data Technology............ 408-942-4010 408-942-4005 ........................
David Systems.............. 408-720-0406 ...-...-.... ........................
Dayna Communications....... 801-269-7389 ...-...-.... ........................
DCA........................ 404-740-8428 ...-...-.... ........................
DEC PC Support............. 508-496-8800 ...-...-.... ........................
Dell Computer Corp......... 512-728-8528 800-950-1329 ........................
Delphi..................... 800-365-4636 ...-...-.... ........................
Delrina Technology Inc..... 416-441-2752 416-443-1614 ........................
DeltaComm Development...... 919-481-9399 ...-...-.... ........................
DeScribe................... 916-929-3237 ...-...-.... ........................
Diagnostic Technologies.... 905-607-6570 ...-...-.... ........................
DiagSoft................... 408-438-8997 ...-...-.... ........................
Diamond Computer........... 408-524-9301 ...-...-.... ........................
Digiboard.................. 612-943-0812 612-943-0447 ........................
Digital Communications..... 513-433-5080 ...-...-.... ........................
Digital Dynamics........... 714-529-5313 ...-...-.... ........................
Digital Equipment Corp..... ...-...-.... 800-388-3228 ........................
Digital Research........... 408-649-3443 ...-...-.... ........................
Digital Theatre............ 404-446-0485 ...-...-.... ........................
Digital Vision............. 617-329-8387 ...-...-.... ........................
Disk Technician Corporation 619-272-9240 ...-...-.... ........................
Disney Software............ 818-567-4027 ...-...-.... ........................
Distibuted Processing Tech. 407-831-6432 ...-...-.... ........................
D-Link Systems, Inc........ 714-455-1779 ...-...-.... ........................
DNA Networks, Inc.......... 215-296-9558 ...-...-.... ........................
Dove Computer.............. 919-343-5616 ...-...-.... ........................
DPT........................ 407-830-1070 ...-...-.... ........................
DSP Solutions.............. 415-494-1621 ...-...-.... ........................
DTK Computer Inc. Of Texas. 713-568-9941 ...-...-.... ........................
Dudley Software............ 615-966-3574 ...-...-.... ........................
Dynamic Microprocessor..... 516-462-6638 ...-...-.... ........................
E-Machines................. 408-541-6190 ...-...-.... ........................
E-WARE..................... 714-236-1388 ...-...-.... ........................
Eagle Technology........... 408-607-7444 ...-...-.... ........................
EagleSoft.................. 812-479-1310 ...-...-.... ........................
E.D.S. Development......... 812-423-3394 ...-...-.... ........................
Elan Software.............. 310-459-3443 ...-...-.... ........................
Elite Business App's....... 410-987-2335 ...-...-.... ........................
Emac/Everex................ 510-226-9694 ...-...-.... ........................
Emerald Systems............ 619-673-4617 ...-...-.... ........................
Enable Software............ 518-877-6316 ...-...-.... ........................
Envisio.................... 612-633-0051 ...-...-.... ........................
Epson America, Inc......... 310-782-4531 800-922-8911 http://www.epson.com
Equilibrium................ 415-332-6152 ...-...-.... ........................
Equinox Systems, Inc....... 305-791-1633 ...-...-.... ........................
eSoft Inc.................. 303-699-8222 ...-...-.... http://www.esoft.com
ETS Incorporated........... 801-265-0919 ...-...-.... ........................
Exabyte.................... 913-492-8751 ...-...-.... ........................
Excalibur.................. 408-244-0813 ...-...-.... ........................
Excalibur Communications... 918-496-8113 ...-...-.... ........................
Expervision................ 408-456-0280 ...-...-.... ........................
EZX Publishing............. 713-280-8180 ...-...-.... ........................
Family Scrapbook........... 904-249-9515 ...-...-.... ........................
Farallon Computing......... 510-865-1321 ...-...-.... ........................
Fifth Generation Systems... 504-295-3344 ...-...-.... ........................
Folio...................... 801-375-9907 ...-...-.... ........................
Foresight Resources........ 816-891-8465 ...-...-.... ........................
Frame Technology........... 408-975-6729 ...-...-.... ........................
Franklin Quest Company..... 801-977-1991 ...-...-.... ........................
Frederick Engineering, Inc. 301-290-6944 ...-...-.... ........................
Fresh Technology........... 602-497-4235 ...-...-.... ........................
Fujitsu Computer Products.. 408-944-9899 408-428-0456 ........................
Future Domain.............. 714-253-0432 ...-...-.... ........................
FutureSoft Engineering..... 713-588-6870 ...-...-.... ........................
Galacticomm................ 305-583-7808 ...-...-.... ........................
GammaLink.................. 408-745-2216 ...-...-.... ........................
GAP Development Company.... 714-493-3819 ...-...-.... ........................
Gateway 2000............... 605-232-2224 800-846-4526 http://www.gw2k.com
Gateway Communications..... 703-960-8509 ...-...-.... ........................
Gazelle Systems............ 801-375-2548 ...-...-.... ........................
GEcho...................... 316-263-5313 ...-...-.... ........................
General DataComm Ind....... 203-598-0593 ...-...-.... ........................
GEnie Information Services. 800-638-8369 ...-...-.... ........................
Genicom.................... 703-949-1576 ...-...-.... ........................
Genoa Systems.............. 408-943-1231 ...-...-.... ........................
Gensoft Development........ 206-562-9407 ...-...-.... ........................
GeoWorks................... 510-549-1884 ...-...-.... ........................
GeoClock................... 703-241-7980 ...-...-.... ........................
Gibson Research............ 714-362-8848 ...-...-.... ........................
GigaTrend, Inc............. 619-931-9469 ...-...-.... ........................
Global Computer Supply..... ...-...-.... 516-625-6268 ........................
Global Village Comm........ 415-390-8334 ...-...-.... ........................
GoldDisk................... 905-602-7534 ...-...-.... ........................
Goldstar Technologies...... 205-772-4612 ...-...-.... ........................
Graphic Workshop........... 416-729-4609 ...-...-.... ........................
Great American Software.... 603-889-7292 ...-...-.... ........................
Gupta Technologies, Inc.... 415-617-4700 ...-...-.... ........................
GVC Technologies........... 201-579-2380 ...-...-.... ........................
Gwynn's Communications..... 703-494-0098 ...-...-.... ........................
Hayes Microcomputer........ 800-874-2937 800-333-1917 ........................
Hayes Microcomputer........ 404-446-6336 800-333-1917 ........................
Hazard Soft................ 405-243-3200 ...-...-.... ........................
HDC Computer............... 206-869-2418 ...-...-.... ........................
Helix Software............. 718-392-4054 ...-...-.... ........................
Hercules Computer.......... 510-623-7449 800-711-4372 http://www.hercules.com
Hewlett Packard BBS........ 208-344-1691 800-333-1917 http://www.hp.com
Houston Instruments........ 512-873-1477 ...-...-.... ........................
Hyundai Electronics Amer... 408-473-9899 ...-...-.... ........................
IBM........................ 919-517-0001 800-426-3395 http://www.ibm.com......
IBM Canada................. 905-316-4244 ...-...-.... ........................
IBM AntiVirus Netherlands..+31-79-223300 ...-...-.... ........................
Intelligent Graphics Corp.. 408-441-0386 ...-...-.... ........................
IMC Networks............... 714-724-0930 ...-...-.... ........................
IMSI Software.............. 415-454-2893 ...-...-.... ........................
Infinity Computer Services. 215-965-8028 ...-...-.... ........................
Infochip Systems........... 408-727-2496 ...-...-.... ........................
Informix................... 913-492-2089 ...-...-.... ........................
InfoShare.................. 703-803-8000 ...-...-.... ........................
Innovative Data Concepts... 215-357-4183 ...-...-.... ........................
Inset Corporation.......... 203-740-0063 ...-...-.... ........................
Insignia Solutions......... 415-694-7694 ...-...-.... ........................
Intel Components Support... 503-264-7999 800-525-3019 http://www.intel.com
Intel Application Support.. 916-356-3600 800-628-2283 ........................
InterPlay Productions...... 714-252-2822 ...-...-.... ........................
Intracorp.................. 305-378-8793 ...-...-.... ........................
Iomega..................... 801-392-9819 801-778-5763 ........................
IQ Software................ 206-821-5486 ...-...-.... ........................
Irwin Magnetics............ 407-263-3662 ...-...-.... ........................
Jaton Corporation.......... 408-263-8529 ...-...-.... ........................
Jetfax..................... 415-324-1259 ...-...-.... ........................
Jetform.................... 613-563-2894 ...-...-.... ........................
JDR Microdevices........... 408-494-1430 ...-...-.... ........................
Jovian Logic............... 510-651-6989 ...-...-.... ........................
Kent Marsh................. 713-522-8921 ...-...-.... ........................
Kenwood Italy.............. 39-229516558 ...-...-.... ........................
Keyfile.................... 603-883-5968 ...-...-.... ........................
Keytronics................. 509-927-5288 ...-...-.... ........................
Kingston Technology........ 714-435-2636 714-435-2677 ........................
Knowledge Adventure........ 818-248-0166 ...-...-.... ........................
Kodiak Technology.......... 510-659-0857 ...-...-.... ........................
Kurta Corp................. 602-243-9440 ...-...-.... ........................
LAN Master................. 817-771-0233 ...-...-.... ........................
LAN Systems................ 801-373-6980 ...-...-.... ........................
LAN Works.................. 416-238-0253 ...-...-.... ........................
Laser Go................... 619-450-9370 ...-...-.... ........................
Laser Master............... 612-835-5463 ...-...-.... ........................
Laser Printer Accessories.. 619-674-2196 ...-...-.... ........................
Laser Tools................ 510-420-1942 ...-...-.... ........................
Lattice.................... 708-916-1200 ...-...-.... ........................
Leading Edge............... 508-836-3971 ...-...-.... ........................
Lexmark.................... 606-232-5238 ...-...-.... ........................
Liant Software............. 206-236-6485 ...-...-.... ........................
Lightning Communications... 714-457-9429 ...-...-.... ........................
Link Technologies.......... 510-623-6680 ...-...-.... ........................
Linksys.................... 714-222-5111 ...-...-.... ........................
LlanoWare Doors............ 805-264-0443 ...-...-.... ........................
Locus Computing............ 310-337-5995 ...-...-.... ........................
Logical Connection......... 503-585-5797 ...-...-.... ........................
Logitech................... 510-795-0408 800-245-0000 ........................
Lotus...................... 617-693-7001 ...-...-.... ........................
Lotus...................... 404-395-7707 ...-...-.... ........................
Lucas Arts Entertainment... 415-257-3070 ...-...-.... ........................
Lucid...................... 214-994-8125 ...-...-.... ........................
Mace, Paul Software........ 503-482-7435 ...-...-.... ........................
Madge Networks............. 408-955-0262 ...-...-.... ........................
Magee Enterprises, Inc..... 404-446-6650 ...-...-.... ........................
Magitronic Technology...... 516-454-8262 ...-...-.... ........................
Magnavox................... 310-532-6436 ...-...-.... ........................
Main Lan................... 407-331-7433 ...-...-.... ........................
Mannesman Tally............ 206-251-5513 ...-...-.... ........................
Mansfield Software Group... 203-429-3784 ...-...-.... ........................
Manugistics................ 301-984-5222 ...-...-.... ........................
Manx Software Systems...... 201-542-2793 ...-...-.... ........................
Manzanila Software Systems. 916-784-9099 916-773-9287 ........................
Martek..................... 714-453-1210 ...-...-.... ........................
MASS Microsystems.......... 408-956-5999 ...-...-.... ........................
Masterclip Graphics........ 305-967-9453 ...-...-.... ........................
Mathematica................ 813-683-6840 ...-...-.... ........................
Matrix Technology.......... 617-569-3787 ...-...-.... ........................
Matrox Graphics Inc........ 514-685-6008 ...-...-.... ........................
Maxi Host Support.......... 209-836-2402 ...-...-.... ........................
Maxis Software............. 510-254-3869 ...-...-.... ........................
Maxtor/Miniscribe.......... 303-678-2020 800-262-9867 http://www.maxtor.com
Maynard Electronics........ 407-263-3502 ...-...-.... ........................
McAfee Assoc............... 408-988-4004 ...-...-.... ........................
MECA Software.............. 203-259-2191 ...-...-.... ........................
Media Vision............... 510-770-0968 ...-...-.... ........................
Mediacom................... 510-521-5757 ...-...-.... ........................
Mediacom................... 510-521-5758 ...-...-.... ........................
Megahertz.................. 801-320-8840 ...-...-.... ........................
Mergent International...... 203-257-4305 ...-...-.... ........................
Meridian Data.............. 408-439-9509 ...-...-.... ........................
Merisel.................... 508-485-8507 ...-...-.... ........................
Merit Software............. 214-702-8641 ...-...-.... ........................
Metz Software.............. 206-644-3663 ...-...-.... ........................
Micro Display Systems...... 612-438-3513 ...-...-.... ........................
Micro Help................. 404-516-1497 404-591-6454 ........................
Micro Solutions............ 815-756-9100 ...-...-.... ........................
Microcom................... 617-255-1125 ...-...-.... ........................
Microdyne.................. 703-960-8509 ...-...-.... ........................
Micron Technology.......... 208-465-8982 ...-...-.... ........................
Micronics.................. 510-651-6837 ...-...-.... ........................
Micropolis Corp............ 818-709-3310 ...-...-.... ........................
Microrim................... 206-649-9836 ...-...-.... ........................
MicroProse................. 410-785-1841 ...-...-.... ........................
Microspeed................. 510-490-1664 ...-...-.... ........................
Microsoft.................. 206-936-6735 800-727-3351 http://www.microsoft.com
Microsoft Advanced Systems. ...-...-.... 800-936-4400 http://www.microsoft.com
Microsoft Desktop Apps..... ...-...-.... 800-936-4100 http://www.microsoft.com
Microsoft Operating System. ...-...-.... 800-936-4200 http://www.microsoft.com
Microsoft Development...... ...-...-.... 800-936-4300 http://www.microsoft.com
Microsystems Software...... 508-875-8009 ...-...-.... ........................
Microtech.................. 203-469-6430 ...-...-.... ........................
MicroTek Lab............... 310-297-5102 310-297-5101 ........................
Microtest.................. 602-996-4009 ...-...-.... ........................
Midwest Micro.............. 513-368-3741 ...-...-.... http://www.mwmicro.com
Mitsubishi................. 714-236-6286 ...-...-.... ........................
Modem Doctor............... 410-256-3631 ...-...-.... ........................
Moon Valley Software....... 805-781-3887 ...-...-.... ........................
Mountain Network Solutions. 408-438-2665 ...-...-.... ........................
Mouse Systems (MSC)........ 510-683-0617 800-786-6873 ........................
Multi-Tech Systems......... 612-785-9875 ...-...-.... ........................
Mustang Software........... 805-873-2400 ...-...-.... ........................
Mutant Group............... 405-372-6621 ...-...-.... ........................
Mylex...................... 510-793-3491 ...-...-.... ........................
National Semiconductor..... 408-245-0671 ...-...-.... ........................
NCD Distribution........... 305-599-0749 ...-...-.... ........................
NCR........................ 719-596-1649 ...-...-.... ........................
NEC Technologies........... 508-635-4706 800-366-0476 ........................
NetSoft.................... 714-753-0380 ...-...-.... ........................
Network Products Corp...... 818-441-6933 ...-...-.... ........................
NetWorth................... 214-869-2959 ...-...-.... ........................
New Media Graphics......... 714-453-0214 ...-...-.... ........................
NewCom Inc................. 805-371-7677 ...-...-.... ........................
NewGen..................... 714-641-3869 ...-...-.... ........................
Night Owl.................. 716-483-3925 ...-...-.... ........................
NISCA...................... 214-446-0646 ...-...-.... ........................
Northgate.................. 612-361-5217 ...-...-.... ........................
Norton-Lambert............. 805-683-2249 ...-...-.... ........................
Novell..................... 801-429-3308 800-638-9273 ........................
Novell Desktop Systems..... 408-649-3443 ...-...-.... ........................
Nuiq Software Inc.......... 914-833-1479 ...-...-.... ........................
Number Nine................ 617-862-7502 ...-...-.... ........................
Ocean Isle Software........ 407-778-2407 ...-...-.... ........................
OCR Systems................ 215-938-7245 ...-...-.... ........................
Okidata.................... 609-234-5344 ...-...-.... ........................
Olicom..................... 214-422-9835 ...-...-.... ........................
Omen Technology............ 503-621-3746 ...-...-.... ........................
Ontrack Computer Systems... 612-937-0860 ...-...-.... ........................
Open Network............... 718-638-2239 ...-...-.... ........................
Orchid Technology.......... 510-683-0555 ...-...-.... ........................
Origin..................... 512-328-8402 ...-...-.... ........................
Pacific Data Products...... 619-452-6329 ...-...-.... ........................
Pacific Microelectronics... 415-941-9699 ...-...-.... ........................
Packard Bell............... 801-250-1600 ...-...-.... ........................
Palindrome................. 708-505-3336 ...-...-.... ........................
Panasonic.................. 201-863-7845 ...-...-.... ........................
Paperback Corporation...... 415-644-0782 ...-...-.... ........................
Paradise Systems........... 714-753-1234 ...-...-.... ........................
Patton & Patton Software... 408-778-9697 ...-...-.... ........................
PC World Magazine.......... ...-...-.... 800-234-0455 ........................
Peachtree Software......... 404-564-8071 404-925-2777 ........................
Pentax Technologies........ 303-460-1637 ...-...-.... ........................
Peripheral Land............ 510-651-5948 ...-...-.... ........................
Persoft Software........... 608-273-6595 ...-...-.... ........................
Phoenix Technologies....... 714-453-8619 ...-...-.... ........................
Pinnacle Publishing........ 206-251-6217 ...-...-.... ........................
Pinpoint Publishing........ 707-523-0468 ...-...-.... ........................
Pioneer Software........... 919-851-1381 ...-...-.... ........................
PKWare..................... 414-354-8670 ...-...-.... ........................
PLI........................ 510-651-5948 ...-...-.... ........................
Plus Development........... 408-434-1664 ...-...-.... ........................
Polaris Software........... 619-592-2674 ...-...-.... ........................
Power Computing............ 516-822-7396 ...-...-.... ........................
Powercore.................. 815-468-2633 ...-...-.... ........................
Practical Peripherals...... 805-496-4445 800-225-4774 ........................
Priam Systems.............. 408-434-1646 ...-...-.... ........................
Princeton Graphic Systems.. 404-664-1210 ...-...-.... ........................
ProBoard International..... 612-537-8659 ...-...-.... ........................
Procom Technologies........ 714-852-1305 ...-...-.... ........................
Prometheus Products........ 503-691-5199 ...-...-.... ........................
Promise Tech............... 408-452-1267 ...-...-.... ........................
Proteon.................... 508-366-7827 ...-...-.... ........................
Provantage................. ...-...-.... 216-494-7727 ........................
Public Brand Software...... 317-856-2087 ...-...-.... ........................
Pure Data.................. 214-242-3225 ...-...-.... ........................
Qmail...................... 901-382-5583 ...-...-.... ........................
QMS........................ 205-633-3632 ...-...-.... ........................
Quadram.................... 404-564-5678 ...-...-.... ........................
Qualitas................... 301-907-8030 ...-...-.... ........................
Quantum.................... 408-894-3214 800-434-7532 http://www.quantum.com
Quarterdeck Office Systems. 310-314-3227 ...-...-.... http://www.qdeck.com
Quercus Systems............ 408-867-7488 ...-...-.... ........................
Quess Micro................ 719-597-8670 ...-...-.... ........................
QuickBBS................... 407-896-0494 ...-...-.... ........................
Racal Interlan/Rabbit Soft. 508-264-4345 ...-...-.... ........................
Race....................... 305-271-2146 ...-...-.... ........................
Radio Shack................ ...-...-.... 800-323-6586 ........................
Rams' Island Software...... 303-841-6269 ...-...-.... ........................
Reference Software......... 801-225-4444 ...-...-.... ........................
RelayNet National.......... 301-229-5623 ...-...-.... ........................
Remote Control Int......... 619-431-4030 ...-...-.... ........................
Revelation Technologies.... 206-641-8110 ...-...-.... ........................
Rix Softworks.............. 714-476-0728 ...-...-.... ........................
Rybs Electronics........... 303-443-7437 ...-...-.... ........................
Saber Software............. 214-361-1883 ...-...-.... ........................
Salt Air BBS............... 801-261-8976 ...-...-.... ........................
Samsung Info Systems....... 201-691-6238 201-229-4053 ........................
Santronics Software........ 305-248-7815 ...-...-.... ........................
SAS Institute.............. 919-677-8155 ...-...-.... ........................
SEAboard................... 201-473-1991 ...-...-.... ........................
Seagate.................... 408-438-8771 408-438-2620 http://www.seagate.com
Searchlight Software....... 216-631-9285 ...-...-.... ........................
SemWare.................... 404-641-8968 ...-...-.... ........................
SFE Systems USA............ 205-650-0107 ...-...-.... ........................
Sharp...................... 404-962-1788 201-529-9113 ........................
Shiva Corporation.......... 617-273-0023 ...-...-.... ........................
Shiva Systems Inc.......... 502-893-6360 ...-...-.... ........................
Sitka Corporation.......... 415-769-8774 ...-...-.... ........................
Sierra Online.............. 209-683-4463 ...-...-.... ........................
Sigma Design............... 510-770-0111 ...-...-.... ........................
Silicon Valley Computers... 415-967-8081 ...-...-.... ........................
Sitka...................... 510-769-8774 ...-...-.... ........................
Smith Micro Software....... 714-362-5822 ...-...-.... ........................
SMS Technology............. 408-954-8231 ...-...-.... ........................
Sofnet..................... 404-984-9926 ...-...-.... ........................
SoftArc Inc................ 416-609-2250 ...-...-.... ........................
Softklone.................. 904-878-9884 ...-...-.... ........................
Softlogic Solutions........ 603-644-5556 ...-...-.... ........................
Softronics................. 719-593-9295 ...-...-.... ........................
Software Creations......... 509-365-2359 ...-...-.... ........................
Software Products Intl..... 619-450-2179 ...-...-.... ........................
Software Security.......... 203-329-7263 ...-...-.... ........................
Software Store Products.... 516-589-4984 ...-...-.... ........................
Software Support........... 408-439-9096 ...-...-.... ........................
Software Venture........... 510-849-1912 ...-...-.... ........................
Solectek Accessories....... 619-450-6537 ...-...-.... ........................
Solutions Systems.......... 617-237-8530 ...-...-.... ........................
Sony Electronics........... 408-955-5107 ...-...-.... ........................
Sound Source Unlimited..... 805-373-8589 ...-...-.... ........................
SparkWare.................. 901-382-5583 ...-...-.... ........................
Spectra-Physics............ 513-233-2006 ...-...-.... ........................
Spectra Publishing......... 408-730-8326 ...-...-.... ........................
Spectrum Holobyte.......... 510-522-8909 ...-...-.... ........................
SprintNet.................. 800-546-1000 ...-...-.... ........................
Stac Electronics........... 619-431-5956 619-431-8585 ........................
Standard Microsystems Corp. 516-434-3162 ...-...-.... ........................
Star Micronics............. 908-572-5010 ...-...-.... ........................
STB Systems................ 214-437-9615 ...-...-.... ........................
Storage Dimensions......... 408-944-1221 ...-...-.... ........................
Streamline Design.......... 905-793-1411 ...-...-.... ........................
Summit Memory Systems...... 408-439-6774 ...-...-.... ........................
Sunrise Software........... 404-256-9525 ...-...-.... ........................
Sunriver................... 512-835-8082 ...-...-.... ........................
Supermac Software.......... 408-541-6190 ...-...-.... ........................
Supra Corp................. 503-967-2444 503-967-0072 ........................
Sydex...................... 503-683-1385 ...-...-.... ........................
SyDOS...................... 407-994-4367 ...-...-.... ........................
Symantec................... 503-484-6699 800-554-4403 ........................
Synopsys................... 408-970-3719 ...-...-.... ........................
Systems Compatibility...... 312-670-4239 ...-...-.... ........................
Syquest.................... 510-656-0473 ...-...-.... ........................
Swan Technologies.......... 814-237-6145 ...-...-.... ........................
T&J Software BBS........... 717-325-9481 ...-...-.... ........................
T.A.G. BBS................. 313-582-6671 ...-...-.... ........................
Tallgrass Technologies..... 913-492-8751 ...-...-.... ........................
TEAMate.................... 213-318-5302 ...-...-.... ........................
Technology Concepts........ 503-691-5199 ...-...-.... ........................
Tecmar..................... 216-349-0853 ...-...-.... ........................
Tektronix.................. 503-685-4504 ...-...-.... ........................
Tektronic Test & Measurmnt. 503-627-5658 ...-...-.... ........................
Telebit.................... 408-745-3861 ...-...-.... ........................
Telix Support.............. 919-481-9399 ...-...-.... ........................
Template Garden Software... 212-627-5089 ...-...-.... ........................
Texas Instruments.......... 817-774-6809 ...-...-.... ........................
TheSoft Programming........ 415-581-3019 ...-...-.... ........................
Thomas Conrad.............. 512-836-8012 ...-...-.... ........................
Thumper Technologies....... 918-627-0059 ...-...-.... ........................
Thunderbyte USA............ 302-732-6399 ...-...-.... ........................
Tiara Computer Systems..... 415-966-8533 ...-...-.... ........................
Timeline Software.......... 415-892-0408 ...-...-.... ........................
Timeslips.................. 508-768-7581 ...-...-.... ........................
Tool Technology............ 415-289-7414 ...-...-.... ........................
Tops microsystems.......... 510-769-8774 ...-...-.... ........................
TopSoft Software........... 502-425-9941 ...-...-.... ........................
Toshiba Printer Products... 714-837-4408 714-583-3800 ........................
TouchStone Software........ 714-969-0688 ...-...-.... ........................
