________________________________________________________________________________ D E F A U L T ^ M A G A Z I N E ________________________________________________________________________________ ########## ########## ########### ###### #### #### #### ############# ########### ########## ########### ####### #### #### #### ############# ### #### #### #### #### ### #### #### #### #### ### #### #### #### #### ### #### #### #### #### ### #### ######## ######## ########## #### #### #### #### ### #### #### #### #### ### #### #### #### #### ########### ########### #### #### ### ########## ########## #### ########## ########### #### #### #### ####### ## ########## #### (c) ________________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0wn3d =) [ issue one ] [ editor: decoder ] [ Jan. 2004 ] Wecome to the first issue of Default Magazine! As most of you know, we also have a radio show of the same name, but I would like to take this opportunity to point out that the magazine came first, it was just never released. I didn't receive that many article submissions, so we put this on the back burner for a while so we could concentrate more on the radio show, but as a special treat to ring in the new year, I've decided to finally release the magazine. It may be a bit arcane, but I am actually writing this and putting it all together on the morning of New Years Eve on a whim, so you get what you pay for, if you know what I mean. By the way, don't expect this magazine to be released on a regular basis. Nobody ever wants to submit any articles to these little things, so this might not just be the first issue, it may be the ONLY issue. I am dead serious... I don't want to hear anyone asking, "is that stupid magazine ever gonna come out again?" unless you have submitted a fucking article! You got that? If you do submit something, then by all means, bitch at me, but if you don't, just sit down, shut up, and listen to Default Radio...*1111# Happy New Year Everyone! -- decoder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to Default Radio, Friday's at 10pm EST at : http://www.cbzone.org/default -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- send me some email : decoder@oldskoolphreak.com or decoder@phreaksandgeeks.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _____________________ | ___________________ | || Table of Contents || ||___________________|| |_____________________| >> 1. How Not to Get Caught While Cloning .. by parano|a >> 2. Social Engineering Blockbuster ....... by Lucky225 >> 3. Exchange Scanning Part Two ........... by decoder >> 4. Passwords and Such ................... by Majestic >> 5. Independent Media .................... by GIJoe >> 6. Verizon FOMS ......................... by natas >> 7. DATU Numbers for the 757 NPA ......... by Brisk Attivo >> 8. Phone Numbers for Road Conditions .... by decoder ________________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Not Get Caught While Cloning by: parano|a A cloned phone is useful to keep certain worlds separate and unconnected from your real life. Things like hacking, carding and drug dealing are many worlds that are better kept separate and anonymous. It is also nice to get completely unrestricted cellular service. Clones allow you to switch accounts often so that you can avoid wiretaps and location tracking. However your anonymity, security and freedom that is granted to you by using clones can easily be lost if you are not smart. You will then be prosecuted for cloning plus whatever crime you were using your phone for. Cloning usually results in a maximum 15 years in jail. There are four ways investigators can try to attach a cloned phone to you. Call logs, wiretapping, location tracking, and hardware possession. Switch pairs often. Try to switch pairs for every call. Completely erase pairs after a week or a certain amount of calls. If only a few calls are made per paid, charges will not rack up and fraud may never even be detected. If it is detected, not every pair you use will be under investigation. Hopping pairs often will leave you with minimal time on hot pairs. This will give you a better chance of avoiding eavesdropping and biangulation. Also, your outgoing call logs will be spread over a large amount of cellular accounts. This will make it harder to investigate and to draw connections. Plus, if other cloners are using the same pairs, they will not know which contact is who’s. A DDI is a very good investment, so that you have a good source of fresh pairs. Do not use local pairs, as they will throw up flags quicker. After you obtain a list of pairs from your DDI, use your laptop and oki data cable to get online with a fraudulently obtained dialup account. This will prevent communication from being traced back to you. Trade your pairs for ones geographically far from your location. Use an encrypted form of messaging, such as NAIM. Switch locations often. Keep the phone switched off whenever possible. Triangulation used to require three cell phone towers and two handoffs, and it wasn't very accurate. A cell scope, which is a