This magazine Is dedicated to the curious people who want to know the "inside" technical Information regarding computers, BBS's, the telephone company, arcade games, radio equipment, general electronic equipment, cable and other utility companies and anything/everything nobody else wants to talk about...or might not even KNOW aboutl Are you a hacker? Are you curious? Do you want to know how-it-works? Then you want to read this magazinel IVolume 4, Issue 4. Fourth Quarter. January 1998. $4.95 US $7.25 CA~ I . .... In the last issue, we had a writer send in a letter asking about the parts on a utility pole similar to the one showing above. Of course, several other readers sent in responses as to what the parts were. In this issue, we get to see what those readers had to say about it. For the original picture to refer to, look on page 8 of volume 4, issue 3 otherwise, take a look at this close up picture we had on file here at Blacklisted! 411. The original reader with the question was referring to some parts that aren't quite on·this picture, but the lever mechanism is very visible. In each issue of Blacklisted! 411, we cover all sorts of material related to technologies, computers , phone systems, cable systems, hacking, etc. Our readers tend to look at things that most people don't really bother to notice. Look at the picture above, for instance. Perhaps you can immediately recognize this as a utility pole with the focus on the power lines. Perhaps you didn't know what the heck it was. If you're interested in this kind of stuff or you're not sure about it but think you can benefit from the knowledge contained within these pages, it's time you started reading and doing instead of wishing and wanting. Take a look around you. Notice the things that are obvious and ask yourself, "what does this do and why is it here?" If you have something to share, you need to write to us and we WILL respond. Inside this issue: ;1111 V N Mail Order Electronic Stores Part II, Observations In Todays Society, The Death of a Myth AKA The Rainbow Box, SSN: Mandatory or Voluntary, Way ~ Kool Pies, Pirate Radio Survival Guide, Fast Food Frequencies Part II, Fe.ars ~ Fixes and Some Ideas ,A 2000, Tony's Workshop, Los Angeles ~ bout i ~ Frequencies, ARed Boxers Dream, The Black Market•••••and aLOT MOREff : On the Cover: You look around and you see utility poles and think to yourself, "SO WHAT?!" Well, that "so-what" is what's bringing your electricity, your cable TV, your phone service and, possibly, video conferencing or movies-on- demand into your home. So, don't give us that "so what" bullcrap. That 40ft tall piece of wood with wires dangling off of it contains the lives of everyone ....what you do...what you see...what you hear...how you communicate with others. It's important to know what it does and how it can be manipulated or abused. 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Don't Dallas and StLSD2000 in Lafayette, Louisiana they are on of worry about it being late at night in downtown. There are the same, I had a dual residence here we go: plenty of cops around. Just worry about finding a good parking space. 1) Has Blacklisted! 411 ever been busted for PRINTING SOMETHING (Not DOING something?) I wouldn't be 7) A fabulous thing happened that I still can't get enough of surprised . The DISD (Dallas Independent School District) superintendent's phone was bugged from the rat's nest of 2) Anyone know where I can get "The History of MOD" that I wires down in the basement (you know what I'm talking about) read about in Master's Of Deception (one of the best books on as well as tracking devices put on his car. They have not the topic of hacking in my opinion) by Joshua Quittner? I know located a suspect yet. Currently the Assistant Superintendent it used to be available only to MOOers but that was so long also located tracking devices on his car and believes that he ago I don't think MOD gives a rat's ass about it. There were 2 is also a victim of espionage. If there are any further versions : The original by AcidPhreak and the jived version developments I will keep you posted . modified by Erik Bloodaxe . I am after both of them. Well that's it. Please print this so I don't have to send it again 3) When one submits a rather large list of BBS'slcarriers in a and again and again Thanx . given area does this count as an article? ·StLSD2000 4) I wanted to tell you of a new interest ing thing that I recently (location withheld) learned . ANYONE who lives in the Dallas area knows of the Routed> U.S. Snail Mail tremendous fun that can be had at Dave & Buster's. For those of you that don't know D&B is kind of grown-up Chuck By the numbers. E. Cheese's that has a casinolpool hall up front and god of all 1. Nope, we've not been busted for printing anything. arcades in the back. When I went up there they surprised me with something . They have now switched over to the "Power- 2. Check out the net... We've seen the text floating around Card System." In this system the customer is given a power from time to time. Perhaps in an issue of Phrack? We know card with a magnetic strip like a credit card (tokens) on it. I it's out there and pretty easy to stumble upon.. If anyone has believe that this was a good idea because of the obvious a good answer for this one, send it on in. advantages . First the cards are easier to hold on to than those pesky tokens that people drop out of their pockets while 3. BBS numbers to not count as an srticte UNLESS it's HUGE playing G-Loc or some other moving video game . (I've also and on disk in an easy-to-use format. seen an excessive amount of poor souls that have had people pick tokens out of their pockets while they are playing VR 4. Now, this is interesting.. please let us know what your games) . Second , D&B doesn't have to spend as much finding are - we're really interested in knowing exactly what money producing tokens since an almost infinite amount of information in kept on those power cards... credits can be charged on a card . Third, there are no more cases of tokens getting stuck in games . But there's also 5. We have no idea on this one.. Can anyone help this dude upsides and downs ides for hackers . THOUGH I DO NOT out with the Jolly Box v4.3? You might want to try locating the KNOW THIS FOR SURE I would not be surprised if people's discontinued paris at surplus stores... Try ECSC (Electronic names as well as their balances on the main computer would and Computers Surplus City) in Gardena, CA (310)217-8021, be on the strip . This would mean that if someone hacked the FAX (310)217-0950 , BBS (310)217-1922.. they have a LOT card (a task which I am currently researching at the moment) of hard to find crap. and gave themselves like 4000 credits and used the card, it would work but if security did a check and found that"John 6. Did everyone get that? Sounds like our kind of place!! For Doe" spent 1467.7 credits on Saga Rally Championship on people in our area, we hit up the ACP swapmeets and the September 27, 1997 but according to the billing computer TRW swapmeets ... fun fun fun John Doe last charged his card in April and only got 500 credits then they could bust you. Of course there's always the 7. Ahhh.. that reminds me of when I was a kid in the 70's and possibility that you could hack the name on the card as well. stumbled into the telecom. room for a local high school (I Anyway I thought this was something cool that you might wasn't nearly old enough to be in jr. high, let alone high enjoy! school) Anyhow, my friends and I used to play on the high school grounds all summer long, finding things to get into. Not 5) I been faced with a truckload of shit concerning making a only did we find stashes of gopher bombs and other neato Jolly Box v4.3 from the Swedish parts to the Intel 80C39 stuff, but we found the phone room...there was a rather large being discont inued as well as other crap . Does anyone know wasp nest inside the room, so we had to leave. A few days where I can buy a Jolly v4.3 pre-assembled?? That would later, armed with bug spray, we ventured back into the room kick-ass . Even a kit including all the parts would suffice (the room was in the attic and had no conventional "door" that though mainly I am search ing for a pre-assembled one . we would normally be looking for-it was accessed from the roof...don't ask why we were up there) Anyhow, the room had 6) I SERIOUSLY advice anyone in the Dallas area to attend tons of phone lines and most of them were active. YES! "First Saturday" . First Saturday used to be small con in the SCORE! This room provided many hours of fun for a little kid 40's where guy would hang out under a bridge at 3:00 A.M. and his friends. Friday nighUSaturday morning and trade ham radio equipment. With the times it evolved with the technology and Keep sending in the interesting stories!! is mostly based on computers . Most of the stuff isn't stolen and you can pick up great deals and see some interesting BK-411 , obscure technology such as Commodore 64's, old phone Hey there! I am a sixteen yr. old girl from a suburb of Houston, equipment, Hexa-Decimal keypads and lots more . Go and I just saw your zine in the stand for the first time two sometime at 2:30 A.M. to 5:00 A.M. on Saturday morning . weeks ago. Very nice, I must say: ). Anyway, my passion The basic but never admitted motto is that when the sun since I was a little girl has been electronics and phones , so comes up, so do the prices. Often the better deals are found cons ider me a phreaker . if you will. I have been fumbling Blacklisted! 411 4th Quarter· January 1998 5 around on vbss' since I was twelve, and been in the hlp scene wires off. Now you should have 2 wires (the ones that were in since about April. My question to you guys is I need to know the middle) These will usually be red and green . Strip the how to make a red box out of a musical hallmark card . I colored coating off of each one Gust remember which is KNOW it can be done : ). Any help? Also, I know of a pager which). Inside, there should be a bunch of tiny copper wires. company , Page-Mart , that will set pagers up over the phone in Attatch these wires to one alligator clip each (I get the clips matter of minutes. You need a name , D.O.B. 18+, SSN , with the screw-on connectors) . Now, plug the uncut end into address , cap code and I'm not sure, but maybe the frequency. the phone, and you're done . Pretty easy , huh? To tap into No background check , nothing. A tip , be sure to give street in your neighbor's phone line you need to find their little box with your town you know does not exist , because if the Smith the bell logo on it (about 3"X3") . You can usually find it close family happens to get the bill, chances are they might call and to the ground by their elect ric meter. Take off the cover 2nd have the dam thing terminated. If the post master sends the you should see five screws . Attach the red clip to the screw letter back, Page-Mart more than likely will overtook it. Also , with the red wire , and the green clip to the screw with the it's a good idea to give a SSN that was assigned to the state green wire (respectively) . If you hear a dial tone, success! If you live in. So do your homework and get a hold on the 800# not try switching the alligator clips around. There you go! I to Page-Mart, and good luck. I know that Eckerd's that have hope you were able to understand my directions. photo finishing in the store sell Page-Mart pagers , so just ask J.K. to look at one and it will have the number. I hope I was of San Diego, CA some help. Routed> U.S. Snail Mail Lucky333 Sugar Land, Texas That sure sounds a lot like a Beige Box. But, anyway, let's Routed> U.S. Snail Mail get onto answering questions . Concerning the Hallmark Card redbox. .. it's really simple. 1. We have BBS numbers in the 619 area code. We're not First, you grab one of the Hallmark cards that you can record going to get them in this issue, but be on the lookout for 'em! your voice on.. It's really a digital recorder in a card, so ANY digital recorder will work. Anyhow, once you have the card (or 2. We have colored box plans.. Tons of them.. We are in the recorder) you need to find the redbox tones. Look for a file on process of cleaning them up and putting them into a special your local hacker bbs called "QUARTER. WAV" When you get Blacklisted! 411 edition just for colored boxes. Wait and see. the .WAV file, play the sucker on your computer and you 'll hear through your sound card/speaker setup the "quarter" 3. There are so many mods for so many different scanners ... sound produced by a red box. Record this sound into your First, we need to know the scanner make and model .. Once digital recorder/card.... play it back like a RS red box or any we have this, we can decide if it can be modified or not. if not, other red box. It works. Back in the 80's, people used tape there are alternatives.. recorders to do this very thing and IT worked, too. Thanks for the info on Page-Mart, btw . As always, if any readers have information to share on these topics, go for it.. Dear Zack, This "phone card" I have sent is a satellite communications Dear Blacklisted , access card. We used them on our ship (U.S. Navy) for First of all I would love to tell you how much I love your mag. emergency calls to home, etc... it cost $35.00 for five minutes ! It is the bomb! Next I found a little something that some Someone's making some money ! We don't have the system people would maybe be interested in. It is the dialup number anymore we just got a new system from AT&T. It cost only for AT&T . I have not really played around with it yet but it $1.00 a minute but we we only have a 4hr a day window to looks pretty cool. The dialup number for AT&T is 1-800-328- use it. All in all its convenient when we are out to sea. Later 2427 . I have a a lot more interesting dialup numbers but I am already afraid of being locked up! John C. Slacker (location withheld) (location withheld) Routed> U.S. Snail Mail Routed> U.S. Snail Mail Hey John , thanks for the card... we have such a huge Thanks for the info Slacker.. Keep it coming. collection of these interesting cards.. We're going to have to show them off someday. Dear Blacklisted, I've been in the hunt for a computer for a month or so and Dear Blacklisted , have applied to a few leasing companies for a personal lease. I love your magazine. Blacklisted ! 