Trantor Systems............ 510-656-5159 ...-...-.... ........................
Traveling Software......... 206-485-1736 ...-...-.... ........................
Trident Microsystems....... 415-691-1016 ...-...-.... ........................
Trio Information Systems... 919-846-4987 ...-...-.... ........................
TriSoft Software........... 207-941-0805 ...-...-.... ........................
Triton Technologies........ 908-855-9609 ...-...-.... ........................
Trius...................... 508-794-0762 ...-...-.... ........................
True Vision................ 317-577-8783 ...-...-.... ........................
TSR Systems................ 516-331-6682 ...-...-.... ........................
Tseng Labs, Inc............ 215-579-7536 ...-...-.... ........................
Turbo Tax.................. 619-453-5232 ...-...-.... ........................
TurboCom................... 503-482-2633 ...-...-.... ........................
Turtle Beach............... 717-767-5934 ...-...-.... ........................
Ultimate Technographics.... 514-954-9059 ...-...-.... ........................
Unicorn Software........... 317-784-2147 ...-...-.... ........................
UniNova Service Corp....... 509-925-3893 ...-...-.... ........................
US Robotics................ 708-982-5092 800-762-6163 http://www.usr.com
US Sage.................... 417-331-7433 ...-...-.... ........................
ValuStor................... 408-437-1616 ...-...-.... ........................
Velocity................... 708-991-0597 ...-...-.... ........................
Ven Tel.................... 408-922-0988 ...-...-.... ........................
Ventura Software........... 313-592-7400 ...-...-.... ........................
Vermont Microsystems....... 802-655-7461 ...-...-.... ........................
Viewsonic.................. 909-468-1241 909-869-7318 ........................
Virex...................... 919-419-1602 ...-...-.... ........................
Virgin Software............ 714-833-3305 ...-...-.... ........................
Virtual Technologies....... 210-787-8974 ...-...-.... ........................
Visual Business Systems.... 404-953-1613 ...-...-.... ........................
Volkswriter................ 408-648-3015 ...-...-.... ........................
Vortex Systems............. 412-322-3216 ...-...-.... ........................
Wacom...................... 415-960-0236 ...-...-.... ........................
Walker,Richer, & Quinn..... 206-217-0145 ...-...-.... ........................
Wall Data.................. 206-814-4361 ...-...-.... ........................
Walt Disney Software....... 818-567-4027 ...-...-.... ........................
Wangtek.................... 805-582-3620 ...-...-.... ........................
Wantree Development........ 913-441-0595 ...-...-.... ........................
Warner Instruments......... 616-842-1471 ...-...-.... ........................
Wearnes Technology......... 408-436-0586 ...-...-.... ........................
Webster's Lexxicon Publish. 718-897-6902 ...-...-.... ........................
Western Digital............ 714-753-1068 714-932-5000 http://www.wdc.com
White Water Systems........ 708-328-9442 ...-...-.... ........................
Whole Counsel Ministies.... 804-590-1659 ...-...-.... ........................
Willow Peripherals......... 718-993-2066 ...-...-.... ........................
Word Perfect Corp.......... 801-225-4444 800-228-9960 ........................
Wordtech................... 415-254-1141 ...-...-.... ........................
WorldWide Video............ 201-491-5147 ...-...-.... ........................
Wyse....................... 408-922-4400 ...-...-.... ........................
Xircom..................... 805-376-9130 ...-...-.... ........................
Xyquest.................... 508-667-5669 ...-...-.... ........................
Zenith Data Systems........ 708-808-4942 ...-...-.... http://www.zds.com
Zenographics............... 714-851-3860 ...-...-.... ........................
Zeos Interntational, Ltd... ...-...-.... 800-845-2341 ........................
Zoneware................... 414-461-9702 ...-...-.... ........................
Zoom Telephonics........... 617-423-3733 ...-...-.... http://www.zoomtel.com
Zsoft...................... 404-514-6332 ...-...-.... ........................
ZyXEL...................... 714-693-0762 ...-...-.... ........................
ADDITIONS/CHANGES:
EDITORS NOTE:
We are currently working on setting up our own Internet Web Page, where you
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updates for the list. You can also still contact us through our BBS System
at 812-479-1310 (Using WorldGroup BBS Software).
REGISTERATION:
This list is of course, free for all, but to insure that I want to keep on
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distance charges while I call and verify the new systems and make sure the old
ones are still available...plus not to mention the endless hours of editing.
But I love the list and I'm happy to hear from so many of you that find this
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The Hacker Syndrome - How they did it
September 5, 1986
Be on the look out for the following 2 computer hackers
that have recently started a raid of computer bulletin boards
in the Southern Calif. area.
Their names are: Steve Shaw and Pat Rajabi. They also
go by the following aliases: Jim Brooks, Brian Ohart, John
Aron, Jarrod Anderson, Sysop zz, Yocon Liber, John Smith,
Nick Rivers, Marc Williams and Max Sterling.
They have broken into a large PCBoard in this area and
have downloaded their membership list and crashed the board.
They have edited this list down to all sysops that have
logged onto this PCBoard and have been calling these boards,
logging on as they sysop and using the sysop's password. If
you are a sysop and if you use different passwords you have
nothing to fear. But, if you use the same password for
calling other boards and use it on your own board, you are in
for some real trouble, especially if your system is a PCBoard
or a Fido BBS.
I have called some sysops about this but gave up when I
learned that they had all ready been hit or knew about the
breech. If you operate a BBS-PC system you are relatively
safe. They will download your membership directory in search
of more sysops and that is about all. For other boards, they
can be very destructive.
When they log on to your board using your name and
password they will quickly assign themselves top level
security access and log off in hope of not being noticed.
Then they will log back on using their own name, enter
your membership records and create the above fictious names
and give them all sysop status. If they run out of things to
do they will try and exit to DOS and attempt a format of your
discs.
I have 100 pages of docs on hand showing what they do
and how they do it (all my boards activities are logged to
disk) and also they were dumb enough to upload their hit list
from a PCBoard they raided that contains names of many sysops
not only in Calif., but also in other states.
One sysop I talked to knows these criminal's real
addresses and phone numbers and is contacting the
authorities. This sysop talked to Steve Shaw and told me
that Steve Shaw informed him that they were out to destroy
"every PCBoard in America." This threat should not be taken
lightly. This guy means exactly what he says. He has all
ready proven it in this area.
If you notice these people's names on your BBS I would
suggest deleting your entire membership log and starting over
requiring your members to enter with new passwords that they
have not used before.
If you haven't been hit, I would strongly suggest
changing your password to your board daily or weekly. These
hackers are not exceptionally bright and are easy to catch if
you are aware of how they operate.
If you have any further questions, or if you would like
to know if you are on their hit list please contact BBS-Buena
page
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The Hacker Syndrome - How they did it
September 5, 1986
Park at (714) 821-5014. Don't ask for a copy of their hit
list because I will not put it out on the boards for security
reasons to others. But, if you know of a Pirate BBS, I'm
sure that this list is on their. It is an extensive list and
I'm sure that it has come from one of the very popular
PCBoards in this area. I don't know which one, if that is
what you are asking yourself.
I am sure that these hackers will have their fun and
quit but until then: play it safe!
Ken Hedgecock
SysOp: BBS-Buena Park
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<EFBFBD> <20>
<EFBFBD> BBSing is so much fun, <20>
<EFBFBD> I did it all the time, <20>
<EFBFBD> so I thought I'd start a bbs, <20>
<EFBFBD> that was just for me and mine. <20>
<EFBFBD> <20>
<EFBFBD> The first week was really great, <20>
<EFBFBD> new callers I was meeting, <20>
<EFBFBD> and reading lots of great new mail, <20>
<EFBFBD> and passing out my greetings. <20>
<EFBFBD> <20>
<EFBFBD> The second week was almost fun, <20>
<EFBFBD> the message base was growing, <20>
<EFBFBD> the files were going up and down, <20>
<EFBFBD> things were smoothly flowing. <20>
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<EFBFBD> The third week was OK I think, <20>
<EFBFBD> a few problems here and there, <20>
<EFBFBD> but so far I had only gained, <20>
<EFBFBD> a very few gray hairs. <20>
<EFBFBD> <20>
<EFBFBD> The first month was over now, <20>
<EFBFBD> the board was still on-line, <20>
<EFBFBD> but folks had started writing me, <20>
<EFBFBD> and answers took so much time, <20>
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<EFBFBD> And after that it got so busy, <20>
<EFBFBD> with all that mail to do, <20>
<EFBFBD> I wished I had the time and cash, <20>
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<EFBFBD> The messages were growing now, <20>
<EFBFBD> the mail was piling up, <20>
<EFBFBD> I barely had sufficient time, <20>
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<EFBFBD> The doors started going down, <20>
<EFBFBD> the modem overheated, <20>
<EFBFBD> the hard disk crashed and lost my files, <20>
<EFBFBD> and I just felt defeated. <20>
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<EFBFBD> But this stuff is so much fun, <20>
<EFBFBD> I really can't stop now, <20>
<EFBFBD> I'll cut and paste it back on-line, <20>
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Courtesy of Mutant Offspring
Sysop Fun
----- ---
First, you must be a sysop.
(Obviously!) Or, you may be at a
sysop's house (When he or she is not
around.)
Second, you must be VERY popular,
or VERY daring. Either way, your
victim will have a strong tendency
to: a) crash your board, b) hate you,
or c) spread malicious rumors about
you, and, or your board to everyone
in the world that will listen.
I am going to write about AE
fun first, and then Net-Worx.
AE Fun
-- ---
So you are bored, and want to
have some fun, huh?
Go into your room, or wherever
you have your apple, and sit down.
Turn on the monitor, and lets see
if there is a leech on the line.
(-note: if you are the unlucky type,
I suggest that you give this up,
because for all you know, that sysop
of the 20meg board is on your line,
and he's going to be your victim!!)
Now for some of these pranks, you
will need to make things before-
hand. I suggest you read this through,
and make the necessary mods.
1) This one is probably my meanest
trick, and should only be used on
people like Matt Ackerett.
Your victim has to be leeching
a game off of your AE for this to
work.
You wait until your victim is at
his last 2 blocks of memory to go
until the transfer is done, and
you take out the disk.
This will ruin the >entire<
transmission. It won't piss them off
too bad if it is only 50 or so blocks,
but can you imagine:
Send: Matt Ackerett is a fag
290 blocks
crc=167
<289>
Note- The victim has to get 290
blocks, you only let the victim get
289!
At that point, take out the disk!
They have just waited 1/2 hour for
nothing! They can't get the last block
and have to go through the whole
thing again!! Ha ha!
This is very mean, especially if
they aren't phreaking, they have
been >paying< for it all!
2) If you want to see if the person
on is intelligent...simply let him
catalog your drive once, then when he
is done, take the disk out, and
put in the disk from the other drive.
When they catalog the disk next, it
will be different!
This will freak them out, they will
think that they have switched to d1
somehow. The victim will then L)og the
drive, and find it still on D2. Wow!
Hopefully they will catalog D1
anyway, thinking that they were
originally on D1 and it switched.
Now comes the fun.
Put the right disk back in D2,
and put the disk that used to be in D2
into D1, so they will get the same
catalog.
Now they are confused. Now
they will catalog D2, and find the
normal stuff. Hopefull they will
read something, now take the disk
out while they are typing in the name,
and slip the other disk in. It
will say 'file not found.'
Good. Now they will catalog it,
and look! The wares have changed!
Now something is wrong here! They
will say:
hey! stop it!
Oh no! They are on to your scheme!
But, 1 last joke! Get a copy-protected
type disk, one that you <gasp> bought.
They won't be able to catalog this
at all! Ha!
If they get mad, they might
say something like:
Hey! Stop it!
But will you listen? nnnoooooo!
Take the disk out, and slip something
totally new, preferably the disk that
has "sneakers" or some ancient wares.
Maybe they will think these are the
latest! Watch them post!:
Hey! I just got some new
Warez! Do you want to trade??
hah hah!
Satisfied, you may put the normal
disks back in and walk off to see
some football game.
3) Lock out the space-bar. This will
make it so that they can't type a
<space>. Then, they can't read
anything that requires a space.
Most likely the victim will think that
there is something wrong with >his<
computer. Thusly sending him/her/it
into a 1/2 hour scan of their install
program to see what is wrong.
4) Change the commands...such as:
d)irectory= c)irectory
- -
They will have to hack at the
commands! This won't be too funny,
because they won't do anything stupid
like posting:
hey your commands are screwed!
Most likely they wont find the
command for 'copy'.
5) lock out the "ctrl-c". This will
piss them off when the victim just
can't exit from posting. Ha!
6) Change the ring count, most, or
almost >all< AE lines are set to
pick up after just 1 ring. Change it
to...say...5 rings, and only tell your
friends that it is at 5 rings. When
they call, they will only wait for
about 2 rings, and hang up thinking
that the line is down. Only the people
you like will get on, because they
will be the only ones to wait 5 rings.
Mean huh?
7) When someone is posting, or c)opy-
ing a message, pick up the voice line,
and blow into the reciever. This will
put all of these weird characters onto
the screen. He will save a gay looking
message, that will make it look like
the victim can't type!!
Net Works
--- -----
I don't have as many fun tricks
with net-worx as I do with AE, but
here are a couple of my favorites...
1) In the program, make a bug, like
"ctrl-k" that when pushed (like ctrl-t
for chat) it will dump you into basic.
take out the disks, and put in like
the "bare-bones" net-worx disk and let
them have fun reading fake messages,
mail, and passwords. Ooooh! They will
think:
oh yay! I have everyone's pass!
Now, see if he/she will init the
disks, if they do, you know what type
of user it is. If they are nice,
and 'hang' the line for you so that
no one wil be able to get on after,
or they try to beep you, then give
them a level raise.
2) Be a tyrant. Juggle their levels
while they are on. Like break into
chat, change their level, and watch
them get all mad.
3) Break into chat, and just walk off,
leaving a frustrated user sitting
there.
4) break into chat, and change the
time. In other words, leave them
with -10 minutes, instead of 35 or
so.
5) when they log off, and they get
that stupid message about:
Thank you for
calling
and all of that, press 'ctrl-c' a
few times, and they will be brought
back. Wow! What happened? Let them
try to log off a few times nd keep
pressing ctrl-c. Finally they should
just press 'reset'. He he!
I hope you have enjoyed these
little pranks. Your users will hate
you if you do this too often, unless
they are like Matt Ackeret or Little
Al. Then it doesn't matter much.
Remember! I hold no responsibilty
for people wanting to crash your
system because they are so pissed
at you!
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Book Review: SYSLAW: The Sysop's Legal Manual
by J. D. Abolins
SYSLAW, the Sysop's Legal Manual by Jonathan D. Wallace Esq. and Rees
Morrison Esq.; LLM Press, 150 Broadway, Suite 607, New York, NY 10038;
Copyright 1988. Price: $19 plus $2 postage (New York residents, include
8.25% sales tax.)
As the title says, SYSLAW is a guide to the legal issues faced by computer
bulletin board system (BBS) systems operators (SysOps). After examining the
current selection of computer law books, I believe that SYSLAW is the only
book that deals with BBS's and computer law. It is good that such a book is
available since the past few years have presented legal issues that can
threaten BBS's as a current Indiana lawsuit well demonstrates. Fortunately
for SysOps, this book is packed with useful, practical information written in
standard English.
Both of the book's authors are computer-literate New York City attorneys. Both
are SysOps. Jonathan Wallace is the Assistant SysOp of Compuserve's Law Forum
and the SysOp of the LLM BBS. Rees Morrison is the SysOp of ABFORUM, the
portion of the American Bar Association's ABA/net for the Economics of Law
Practice Section. Jonathan Wallace has dealt directly with computer law issues
by representing SysOps, and parties suing pirate BBS's. Mr. Wallace also
publishes the Computer Law Letter, a "shareware" newsletter about computer law.
SYSLAW covers subjects such as ownership of information on a BBS, illegal
material posted on BBS's, libel, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
(ECPA), and search and seizure of BBS's. It also includes the texts for the
ECPA and New York State's Computer Crime Law. At first glance through the
book, many SysOps will be stunned by the array of legal issues facing them
(especially if they thought of themselves as little deities in their own
microcosm.) But the purpose of SYSLAW is anything but to discourage SysOps.
It matter-of-factly presents the legal matters and then explains the
safeguards SysOps should take. One section of the book even addresses BBS
program developers, giving them suggestions how to make their software legally
safer. (This is something that has been neglected by most of the existing BBS
software.)
A great feature of SYSLAW is its presentation of the reasoning behind some
of the legal issues. In discussing a SysOp's liability for illegal uploads
on his/her BBS, the book explains the principle developed from liability
lawsuits against grocery stores- the "banana peel on the floor" concept.
One is not liable for the harmful condition being there unless one failed
to correct the situation with a reasonable period of time. This and other
such details are quite enlightening.
Anything that is lacking in this book is not due to negligence on the part of
the authors but due to the vast territory of computer law. For example, the
book's section on state computer laws focus mainly on New York State laws and
nothing about other states.. There is no mention of legal issues affecting
international computer telecommunications either. Again, this is not the
fault of the authors. As the introduction to the section about state computer
laws say, "It would require a book several times the size of this one to
analyze computer crime laws of all fifty states." Hopefully, future books
can fill in the gaps.
It must be mentioned that no book, even SYSLAW can be considered as a
substitute for competent legal counsel in certain situations. The purpose
of the books is to educate the reader, not to act as a "paper attorney".
(However, SYSLAW has a chapter explaining how to seek competent legal
advice and related matters.) With this disclaimer said, I advise any SysOp
to get a copy of this book. Even many BBS users will benefit from it. The
BBS world is advancing rapidly. With the new technologies come new versatility
and more power. With all this comes new responsibilities. Ignorance of these
legal responsibilities is foolhardy. SYSLAW is an excellent introduction to
these responsibilities written with the SysOp in mind.
---------------------------------------------
[First submitted to THE LOST CLUSTER NEWSLETTER]
J. D. Abolins
301 N. Harrison Streeet; # 197 (mail only)
Princeton, NJ 08540
Source: LLM BBS (212) 766-3788
Downloaded from:
Sappho's Exchange BBS -
Online Communications & Information for Women 212-697-3793
By: The NY Transfer BBS 718-448-2358

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DATE/TIME: 04/07/89 16:32
From : JAMES GALT
To : ALL
Subject: THE SYSOP MADNESS
Folder : A, "Main Message Area"
Hello all,
I would like to discuss a condition known as the sysop madness.
This refers to the particular personalities that many sysops online
have. Most of this research analysys is as is due to the fact that most
bbs systems are run by children younger than 18, however older members
also posses the upcoming qualities. Many of the reasons for starting
these systems is because of the owner's need to feel superios, to play
the GOD role of small societies constructed by them to fit their own
needs, wants, desires, abnormalities, inferiorities,
unconformalities,etc. Many of these people have been known to hold
unhappiness, are subject to frequent depression in their everyday
lives, as well as being at a higher risk of suicide in general. These
peculiaralities often exist in the "computer nerd" worl anyhow. The
major group of terminal hoppers and systems owners that suffer froom +
these conditions tend tobe teenage males from the ages of 12-17. Most
of these would be considered losers, misfits, unconformists, nerds,etc.
by their peers. Many feel inadequate and must compensate for that
social loss at point blank range, to them, usingtheir computers, often
an excellent way to cure many of these symtoms, not soo much to cure
however as to give them a "nudge" into society. Soo keep on typing guys.
Specifics to the sysop category include unhappy family structure,
unattained goals, general social problems, or general mental problems.
However these symptoms do in no way refer to "all" sysops. This
category includes only thos systems operators that operate the systems
from home. They tend to oftenbe difficult to get along with, rude and
mean to others, and find great offense from those of their own age
group. Because of some of the descriptions above, many tend to have
illogival and/or hasty judgement, as well as seing life under one
perspective, theirs.
-source; cis bulliten "bbs sysops lounge"
-----------------
This Comment ADDED by the SysOp
Sounds just like me!
This message was posted in an attempt to "get back" at me by an +
ex-user I locked out of the system for misusing the resource last
week. I have received phone calls from him (I suspect more than the
one where he used his real name) and now this "James Galt" posts a
poorly-spelled, terribly constructed message to tell the world how
neurotic I am.
How predictable that he believes that he got locked out because I am
mentally ill, and not because of his behavior. This is one unhappy
ex-user.
Since I am SURE you will see or hear of this, "James", better pay
attention: If you continue to harass me (and I WILL be able to prove
it...) I will file a formal complaint with the Nassau County District
Attorney's office. I will also tell your mommy.
No more nonsense.
Michael D. Hofer
SysOp
The Ancient Pond


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Golden Rules For Sysops
March 10,1989
James Taylor Sysop and Author
Windsor Manor BBS 1-203-688-4973
Windsor, Connecticut
1. I will never post Golden Rules for Users, User Creeds, etc, etc to
intimidate my callers into thinking they are doing something wrong.
In the same light I will never gossip about a user. Gossip is the worst
form of a Bulletin Board Virus.
( The time limits and upload and download ratios and Board Policies I
post will suffice.)
2. I will never try to explain to a caller(no matter how true it is)how
expensive their usage on my BBS is costing me.
(Unless I am making a report to a Paying User.)
3. I must realize that the caller has chosen my BBS to spend the next 30
or more minutes to relax, and both of us are able to share information
in a relatively new and exiting way. (Good files are like Golden Treasures
to be sought and shared not hidden and the user deserves the
considerations found in Rule #1.
4. I must realize that there are some that would seek to do harm to me
and my users through Virus and Trojan files and be vigilant and show
concern.(Even Commercial Software costing several hundred dollars will
have some statement to the effect that they are not responsible for any
damage or loss by using that product. A giant step backwards in Consumer
Protection?)
5. I must realize the content of some files may be objectionable to some
and the users must be the final judge and jury(with the exception
of Commercial Softare in any form, and what what is within in the scope
of my personal moral and ethical bounds.."Here I Stand...")of what is
uploaded and available for downloading.
The users will eventually shape and form,by trial and error, my BBS and
the future of all BBS's. This I believe and accept.
The above is based on the premise that the phenomenon of Bulletin Boards
is in its infancy. The changes over the next 20 years will be Great.
The future of the BBS will be more and more regulated by state and local
Governments, related industries, and by User demands. With proper direction
the Bulletin Board can become a major form of communication and home
entertainment. "The Perfect Link between the Telephone and Television."
Help Support The FREE BBS!
Jim Taylor


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FROM: A ANYNONMOUS SOURCE.
DURING THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, I HAVE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH "BULLETIN
BOARD" SYSTEMS RUNNING ON MICROS AND MAINFRAMES. I'D LIKE TO GIVE A FEW
EXAMPLES OF THE DESTRUCTIVENESS OF MANY OF THESE "KIDS."
MOST HAVE PROBABLY HEARD OF OR CALLED AN RCP/M. FIVE YEARS AGO, I WROTE A
SIMILAR TYPE SYSTEM FOR A TRS-80. THIS SOFTWARE RAN FOR 3.5 YEARS WITHOUT
A PROBLEM. BUT NOW, AS MORE AND MORE POTENTIAL CRACKERS HAVE ACCESS TO
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN CRASHED REPEATEDLY.
WHEN I WAS BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL, THE BIG THING WAS TO FIND A BUG IN THE OS.
BUT, ONCE WE FOUND IT, INSTEAD OF USING IT TO KEEP THE SYSTEM FLAT ON ITS
BACK, WE DOCUMENTED IT AND SOMETIMES EVEN FIXED IT. DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THAT
IS THE CASE ANYMORE...
ON THIS SYSTEM, SOME CALLER BREAKS IN, DELETES ALL THE FILES, AND THEN
WRITES A PROGRAM WHICH KEEPS THE DRIVES SELECTED; THIS BURNS OUT THE MOTORS
ON 5.25" DRIVES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY RUN ALL NIGHT. THIS WAS DONE SO
OFTEN, THE SYSTEM WAS BROUGHT DOWN FOR A LONG TIME (UNTIL A TRACE COULD BE
PUT ON THE DIAL-UP).
I RUN MY OWN SYSTEM AND PUBLISH SOFTWARE THAT TURNS A TRS-80 INTO A MAIL
AND MESSAGE SYSTEM. I HAVE SAT AND WATCHED CALLERS SYSTEMATICALLY ATTACK
THE SYSTEM. THIS TAKES SEVERAL FORMS:
1) ALL COMMANDS, SERIES OF COMMANDS, AND OPTIONS ARE TRIED.
2) THE SYSTEM IS ASSAULTED WITH ALL MANNERS OF CONTROL SEQUENCES, TRYING TO
GET SOME UNEXPECTED RESULT.
3) I HAVE EVEN SEEM SOMEONE DROP AND THEN RE-INITIATE CARRIER TO SEE IF
THEY COULD GET SOMEWHERE.
IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, THEY BEGIN TO CRACK PASSWORDS. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE
DOING... IN ONE CASE, I WATCHED AS SOMEONE WENT THROUGH WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE
BEGINNING OF THE WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY TRYING TO GET SUPERUSER STATUS. SINCE
MOST PEOPLE USE WORDS, NOT A BAD IDEA, RIGHT? LESS INTELLIGENT ONES START WITH
A AND JUST TRY AND TRY AND TRY.
OH, BY THE WAY, THEY ARE DEFINITELY USING AUTO-DIAL MODEMS AND SOFTWARE TO
DO THIS.
IF ALL ELSE FAILS, THEY SIMPLY TIE UP THE SYSTEM. THEY CHOOSE THE MOST
OBVIOUSLY DISK INTENSIVE COMMAND, AND EXECUTE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. SINCE MANY
SYSTEMS ONLY TIMEOUT AFTER INACTIVITY, THIS COULD TIE UP THE SYSTEM FOR MANY
HOURS (NOT TO MENTION THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE EQUIPMENT).
THESE LITTLE BASTARDS CERTAINLY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING CONSTRUCTIVE.