truck with a directional antenna, usually had to be deployed. Lately, your location can be pinpointed within a few feet by only two cell phone towers, no handoffs, and a simple computer program run by the cell phone company. You can constantly be biangulated without knowing it. Never use your phone from own property. A good strategy would be to buy a car charger, and park in a parking lot. Do not park in a neighborhood where the residents might call you in for looking suspicious. Use your DDI scanner to monitor police, FCC, Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies incase the cell phone company has called any of them to your location. After a while, switch off your phone and drive to a new parking lot. Do not develop patterns. Stay moving if possible. You can buy a bus or a train ticket and ride that all night going nowhere. Watch what you say. The safest strategy is to assume that several agencies are listening in, because most of the time they probably are. Talk slowly and think about every statement before you say it. Try to develop codeword for locations, names and other things that are discussed often with your contacts. Every signal number you call will appear on the victim’s detailed call logs, along with the time, date, location of that number and the cell site you are using. This numbers will be investigated and your contacts may be called. Cloned phones are not for personal use. They are only for illegal activities. Make sure who ever you are calling does not, or ever has known and information regarding your real identity. Avoid creating calling patterns with your pairs. Dial *67 in front of every number you call. This will hide the identity of your pairs and keep your contacts in the dark as much as possible. If you need to talk with someone, try setting up a meeting on a coded conference or a voice bridge. Obviously, do not have people call you on cloned pairs. Get a "flex" technology numeric pager for incoming calls. Flex technology pagers are digitally encrypted. Do not get voice mail. Keep all equipment deals on the black market. Do not use ebay or buy off of businesses. Do not use anything that will leave any sort of paper trail. Setup deals on anonymous, secure lines of communication. Use the same system of trading pairs online to setup deals. Do not release any personal information that can be lead back to your real identity. Use a vacant house or anonymous P.O. box to receive your items. Make payments with cash only. Have everything sent COD if you can. When it is possible, modify your own equipment. This will involve the fewest number of people and eliminate potential security risks and narks. Also, it will prevent you from getting jacked. If you are ever raided, material can be used as evidence against you. Try to have possession over as little cloning related hardware and software as possible. Try to sell all the extra oki equipment that you do not need. It is best to have as little of that laying around. Encrypt all the data on your laptop. You can throw your laptop in the microwave and that will effectively destroy the data. Use DBAN if you have enough time before the feds get there. There are options in the OKI 900 Dealer mode to erase the phone book, settings and call logs. ________________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Engineering Blockbuster By Lucky225 Now I'm sure you've seen many articles on how to remove late fees and how to rent videos and never return them. This is not one of those articles. This article explains how you can pull anyone's information as long as they have an account at Blockbuster. The only things you need to know is the person's first and last name and the city that they live in. Once you have this information all you have to do is go over to blockbuster.com and click on store locator. Type their city and state and it will give you a list of local Blockbuster's in the area. Now, call the Blockbusters in there area posing as them and ask to check your account balance and give them the last name on the account and the first when they ask. They'll either say that they don't show you because you haven't rented within 3 months, or they'll tell you the balance (if any) or ask to verify the street address before telling you the balance. Once you KNOW they have an account at one of the local Blockbuster's, wait a couple of hours and call back later. The social engineer will go something like this: Blockbuster: Thank you for calling Guasti Blockbuster, home of the rewards, this is Jason. YOU: Hi Jason, this is John from Blockbuster in Beverly Hills, I need you to do a customer check on Joe Schmoe, he has ID but he forgot his Blockbuster card. BB: Okay, the account is clear and the account number is XXXXXXXXXXXX YOU: Great, and could you verify the address and phone # on the account really quick all the other employees are using the computers at the moment, I just want to make sure this is the same Joe Schmoe BB: Okay it's 1111 Guasti Rd, Guasti, CA and 909-555-1212 YOU: Thanks. If you can't get the guy to give you the address and