411 is a great asset to the However I have been denied by all but this one, and their hacking community I have 3 questions to ask you guys . monthly figures are way out of line. Although my credit history has a few negatives, it is not considered bad. I'll cut to th 1) Do you have any BBS #'s in the 619 area code? (SoCal) chase. I need to clear up some items on my credit report. I 2) Do you have any colored box plans? don't have a computer at this time, but I have access to loe I 3) Do you know how to modify a radio or scanner to pick up Internet cafe. I am a neophyte when it comes to the n t nd the higher kHz frequencies? (1700+) especially hacking . Any help you can prov ide would b appreciated . I am will to compensate for help in amondin my If so, can you please, please, PLEASE print them or send credit report. them to me very soon. Here are the plans to design a Bud Box. Can you print them for everyone to use? By the way, I think your publication is just what the doctor ordered. Keep up the fine work. Sincerely, The Bud Box is a phone that lets you tap into your neighbor's Glenn D. phone line to eavesdrop , make free calls on their line, or just (location withheld) whatever . Here's how you do it: Routed> U.S. Snail Mail What you need: phone cord- 99 cent store (the kind that goes from wall to Glenn, just how bad is your credit? If it's not "bad" you should phone) be able to lease all the computers you ever wanted... The phone- just any old phone (one piece is easier to carry) companies that lease computers are pretty relaxed around alligator clips - radio shack (real cheap) here, we've noticed.. In fact, we've known people with BK's some loser's house who still get approved for leasing computers, cars, boats, you name it. If you have unpaid debts that are in collection right What you do: now, we suggest a couple of different tactics.. First take the phone cord. Remove the plastic end. You then need to remove the outer plastic (about 3" back). You now One: contact the collect ion agencies or creditors and tell them should have four wires next to each other . Cut the 2 outer you want to settle the debt but at, say 50% of the owing 6 4th Quarter· January 1998 Blacklistedf 411 balance.. explain that you are REALLY down on your luck and Check out all the hacking, phreaking, satellite, pirate, scanner you are considering bankruptcy .... Any creditor of an and other such newsgroups for info on hacking, etc... You will unsecured loan (ie: credit cards) will pretty much shit their find a steady stream of new web sites and information that pants trying to collect ANY amount they can from you. Now, you may apply right NOW. Keep reading our magazine, look once you tell them you want to settle, also tell them you will for Iron Feather Joumal, 2600, etc and soak in all their settle on one condition: they remove ANY negative remarks information, as well. You WILL catch up with the rest of us. from your credit reports. Get it in writing. it works. You can get this type of selt/ement done for as little as 30%, if you Dear Blacklisted, know how to deal with the creditors (for unsecured loans only) With regard to Starry Night's query of objects on a utility pole ... mortgages and car loans don't work like this... you 'll lose (3097) the objects he has circled are blade switches. They the house or the car. allow the power in the lines to be turned off for installation and maintenance . The utility tech puts on a seven stick (so called Two: (ahem!) hire a lawyer (we hate to suggest this one) that because the hooked end looks like 7) into the ring on the deals specifically in this sort of thing... do NOT go for those switch and pulls it open. They also contain a fuse which way "we fix your credit" BS.. they're just playing you for a fool.. be what he saw being repaired. The rectangular objects are they know you 're desperate and will take advantage of you capacitors to adjust the power factor (the ratio of voltage with tactics that just plain don't work. phase to current phase). They are necessary because most electrical loads are inductive - motors and fluorescent ballast. Any other methods may just fall into downright illegal activities Everything else in the picture is ceramic insulator to prevent which we would recommend staying away from... shorts through the wooden supports. If Starry Night climbs up there , he'll just blow the fuses when he electrocutes himself . If you want a computer really bad, why not get a good friend Electric Bill to co-sign on the lease... In fact, don't lease.. that's such a (location withheld) waste of money.. get a small personal loan (with a cosigner) Routed> U.S. Snail Mail and BUY a computer.. a GOOD one. Thanks for the info, Electric Bill.. We appreciate the input. Blacklisted! Hey guyz, I picked up your zine for the first time, you have no Dear Blacklisted! 411, clue how long I've been looking for a hacking zine. Anyways Hello there. I'm writing in for two reasons. I first want to tell my friend and I are fairly new to the world of hacking, We've you that you're doing a great job and keep up the great read almost all the txt filez Hack-boy wrote about, before we publication . I also have a question ... From Volume 4 Issue 2, picked up your magazine, first of call can you hack using Second quarter (I think it was), There was a short paragraph hyperterminal? about a pretty neat phone utility. It had a picture of it next to it and above or below that (I think above) there was a picture Secondly I need some more info on hacking, like they say and a short blurb on a coaxial stripper. I'm wonder ing about "knowledge is power", So I'm trying to gain as much the phone util , Where would I get one of these? The knowledge as needed before I try , Do you have any address? Phone number? Price? If you don't have any of the suggestions on web sites or where I can find up to date txt's? above information. Please give me the company name who makes it etc. Thanks for your time Do you have any ideas on how to find out who hacks in my Catatonic Dismay area? (location withheld) Routed> U.S. Snail Mail My friend who I'll call "the mage" and I have been trying to learn as much free hand hacking as possible, We hate the Ahh.. the phone utility you refer to on page 56 of Volume 4, programs they have out now. Issue 2 is a Progressive Electronics 77M "Tracer" You can buy one of/hese from Jensen Tools, Inc. (Part # 565-077) for If you have any could send us some info on that, we would be $29.00 Their phone number is (800)426-1194. Ask them for very grateful to you, along with the info. I was wondering if you a catalog, if anything.. They have tons of useful tools. They could send or post some more info on BOXES and loop have many different models of this device with better options. numbers. Basically if anyone in the MI area who would be willing to help or teach us we would be in your debt forever, Dear411, We're hungry for info and to Hack-Boy , man you got it RE: Photo on page #8 V4, 13 The three circled objects in the . straight when you say "you have to hunt for info." But man picture are fused switches which protect what appears to be I've been hunting for almost a year now and all the web sites transformers (in the same photo). The electric wires in the I find are shit, Oh by the way I need some info on BBS and picture carry VERY HIGH VOLTAGE! Do not attempt to go how to get into them. You magazine RULES!!! Most of this anywhere near them or you will certainly FRY. Linemen use letter is based on Volume 4, Issue 3, 3rd quarter, OCT. 97 long fiberglass poles (non conductive) to operate these Jester switches. Furthermore, operating these switches may cause Somewhere, MI wires to become energized that should not be energized and Routed> U.S. Snail Mail may present danger to someone else. Hack Safely! Bill Jester, first of all, welcome to the hacking scene! Let's get (location withheld) right into answering your questions. Hacking using Routed> U.S. Snail Mail hyperterminal? Why would you want to? But, to answer you, YES... You can hack using anything, really. Hacking in it's Thanks for the info, Bill. most basic terms is this: getting something (a device, person, etc) to do what it wasn Ymeant to do... or modifying something Dear Blacklisted: to do more than it was meant to do, etc. So, this leaves tons Hey I just picked up your mag for the first time and truly of possibilities open on many levels. appreciate your efforts. I just want to drop a quick note in response to a letter sent from "Starry Night" in your October If you want to find more hackers in your area, do these 97 issue. It's hard to tell exactly from his comments what he's things... Find out the numbers for some local BBS's and call referring to, but I can describe most of the objects in the pic: them up.. check them out... post some messages and see if The circled items that he calls paddles are actually "cut-outs" you can spark some interest with others who share your and are basically high-voltage bayonet switches that will open ideals... BBS's are dead YET. Set up a BL!411 Meeting in up or close a high voltage circuit. The "coil" object is a lighting your area and let us know about it.. It will be published and arrester , believe it or not. The top side of the arrester is people will show up, most likely.. it'll take a bit for it to catch connected to the high voltage circuit, and the bottom side is on, but people will show up. Look for other hacker meetings grounded . When there is a lightning surge, the current jumps in your area.. They exist. the gap inside the arrester and goes to ground (thereby being redirected away from the circuit). The big boxes in the metal Blacklisted! 411 4th Quarter - January 1998 7 frames are large capacitors and are for limiting "reactance" on directly linked to any ecclesiastical organization or religious the power line (it improves the efficiency of the line, so more institution. of the stuff is available for doing work) . Since the cutouts are in the "open" position, it is likely that the power guys were As many have seen over the years of our short lives, these worried that either a lightning arrester failed or there is some promises of constitutional autonomy are mere holograms of malfunction with one of the capacitors . "Closing" the cutout liberty, as political dictators and religiously fueled special might short out the line and drop power to the neighborhood if interest groups headed by fascists like Tipper Gore, have this is true. Finally, no matter how much I hate the monopoly more or less decided for us what we should or shouldn't be of the power company, I strongly advise Starry Night NOT to permitted access to. Whether this has been access to things climb up the pole or touch anything that might be hanging like "booty rap," the allegedly suicide inspiring Judas Priest down. The lines are likely to be about 12kV and are enough and Ouy Osborne albums, "gangsta" rap, "dangerous books to vaporize any human body on contact. If there's a valid ' such as Paladin Press's "Hitman," or any of the other myriad's concern about crap hanging down , call the power dudes up of underground publications that have had tabs kept on them and tell them to fix their shit, or threaten to report them to the by federal agencies , it has still been acknowledged by those P.U.C. if nothing happens. Best Wishes, in the punk rock commun ity that this type of prohibition is Ex-power Dude wrong. Not necessarily because we believe in singing about Northern California how many girls we "fuck" or how many "suckas we capped Routed> U.S. Snail Mail cus they was steppin' to us," but because we recognize that if someone wants to express themselves that way, then they Thanks for the info, Ex Power Dude. should, as autonomous human beings, be permitted to do so with no interference or legislation from the governing bodies. Dear Blacklisted!, I was visiting a friend last week in NYC and I stumbled upon To this degree I must applaud the underground scene all and Blacklisted! 411 at Barnes & Nobles. I picked it up and spent give everyone the proverbial "pat on the back. " Believe it or the plane ride home reading it all.. Very cool zine, I'm glad I not we have been quite successful at keeping their idea shelled out the five bucks, because it rocks. banning at bay (while not yet actually being able to stop them altogether). However , infringement on personal autonomy I'm no hacker, I just started getting into electronics a bit to does not end with prohibiting or limiting what we can say. It build signal processors for the effects pedals (most of my also is encompassed by limiting or prohibiting what we may efforts & spare time go into music or art), but recently a friend own or what we may do. Now obviously this does not include showed me how to build a Radio Shack red box, and that just running around town raping and killing people, because was a great pre-cursor to discovering Blacklisted! I'm always by the very nature of these actions you are stripping the curious too. My scene is more in underground music, but I freedoms and libertie s away from thos e whom you are thought I could at least offer a couple draw ing up for committing actions against. No, what I am speaking of is far cons ideration for you. (I'd totally like to scam a free more sinister , and has, for reasons unknown , not been subscription with 'em!) Hopefully there's something you can opposed to any extent by members of the punk rock use here. You can let me know if you need something commun ity. This bit of insidious legislat ion is commonly specific drawn too· I can take requests. Also, here's a copy referred to as "Gun Control," ironically enough is supported of my zine called Thumb.... Just to check out. I guess that's and condoned by the vast majority of so called "anti- all. Keep up the good work and let me know if you like any of authoritarians." these drawings or if you want more or whatever. E·Rock The reason for this evades me. If banning or legislating the Portland, Oregon ownership of firearms actually could make this a more just Routed> U.S, Snail Mail and peaceful world then perhaps I could see the logic behind it. However , gun control legislat ion such as the Nation We did a small review on your zine.. Check it out on page 51. Firearms Act, the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the so called Thank you for taking the time to write in.. I think we're ALL "Crime Bill" (or "Brady " Bill) of 1994 have no impact hackers at heart. whatsoever on federal or local "law" enforcement agencies. In fact while these acts have caused "civilians" to be prohibited Dear411 , from the ownership of select fire (full automatic) firearms, Info about the picture on page 8 in volume 4 issue 3. This ammunition magazines with capacities over ten rounds, flash would be a high voltage fuse. They use a bucket truck , 3/8" suppressors, threaded barrels, collapsible and folding stocks, thick rubber upper body suit, and 10-25' fiberglass rod to barrel length of rifles under 16 inches, bayonet lugs and the install new ones . If one is hanging down there is a short like, the "law" enforcement community has been granted less down the line and they haven't fixed it yet. Do not climb up and less restricted access to these things. the pole - these lines carry about 1500 volts each and you could be instant toast. It happens to quick you wont even see Perhaps you are unaware of this but since the 1930's w it, plus your muscles react and you cannot let go - I know two lowly civilians have been barred of the right to own a small people it has happened to. They worked for the electric piece of metal with a spring that would enable our company. semiautomatic rifles to fire fully automatically, whil I th same time there are now more than 400 local polico for I need some info on MPEG desc rambling such as the who are equips with military surplus full auto M-16's. W r DIGICIPHER 3000 VSA Can anyone shed some digi on me? not talking about S.W.A.T. teams and all of their fancy toys, P.S. Keep up the good work. These are the beat cops rolling around in their cruisers with Pirate Cable Dude assault rifles in their trunks. At this time there are more than Edgewater, MD 1,000 other police forces trying to get approval for Routed> U.S. Snail Mail similarfirearms (which they probably will get within the next year). Woo hoo!! We're getting a lot of response on Starry Nights letter. Thanks for the response, man. Anyhow, we have no Perhaps gun control doesn't frighten you . Perhaps you info on the Digicipher.. Perhaps one (or more) of our readers ignorantly view gun owners as backwoods dipshits out looking would like to write in and add their two cents? for "grub ," (which some undoubtedly are). However, in regards to all gun owners , you couldn't be further from the Dear411, truth. I'm not going to give you a history lesson but you must In all of my years being involved with the underground scene realize that the first thing every modern dictatorship has done I have constantly been aware of the vast support of freedom before e instituting their reign of terror was gradually and of speech and first amendment acknowledged rights; completely restrict the civilian populace from owning and observing our individual rights to decide our own spiritual possessing firearms, (i.e, Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany). believes, to be able to express ourselves verbally or literally Why? Because weapons are multipliers of strength. The as we see fit, and to have a governing body that is not tied or corporate government has nothing to fear of several thousand 8 4th Quarter· January 1998 Blacklisted! 