SEVEN YEARS AGO, I CALLED UP MIT-MC AND GOT A TOURIST ACCOUNT WHICH I KEPT
FOR THREE YEARS UNTIL I GOT AN AUTHORIZED ONE. IT WAS A FREE ACCOUNT ON AN
OPEN SYSTEM; THE ONLY STRINGS WERE THAT I USE IT AFTER HOURS AND NOT TIE UP TOO
MANY RESOURCES. BUT THINGS HAVE CHANGED. YOU CAN'T HAVE TOTALLY OPEN SYSTEMS
ANYMORE WITHOUT MANY PRECAUTIONS AND ALMOST CONSTANT SUPERVISION.
FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE HAD TO ADD MANY SECURITY FEATURES TO THESE SMALL
SYSTEMS:
1) THREE ATTEMPTS AND YOU LOSE THE CONNECTION. NINE ILLEGAL ATTEMPTS AT A
USERNAME WITHOUT A CORRECT LOGIN CAUSES A SUSPENSION . ANYONE TRYING TO
LOGIN UNDER THAT NAME IS IMMEDIATELY SUSPENDED (WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS).
2) CONNECTION LIMITED USE.
3) APPLICATION PROCESS REVIEWED BY SYSOP BEFORE SOMEONE CAN USE ALL
FEATURES, OR EVEN USE THE SYSTEM.
4) ISOLATE THE USER COMPLETELY FROM ALL OPERATING SYSTEM FUNCTIONS, EVEN TO
THE POINT OF MODIFYING THE DOS TO HANG OR RESET WHEN NECESSARY.
I DO HAVE ONE LITTLE "JOKE" UP MY SLEEVE. THERE IS AN ACCOUNT ON THESE
SYSTEMS CALLED SYSOP. NOW, IF I WAS GOING TO BREAK IN, THAT IS WHERE I WOULD
START. I'VE PUT A LITTLE PATCH INTO MY HOST. AFTER 39 INCORRECT TRIES ON THAT
ACCOUNT, IT ALLOWS THE CALLER THROUGH. HE GETS A WELCOME MESSAGE AND SYSOP
COMMAND:. HE CAN RENUMBER MESSAGES, CHANGE THE DATE AND TIME, EVEN DELETE FROM
THE DIRECTORY, CHANGE USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS. HE CAN DO ALL THE THINGS THAT A
SYSOP CAN DO. OF COURSE, HE ISN'T *REALLY* DOING ANYTHING (HE HE HE!) AFTER,
OH SAY, 10 MINUTES, OUTPUT STOPS. 24 LINEFEEDS ARE ISSUED AND THE FOLLOWING
APPEARS (SLOWLY, AS IF FROM A TTY):
HELLO INTRUDER! GEE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HANGING AROUND FOR
THE PAST TEN MINUTES WHILE WE HAD A CHANCE TO TRACE YOUR CALL. IT
IS TOO BAD THAT SOME PEOPLE JUST CAN'T LIVE RESPONSIBLY. BUT, I
GUESS THAT IS THE REASON WE HAVE THE POLICE AND FBI, RIGHT?
[DISCONNECT]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS, BUT I DO KNOWS THAT TREATING THIS TYPE OF
BEHAVIOR CASUALLY MUST BE STOPPED. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE WHO WILL TRY TO
CIRCUMVENT ALL SECURITY MEASURES, SOMETIMES OUT OF CURIOUSITY, BUT RECENTLY
MORE OFTEN WITH THE INTENTION OF DOING SOMETHING DESTRUCTIVE.
IT'S TOO BAD THAT THE DAYS OF THE UNSECURED SYSTEMS IS COMING TO A CLOSE, BUT
WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SCANNING THE EXCHANGES WITH THEIR AUTO-DIAL MODEMS
LOOKING FOR CARRIERS, ARMED WITH 10 PAGES OF PIRATED MCI ACCESS CODES, WE DON'T
HAVE MUCH CHOICE.


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What Files are Legal for Distribution on a BBS?
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Copyright (C) 1989 Exec-PC All Rights Reserved
From Exec-PC Multi-user BBS, 414-964-5160
Bob Mahoney, SYSOP
-----------------------------------------
Software that is a commercial product, sold in stores or via
mailorder, that does not contain a statement saying it is OK to
give copies to others is NOT legal for distribution on a BBS.
Example: Lotus 1-2-3 is a commercial product, it is copyrighted,
and the copyright notice states you MAY NOT copy it for others.
Example: PC-Write (the Shareware version) is also copyrighted,
but the copyright statement clearly states you MAY make unlimited
copies for your friends.
TRICKS TO MAKE AN EDUCATED GUESS: Sometimes it is difficult to
guess whether or not some software or diskette is legal for BBS
distribution. There are a few obvious guidelines I use on the
Exec-PC BBS:
There is no documentation: Probably an illegal copy. A
Shareware author will always provide documentation with his
product. If he does not, nobody will be willing to make a
monetary contribution to his efforts. If the documentation takes
the form of a very short (one or two screen long) and sketchy
README file, be suspicious. The software is probably a hack
(illegal pirated copy) of a commercial product, and someone wrote
up a small hint file to help other pirates run the software.
The software is too good to be true: It probably IS too good to
be true! A good game, a good database, a good utility of any
type, requires at least dozens of hours to write. The really
good stuff requires thousands of hours to write, sometimes dozens
of MAN YEARS to write. Nobody is going to give this away for
free! If you get a copy of a game and it seems to good to be
true, I bet it is an illegal copy.
The software does strange things to your disk drives: For
example, when it is run, the A: drive or B: drive spin for a
moment, even though there is no disk present. This sometimes
indicates the software is looking for a key disk, but someone has
modified the software so the key disk is not needed. This is
probably illegal software.
The software does not have an easy escape to DOS, no EXIT
command: This usually means the software is illegal, someone has
hacked it to make it run, but it was too difficult to add a
proper escape to DOS to the commercial product.
DON'T GET ME WRONG, I am making it sound as if ALL software is
illegal. This is not the case. It is usually very easy to
recognize a fine, legal package, since the author is proud of his
work and usually puts his name, his favorite BBS number, a
disclaimer, a Shareware notice, or some other hint into the
package. It may be as simple as an initial screen saying "This
is Shareware written by so-and-so, this is Shareware, if you like
it please send $XX to the following address", and other text of
that type.
If in doubt, ask the Sysop!
END OF INFO
>--------=====END=====--------<
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* PHILE 4: SYSOPS' LIABILITY *
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** PIRATE reprints the following that arrived over the BITNET
lines. Following with our policy, it is printed exactly as
received. Only the date of the conference was removed. **
/*/ SYSLAW: THE SYSOPS LEGAL MANUAL CONFERENCE /*/
==================================================
Editors' Note: The following conference took place on GEnie.
The only changes we have made to any of this text is the format
and spelling errors. An additional note, I just finished
reading the book. It is interesting and I encourage all BBS
operators to purchase it. If you are interested contact: LLM
PRESS, 150 Broadway (Suite 607), New York, NY 10038. (212)
766-3785)
FORMAL CONFERENCE
<[Holly] HS> Welcome to our formal conference with Jonathon
Wallace,
<JON.WALLACE> Thanks very much for inviting me....
<[Holly] HS> Can you tell us a little about yourself and your
book before we start?
<JON.WALLACE> I am a lawyer in private practice in New York City
specializing in computer related matters including BBS law. I
am the co-author with Rees Morrison, of SYSLAW: The Sysop's
Legal Manual, and editor of The Computer Law Letter, a bimonthly
newsletter.
<[Mel] NIGHTDIVER> Jon, would you talk a bit about where free
speech stops and libel begins. We obviously want to be able to
criticize a product freely but I guess we have to stop at
calling the developer names or spreading rumors that he is going
bankrupt. Where does libel start? and what is the sysops
liability for allowing such messages to stand?
<JON.WALLACE> Libel varies from state to state. In many places
its a knowingly false statement. In others it may even be a
negligently false statement. The responsibility of a sysop is,
in my opinion about equivalent to the liability of a newspaper
publisher for a comment someone else makes in his paper.
Constitutional law says that a public figure can only recover
against a newspaper for a libel done with "actual malice".
<[Mel] NIGHTDIVER> For our purposes who would you say is a
public figure a developer pushing his product? A publisher of
an online magazine? The sysop?
<JON.WALLACE> There is no precise definition. Any of those
might be held to be a public figure, as would your town
councilman, but not your next door neighbor.
<[Mel] NIGHTDIVER> I've heard the sysop's liability in libel
compared to a news stand's liability but that boggles my mind
because I never heard of a newsstand claiming a compilation
copyright. Would you comment on the sysop's position?
<JON.WALLACE> Ever since there have been BBS's, people have
debated whether a sysop is a publisher, a newsstand, a common
carrier, a bartender, etc. A sysop is NOT a common carrier
(obligated to carry all messages, can't control content) Nor is
a sysop a newsstand (too passive). I think a sysop is
essentially a sort of publisher. She has the right to edit and
control the contents of the BBS.
<DAVESMALL> I've got a few questions, but I'll try not to hog
things for others. Awhile ago, I ran into a particularly nasty
"anarchy" BBS in New York. It offered files on everything from
literally how to poison people to "kitchen improvised plastic
explosives". Is offering info like this legal? Is there any
legal precedent?
<JON.WALLACE> Dave, the law says that "information doesn't kill
people.. people kill people." However distasteful, describing
how to make poisons is constitutionally protected speech.
<[Ralph] ST.REPORT> Evening Counselor, nice to see that
information is information and not murderous non-sense. My
question is, what recourse, if any does an individual have when
they find that certain information has been labeled "overly
informative" and has been censored as a result?
<JON.WALLACE> Ralph, if you mean censored by the sysop the user
really has no recourse. As I said, a sysop has the right to
edit, modify and delete the BBS's contents.
<[Ralph] ST.REPORT> I see, well a sysop was not the cause in
this situation....in fact the sysop was quite fair about the
entire matter... much more so than the individual.....I mean as
individual to individual.
<JON.WALLACE> Who censored the message, then?
<[Ralph] ST.REPORT> The message was deleted as a result of the
ensuing hulabaloo <-? voluntarily by me.
<JON.WALLACE> Ralph---The sysop is the final arbiter in such
cases. It is only censorship when the government intervenes to
prevent speech.
<[Ralph] ST.REPORT> I agree, in effect I censored myself to
avoid more controversy, I was looking for your opinion and I
thank you for your time.
<BOB.PUFF> Yes I was wondering if you could comment on
self-maintaining BBSs that automatically validate uploaded
files. Is this illegal in itself, or could the sysop be in
trouble if a copyrighted file is up for a bit of time till he
realizes it?
<JON.WALLACE> Bob, there are no precise rules in this area yet.
My best guess is that the sysop has an obligation to exercise
due care. For that reason I would try and set things up so that
a pirated file would be discovered in under a couple of days.
Therefore, the idea of a self-validating BBS makes me nervous.
<BOB.PUFF> I see. right - but its that couple of days that the
file might be up. ok something to think about. thanks.
<WP.DAVE> Jon, do you consider your SYSLAW book to apply much to
information service sysops, or is it 95% for the private BBS
operator?
<JON.WALLACE> The book was written for the BBS sysop, but much
of what's in it applies equally to service sysops...e.g., the
discussion of copyright, libel, etc.
<DAVESMALL> Hi again. As I understand it, the libel law says
(basically) that to commit libel, you have to say something
false, know it's false, and do it with malice intended. First,
am I right? (*grin*) Second, does that apply different to public
figures vs. mere mortals?
<JON.WALLACE> Dave, the rules you stated are correct for a media
defendant (newspaper, etc.) libelling a public figure. If the
"libeller" is a private citizen, the states are free to hold you
to a mere negligence standard.
<DAVESMALL> Can you expand on "negligence"?
<JON.WALLACE> Yes a careless false statement, e.g. something you
didn't bother to verify.
<CRAIG.S.THOM> Along the lines of the self-validating
files...what if users upload copyrighted text into the message
bases? Song lyrics, documentation, that type of thing?
Messages are never held for validation.
<JON.WALLACE> I believe a sysop should arrange to read every new
message every 24 hours or so. If its a big message base, get
some assistant sysops to help. Of course, copyrighted text may
not be easy to recognize, but if you do recognize copyrighted
material it should be deleted unless its a fair use (e.g., brief
quote from a book or song, etc.)
<[John] JWEAVERJR> Can you comment on the differences between
the legal standards for libel and slander? And, in particular,
which category does this RTC (as a "printed record" of a live
conversation) fall?
<JON.WALLACE> Slander is spoken libel is written I am fairly
sure that all online speech will be classified as libel, not
slander. Frankly, I am more familiar with the libel standards,
which we have been discussing than with slander, where they
differ.
<DAVESMALL> I did come in a bit late, if this has already been
answered; where might I find your book, and what's it retail at?
<JON.WALLACE> The book is $19 plus $2 p&h from LLM Press 150
Broadway, Suite 610, NY NY 10038.
<DAVESMALL> Okay back to libel. Are editors of magazines in
general held responsible for the content of their magazine, or
is the writer of a given article deemed libellous that's held
responsible? Or both?
<JON.WALLACE> Potentially both.
<DAVESMALL> The standards would depend on if the libeller
(sounds like a referee! grin) was a public figure or private
person, also? e.g., negligence vs. malice?
<JON.WALLACE> The US Constitution imposes the standards we
discussed for media defendants, and leaves the states free to
make their own laws in all other cases.
<DAVESMALL> Since networks are interstate, which states' laws
applies?
<JON.WALLACE> Dave, thats something the courts will have to
settle. Magazines have been successfully sued in states where
they sold only a few copies.
<[Mel] NIGHTDIVER> I understand there have been some cases
regarding private messages in a BB as opposed to public
messages. Does that mean that if someone sends me Email here on
GEnie and I forward it to someone else, that I could be in
trouble?
<JON.WALLACE> Mel, we are getting into a whole new area here.
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) which protects
the privacy of email. In the case you described. There would
be no liability under ECPA, because the recipient of the message
has the right to make it public.
<[Holly] HS> I have a related question, Jonathon...are you
familiar with Thompson v. Predaina? (The case that never was...
*grin*)
<JON.WALLACE> Yes, I read the pleadings, and have talked to and
been flamed by, Linda Thompson <grin>.
<[Holly] HS> Can you summarize the case a bit for the rest of us
and give us your opinion? (I happen to personally know both
parties... Linda was a friend of mine. Bob is a friend of mine.
Key word: "was") Everyone's been flamed by Linda Thompson.
*grin* Linda sued Bob under the ECPA claiming that he had
disclosed private messages and files of hers to the public. He
was not the recipient of the files or messages and, if the facts
as stated in the complaint are true, it seems as if there was a
technical ECPA violation. The case never went any further
because (I am told). Predaina declared bankruptcy (since you
know him, you can clarify if this turns out not to be the case).
<[Holly] HS> Bob did declare bankruptcy, which was a wise move.
I didn't read the complaint, however, I also know that when
Linda (and Al) had a BBS, they were "guilty" of exactly what I
understood Bob did. (Allegedly)
<JON.WALLACE> I've often thought it was a too drastic move on
his part. Based on the information I had, I doubted the case
would have resulted in drastic damages, even if there was a
technical violation.
The moral of the story: Don't disclose private mail of which you
are not the sender or recipient.
<[Holly] HS> I think it was very precautionary on Bob's part.
And, if I understand what happened, the case was dropped because
Linda was suing partially on the grounds of character defamation
which allowed Bob to dredge up some of Linda's rather tawdry
past, allegedly. (I don't think I'm spelling that right. It
looks wrong. :-) Thanks, Jonathon... I have a few more for
later... :-)
<DEB> Hi Jon, this is deb! Christensen, I take care of the
Commodore and Amiga areas here on GEnie. My question is an
unresolved one about copyrights and music. Are there any 'fair
use' guidelines which affect musical arrangements to computer
transcriptions which people upload and distribute for their
electronic friends?
<JON.WALLACE> Deb....The upload of a copyrighted song or image
in electronic form is a copyright violation. I have never yet
heard of a case of a court finding such an upload to be a "fair
use" mainly because courts haven't really yet dealt with the
issue of uploads at all. However, I think the argument for a
fair use is slim, considering that the standards of fair use
include whether the use....is commercial, and how much of the
work is copied. An upload to a commercial service of an entire
song or image, for download by people paying connect charges,
seems like a pretty clear copyright infringement.
<DEB> So, a musician does not have a right to arrange music and
perform it for his friends? Is it the uploading that is a
violation or the computer arrangement for the performance?
<JON.WALLACE> A private performance is not a copyright violation
but there is nothing private about an upload to a commercial
service with more than 100,000 users.
<DEB> And to a public BBS?
<JON.WALLACE> Public BBS: I would say its the same thing, even
though not quite as commercial.
<DEB> Aha, so it isn't anything to do with cost involved. It is
the actual transcription which is the problem? I *know*
digitized music is a problem but had always presumed we had the
same right to make an arrangement on a computer as we did on
paper. :-(
<JON.WALLACE> Deb, I would say you do have the same right to
make an arrangement, just not to distribute it to other people.
<BOB.PUFF> What are the legalities of telephone companies
charging business rates for BBS telephone lines? I understand
they have either proposed it, or tried it in some places. Your
comments?
<JON.WALLACE> It has happened a lot, but I understand in several
places concerted efforts to communicate with the telco got them
to back down. Not aware if anyone ever mounted a legal
challenge, though.
<BOB.PUFF> I see. I don't see how a bbs constitutes the charge,
but I guess there is a large grey area there.
<JON.WALLACE> The telco's argument was that the BBS was
providing a quasi-commercial service. If you look at any BBS
list, you will see a proportion of company sponsored BBS's that
confuse the issue.
<DOUG.W> Jon, earlier you stated that the recipient of EMail was
free to distribute that mail. Is there any way to ensure
privacy in EMail? Would a Copyright notice on each message
prevent further distribution?
<JON.WALLACE> I assume you are asking if there is a way to keep
the recipient of a message from making it public.
<DOUG.W> Yes.
<JON.WALLACE> The answer is not really. Putting a copyright
notice on might give many people pause, but suppose someone
violated that copyright, what are the damages?
<DAVESMALL> Got two for you. First, with BBS's and networks
being so (relatively) new, are there a large number of libel
cases of stuff going over the nets, as opposed to say magazine
cases? E.g., is it a growing practice? *grin*
<JON.WALLACE> I am only aware of one case of online libel, the
one discussed in my book, the Dun & Bradstreet case (and I guess
Thompson v. Predaina also included that element).
<DAVESMALL> Second, do you find that judges and juries in such
cases (jury assuming a jury trial, of course) have a great deal
of "learning curve" to go through about networks? Most people I
know outside computers don't know a genie from a compuserve from
a hole in the wall. they can't imagine what the BBS world is
like. Does this make such a case tougher/easier on an attorney?
<JON.WALLACE> I frequently will try a computer case to the
judge, waiving the jury demand less education to do but I
wouldn't necessarily do that if I were the defendant in a libel
case. Depends what part of the country you're in; in Manhattan,
you could probably get a jury that knew what a modem was.
<DAVESMALL> And if not, it would probably be prudent to try to
educate one vs. six ? Fair enough.. okay I'm done
<JON.WALLACE> It really depends on the circumstances..deciding
when to go for a jury also has to do with how much you need, and
can exploit, a sympathy factor.
<[Holly] HS> I have one last question myself before we wrap
up.... (which is not intended as a pun with regard to my
question... *grin*) Shrink wrap licenses, are they enforceable?
Legal?
<JON.WALLACE> There has been some disagreement on this but my
personal opinion is that the average shrink wrap license would
not stand up. It was never negotiated, never really agreed to
and can't convert what is obviously a sale into something else
any more than calling a car a plane will change it into one.
<[Holly] HS> However, if it is visible before the buyer actually
buys then can a presumption be made that they have read and
agreed?
<JON.WALLACE> There are still other problems. The buyer hasn't
dealt with the publisher, but with a retailer. There is no
"privity" of contract.
<[Holly] HS> "privity" meaning... ?
<JON.WALLACE> No direct contractual relationship between
publisher and purchaser, despite the fiction that the license
purpotts to create.
<[Holly] HS> Then a company who insists that this disk and this
software still belongs to them, you don't feel it is
enforceable?
<JON.WALLACE> It would depend on the circumstances, but if you
buy an off the shelf product at Software to Go, in my opinion,
you have purchased the copy even if there is a shrink wrap
license that says you have only licensed it.
<[Holly] HS> Interesting... another point of licensing... have
you read the Apple licensing agreement?
<JON.WALLACE> I read it some time ago, when the case started.
<[Holly] HS> It states that Mac ROMs can only be used in an
Apple machine. Although there is contention that the ROMs are
the heart of the machine, so whether they goest, so goest the
machine.
<JON.WALLACE> Sorry, I thought you meant the Apple/Microsoft
license.
<[Holly] HS> For those of us who use an emulator, like Spectre
or Magic Sac, it could be an important point.
<JON.WALLACE> The question is a very tricky one. On the whole,
it would be....difficult to prevent a legitimate purchaser of a
ROM from doing anything he wanted with it, including sticking it
in another machine. But I haven't seen the license you refer
to.
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(C) 1989 by Atari Corporation, GEnie, and the Atari Roundtables.
May be reprinted only with this notice intact. The Atari
Roundtables on GEnie are *official* information services of
Atari Corporation. To sign up for GEnie service, call (with
modem) 800-638-8369. Upon connection type HHH (RETURN after
that). Wait for the U#= prompt. Type XJM11877,GEnie and hit
RETURN. The system will prompt you for your information.
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>>Access Denied Publications Presents...
"SysOp Suicide! (A Day in the Life of a System Operator)"
By James C. Goldbloom
(@) March 1988. ADP, Inc.
P R E F A C E:
The daylight has not yet become visible and an illuminating glow from the
moon, resting low in the early morning sky, falls upon the keyboard and the
entanglement of varied wires, patchcords and plugs resting silently upon
the formica topped computer stand. The hour is fifteen minutes before six,
and the unconcious desire to yawn goes unnoticed by the cat stretched
solemnly on my lap, absorbed within intense sleep. The animal should be so
lucky, as I cannot close an eyelid after what I had been through the last
70 hours. There he sits, nevertheless, dreaming of catnip and front claws,
or whatever it is which worries spoiled felines. Here I sit, typing
mercilessly at the keyboard, in a vain attempt to describe in common text
just what being a System Operator (known as 'SysOp') encompasses. The words
do not adequately portray the emotional and physical requirements of this
often misunderstood and frequently expensive hobby known as online
telecommunications. I have four long, incredible years of frontline
battlefield existence, and the 'trenches' of the wonderous world of modems
are muddy, deep, and full of strange viruses which belittle the most stoic
of the online genre. For this is the night I disconnect the modem for the
last time, when I will place both backup and original user disks in never
ending storage, and for the first time in my life, use my word processor
without feeding programs and control codes through this aged modem. In
short, using simple and very carefully chosen wording, my days as SysOp are
no longer. This small contribution to the presently, and probably
eternally, unbuilt libraries of the Online Archives Building is my Last
Will and Testament, my final eulogy, my hyperbole laden memoirs of just
one 24 hour, mundane, typical day in the life of the poor being known as--
The SysOp. To these brave and electronically tormented individuals, it is
with respect I devote this text.
P A R T O N E: "Starting a New Day"
The day in the life of a SysOp begins in the wee hours, when the toothpaste
tastes like Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, and beard stubble has grown on the
inside of your mouth. The crazy aspect of it all is that the modem stays on
all day and night, tirelessly answering phone calls, taking messages, and
never voicing even one complaint. Fully automated generosity, without
regard to anything remotely related to humanity. Thus, when the clock
strikes six, and the digital displayed tone-activated alarm clock sings its
song, I open my eyes, pick the eye-guk out, and watch the cat choke once
again on the same furball he has been ingesting for the last ten years.
Clothes are not important in the privacy of one's own computer room. I
suspect the most beautifully insane aspect of operating a modem is that a
certain amount of anonymity can be displayed without fear of Alan Funt
jumping out behind your mirror and announcing you will make the syndicated
version of Candid Camera Strikes Again. Sitting on the soft cloth of the
chair which nobody but myself would plop upon, called The Captain's Chair
by even the most naive young SysOps, I lift my aching arms to do the usual
exercises, preparing myself for endless hours of peck-typing.
Being a SysOp is a painfully arthritic occupation, and it is a noted
statistical fact that more knuckles and tendons have been destroyed typing
a simple validation message than most boxers would suffer in a 15 round
heavyweight fight, without gloves. To avoid 'occurences', the mainstream
and well noted computer lingo for 'accidents', one must be in shape. So
after benchpressing the monitor 20 times and leg-lifts under the printer
stand, I'm ready to start a new day in front of the setup.
To begin the online session I must first check out the hardware for rapidly
blinking lights, those inevitable little morse code glitches of pulsating
trouble which always spell out the letters 'AH' in Morse Code. Scribbling
upon a piece of paper the alphabetical equivalent of the blinking morse
code would make it seem, and fittingly so, as if the device in question
were -- with a bit of imagination -- SCREAMING. But I do the real
hollering, and hopefully a simple troubleshooting will remedy the lights.
Of course, if one cannot see ANY lights, then it is time to invest in
something other than microchip technology as a hobby. Or, don't sit so
close to the monitor. Luma rays supposedly cause brain rot.
Before I continue, as the reader you should note being a SysOp simply is
not a cup of tea, and requires above average tolerance for the technical
aspects and detriments of online communication. I suggest a few books, such
as the number one best seller (in China), 'Kung Fu and Commodore Too' by
the honorable Yokihana Manicottison, or, recommended by the National
Counsel for Mentally Deranged SysOps (and Reader's Digest's book of the
month through all of 1955), 'Aligning Your Disk Drives Using Atomic Waste'
by someone named Oppenheimer. Never heard of him, but it has great
diagrams, and a free sample packet with every book.