or phone # you at least have the account # now. Now all you have to do is call some other Blockbuster and pose as the customer, ask to check your balance and when they ask for your last name tell them you don't think you've rented there in a while and just want to make sure there's not a hold on the account, and then give them the membership # instead of the name. This will give you credibility that you are who you say you are, then getting the address or phone # is as simple as asking for it, just say something like "I recently changed my # can you tell me what's listed on the account" or " I recently moved, what street address do you show on my account?" Believe it or not I have used this method successfully numerous times. And if all else fails, make friends with a Blockbuster employee, once you have the account number they can lookup the info for you :) Have fun! http://www.verizonfears.com ________________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exchange Scanning Part Two by decoder Intro: ------ In the months that have passed since my first article on exchange scanning, I have been approached by many people asking for more tips and tricks that I use while scanning. I finally have come up with enough good material to warrant a follow-up to the original article. Think of this as a supplemental release, as well as a chance for me to correct some errors I made. There are also a few things that I forgot to mention originally, as well as some important updates. Maybe one day I will compile both articles, along with some other info and numbers, and create one big definitive guide, but I'm still a lazy fuck, so don't hold your breath... anyway, enj0y! Tips & Tricks: -------------- One thing that has caused concern among people is the random callback. When you dial hundreds of phone numbers, without blocking your caller id, you are bound to have concerned citizens call you back. I read a paper once on paranoia and caller id concerning this very topic, and let me tell you, it was extremely disconcerting. There is a certain segment of the population that believes when they receive a mysterious phone call, it is part of some conspiratorial plot against them. These humans are known as "morons." My father is one of these people. I remember many years ago, he received a page. The number that was displayed on the pager was that of a payphone somewhere. He immediatley blamed me for this mysterious page he recieved in the wee hours of the morning, and he accused me of being out somewhere after curfew. When I reminded him that he was, indeed, an idiot, and I was asleep in bed at the time, he actually uttered these words to me; "How did they get my pager number?" I was completely dumbfounded as to how to react to this statement. What the fuck do you mean, how did they get YOUR phone number? They didn't know it was YOU...it's called dialing a WRONG number. This moronic, self-important way of thinking is what you must keep in mind when dialing blocks of numbers. These people live among us, my friends, and trust me, it is not pretty. There are two easy solutions to this problem. The first, and most obvious one, is to block your caller id when scanning. You can use Per-Call Blocking, by dialing *67 before each call, or if you wish to save some dialing time, simply subscribe to All-Call Blocking. I can't understand why everyone doesn't already have this service. After all, it's free (at least it is in Verizon Country), and it makes sense to have it, Just in case you forget to press *67. Another less practical option is to build yourself a box that will dial *67 for you each time your phone goes off-hook. The problem with this is that it will also dial *67 each time you pick up an incoming call, which might annoy your callers. Also, why build a box when you can subscribe to a free service that will do the same thing? But, for those interested in building such a device, think of the Telezapper. When you have a Telezapper on your line, whenever the phone goes off hook, it plays Special Information Tones, or SIT. Building a box on this premise, but for dialing *67 instead of playing SIT tones shouldn't be that hard, albiet relatively useless. Now, there are a few things that I feel the need to mention about exchange scanning. The first is that it is always a good idea to let a number ring at least ten times. I realize that it is quite tedious, especially when you find a block that is filled with ringouts, but it is very important. I have found that in Verizon land, many employee voicemail numbers don't pick up until the about seven rings. I have also, on rare occasion found very odd things after ten or even twelve rings! The point is, if it's ringing, be patient...there may be a cool prize waiting if you give it time. I also must stress that reorders and busy signals, as well as ringouts, are pretty useful to have, so always keep a detailed record of your scan. When I type up my scans, the only numbers I leave out are the ones that play the default error message, which is the one that you would hear on any vacant