411 unarmed revolutionaries who could be easily squashed by the believe that supporting their totalitarian organizations goals, state and their superior armament . However knowing that the like those of "Sarah Brady's Handgun Control " The United masses possess these multipliers of strength and will not give Nation's (who have publicly stated that it is their goal to in when the government tells them that they can no longer be disarm the civilian populous of the world by the year 2000), trusted with the responsibility of owning a piece of metal with me Parliament of the U.K., Canada and Australia (who have a trigger , a hammer , a bunch of springs and pins in it, could in recent years invoked an outright ban on civilian ownership definitely keep autonomy in the hands of the masses for a of firearms while simultaneously beefing up the armament of little bit longer. me "author ities," then we shall be to blame on the next "Krystal Nacht." If the state did decide to instill 100% totalitar ian dictatorship (which they are well on their way) then how would they go Please think about what I have said and feel free to write or about doing so? How could they poss ibly bully a well argue with me if you disagree, or correspond if you agree. We organized mass of people who simply want to live free have a lot of work to do if we are to ever achieve a free and autonomous live, who were armed to the teeth? The answer just world and now is the time to start. I do hope that you is they couldn't. Police are slaves to the corporate interest but real ize that this has not been a letter about guns , it has been they don't want to die just to take guns away from people who a letter about autonomy and what will work best to insure our aren't bothering anyone in the first place . freedom and limit the power of the corporate govern ing bodies in the future. Thanks. Take, for example, a situation that I and two close friends of Abel mine were confronted with a month or two ago. We were (location withheld) moving back from the west coast to Ohio when our van, (filled Routed> U.S. Snail Mail with all of our firearms) , overheated in the middle of the night on an Indiana interstate . We decided to let it cool down and (This response was given by our very own Mr. Silvercloud) take a look at the engine in a minute. Not long after, we saw Boy, if you didn't hit the proverbial nail on the head, you sure lights flashing behind us. Sure enough , it's officer John came damned close! It amazes me how many people dom Lawman , com ing to see what is going on. Quickly we realize that their rights are being taken away. Many of them unloaded the guns that we were carrying and removed them believe the hype that it's "for our own good." I've always had a from our holsters . The driver of our van went to tell the officer problem with these liberal beaurocrats who keep pushing that there was no problem , we just needed to let me legislation down our throats telling us they are only trying to sonofabitch cool down and we would be on our way. Well, this help us better our lives. I aont know about most people but I wasn't quite acceptable to Officer Lawman . He decided that don't like the idea of someone else telling me what's good for he needed to check our identification and the driver needed to me. And the problem isn't just the obvious things like gun be patted down and wait in the cruiser. Upon the officers control or being able to buy several bags of ammonium "Terry Frisk" he discovered a full handgun magaz ine and a nitrate. concealed carry holster still attached to my friend's belt. Time to call for back up... Take smoking for example. I thinks it's pretty stupid to inhale chemical and particulate material that is known to be a health Six cops were there now. My girlfriend was flipping out in side risk. However, I feel that people have the right to do what they the van . I told her to be cool and everything would work out. want. So in a recent election in my area there was a proposed As far as the cops knew , all of our guns were being carried law to ban smoking in certain public areas such as legally . We had several rifles, a shotgun and a few thousand restaurants . First off, erent these actually privately owned rounds of ammunit ion in the van, in addition to several and operated establishments? Where does the government handguns . get off telling a business owner that he cen't allow his patrons the right to smoke? There's even stories going around now Well , long story short, we knew the cops had probable cause about waitresses wanting to sue the bars they work in to search the van so we consented to a search to get all of because of the ill effects of working in a smoke filled this bullsh it over with (not mat I am recommending this, you environment. Well, no one forced them to take up that job , did should normally never consent to any search) . The officers they? Well, I think the point 's made so I dom need to keep couldn't believe all of the weapons that we had. Aside from beating it into the ground. that , they were astonished by the other survival gear that we There are many other examples everyday of the govemment had, bullet proof vests , gasmasks , night vision, several ; dozen loaded magazines . slowly taking our rights away from us. Helmet laws are another good example. I ride a bike (H.D. of course) and wear "Why do you have all of this? Are you in some sorta militia?" a helmet by choice. It keeps my ears warm. But not many They asked. people are aware of the fact that helmets rarely do any good in direct impacts above 35 mph. Hell, I'm not even in top gear "No , we have this because this is what we are into. Because yet at that speed. And then there's forcing kids to wear a we want to and because we can," we replied. We continued to helmet on their bicycles. Come on!!! When I was a kid I never "chat" with the obviously nervous and intimidated officers .. hurt my head on my bike, nor did any of my friends. It was We never spoke down to them and we never "got smart" with always my legs that got messed up. them . We just spoke as if this were a routine aspect of travel, like paying a toll and we would soon be on our way. Well , they But anyway, the point I think you as well as myself and ran a check on all of the guns ..."1080"the dispatch said, they thousands of others are trying to make on these issues is not all came up legal. So the cops let us go, but it was obv ious the specifics of "I aont want to wear a silly looking helmet " or that they were intimidated. "maybe I want to hunt dear with a full auto M-16" or whatever it is. The issue is freedom. The original 13 Colonies broke Why were they intimidated? Because we had power over away from England for the basic reason that they didn't like them. We had the capacity to end their lives if they decided to someone off in some high castle telling them what they could oppress us. Because if they decided to shoot us we had the and could not do, what gods to worship, where to sell their capacity to protect our bodies from their bullets . Because they crops, what to grow, how much they have to pay the king for once again were given the role as our servants rather than us growing it, etc... These are the same issues that plague us assuming the role as their subjects who they "keep in line." today. America is falling towards the same sort of dictatorial totalitarianism's that the Americans ran away from in the first I am not even beginning to suggest that owning firearms will place. solve all of the world's problems but it is obvious that the govemments of the world do not want their subjects to have That is not to say I am calling for anarchy. Far from it. In a possession of things that will make the government subject to society as large as ours we need laws to regulate and control their approval. They want the guns, they want the magazine in order to prevent the system from collapsing . I'm sure any capacity, they want the select fire capabil ity, they want the intelligent person can appreciate the simple need for traffic power . And if we continue, as I did for so many years, to lights , as an example. But we must be careful as to the extent Blacklisted! 411 4th Quarter - January 1998 9 to which we control and regulate, and whom we empower to those were the days! Sometimes, I feel like I'd give anything control and regulate . We stilf have the right to vote. We stillto live back in the BO'sbecause I had SO MUCH FUN. Ok, have the right to protest. We stilf have the right to calf the here 's an answer straight out of the Hacker FAQ concerning President an ass-hole and not be sent to prison for it. There isthe ABCD touch tones : These are extensions to the standard still time to telf and educate people to the ilf deeds those in touch-tones (0-9, *, #) which originated with the U.S. power are committing . There is still time to save America. military 's Autovon phone network. The original names of these keys were Fa (Flash Override), F (Flash) , ' I (From Zachary Blackstone) (Immediate), and P (Priority). The various priority levels Wow, this sucker was long! Not realfy "hacker" related in my established calls with varying degrees of immediacy, opinion, but it was worth shoving into the letters section terminating other conversations on the network if necessary . anyhow . Now back to our regularly scheduled hacking Fa was the greatest priority, normalfy reserved for the material. President or very high ranking officials. P had a lesser priority, but stilf took precedence over calfs that were placed without Greetz from the UK , any priority established . Today, the tones are commonly Cool zine you guys have . Quickly, I need a rundown of the referred to as the A. B, C and D tones respectively; each of DTMF tones over here so I can mess around .. Can you also these tones use 1633 Hz as their high tone. These are found include the redbox tones , if they exist? Thanks Bunches mainly used in special applications such as amateur radio Zenl Kay repeaters for their signaling and control. Modems and touch (location withheld) tone circuits tend to include the A. B, C and D tones as welf. Routed> Internet E-Mail These tones have not been used for general public service, and it would take years before these tones could be used in No, problemo , dude! Here 's the DTMF tones. You should be such things as customer information lines; such services able to figure out the chart below: would have to be compatible with the existing 12-button touch tone sets in any case . . 1209Hz 1336Hz 1477Hz 1633Hz 697Hz 1 2 3 A An interesting note: most modems wilf recreate these touch tones... instead of numbers, use ABCD... see if it works on 770Hz 4 5 6 B your modem.. Kind of useful for your touch tone projects if 852Hz 7 8 9 C you're worried about people using their phones to trigger your 941Hz o # D devices. Think about it. While we're on the topic, let's get some other info out in the open here.. Now for the redbox tones. The 1000Hz tone listed below is NOT a DTMF, it's a single tone. (Strange, huh?) Anyhow, Blacklisted, supposedly , for this to work, you need an operator to connect I need your help here . I am interested in a DTMF decoder, your calf. We're not sure of the effectiveness of this, but primarily. Where can I find one - a cheap one . Can you also here 's the info to chomp on. If anyone out there has any give me a part number of an available chip to encodeldecode specific information regarding this, please forward it to us. DTMF, as well? Thanks in advance . Anyhow, here 's your redbox tone: Billy (location withheld) 10p Length 200 milliseconds. Freq: 1000Hz. Routed> U.S. Snail Mail 20p Two times the Above. 50p Length 350 milliseconds. Freq: 1000Hz. Hiya, Billy... First, try these web sites for your decoder : 1ukp Two times the Above. Dear411, http://www.silcom.com/-dschmidt/ I've been following your magazine for a few issues and have http://home.aol.com/pdrunen decided to write in once and for all. Recently, I was messing http://www.monitor2 .demon.co.uk/pr29.htm around with some old "Phoneman" modem softwarez from the http://www.hamtronics.com/auto .html C64 days and I noticed the A, B, C and D touch tone keys in http://www.selectone .com/stBOOman.html one of the sections inside the program. What were these http://www .monitor2 .demon.co.uk/pr27.htm used for? I have never seen them on anything else nor have I seen any mention of their use anywhere. Why are they not (If you need more just do a yahoo search for "dtmf decoders") found on phones? M. Aries We believe any of these components will do the trick for your (location withheld) project: Routed> U.S. Snail Mail Silcon Systems Inc 551 75T20B9 (DTMF Transceiver), Mitel Hi there, M... First of alf, I know precisely what you're talking MTBBBO (DTMF Transceiver), Californ ia Micro Devices about . I used to mess around with those PhoneMan CMDBBBO DTMF...you get the idea. programs on the Commodore 64 about a decade ago. Man, aD"; " 10 4th Quarter - January 1998 Blacklisted' 411 Dear Blacklisted ! 411, nine out of ten times anybody who isn't into that type of I've just finished vol. 4 issue 3 cover to cover it it still rocks . mean ingless schooling is a lamer. Since I first saw it in '85 when it was hackers Monthly. I thought that the article by Hack Boy 'bout red box tones vs. 3. The true meaning of a lamer is someone (man or woman) real was very detailed . Well there's two reasons, (well actually who asks how to crack stuff and then asks for the pin or three) why I'm writing . password without scanning for it themselves and always rides on the backs of other hackers/phreakers and their 1. In v4i3 you gave Spectre an ANI readout , actually it's called reputations , not their own . I feel a lot better now that has been an ALI or Automatic Location Identification . It's a number (one said . of many) that telco's use for line verification and different line numbers, pairs and site IDs, like 800-696-4225 in which in this If anyone is looking for some PBX's to play with here ya go. case you enter your area code for line verification . Another Now remember PBX codes are 5 digits, but it's still good to try cool number is Ameritech's 800/888 raspborg 10 check. Let's 1+AC or AC in front of the number that you're calling : 800- say you have a friend who has this 800 or 888 voice mail or 555-9000, 800-555-2000 , 800-200-0002 , 800-288-2880. 800/888 attached to their home number, he says "you can't take my eight down!" and you say "oh yeah!" so you call up Sinister 8 - Horsemen the raspborg 10 service, enter his 800/888 number and it spits (location withheld) back the line carrier and a 800 number to call to tear it down . Routed> U.S. Snail Mail This is great for tearing down AOL customer service numbers. Anyway ... Hiya, Sinister. First of all, thanks for the article . Appreciate the effort. Glad to see an old timer BL411 reader is still alive 2. I'm tired of reading and hearing new comers saying that and kickin' .. We could not agree with you any more about they're scared to ask questions because of the stigma of who is a lamer and who isn't a lamer. Readers, if YOU have being called a "lamer" . Who fuckin' cares!!! If the people who a question , ASK! And aont forget to do a DejaNews and call you a lamer for asking questions and wanting to know Yahoo search on the net first... You will be amazed by the more about something don't give you answers or at least point amount of info you can find on whatever topic you may have you in the right direction the fuck 'em , you don't need their in mind. Happy Hacking, everyone! help, they are too caught up in schooling each other on what RCMAC (Recent Change Made Adm inistration Center) Well, then again...maybe I'm not done yakin' just yet. While stands for, and the difference between 5ESS and a 5E (5ESS I'm thinking about the topic of old timer Blacklisted! 411 folks is a digital switch and 5E is an analog switch) . If you come out there (read the next letter). I was wondering just how across people like that then stay away from them, because many of you are still around. I know we've bumped into some of you from time to time, but I'd really like to hear from some , l of you that wrote in or hung out with us back in the 80's. What have all you done since those days? Anyone make it bigtime? I guess the idea of the new year coming around is making me feel a bit sentimental about the "old days" So, what do you say? Write in and let me know how you're doing. I'm sure we'd all like to hear from you. lliltJl Have a good new year, everyone. Be careful and don 't do anything I wouldn't do...