Where were we? Oh yes. After the initial system check, the first order of
business is to login to my own system. This is not fun, when I attempt to
access and discover your ID code has been changed to negative five, and my
password describes part of the anatomy of a ground hog. But after a few
quick changes in the data files, access is restored and entry into the
system is near. As sweat meanders down my face, and hair folicles stand on
end as I pray all 300 users are intact, the all too familair title screen
appears as one more night of restless sleep is greatfully forgotten.
The time is now ten minutes after six, and in less than two hours I will
have to shower, shave and stuff unedible pieces of melba toast down my
esophogus. Stop gagging, a SysOp has a low budget for basic staples such as
food, heat, or similar modern conveniences. Due to monetary woes, it just
is not practical for me to even consider buying groceries, when the money
could produce much more. Once, I avoided eating for three weeks to insure
the disk drive was cooled by a new fan, which was not on sale.
>> Coming Soon -- Part II !! <<
>>Access Denied Publications Presents...
"SysOp Suicide Part II (Or -- A Day in the Life of a System Operator)"
By James C. Goldbloom
(@) March 1988. ADP, Inc.
P A R T T W O: "Time To Make the Donuts..."
The inevitable part of running a system is allowing access to the people
for whom you supposedly cater: The user. Of course, this is not true. The
real reason I run my system, sitting here drinking this off-pink colored
strawberry flavored 'Quick' drink, is to collect fees. Naturally, there is
no way in Hell a user will pay to call on an open phone line, spend 30
minutes typing without being able to even trade a cracked game. You see, I
run a non-fee accessed public message system, with no file transfers to be
accessed or even viewed by the remote user. I ask for no contributions,
unless they include credit card numbers or titles and deeds signed over to
my name. Well, if someone INSISTED, I may consider. However, it is not a
common practice for an Operator like myself to demand money for something a
user can access on a FREE phone line. Was this an editorial? Dangit. I
didn't mean to do that. Let's move on.
Time to make the donuts! That commercial should be the motto of all SysOps
even if they can afford to pay someone else to purge files, reply to all
electronic mail, or simply boot a user off the board for callous remarks.
By the way, when it comes to ethics, SysOps do not have any. Well, when I
first ran the system I was naive, young, full of unrelenting energy which
abounded into a flowing display of creative and brilliant ideology. Hell,
that wore off within a week, right after the disk drive ate the userlog and
indiscreetly spat it out, hub ring first.
In the REAL world of SysOping, 'time to make the donuts' means I must spend
all my free hours, including those precious moments when I just HAVE to
shake the weenie, upkeeping the system. Ugh, that's disgusting. Sorry, what
do you expect in a public domain file? As I was saying, the point is simply
this: Time must be set aside for routine maintenance and chores, which are
many and time consuming. Ask any SysOp, and he or she will tell you point
blank, without the slightest bit of hesitation, "It aint worth it, pal!"
It is worth it, and if I believed everything I said, I would have remained
a user for six years and still be calling out at 300 bits per second, using
a datasette recorder in a vain attempt to save 46.5K worth of buffered data
so I can avoid taking notes. Those days are long gone (for most of us, and
if this scenario rings true to you, no nasty commentary please, I own a
Pittbull and my other hobby is Ninja warfare) but not forgotten.
The hardware I use to run the system is complicated, and the average setup
for the virgin Operator usually costs around $1500.00, and that is not
including the floppies, thousands of pens and labels necessary to insure
proper organization. If I had a penny for all the pieces of printer paper
used to display caller logs, error reports, and other data being generated
at unbelievabe rates I would be able to buy stock into Compuserve. Welcome
to the real world, kiddo. A SysOp must take advantage of the resources
which are available, and steal anything else necessary to get the job done.
By the way, there are no time for drugs or addictive stimulants to maintain
the peak level of operating efficiency. If I was a drug dealer, would I be
typing this text? Don't answer that.
To conclude this section of the text, it is wise to understand the most
basic reason of why a SysOp does what must be done. I have discussed the
fact that there is no money to be gained, there is no advantage in terms of
building or growing something to show for it, and certainly anyone in their
sane mind would never pay to access a service which is a local phone call
away. Why do I do it? You should be thinking of a few reasons. They could
be the education of the mind, expanding your talents and creativity in a
way so your community could benefit. Or, to trade information, resources
and ideas, relating with your peers, and being offered varied opinions and
moral beliefs with which you could ponder, henceforth originating your own
specific values upon man and his environment. Possibly to offer solutions
to world crises and bring forth changes that may not be possible unless a
large group of caring and highly motivated strangers band together and form
a common bond to take action and become united.
Nah. The real reason is simple: We do it for SEX.
>> Coming Soon -- Part III <<
"SysOp Suicide -- Part III" (Revised)
From Access Denied Publications, Inc. 1988
By: James C. Goldbloom
Part III: "The Ethics of Operating"
Before I continue with the story, it is only advisable to the reader that
they understand the social and legal issues which plague the calm and
steadfast operation of an online system. To name but a few of the dilemnas
which wreak havoc among computer entrepeneurs: hacking, phreaking, leeching,
black-listing and of course the ever popular (ugh) crashing. That last one
should not even be mentally imaged, and the SysOp shudders and shakes in his
or her chair with possibilites of involuntary bowel movement. This portion of
the text describes one afternoon when I encountered the most feared, awe
inspired and horrible type of user -- the crasher.
If there were to be a sort of 10 commandments of online ethics, right after
thou shalt not commit adultry would be thou shalt not illegally enter an ID
which is greater than the national debt. One day when I was sitting in my
captain's chair, smoking a camel right after some really good -- validations
(the closest computer term for sex) I watched a user login as a new user.
At first this bright individual had the smarts to hit the HELP command a
few times and learn his way around the amazon jungle of online corridors which
branched in every which direction and seemed to lead nowhere. Suddenly, as the
system asked for his handle or alias, he paused for what seemed an eternity
and very gingerly entered: "The Disk Destroyer". Now, myself being a rather
experienced Operator and luckily being witness to this dasterdly deed in
person, I decided to lay low, and attempt to learn from the situation. Of
course my hand was but a few milimeters away from the phone cord, just incase
the human being on the other end decided to prove Darwin's theory of the
missing link.
The system verified this ID to be valid, and I cursed loudly. At the next
prompt the system asked him his real name, to which another pause surmounted
and out popped the not so amusing "Kill SysOp". I flustered a little, but kept
reminding myself it was only a BBS, only a kid playing games, and I was going
to delete him anyway and no damage would be done. I knew my system was
indestrucatable, and all my safety nets would work perfectly. Of course, this
user would NEVER guess the backdoor I had installed just incase even I was
locked out of my own system. Never, in a million billion years could this
yahoo guess the correct word. The likelihood of that happening, on his first
try, was so astronomical, it was beyond the limitations of science.
The little bastard got it on the first try. Then I began to drool a little and
a slight degree of spittle ran down my neck and onto the cat, startled but not
completely disrupted. Before I had the chance to disconnect, he had already
opened up the backdoor and like the parting of the red seas, all the online
'water' poured out right into his lap on the other end it seemed, and to put
it mildly, he nearly drowned from the sheer excitement of it all. In this
order, he left feedback to me explaining what type of moron I was classified
as and that the software was 'easy', far too easy and was of no challenge to
him. He mentioned something about he and his buddies frolicing in my modem,
dancing around the maintenance area, and basically short circuiting as much as
he could in the alloted time (he gave himself 2 years before logoff). After
this small note, he raised his access to mine, and proceeded to delete the
userlog right before my eyes, and all I could do was pick my nose and pull the
plug manually. But it was too late, the disk drives were scrambled.
The most important lesson a potential sysop can learn is to make a backdoor
for a backdoor, and backup your data disks frequently, or someone like "Mr.
Kill SysOp" will backup your files for you, right into the toilet. What ever
happened to online ethics? Doesn't anybody care about the social graces of
online communication? I certainly do, and even though I am the first to admit
I have my cynical side to life and often confuse right with wrong, I would
never ever intentionally damage someone else's system.
That is, unless they stole a mod from me or something like that... But
more on that in part 4, entitled 'Modify & Murder'....
Part IV, coming soon!
"SysOp Suicide --- Part IV"
From Access Denied Publications, Inc. (1988)
By: James C. Goldbloom
Part IV: "Modifications and Murder"
Unique. Supposedly, no two boards are the same. Users gather from varied
backgrounds, SysOps pride themselves on having the latest modifications (which
we in the business call 'mods') and the greatest online inventions which dare
to make the user's modeming experiencing a much simpler and efficient one. The
creative energies flow endlessly, and new ideas enable operators to enrapture
the attention of the user thereby contributing to a start of the art board
which improves the over-all quality of telecommunications.
Hogwash.
The truth of the matter is, we all steal like common, petty thieves and ride
in on our electronic 'horses' and rape and pillage as much of the online
community as possible with as much damage as can be done. When it comes to
secrets, the word simply does not exist in the land of bulletin boards. The
SysOp must deal with the constant painful threat of being electronically
robbed of all ideas, and the BBS in question will end up being replicated in
about 24 states and 5 countries around the globe in 8 different times zones in
as quickly as 48 hours. It is amazing what a bit of buffering can do, and
although mods are commonly duplicated without intention, there are always the
retarded nymphs who simply lack basic intelligence to come up with something
new. I personally cannot figure out why these people would do such deeds,
because there is no pride in plagiarizing. No feeling of accomplishment, but
nevertheless it is a common practicing among competing boards.
The worst form of stealing mods is when the mod in question is displayed
prominently on the second rate system, and the SysOp of that board gladly and
quite distinctly takes full credit for the work. Once, when I saw my prompt
line show up on a nearby BBS from no apparant act of charity on my part, I
asked the SysOp to explain how the mod was accomplished, just to see what
would happen. Needless to say, the ignorant one celled animal could not even
begin to describe the complex nature of the prompt and probably could not
spell his own name without the aid of a brain. When I prompted him to explain
his method of capture of the mod, all I got was a quick disconnect.
I caught that one. However many times my brain-blowing mods get duplicated
time and time again, and like the old 'phone game', by the time it gets to the
100th system, the mod starts to deteriorate. It is then I wish to install a
virus, and set it so at one particular date at one distinct time, all the
boards with that mod will self destruct! It is nice to dream and get on these
power hungry trips, but SysOping is an egotistical business, ok...?
When it comes to the actual production of new mods, that is the time a normal
and quite healthy human being can turn into a wretched and defenseless
creature doomed to a life of rubber walls and straight jackets with 'murdered
by the mod' tatooed on the vest pocket. To describe exactly what it is like to
attempt a new mod is to equate a sperm attempting to enter the uterus and
penetrate the egg for fertilization -- a massive array of mistakes and trial
and error, mindlessly swimming around - bumping into EVERY obstacle.
Manuals, you are thinking, that is why they invented manuals. To make a
complicated 17,000 line software listing make sense, to enable an Operator to
underastand each division and subdivision of the flow of data. Well throw the
damn manuals away, if they are written in english then they probably are
outdated or written for a version which looks or acts nothing like the board
the Operator is running. The only uses I have for manuals are propping them
under the kitty litter box for absorption or emergency bathroom tissue.
All mods are usually a life threatening process of give and take, push and
shove, and throw and kick. It is advisable all small children and any objects
not stapled to the table be removed while a SysOp is modifying. Ask any wife
or husband of any SysOp and the unanimous conjecture is that a SysOp in the
middle of modifying is more likely to turn against friend and family then when
drunken and armed with a shotgun. It's the truth, the patience simply runs out
and even if the board owner is gnawing off their own fingernails or throwing
spitballs at the monitor with slingshots, they better not be disturbed.
That is the reason I destest someone stealing my mods. I put all that hard
work into it, and slaved for hours on end before I figured out I spelled the
word 'return' wrong somewhere in line 2534, which enabled the board to be
booted and re-booted about 250 times in succession before I got it right. The
selfless nerd who copies my work after ALL my work deserves... well, to be
punished! At least, make them boot their boards 250 times in a row and see
what happens to THEIR monitors when pens are flung at Mach-5 and become a
permanent attachment to the glass. It aint easy being a programmer and SysOp
at the same time, I wish it could be like Star Trek, just talk into the
machine and ask for "One prompt with date and time displayed, something new
and innovative" and after a second or two of regurgetation, the machine spits
out a complete listing (with documentation) fit for a king.
No such luck, and the best we can do for now is sit on our butts and spend
hours trying to be creative, and when that first user logs on and sees the
mod, comments nicely about it in feedback, and logs off a satisfied customer,
well -- it makes it all worth it.
So long as he hasn't buffered the whole damn thing and has already echo-mailed
it to the 'hackers-haven' computer club in Colombia, South America......
Coming Soon, Part 5 -- "Dealing with Sub-Operators, the Helpers"
>>Access Denied Publications Presents...
"SysOp Suicide -- The Series, Volume 1"
Written By: James C. Goldbloom with assistance from Liz Reynolds
P A R T F I V E: The Magic & Madness of Making Messages: A Study
The following field study and report was compiled from countless years
of personal experience as a System Operator. The opinions expressed
herein are unimportant, inane, obtuse, and uncorrolated. But DAMNED if
it don't make good readin'...
HYPOTHESIS & INTRODUCTION:
=========================
YOU have just logged onto the BBS of your choice and you are confronted
by the options menu. You think to yourself, "AH HA! Why not check out
the message bases and see what the other users are thinking?"
Hesitantly your fingers are poised to hit the command that will bring
you face to face with the aspect of on-line communication often
misunderstood and rarely observed: DISCUSSION!
History plays a role in the birth and eventual maturity of such
discussion. In the beginning, God created raw data. Naturally, most
users were confronted with tempting and voluptuous features of Bulletin
Boards which involve the trading of files, the exchange of technical
enhancements, and the beauty and freedom of mastering the art of this
electronic medium. When the earth was a molten mass, when an Apple was
something that was ingested and a Commodore ALWAYS went down with his
ship, Bulletin Boards were initially utilized for the office jockey who
delivered memos and other work related materials to fellow computer
novices. In this archaic beginning, (cue the theme from 2001: A Space
Odyssey) this information represented the sterile and utterly
insensitive automation of "data transfer." Thrilling as reading
expiration dates on condom packages, but please continue...
By the time of Christ, avid computer Apostles upon a whim decided to
preach the Gospel of electronic interaction amongst the masses. These
early teachings brought about the discovery of that which has now been
deemed mundane, staid, and pathetic: communication. Not between
silicon and wire, but flesh and blood. Dedicated purely to preserving
necessary humanity (HINT: PROFOUND STATEMENT!).
You're probably asking what the heck all this means, aren't you? What
does religion and history have to do with the modeming scene? Nothin',
but that's not the point of this verbose paragraphing. What really
matters is the magic of message making, and how fantastic the grammar
is within the preceding text. I am just kidding about the formal
prose, as what is really important is how the sexual behavior of
non-consenting adults is "splattered" on messages bases like caged
rabbits on a bad episode of Wild Kingdom.
However, messages do take on many forms and challenge the reader to
think, to create, and to become involved. That is what's truly
inspiring and has been forgotten. Anonymity, adult subject matter,
file transfer, high baud rates, unfriendly software and a disdain to
tradition all contribute to the erosion of honest and meaningful
dialogue. This text was written to allow a reader, like yourself, to
view on-line direct communication in a predecent or standard which has
always existed, but sadly is dormant to many. Now don't fall asleep on me
yet, as there is a point to be made. Hopefully soon, and here is some
research data I collected over the years to support my theory...
MEANINGLESS DATA TO PROVE IT:
============================
Those who contribute to this downfall of the online community have
names, of course, and let me take a moment of your valuable online time
to list but a few of these insensitive, crass, impudent and
disgustingly oblivious individuals. I won't mention names unless
they've deleted me on their systems (don't press that STOP key, I'm
just joking). Instead I will produce for your enterainment dollar a
general classification listing, complete with species name, habitat,
migratory patterns, life cycle -- and if necessary, the "mating rituals"
and socio-economic status of such creatures within the online kingdom.
(This listing will be from the highest level of the food chain to the
lowest form of online life possible.)
SPECIES HABITAT DESCRIPTION (Migratory/Mating/Behavioral Patterns)
======= ======= ==================================================
Patron ANY BBS Contributes selflessly to ALL message bases
Saint with creative and intelligent conversation.
(Scientific Name: Championi Supportrius)
Garden ANY BBS Frequents sub-boards routinely, posting very
Variety interesting but umemorable form fed generic
responses of unoriginal context.
(Scientific Name: Flora No-Weedius)
Scarce ANY BBS Has difficulty finding the messages, but somehow
Scribbler types the reply command by accident. General chit
chat directed towards no one in particular.
(Scientific Name: Scantius Doodlecti)
Credit MOST BBS Only interested in increasing file transfer credits,
Fanatic allotted time or access. Racks these up like trophy
points. Can be seen, and hunted, but rarely heard.
(Scientific Name: Charjum Visacum)
Typ-O 101 MOST BBS Backspaces 100 words per minute. Needs a dictionary
Scholar to spell one syllable words, is totally oblivious
to the raping of the English language.
(Scientific Name: Coronas Backspacious)
Rampant ANY BBS Even the simplest greeting becomes akin to the
Run-On Gettysburg Address in long hand. Verbosity and
excrutiating dullness impact with each sentence.
Messages are a wonderful cure for insomnia. (yawn)
(Scientific Name: Babbleus Eternius)
Techno- MOST BBS Preceeds text with line numbers. Gloats of all
Nerd programaming conquests openly on any message base.
Constantly quotes technical manuals and similar
uninteresting jargon. Excessive breeding within
this catagory discounts ANY hope of extinction.
(Scientific Name: Floppius Pee-Wee-nus)
National ALL BBS If bathroom walls could talk! Studies mating habits
Inquirer of other species. Coverts confidential tidbits to
maintain dominance over other species. Poor self
image and grooming habits. Predatory creature.
(Scientific Name: Buttinskius YurBizness)
SysOp's ALL BBS Constant feedback and mail of an irrelevent nature
Suck-Up from this species wasting valuable disk space and
precious time of the Operator. Usually to gain
additional status in the social ladder. Blatantly
obvious and a professional BROWN-NOSER.
(Scientific Name: Operatum Fellatio-scum)
Chronic MOST BBS Proficient at reporting (publicly) every minute
Complainer flaw in the system software. Never satisfied with
access levels, etc., but offers their constantly
neglected suggestions for unnecessary improvement.
(Scientific Name: Perpetuous Bad Bitchius)
Old ALL BBS An on-line fossil, virtually adopted by the SysOp,
Faithful a permanent fixture since the board's conception.
Suffers from Geritol induced flash-backs of the
"good" old days, but nobody seems to care. (sigh)
(Scientific Name: Primordius Geezeratum)
Absolute MOST BBS Wanders aimlessly through discussions which go
Airhead beyond their miniscule intellect and capacity to
absorb thought. Although totally confused about
the simplest meanings of expressed opinion, biology
and reproduction are engrained into their genes!
(Scientific Name: Cranious Lobotomus)
Connoisseur ALL BBS Putrid display of atypical sexual "-philias", i.e.
of Kink necrophilia, farm-animalophilia, etc., even on the
public sections! Illicit fantasies and other
abnormalities of anonymous lust monopolizes any and
all topics of discussion. Cross species mating is
well documented, including (ahem) single gender
(ahem) social "intercourse".
(Scientific Name: Rob Lowe-us Minoris)
Frequent *ALL BBS* Has never discoverd the "pause" key or command.
Flyer Reads every third line (partially) and barely
comprehends the meaning. May find topics of
interest, yet prone only to reply when conversation
is directed at themself. Requires baud rates GREATER
than the speed of light, and does not know the
meaning of the word "buffer".
(Scientific Name: Blastum Inius Outius)
Mongers of *ALL BBS* Fornicators of filth, habitually reducing eloquent
Manure dialogue to sickening sewer scum. Complete,
immoral, unethical, anti-social, and outright
grotesque abuse of the English language. Offensive
to ALL users and Operators, be it intentional or
not. WARNING: Easy prey, deleted upon discovery
of such vulgarity by any and all SysOps.
(Scientific Name: Flingus Fecius In Fan-ius)
The Phantom *ALL BBS* Elusive, unidentified wanderer through any or all
Phreak message areas, who simply does NOT contribute.
Mating, eating, migratory habits: UNKNOWN. The
most feared on-line predator with a callous dis-
regard for ANY aspect of terminal communications.
Abusive of other users time and waste of usable
electricity and phone lines! Excessive breeding.
(Scientific Name: No Participato Spirito)
Disclaimer: The above classifications are designed to descibe the spirit,
---------- essence, and personality of typical BBS users. Any references
to particular persons have been cleverly and deceptively
altered to protect no one.
CONCOCTED SUMMARIZATION:
=======================
In closing, there are many types of on-line habitants who possess the above
characteristics including some not listed due to necessary censorship.
Also, many such individuals may cross over into more than one catagory, or
dabble in a little bit of them all. Please note this listing is factually
represented with respect to a PURELY scientific study (*B.S. ALERT*) based
on years of intensive and excrutiating field investigations.
Or...something like that. It sounds good, anyway.
Researched By:
The Author and Trusty Research Assistant
(two people obsessed with BBS social misbehavior)
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For incomplete journal transcripts and copies of fabricated test results, or
if you wish to comment on this in-depth study of on-line human behavioral
patterns be sure to contact my public "research" line:
Access Denied Public Message System
(301) 761-6216 24hrs/300-1200 8N1
Online since 1985, Dedicated to the users.
If you like this file please feel free to distribute it. I am sure you will
continue research on your own when you call more systems, as there ARE a
surplus of available test subjects like those listed here...
Get your note pad ready!
* EOF, Sysop Suicide parts 1 thru 5 *
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The SysOp Test (c) 1991 By Robin Francis & Bruno Gagnon
Last updated 2-Sep. 1991 (while drinking coffee and wearing mirror shades..)
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This test has been made for amusement purposes only and is not intended to
reflect one's ability to be a SysOp. The concept for this was based upon
The Hacker's Test by Felix Lee, John Hayes and Angela Thomas.
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Scoring Legend:
-51 to 50 WEENIE!... Try this : ECHO Y | FORMAT C:
50 to 100 You're not a SysOp.. You're the one who calls my board so often!
100 to 120 You made it! You're a SysOp! Welcome to the net!
120 to 140 What's this? You're not a hub yet?... You should be!
140 to 160 Power-SysOp - One who does the REAL work!
160 to 180 SysOp / Hacker - Keeps everyone on their toes!
180 to 200 SysOp / Guru - One who runs the net!
200 to 300 Did you work at the MIT AI Lab on the 9th floor in the 60's?
300 to 330 A demi-god!.. We all aspire to reach your level!!
330 to 400 You cheated!... LIAR!!!
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Personal Section
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1 1 Do you drink coffee?
1 .. More than 2 cups daily?
1 .. More than 8 cups daily?
4 .. Do you drink it straight from the pot?
2 1 Have you ever made a full pot of coffee for yourself?
3 1 Do you keep your coffee warm in the coffee maker?
1 .. on a hotplate?
4 .. on the CPU?
4 1 Do you smoke?
5 1 Do you smoke more than a pack a day?
1 .. more than two packs?
2 .. enough to overflow your ashtray in one evening?
6 1 Have you ever lost a full pack of cigarettes on your desk?
2 .. For more than a week?
7 1 Do you call your own system from remote often?
8 1 Do you regularly make voice calls to other SysOps?
1 .. more than 1 in the same conference call?
2 .. more than 4 in the same conference call?
9 1 Can you whistle 300 baud?
1 .. 1200 baud?
3 .. 2400 baud?
6 .. 9600/ARQ?
10 .. Can you download files that way?
10 1 Do you meet with other SysOps regularly?
2 .. Do you bring a computer too?
2 .. Do they appreciate meeting with you?
11 2 Do you register your bbs utils and other shareware you use?
-1 .. (If you answered no to the above)
12 1 Have you ever tried to improve your score on the SysOp Test?
1 .. Without cheating?
13 1 Are you in front of your computer for more than 3 hours a day?
1 .. More than 6 hours?
2 .. More than 12 hours?
14 1 Do you login before breakfast?
15 1 Is your computer located in your living room / bedroom?
16 -1 When replying to someone's message, do you quote more than 15 lines
at a time?
17 -1 Do shareware authors chase you for not registering their software?
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Knowledge & Experience Section
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1 1 Do you know what FOSSIL stands for?
1 Do you know what ANSI stands for?
1 Do you know what ASCII stands for?
1 Do you know what WYSIWYG stands for?
1 Do you know what BBS stands for?
1 Do you know what UPS stands for?
1 Do you know what USR stands for?
1 Do you know what TTFN stands for?
1 Do you know what TTYL stands for?
1 Do you know what FYI stands for?
1 Do you know what RTFM stands for?
1 Do you know what BTW stands for?
1 Do you know what IBM stands for?
1 Do you know what MFM stands for?
1 Do you know what CBCS stands for?
1 Do you know what CIS stands for?
2 Do you know what TRFN stands for?
1 Do you know what g stands for?
1 Do you know what VGA stands for?
1 Do you know what HGC stands for?
1 Do you know what CGA stands for?
1 Do you know what EGA stands for?
1 Do you know what .PKT is?
1 Do you know what .MO? is?
1 Do you know what NUL stands for?
1 Do you know what BASIC stands for?
1 Do you know what COBOL stands for?
1 Do you know what APL stands for?
1 Do you know what FORTRAN stands for?
2 Do you know what DANGER means?
2 1 If you get a "hatch" do you know what to do?
3 1 Have you ever manually done a handshake session with a mailer?
2 .. And received echomail or files from it?
4 1 Have you ever written Kludgemail?
1 .. Intentionally?
2 .. Are you still in that net?
5 4 Did you figure out how to set up echomail by yourself?
1 .. Are you proud of it?
6 1 Are you in more than 1 net?
1 .. More than 4?
2 .. More than 8?
4 .. More than 16?
7 1 Do you write your own BBS utilities?
1 .. Your own door games?
1 .. Your own bbs software?
1 .. Your own mailer?
1 .. Your own operating system?
2 .. Have you ever received money for any of the above?
