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The News
Celestial Elite/TUFF Come to an End
Celestial Elite and TUFF, the famous hack/phreak groups came to an end a couple weeks ago. TUFF, however, is being reborn and you can expect it to be back to full force within a month. Sources have it that Magnus Adept, head of the now terminated group, Celestial Elite, has started a new group called Avalon Kingdom. We are unsure what plans are in store for it.
TUFF has several ideas and plans that will be out to the public soon. Look for future issues of The Remote Informer (tm) for new updates.
Sprint Strikes Back
Sprint caught a guy dealing codes on the street in LA this past week. Information on this bust is limited at this time.
A seventeen year old was busted in Arizona last week. The name of the teenager will not be printed to protect him from harassment calls.
This information was supplied by Phreaky Phone II
Beige Box Bust
One of our editors and a member of TUFF, Norman Bates was caught for Beige boxing that he had done over 3 months ago. The calls he had made were inside his state and cost a total of $12. He paid the bill and no charges were filed against him.
TeleNet Hacker
Crusader released his TeleNet hacking program on September 20, 1987. Look for it on a good board you call. A review will be in the next issue of The Remote Informer.
Bate's Motel Moves
Bate's Motel BBS, run by Norman Bates, was forced to move. It is temporarily set up at (619)267-8619. It will remain 1200 baud, and a member of the TUFF Network. It is open to the public.
Phreaky Phones Return: Amazing?
The original Phreaky Phone numbers now support the new Phreaky Phones. The guys running them had protested that the lines were being monitored. There is no way that could have been, and they contradicted themselves by restarting Phreaky Phones on the same numbers. They gave alot of credit to the people calling to suggest they believe a story like that.
LDDS Buys Out TMC: Companies Merge
LDDS bought out TMC last month. They merged into LDDS, since it was bigger and more widespread. Any companies that were subscribing to the TMC long distance service were automatically coverted to LDDS. All local TMC ports still work, but will soon be disconnected. Refer to the article on LDDS in this issue for more information on LDDS dial-ups.
US Sprint Calls Destinations
US Sprint now calls all the numbers called with unauthorized codes. Their dis-advantage is that they are delayed by about two months in calling because they have to wait till people report they did not make calls to the numbers they were billed for. Best advice is to not call voice with Sprint except to those who have private lines other than their regular phone line.
Pirate's Hollow Is Back With 10 Megs
Pirate's Hollow is back on-line. It now is run a 10 meg hard drive. Unlike most boards that have #'s of megs, this one will stress more attention on it's database. The database is scheduled to be online by October 1st. This database will contain 800+ text files on various topics, with about 60% - 70% pertaining to illegal activities. Unfortunately, Trax Xe is being redesigned, so until it is finished, it will run on Carina. The number is (415)593-6784 (300/1200 baud).
Raggers and Braggers
This section is to make you aware of well-known raggers and braggers. Since this is the first time this section is being printed, we will tell you what classifies people as raggers and braggers. In the future issues the top raggers and braggers will be listed in this newsletter to let the SysOps know who not to let on their board, or to atleast keep an eye on.
A ragger is someone who will put someone else down for something. The person might post a message asking a novice question about hacking and phreaking, or may say something that is completely wrong, and a ragger will put the other person down for he said, posted, etc. The ones that usually classify in this category are the ones that think they know it all and consider themselves right no matter what anyone says. Most of the users that use codes and consider themselves a master phreaker usually become raggers.
A bragger is someone who either does or thinks he does know everything, and puts it upon himself to tell the whole world that he knows it all. This person is also one who thinks he is better than everyone else and he believes he is Elite, and no one else is. People who tend to do this are those who have, for some reason, become well-known in the underworld, and as a result become a bragger. Those usually not too well-known will not tend to brag as much as those who think everyone would love to be their friend and be like them.