(which means, more or less, STAY OUT OF TROUBLE) - if ya can. Dear Blacklisted, ) Greetz dudez! I was reading through the letters section of Volume 4, Issue 3 and noticed the letter you replied to in , which you stated that you were around back in 1983 through , 1987 as a photo copied printout version . Well everyone, I was one of the lucky ones who happened to read Blacklisted! back then and I wasn't even from around the west coast area. I have been on the east coast my entire life and during my high school dayz, me and my computer buddies used to hang out, trade the latest Comm ie 64 warez, talk shop and pass your stuff around - we took it upon ourselves to print out your stuff and put it on PAPER so we could chomp on the info while being held hostage at school. Those were the days . I'm glad that you guys are still around and you DO seem to be the same fun lovin' hacker dOOdzwho started me on my hacker quest over a decade ago. Zack , you should remember the chats (Zorgbot) on TCE 's 2 liner back in '85. Yeah, dude. I'm still around! I pretty much owe my career to my hacking days . I never would have learned what I know now if I hadn't been into hacking. Of course , I have a legit job making major $$$ .. N-E-Ways , just checking in and givin' ya da greetz! Cool Red box article , btw. L8Rz Zorgy-bay-bee on the flip Routed> Internet E-Mail Zorgmeister! Noway! (You got the email.ltrust)Man.it.s pretty damn awesome talking to you, dude. Yes, I remember the chats. Did you ever get the credit card terminal hack working or not? We forwarded the hack to you but you never let us know if you actually completed it or not. I'm curious. We know a lot of people who did the hack and it worked out without a hitch. We're glad to hear from ya. Blacklisted! 411 4th Quarter· January 1998 11 FI:.AilS, FIXIlS, ANIiSea.tlll IIIIlAS AileUT 2eee by Bill Hayes We've all heard it by now. "Revenge of the COBOL Kids." "Old Programmers' Retirement Fund." A few more, I'm sure. The media freaks, of course, are having a field day. "The 2000 Disaster." "MillenniaI Meltdown ." "The Year 2000 Bug---The End of Civilization?" And more that make the technically literate gag. Those of us who read BLACKLISTED know the problem--old code was dated with a 2-digit year instead of a 4-digit year, to save hideously expensive memory. It made sense, it was a good idea, and WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT that Commodore Grace Hopper's ancient language for programming database and formulaic commands into old, big, slow mainframes would still be in use today? Who would have thought, in 1953, that the "00" upcoming IN A MERE 47 YEARS would be read as 1900 and not 2000 Did anyone ever have the idea, up until very recently , that this could be the most expensive error in the history of the planet? In some ways, this is incredible hype. Yes, it is a problem, a big one, but hardware upgrades, software upgrades, and the now well-known COBOL Programmers' Revenge---those consultants and programmers fixing every single line of the soon-to-be offending code--will fix the vast majority of the problems . Some systems, which could be seriously or catastrophically affected, will merely be replaced on time or a bit early. Those systems include CAT and PET scanners in hospitals , as well as hospital and clinic radiotherapy treatments , control systems for nuclear power plants, the submarine, missile launch and missile guidance, and satellite command and controls systems managed by the Pentagon, and air traffic control computer systems. Some systems, probably the most capital expansive of all affected items (that we now know of), will be replaced : the servers, workstations , and high-end PCS that power so much of our economy. As the life spans of such items is so low---far shorter than, say, a vehicle, a building, or even a corporate or shared satellite. Every one or two or three years, throw em out and start over. Well, THAT part is easy, at least. There WILL be some problems affecting us at the consumer level, and some of the newer problem discoveries are just maddening. I'll discuss those new ones that I'm familiar with, and warn you about some which may get ignored. Do remember , just because we now know of the Y2K problem, we DO NOT KNOW all of the manifestations of the problems . Just too many parts of our society are computer-driven . Just too may of the computers are completely embedded systems. Too many of us technically-employed are out making money, not looking for old glitches that COULD turn into new glitches What I am about to tell you is not any solution to the various line code problems associated with Y2K. I am not a professional programmer , but I'll tell you some tricks to lessen the impact ON YOU, lighten the load of the Y2K "events" about to occur to us, ready or not. You will have before you several problem areas; items of severe inconvenience . It is up to you to keep the life-threatening ones---if they're even there-- at bay. 1. Automated Teller Machines: Security features may cause ATMs to malfunction. The easiest solution here is probably the best. Have sufficient cash on hand (maybe 2-3 weeks' cash), by no later than December 28, 1999, so that you won't need to hit the ATM on or shortly after 01/01/2000 (hereafter referred to as That Date). Well before That Date, have hardcopy printouts, not just disk files, of your bank accounts , balances, and automat ic deposits. So IF your bank makes insufficient preparations for Y2K, you have paper proof of your standing, account wise . Remember , those who have such proof in a possible problem scenario will literally move to the front of the line. 2. Buying groceries: Modern features at a supermarket may go down on That Date. For those of us who have lived in South Florida for some time, we know to have a hurricane stash, consisting of bottled water, 10 days or so supply of canned/packaged foods (nothing that requires refrigeration) , fill up all the vehicles at the gas station, fresh batteries for the flashlights and boomboxes, and about $100.00 in one dollar bills. Power can be out for days at a tim (like from hurricanes Andrew, David, Donna, etc). So, come October of 1999, we won't put our stash of canned foods into th regular food shelf and eat them . We'll save them for whatever problems the servers, UPC scanners, and computerized cash .- - Do you have aproduct that can be REVIEWED? Do you have a magazine, a device, booklet, video or something else you'd Iikje to have reviewed? If so, send it in and we'l/ write up a review on the product. You'l/ get a lot of exposure. Do it/ It's free, afteral/. Send to: Blacklisted! 411 Magazine Reviews P. O. Box 2506, Cypress, CA 90630 12 4th Quarter - January 1998 Blacklisted! 411 registers at the local food stores may encounter with Y2K. They may be ready. If not, are you prepared to go on a serious diet? After the summer of 1992, my wife and I have had food and cash readily secured; an "insurrection stash" as my wife calls it. By being prepared for large circular storms from the Caribbean and political or racial disturbances coming our way from Miami, I have assessed we're in pretty good shape for this problem, should it materialize on That Date. 3. Using elevators: Programmed safety features may cripple them. One of the very recently discovered problems about That Date is the effect it will have on pre-programmed safety features in modern electronically controlled elevators . When an elevator has a certain number of operational hours, or it is past a certain date, it automatically goes to the "service floor" (usually the basement) , opens its front (and if present, rear) doors , and turns itself off and will not budge until it is reset upon being serviced. Now, this is a great safety feature--I do not want to be in a moving, unserviced , unrepaired elevator. However, I don't want to be in a building where the elevators control units "know" they are due for servicing, go to the basement, and await the service crew. According to "an expert" on NPR a few months ago, the United States has over 50,000 electronic elevators which will have this problem unless corrected. I am not able to confirm this number, but that's a whole bunch of not-moving people if that number is remotely close. The same person said Japan and Europe each had almost as many elevators, which will also not be moving much on That Date if the Y2K problem is not fixed. So, try to avoid elevators, starting on New Years Eve day. All that day, and, all the next day. Know where those stairwells are! 4. Personal Computers Will MY Data Die? I am preparing two backups of my systems. If that sounds a bit paranoid, consider the way I plan on doing them. The first backup will be a straight backup, on either disks or zip, depend ing on what I have by Summertime 1999. I will make no changes, just a complete backup of my hard drives. Then , the other backup, which will be another complete backup of my hard drives, EXCEPT in this case I will first reset the system calendars to 01/01/91 (don't ask me how I know, but WIN 95 will support this date). My reason for this: my first backups will be dated late 1999, too close to Y2K if there is a problem in my desktop systems (and I'll tell you: I've been ASSURED , there is no problem with any of my systems--I'm still making TWO backups). A few extra bucks and an extra hour per system (probably less), and I'm safe with my data. Are you? 5. Bank Balances Will My Deposit Disappear into Cyberspace? This one is probably the easiest to remedy, and most likely the one the most people will fumble. Do you keep AT LEAST 12 months worth of bank statements? Start now. Two full years is better, and do have all of 1999's pay stubs or deposit receipts . While this is one of the least likely events to hit an individual, this can be a near disaster in an age of electronic direct deposits, and automatic debits for things like mortgage or rent, auto payments or student loans. Banks really SEEM to be up on this problem, so it's not a GREAT worry, but one to pay attention to. Remember, there are several organizations involved : the failure of one can bring down your finances, at least temporarily . Banks , employers, and automatic debtors are all in the loop on this - you cannot just trust them to get everything of YOURS right. 6. My Investments/Pension It Won't Disappear--Will It? If you are like millions of under-40 Americans , you are heavily involved in your own pension, IF you have one at all. An IRA means you put in 100% of what is there, a 401(k) means you have to contribute some money for your employer to contribute . As we all are aware, the days of 30-year employment and a fully funded corporate pension are gone with the wind . This puts a financial burden on the worker to ensure his retirement fund, to be sure, but even more, it puts the responsibility of tracking your pension-to-be COMPLETELY on each worker. I'll assume you keep at least quarterly statements in a notebook or folder. If not, get started the month you read this article--you'li have enough lead time before That Date. A file of statements showing your automatic depos its and matching contributions (if you're so lucky) will ensure you of a visible, provable track record, ensuring you are credited for your due. CONTINUED ON PAGE 36 4th Quarter - January 1998 13 Taipan Enigma's BBS Revievt- Part S &the Temple ofthe Screaming Electron S10/9JS-S84S NIRVANAnet(tm) 9:900/2/ Fidonet 1:161/211 Last Updated: 11/12/96 If you are interested in running the BBS Review on your BBS System, contact Taipan Enigma at & the Temple of the Screaming Electron, or download the file BBSREVSY.ZIP (The BBS Review Sysop Pack) from &TOTSE. BBSes in the 510 Area Co de: Call of the Wild 510-625-1882 Oakley, CA Checked : 10/21/96 Camphor Fountain 510-439-0712 14400 RENEGADE Pittsburg, CA Sysop :? Validation Req A board which speaks to the religious divers ity of the Bay Area with many message bases and file areas. They cover a wide range of religous ideas, from the Sufi to the Jewish and Christian . Unfortunately, if you are not interested in religion, then there isnt much else here. Review by: J.C. Stanton on 10/01/96 - Checked : 09/01/96 Castle Roogna 510-827 -2752 14400 MAXIMUS Concord, CA Sysop : Loren Ashby This is a great bbs to call if you like chain mail. The massages you write are transfered throught the USA, come and enjoy. Review by: Hellspawn on 10/01/96 - Checked : 11/01/96 Cemetary Gates 5I0-516 -2424 14400 WWIV Brentwood , CA Sysop: Master of Puppets Validation Req Real Names Req Brings out the guitarist in all of us. Not. Metal bent board with small user base who post infrequently , and make lots of Beavis and Butthead references . Me, I like Beavis and Butthead. Unless you'rel6, really stoned , and you want Marilyn Manson to play your birthday party, find another board. Review by: J.C. Stanton on OS /28/96 - Checked: 09/01/96 CforAT BBS 510-841-5621 14400 Berkeley, CA Sysop: Stefan Welch - Checked : 09/09/96 Chaotic Peace 510-455-4738 14.4 RENEGADE Livermore, CA Sysop : Raul No Validation Real Names Req- Checked : 10/21/96 Chez Loons 510-569 -0666 14400 RA Oakland, CA Sysop: Amanda Jaye Validation Req Real Names Req Where the girls are? Strange board with a couple of games, LORD 3.55, Queen of the Board, Usurper, etc. Haven't figured out if this board has a focus or not, but log on and take a look at the user list, you'll be as surprised as I was . Review by: J.C. Stanton on 10/01/96· Checked : 11/01/96 City of Night BBS • 510-521- 7827 2400 HOMEBREW Alameda, CA Telnetab le - URL: citynight .com - Internet Service Provider Sysop: Bob 10 lines Validation Req Real Names Req Excellent BBS that requires voice validation. There are 4 internet ports and the other 10 ports are dial-in. There's live chat and teleconference in the style of IRC, but until you get validated, you're limited 10 just one teleconference room and have very little access . There's also a direct command mode for you linux/dos fans. Review by: Toadstool on 11/06/96 - Checked: 10/21/96 ClawMarks 510-452-0350 14400 WILDCAT Oakland , CA Sysop: Karl Maurer Validation Req Real Names Req Damned wierd Furry THINGS! By for and about animals, their place in world, their role in society, all their major speeches from the United Nations. If I could have one wish before I die, its that this board stays in operaton , so people who think they are animals have a home. Now where's that Kodiak bear? Review by: J.c. Stanton on 10/01/96 - Checked: 09/01/96 Clouds Of Evil 510-236 -2970 36600 HERMESII EI Cerrito, CA Internet Service Provider Sysop: Tristen 2 lines No Validation FidoNet - GreyNet - Active Message Bases · Both IBM and MAC Support - Handles Allowed - NO VALIDATION - Complete Freedom on First Call! - Only Coo l Peop le on this Board, No Lamers - Over 1.2 GIGs of Files - Over 4200 Files!! • Adult Section - Restricted Areas for a Special Few Role-Playing Games and Discussions - Magic:The Gathering - Jyhad . Review by: Tristen on 10/01/96 - Checked: 11/01/96 The Clubhouse BBS HayChp 510-785- 1123 14400 Hayward , CA Sysop: Tim Wilcox - Checked : 11/01/96 The Clubhouse BBS UC Chp 510-487-9625 2400 Union City, CA Sysop: Richard Churchill - Checked: 09/01/96 14 4th Quarter· January 1998 Blacklisted! 