8 1 Have you ever built your own micro computer?
1 .. Your own mini computer?
1 .. Your own mainframe?
1 .. Your own super computer?
2 .. Did it work?
4 .. The first time?
9 1 Have you ever repaired a hard drive?
1 .. Successfully?
4 .. Successfully while smoking cigarettes?
10 1 Have you ever built or designed a processor?
11 1 Do you regularly chat online with other SysOps?
1 .. Through Tymnet?
1 .. Through Datapac?
2 .. Through Milnet?
1 .. Thought Arpanet?
12 1 Have you ever found an undocumented feature in a bbs package?
13 1 Have you ever found a bug in a bbs package?
1 .. In a mailer?
1 .. In and operating system?
2 .. Did you fix it?
14 1 Have you ever seen the dawn?
1 .. Twice in a row?
15 1 Do you hub / relay / host?
1 For more than 1 net?
16 1 Can you program in Batch?
1 .. BASIC?
1 .. QBasic?
1 .. Any version of Pascal?
1 .. Any version of C?
2 .. Assembler?
1 .. Fortran?
1 .. Any Waterloo language?
1 .. APL?
1 .. COBOL?
1 .. ALGOL?
1 .. PL/1?
1 .. Spitball?
2 .. MECCA?
5 .. Microcode?
10 .. All of the above?
17 1 Can you use Edlin?
-1 .. DO you use Edlin?
18 1 Can you use Debug?
1 .. Do you use it on a regular basis?
19 Have you ever walked a new SysOp through a mailer installation over
1 a voice phone?
2 .. From memory?
3 .. Did it work the first try?
20 1 Ever used a floppy disk with no jacket?
21 1 Have you ever tried to format a disk beyond its' rated capacity?
1 .. Did it work?
22 1 Have you ever modified a peripheral device?
1 .. Did it work?
23 1 Have you ever experienced a hard disk failure?
1 .. Did you cause it?
2 .. Intentionally?
24 1 Do you backup at least yearly?
1 .. Monthly?
1 .. Weekly?
1 .. Daily?
2 .. More than once daily?
-5 .. "What's a backup?"
25 1 Have you ever voided the warranty on any of your equipment?
3 .. On ALL of your equipment?
26 1 Have you ever built your own cables?
2 .. In the dark?
3 .. Honestly?
27 1 Can you name the pin-outs for an RS-232 / serial connector?
3 .. In numeric order?
1 .. For a null-modem?
28 2 Can you write a full screen ANSI for your bbs using only 'copy con'?
4 .. Was it aligned on the first try?
29 1 Can you pogram when you are intoxicated?
2 .. Does it make sense the next day?
30 1 Have you loaned manuals?
2 .. And got them back?
31 1 Have you ever loaned hardware?
2 .. And seen it again?
32 1 Have you ever borrowed software/hardware and forgot who the
original owner was?
33 1 Have you ever made a GIF?
1 .. A FLI?
1 .. A self-extract MAC?
2 .. And had them actually downloaded from your bbs?
3 .. Were any of them "X" or "R" rated?
34 2 Have you built your own peripheral device?
1 .. Is it still operational?
2 .. Has it since entered mass production?
35 1 Have you ever flamed someone?
36 1 Have you ever flamed someone in a national / international echo?
37 1 Have you written more than one test message in an international echo?
2 .. Without being noticed?
38 1 Have you ever posted a BBS ad in a national / international echo?
2 .. Without being noticed?
39 -1 Do you impose a file ratio on your bbs?
40 1 Do you have a copy of a virus?
1 .. 4 or more?
2 .. 16 or more?
-5 .. That you haven't been able to get rid of?
41 1 Have you ever modified your computer in order to gain performance?
2 .. Did it work?
42 2 Have you ever programmed anything in order to make up for a
shortfall in the bbs package's own code?
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Equipment Section
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1 1 Do you have a touch-tone phone?
2 Do you have any other custom calling feature from your telco?
1 (call waiting,conferencing,ISDN, etc..)
3 -1 Do you have call waiting on your modem line?
4 1 Do you own a phone that has unauthorized modifications made to it?
1 .. Did you make these modifications yourself?
5 1 Do you own a headset for your phone?
1 .. And own replacement earplugs for it?
6 1 Do you own a Sound Blaster / Roland / Adlib / CoVox card?
7 3 Do you own a speech recognition system?
8 1 Do you have a scanner?
2 .. A full page scanner?
3 .. A color scanner?
9 1 Do you own a printer?
1 .. A 9-pin?
1 .. A 24-pin?
1 .. A line printer?
2 .. A drum printer?
3 .. A laser printer?
4 .. A color laser printer?
10 1 Do you have a mouse?
1 .. A gerbil?
1 .. "A what?"
11 1 Do you have a joystick?
12 1 Do you have a trackball?
13 2 Do you have a light pen?
14 1 Do you have a modem?
1 .. Is it capable of 300 baud?
1 .. Is it capable of 1200 baud?
2 .. Is it capable of 1275 baud?
1 .. Is it capable of 2400 baud?
1 .. Is it capable of 4800 baud?
2 .. Is it capable of 7200 baud?
1 .. Is it capable of 9600 baud?
1 .. Is it capable of 14,400 baud?
1 .. Is it capable of 19,200 baud?
4 .. Does it have a direct fiber optic input/output?
15 1 Do you have more than one computer?
1 .. More than 2 computers?
2 .. More than 4 computers?
4 .. More than 16 computers?
1 .. Are they connected together?
16 1 Do you have a LAN?
17 1 Do you have at least one floppy disk drive?
1 Do you have a hard disk?
1 .. 2 harddisks?
2 .. 4 harddisks or more?
18 1 Do you own a tape backup?
19 1 Do you own a DECwriter?
1 .. Do you use it?
2 .. Do you admit using it?
20 1 Do you own a floppy disk?
1 .. A box (of 10) or more?
1 .. 100 or more?
2 .. 1000 or more?
3 .. 10000 or more?
21 1 Do you have any multi-colored disks?
1 .. Do you admit it?
22 1 Do you own an acoustic coupler?
2 .. Do you use it?
23 2 Do you own a copy of DOS Powertools?
1 .. The most recent copy?
1 .. A LEGAL copy?
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1 1 Does your system have at least 100 users?
1 .. 200 users?
1 .. 400 users?
2 .. 1000 users?
2 1 Do you reply to mail?
1 .. Are you polite when doing so?
2 .. Same day?
4 .. Do they understand you?
3 1 Do you have door games?
1 .. More than 10?
2 .. More than 50?
4 .. Are they all registered?
1 .. Do you participate?
-1 .. Do you cheat in any of them?
1 .. Without getting caught?
4 1 Do you chat with your users?
3 .. At ANY time of the day or night?
5 -1 Have you ever disconnected a user and blamed it on "line noise"?
-2 .. Just for the hell of it?
1 .. Have they forgiven you?
6 -1 Have you ever used an "Auto-Z" fake?
-2 .. More than 20 times on one user?
-3 .. During the same session?
7 Do you have more than 2 keys defined to boot a user off the system
-1 in different ways?
-2 .. More than 4 keys?
-5 .. Are all your definable keys used for this purpose?
8 1 Are you in the habit of telling your users to RTFM?
9 -1 Have you ever withheld mail from someone?
-1 .. Altered someone's mail?
-3 .. Deleted mail before the recipient got it?
1 .. Were you NOT caught for it?
10 1 Do you run more than one node?
2 .. More than 2 nodes?
5 .. More than 10 nodes?
10 .. More than 50 nodes?
11 -1 Do you charge your users for access?
12 2 Have you programmed on the fly to help a user?
13 1 Have you standardized the archive format on your board?
-2 .. "What's an archive?"
14 1 Do you have an offline mail reader for your users?
1 .. Is it registered?
15 -1 Have you "twitted" a user for excessive chat requests?
16 1 Do you have your uploads automatically checked by software?
2 .. By your secretary?
17 1 Do you have matrix mail accessable to your users?
18 1 Do you have echomail available to your users?
19 2 Do you have Usenet available to your users?
20 1 Do you have any external protocols setup that were not originally
included with your bbs package?
21 2 Do you reward uploads in any way at all?
22 1 Do you have an external chat program installed with "Co-SysOp" feature?
2 .. Is it working well enough to fool users?
23 1 Does your bbs offer multi-lingual interaction?
24 -10 Have you cheated on this test?
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Submissions / comments / suggestions in regards to the SysOp Test should be
forwarded to:
Robin Francis
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The Unusual BBS (613)820-0399
100:649/4@TRFN 89:483/120@IMEx 1:163/153@FIDOnet
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100:649/1@TRFN
CIS: 71141,2506
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You are sharing this universe with:
0 : The Black Knight in teleconference with 84 min
Parser is Power! Opponents wanted for:
1 : Tracker in teleconference with 84 min
"Undecided" Opponents wanted for: POKER,CHESS
2 : Chip Fu in teleconference with 17 min
Do people still burn witches? Opponents wanted for:
3 : in logon with 0 min
Opponents wanted for:
5 : Bigben in teleconference with 55 min
"SPRINGBOARD STUD" Opponents wanted for:
6 : Morning Star in teleconference with 234 min
"SPRING" FEVER!!! Opponents wanted for:
(Tracker) everyday
Private message from The Black Knight :
I can find out ALOT of things about many people.I am nosy, and I
HAVE to find
out who you were. I can't stand not knowing things
(Morning Star) hahaha
A "Live" message is comming in
from User ID : Bigben
The message is: I can send stuff hahaha!!!! <G>]
A "Live" message is comming in
from User ID : The Black Knight
The message is: cuz you can't .send
why   so you all have sysop access?
A "Live" message is comming in
from User ID : The Black Knight
The message is: no
well then?
(Morning Star) Yup I do Have It!
(Bigben) no we are donators
(Tracker) I had to expand my time
I could before today.
(Morning Star) hahahaha
Private message from The Black Knight :
gonna tell me or not?
(Bigben) no you don't MSD
(Bigben) -d
I can't tell t ypo  ou what I don't know,   
(Morning Star) Yea I KNow
(Morning Star) Just Busting
Private message from The Black Knight :
cut the hairy BS, I'll find out on my own, and then I'll tell
everyone.
(Morning Star) What did you expand it to
Tracker?
could some one tell me why TBK is harrassing mer ? he want's to
know my previous
name, I don't have one and even if I did i shouldn't have to tell
him, Right?
(Tracker) ferrari
(Morning Star) Cool
(Tracker) I had to
(Morning Star) Yup your time was just about up!
Bigben waits to see who is online 3
(Tracker) not anymore
(Morning Star) hehehe
.who
You are sharing this universe with:
0 : The Black Knight in teleconference with 81 min
Parser is Power! Opponents wanted for:
1 : Tracker in teleconference with 81 min
"Undecided" Opponents wanted for: POKER,CHESS
2 : Chip Fu in teleconference with 14 min
Do people still burn witches? Opponents wanted for:
3 : in logon with 0 min
Opponents wanted for:
5 : Bigben in teleconference with 52 min
"SPRINGBOARD STUD" Opponents wanted for:
6 : Morning Star in teleconference with 231 min
"SPRING" FEVER!!! Opponents wanted for:
(Morning Star) Right I guess
right to me? MS?
(Bigben) well Chip I was on here the last time you
were and you said you have a previous account
(Morning Star) Yup
If I did or didn't it is irrelevant, I don't have to give away if
I don't don't want
to.
(Morning Star) Ahhhhh Well well well!
Private message from The Black Knight :
you don't have to tellme. Just when I DO find out will spread it
around
and everyone will know who you were. What the hell do you hink I
am? STUPID?
IQ=140+!
Private message from The Black Knight :
TRECH
This guy is really annoying he sends private messages of slander,
saying he
will tell everyone, what is his point?
(Morning Star) Anyone have ROJACKS Number?
(Morning Star) heh
(The Black Knight) rojack?
(Morning Star) Yup
(The Black Knight) not on here
(Tracker) whats rojacks
(Morning Star) BBS!
(Morning Star) brb
not stupid just a weirdo
Private message from The Black Knight :
I'll find out on my own
If you have a point please make it, I don't want to hear it. what
is the point
anyway?
(The Black Knight) I never said I was nornmal
(The Black Knight) try ".user chip fu" says you've
been on here since 1-9-93!
so what? Whay do you need to know? are you an a respirator and
this will cure
you from it>?
(The Black Knight) That you are a liar and will be
doomed to hell for lying
(Morning Star) who cares! anyway!
(The Black Knight) me
(Morning Star) Both of you!
(The Black Knight) sorry
are you a religious buuff? You should be banned from telecom!
(Tracker) Talk to later
(Morning Star) Bye Tracker
(The Black Knight) Chip, the discussion has ended, go
in peace. Hope you didn't change your handle cuz people hated you
Tracker disappears in a Puff of Smoke!
(The Black Knight) why?
No, I don't know what you are talking about, you annoying little
ediot, ScReW
You
(The Black Knight) I'm oine of the NICE guys!
(Morning Star) Thanx TBK for stopping
(Bigben) yea right!! I am nicer!!! <GBG>
(Morning Star) hahahahahaha
(The Black Knight) and no I'm not a religious buff,
thought I have studed the ancient tribal customs of the
Quendorians in great
depth
Bigben is going to start in!
(Morning Star) I'm the best!!!!!<GBSEG>
ooohhh
Private message from The Black Knight :
C-Ya in hell!
(Morning Star) SHUT UP NOW! WHO
CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, he is a real Jer-k for annoying me out of the blue and
posting stupoid
ballots in the voting booth!
(The Black Knight) I'm not saying another public
word
(Bigben) you shaddup!!!!!! WOMEN!! <GBG>
(The Black Knight) heh
The Black Knight apolgizes to MS
Channel 1 : Intrepid logged on
(Bigben) kiss ass! <GBG>
(Morning Star) iI LIKE IT WHEN YOU CALL ME
WOMAN!<GBSEG>
(Morning Star) Excepted!<G>
now I am gonna be the bad guy? for defending myself when this
freak starts with
me? Sorry MS but I shouldn't have to take it.
Private message from The Black Knight :
I'm not even getting warmed up, shall we go another two rounds?
Your ballots
are stupider than U are!
Bigben takes TBK's aplogy back from ms
(Morning Star) heh
The Black Knight apolgizes again
The curtains part! And Intrepid appears!
(The Black Knight) Hieya
Bigben takes it back again
(Morning Star) I except it TBK!
(Morning Star) Hiya
(Intrepid) hello
Ha, if you guys could see the .sends he sends me, Heh, You pig,
stupid!
(Bigben) intrepid, eradicators buddy!!! <GBG>
(Morning Star) DROP THE WHOLE DAMN THING WILL
YA!
(Bigben) NO!
(Intrepid) me?
Private message from The Black Knight :
You ARE the bad guy. Hell on earth? You've got it cheezwhiz
(Morning Star) No
(The Black Knight) I haven't said a word
(Intrepid) Chip, who do you have a beef with?
(Morning Star) CALL ME WOMAN AGAIN BIGBEN!<GBG>
TBK is harrasing me, and trying to slander my name, heh, little
man I have more
power that n you, don't mess with me!
(The Black Knight) I haven't typed a send at%
(The Black Knight) NO CARRIER
The Black Knight disappears in a Puff of Smoke!
good ridance, I waste my precious time dealing with ediots~!
(Intrepid) he did that to me yesterday
Time flies when your having fun!
You have 5 minutes remaining on this call.
Check Bulletin #5 for Info on getting more time.(Bigben) what now
you are a tough guy CHIP?
(Morning Star) I have to go anyway for now talk
later!
Private message from Bigben :
heh... threating is fun if you have size to back yourself up I
do!
modem size is all fool!
Private message from The Black Knight :
We burn in hell together, use a damn Private message, instead of
public you
PHEWL!
(The Black Knight) bye
(Morning Star) Bye!
(Bigben) BYE WOMEN
it said I can't fuc+k face!
Private message from The Black Knight :
but below the belt size is nto
(Intrepid) Darkness told me to report eradicator, and
I did.
.exit
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ONCE UPON A TIME ON A BBS FAR FAR AWAY .............
Paging sysop.............
....YOU ARE NOW IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD-LIKE SYSOP....
[Papa Fractal]: Yes oh subserviant user, what do you want from my awesome-
ness?
From Nikki: I have a complaint about some abusive users that are slandering
my name. They are saying horrible and despicable things!
[Papa Fractal]: Do you have any PROOF that these "so-called" abusers are
saying these things?
From Nikki: Yes, I have a capture and there are some very cruel and dis-
gusting things on the WALL.
[Papa Fractal]: Send me your copy of this "capture" and I will look into
these matters oh small and meaningless user.
From Nikki: I would appreciate if you would. Thank you.
[Papa Fractal]: Yeah, whatever...
.....YOU HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE MOST HIGH REALM OF ......
THE SYSOP GODS OF CYBERSPACE
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
The Next Day ****************************************************************
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Paging sysop.............
....YOU ARE NOW IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD-LIKE SYSOP....
[Papa Fractal]: Yeah, what do you want bitch?
Nikki: (gasp) I thought you said you were going to take care of all
those terrible things on the wall and those users who were
calling me a child molester!!
[Papa Fractal]: I have no idea what you are talking about, even if I did
care.
Nikki: (in utter amazement) This is outrageous, I just talked to you yest-
erday about this, weren't you even listening?
[Papa Fractal]: Have we talked before?
Nikki: Well if you won't do something about this then I'll have to see what
legal action I can take. This is slander and defamation of character
and I won't stand for it!!!
[Papa Fractal]: I should warn you that any action taken against us could
be used against you.
Nikki: Well, we'll see.....
[Papa Fractal]: Yeah whatever Miss Jackson....er Nikki.
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******* LATER THAT EVENING AT THE HOME OF PAPA FRACTAL AND HIS MASTER *******
*************( Over a nice candle light dinner )***************
Papa Fractal: I'm having some problems with that Nikki bitch.....you know
the child molester, anyway I was wondering if you think she
she could be serious about that legal advice.
Middle Stooge: Oh honey-boy, I don't think she'll really do anything....
She sounds like she's all talk.....just post some bullshit
in the adult forum, you know, some really incriminating shit,
and let all the other users finish her off.... Pass the
sausage will you love?
Papa Fractal: Well...uh....I sorta already deleted her....ooops.
Middle Stooge: What?! Why did you do that?
Papa Fractal: Oh, I don't know, I guess I felt like it.
Middle Stooge: Oh, ok.
Papa Fractal: Well, I'll just make up some stuff to cover our butts.
Middle Stooge: That sounds like a good idea...speaking of butts, you should
get yours in the shower, did you forget that Slut-Bird was
cumming over tonight to spin our hard drives?
Papa Fractal: Oh goody, you know how I just love to ruffle her feathers.
Middle Stooge: Well then silly boy, get that cute ass in the shower, we
don't have very much time, she'll be here in a bit....
maybe I should help you "clean up".
Papa Fractal: Ok, but aren't you going in to work the bar tonight?
Middle Stooge: No, I closed up early in preparation for our Friday, I'm
going to call it "Orgy Night at the 069 Club".
Papa Fractal: In that case let's get in the shower, and if your good I
might even drop the soap........
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The Next Day: Posted in the ADULT FORUM on a BBS FAR FAR AWAY .............
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Date: Sunday, December 12, 1993 11:22am /ADULT
From: Papa Fractal Msg#: 000540
To: ALL
Re: Nikki
In reference to a previous post:
The message you just read, was sent to me Via Email. This type
of treatment will not be tolerated. NO USER shall have the right to
speak freely on MY...er OUR board. Nor shall ANY USER hold a personal
opinion, or speak said opinion on this board. If you THINK differently
than I do that is grounds for termination. I understand ALOT of you
have had your share of problems with Nikki. I wish to inform you all,
that the child molester will NO LONGER be calling this board.
At this time I will acknowlage that I have had over 20+ complaints
concerning this user. However, under the guidelines of this board,
our hands were tied. It is difficult to remove a user, when they have
not only paid $25 to use it, but what the heck, its only $25 bucks.
To DEMAND anything from the sysops of this bbs, and to stand up for
her rights like she did, especially THREATENING an all powerful sysop
in Teleconference, will be immediate grounds for removal.
When we read the previous message, we promptly went into Teleconfenece
and spoke with Nikki. She quickly got rude, obnoxious and threatening
to us, saying "She knows how to destroy us". And that we "will NEVER
see the LAST of her".
Between this message, and the previous post, does this sound like the
words of a 27 year old bitch? (at least) I dont think so, and niether
does the other 3 stud...er....sysops, therefore, her account has been
TERMINATED.
Thank you, and sorry for the problems she has caused you all.
I can assure you, she will not cause any more grief.
Please continue to enjoy this most wonderful BBS, or else.
The God-like Sysops.
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FED BUSTS -*- TDT TEMPORARLY DISBANDED
This will not be written with grammer or anything in mind. This is
Pepsi Man, The sysop of CARBON NATiON. CN [Carbon Nation] was a TDT
Member Board, TRWS Member Board, Skid Row Site, and Genesis Project
Site. Well things were going great with all the 0 day files coming
in from the couriers. Even calls from Sweden were coming in. Well
the trouble came up when I decided that 1.4 gigs weren't good enough.
Even though The Grim Reaper gave me some awesome deals on HD's before,
I just couldn't get enough money together. I decided I would just
card the Drive and thats all.. no more.. Eveyone would be happy.. So
Well I called up the company.. [Western Digital] and ordered a 660
Meg HD with a Card Number I got from The Grim Reaper. SO I went to
pick it up at the post office, and everything was great.. I installed
and was running off 2 Gigs. After making many conference calls between
Myself, Grim Reaper, and Soultaker, we decided that we could really make
some money of this.. Enough to double or releases by having constant
cash flow to give to the suppliers. So I ordered 5 80 meg Maxtor HDs
with this same Card. The Grim Reaper picked them up.. by this time the
Feds are into the picture. THe fucking Feds figured out the Card was
bad on teh first order when the company called to tell them that they
suspect fraud when the owners of the card number I was using did not
make any purchases regarding computer shit. So they got intouch with
Western Digital and said to notify them next time an order came in with
this card number. SO they did this and the call was traced back to my
house. My phones have been tapped for a week or 2 now.. Hope no one
important called.. I did not know about any of this fucking shit and
when The Grim Reaper came to pick the drives up he was busted. The
stupid fuck was so selfish he turned in all active members of TDT and
gave them his accounts on many of teh largest BBS's across the known
pirate world. Well after the Fedz logged on my BBS they checked it
out and came to my house the next day.. full of warrants and all this
fucking shit. Well my BBS has been down for about 4 days now. The
Feds are logging on as me on many BBS's and checking them out. My phone
is off the hook for my BBS. The fedz have my user list and the phone tap
has about 2 weeks worth of calls logged on it. Now to everyone who knows
me, you know I could give to shits. I am a minor still and don't think
they will do shit but confinscate all my Computer shit and thats it.
THe main reason I am saying this: DO NOT CALL EITHER OF MY BBS LINES!
ALSO DO NOT CALL ME VOICE. EVERYTHING IS TAPPED AND BEING RECORDED.
I have a feeling that many sysops will be receiving some voice calls.
I encourage to quit the scene now. Not forever.. just till this shit
clears up. THe Fedz have me on Piracy, Mail and Creidt Fraud, Phone
fraud.. all this bullshit. Also Sysops: DELETE ME OFF YOUR BBS's. THE
FEDS WILL LOGON AS ME AND FUCK YOU UP!
Also I hope this will convince you guys: Get out now. Some of
you guys have a wife and kids. Grim Reaper fucked us over big
time. Take your BBS's down at least for a week or 2.. Don't be
stupid. I admit getting the newest and hottest shit from the
best Groups is awesome but its not worth prison. You gotta
draw the fucking line somewhere. Well I've said my share..
Hope you will heed my warning.. I speak from experience.
Pepsi Man
-*- THE DREAM TEAM -*-
Well a Few Final Words:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Grim Reaper: Man you were an incredible supplier. Too bad
you were too fucking lame to go down alone.
You'll always be a fucking loozer.
Lord Thinker: You were right man.. I guess I did have my
Priorities fucked up. Good Luck in Razor.
Looks like they will rule the scene now eh?
Too bad we got fucked up in the end. I'm
sorry about teh shit I pulled. Hope you
accept the apology. Don't call voice. You
don't need Fedz showing up at your door.
Just know I am sorry.
Soultaker: Thanks for all the shit you did for CN.
I really appreciated it. THanks man. Call
you when all this shit cools..
Hard Core: You run an amazing group. Hope it can survive
the shit Grim pulled on us. Good Luck in the
future. Stay away form this though.. you got kidz.
S.S: Get out of it man. You were a great friend who
actually cared. I should have taken your warning.
Sought After: Busts going on everywhere eh? You were cool to
talk to.. Wish it could go on. Thanks for all.
To all I forgot: I have no more time. I gotta run.. I hope you
understand the problems. Stay outta the heavy
shit. I really have no more time. I love you.
You made it worth the risks. Thanks for the good
times.
To Sysops: DELETE MY ACCOUNTS OFF YOUR BBS'S. FEDS WILL BE
UNDER THEM. I WARNED YOU.
I'll write another file after we are arrained and tell you
what the fuck is going on. I just hope it all goes well.
Keep fucking pirating. TDT won't die.
-Pepsi Man
-Sysop: CARBON NATiON
-TDT Member
-TRWS Member
-Genesis Project Site
-Skid Row Dist. Site
-Retiring Pirate - (Till the Fedz are off my case
that is) :*)

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Msg #: [13/20] Base: BBS Problems
Date : Sat 14 Mar 1992 8:59p Stat: Public
From : Dragon #8
To : Shit Man!
Title: Telegard what else?
Reply: This message has 1 reply
*******************************************************************************
From: Martin Pollard Msg Num: 66 of 108
To: All Date: 08 Dec 91 03:07:09
Subj: So long, and thanks for all the fish...