number. Everything else you find, make a note of it. Next time someone asks for your phone number and you don't want to give it to them, give them a number in your area, or any area, that is always busy, or one that rings forever. It's a better idea than just giving them a random number that you make up on the spot. Always have that fake number ready! Another way to have some creative fun when scanning exchanges is to use a prepaid phone card. If you don't have long distance on your line this can be especially useful. When scanning the 00xx or 99xx blocks of an exchange, most of the numbers in there are cool error messages, which are free to call. They do not supervise, therefore you dont pay. It's amazing how many people forget that you don't get charged to call an error message, whether it is a local or a long distance call. When you use a phone card to scan these ranges, no credit will be taken off of the card, unless you hit a number that supervises, so you can scan all day and night and not have to worry about charges ony our bill or your ANI being passed. There are a million and one different phone cards, so you must choose one specifically for this purpose. The most important thing being a card with NO connection fees! When you scan these ranges, you are going to run into some milliwatts, carriers and employee numbers...all of which supervise. You don't want a buck taken off your card because you got deafened by a milliwatt. It's also very convenient if you can find a card that will let you make unlimited non-connecting calls in one session. Most cards only allow three to six failed calling attempts before forcing you to disconnect and redial the access number and PIN. Scanning with a phone cards is also a good idea for those worried about the legalities of scanning. If you're worried about the telco seeing that you like to dial hundreds of sequential numbers, by diverting through the phone card, you are giving yourself a bit of extra, added protection. Toll-Free Telco Exchanges: -------------------------- On the topic of things that I neglected to mention in the original article, one subject immediatly comes to mind... Verizons 890 exchange here in New York. This is a toll-free exchange (not NPA), in which there are various offices such as repair, and a few other interesting things. You can dial this exchange from outside of the area by preceding it with any New York area code. While, according to the Verizon Directory, this is a toll-free exchange, if you are calling from outside of New York, you may get charged for the call at your normal long distance rates, but I'm not quite sure. It may still be free, who the hell knows? Here are some 890 numbers for your phreaking enjoyment! 890-1590 Residential Service (English) 890-2005 Residential Service (Spanish) 890-1776 Residential service (Korean) 890-1755 Residential Service (Russian) 890-6611 Repair 890-0200 Business Service (orders & product info.) 890-1400 Business Service (billing questions) 890-7711 Business Repair 890-0550 Center for Customers with Disabilities (V/TTY) 890-1900 Verizon Call Block Test Line (to test caller id blocking) 890-8248 Bell Atlantic Call Block Test Line BellSouth also has a similar exchange, 780. It can be reached from any state in BellSouth territory, but not from anywhere else. I also believe that you must have BellSouth service in order to reach it, unlike Verizon's 890, which be reached from any phone, anywhere. This lack of accessability has left me with little knowledge pertaining to the 780 exchange. I encourage everyone in BellSouth territory to scan out this exchange and see what lies hidden. There may be some very interesting numbers, although us Northerners wont be able to call them. And, of course, everyone should play around in the New York's 890 exchange, just remember, it's Verizon... they are probably logging your ANI. While on the topic of telco exchanges... in the original article I briefly touched on the 959 exchange. I had stated that it was owned by AT&T, but this is not the case. What led me to belive that it was operated or owned by AT&T, is that weird things happen when you dial numbers in the 959 exchange through AT&T's network. Usually you hear milliwatts and other tones in the 959-1xx0 range. You can reach these numbers by using an AT&T PICC, such as 10-10-288. Most of the numbers in the 1xx0 range are constant across NPA's, for example, 1000 and 1500 are usually milliwatts, no matter what NPA you choose. One new trick I have been informed of is that the 69xx range, specifically up to 6920, is very interesting, indeed. There are all sorts of cool AT&T 4ESS error messages in this range, and they are different depending on what NPA you choose to scan. At the end of the error massage, you will hear the office code. My area is 104t (White Plains, NY). I also had stated that these 959 numbers did not exist in New York. It turns out that they do, although for some reason, you cannot reach the 4ESS error recordings in your own area, so I can't dial them in my own area code, but I can reach the recordings