411 Cock Stro ng 510-758-5475 28800 RENEGADE Richmond, Ca Sysop : Akira 2 lines Validat ion Req This is a great place to post messages. Has a 5:1 file ratio, with the file areas growing almost daily. Also has registered LORD, Exitilus, Usurper , and others . Review by: Dr. Freak on 06/18/96 - Checked : 10/21/96 Common Sense 510-713-7336 28800 MAXIM US Newark, CA Telnetable - URL: cmnsens .zoom.com Sysop: Mike Burgett No Validation Real Names Req Libertarian Party BBS. Good selection of Libertarian files and message bases . "Patriot" and State vs. Federal goverme nt stuff, including a "Death and Taxes" sub. They say real names only, but looking at their user log doesn't bear this out. They take themselves, their cause, and consequent ly their bbs just a little too seriously. Web address http://cmnsens.zoom.com. Voice number 510-713-7057. Review by: J.C. Stanton on 10/01/96 - Checked : 11/01/96 COMPU-PAL 510-538-2040 14400 Castro Valley , CA Sysop : Richard Vim - Checked : 09/09/96 DA'BomB 510-278 -2826 14.4 REN Dance of the DNA 510-526-6193 14400 Albany, CA Sysop : Stefan Welch - Checked : 10/2 1/96 Deadly Force BBS 510-540-6726 33600 HERMES Berkeley, CA Sysop: Santiago No Validation Deadly Force is an all Macintosh, all free BBS running on a Mac LC III and a USR Courier V.Everything V.34+. Review by: Santiago on 07/01/96 - Checked : 11/01/96 The Deadly Force BBS 510-540-6726 28.8 HERMES Berkeley , CA Sysop: Santiago Validation Req Real Names Req Private BBS. Hack away. Review by: Santiago on 06/12/96 - Checked : 09/09/96 Deep Thought 510-674-9 119 33600 RA Concord , Ca Sysop: Sybex No Validation User-Friendly , NO VALIDATI ON, Great Message Base with TONS of areas Great games like Falcon's Eye, LORD, Falcon's Honor, BRE, SRE, Exitilus, llIuryia, Planets: TEaS, Future Runner, Usurper , and many, many more. Ansi\Asci i graphics supported . HUGE Filebase with hundreds of games,. Review by: Sybex666 on OS /28/96 - Checked : 10121/96 Delta 510-778-3714 Antioch, CA Checked : 10/21/96 The Diamond Mind 510-791-8926 2400 Fremont , CA Sysop: Frank Cwick - Checked: 11/01/96 Digital Leprosy 510-299-1687 28.8 RENEGADE Lafayette, CA Sysop : John Doe Validation Req Real Names Req HIP board, although I dont think they have anything thats not alreadyon TOTSE. New, though, they just started 06/02/96 . Kinda clever loginscreens......Very sma ll. IPh 0 tographsl I DEAD OR ALIVE If you have a photo of a payphone, local telephone company vehicle or building, local cable company vehicle or building, interior of a telecomm. or other utility building, inside a manhole, inside a utility box or some other interesting item, please send them to us along with a short "memo" explaining what it is that we're looking atl If you send a photo that we end up using in our magazine, we'll mention your name along with the photo. Sen~ to: Blacldiltedf 411 Photo Gallery P Box 2506, Cypress, CA 90630 .O. Blacklistedl 411 4th Quarter· January 1998 15 Dimension 99 510-4 41-0919 14400 RA Union City, CA Sysop: Alison No Validatio n Quirky and cool little boa rd. Crazy mix of messages areas from Sign Language to witchcraft to old cars; file areas have the same weird combinations, from a recent copy of Netscape to pictures of her and her dad's o ld Caddy. A few games, LORD, Barren Realms, Exitilus. Do yourse lf a favor, Call Here Now. Review by: J.C . Stanton on 10/01/96 - Checked : 09/01/96 The Dog Patch 5 \0-798-7J28 38400 RAPTO R Concord, CA Sysop : SirGumshoe No Validation Real Names Req This isjust a personal BBS i whipped up in about 3 days :). Review by: Dogso ut on 10/21/96 - Checked : 11/06/96 Down Under 510-790-3432 14400 Newark, CA Sysop: John Pickens - Checked : 11/01/96 Dr. Jack's Thing 510-689 -4022 28800 WILDCAT Concord, CA Sysop : The Mad Doctor 6 lines Validation Req Real Names Req Requires call back verification for access . Has over 30,000 files, and specializes in GIF's . Also has tournaments in Food Fight, Trade Wars, and Usurper . Review by: Dr. Freak on 06/18/96 - Checked: 10/21/96 Dragonhead BBS 510-4\7-8718 14400 Pleasanton, CA Sysop : Ray Khechen - Checked : 09/01/96 DVC-Internet 510-685-5454 14400 UNIX Pleasant Hill, CA Sysop: ? Diablo Valley College Internet Dialup . Review by: J.e. Stanton on OS/21/96 - Checked: 11/01/96 DVPCUG-BBS 510-943-6244 14400 TBBS Walnut Creek, CA Sysop: Henry Shaw 2 lines Validation Req Real Name s Req Diablo Valley PC Users Group BBS . If you need bland and boring, this is the place . Lots of shareware , but the file areas are dull as dishwater and the message bases are strictly vanilla . If you are looking for anything that smacks of being original or alte rnative , look elsewhere . Review by: J.C. Stanton on 10/01/96 - Checked: 11/01/96 exodus 510-886-6513 14000 ? hayward ca. Sysop : Fuzz Validation Req Real Names Req Lots of base s and great post rates (usually 200+ Or300+ days) Free, costs nothing , we appreciate good posters We do voice validation, we are quick to validate though On your second call you can post We do have a time limit, talk to "8) or Fuzz ifit's not enoug h. Review by: "8) on 07/15/96 - Checked : 11/01/96 Eyes on the Skys 510-443 -6146 9600 Livermore, CA Sysop: Michael Rushford - Checked: 09/01/96 Fortress of Forever 510-682-0154 28800 OfN /2 Concord , CA Sysop: Displaced Electron Validation Req Private BBS. Hack away. Review by: J.e. Stanton on 08/11/96 - Checked : 11/06/96 FRANCOFOLIES BBS 510-651-3192 9600 Fremont, CA Sysop : Can Vu - Checked : 11/06 /96 Fred Haney&Son BBS 5 10-792-5119 14400 Newark, CA Sysop : Fred Haney - Checked : 11/06/96 Fremont Area Remote Terminal 510-791 -2961 9600 Fremont, CA Sysop: George Sandefur - Checked: 11/01/96 The Front Porch 510-432-4183 28800 PWRBBS Pittsbu rg, CA Sysop : Steve Kelley Call Back Validation 24 hrs No Ratios Plenty of On line Doors, Adult Areas including on-line doors, Handels permitt ed in all areas, support for ANSI and RIP, 500 + adult graphic files and growing, message bases of all types soon to be activated . EASY BBS to navigat e, looks like Windows . Review by: Puck on 10/01/96 - Checked: 09/09/96 Fubar 510-264-1286 28800 RENEGADE Hayward, CA Sysop : Fubar Kid 5 lines Validation Req Real Names Req Stands for Filled with Unlimited Biscotti And Rum. Or whatever. LORD , BRE, Falcons Eye, Bordello and 5 lines for chatting in Hayward. Lots of callers and LOTS of messages, plus RIPping it up with sexpot Baby Doll gal pal. Unfortunately, it's serious validation city, but do stop by for a cool Mai Tai. Review by: J.e. Stanton on 05/14 /96 - Checked : 10/21/96 the GAME ZONE BBS 510-785-4263 14400 Hayward , CA Sysop: Mr. GAME - Checked : 11/01/96 The GIFt Shop 510-689-4686 28.8 WILDCAT Concord, CA Sysop : Waik Gan 4 lines Validation Req Real Names Req An adult boa rd, offering a little more than most adult boards . The GIFt Shop has tons and tons of smut, but more than that, they've taken the time to set up a real BBS, not some horrible prefab board with no character. If you want to subscribe to an adult board , don't waste your time on a bad BBS, The GIFt Shop is a good place. Review by: J.C. Stanton on OS /28/96 - Checked : 11/01/96 16 4th Quarter - January 1998 Blacklisted! 411 global infonet inc. 510-596-9977 28800 ? oakland tons of lines, but still is busy sometimes. Review by: Checkboy on 03/0 1/96 - Checked: 11/08/96 Goofy Studio West 510-757-0613 14400 WWIV Antioch, CA Sysop: NiteOwl Validation Req Real Names Req Essentially just a hub for these Nets: SEXnet, TAZnet, FREAKnet, FUNGUS net, XANTHnet , LIGHTnet, EAGLEnet, FOXnet and maybe a fcw more. No games, and the board apparently had a recent crash. which(1 guess) is why there is an abundance of system notices like C:\GSW\L OGON.MSG where the text files are suppossed to be. Annoying . Review by: J.C. Stanton on 05/22/96 - Checked: 11/06/96 The Graphics Alternative 510-524-2780 14400 PCBOARD EI Cerrito, CA Telnetable - URL: tgax.com - Internet Service Provider Sysop: adams 4 lines Real Names Req Dedicated to supporting the computer-graphics communit y. Support for 3D and 20 sharewa re and freeware packages for the PC, such as POV-Ray, Polyray, Vivid, etc. Support for Auotdesk's 3D Studio - Mesh files, IPAS routines, etc. Specialized support for raytrac ing, rendering, and 3D animation. Lots of files for you PC! Graphics shareware registration. Fidonet, PCGnet (Professional CAD and Graphics netwo rk), Usenet News. Internet e-mail for subscribers. Review by: "Bob" on 0 1/19/96 - Checked : 11/01/96 Great AbysS 510-482-5813 28800 TELEGARD Oakland. CA Sysop: Keymaster NIRVANAnet(tm) The Great AbysS is a Telegard Beta Support site. You will lind TG Utilities old and new as well as the latest Gamm a/Standard ver. of Telegard. The AbysS is part of the TGSDN file dist. Net. Echomail bases are plenty. Fido, GaSp, NIRVANAnet(tm), POD & PRN-Networks. Review by: Keymaster on 1010 1/96 - Checked: 09/09/96 Greater Mutant Valley 510-294-9052 28800 MAJORB BS Livermo re, CA For S IO/year you can have unlimited time online (no daily or call limitations) If you don't pay, you can still chat and play games. For SI5/year, it is the same as above. in addition to the Adult sections. It's really a great board! Review by: Carrmu ha on 04/03/96 - Checked: 11/01/96 Henry's Halluc ination 510-827-5958 33600 WWIVMODS Concord, California Sysop: Henry Pinney/Henry 2 lines No Validation Henry's Hallucin ation is an interesting place. Although i never call out I gather it's fairly good for a 2 line board. I have modded the wwiv a lot, so it's not your typical boring wwiv. There are usually 75- 100+ posts a day. There is a fairly good file section. I'm always expanding the hardware and bbs source. The message bases are pretty, Review by: Henry on 05/14/96 - Checked: 10/21/96 ImagiNET 510-426-0470 14400 Pleasanton, CA Sysop: Bill McCauley - Check ed: 09/0 1/96 Blacklisted! 411 4th Ouarte r January 1998» 17 The Inferno 510-254-8207 19.2 WWIV iNFiNiTy 510-443-2758 28.8 RENEGADE Inner Circle 510-485-9579 14400 HERM ESII Pleasanton , CA Sysop : Magic Validation Req Real Names Req For all you Fantasy and Science Fiction nuts out there. Message bases and file areas that complimen t this angle. FidoN ET access, TAK E STOCK . Stresses that it is a "famil y oriented BBS" and does not allow any profanity. An oasis of#%!%@%#& ! in Pleasanton . Review by: J.e. Stanton on 101011 - Checked: 09/09/96 96 10 Net 510-680-2701 Concord, CA Checked : 10/21/96 Jetstream BBS 510-252-9131 28800 WILDCAT Fremont, CA Sysop: Bill Garrison 2 lines Validation Req Real Names Req Exploring the well-lit boring of suburban living. Clean and safe, without even a hint of mystery, danger or unrepentant fun,you can call here and never worry about running into anything out of the ordinary . God Bless this board and the !#@!bag that runs it. Review by: J.C. Stanton on 10101 /96 - Checked : 09/01/96 Jetstream BBS 510-252-9132 28800 Fremont, CA Sysop: Bill Garrison - Checked : 09/09/96 Knight Court BBS 510-946-1049 14400 SLBBS Walnut Creek, CA Sysop : Eric Kempter Mainly Door BBS - Registered doors - Tradewars, Global War, The Pit, BBS Chess , Tete-Hang, BBS Crash. Barren Realms registered soon, and 30 others . Messages Bases - Sports , Las Vegas Gambl ing, NFL. Review by: Eric Kempter on 10101/96 - Checked : 11/06/96 kRaZyLaNd 510-732-9060 28800 WILDCAT ! Hayward, Ca Sysop : Notorious No Validation A tight BBS with Doors messages and files. Many registered doors includ ing LORD BRE, FALCONS EYE, and much much more. Great ansi's and cool sysOp's. What Else Could You want from a BBS, call today! Review by: Beserker on 0510 7/96 - Checked: 10/21/96 L-AGS 510-846-8 I90 14400 RA Pleasanton, CA Sysop : Larry Renslow No Validation Livermore-Alameda Genelogical Society. Very few user with a very specific interest. Message bases and file areas are all geared to the genelogically minded. Review by: J.e. Stanton on 10101/96 - Checked: 11/01/96 LamerdOOdz 510-229-9745 Pleasant Hill, CA Checked: 10/21/96 Legion Of Doom 510-229-2487 28800 WWIV Martinez CA Fun bbs, LORD is registerd, has Heat link and Fox net, no file ratios, validation very swift, Lotsa lively subs, Sysop Jim i Hendri x. Review by: Crash Pir8 on 04/03/96 - Checked : 11/01/96 LZlNightline BBS 510-273-7830 14.4 WC LZlNightline BBS, 14.4. Veterans Orientated Review by: WWIV DOOd on 05/14/96 - Checked: 10/21/96 The Machine 510-825-2412 28.8 WWIV Concord , CA Sysop: Biohazard Validation Req Real Names Req THE FLOYD, man. It's all in the FLOYD. LISTEN to the music. HUM the lyrics. KNOW that there will never be any band as cool as the FLOYD , man. LET's take some A and ride the mechanical bull all the way to the stars......dude . Macross BBS 510-881-8318 14400 Castro Valley, CA Sysop : Ed Spradlin - Checked : 09/09/96 Maddog! BBS 510-895-8089 14400 San Leandro , CA Sysop : Troy Earp - Checked : 11/01/96 Mail Stop 510-684-3747 14400 WWIV Oakley , CA Validation Req Real Names Req 90% of the messages are one-liners from the sysop asking "why aren't there any messages ?" You can't post or download files until you are validated, but the sysop is quick to validate . There are nine files on-line. You cannot add to the BBS list even if you are validated. On a 1 to 10 scale , this BBS gets a -2. Review by: Taipan Enigma on 05/17/96 - Checked: 10/21/96 the Main Frame Graphic 510-671-3833 28800 POWER Concord ,CA Sysop: Steve Brom ley 3 lines No Validation It's got several gigs of files, doors, messages , NO ratios, NO fees, Basicly NO rules, if it's legal it's ok. Supports ANSI , ASCI, Power Check us out on IRC: #Blacklisted Weekdays: 2:15pm EST - 5:30pm EST Weekends: 8:00pm EST - 11 :OOpm EST Dr. No will be hosting the IRe each evening. If the channel has not been started up by the listed time , feel free to start it up yourself and wait for some others to jo in in. Enjoy ! 18 4th Quarter · January 1998 Blacklisted! 411 Access for online multitasking graphics and sound, HTML comming soon. Review by: Robo-Man on 08/01/96 - Checked : 11/01/96 Mike's Mess 510-753-5869 14400 WWIV Antioch, CA Sysop: Mike Validation Req 2 CD-ROMs and I gig+ of files, not many messages, and you can't access the files on your first call. The sysop is hooked up to an iron lung and can only respond by pecking out messages with a pencil held in his teeth, so getting responses or going into chat can take a long time. Review by: Taipan Enigma on 05/17/96 - Checked : 10/21/96 The Missing Link 510-370-7160 2400 WWIV Martinez, Ca Sysop: Kent Validation Req This is a message board; one post per call is required. Every other aspect of this board bites. No files, no doors, and worse yet, the sysop randomly voice verifies people . Review by: Dr. Freak on 06/15/96 - Checked : 10/21/96 Moon Angel 5 I0-235-8560 28800 PCBOARD Richmond, CA Telnetable - URL: htlp:llwww .moonangel.com Sysop:? 7 lines Validation Req With the rise of the information society, many adult bbs' have also arisen, trying to make a fast buck. They stick in some CD-ROM's full of boring smut and wait for the cash to roll in. No dice. This place is epitome of stupid people dabbling in something they know nothing about. Even if you want smut, Skip This Stupid Place. Review by: J.e. Stanton on 05/21/96 - Checked: 11/06/96 The Moose's Den 510-656-3720 33600 WILDCAT Fremont, CA Sysop: Rick Johnson Validation Req Real Names Req Fidonet and USENET message bases. Multi CD-ROM changer for all files (but right now it's not working) . Not much in the way ofa local "feel". Not very customized . Bland and dull. Not only that, Mooses don't live in Dens, they prefer the Living Room. Review by: Taipan Enigma on 10/01/96 - Checked: 10/21/96 Motherboard 1111586 510-783 -2795 14400 Hayward, CA Sysop : DeWayne Stuart - Checked : 10/21/96 NEW USER BBS 510-881-7678 28800 Castro Valley, CA Sysop: John Nobriga - Checked : 11/01/96 The Night Creature BBS 510-481 -9774 14400 San Lorenzo, CA Sysop : Dan Hornback - Checked : 10/21/96 No Name Yet Genealogy 510-827-5714 14400 Pleasant Hill, CA Sysop: Douglas Smith - Checked : 10/21/96 NRDU 5\ 0-458-1487 36600 RA Bay Point, CA Sysop: Nightruler No Validation Nightruler's Dark Underground is back up (finaly) and coming back stronger then ever! With a new WEB page that is still beging made at: http://www .geocities .comlSiliconValleylPark/6668/index .htmIWe are also trying to bring the files back up (after a nice crash) and hook up a message network . We don't care who you are or were your from. Review by: Nightruler on 09/01/96 - Checked : 09/09/96 OASIS BBS 510-444-8246 14400 RA Oakland, CA Sysop: Michael Jacob Oasis is a recovery and healing-oriented BBS, with echos and files on compulsive eating, recovery from incest and child abuse, substance abuse (AA, NA), codependecy, spirituality, Buddhism, peace and the environment. Review by: Michael Jacob on 10/01/96 - Checked: 09/01/96 PC Loading Dock 5\0-676-5359 14400 Port Chicago, CA Sysop: Drew Blanchar - Checked : 11/01/96 Paladin's Temple 2 510-372-9039 14400 FORTRESS Martinez, CA Sysop: Draiden Bansted The sysop for this board managed to find one of the hardest to use bbs software packages in the known world. FORTRESS is just a pain in the butt. The messages seem to reflect a libertarian attitude, which is a little odd coming from the Democrat stronghold that is Martinez . Dont go out of your way for this one. Review by: J.C. Stanton on 05/22196- Checked : 11/06/96 ParadoX 510-846-7388 28800 RENEGADE Pleasanton , CA . Sysop: The Insane Warrior No Validation A nice little BBS in Pleasanton, on Phishnet. Free Access on the first call. Adult access returning as soon as we filter out all the underage gifs... Photo ID required for Adult files. Mostly messages but 1 would like to expand the file areas and the online games . Free for all, Local to East Bay. Call now! Review by: Insane Warrior on 11/01/96 - Checked : 11/01/96 PESTiLENCE 510-484-1160 14400 Pleasanton, CA Sysop: Eric Melville - Checked: 10/21/96 The Phantom Zone BBS 510-538-9586 14400 Castro Valley, CA Sysop: Paul Graydon - Checked: 09/09/96 MORE IN THE NEXT ISSUE.... Blacklistedl 411 4th Quarter - Jan uary 1998 19 Wal·....,mart Phones BY PIRHO Have you ever walked into a store like Caldor or Target , and see one of the employee's on the phone? Ever wonder what it would be like to phreak the phone system in one of those stores? Well, wonder no further, In this article I will attempt to explaine to you how the phones at your local Wal-Mart work and hope to answer any questions that you might have. First off, it's important to know the type of phone that you'll be dealing with. Most Wal-Mart's use a Lucent Technologies or AT&T model MLX-I00 or 8102 . For those of you that might happen to see a Bell Labs, phone, don't pannic, Bell Labs, is the same as Lucent. Lets start with the AT&T 8102, This is your standard non-display type phone with a series of 10 buttons arrangened in pairs of two's. These are your programable buttons . They usually contain three outside lines, and the rest are usually just diffrent departments, or if your realy lucky one of them is for the paging system . (I'll explaine more about that in a minute.) The three lines that are for outside calls on these phones are for incoming only. Most of them have a block on the lines that won't allow you to get an outside dial tone. But will allow you to pick up an outside call. But, you can dial 911 just by picking up and hitting 9 for a dial tone then hit 911. The next set of buttons you II see, are three in a straight line. These are your flah, redial, and hold . Keep in mind that the flash button does not give you enough time to truley falsh the reciver, so almost always this has to be done manually. After your hold button row, is a normal numeric touch tone pad, for you to dial the diffrent extentions on. All the extentions in every Wal-Mart are the same no matter where you go. Some of which are as follows. Front Courtisy Desk -Extention 150 Electrontics - 105 Layaway - 181 Mens - 123 Operator - 0 or 129 for the fitting room. Which brings me to my next point. The Operator. She is located in the ladies fitting room, she has the best phone in the whole store, so if you want to phreak it you have to get through her. . Inter-store communication is possible, simply by picking up any house phone and dialing , the one of the following numbers . 