Attr: Sent Read: N
Conf: Telegard BETA Discussion
*******************************************************************************
MSGID: 1:120/187 2941e46d
PID: TeleMail 1.50
On December 13th, 1991, the TELEGARD conference will be removed from the
FidoNet EchoMail backbone, and the Telegard software will come to an end.
This is being done for various reasons... but first, a little history...
I have been with Telegard almost since the beginning... close to three years.
When it was first released by Carl Mueller, it was little more than the WWIV
version 3.21 public domain source code with Carl's name on it. At the time,
Carl was involved in a number of illegal activities, such as hacking,
phreaking, credit card fraud, and software piracy. Telegard was originally
intended to be used by his friends who were into the same activities.
As time went on, Carl added modifications to the software, and people began to
take an interest in the software. It mai
nly attracted software pirates
[more] because of its ability to hide pirated files. It was also full of
back doors
so that Carl could hack into any board running it and have full SysOp access.
Carl eventually got caught and busted for phone phreaking (the charges were
eventually dropped), and the source code was turned over to Eric Oman, who
removed the back doors and continued to modify it. Later on, Todd Bolitho
joined the Alpha team in an organizational capacity, and I joined as Alpha and
co-programmer by version 1.8. After version 2.4 I was doing almost all of the
programming. It was around this time that the TELEGARD conference was placed
on the FidoNet EchoMail backbone, as version 2.5 was enhanced to support
EchoMail.
During these three years, we've seen the software grow quite a bit, and its
popularity along with it. Unfortunately, its reputation as a pirate BBS
preceeded it, and has been an albatross around the neck of the developers
since its inception. Today, "Telegard" is synonymous with "Pirate BBS Hack",
even though that definition has not applied for two years.
Due to creative differences between Eric, Todd and myself, the team split up,
and I was the only one left supporting Telegard. For the past year and a half
I have received quite a few compliments about the software, but many more
demands, threats and complaints, not to mention illegal hacks of the software
that claim to be the "REAL" Telegard.
This conference was supposed to be a place where Telegard SysOps around the
world could participate in a round-table forum to receive technical support.
I moderated the conference openly and fairly, and was very lenient upon people
who broke the conference rules. From the moment that TELEGARD was put onto
the backbone, however, it has been dominated by insults, foul language,
flaming, software piracy, and overall childish behavior. I put Scott Raymond
-- who has been involved with Telegard almost as long as I have -- in charge
of the conference because he is a lot more heavy-handed than I am, and I
wanted it that way. According to the current Backbone Operating Procedure
(BOP) being followed by the Net, Regional, and Zone EchoMail Coordinators,
backbone conference moderators and co-moderators have unilateral control over
a conference, and NO ONE, not even the ZEC, is supposed to interfere in the
workings of a conference as long as it does not interfere with backbone
operations. In short, it means that a conference moderator is allowed to cut
ANY feed o the conference he sees fit without providing a reason or fair
warning; the only thing required is a note to the offending node that they
have been cut from the conference.
Over the past two months, ten individual links and an entire net gateway were
cut from access to TELEGARD. In response, several of these people filed
policy complaints against Scott Raymond, which they had no grounds to do,
since he was well within his rights as the co-moderator of this conference.
The NCs and NECs involved decided to ignore the BOP, however, since it seemed
convenient to do so.
Since it's still obvious that human stupidity is rampant and there will never
be a way to curtail it in a completely public forum, we are taking that forum
away. If you can't play nice with others, your toys get confiscated. This
conference will be moved to the sanctioned Telegard support network, USTGNet.
In that net, when a link is cut from the conference, it stays cut and no
policy complaints will be accepted (as the policies of FidoNet do not apply to
USTGNet).
What does this have to do with Telegard itself? In a nutshell, version 2.7
will be the very LAST version of Telegard ever to be released, and that
includes Beta and Alpha versions. In exchange for free software, free
utilities, and free tech support, I and the remaining Telegard support team
have received insults, hacks, stabs in the back from ex-Beta sites, and piracy
of a Beta version (several, in fact) still in the testing stages... and still
buggy. Therefore, after version 2.7, there will be no more Telegard. As far
as I am concerned, the software will be dead and buried. The source code will
NOT be released to the public.
(The name "Telegard" itself is trademarked. Any BBS software using the name
Telegard is in violation of current trademark ownership law. The source code
for version 2.5g that found its way to the public is owned by both myself and
Eric Oman. You may not put your own name on it as the programmer unless 75%
or more of the code has been rewritten from the ground up. If this is not the
case, then you must give credit to Martin Pollard and Eric Oman in the
copyright notice. Any software not following the above requirements is in
violation of current copyright law.)
Why am I doing this? It's very simple: I'm tired of giving away something for
nothing and getting nothing but grief in return. Except for a relative
handful of people, the majority of the Telegard users have no respect for
software authors, conference rules, or copyright laws. They not only expect
everything handed to them for free, they DEMAND it, and expect me to kiss
their asses while doing it. Thanks, but I'll pass; I'm not required to put up
with this kind of grief over a goddamn HOBBY.
Some of you may say that I'm chickening out, that I'm giving up, that I'm
caving in to pressure from the ones who caused the trouble. I won't argue the
point. On the other hand, those of you who caused the trouble will probably
start partying and rejoicing after receiving this news, thinking you've "won"
your battle against "the bad guy". All I can say is, party away, and rejoice
in the fact that you've destroyed a great software package and reduced it to
the level of Celerity, LSD, ViSiOn, Emulex/2, and their other pirate/hack
siblings.
To those people who have been loyal to Telegard and respected my wishes as
author, I commend you on your perseverance and thank you for the support; you
couldn't begin to guess know how much it meant to me. If you aren't already a
[more] member, I invite you to consider USTGNet (headed by Jack Reece);
you stand a
much better chance of receiving the tech support you deserve in that network.
To those people who stabbed me in the back, pirated the software, turned this
conference into a circus, and in general destroyed what was supposed to be an
enjoyable hobby, congratulations; you got what you worked so hard to attain:
the end of Telegard. You made your bed, now die in it.
-=[> Martin Pollard <]=-
... TELEGARD Conference Moderator and Author of Telegard (Retired)
--- Blue Wave/TGq v2.02/C+ Beta
* Origin: The I/O Bus - TG_BETA Conference Moderator (1:120/187.0)
PATH: 120/187 278/624
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How to upgrade your 24oo modem into a 96oo baud. (US Robotics compatible
of course)
Written By
Death Bringer (CPT/Info-Net/IRA)
06/7/91
Be sure to turn off your modem before you begin.
First of all, you need to go to your nearby electronics store, don't try
to go to Radio Shack, their parts have their own model numbers and you'll
have a hell of a time getting the parts you need. This upgrading of your
modem will not work on old hayes modems, but they will work on any clone
maker of modems (everex, practical peripherals, anchor, ati, intel, etc.)
It will only work with modems with the Intel Chipset.
This technique widens the band width by using a different chip that is
Parts Needed:
16550 UART
L4313545 IC
SC11020CN IC
L8730183 IC
First of all, check to see if your biggest chips are soldered or socketed.
if they are soldered, you'll have to de-solder the chips before you begin.
After you get that done, replace the 8250 UART with the 16550 UART. (16550
UARTs are required for 9600+ speeds). The other 1 or 2 chip(s) need(s)
to replaced with INTEL L4313545 instead of the chip that is already there.
If your modem has another socket or more, than you are in luck, you can
purchase a chip from US Robotics, and make your modem faster than 9600.
If you don't have the socket, than you can only go 9600. I'll get the
chip number to you in the next edition and explain how and where to
install it. I am working on a way for the people (like me) that do not have
the extra socket in their modem to speed up the rates. I am working on a way
to piggy back the chip. I'll get back to you. There should be a 22 pin
chip on your modem also with a model number of SC11005CN or some where close
to it. Replace it with the SC11020CN. Also, replace the L8630173 with the
L8730183 chip. If you have any suggestions or questions, you can locate me
through Compuserve USER ID 74702,97524
*****OPTIONAL, LAP-M Error correction*****
Adding error correction is rather simple. For this these parts are
necessary:
Potentiometer. This is a 5k audio taper variable resistor.
Capacitor. Any non-polarized 1.0 to 1.5 uf cap should do.
100 ohm resistor - quarter or half watt.
Wire
Solder, soldering iron, etc.
Solder one end of the capacitor to PIN 1 of the phone line input jack
|-------------------|
| \ line in ::
| \ phone in ::
|-----------||||||||| pin 1^
If your modem is external, the diagram looks like this.
|------------------|
| /|
| ||RS-232 port
| \| ::
| |-|line in ::
| |-| pin 1^
| |-|phone in
| |-|
|------------------|
This should be on the back of the modem.
Pin one should the farthest on the bottom left.
Solder the other end of the capacitor to the center lug of the potentiometer
(there are three lugs on this critter). Solder one end of the resistor to the
PIN 4 of the line input jack. Solder the other end of the resistor
to either one of the remaining outside lugs of the potentiometer. Doesn't
matter which one.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
ADDITION TO ORIGNAL FILE - 6/15/91
Bill McCauley & Dark Spyre/Dr. Brains/Ryan Schwartz/Lamer/Loser
First, a personal recomendation. _THIS WORKS!!!_ I have been plagued with
2400 baud for some time. I hate waiting for the transfer to finish so that
i can use the phone. Threw the gismo together in about 10 or 15 minutes,
took another five to adjust the pot for best results on my worst
conection, and guess what? No more slow connections!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Have Fun!
I am working on cheap ways to install V.32/V.42bis on your modified modem
*************************Updated, 6/16/91********************************
Installing V.42bis:
1) You will need to purchase a 27C512 ROM chip.
2) You will need to purchase a Sony CXK58257P-12L (or equivalent) Ram chip.
3) Install the Rom in the Supervisor (SUP) socket.
4) Install the Ram in the Ram socket.
5) Make up two 3 pin jumpers for P9 and P10 with pins 1 and 2 jumpered
on one and pins 2 and 3 jumpered on the other. Connect the vacant pin 1
on the one to the vacant pin 3 on the other with a jumper wire.
6) Remove the jumpers on P9 and P10.
7) Install the jumper with pins 1 and 2 connected together on P9.
8) Connect the jumper with pins 2 and 3 connected together on P10.
DeathBringer '91

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"Textfiles"
To the tune of "Big Time" - Peter Gabriel
Written By Jason Scott on March 9th, 1987
Congratulations. It's my first parody in about a year.
===========================================================================
(Hi there!)
I've got textfiles, I'm writing them. (huh!)
I'm gonna leech them all, yeah! (hey!)
So much megs left to leech,
I'm gonna fill my hard driveEEEE
Uhhhhhhhhh.....
The C-Nets that I've called, are all use-less
They act real proud of 10 "g-philes"
But not me! I've got more than that!
I've searched them out.
I've been filling my drive, from lots of AE's that I ride.
It's not enough, I'm getting rough,
With my Leechlist, my big big leechlist
I check and mark them, and then I ARC them
So I have more meg space
And I will read all my textfiles
But the pagelength is 4 miles...
Textfiles! I'm on my way to gigabytes..
Textfiles! Ooo Yes!
Textfiles! I'm gonna read them all, yeah!
Textfiles!
Textfiles! So much info out there..
Textfiles! I'm gonna leech them all, yeah!
Textfiles!
oOOOOOooooOoooo
oOOOOOooooOoooo
My hard drive has lots of cool files
Like "Real Pirates" and "The guide to Sprint"
"How to fuck the dead", and "Getting Fake I.D."
And always they're real fun
But it's real good that I take time to think
`Bout making Bombs in my kitchen sink
Or dumping urine in a party drink....
'Cause I know that they're still textfiles,
And you can't know who wrote them...
Textfiles! I'm on my way to hectobytes,
Textfiles! (Huh!)
Textfiles! I've got to leech them all, yeah!
Textfiles!
Textfiles! So much info to grab..
Textfiles! I'm gonna leech them all, yeah..
Textfiles!
Textfiles! My drive's getting fuller!
Textfiles! My board's getting fuller!
Textfiles! My greed's getting greater..
Textfiles! And my tape drive...
Textfiles! My list is getting bigger
Textfiles! And my floppy disks.
Textfiles! Look at my phone call fares
Textfiles! Someday I might get rad
rad
rad
rad
rad
rad
rad
rad
rad
rad
rad rad rad
rad

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[ 80 COLUMNS; LOWERCASE ]
_______________________________
| |
| The Ramsacker's |
| Textfile Primer |
| |
| A Pieces of Eight Production! |
| |
| July 27, 1989 |
|_______________________________|
I have always been intrigued by the textfile as a medium for the
exchange of useful information ranging from hacking to kracking, phreaking to
anarchy, and humor to distaste. The abundance of information that can be
obtained from textfiles used to be widely understaged by the many people who
saw them merely as "g-philes", using that term in a slightly negative
connotation. As of late, I have seen a movement towards the acceptance of
textfiles as a viable form of trade through the proliferation of groups such
as cDc who's main contribution to the modeming society has been their release
of many fine textfiles ranging from tutorials to interesting stories.
What has been bothering me as of late in my ongoing collection of
textfiles is the lack of quality of some of the files that I receive. It is
annoying to download a file that looks like some stupid fuck wrote it by
slamming his fist down on the keyboard; the spelling being atrocious and the
format being unbearable. I realize that not all of us are scholars, but it
only takes a few more minutes to check up on your spelling and format the
text a bit. What disgusts me further is that some people DO take the time to
make their files look pretty, only to have some complete looze fuck it up by
viewing it over shitty phone lines and then upload it to another system,
thus causing a perpetuation of a corrupted file. In most cases, some of the
important data gets lost or the effect of the file is shattered because you
come upon a string of line noise right in the middle of an interesting
section. If people would just take the time to handle the files with care,
there wouldn't be many crap files around. Unless you're an asshole, you
don't check a book out of a library and destroy it. Let's face it, fucked
files are just that: fucked! And nobody likes a copy of a fucked file no
matter how little they care. Everyone would rather have the file in it's
original format.
Since I predict the exchange of textfiles to be a popular pasttime (much
like the collection of "wares" in the earlier days of Apple pirating), I
have written this file in hopes to set a guideline for file writing and
trading. You wouldn't put out a "bad" crack, or a patch that didn't work or
even fucked up what you were trying to patch. The same goes for textfiles,
in the same sense.
Here are some guidelines to keep in mind when dealing with the trade or
writing of textfiles:
o If possible, try to download the file using a protocol so that if any
line noise is present during your session it won't affect the file.
o If you must V)iew files, and if you are planning to upload it to
another system, then when you buffer it, at least try to remove any
garbage that may have infiltrated the text, and PLEASE remove all
transfer prompts (i.e. "[ Volume 10 #1-11 ]" and "(>"). I find those
most annoying, especially after they have accumulated after many
transfers between different systems.
o Don't try to do the general modem public a favor by "editing" files.
Let sleeping dogs lie. If the author intended the file to be in all
uppercase then that's how it should stay. The same goes for 40 column
textfiles. They don't need to be stretched out to 80 columns. They
still read the same either way.
o Never add your say to a file or modify the original authors work just
because you feel strongly about the subject. You wouldn't change
Shakespear's words around in any of his works (unless you were in
school and had nothing better to do). Modifying other peoples work is
the sign of a true loser. I saw this done to "The Real Pirates Guide"
and it totally disgusted me (you're a fucken loser for that, Dak)!
o When writing files, don't neglect to include the date (and maybe even
the time) somewhere in the file. You're writing history of sorts,
and people who read your file in the future might be interested to
know when you wrote it (especially if the material stands a chance of
being outdated in the future and will not apply, such as some phreak
info).
o Write your files on a word processor that will add carriage returns to
all the lines or at least has word wrap. That usually solves the
problem of extra carriage returns between lines which screws up the
text somewhat.
Remember, as an author, you should be proud of your work. So take the
time and effort to format and proofread it before you put it out. Even if it
is just a quickie file, spend a few extra seconds rounding out the rough
edges to make it at least look respectable. And you wouldn't want some
asshole fucking with your files after you put them out, so don't do it to
other peoples files.
I hope some of my ideas catch on. Even if they don't, I figure that I
at least put forth the effort.
---------------------------------
NOTICE:
---------------------------------
No additions, deletions, or
modifications may be made to
this file AT ALL. Also, this
file is to be transferred in
its original format and any
corrupted copies should be
put out of their misery by
being deleted.
---------------------------------
A Semi-Useless File from Pieces of Eight Kracking
The Ramsacker
July 27, 1989
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<20><><EFBFBD> TG SysOp's Protect Your Selves <20><><EFBFBD>
<20><><EFBFBD> From Baddies <20><><EFBFBD>
<20><><EFBFBD> by Man Against The Mob <20><><EFBFBD>
<20><><EFBFBD> The Pie BBS 516-689-5413 <20><><EFBFBD>
Hey you, don't be silly, put a rubber on your willy!
As telegard is a popular BBS software package, and is widely available
to the general public, it becomes easy for hackers to crash your system.
I have written this file to help protect your self from these people.
Included are tree ways to protect your self. I also recommend you use a
shuttle logon menu to provide more security. With one new users do not have
access to the board on their first call.
1) The PKZIP back door - Users who wish to crash your board can call your
board, upload a zip file containing a trojan named PKZIP.EXE. they can use
the archive file menus to unzip the PKZIP.EXE trojan file to your temp file
directory. They can then run the file by selecting Add to Archive which will
then attempt to run PKZIP.EXE to zip up the file. But if a PKZIP.EXE file is
in the temporary directory, it will run that one instead of the true PKZIP
program. To protect your self from this, press //\\*P from any menu, select
option 'F' and then press 'A'. Modify the PkZip Archive entry to include the
path of the true PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE files.
ie. use 3) C:\ZIP\PKZIP.EXE -aex @F @I
instead of 3) PKZIP.EXE -aex @F @I.
2) The Logoff.Bat back door - A user can ZModem batch upload a file called
Logoff.Bat to your Telegard directory using various commands in DSZ. I won't
go into them because this is a file to prevent it, not tell how to do it.
This uploading is mostly blindly giving a path name hoping it is in the
C:\BBS directory or whatever path they try. They they are trying to do is
get ZModem batch to upload a file called Logoff.Bat to the main BBS
directory.
What Logoff.Bat does is each time a user logs off, telegard will run
Logoff.Bat if it exists. It is mostly used in BBS's which use front doors to
help run echo's between different bulletin boards, such as D'Bridge. If the
Logoff.Bat file contains a nasty such as WIPEDISK C: or something to that
extent, bad things will happen. You can stop that by adding the word
'Restrict' to the end of your Zmodem upload strings.
ie. use dsz port %P speed %B rz %F Restrict
instead of dsz port %P speed %B rz %F.
Here is DSZ's documentation or Restrict:
restrict Restrict pathnames to the current disk and directory tree, and
disallow overwriting of existing files. When DSZ is restricted,
it will refuse to transfer files containing the string autoexec.bat
and command.com in upper or lower case. This provides some defense
from malicious uploaded files.
3) Scan all uploaded files for viruses and trojans before you run them.
A method used by some Telegard's I have seen is to replace the Integrity
check line with a batch file which tests for initial integrity, then it
Unzips the file to a temporary directory, run the SCAN program and exit with
a good exit code telling TG it is alright. This is a sample batch file for
doing that: (You will have to look up the correct exit codes for your SCAN
and PkZip programs)
ECHO OFF
C:\ZIP\PKUNZIP -t %1
IF ERRORLEVEL = 1 Goto Badfile
MD\0UR12.$$$
C:\ZIP\PKUNZIP %1 C:\0UR12.$$$
CD\0UR12.$$$
C:\ZIP\SCAN *.*
echo y|del *.*
:Badfile
exit
And have in Telegard 0 (or whatever) as a good exit code. (And make sure
SCAN's exit code is not 0 (or whatever) for bad files.
For more help with Telegard Call <\ The Pie BBS /> 516-689-5413.
This text file was written by Man Against The Mob.
This text file has been brought to you by MHEB Enterprises.
ile has been brought to you by MHEB Enterprises.


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The Real Story
By Michael Levy
AKA The Dark Knight
==============================================================================
10/8/92
I am writing this for 2 main reasons:
1) You will all find out about it by the end of the month anyway, one way or
another, so its better you hear the real story, from the original source.
2) It's about time I told this story.
The following is a true story, following the events that took place starting
in May of 1991.
For 4 years, I had been friends with two people, Dennis R. Haines (who was
known on BBSs at the time as 'Action Jackson' and John A. Fransckiewich.
(who was not on BBSs.) We had become good friends, and often hang out and
the like. Around March, 1991, I became friends with a guy named Michael
D. Cohen through a BBS. (He was known as 'The Wanderer') I started hanging
out with him, and, in turn, John and Dennis did too. We often had sleep
overs at my house on weekends. Since I had a job, I couldn't always hang
out so Mike became better friends with John and Dennis than with me. They
started playing tricks on me or members of my family that weren't always
funny. In fact, some of them were plain destructive. On May 13, 1991, Mike
told me that my mother was making sexual advances torward him, John, and
Dennis. I, of course, did not believe him. What had actually happened was
that he had made a pass at my mother and was told to leave. It seems over the
months he had developed quite a crush on her. He refused to leave and stood
on my front lawn yelling threats and curses and challenging my father to come
out and fight him. Of course, my father could do no such thing, being Mike was
only 16 at the time and my father was 47. My mother called the police and Mike
was taken away in a patrol car. I later found out that Mike had been spreading
roumers about certain sexual acts that he had performed with my mother. (I
won't go into details.) We thought that was the end of it and we would never
see or hear from Mike again. Unfortunatly, this was not the case. Four days
later, my parents were arrested and taken to jail. My mothers charges were
2 counts of sexual assault, 3 counts of criminal sexual contact, 1 count of
child abuse, and 3 counts of endargering the wefare of a child. My father's
charges were 2 counts of aiding & abetting sexual assault and 3 counts of
endagering the welfare of a child. It seems Mike had told his stories to the
police, and had gotten John and Dennis to go along with him. I still don't
know how he did that, but threats and/or blackmail come to mind. My grand-
mother paid the bail and my parents were released that night. An investiga-
tion was underway and many people were questioned, including myself and the
three stooges. (John, Dennis, Mike.) I have in my hand a copy of the tran-
scripts of the questioning of these three, and, needless to say, not a word
of their statments ring true. In fact, some of their statments contradict
other statments, which in itself is almost laughable. The trial date was set
for May 1992, and went as planned. It was widely publicized in papers, as i'm
sure some of you noticed. During the questioning of the three stooges, Mike
broke into tears, John contridicted himself and Dennis admitted to lying about
previous statments. In spite of all of this, 1 jourer had doubts. My father
was aquitted, and a mistrial was called on my mothers charges, the jury vote
being 11 to 1, in favor of aquittal. (Boy, I'd sure like to get my hands on
that one asshole!) It was doubtful that there would be a retrial, on account
of the vote being so close. However, my mother received a letter today in the
mail, stating that there will be a retrial on October 19, 1992. Once again,
this trial will be in the papers, so don't be suprised when you see them. I
have no doubt in my mind of my mother's aqquital. If you have any opinions or
questions about this situation, please don't hesitate to ask me.
Thank you.
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"The Sysop's Survival Guide"
Written by: \/ance /\stro
Well, this guide can be used by the Sysops of today or tomorrow, or whenever.
Now, I guess I will start by listing the things that I, as a Sysop have found
most annoying:
1) The users who type "C\R" at the Hit [C\R] prompt, real bright, huh?
2) Users who try hitting the "C)hat" option about 50 times per call, and then
assume that the Sysop is playing games with them, so they try to type,
"Hello?? I know you're there. Please answer me...."
3) Users who try to insult your intelligence in one way or another by various
means.
4) Users who are always asking for free validation. Then, if they eventually
persuade you to give them validation, you give them the old famous line:
"Don't tell anyone that I gave you free validation...", and they say: "Oh,
you need not worry about that. No one will find out..", then the next day,
5 of his buddies call up, and say "Well you gave ...... free validation..."
5) Users who leave you feedback which reads: "Just thought I'd say 'hi'.."
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Those are very annoying things which a lot of users do. The following are some
things that you should never do as a Sysop:
1) Never let users threaten you in any way.
2) *NEVER*, and I mean *NEVER* answer your board line by voice.... This makes
you look like a total fool...
3) Never give free validation to a mild acquaintance. Only to people who you
can trust, or friends.
4) Do not take your phone off of the hook when you temporarily wish not to have the board up at the time. This is unfar to users, as many will keep
auto-dialing. To save yourself, and your users a lot of trouble, when the
board is down, whether it be that you are using the computer, a holiday,
or any time when the board is purposely not up, unplug the voice extension,
or if you have a phone where the ringer can be turned off, you can do that.
This one is important!
5) Never chat with users when you are in a bad mood.
6) Don't have the attidute like "Users think Sysops who chat are losers."
This is just not true.. Users tend to like SysOp who chat.
7) Never break into chat mode right after the user has expressed his desire
to chat with you, or in more simple terms, hit the letter for "C)hat."
Always wait until at least 15 seconds after.." A good example is the
Archer, SysOp of The Endless Forest.....(402) 592-5978. And, no, this was
not paid advertising....
8) Never type your fastest, unless you are a no-error typist.. Accuracy is
just as important as speed. Users will respect an accurate typist..
9) Never hit ctrl-reset when you wish to kick a user off. Always unplug the
jack which is hooked to your modem. This is more realistic, and sometimes,
they will re-connect, but alas, it will be too late.. He, he, I love that
one...
10) Never say "My board is the best. If you are going to pay, make it my
board." This will more often discourage users tha attract them.
11) Never copy an obvious, original idea from another board. Users will
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Well, I am sure you have all heard that I had a small legal problem today,
and I know how stuff gets blown out of proportion, so I thought I'd
explain the story myself. Here goes...