As a well-known ragger and bragger, The Toad, learned that it does not help to be one or both of those. He has since changed and is now easily accepted by most. Most people disliked him because others they knew had said something bad about him. This is called peer pressure and is a bad influence to those who are new to the underworld. I would suggest in the future, to not judge someone by what others say, but rather by how they act around/to you.
The current most popular Atarian that classifies as a ragger and a bragger is Ace of Aces, and is well-hated by many users and SysOps, since he tends to put down anything anyone says and considers himself the best at writing hacking programs. He is commonly referred to as Ass of Asses and Ass of Assholes. Even holding an open mind about this guy, you would soon come to find that what others said coincides with what you see from him.
A New 950 has arrived!
LDDS, who as mentioned above bought out TMC, is installing a new 950 port to most major cities. By the time you read this, it should be in almost every area that supports 950 ports. The number is 950-1450. This port will dial 976 numbers, but not 700, 800, or 900 numbers. The dialing method for LDDS is: 7 digit code, then even if the code is bad it will give you a dial tone. Then dial the area code plus the number. If you have a bad code it will simply say your call cannot be completed as it was dialed. There is a default code used on the system that currently works. The code is simply, 1234567. I have seen codes from 5 different companies and they all are in the format of 00xxxxx. I do not know what type of software they use, but I will know by the next issue exactly what they place on the bills. This could be the answer to alot of people's problems with fear of Sprint and ITT, especially AllNets. Just remember, Tracker is the one who found this, and all information about it. If someone is seen saying they found this, then they will be listed in the next issue which will contain an article on leeches.
Mailbox Systems
Mailbox systems are the link between information and the underworld. If you have ever called one, then you will know the advantages of having one, especially the ones that are open to whole underworld, rather than just a select few. There are two types of mailbox systems that are widely used.
The first type we will talk about is the multiple mailbox systems, or commonly referred to as message systems. These systems have several mailboxes set up on one number. Usually, you can access other mailboxes from that number by pressing '*' or '#'. Sometimes you just enter the mailbox number and you are connected. These are the safest systems to use to protect information from US Sprint and other long distance companies. Since US Sprint and other companies call the destination numbers, it is safer to have 800 mailbox systems, and most of the time, the multiple mailbox systems are on 800 numbers. The passcode on these systems can vary in length and can be accessed by several different methods, so it is impossible to explain exactly how to hack these systems.
The other type is the single mailbox system. These are usually set up in a reserved prefix in an area code. (Ex: 713-684-6xxx) These systems are usually controlled by the same type of hardware/software. To access the area where you enter the passcode, just hit '0' for a second or so. The passcodes are four (4) digits long. The only way to hack these is manually. The best thing you could do is to find one that does not have a recording from a person, but just the digitized voice. If you hack one that someone already owns, they will report it and it will not last as long.
Here is a list mailboxes or prefixes to help you get started
Single Multiple Digits
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213-281-8xxx 212-714-2770 3
213-285-8xxx 216-586-5000 4
213-515-2xxx 415-338-7000 Aspen Message System 3
214-733-5xxx 714-474-2033 Western Digital
214-855-6xxx 800-222-0651 Vincent and Elkins 4
214-978-2xxx 800-233-8488 3
215-949-2xxx 800-447-8477 Fairylink 7
312-450-8xxx 800-521-5344 3
313-768-1xxx 800-524-2133 RCA 4
405-557-8xxx 800-527-0027 TTE TeleMessager 6
602-230-4xxx 800-632-7777 Asynk 6
619-492-8xxx 800-645-7778 SoftCell Computers 4
713-684-6xxx 800-648-9675 Zoykon 4
800-847-0003 Communications World 3
The Disclaimer!
We, the editors, take no responsibility for your actions and use of the information in this newsletter. This newsletter is for informational purposes only. If you are easily offended by telecommunication discussions, then we suggest that you not read this newsletter. But for those who are truely interested in the information in this newsletter, enjoy it.
Coming in the next issue!
In the next issue, we will be open for suggestions from the readers of this issue. We will have some featured articles though, which include:
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