9-1-700-701-xxxx 9-1-700-707-xxxx xxxx stand s for the store's number that you are calling , this is the number of the store in order of when it was built , not the phone number. Example store 2046 was bulit before store 2155 so if you wanted to call store 2155 then xxxx would be 2155 . (Get it?) Any way, the next step will be the store code, you must enter this to compleate the call. Thi s is in most cases the store number that you are calling from. Example if you dial 1-700-707-2355, it will ask you to enter your code if the store you are calling from is store number 0042 then 0042 is the code you would enter to complete the call. Ok, that just about covers the model 8102, now on to the good stuff, model MLX-IOO. MLX-IOO has all the same features but it looks totaly diffrent. First noticible thing you'll see is that it has a display screen . Watch out for this type of phone , it will tell who ever is on it, where you are calling from. Directly under the screen you will see four buttons (black .) Directly below each of them are another set of four buttons, home, inspect. menu and more. Each of these buttons does a diffrent specialized function which is of no relivance to this article. Below it , you will see a set of 10 black buttons, this is the good stuff. There are as follows , left side, paging, privacy, blank, intercom voice, and intercom ring . The right side has pick up line one, pick up line two, pick up line three. followed by two blank buttons. Lets start with the paging button . This button is pre-programed by the store to dial #96, this is the extention on the phones that is used by everyone to notify other employee's or customers of whats going on. But, please note this is not an extention. Unlike K-Mart who's 20 4th Quarter· January 1998 Blacklisted' 411 paging system is simply an extention on the phones like a department, Wal-Mart's are not. It's uses the # for a reason, so as not to be confused with any other department that has a 96 in it. This is the only way to page on any of the phones. If the phone you have does'nt have a paging button, then you must manually dial #96 to activate the P.A. Privacy, this is used to keep your calls private and not have anyone pick up the line your using, and listen in on your calls . If the Privacy light is not on, you do not have a secure call. Blank these are the non-programed buttons. Pressing these will do nothing. However try your luck anyway some of them are programed with diffrent departments, or other stores. Intercom voice, this feature allows you to speak to a person in another room (they must also have a MLX-IOO) using the speaker phone. Intercom Ring , same as the intercom voice, but used as a prequile to the Intercome Voice, to see if they are available. Pickup line's 1-3, these buttons are pretty much self explanitory, if you are reciving a outside call you must pick up one of the three that the call is on . Now, on some of the MLX-IOO's there is no way to get an outside line with out putting in a 3 digit code . The code is usually Feature 8xx then you must pick up a free line. This is the only way on the "non-essential" phones to get an outside line . But, in some cases the only type of line you can get is a inter-store line, no matter what. Some of the phones (if your lucky enough to get in to the back of the store) don 't even need a code to get an outside line. Just simply pick up the phone, choose an outside line and dial away. Ok, so now I've covered most of the buttons on this type of phone, we will move on to, the final group of buttons. They are: Feature, HFAI, mute, speaker, transfer, confrence, drop, hold. Let's start with feature. This in conjuntion with a the code 8xx, allows you to pick up an outside line , the xx, can be any set of numbers that your heart desires, each one is supposed to be assigened to a diffrent department head so as to keep track as to who is making what calls , and to where. HFAI, I have no idea what this does, I can't seem to figure out what purpose it serves, so we will disregard it for now. Mute, speaker, hold are all self explanitory. Transfer, this allows you to obviously transfer calls to other areas , of the store, simply by hitting transfer and then dialing the dept number, you will transfer the call. Confrence, allows you to make confrence calls , (simmilar to that ofa party line). Drop, drops a call once its placed on hold. One last thing before I go, 800 numbers. Most of them are ok to dial on this type of phone, but some of them won't go through. I can only speculate that the 800 number is one that allows return billing for services, (such as some tech supports, and phone sex lines). 900 numbers are strickly forbidin and won't work so don't even try. So wrapping everything up now, we see the ins and outs of the Wal-Mart phone system. So next time your in a Wal-Mart and a new employee is having trouble with the phones, simply pull out this article and you'll be able to get the job done. Happy Hacking! Blacklisted' 411 4th Quarter· January 1998 21 Unabomber's Manifesto PJURY ASSOCIATION 0 ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ TRUE OR FALSE? True or False? When you sit on a jury, you may vote on the verdict according to your own conscience ? "TRUE, you say--and you're right. But then... (I] Why do most judges tell you that you may consider "only the facts"--that you are not to let your conscience, opinion of the law, or the motives of the defendant affect your decision? In a trial by jury, the judge 's job is to referee the trial and provide neutral legal advice to the jury, beginning with a full and truthful explanation of a juror's rights and responsibilities. But judges rarely "fully inform" jurors of their rights, especially their power to j udge the law itself and to vote on the verdict according to conscience . Instead, they end up assisting the prosecution by dismissing any prospective juror who will admit to knowing about this right--starting with anyone who also admits having qualms with the law. We can only speculate on why : Distrust of the citizen jury? Disrespect for the idea of government "of, by, and for the people"? Unwillingness to part with power ? Ignorance of all the rights and powers that trial jurors necessarily acquire upon assuming the responsibility of judging a case? Actual concern that trial jurors might "misuse" their power if told about it? [2] How can people get fair trials of the jurors are told they can't use their consciences? Many people don't get fair trials . Too often, jurors actually end up apologizing to the person they've convicted--or to the community for acquitting when evidence of guilt seems perfectly clear. Something is definitely wrong when the jurors feel ashamed of their verdict. They should never have to explain "I wanted to use my conscience , but the j udge made us take an oath to apply the law as given to us, like it or not." Too oflenjurors who try to vote their consciences are talked out of it by other jurors who don't know their rights, or who believe they are required to reach a unanimous verdict because the judge "said so." I( j urors were supposed to judge "only the facts", their job could be done by computer. It is precisely because people have feelings, opinions, wisdom, experience, and conscience that we depend upon jurors , not upon machines, to jud ge court cases . When it's your tum to serve, remember: [I] you mayo-and should-vote your conscience ; [2] you cannot be forced to obey a "juror 's oath"; [3] it is your responsibility to "hang" the jury with your vote if you disagree with the other jurors ! THE WHEN THE lJe4t SOl/klf/ BE 01FFERENT! J. THINK! ~. . ~ Be a PAL! · ;,S a h reBACKLISTED! 44 4th Quarter - January 1998 Blacklistedl 411 6.500 MHz " Red Box" Crystals BLOWOUT ECS QUARTZ CRYSTALS HC-49:~4~ ~ . ~ O+=llli3:l 0 17 .192 h_.''*'Il .... Films To End The Age By Bill Hayes A friend of the family made us a real nice offer three years ago. "Bill, I want you and your lovely family to spend the last week of the century with me. Come on up, we'll have a great time ." Now, this was a really great invitation. Our friend lives outside Orlando, has a big house, guest house, and is about 20 minutes from Disney. The thought of spending the last few days of 1999 and the first few days of 2000 with him and his family was really nice. Of course, we'd go to the parks: EPCOT has already promised some neat, forward looking entertainment in the way of new displays and exhibits. Pleasure Island will have several end-of year, end-of-century, and end-of-millennium parties, with all kinds of guests, displays, fireworks. Dinners at Dixie Landings, breakfasts at The Contemporary . The whole thing: it would be great. My friend told me to punch up December 27, 1999 on my computer, and to decide on what events we'd want to do together, and on what days over that and the following week. A couple of phone calls later, we'd made all kinds of reservations and plans. Ahh, the magic of the upcoming celebration. (Oh, by the way, I DO KNOW that this millennium ends on December 31, 2000, not on December 31,1999, but most of the world will celebrate the latter date as the big one, and you do know about that pesky Y2K problem that ends in "00," not "01.") Now, my friend , who is in business, has some degree of interest in things private, and has read my book. He likes to look at the drafts of articles I write for BLACKLISTED . And we have spent some time, in the last year, discussing the millennium bug, the Y2K problem, call it what you will. My pal was just doing some planning for his own business interests. We've pretty much agreed to cancel those outings to Disney and other Central Florida sites. We MAY even stay in and celebrate in our own homes, waiting out all the festivities. I'd really like to live to the year following the great parties. As I mentioned in my other article for this issue, there will be other, as yet unidentified problems, fears, and concerns that will surface, of which we currently don't have a clue. I'm not AFRAID of the future, but I'm not going to make it convenient for a future celebration to kill me, either. In hospital emergency rooms in Florida (and probably all over the country) holidays are called "amateur hour," because of all the people drinking who do not normally drink (or at least to that degree) , the shootings that occur due to those who are not used to weapons having them and displaying them, and other all-around silliness of the dangerous or deadly variety . I think the upcoming Big NewYears will bring out amateur drinkers, drivers, and shooters like we've never seen before . And then there's always the prediction of increased suicides. Great expectations of the new millennium not being met, or some such. Not at all a time to be out with these people. While I'm not particularly a home body, I do have some entertainment vices that are quite suited to a stay-at-home reveler . My not-so-secret passion : movies. I have several in mind that I believe will be ideal to carry me through the only millennial anniversary any of us will ever celebrate. (And still get me and mine safely to the next year, no matter how many zeros show up in the calendar .) I think my charming, science fiction addicted wife and I will curl up and watch a few good movies, serious classics worthy of the end of an age. Sharing these with you might inspire you to do the same, and certainly you can come up with some great ones, some appropriate films I've missed. In no particular order (yet), my selections are presented for your approval. So, on that note, here goes . 1. METROPOLIS (1984 enhancement of the 1927 film) Fritz Lang's disturbing classic is, I think, ideal as a kickoff for the indoor celebrating of the new millennium. Georgio Morodor's excellent rock and roll soundtrack and very mild, almost sepia colorization make it my choice over the silent original (the update is also silent, but the original has no musical score). 2. BLADE RUNNER (1982) What more needs to be said about this one? Oh, my choice is the original video, not the director's cut. Harrison Ford's background narration is fabulous. 3. MODERN TIMES (1936) Charlie Chaplin's satire on the future , from nearly three-quarters of a century ago , will give great comedic perspective to the last weekend of the age. Chaplin's film on the fears of automation (among other things), and his "Little Tramp" character, were the inspiration of the original IBM personal computer ads, for those of us who can remember back to August of 1981. Now, most PC users do not use IBM on the desktop (or Apple or Radio Shack for that matter, the only players that really mattered in the summer of 81), nor do they remember Chaplin's "tramp" character as an adman, just the tramp . 4. BRAZIL (1986) A lot of people, even many science fiction degenerates, do not like BRAZIL or its British, caustic comedy. I think if George Orwell were to have written a futuristic comedy (no, "1984" does not count), it would look a lot like BRAZIL. Bureaucratic in the extreme, dark, weird, governmentally intrusive, dystopian and funny all at once, BRAZIL will make a lot of 2000-eve parties. 5. ALIEN (1979) The original, minimalist space horror show was still the best of the series for me. So many people have asked me WHY I think so much of the future will look like ALIEN, I have to enumerate: the commercialization of space by non-astronauts/non-engineers, unions and rules for bonuses, strict rules of contact established by a distant, all-owning Corporation ("The Company" as it was so mentioned; in a later film we learn its name is Wayland-Yutani, a very global sounding conglomerate). In my view, H.R. Giger's beast is secondary to the dark view of commercialized , industrialized, unionized space. A fitting view of the near-future, in my humble opinion . Well, if my plans for new clients and much more business don't pan out for 2000--maybe Wayland-Yutani will be hiring. Just when you thought it was safe to read BlicK/isletl!/11...... Blacklisted! 411 4th Quarter - January 1998 49 6. 