in 212. Just remember, in order to reach these numbers you must use AT&T's network, and, as I have stated earlier, these are error recordings... you cannot be charged for calling them, so don't be hesitant to use AT&T's PICC to dial them, it's free. Info on Your Exchange: ---------------------- When I wrote the first article, the most popular website where you could obtain information about your exchange was telcodata.us. I had included that site as an indispensable source, but unfortunatly, telcodata is no more. It was a sad day, indeed, when the news of telcodata's demise first hit, but there is no need to worry about it anymore. There is a brand to site where one can obtain info about their exchange and switch. It was created by ntheory and the URL is ( http://entanglement.net/~ntheory/phreaking/NPA.php ). Not only does this site have all the information from NANPA and DSLreports, but it will soon to become a database for everyones exchange scans! What is being planned is a database of exchange scans, submitted by anyone who wants to help out. So everyone who reads this article and does some scanning, submit your work to ntheory, (ntheory@binrev.com) and your scans can be added to the NPA.php site. Anytime someone looks up the exchange that you scanned, they will know what lies hidden in there. I, for one, think this is the most elite idea ever! This site should bring exchang scanning to an entirely new level... a central database which acts as a telephone directory... not for customers phone numbers, but for all the numbers that are important to phreakers. Some Numbers: ------------- This article would't be complete without a few numbers. Once again, I have some numbers from scans I have done around the country, and if you look around in these exchanges, you are sure to find a bunch of cool stuff. 609-729-9928 [sit] we're sorry, the long distance company you have selected is unable to complete your call at this time. please try your call again later, thank you. 856-767-9975 the person you are calling is busy, please try your call again later. 206-343-0011 [sit] this call requires a coin deposit. please hang up momentarilly, then redial your call by first depositing the local rate posted on the instruction card, or dial zero for the operator. 516-378-9932 milliwatt (1004 hz. tone) 845-735-9988 if you need to report a police, fire or medical emergency, hang up, regain dial tone and dial 911. all other calls from this line are restricted. if you wish to discuss your telephone bill, please call your local telephone provider. If you wish to establish telephone service, call the provider of your choice. 541-967-0010 the business telephone number you have dialed is experiencing a temporary service problem. it has been reported to us west communications who is checking into the cause of the touble. we are sorry for the inconvenience, please try your call again later. 631-473-9902 DATU (default system passcode) 914-664-9958 [sit] we're sorry, when you dial zero for calls within your area code, you now must dial zero plus your area code, then the telephone number. please hang up and try your call again. sh0uts: dual for always putting my texts up on OSP, Strom Carlson for hooking me up with all the 959 and 4ESS info, and ntheory for giving us all npa.php. ________________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Passwords And Such By: Majestic 1/12 2:47 PM 11/13/2003 In my study of Telco and hacking I have found one constant variable... People love to keep and use a default password. To me, this is a very big help, as I love to access a PBX, or even get into a secure pr0n site, make a few copies and head over to ebay to sell the smut of the month! If it is not bad enough to use a default password, people also leave their cellular VMB open to phreaker takeover. The combination of a default password, and auto select VMB settings are crazy. Anyone that really cares, knows not to leave auto password on their VMB. When this feature is active, anyone that calls you and enters in your default password (usually the last four of the cellular number) now has access to every voicemail sent to you, and the ability to cause you alot of hassle. Consider the time it takes to call your provider, wait the twenty minutes to get a live op, then have to prove who you are. In some cases I have been able to social information out of the op, and then get the phone service cut off. It is amazing how stupid Telco representatives really are. In one case, on the line with T-Mobile, The rep asked for my SSN, I told her I was not able to give out that info over the phone, for security issues. She then asked me if I could confirm that the last four of my SSN was XXXX? I confirmed it, hoping she didn't just set me up, and poof, it was that easy...I was in! Later that same night I wondered about this: Having a permanent caller ID block on my line, I have to enter in my Cellular number and passcode before getting the live op, So I figured maybe T-Mobile has the same kind of protocol. I had dialed in on an 888 number, but the op may not