I have carded a few items in the past 3 days, and I have NEVER done this
before. The Grim Reaper got CBI accounts and placed orders, and I picked
them up. Well, one of the places Grim ordered from was Paradise Computers,
they knew it was a bogus order, but told us the package was shipped. Then
they called the FEDS. Anyhow, the Feds must have been watching the pickup
spot, then following me around till I met up with Grim to deliver his share
of the stuff. As soon as we went to make the exchange, the Secret Service,
FBI, state police, and local police were running at us with bulletproof
vests and automatic guns. They handcuffed us, separated us, and took each
of us back to our homes for them to search.
So I haven't talked to Grim Reaper since I saw him lying next to me on
the ground being arrested. But here's my story. About 20 agents came
to my apartment and grabbed all computer equipment without a receipt. So
we still have 1 modem, and this computer system. Anyhow, they grabbed\
every piece of paper they could find. Unfortunately, I am a very
organized person, and had "the who's who in the pirate world" written
down for my use. So if you ever gave me your real name, number, or
address, it is now in the hands of the Secret Service and FBI. This
list was quite large, as it took 2 years to compile.
These boys did their homework. They knew Enterprize was USA HQ and they
knew my handle, and they knew I supplied the group with software. They
weren't going for just anyone here guys, they knew they needed to bust a
group leader. Well, they did. Got me on carding, pirating, and a ton of
other legal terms having to do with both of these.
I was charged with 6 different counts, each holding a 5-30 year prison
sentence. It doesn't look good for me at all. I'll post a file as
soon as I get arraigned and let you guys know what is going on.
But I will say this now, and I MEAN it. I love the groups, the software,
and the competition. But regardless of what happens to me, I am done
forever. No more NotSoHumble Babe, no more USA. I hate to do this to
everyone, but I really don't have a choice. And regardless of who I am
that got busted, be strong and support what you believe in your hearts:
piracy. Don't let them win. You guys can all go on without me. Just
promise me you won't give up and throw in the towel. If anyone wants
to contact me, you can leave e-mail on Enterprize for me, or call voice
AT YOUR OWN RISK. They told me they were tapping the phone lines.
Just got to say a few goodbyes...
Genesis: man, this stuff is in your blood, don't allow my mistakes to
mess up something you've loved your whole life. You Gotta Ski!
Silencer: well, you warned me and I didn't listen. I needed to listen to
the kid with a knowledgable mind. Sorry, the second time I left
a group and left you hanging...
Cool Hand: Joe, you are a really nice person to talk to, and you've got a
wife and kids. Remember that man, is this stuff worth it?
Line Noise: Neil, I guess you are one of the happier ones to hear of my
bust. No THG, no USA. You will rule the world man, but be
more careful than I was.
The PieMan: Well, you can quit threatening to turn my board in if you ever
get caught. My board was officially busted.
Fab.Furlough: Deep down inside, you are a backstabber. But I still love
you man...
And to all I didn't say anything to, doesn't mean I don't care. I hope USA
will continue to live and prosper. And I will do anything I can(legally)
to help USA prosper. Goodbye...
The NotSoHumble Babe
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Date : 01-XX-92
Time : Who knows
Commenter : [> ANONYMOUS <]
Of course, that was the version she wanted to play to the general
public. The NotSoHumble Babe and The Grim Reaper were not just doing this
for the first time, it had been a routine thing for quite a while.
(For at least 4 months, when TGR carded his 486/33).
I guess it would be helpful to take a few steps back, and get a look
at the whole picture as I know it (From reliable sources, and from personal
experiance with these two people).
The NotSoHumble Babe was always known for her good contacts in the
software field, that is the reason for USA's quick appearence. People
probably wondered how she did it? I am sure she had many ways, but the one
tactic she used which gained her the interest of the FBI was telling the
software Co's she was a distributor. All of them believed this expept for
one. When this one checked her Employer Identification Number, and found
it didn't check out with her, they knew something was up. They then had
her lines monitored, and because of this found out they had more then a
business fraud on their hands, they found out they had a veteran Credit
Card abuser, and the leader of a major pirate group. This then in turn
caused a lot more investigation to take place, and in turn the interest
of the Secret Service. Since they were being monitored, the SS knew all
their plans. When TGR had ordered his next shipment of carded goods, the
SS notified the company of what was going on, and set the trap. Now,
after several months of investigation on The Grim Reaper (Mike Arnolds)
and The NotSoHumble Babe, the case was about to come to a close, they
had everything they needed to convict these two people in court, and whoever
else they wanted.
As Amy said in her text above, she and Mike were on the way to meet each
other to split the goods they had carded. When Amy went to FedEx to pick
up her shit, and go meet Mike, they were surrounded, and arrested.
This took place on 1-29-92 at approximately 2:27pm.
Mike and Amy were taken back to their houses, where all of their equipment
was looked over. As she said, anything without a receipt was confiscated.
Then, came the big talks from the Feds - Interrogation.
This day totally changed Mike's and Amy's life drastically. Things would
not be the same. And because of this, they were both pretty moved.
Because of this insecure feeling, and because they are both unable to take
this shit themselves, and not implicate other people, they decided to
cooperate 100% with the authorities. Anything they didn't have on paper,
anything the Feds found unclear, Mike and Amy are/were right there to make
a clear picture for them. Amy failed to say this, I see. I know first hand,
The Grim Reaper and The NotSoHumble Babe are going to drag as many as they
can with them. A loser thing to do, but that's what they are going to do.
Looks like it's time for us all to either call it quits for a while, or
be very fucking careful. TGR and TNSHB are both history. They fucked up.
And now they will pay for their mistakes. But we don't need to be party to
their bullshit. Delete their accounts from your board, blacklist them,
lock out newusers, change the system pw, and even go as far as deleting all
USA affiliates if you feel it is necessary.
What about USA? What about Genesis and BBS-A-Holic? Well, Genesis was one
of her partners in crime. Thomas always made it a habit to get something out
of each of her shipments, so to do this, he had to contribute somehow, nothing
is free. He helped card about 25% of the shit they got, so I am sure he is a
nervous mother fucker right now. The Feds are monitoring his local FedEx
anyway, so if he goes there to pick up his last package, his ass is in jail
too. He also was a very avid user of the 950-0511 extender, as the Feds are
aware of, and they might pop him for this, who knows? The board? USA?
I have heard, but not from Genesis, that USA is now officially dead.
BBS-A-Holic is down, and no idea when it will come back up.
But when it does again come online, I will not be a member on that system.
Thomas is considering turning himself in, if he does this, he said he too will
cooperate with the Feds, which means if you were his friend yesterday, and
helped him card shit, or anything, then you might share his cell tomorrow.
What do you know about The Grim Reaper, The Void, and Vision-x? -
The Grim Reaper is getting popped for the second time, therefore, I think
his ass will be in jail a few years, once he is sentenced. The Void?
I am not sure, but I assume since he had carded all of his computer
equipment, that it was all confiscated, along with all of his backups.
Mike being in jail, or not, will never again run a board. As for Vision-x,
who knows. Warlord has not made a public statement yet, so noone knows yet.
He does live in 313 as did the other two, so if I were him I would be scared
shitless, especially since he was supposed to receive a carded 386/25 from
USA. Felony Net and Toxic Net are all history. Perhaps Warlord will bring
them back, though, but I don't foresee this any time soon.
The Grim Reaper and The NotSoHumble Babe were charged with Credit Card
Fraud, ammounting 18,200$, and software piracy adding up to 72,000$.
Once you add Genesis' (Thomas') part in, the credit card fraud will probably
amount to 21,000$, but, that's just my guess, based on all this shit he told
me about that he assisted in, and some he did on his own.
When TNSHB says to call her board and leave her your questions, or number
to call you back at, it is just a simple way to drag you in. Dont fall for
it. Lives and freedom are too precious to ruin for a bitch like her.
Just for the hell of it, here are their telephone numbers, if you want to
verify all this shit, just call and ask them. (I advise you do this from a
payphone a LONG way from your house, and dont identify yourself)
The Grim Reaper (Mike) 313-981-1903/313-981-1296
The NotSoHumble Babe (Amy) 313-442-2523
Genesis (Thomas) 213-328-7507
Hope this has all been helpful. If you want more history on these people,
send a public message on OoofNet in care of [>ANONYMOUS<], and I will give
the desired history out.
[> ANONYMOUS <]

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Twin City Citadels -- Short History
all numbers area code (612)
<updated 4/23/85>
xxxxxxxx SuperComp (acting sysop -- Hue, Sr.)
SuperComp, a Sperry personal computer club, originally ordered Citadel 2.10
from CUG through the instigation of Ray Schneider (aka The White Knight aka
The Conductor). Brought up on a 1655 with an embedded Z80B with 8" disks on
Thanksgiving of '83, the system experienced instant success and quickly became
difficult to get on, despite the fact that the number was never advertised on
local boards. Despite the fact that it was always run on an "open" basis,
serious topics were usually the order of the day, and the digressive, silly
rooms that appeared were actually viewed with relief!
Current status: Down due to severe disk drive problems. Will not come back up
unless the system gets new drives (doubtful) or it is successfully moved to a
PDP-11.
431-1107 Test System (syslob -- Hue, Jr.)
Test System, running under MS-DOS 2.13 on a Zenith Z100, came up in the fall
of '84. True to its name, it's a System that one and all are invited to bang
away at, and it frequently crashes, due to programmer incompetency and strange
compiler bugs and the tricks of the gremlins. Nearly functionally equivalent
to the 8 bit TC Citadels, it has not been in heavy use until lately due to the
extremely erratic hours it keeps (Hue, Jr. uses the computer for his own
BBSing and programming). Furthermore, someday it will come down when the sysop
gets a job and moves out, and it's doubtful that he'll bring it back up. But
he might.
Current status: Erratic up times, subject to crashes and sysoporial whims.
Very little serious talk, users encouraged to try to bring system down.
432-7668 Dog House (sysop -- Lucifer)
The Dog House came up about a month after Test System came up, and is also
hosted on a Z100, although this time on the 8 bit CP/M-85 side (8085 chip).
While suffering a number of disk problems due to the unclean environment it
was run in, Lucifer's BBS became very popular for mostly light talk. In
January of '85, Dog House became the first TC Citadel to have both 300/1200
access. In about February of '85, it went 'controlled' (for lack of a better
word) -- new users were still welcome, but they now had to provide names and
voice #s before they could use the system.
Current status: Up and down like a yo-yo. Lucifer is out of town on a
business trip as of this writing, so we don't know precisely what the problem
is, but it appears to be a disk problem again.
423-5048 Terminal Station (sysop -- The Conductor)
About a week after Dog House went up, the Terminal Station joined it, hosted
also on a Z100 on the CP/M-85 side. It instantly became a rather dichotomous
system, hosting both highly serious discussions of Theology, SDI, School
Prayer, etc., as well as incredibly ruggish subjects, and digression became a
raging plague on the system, leading to a room named Digression. It followed
Dog House in getting 300/1200 access, and has the honor of being the only
system that ran a disk so long that when it failed, you could see through it
completely! Terminal Station is an open system.
Current status: Down with a disk controller problem. Projected up date:
unknown.
459-8095 Just another Citadel (sysop -- Stallion)
Just Another Citadel went up on about 85Apr12, and was instantly welcome due
to the fact that SuperComp and Terminal Station were down, and Dog House was
unstable. It seems to be off to a fine start, and is an open system, being run
on a Digilog 1500 under CP/M-80.
******** Cedar Grove Baptist (sysop -- Bryce)
This system is not yet open, and when it does open, will only be available to
members of Cedar Grove Baptist church. It is going to be run on a Sperry PC
(IBM clone) under MS-DOS 2.11.

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Project Underground Alliance - A Proposal for Change
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This letter originated from U.A. WHQ, Tactical Command ][
Operation Underworld 215.493.6282
Hated by those they wished to rescue, despised by those they were
dying to save, these grand soldiers, these immortal deliverers, have fought
without thanks, labored without applause, suffered without pity, and they
have died execrated and abhorred. For the good of all they accepted isolation
and criticism. They gave up all, sacrificed all, lost all, but truth self-
respect and honor. These are the hackers, pirates, couriers, artists,
writers, phreakers, coders, anarchists, and sysops that have made the
Underground Alliance a reality. Through this document, they shall never be
forgotten.
Greetings, this text has been assembled and distributed throughout BBS's
enclosed in archived files and throughout internet in order to explain what
the Underground Alliance is, why it was created, and how it works. Before an
explanation of the U.A. is given, let us summarize the current BBS "scene".
Throughout todays Cyberspace, one can find a large variety of BBS's that
carry support for hacking, phreaking, carding, virii, warez, artwork and text
files in some degree and form. These BBS's like it or not collectively makeup
the computer underground. The sysop's and users all share the same general
belief that the world of computers and telecommunications should be accessible
regardless of cost and that they have the right to access information.
Unfortunately, the similarities between these BBS's, sysops and users cease
here, for most boards are independent, isolated and therefor severely limited
in their abilities to provide security for their users and provide the
facilities by which to share the collective knowledge of the underground. Some
boards seek to solve these faults through sister boards, nets and affiliations
with groups specialized in talents such as cracking, hacking, artwork and file
distribution. These measures however well meant and noble in purpose are
ineffective at best and in most cases lead to further isolation or worse, to
the terminal disease called eliteness. Eliteness is very prevalent in
Cyberspace today and has created a landscape on which the telecommunications
highway of the future can not be built. This disease has created an
intolerable situation by which knowledge is kept from the masses by the few
in a futile effort to become famous and powerful. One must be careful,
however, not to confuse eliteness with good security practices insuring that
those who wish to obliterate the BBS scene are shut out from it or the attempt
by a sysop to set a standard for his user base. Aside from the disease of
eliteness, the ego of todays sysop has been almost as destructive. Almost
every BBS is very customized and run by the sysop who in many cases acts like
god almighty himself. Although various BBS themes and layouts help make
Cyberspace as diverse as it is, a sysop who acts on his own a and not in the
best interests of his users is usually a doomed sysop. BBS's that are not
created for the users live short lives. Sysop's also have the tendency to
strive for the best board in the world, which is admirable in itself but
usually leads into a cycle of exclusion and isolation. By having examined but
a few of the current problems of the current BBS "scene", one can see the
intolerable situation at hand, but now that we have identified some of the
problems that plague the BBS world a cure can begin to take shape.
The Underground Alliance is just what it seems, an alliance of BBS's who
share the beliefs and knowledge of the underground. The Underground Alliance
consists of BBS's who adhere and follow the directive and regulations listed
below in an effort to provide an unprecedented level of security and
communication among BBS's; this is no lose alliance. At the core of the
Underground Alliance lies the U.A. Net and Congress, the primary means of
communication and government for the Underground Alliance. The U.A. is
controlled by those who make up it's ranks, the sysop and users in a congress
styled atmosphere where speed and efficiency are maximized at all times. The
mandates of the congress are carried out by the sysop's of the boards in U.A.
The congress oversees all U.A. operations and attempts at all times to carry
out the operational directive of the underground. Basically, the Alliance has
set forth and enforces regulations in an attempt to standardize security
procedures and to ensure that the exchange of underground information can take
place efficiently and effectively. Often times a sysop will ask, since I am
agreeing to follow your regulations, what's in it for me? To answer that
question in full, this text would be long winded to say the least, but some
examples can be given. The Underground Alliance provides full protection to
all member board through the blacklist and teletrial system, as well as the
mandates of the congress which can if need be, declare war and shut down an
external threat. The Underground Alliance requires all member boards to have
a standardized new user process, usually a specific infoform or other
information that must be answered correctly before a user is allowed into the
U.A. and a requirement that all new users are checked against the current U.A.
blacklist; this not only provides the same level of security throughout the
net, it creates an environment conducive to the spread of underground
knowledge. The Underground Alliance through the U.A. net provides a huge
on-line textfile library and numerous quality message bases as well as the
collective government body known as congress.
These are but a few examples of what the Underground Alliance can and
will do. In an effort to avoid secrecy and confusion, the complete
constitution and outline for the Underground Alliance has been included in
this document. Finally, the Underground Alliance does not try to pretend that
a change of this magnitude will take place overnight, or that the U.A. will
be able to resolve all of the faults of Cyberspace, however, the belief is
shared through all its members that by working in an alliance and through
cooperation an intractable army can be created to reach that one ultimate
goal that has become so illusive: The ability to learn and share the vast
knowledge the computer underground has to offer.
A word from the creator of the Underground Alliance :
Greetings and thank you for taking the time to read this most
important document. I speak for the soldiers of the Underground Alliance and
for the storm of revolution their support has brought. I am pleading to those
reading this for light, for air, for opportunity. Those who have learned the
arts of the underground must pass on what they know, less this great world we
have enjoyed will die. I plead also for individual independence regardless of
age, and for the rights of labor and of free thought through rugged
individualism. Let the elitness, isolation and interfighting go, we will
worship these thing no more. Instead, turn your hearts and minds to honor,
service and justice for these are the foundations the underground future will
be built on. That which is founded upon eliteness and greed cannot endure.
That which is founded on honor, cooperation and dedication will prevail,
always. We will worship the gods of isolated eliteness no more. Let then sit
in their useless organizations of self praise and fade forever from our
memory. Some say there is no honor in hacking, cracking or the like; my
answer to that can be found in the immortal words of an old INC slogan,
"Honor is the only code we don't break". My friends, the Underground Alliance
is truly laying the foundations of the grand culture of the future and not
the plans of self-destructive isolated groups of present.
Targa Phantom [UA / CiA Senior Courier]
"Cross over and join the fight"
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Operational Directive : Standing orders for all BBS's in the Underground
Alliance are to create and maintain an environment
that will ensure the growth of the Underground-
Cyberspace culture and all aspects surrounding it.
<1> All boards admitted into the U.A. must recognize the teletrial under the
U.A. congress as final authority on all BBS matters, and recognize the
U.A. as before and above all other Nets, groups and alliances.
<2> All boards in the U.A. must have been in operation for six weeks prior to
requesting admission in the Alliance in order to establish the BBS as
a true fully functional system.
<3> All boards in the U.A. must maintain facilities to carry and display the
U.A. net system and must poll the net on a regular timely basis.
<4> All boards in the U.A. must *display the current logo for the U.A. during
the logon process or must identify itself as an Underground Alliance
board in the front door escape twice sequence.
<5> All boards in the U.A. must adhere to the standardized new user, security
and file base procedures as set worth in textfile form by the U.A.
congress.
<6> The U.A. reserves the right to terminate a BBS from it's ranks if that
board falls below activity and participation requirements as set forth
by the U.A. congress.
<7> No more than five boards per area code are allowed to represent the U.A.
in an effort to create diversity and to ensure speed of operation.
<8> The Underground Alliance Congress shall consist of all active users and
sysop's of the U.A. boards. Congress shall operate on the principle that
no one board shall control the U.A. and that the operational directive
is paramount and is to be followed in letter and spirit at all times.
Speed and efficiency are to be maximized in congress operations. The
congress shall conduct it's operations on a specific base in U.A. net in
the following manner.
1) A bill, mandate, change etc. is posted
2) If the post is supported though two other member, a vote is taken.
3) A member will post a message for or against the proposed measure,
only one post per member.
4) The voting will continue no longer than the time it takes the
proposed measure to reach the furthest BBS in the U.A. and for the
posts to return to the first hub. Speed must be maximized for
congress to be effective.
5) The presiding user, whose duty is to ensure that congress conducts
itself accordingly will count all posts and return a verdict post
as soon as possible.
6) The proposal will then be enacted by all members of the U.A..
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
Underground Alliance New User Regulations
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
All BBS's accepting new users in the Underground Alliance must adhere to and
follow the following regulations.
1) The applicant MUST successfully complete and correctly answer all
questions on the Underground Alliance infoform before admission to the
U.A. areas of the BBS. If the BBS software does not permit infoforms,
the information contained in the infoform must be presented in such a
way that it is answerable through Q/A format or in feedback/letter form.
2) All applicants MUST leave correct phone numbers that can and should be
check through at random voice validation or better.
3) All applicants MUST be checked against the current Underground
Alliance blacklist before validation can be granted to any aspect of
the BBS.
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Underground Alliance File Base Regulations
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
All BBS's in the Underground Alliance that contain file bases for transfer
must adhere to the following regulations.
1) All BBS's must reserve and maintain one file area for Underground
Alliance files.
2) All BBS's must ad the specified U.A. text letter to all uploaded
archived files. If automatic achieve file processing is not
available, the staff of the board must regularly process such archives
to include the text letter.
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
Underground Alliance Security Regulations
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All BBS's in the Underground Alliance must comply with the following security
regulations.
1) All BBS's must have the capacity to maintain a system log for at
least the prior five days.
2) All sysops and staff of U.A. boards are REQUIRED to report through
U.A. Net any system crashes or any other damage caused or suspected
to be caused by external forces.

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THE U.C.G.G. NEWS LETTER Dated May 1991 Editor-in-chief: Robin #23
With special Thanks to:Angel And everyone else who helped make this letter a
success...
**************************Leech: The new online game***************************
By: Robin If you love crashing BBSs, then this is the game for you! You are a
hacker, and your main objective is to be as much as a nuisance as possible.
But as you get well known it becomes harder as more people start purging your
megs. Every time you crash a BBS or a friend you steel there money. Then you
dial up the LLL, and buy better software and backups. The better stuff you have
the more money you get.
ROBIN 23
***********************************************
{F.C.C. Crackdown}
{is is something for underground bbs' to fear?}
***********************************************
by: ACID:
We like to think were cunning, we like to think all the precautions
we've taken to make our bbs' safely hidden away from those rats in the f.c.c.
and other groups that I have found to be involved in the <pirate epidemic>
have worked but are we truly safe? A sysop who shall remain un-named once
encountered a fellow who claimed he was with the authorities and threatened
the very existence of not only his bbs but the pirate community altogether,
most local pirate BBS' needless to say were a little nervous. After all the
price for loosing this game we play with the law is heavy, it's ring and run
game now as it is, then to hear that the "man" may be getting close and had
info on our workings and our network? That was enough to rob us of a little
sleep. Well this jurk turned out to be some sick kid from a local high-school
who got his jollys off terrorizing innocent pirates. This time it was only a
false alarm but we are always alert watchful... one day someone's gona cry
wolf and he really will be there <let's hope not>
<-{ACID}->
*************************************
Lost Angel's Realm bbs..New Features.
*************************************
By: Angel
Well lost angel's realm just keeps getting better and better.
We now have auto call back verify and password auto validation for invited
guests. A special pirates only window so the non-pirates can be denied access,
to let only serious pirates use the BBS during these times really cuts down on
the traffic.
The U.C.G.G. {united cracking groups guild}
Well I started this unusual concept not too long ago with the idea of uniting
all the local cracking groups together so they could easily access the others
help/suggestions/info on cracks sort of like a think tank and share files as
well, it seems to have gotten of to a great start the u.c.g.g. now has charter
members from the gerbils T.H.G. I.C.E. A.C.I.D. P.E. P.D.N. the bad dudes
and the knights <soon to disband> more on there way. If you wish your group
included in the great melting pot of cracking clubs send a comment to any
representative from any cracking group on this BBS or contact one of the sysops
of lost angels realm, make sure the subject is: attention u.c.g.g. or something
to that effect Well not much more to write about this time but these are
cranked out ONCE a month so hopefully by the next one we can get more readers to
submit letters/comments/suggestions....
{Angel-SysOp of Lost Angel's Realm}
****************
T.H.G. New Ideas
****************
by:Dead Zepplin. #2
Well it's been a while since the ct. chapter joined this BBS,.. And we were
the first group to join, bringing many others with us. We wish to contribute
further to this BBS by setting up an online ansi viewer for the cracking group's
artwork gallery, ANYONE u/ling this util would be greatly apreciated...
and the secret underground BBS #s list for the entire u.s. and outside countries
Can't put this next issue more appropriately than the original author so I'll
just let you read it for your self the next artical callled "The Changing Pirate
World". <Thanx go out to the authors for puting this togeather>
\
Dead >epplin
\
*********************** THE CHANGING PIRATE WORLD ***************************
There've been some complaints this summer about the changes in pirate boards.
The following was snatched and sent to us from one of the best boards in the
country. We've been complaining about lamerz for a long while, and it seems
they are taking over. We've shared this with some other sysops, and they
pretty much agree that kids, which is a state of mind, not an age, have pretty
much moved in to tie up lines. Seems there's not a lot of ideas on what to do
about upgrading the quality of losers, so we thought we'd toss this out for some
discussion.
S1: I'm almost ready to quit. Things have not been that great with us and the
competition is doing pretty good. Lost a lot of good users. Now all I ever get
are losers or leeches. Getting kinda fed up I guess. . . . Well I and a few of
the other sysops I know have, it's all going to the kiddies now, we have seen at
least 30-35 new local pirate boards and about 100 or so new pirate boards
nationally spring up within the last few months, and they are all pretty much
15 and 16 year olds who run things pretty shabby in our minds.
They have hurt many boards including us for competition of callers.
You will start to see many old timers like us go by the wayside for awhile while
they clean up, then maybe later on, we might all come back like we did a few
years ago when the smoke clears.
S2: Yeh, the number of "kiddie Klubs" grows as the ease of getting modem/pc
gets more popular, but those I've hit have been so mad! Mostly the games, which
is fine, but the way that other stuff, what little there is, is uploaded--like,
just collapsing a hugh file into a single data set and uploading. Geez!
S1: Get used to it, thats what you will find on most of them from now on, as we
old guys start to fold our tents up. Many of my friends have been saying that
when mine and 1 or 2 other boards they call go, that might be the end of their
calling days for business stuff.
S2: Yeh, it gets depressing to call some board, struggle for the access and
find there's nothing there. From the guys I've talked to, they also talk about
the time, the new stuff coming out and how hard it is to keep on top of it all..
but these guys are the "neurotic collectors," and not much into using it.
S1: Thats right, and they usually don't support you after they get what they
are looking for. Thats what has hurt us. We had some great guys for awhile
that kept supporting us until they got all the stuff they wanted, then they said
adios. Plus the pcp cap has hurt...
S2: Isn't there a law against lamerz, or has that been protected by the
constitution? I haven't pulled down anything good since school let out in the
spring and my original disk sources moved home for the summer.