2001 - A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) Since we don't yet have HAL, a manned moon base, an on-orbit port in Von Braun's classical "double wheel" design , or Jupiter space transport capability, this is in some ways the least prescient of modern science fiction films. Too clean and too utopian for some, it is still a film of beauty, one I see with my children every couple of years. I'll see it then, too. 7. BRAINSTORM (1983) Probably the last view we had of the Osbome 1 "luggable" PC, and certainly our last view of Natalie Wood , this film has yet to catch on, but it struck all the right cords with me. The promise of usable brain downloads is still in the realm of the Sci-Fi Channel (unfortunately) , but the Research Triangle , N.C. setting, the very believable , very human scientists and technicians, and the military-industrial -entertainment complex subplot make this a real satisfying movie. I've watched it a number of times, usually late at night when I'm too wired to sleep. It's part of my permanent video library, and it will be ready for the party of 2000. That's right, there are not 10 movies here because this is not a "Top 10" list. This is MY list, one to be enjoyed (that is, the movies listed thereupon), and one that can be added to by input from friends, business contacts of like mind, and possibly some ideas from you dear BLACKLISTED readers. That's about it for my stay-at-home celebrating. There will be many more opportunit ies for me to celebrate by traditional or alternat ive means AFTER January 1, 2000. Like, getting new clients and having more money to spend . Getting one of those Cray-imploding Pentium-3 laptops that'll be around by then. Safer, less frenetic trips to visit friends , family, and parks, after the body count has been tallied and the debris fully removed. And my children entering college, learning who-knows-what that will be vital to the next phase of our economy . Have a safe New Years, BLACKLISTED readers; start planning now, and don't be part of the body count. We need ya. Bill Hayes, author of "Take Back Your Privacy: Getting Your Life Off The Information Superhighway" is preparing for a safe, edifying millennium eve. If you have any ideas or questions about privacy, or some real good videos to partake while dug in on That Date, contact Bill through BLACKLISTED or email atponderit@brldge.net. HARDLINE INDUSTRIES PRESENTS: THE DEATH OF A MYTH, AKA THE RAIN80W 80X Well I would like to put a stupid myth to death. I was surpprised to see this in the latest issue of Blacklisted4111 In the section about colored boxes it sayz "Rainbow Kill a trace by putting a 120v into the phone line Ooke). I guess this means that the rainbox box we though up isn't real and there are on some drug enduced-delusinal trip, wait, that was saturday . Ok, now any average joe-blow phreaker could construct this thing , it ranks right up there with the red box on the construction difficulty scale. Without further ado HaRdLiNe presents the rainbox box. Note neither Blacklisted411!, System Error or HaRdLiNe take responsiblity for you stupidly using this thing with cation as it will take out your fone line, the victems line and modem, not to mention just about all the fone lines in your neiqhborhood . Lets gol . First you are going to need: 1 Rotary telephone wI access to the mouth part 1 Extension cord, your choice of either 120 or 220v 1 wall oullet 1 pair of wire splicers No 1.0 to actually use this on your own line. CONSTRUCTION Take off, err unscrew the mouth piece and take out the speaker. All you people just shut up before I say this. Insdie you will see 2 wires , 1 red and 1 black. Splicing the extension cord will show, gasp a read and black wire. Match and splice the colored wires together. Wow ,. you just put a myth to rest you don't you feel great. For some cool effects, paint the fone rainbow colored to, well you know make it a rainbox box. HOW TO USE THIS Ok, if you really need me to tell you how to use this uh, sorry this isn't 2600 ouch, that hurt. Just kidding 26001!Ok, plug into another extension on your line, then pick the fone off the hook, then plug the cord into the wall, presto, no more trace!!! IT WORKS BECAUSE The fone holds a charge of about 6v or so. When you plug this sucker in, watch out, there goes 120 or 220v to the bastards . Here's a bit of advise, USE THIS TWISTED ASS BOX ONLY IN CASE OF EXTREME EMERGENCY, well actully , if you're being traced and you plug this in, technically, couldn't they just look for the fucked up fone line after the trace fails??, just a thought. this will not just kill you and your enemys shit, kiss every fone in your neighorhood goodbye, it's a great way to break the ice at parties, make friends, kill every fone on the block. This can easily start a fire so watch out ok??! NOTES I had an idea on a safer way to use this as a deadly swift way to take out an enemy. Instead of using this at your house, get in your car and go find and output box that is neer a power source. Mix 1 rainbox box and one beige box and what do you get???!!! a BEIGEBOX BOX!!!!!!! No, you get an intersting way to fry the fones. BEIGEBOX BOX USES Hell I can think of anything. Hey aol, TOS this you bitch. Plug in the fone listen to the hummm , watch whoever is connected to the number you fry get disconnected . Great for stress relief. 50 4th Quarter· January 1998 Blacklisted! 411 • Your enemys fax bothering you plug it in, they'll never get a fax like that again. - PacBell, how may I help you? - Operator, may I help you? - Call up your favorite BBS and give them the upload of their life. EDITORS NOTE: Has anyone EVER used this? The reason why "joke" was used In our brief description of this box was because in the last decade of talking to fellow hacker dudes, nobody ever actually confirmed use of thls ...and, quite frankly, none of us at the office would even attempt use of this ..box .... Not unless we felt like replacing all of our wiring afterwards. 120V on those Illy bitly phone wires Isn't going to work out too nicely. Perhaps this box does work? Seems like the phone companies would have circuit breakers installed by this time (With the idea of lightning in mind) and use of this box would pop a few of these circuit breakers on the line before passing that kind of voltage to the other end of the connection.. Makes sense to us . Anyhow, we will NEVER recommend the use of this box. Not only is the use of this dangerous but also pretty lame if you intend on using the phone line again without repairing it...not to mention ANY device connected to your line on YOUR end of the connection will get zapped, no doubtl ~U.iJ (Yo I by Kroku5 r: -J Thumb is a small zine all about peoples wonderful trips across the land, and their misadventures. Anything people did when they drove from point A to point B. You'd think sucha topic would get pretty boring and dry. Well, there are a few dry moments but some of the crazy things people do while they're stuck in a compact car with three or four other people who are SUPPOSED to be your friends, driving from South Carolina to Oregon, can be pretty funny in retrospect. But there's more than just the stories. Included are pictures of odd things that I'm sure can only be seen in America. There's lots of music reviews, mostly bands I personally haven't heard of so they're probably more local club groups than you're typical touring pop group. There's even some jokes and humor thrown around here and there. The artwork is all hand drawn. There's even a list of odd words their spellchecker couldn't handle and how many times it showed up. Fuck is apparently used 18 times, and "Metalica" (sic) shows up, probably cuz they forgot an L. The mag cost a buck here in the US, buck fifty for our friends to the north (that's Canada in case you're geographically challenged) and if you're anywhere else, two bucks. Wonder if they ship to Papua New Guinea? Anyway, for more info contact Thumb, clo Eric Mast, 2409 SE 51st Ave, apt. #2, Portland, Oregon, 97206. TELEPHONE NETWORK INTERFACE 'OX By Slacker I'm sure most of you know what a telephone network interface box is but just to refresh your minds, a telephone network interface is a small box that the telephone companies put on the sides of newly built houses so it is easier for the phone company to work on your phone line connections. It is the place were the phone companies phone line connects to your house. On the outside of the box it says "network interface." On the inside of the box are multiple jacks for the lines from the phone company to go into your home. The "telephone network interface box is a hacker's and a phreaker's dream. Think of all the things you can do. The box is split into 2 parts, the "owner's access" and the "telco access." The telco. access is behind the ower access panel that can be opened with a screwdriver. The telco. access panel is for the phone compnay and is a lot harder to understand. The owner access panel is the one you need to know how to use to have fun. It is more basic and easy. First of all don't do you work when they are home or outside. That could get pretty dangerous . The tools you will need are as follows. A small phone, a screw driver, a line splitter for certain things, and a light (at night). The really funny things start now. With screative minds I'm sure yu can think of lots of ideas, but I will give you some ideas. Just to bug the crap out of them you can just pull out both of the cords so there phones are all dead (which is laim and dangerous). You could take your line splitter and stick it in the the top jack. Stick a phone cord going to one of the ports on the splitter and the other end of the cord into your phone. Second of all, stick the short cord that use to go directly into the jack into the other jack on the splitter Now pick up the receiver on the phone and yuo will hear the dial tone. You are free to do what ever you want with there phone from the outside of the house. NOTICE: I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACTIONS OR ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND NOT DOING WHAT IS WRITIEN ABOVE IN ANY WAY!!! Behold! Your copy of 8IacK/idetl!411is MISSING! AGAIN?! Blacklistedl 411 4th Quarter· January 1998 51 LAUGHL:IN CAS:INO FREQUENC:IES • 464 .6250 CAREFREE RESORT • 468 .8250 HARRAHS DEL RIO • 469 .6250 CAREFREE RESORT • 461 .5250 HARRAHS INC • 463.6000 COLORADO BELLE * 463 .3250 HARRAHS INC • 463.7750 COLORADO BELLE * 464 .2750 HARRAHS INC • 468 .6000 COLORADO BELLE * 466 .5250 HARRAHS INC • 468.7750 COLORADO BELLE • 468 .3250 HARRAHS INC • 810.0625 COLORADO BELLE HOTEL * 151.7150 PIONEER HOTEL & CASINO • 855 .0625 COLORADO BELLE HOTEL • 151.8350 PIONEER HOTEL & CASINO • 464.8000 COLORADO BELLE HOTEL & CASINO • 463 .8000 PIONEER HOTEL & GAMBLING HALL • 469 .8000 COLORADO BELLE HOTEL & CASINO * 468 .8000 PIONEER HOTEL & GAMBLING HALL • 151.8650 EDGEWATER HOTEL & CASINO • 461 .3750 RAMADA EXPRESS INC • 461 .3500 EDGEWATER HOTEL & CASINO * 461.4750 RAMADA EXPRESS INC • 463 .5250 EDGEWATER HOTEL & CASINO * 462.0250 RAMADA EXPRESS INC • 466 .3500 EDGEWATER HOTEL & CASINO * 463.4500 RAMADA EXPRESS INC • 468 .5250 EDGEWATER HOTEL & CASINO • 466 .3750 RAMADA EXPRESS INC • 154.5700 EDGEWATER HOTEL AND CASINO * 466.4750 RAMADA EXPRESS INC • 464.4250 EDGEWATER HOTEL AND CASINO • 467 .0250 RAMADA EXPRESS INC • 464 .6750 EDGEWATER HOTEL AND CASINO • 468.4500 RAMADA EXPRESS INC • 469 .6750 EDGEWATER HOTEL AND CASINO * 463 .9250 REGENCY CASINO • 461.1375 FLAMINGO HILTON LAUGHLIN INC * 468.9250 REGENCY CASINO • 462 .7750 FLAMINGO HILTON LAUGHLIN INC * 463.4250 RIVERSIDE RESORT • 463 .3000 FLAMINGO HILTON LAUGHLIN INC • 463 .6750 RIVERSIDE RESORT • 464 .9000 FLAMINGO HILTON LAUGHLIN INC * 463.7250 RIVERSIDE RESORT • 466.1375 FLAMINGO HILTON LAUGHLIN INC • 468.4250 RIVERSIDE RESORT • 468 .3000 FLAMINGO HILTON LAUGHLIN INC • 468.7250 RIVERSIDE RESORT • 469 .9000 FLAMINGO HILTON LAUGHLIN INC * 154.5400 RIVERSIDE RESORT & CASINO • 154.5700 GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL & CASINO • 152.4800 RIVERSIDE RESORT & CASINO INC • 463 .3750 GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL & CASINO • 815 .7875 RIVERSIDE RESORT HOTEL AND CAS • 464 .3750 GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL & CASINO * 860.7875 RIVERSIDE RESORT HOTEL AND CAS • 468 .3750 GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL & CASINO • 462 .7500 SAMS TOWN GOLD RIVER • 469.3250 GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL & CASINO • 463.9500 SAMS TOWN GOLD RIVER HOTEL AND • 469 .3750 GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL & CASINO * 464 .7750 SAMS TOWN GOLD RIVER HOTEL AND • 463 .8250 HARRAHS DEL RIO • 468.9500 SAMS TOWN GOLD RIVER HOTEL AND * 463 .8250 HARRAHS DEL RIO • 464.4 750 HARRAHS DEL RIO Damien Thorn's CELLULAR + COMPUTERS + TELCO + SECURITY ULTIMATE HACKER FILE ARCHIVE ON CD-ROM The entire underground archives from the Phoenix Rising Communications online service are now available on a single CD-ROMIlI Hundreds of megabytes consisting of text files, software and hacking utility programs authored by hackers and security experts. More than 3,200 files in all. Also includes an archive of 3,249 cellular and 14,413 hacking related messages from the Internet. Now shipping for $89.00. Next-day Air delivery available for an additional $10. Mention this ad and receive a free copy of our Tandy / Radio Shack Cellular Guide (while supplies last). To receive more information and a free copy of our current newsletter, please send an SASE. Orders charged to Visa or Mastercard are accepted via mail or may be faxed to (209) 474-2600 . Phone number must be included for credit card verification. Purchase of disc conveys ownership of media only. Price covers archiving and production costs . .ilI-Oi:nIX =t1~lnG COIi1Ii1UnICALIOn~ 3422 W. Hammer Lane, Suite C-110 52 4th Quarter - January 1998 Blacklisted! 411 SSN: IlilNI)il'r()Ity ()It vn1..1]N'rillty BY R. Owens The Social Security Number (SSN) is a strange beast. Ostensibly intended to help distribute government benefits to American citizens. It therefore seems benign, desirable (of course, cheese also seems "benign, desirable" to mice) . I first became interested in the use of the SSN about 5 years ago after a company placed an erroneous debt on my credit bureau of which I did not owe. Being ignorant as hell at that time I sought the council of an attorney. It was told to me that "we are sorry, but it is not equitable for us to do anything for you!" Well , after being told basically that I would either have to pay this erroneous debt or not pay and it remain on my credit bureau . I decided to fight these pieces of human shit. I discovered through extensive study and cross reference of the United States Code (Federal Statutes), American Jurisprudence "Am Jur" (comprehensive text of American law on both state and federal law). I can say after 5 years of studying this subject that the biggest lie in history is being forced on the American public and we are too stupid (like cattle) not to know it. The Privacy Act itself contains an uncodified section within it. This is called a statute at large because congress deliberately failed to assign this section of the title with a number making it impossible to find it. It states : Disclosure of social security number, section 7 of Public Law 93-579 provided that: "(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for any federal, state or local government agency to deny any right, benefit or privilege provided by law because of such individuals refusal to disclose his social security account number. (2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply with respect to- (b) Any federal, state or local government agency which requests an individual to disclose his social security account number shall inform that individual whether that disclosure is mandatory or voluntary, by what statutory or other authority such number is solicited, and what uses will be made of it. " To obtain a copy of this statute at large see classified ad in this issue of Blacklisted! 411 . Now, here is a simple question to ask yourself. If my own government is not entitled to know my SSN except under certain terms and conditions (there are only 4 instances when you must provide to your government, found at title 42 USCS sec . 