be able to see ANI. Now I wonder, armed with personal info, if I might be able to do alot more? For an example, I came across a wanna-be phreaker / hacker on the 775 Partyline, the number in question being 775-533-1111. This person seemed to think he was God because he can get someones ANI and send a Swat Team to their house as a joke! Well I have come to gather his info and pulled his Sprint PCS Phone Bills. I am now going to distribute this info to everyone he has ever bothered, and that is alot of people! I find it funny, because this person cannot do anything himself...he relies on other peoples information and idle promises to get shit done! But this just demonstrates my point on easy to scan passwords. I mean a 4 digit passcode is not hard to get. Try all known defaults, and then move onto the real hardcore scanning. I have scanned so many numbers in the past, and have, on one occasion, actually broken a 7 digit passcode! It was not fun, as it took a whole lot of attempts! I had to hangup after every two attempts as most systems log unsucessful attempts after the third attempt on a call, so unless you know you can break a code before a person checks his / her box, either don't try, or make it a rule to attempt twice, hangup, then try another two, and so on. I have had a few surprises in my attempts on boxes. Once, what I thought was a box, was actually a conference in progress. I had received a prompt about entering a passcode, so I ran through a list, but then I was in some confrence about geology! No one knew I was there, or let on that I was there, but I had come to find out it was a university line and later found out how to get a conf and dialout from it! I have run into boxes with ANI, whick announced my number upon logging in to the box. This was really spooky, as it was a new box that was not assigned to anyone at the time. (Hint) For all the clubies reading this file, I have been doing this a while, and know tricks and other things not mentioned. You might not want to incorporate this info unless you know what your doing, so here's some tips: #1 Never record a Name on a box you takeover. Always leave a generic greeting like, "Hey you reached my box, leave a message and I'll get back to you." #2 Always assume you are being logged by ANI. #3 Always remember to divert to 800, 866, 877, 888 VMB's or PBX's as they will pass ANI even though you're 1337 enough to punch in *67. This will only block to a customers Caller ID, but an 8 will always get your ANI! #4 Never give this information to anyone else, as they will most likely abuse it and then give it out thinking they are 1337. This will save you alot of headache. Your ANI may be logged on a system, so if that other person does something stupid, you are hit as well! #5 If you're smart, you'll leave Party City alone... Think TRON! I would have to say the easiest providers to SE is T-Mobile. The next easist are Sprint and Cingular...they both rank about the same, but overall, T-Mobile is the easiest! I have often wondered why people use easy passcodes, such as 6969, a really popular one on alot of VMBs! 1111, 9999 and 6666 are really popular as well! When I have done scans in the Toll Free 8's I have never really cared about diverting, of course I never knew growing up that a toll-free number received ANI. Now though, after I have been called back, I have taken some good steps to at least cover my ass. In a case that someone actually does call me back, I could just say I was refered to this number by the toll free directory Assistance. (1 800 555 1212) It is rare, but it does hgappen on occasion! Easy Reach scanning I tend to find pointless, as I am not going to call these people anyway. This only costs the person alot of money, because if I have his pin, I can run up his bill! I also see people requesting help in getting PBX's, but why? They are the easiest thing to get into. Alot of 800 diverters are easy with thier * and *8 or *9 features. I see people on various forums telling people they will buy them... hrmmm, I may be able to make some money on this! So I guess the point of this brief article is don't use common passcodes, or leave your shit on a default setting... people like me will be scanning for that exact thing! http://datutoday.tk ________________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Independent Media by GIJoe In today's modern society, information is everything. Knowledge is now what runs the economy and what fuels wars, mostly what everybody cares about. In the year 2003, we are more technologically advanced than ever, and have even more forms of information that was ever possible before. With the creation of computers and networking, the Internet became a reality, and that itself opened up sources including formal websites, Usenet, IRC, forums, and other such things that would not have been possible before. Still existing today are some older sources, including television, radio, speech from authority figures, and of course printed materials, such as books and newspapers. With so many sources of possible knowledge, how