S1: Yep, most of these new pirate boards are guys back from Illinois U that ran
campus boards, so they all started up for the summer and have been murdering the
good boards with their instant access and easy files deals. They have been
having giant leech parties and all. If I go down, it would be for quite awhile I
guess, maybe a year or so, depends on how things are I guess. I really hate to,
but things are so slow, I just can't see wasting the electricity when it goes
unused all day.
S1: Well, maybe come the fall, it'll pick up, 'because it does seem to be slow
all over on nat'l boards....but you're right about the kids going home and
opening up boards---at least a half-dozen from our school did, but these were
guys who leeched from boards here, and my guess is will try to leech some more
when they get home...take the money and run type thing... interests me, they
usally just tell me how great they are and that whoever they mention can vouch
for them even though they mention they aren't into files or calling BBS's that
much. So you can see why I'm a bit hesitant in granting them access,
besides they never read what I put up for new user access either, so they waste
both of our time. Now I just usually give access to users here I have talked to
about a guy who applies first before I go any farther. Thats how I can tell that
they are either kids or losers since they don't know the ropes, it always glares
out of what they type when I read these things, comes from years of experience
sifting thru all this BS. When I find one that looks like a winner, it's like a
needle in a haystack, happens only once in a long while or wait. Yes and it
pisses me off very much. As soon as I reopened membership about 6 months ago
after 2 great years of none of that BS, all of a sudden I'm getting losers
constantly tying up my line each day recalling for access and it has been
irritating me a lot. Thats why the number has to be changed at my expense.
Would go would it be, they'd just tie up the line from guys who were willing to
upload instead of download, everyone who is willing to pay, is new and has
nothing, or isn't on any good boards. No this is like CB's. You can get away
with anything as long as your parents don't know about it and you are anonymous
from the law. I'm afraid it's a plague that will haunt BBS's for awhile unless
enough of them start setting up guidelines like I tried to do, and not give them
access, but as you can see, it doesn't work, when most of the boards are kids
anyways. Yeh. Well, maybe they'll grow up, except there always seems to be more
where they came from (grin)....well, it's maybe time to get all the sysops of
good boards together in a union or something. We have tried many times. It's a
lost because. Bummer. Can't think of any cheery words of wisdom....just hang in
there and hope they all get run over by drunken white sox fans, or something.
They are drunken white sox fans. Yeh well we will hang around at least a
couple more weeks, then who knows. OK---but if you go down, you'll be missed.
You just don't know it.
S1: Well maybe and maybe not, I know there are better boards around, but if they
are getting half of what we aren't then maybe they will fade also. I hope not.
Like the Joni Mitchell song..."ya don't know what ya have til it's gone." Well,
Tell it to the losers. right?
S2: Geez, how far we've come in tek in just a few years. That's impressive.
Well, one thing the kids don't have going for them is high tech and perseverance
Old timers have seen a lot of changes in the pirate world in the last two years.
Let us know your gripes and opinion.
>--------=====END=====--------<
Distributed in part by:Skeleton Crue 415-376-8060 located out of
Moraga, California.!! Get on the band wagon before it RUNS YOU DOWN!!
Headquarters for Computer Hackers and Anarchists to Overthrow the State
(CHAOS)
********************Hackers and Crashers:How to Protect Yourself***************
By: **UNKNOWN**
In today's world of BBS hackers and crashers there is alot to be known about
how to protect yourself. First it is a good idea to get a virrus scanner for
files. You should also get one that scans arcives. Set your BBS program to
record or trap every move a user makes so that should one crash your BBS you
know who did it. Always be careful about remote shells to DOS. Never let anyone
EXCEPT for trusted remote sysops shell to dos.
<unknown>
***************Adds****************
Send your Add, we'll put it here....
Apple IIgs for sale. $1500. Call Batcave BBS at 459-0130 and leave mail to
the sysop...
{Robin #23}
****************End****************
Thank You very much for reading this. We will have one monthy. To send your
Articles, I can be reached at Batcave BBS or Lost Angel BBS.

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Known +7-... Bulletin Board Systems
( Kill `?' signs from this! )
Version 5 of 2/22/91
========= Chelyabinsk (351-2) =========
PsychodeliQ Hacker Club BBS 37-3700 2400 [21-06 (123457)]
SysOp: Yuri Pq (Potapuke); FIDO 2:5010/2; FD1.99c + Max;
Hacker's Peace BBS 33-5056 2400 [22-07 / ?]
SysOp: Serge Korotovskih (38-7754); FIDO 2:5010/1;
ICC BBS 36-6813 2400 ?
Disfunctioning; SysOp: Konstantin Yudaev; FIDO 2:5010/3; FD1.99c + Max;
========= Kiev (044) =========
Post Square BBS 417-5700 2400 [15-2115 / ?]
SysOp: Vladimir Leeman;
========= Minsk (017-2) =========
Ozz Land 77-8327 2400 [20-08]
SysOp: Sergey Sotnikov; FD1.99c + Max;
========= Moscow (095) =========
Alan BBS [Zelenograd] 532-2943 2400 ?
SysOp: Alex Yashin (531-8230); FD1.99c + Max;
Angel Station BBS 939-5977 2400 [20-08 / 24]
SysOps: Mike Rybakoff/Kuzma Mikhailoff (939-3289/5976); FD1.99c + Max;
Bargain 383-9171 ?
Bowhill's 939-0274 2400/MNP [22-08 / 24]
SysOp: Max Mikheenkov (939-5976); FD1.99c + Max;
Interlink 946-8250 ?
JV Dialogue 1st 329-2192 2400/MNP [24]
SysOp: Dmitry Bondarenko (328-1327); FIDO 2:5020/6; FD1.99c + Max;
JV Dialogue 2nd 328-1327 2400/MNP ?
Disfunctioning; SysOp: Pete Kvitek; FIDO 2:5020/5; FD1.99c + Max;
Kremlin 205-3554 2400 [00-07]
SysOp: Tadeusz Radiusz; FIDO 2:480/100; QuickBBS;
Moscow Fair 366-5209 9600/MNP ?
SysOp: Alexey Zabrodin; FIDO 2:5020/0; FD1.99c + Max;
Nightmare 128-4661 2400/MNP [22-08 / -]
SysOp: Farid Vagapov (427-1410); FIDO 2:5020/1; FD1.99c + Max;
MoSTNet 1st 193-4761 2400/MNP ?
MoSTNet 2nd 193-7090 1200 ?
Wild Moon 366-5175 9600/MNP [18-09]
SysOp: Alexey Zabrodin; FIDO 2:5020/2; FD1.99c + Max;
========= Novosibirsk (383-2) =========
Hall of Guild 35-4457 2400/MNP [21-09/24]
SysOp: Igor Vasichkin; FIDO 2:5000/20; FD1.99c + Max;
The Court of Crimson King 35-6722 2400/MNP [21-09/24]
SysOp: Evgeny Chupryanov; FIDO 2:5000/10; DB1.30 + Max;
PMS 35-5659 19200/PEP [24]
Disfunctioning; SysOp: Maxim Nikitin; FIDO 2:5000/30; Mail-only; FD1.99c;
========= Peterbourgh (812) =========
The Communication Tube 315-1158 2400/MNP
SysOp: Michael Bravo; FIDO 2:50/200; Mail-only; FD1.99c;
KREIT BBS 164-5396 2400 ?
SysOp: Dmitry Klimenkov; FIDO 2:50/201;
========= Tallinn (014-2) =========
Eesti #1 42-2583 9600/MNP [24]
SysOp: Lembit Pirn; PC-Board;
Flying Disks BBS 68-4911 2400/MNP
SysOp: Margus Sutt (68-4911); FIDO 2:490/40.401; Private; Mail-only;
Goodwin BBS 69-1872 2400/MNP [24]
SysOp: Sulo Kallas/Peeter Marwet (44-3555); FIDO 2:490/20; FD1.99c + Max;
Great White of Kopli 47-3943 2400
SysOp: Urmet Janes; FIDO 2:490/90; Mail-only;
Hacker's Inn 42-3178 ?
Hacker's Night System #1 44-2143 9600/USR [18-08/24]
Hacker's Night System #2 60-1818 2400/MNP [18-08/24]
SysOps: Tarmo Ausing/Tynis Reimo (44-2143); FIDO 2:490/1; FD1.99c + Max;
Kroon 44-4086 ?
Estonian language; FD1.99c + Max;
Lion's Cave 53-6246 9600/HST ?
SysOp: Andres Lepp (53-6246); FIDO 2:490/70; Private;
Mailbox for citizens of galaxy 53-2350 1200 [21-0230]
SysOp: Madis Kaal (53-2419); FIDO 2:490/30; FD1.99c + Max;
MamBox 44-3360 19200/PEP [20-08/24]
SysOp: Tarmo Mamers (44-4188); FIDO 2:490/40; FD1.99c + Max;
Micro 44-4644 2400 [20-08/24]
SysOp: Jan Kuman; FD1.99c + Max;
New Age System 60-6319 2400 [18-09/24]
SysOp: Tanel Raja (60-6414); FIDO 2:490/100; FD1.99c + Max;
New Barbarian 21-1641 2400 [23-11/24]
Disfunctioning; SysOp: Yura Zaitsev; FD1.99c + Max;
P.O. Box Maximus 52-9237 2400/MNP [21-11/20-11]
Closed; SysOps: Andres Suitsu/Tarmo Soodla; FIDO 2:490/10; FD1.99c + Max;
========= Tartu (014-34) =========
The MESO 3-3434 2400/MNP [19-08/24]
SysOp: Viljo Allik (2-8940); FIDO 2:490/60; FD1.99c + Max;
PaPer 3-3351 1200 [20-09/24]
UNIX...; SysOp: Taavi Talvik; FIDO 2:490/70;
***********************
Work-time is local to BBS, written in form
[weekday/weekend], or [all_week].
Compiled by Serge A. Terekhov -- with
participation of Yuri PQ (2:5010/2), Maxim Nikitin &
Vitaly Klochko (2:5000/30).
All of your reproofs would be appreciated! Send it
to Serge Terekhov (2:5000/10), to The Court of the
Crimson King BBS. Serge Terekhov does not have any
responsibility on the contents of this table. Hackers
will be gladden to SysOps if this table looks
up-to-date forever!

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=========[ PC-OHIO Main Bulletin 14 - 05-19-91 ]===========================
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF MNP?
By David Terry, Salt Air BBS
There are three benefits and I'll discuss both MNP -and- v.42 since they
have the same benefits and the same reasons for being:
1) MNP (or v.42) provides you with an ERROR CORRECTED session between
your modem and the modem at the other end of the phone line.
If you have ever logged onto a system and found that you could barely
read or write messages due to all of the line noise .. then you can
appreciate the difference between a "clean line" and a "noisy line".
When both modems have MNP (or v.42) then they are capable of
filtering out the line noise. BUT, make no mistake about it - the
line noise may STILL be there .. it just does not get printed on
your screen nor the host screen because the modems have filtered it
out.
This "filtering process" is similar to the error correction protocols
such as Xmodem or Ymodem. They send a block of data and a CRC
together and if the receiving modem finds a different CRC value then
the two modems resend the data until it is corrected. So, in the
same manner that a file transfered with Ymodem is pretty much
guaranteed to be "correct" after it arrives (even though line noise
may have caused several re-sends of the data) the same is true of
data that you see on your screen when using error correcting modems.
2) The second benefit of MNP (or v.42) is that while it is creating
data packets for the "error correction protocol" it is able to
reduce the size of the data by stripping out start and stop bits.
For instance, a normal character takes up 8 bits plus 1 start bit and
1 stop bit for a total of 10 bits. On that basis you can figure that
a 2400 bits per second modem will give you a maximum throughput of
240 characters per second (because each character is 10 bits long).
The MNP (or v.42) protocol can strip the start and stop bits which
subtracts 20% of the data and gives you a 20% increase in speed
(minus a few percentage points for the protocol overhead).
Therefore, without even compressing the data you can expect to see
as much as 270 characters per second on a 2400 BPS line (versus the
"norm" of about 235 cps on the same line).
3) The third benefit of MNP (or v.42) is DATA COMPRESSION.
In the BBS world you are probably aware of files that are ARC'ed or
ZIP'ed. The reason for using ARC or ZIP is to decrease the size of
the file before storing it on disk - and then uncompress the file
when you want to use it. This saves disk storage. When performing
file transfers it also saves time!
The data compression capabilities of MNP and v.42 are not nearly as
good as either ARC or ZIP. But on straight ASCII text they are still
capable of decreasing the data to about 50% of its size. Decreasing
by 50% means that you can DOUBLE the throughput on the line so that a
2400 bps modem can effectively transmit 480 cps (the speed of a 4800
bps modem!).
Now the drawbacks...
1) You only get the benefits of MNP (or v.42) if the modem at the OTHER
END also has MNP (or v.42) built into it.
2) Data Compression between modems is only effective if the data being
transferred is NOT ALREADY COMPRESSED. This means that you can
expect to see fast transfers on ascii text files - but transferring
a file that is already compressed (such as an ARC or ZIP file) will
actually be SLOWER than if the modems did not perform any data
compression.
Unfortunately, in the BBS world compressed data is more common than
non-compressed data. Sure, you'll be able to read messages faster
(if you can move your eyes that fast!) and you can download bulletins
and other non-compressed data faster. But downloads of most files on
BBS's will actually be slower.
Fortunately, you can usually tell your modem to turn data compression
off (prior to making the phone call) so as not to slow down your
file transfers.
HIGH SPEED MODEMS
By David Terry, Salt Air BBS
The following text basically discusses the US Robotics HST 9600 bps modems
and the Hayes V-Series 9600 bps modems. It also covers the subject of V.32
modems.
The old USR HST had a top transmission speed of 9600 bps. This is before
taking into account any kind of MNP compression. Typical throughputs with
the old HST ranged from 1150 cps on a compressed file with the
modem-compression-DISABLED to 1900 cps on a regular text file with
modem-compression-ENABLED.
The HST will only transmit at 9600 bps when connected to another HST but
will connect at 300/1200/2400 baud to other standard modems.
The new USR HST (termed the 1440) is able to transmit data at 14400 bps
(again, this is before taking into account MNP compression, etc). Typical
throughputs with the new HST will range from about 1500-1700 cps on a
compressed file with modem-compression-DISABLED to about 2300-2400 cps on a
text file with modem-compression-ENABLED -- this is assuming that you've
opened your comm port at 38400 bps.
The HST will only transmit at 9600 bps when connected to another HST but
will connect at 300/1200/2400 baud to other standard modems.
The Hayes V-Series 9600 modems are similar to the old USR HST described in
#1 above. You will typically see throughputs as high as 1900 cps on text
files but only about 960 cps on compressed files.
The Hayes V-Series 9600 will only transmit at 9600 bps when connected to
another V-Series 9600 modem but will connect at 300/1200/2400 baud to other
standard modems.
Hayes has recently begun shipping its V-Series modems with new ROM chips in
them giving them v.42 compatibility. This means that the V-Series 9600
modems can now provide an error-corrected session when connected to any
regular MNP modems at 2400 bps. This is because v.42 implements MNP levels
1 through 4 (which excludes MNP compression). You will typically see
throughputs of about 260-280 cps on a 2400 bps line due to MNP's stripping
of the start and stop bits.
The v.32 modems (such as those made by US Robotics and MultiTech) run at
9600 bps and will give you similar throughputs to those described in #1
above (ie, v.32 will give you slower transmission speeds than will the new
HST's running at 14400 described in #2). However, the advantages of v.32
are that it provides you with better "interactive response times" (such as
when typing) and that because v.32 is a CCITT "standard" they will connect
at 9600 bps to modems made by OTHER manufacturers. By "other" I mean that
you can connect US Robotics v.32's to MultiTech v.32's to any other v.32's.
The v.32 standard appears to be one that remain for some time to come so
purchasing a v.32 modem may be a better investment if you are concerned
about future compatibility. However, v.32 still costs more than the
proprietary standards such as the HST 9600 or the V-Series 9600.
The USR Dual Standard is BOTH a v.32 and an HST modem. When it is in the
"HST mode" everything said in #2 above (about the new 1440 HST's) is true.
When it is in "v.32 mode" then everything said in #5 (about v.32 modems) is
true. In other words in v.32 mode you will not get the full speed
advantage of the Dual Standard for file transfers. However, one BIG
advantage to the Dual Standard is that it is compatible not only with the
v.32 standard but with all of the existing HST modems as well.
V.32, V.32BIS, V.42, V.42BIS .. IT'S ENOUGH TO DRIVE YOU CRAZY!
By David Terry, Salt Air BBS
With so many v. (pronounced VEE DOT) standards you can get confused just
thinking about them and even more confused if you try to pronounced them
all in the same sentence. I'm going to attempt to explain the standards
below in hopes of clearing some of the air surrounding these topics.
WHAT IS THE V.32 STANDARD?
The v.32 standard is a "modulation" standard. I like to compare it to the
AM and FM standards used in radio broadcasting. Not only are they at
different frequencies but they use different modulation techniques. There
are different modulation standards for 300, 1200 and 2400 baud. The v.32
standard is a full duplex (data going both ways simultaneously at the rated
speed) standard for 4800 and 9600 bps connections.
WHAT ABOUT V.32BIS?
The "bis" means simply that it is an enhanced v.32 standard. Modems
incorporating v.32bis are capable of transmitting data not only at the 4800
and 9600 bps standards but also at the higher 12000 and 14400 bps
standards. Again, like the slower v.32 speeds the data can move in both
directions simultaneously at the rated speed.
SO WHAT IS V.42 ALL ABOUT?
The v.42 standard is an error correction standard. It is a method by which
data is packetized and sent between modems to ensure that the data that
arrives at the receiving end is the same as what was transmitted.
MNP is another error correction standard. In fact, the v.42 standard
includes MNP as an "alternate" method in case a modem is not v.42 compliant
.. in other words v.42 modems can connect with MNP modems and achieve a
"reliable" connection.
THEN V.42BIS IS AN ENHANCED V.42?
Yes. The v.42bis standard adds a high level of data compression to the
error correcting facilities built into the v.42 standard. For example, an
ascii text file that is 100K in length could, while being transmitted, be
compressed down to just 25K making a 4:1 reduction in size. On the
receiving side the transmitted data is expanded out to the original 100K
size. In effect, the transfer rate of the modem can be double, triple or
even quadruple the rated speed of the connection by compressing the data
before transmitting it and uncompressing it on the other end.
It should be noted that this type of data compression, while very useful
for downloading ascii files, bulletins, messages, etc, is useless when
downloading ZIP or ARC files which are already compressed.
WHAT ABOUT V.32 AND V.42 TOGETHER?
A commonly asked question is if v.32 modems will work with v.42 and the
answer is yes. If you asked the question "can I transmit ENGLISH over an
FM RADIO FREQUENCY and have the listeners understand" the answer would be
the same and for virtually the same reasons (here we're likening the v.42
method of packetizing data to ENGLISH and the v.32 method of modulation to
FM RADIO TRANSMISSIONS).
The v.42 and v.32 standards are for two completely different (but
complimentary) areas of communication. In fact, you'll most likely
discover that every v.32 modem you find has v.42, MNP or some other kind of
error correction control built into it.
So, combined together, a modem with v.32bis, with its higher transmission
speeds, and v.42bis, with its greater compression ability, can be very fast
when transmitting and receiving data.
For example, a v.32 modem's raw throughput at 9600 bps would deliver 960
cps. Adding v.42 brings you up to 1150 cps and if the data is compressible
then with the compression capability of v.42bis you could see even greater
speeds (2 to 4 times greater depending on the data being compressed).
A v.32bis modem's raw throughput of 14400 bps delivers 1440 cps. Adding
v.42 brings you to 1700 cps and with data compression, again, it is
possible to achieve 2 to 4 times that speed depending on the
compressibility of the data being transferred.

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<20> The B<>M Squad Presents <20>
"WaReZ d00dz and H/P/A/V: A Failing Mixture"
by Mr. Sandman
08/21/93
I have noticed a very sad thing occur recently. Wares and
H/P/A/V have mixed together on the same boards and this has damaged
rather than helped the scene. I never really thought this was bad
at first but what I've started to notice is that most Wares Boards
have started to advertise that they are also H/P/A/V to either
attract more callers or so the sysop can feel like he is a complete
BaD aSS because not only does he have WaReZ but he also has H/P/A/V
which makes him "MoRe Elite" than most other boards. This is crap
and is really hurting the scene.
Nothing pisses me off more when I see a board advertising
H/P/A/V support, CCInet, NuKE, etc. and yet it is totally geared
towards Wares so no matter how much you know about the H/P/A/V
scene you will not be granted access to the board because the users
and sysops favor the WaReZ d00dz. This is really quite sad because
there are less and less total H/P/A/V Boards almost every year and
you have to have Wares in order to enjoy the H/P/A/V scene. I am
not saying that this is true with all Wares/HPAV Boards but it
seems to be true with most at the moment. For example, I have not
had access to CCInet ever since High Voltage went PD.And sad to say
you had to have an abundance of Wares in order to gain access to
High Voltage in order to gain access. The only reason I had access
there was because I helped him set up his BBS from day one when he
had about five users. Then there was one other board in the same
areacode that used to carry both Wares and H/P/A/V who did not
discriminate towards any user if they knew what they were talking
about. Unfortunately he went down. The use of improper Infoforms is
to blame for most of this. When I see a BBS advertising H/P/A/V and
it's New User Voting Infoform only has questions pertaining to the
Wares scene I think it is really unfair to the good H/P/A/V User.
It does not give him a chance to prove his worth to the BBS and the
Users will normally vote him off. Personally, I see no excuse for
having an unbalanced Infoform if you are supporting both Wares and
H/P/A/V because it is hurting the scene. If you are a sysop and you
run a BBS which carries both Wares and H/P/A/V then please balance
your Infoforms. If you don't then it looks like you really don't
give a shit about the H/P/A/V users and are only using H/P/A/V to
make your BBS look <20><>ddEr than the others.
The other thing which has really started to bother me is when
Wares Boards or Wannabe Wares Boards start advertising that they
have an abundance of H/P/A/V when they really have jack shit and
don't ever care if they get any H/P/A/V files. Once, you have
called you have accomplished their goal because you have made their
BBS look one user bigger. For example, I called another Wares BBS
recently, which shall remain nameless, which was advertising that
it had CCInet and loads of H/P/A/V. When I gained access the
first thing I did was go to the message section. All the users were
complete WaReZ d00dz and the subs that dealt with Wares were
thriving. Then I reached one sub titled "H/P/A/V Discussion" which
had one post by the sysop explaining what it was for and then all
the remaining posts were d00dz warring with each other. I was so
pissed to see the one thing I called for which I expected to be
somewhat intelligent being used as a warring sub. Then my Message
Scan ended and I hadn't hit any subs that were on CCInet. I paged
the sysop and when he broke in he said that he didn't have it yet
but he knew that he could get it if he asked for it. I was really
pissed off at that point but I hadn't yet checked out the file
section so I kept my cool and went into it. He had a great supply
of Wares but the thing that surprised me most was that he had only
ONE FILE dealing with H/P/A/V which was on how to build a Gold Box.
At this point I was so pissed I chatted with him again and totally
went off on him. The dick started calling me a lamer and tried to
make me look like I'd done something wrong. He then proceeded to
tell me that if I didn't upload him a new Ware he would revoke my
access to the board. Using the Nowhere Utilities I disguised the
Crazy Trojan as a Ware and gave it to him. I know he ran it because
Balin later called back the board and he posted a Bulletin about it
yet this did not help solve the problem. It was merely one asshole
who just started everything over again after he reformatted his HD.
I have even less respect for these losers so if anyone runs across
another board like this send a virus or trojan their way for me. If
a BBS is actually trying to get a good H/P/A/V section then it
won't require you to upload Wares. If they required uploads of
H/P/A/V to keep access to their board, even if they only had a few
H/P/A/V files or posts you would at least know that they were
genuine about wanting to get a good H/P/A/V board going because you
would be contributing to the board. However, if they require you to
upload a Ware then you know where their mind is.
The only other problem I've noticed that is also hurting the
scene are the egos among H/P/A/V and Wares Users who think they are
greater than everyone and were born with their knowledge and never
had to learn everything. If someone with less experience posts a
message like, "What does a Red Box do?" or, "What does INC stand
for?" they are immediately attacked by these egotistical users in
the subs who insult them and call them lamers. This doesn't help
anything. We all know that those of us who do know what we are
talking about had to learn at one point what all these things stood
for and what their functions were. We didn't just know it! And that
is why we should not belittle someone because they don't know what
something is because it doesn't help the situation. If someone asks
a basic question like that why not just give them the answer
instead of giving them an attitude. It will help out everybody much
better in the long run.
I am not going to point the finger at any BBS's in this file
for doing anything that I mentioned above because that was not the
purpose of this file. However, if you happen to be the Sysop or a
User on a BBS that commits what I've expressed dislike to in the
above then please change your BBS to meet the above or have a talk
with the sysop about what I've said. If we could get the Wares and
H/P/A/V Community to truly come together then so much more could be
accomplished. Please take into consideration what I've said in this
file.
Mr. Sandman
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WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING !
This text is dedicated to all ya guyz out there whos running a board
which contains any kind of ILLEGAL stuff
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WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING !
Dragon of Rebels told one of my friends that the police has begun to
co-operate with the phonecompany and now has all the rights to check out who
own's a certain number and his address and so on ...
And they have in some way laid their hands on the Ghostlist so now they got
all the numbers to all Swedish boards, all that's missing now is some
evidence that the board really is a piracy board ...
Probably they got themselves an informer whos an modemtrader and who is
calling the boards and whos active too.... it will be a rough time to deal
with thoose suckaz so ya better be tough.. :)
There's rumours about that this is a new law in Sweden ... So watch it !!!
Okeyya ... Now ya got all the information so it's up to you to do what ya
think is tha best !!!
B.T.W... Dragons Lair is DOWN !!!
Serpent Society does only accept legal stuff !!!
Metropolis is DOWN for the moment !!!
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