301 et, seq., 405(c)(2)(i,iii)), what makes you think that you are going to disclose your SSN to video store to rent a movie, to a utility . WHO Took it THIS time? Itwasn't the guV up there, was it? Blacklistedl 411 4th Quarter - January 1998 53 company for service hookup, to purchase a handgun, to write a check at Wal-mart . The answer to this question is defined in law as compelled. You voluntarily disclosed the information or submitted voluntarily thinking that if you did not disclose the information you would be denied service. When in reality law states you cannot be denied any right, benefit, or privilege provided by law because of your refusal to disclose your SSN. Example, the bank cannot be lending credit unlawfully , the video store cannot be contracting out movie rentals to the public unlawfully. Case site "An agency is a relation created by express or [implied contract] or by law, whereby one party delegates the transaction of some lawful business with more or less discretionary power to another." State Ex. Real. Cities Service Gas v. Public Service Commission , 85 SW 2d. 890. Keeping in mind that it is (presumed) that you knew your rights in not disclosing you SSN to any government agency. corporation , or individual. Any agency, corp., or individual can ask you for your SSN but. it is (presumed) that you knew your rights not to disclose your SSN. Law defines this act as presumption . Obviously nothing in life is simple . You cannot walk into any institution and demand service and simply state "well, I'm not going to give you my SSN!" You must be able to assert your right, defend it, counter challenge, any objection to the stand on your right. Law is no guarantee of justice either. This is why I have wrote this two detail booklet to help give the average person the tools and the laws to defend themselves . A simple way to help you understand whether or not this uncodified section applies to corporation is for you to go to your local Taco Bell and ask for an employment application. Look at the block where they ask for your SSN. It states "optional." The benefit to you in not disclosing your SSN is that the institution cannot access your credit file, track you by computer file in the creation of a dossier. Prevent intrusions into your right of privacy. And when any institution will not comply with law the same way you and I must do, I look to the Declaration of Independence for guidance . "That to secure these rights , govemments are instituted among men, deriving their powers from the consent of the govemed. That whenever any from of govemment becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government , laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seems most likely to effect their safety and happiness ." Know Your Rights clo R. Owens 1403 Sherwood Dr Bowling green, Ky 42103 .----------------------------------. Do you have your own hacker publication or website? Are you interested in submitting an article for print? If not, consider it! It's a GREAT way to promote yourself! ._--------------------------------_. IIJ •• • ......... - .... .I "' ::I ~ ••• "" ••• • • • ,1 ."" _~~~~~.--~.~ -- - - -- - - ~" Sound familiar? Are you having trouble finding our Magazine? Lately , with the increased distribution AND one of our distributors filing bankruptcy , we'd be surprised as hell if you're NOT having problems locating our magazine in your area ...We know it can be next to impossible to find Blacklisted! 411 in your local neighborhood bookstore at times like this....there are always exceptions , as most of our subscribers are aware of this. It's rather easy to get our magazine if you REALLY you want it. If you're in a place that doesn't carry our magazine and you'd like to see it there in the future, do is one of the following : 1. If you're not sure if the store you're in carries our magazine, ASK THEM! They might be sold out or they may have hidden the magazine in a special section or behind other magazines . Those pesky anti-hacker type drones might be hiding them. 2. If they do not carry our magazine, tell the store manager that you would like to see this magazine in their store in the future . Give them our number and tell them they should call us so we can set them up with a nice stock of our magazine. Make sure you let them know how disappointed you'd be if they didn't stock them or "forgol" to at least call and TRY to get them in stock. 3. If that fails, you can give us their address and phone number AND a contact name if at all possible. Then we will have the chance to call them and harass, ahem, talk them into carrying our wonderful magazine . 4. Subscribe if you don't want to bother with any of the previous methods. 5. Take a look in Tower Records/Magazines, Barnes & Nobles, Borders or Bookstar..They usually have them in stock. 6. Borrow a copy from a friend - you going to give it back? Blacklisted! 411 Magazine P.O. Box 2506 , Cypress , CA 90630 Voice : (714 )899-8853 Fax : (714 )899-9283 54 4th Quarter - January 1998 Blacklisted f 411 _ _ _ _ _ Kool Pies W_av " Before and After· By ZERO LOGIK What you are looking at is the inside and outside of a telephone box. It was found unlocked when the pictures were taken in July 1997 in a housing plan close to my house . Editors note: SECURITY! This is a perfect example of the "problem" we continue to speak of from issue to issue. You can find these unlocked phone boxes just about anywhere you can find phone service. If you're not sure what the problem is, let me explain. You're kicking back one night, talking to your girlfriend on the telephone when suddenly you notice a "click" or "pop" on the line. You two joke around saying, "whoever is listening, FUCK YOU!!" or "Gee, I wonder if someone 's listening " or maybe you disregard it completely. At Blacklisted! 411 Maga·zine, we are NOT in the business of "hype" or any bullshit like that, but we do like to make people aware of the possibilities . With the way things are going nowadays , don't be surprised if someone really WAS listening in on your convo that night you heard the line noise when talking to your girlfriend or local hacker buddies. Not even the local authorities can avoid an occasional tuck up when it comes to a wiretap. Big brother and next door neighbor are watching you....and LISTENING! Are you en emn? Do you like Blecklinedf 411? Do you hate Blecldinedf 411? Well, ityou're looking for work, itdoesn't mlltter ityou like us or not, does it? Ityou'd like to show off some ot your telent, why not send us some samples on PAPER or send us a FAX telling us ot your interen. We'd be happy to show off your work, g~e you etree subscription or make some other arrengement it necesSllry. Ityou're interened, take alook through the megazine and meke note ot the eximng artwork. Think ebout itend try to come up with something complete~ original end along the SlIme generel theme ot the magazine. A tew ideas to consider: Pirates, Skull & Crossbones, Einstein, Computers, Phones, Cable lV, Satellite lV, Redio, etc. Here's who you send your artwork to: Blacklisted! 411 ARTWORK P.O. Box 2506, Cypress, CA 90630 We WANT to hear from YOU! Our artist at the moment is a very busy person and has not been able to produce much new artwork over the last year. Have you noticed? Anyhow, we have heard from many people showing some interest in helping out in the art dept., so this is your chance....don't delay - just send us what you have . We prefer artwork on PAPER, but will accept in high resolution (if at all possible) computer graphics formats: TIF, PCX and any other popular IBM format. Was it your grandpa? Your nemesis? Your uncle Larry? Possibly..... Blacklisted! 411 4th Quarter - January 1998 55 r - - -- - - - -- - ff!iJ&'il ff@@@ @@/JfYf% 'il1J(l@(!!J ff@f%@ (!!Jf%tJC?:/Jf%& !fJ!iJ@'il /J/J Dairy Queen McDonalds(Canada) 920.2625 WFM 903.2625 WFM 30.5800 154.4900 30.8400 151.6700 Dunkin Donuts 30.8400 154.1450 30.8400 154.5700 33.1600 154.5150 McDonalds 33.4000 154.5400 30.8400 154.5700 457.5500 467.7750 31.0000 170.3050 920.2625 WFM 903.2625 WFM 33.1400 151.8950 33.1400 170.3050 • EI Mexicano 33.4000 154.5400 464 .9625 469.9625 33.4000 154.5700 • 35.0200 151.8950' EI Polio Loco 35.0200 154.4900 ' 457.5500 467.7750 35.0200 154.6000 151.7150 169.4450 Foster Freeze 151.7450 UNKNOWN 31.0000 170.3050 151.7750 171.9050 GO Ritzys 151.8650 UNKNOWN 35.1000 UNKNOWN 154.5700 170.2450 154.6000 171.1050 Hardees 457.5375 461.0875 • 30.8400 154.5700 457.5500 467.7750 31.0000 170.3050 457.6000 467 .8250 35.0200 154.6000 460.8875 465 .8875 457.5375 467.7625 46 1.0375 466 .0375 460.8875 465.8875 461.0875 466 .0875 461.0875 466.0875 461.3125 466 .3125 461.1125 466.1125 462.1625 467 .1625 462.1625 467.1625 463.2875 468 .2875 469.0125 464.0125 464.5125 469.5125 469.0125 464 .0125 Hot Dog Etc 469.0625 464.0625 30.8400 154.5700 469.1125464.1125 31.0000 170.3050 469.1375 464.1375 33.1400 151.8950 469.1625 464.1625 469.1875 464.1875 Jack in the Box 469.3125 464 .3125 33.4000 154.5400 469.3375 464.3375 35.0200 154.6000 469.3875 464 .3875 457 .5750 467.8000 920.2000 WFM 903.2000 WFM 469.0250 464.0250 920.2625 WFM 903.2625 WFM 920.5000 WFM 903.5000 WFM James Coney Island 920.9625 WFM 903.9625 WFM 463 .9875 468.9875 Mrs Winners Drive-up Kenny Rogers Roasters Chicken 30.8400 154.5700 469.0125 464.0125 920.2875 WFM 903.2875 WFM Pit Stop Food & Beverage 457.5375 468.3875 • Kentucky Fried Chicken 30.8400 154.5700 461.0375 466.0375 31.0000 170.3050 461.0875 466.0875 33.1400 151.8950 33.1600 154.5150 Popayes 33.4000 154.5400 33.4000 154.5400 35.0200 154.6000 469.0125 464.0125 457.5375 468.3875' 457.5875 467.8125 Rallys 457.6000 467.8250 30.8400 154.5700 460.8875 465.8875 33.1600 154.5150 461.0875 466.0875 457.5375 468.3875 • 462.1625 467.1626 461.0875 466.0875 462.7625 467.8875 ' 461.5375 462.1625 • 464.0875 469.0875 469.0125 464.0125 Long John Silvers 33.1600 154.5150 33.4000 154.5400 • Odd frequencies pairing 1 DIJO mill10 i1lvel SV81dlme TODAY! 56 4th Quarter· January 1998 Blacklisted! 411 .----------------------------------. Connecticut BBS Numbers ._--------------------------------_. 203-227-8975 CT Westport 203-228-9814 CT Hebron The Edge Cyber iaSystems 203-622-4740 CT Greenwich 203-628 -9702 CT Southington CALADAN OS/2 Cygnus X-I 203-249-8639 CT Hartford The Pigpen BBS 203 -634-0370 CT Meriden SharewareProj 203-250-0938 CT Cheshire OPAL Network 203-635-6569 CT Middletown Joe's Garage 203-250-7148 CT Chesh ire Chesh ire Cnxtn 203-647-8967 CT Bolton Construction Fm 203-257-1960 CT Wethersfield Libertarian 203-651-9730 CT Simsbury CyberConnectn 203-261-3130 CT Trumbull Wacko Board II 203-673-6247 CT Farmington Phone Henge 203-264-9482 CT Southbury EmrgncyMedical 203-676-1708 CT Farmington DownloadAmerica 203-268-3111 CT Trumbull Lil Frog'sPond 203-688-4973 CT Windsor Windsor Manor 203-269-2843 CT Wall ingford Prime Conxtion 203-738-0025 CT Winsted Excalibur II 203-269-8313 CT Wall ingford Vamp ire Connxn 203-743-4044 CT Danbury Creative Edge 203-270-9017 CT Newtown T.S.C. 203-744-0179 CT Danbury Hatters Park 203-271-2094 CT Chesh ire GENSIUS 203-763-0016 CT Somers Endeavor 203-335-7742 CT Bridgeport Planet Earth 203-775-0355 CT Brookfield E.T. Computing 203-354-1263 CT New Milford KnightslnArmor 203-791-8532 CT Danbury Treasure Island 203-359-2299 CT Stamford ModemNews Exp. 203-791-8838 CT Danbury Rocky Road 203-367-4005 CT Fairfield EXTRACT! 203-792 -6397 CT Danbury News-T imes 203-374-0101 CT Bridgeport Mission FunHse 203-826-5438 CT New Britain Polish-American 203-388-0507 CT Old Saybrook Second Ring 203-852 -1986 CT Norwalk 12th Step 203-429-6338 CT Storrs The Pink Rose 203-879-7122 CT Wolcott Uncanny - x 203-448-6171 CT Groton Night"Wat ch 203-886- 1441 CT Norw ich Sea of Noise 203-483-0348 CT Branford Fernwood 203-888-4980 CT Seymour Pigeon Coop 203-488 -2315 CT No. Branford Interstate BBS 203-924-5603 CT Shelton SoftParade 203-536 -1300 CT Mystic K-9 203-926-6168 CT Shelton Handicap News 203-536-9549 CT Mystic Mystic SIWNet 203-926-9504 CT Shelton ENUF ,netware 203-620-0001 CT Southington Rev. Polarity 203-938-8625 CT Redding Challenge Il'ANlFP: Ar/idle! lorour/!I8§821pel Gol8R 8r/idlefoulllike 10 lee IPour/!I8§82me? 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Oregon BBS Numbers ._--------------------------------_. 503-221-1777 OR Portland 503-232-4089 OR Portland Combat Arms BBS Elect Fellowshp 503-485 -8609 OR Eugene 503-591 -7701 OR Hillsboro A KlassM BBS Crimson I.C.E. 503-232-9202 OR Portland Banished CPU 503-598-8763 OR Tigard NeurosisDetect 503-236-4945 OR Portland Heartbeat 503-620-5910 OR Portland NWCS 503-239-1663 OR Portland QuickNet BSS 503-621 -3746 OR Portland Pro-YAM,HomeDSZ 503-244-7967 OR Portland Noah's Kitchen 503-625 -5352 OR Sherwood Resources&Rec 503-266-3177 OR Canby ACECOM 503-635-3138 OR West Linn Theory of Kaos 503-286-0893 OR Portland Utopias 503-636-494 7 OR Portland Disk Jockey 503-286-5577 OR Portland Elvira's Club 503-636-9586 OR Portland Novell UG 503-296-5396 OR The Dalles Open Mind 503-649-4844 OR Hillsboro Consciousness 503-297-4070 OR Portland TradeWinds 503-653 -9068 OR Portland Real Est NW 503-298-5361 OR The Dalles Graph ic Express 503-655-3929 OR Oregon City Transit Center 503-335-3053 OR Portland Joyful Noise 503-656-9790 OR West Linn Blue Lake 503-336- 1039 OR Toledo Fireburners 503-682 -1619 OR Wilsonville Computer Time 503-343-3825 OR Eugene West Dominican 503-690 -0972 OR Hillsboro EDIOniine 503-343-6383 OR Eugene [assemblypgmg] 503-692 -6505 OR Tualatin Coliseum 503-346-9833 OR Eugene PC Toyshop IE 503-693-6547 OR Hillsboro PC HEIDENS BBS 503-355-8738 OR Rockaway Bch Tillamook AT 503-697 -0845 OR Lake Oswego FuNny FaRM 503-357-4758 OR Forest Grove CyberWare 503-734 -0546 OR Medford SoftwareGalore 503-359-0335 OR Corne lius Games 503-735-0528 OR Portland World Locally 503-362-1602 OR Salem St.Pauls Church 503-741 -1091 OR Springfield The Potential 503-362-7398 OR Salem Trucker's Inn 503-760 -3777 OR Portland Mike's Mansion 503-363-0171 OR Salem PageElecBBS 503-761-3003 OR Portland EastSide Data 503-364-9998 OR Salem OregonSoftware 503-761 -8100 OR Portland RAIN 503-371-3640 OR Salem EL Shadda i 503-777-4931 OR Portland Cuckoo's Egg 503-389-5404 OR Bend Metropol is 503-786-0458 OR Milwaukie THE KEEP 503-393-5580 OR Keizer Chemeketa 503-883-1239 OR KlamathFalis Last Frontier 503-484-3135 OR Eugene Sthn On-line 503-955 -1705 OR Grants Pass The Lost Island 503-484-9754 OR Springfield Ortland OPUS Was it that damn dog? Maybe Sally the librarian? Who knows! liuH NOONE/ Blacklisted! 411 4th Quarter· January 1998 57 Monthlv Meetings! Interested in meeting up with some of the Blacklisted! 411 readers? Well, we're starting to set up meetings in different areas all over the U.S. and anywhere else. Monthly Blacklisted! 411 meetings are held the first Sunday of each month at 1pm. Arizona Colorado (602 Area Code) - Phoenix (303 Area Code) - Westminster/Denver Tri-City Mall near food court by the payphones. Westminster mall, between food court and payphones. Hosted by: Cynosure Hosted by: Arsenic Aorida Utah (813 Area Code) - Tampa/Brandon (801 Area Code) - Salt Lake City Brandon Town Center between the food court and the arcade Crossroads Mall in the food court, north end between Dippin' by the payphones. Dots and the glass elevator. Hosted by: Desolated Dream - ddream@cyberspace.org Hosted by: Apocalypse and The DFL Hackers! (407 Area Code) - Orlando Fashion Square Mall - upstairs by the payphones next to the Panda Express in the food court. Califomia Hosted by: Whisper (707 Area Code) - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Plaza, 1st floor at the water fountain. Pennsylvania Hosted by: Tron (215/610 Area Code) - Philadelphia Suburban Station, 16th & JFK Blvd. near the Track 5 sign, Ohio across from the pizza place. (216 Area Code) - Cleveland Payphones: (215) 854 - 9268, 9871, 9873, 9019 The Avenue at Tower City, food court area, 2nd level, in/near Hosted by: Lionel McGimpy Smoking section. Payphones: (will advise) (610 Area Code) Media (outside of Hosted by: Digiphreak - frequency.rec@worldnet.att.net Philadelphia) Voicemail info #: (216)556-0469 press #3 Granite Run Mall, outside the arcade at the payphones Hosted by: thegreek (Mark Pappas) thegreek@hygnet.com Virginia New York (703 Area Code) - Schantiloy Fairoaks Mall - middle of the mall at the Cafe (516 Area Code) - Long Island Hosted by: Elebom Walt Whitman Mall by Radio Shack Contact: The Conspiracy Quarterly BBS (703)631-1499 Hosted by: Chaos - MikeLowrie@pointblank.com (516 Area Code) - Long Island Roosevelt Field Mall by the Sam Goody entrance, near the MalYland payphones. (301 Area Code) - Silver Spring Hosted by: GuNDaM - verbeeck@nether.net Wheaton Plaza - at the Cinnabon Hosted by: Pappy Monthly Blacklistedl 411 meetings are held the first Sunday of each month at 1pm. 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