does one know what to use and trust? The sources of knowledge I consider most trustworthy are independent media and printed books. I consider independent media as one of the most trustworthy sources of knowledge there is. Reasons I believe this is that it is entirely independent and it is a labor of love. As I said, the independent media, also called 'underground' media, is independent in many ways. It is completely free of any major control, by say a company. Since it is not controlled by a company, only the people running the publication itself determine what is inside of it. As long as they do not break any laws, they are protected by free speech to say whatever they want. If they want to discuss Linux vulnerabilities and such, they will not be told no, because of the fact that say RedHat is an advertiser of the publication and does not want such information printed and distributed. Without the big company control, there is no bias from advertisers or publishers. StankDawg, editor of the independent Binary Revolution magazine (http://www.binrev.com) said; "(B)asically, we have no reason to lie. No possiblilty (sic) of bias. We cannot lose advertisers, since we do not HAVE advertisers. We cannot be biased because we have no hidden political agenda. Our goal is to educate and present the truth and the facts." Any information, that is not illegal of course, can be had without any threat of losing it, there is no censorship, and that is what can give you the straight facts and knowledge, besides opinions you might not find in the mainstream world. The other reason independent media is so reliable other than the fact that it is not censored, is that the people who write it, do it because they want to do it. Starting an underground publication is not something someone does to make a lot, if any, money. When somebody writes something they care about, something they have a passion for, they do it the best they can. They do not grudge through it to get it done, they labor many hours to create the best they can. logan5, an ex-ABC affiliate said about what he saw for the most part of the people working at ABC; "They didn't question, they didn't analyze, they didn't look at anything from any other perspective." Also, since the independents are so into their subject, they know what they are talking about! They are not somebody who has barely understood the computer and then goes and attempts to write about it, they are so knowledgeable in their subject, they can be very insightful. And of course, they can be printed in much smaller runs, making many more publications possible since it doesn't have to appeal to thousands or millions of people. Everybody is happy and gets what they want with this system, except for the advertisers and authorities who wish to control the information. Luckily for us, a balance is provided and we can get the straight facts, when we want. Of course, it is not perfect, and there are downsides to independent media. One thing is also the thing that makes it great is there is no control. Any guy off the street with a couple bucks can go to Kinko's and run off some copies of some knowledge claim. We have no idea if they know what they are talking about, or if they are creating false information just for the reason of annoying people. This is a knowledge problem, without knowing where the information is coming from, it becomes that much harder for us to determine if it is really knowledge. As I have talked about above, even though we live in such an electronic and advanced society, I believe the most reliable source is the independent media. Of course, these have been around for a while, likely before and or as long as 'regular' media. This is not to mean that all other sources of possible knowledge should not be trusted, neither should all independent media sources. However, it should be one of the first trusted sources of knowledge looked at for all the reasons stated above. ________________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verizon FOMS by natas Apparently Verizon relocated their Northeastern FOMS systems to the Blue Hill Data Center in Pearl River, NY early this summer. The system provides access to two different regions: New England and New York. A pretty large coverage area! This login banner provides a lot of information because it lists main hotline/assistance numbers and with a little scanning around some of these numbers, can provide other promising telephone numbers! UNIX(r) System V Release 4 / UTS 4.5 (UTSBRL07) (733) ************************************************************************ * NOTICE - PROPREITARY SYSTEM * * THIS SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO BE USED SOLELY BY AUTHORIZED USERS IN THE * * COURSE OF LEGITIMATE CORPORATE BUSINESS. USERS ARE MONITORED TO THE * * EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROPERLY ADMINISTER THE SYSTEM. TO IDENTIFY * * UNAUTHORIZED USERS OR USERS OPERATING BEYOND THEIR PROPER AUTHORITY,* * AND TO INVESTIGATE IMPROPER ACCESS OR USE. BY ACCESSING THIS SYSTEM, * * YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THIS MONITORING. * ************************************************************************ login: ab12345 Password: UNIX System V Release 4 / UTS 4.5 (UTS Global, LLC) UTSBRL07 Copyright (c) 1984, 1990 AT&T Copyright (c) 1990, 1993 UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. Copyright (c) 2000, 2002 UTS Global, LLC All Rights Reserved UTS is a registered trademark of UTS Global, LLC. Last login: Fri Jul 11 12:30:47 on pts/300 ************************************************************************ *** WELCOME TO THE FOMS NORTH DOMAIN *** *** BLUE HILL CENTER *** ************************************************************************ ATTENTION ___________ FOR FOMS SYSTEM ACCESS, PASSWORD RESETS, AND PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS: CALL 1 800 772-1157 FOR FOMS DBM ASSISTANCE: CALL 1 888 550-5322 FOR FOMS TO WFA/DI INTERFACE ISSUES: CALL 1 800 936-7863 option 4 ************************************************************************ ***** ATTENTION ***** The FOMS system has moved to Bluehill Data Center which means a change in the IP routing Please check to ensure your location uses the DNS name to access FOMS. If you do not use DNS routing you will have to change to the new IP address. Please contact you LAN support or network access teams to determine your access method and/or request assistance. Please call the FOMS Hotline, 617-743-7000 if you have questions regarding this issue. ***** ATTENTION ***** Choose the region number from the list below : 1) Enter 1 for New England 2) Enter 2 for New York Enter region number ===> 1 WC? WC ** CSAM IS UP AND RUNNING. WC% ________________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATU NUMBERS FOR THE 757 NPA Composed by Brisk Attivo Aberdeen Road .............. 826-9945 Briall Road ................ 466-9943 BUTE CGO ................... 446-9943 Cape Charles ............... 331-9941 Centerville ................ 479-9943 Chincoteqgue ............... 336-9941 Chinese Corner ............. 490-9943 Churchlan .................. 484-9943 Deep Creek ................. 485-9945 Driver (Duffolk) ........... 538-9945 Drummonds Corner ........... 865-9930 Eastville .................. 678-9941 Exmore ..................... 442-9941 Granby Street .............. 480-9943 Great Neck ................. 481-9943 Guerriere .................. 543-9941 Harperville Road ........... 873-9945 Harperville Road ORM ....... 826-9943 High Street ................ 398-9943 Hodges Ferry ............... 488-9945 Huntington Avenue .......... 380-9930 Indian Lakes ............... 467-9941 Indian River Road .......... 420-9943 Jefferson Avenue ........... 874-9979 Nettles Drive .............. 249-9943 Ocean View ................. 362-9943 Onancock ................... 787-9941 Parksley ................... 665-9945 Plaza Trail ................ 340-9943 Queen Street ............... 727-9945 Robbins Corner ............. 460-9943 Salem Road ................. 471-9943 Sewells Point Road ......... 856-9941 Suffolk .................... 934-9945 Temperanceville ............ 824-9941 Toano ...................... 566-9979 Virgininia Beach ........... 428-9941 W. Little Creek ............ 423-9941 Whaleyville ................ 986-9945 Williamsburg ............... 253-9979 Woodland Road .............. 851-9943 Yorktown Road .............. 887-9943 Provisioning ............... 1-800-554-7488 ________________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRUCKERS LOG: Important Phone Numbers In The USA (Road Conditions, Road Construction) obtained from: pages.zdnet.com/cybrdrvr/pagesfortruckerstakesabout30secondstoload/id81.html typed up and formatted by: decoder Alabama .................... 334-242-4378 Alaska ..................... 907-273-6037 Arizona .................... 888-411-ROAD (1-888-411-7623) Arkansas ................... 501-569-2374 California ................. 800-427-7623 (Inside California) California ................. 916-445-7623 California ................. 916-445-1534 Colorado ................... 303-639-1111 Connecticut ................ 800-443-6817 (inside Connecticut) Connecticut ................ 860-594-2650 (weekdays) Delaware ................... 800-652-5600 (inside Delaware) Delaware ................... 302-739-4313 Florida (I-75) ............. 800-475-0044 (GA/FL line to Turnpike) Florida (I-75) ............. 941-647-5671 (from Turnpike south) Florida (I-4) .............. 813-246-9522 Florida (Polk Pkwy) ........ 941-647-5671 Georgia .................... 404-635-6800 Hawaii ..................... 808-538-6566 Idaho ...................... 888-432-7623 (inside Idaho) Idaho ...................... 208-336-6600 Illinois ................... 312-368-4636 Illinois ................... 800-452-4368 (during winter) Illinois ................... 800-865-5394 (toll road) Indiana .................... 800-261-7623 Indiana .................... 317-232-8298 Iowa ....................... 515-288-1047 Kansas ..................... 800-585-7623 (area code's 214, 817, 913, 972, 806) Kansas ..................... 785-291-3000 Kentucky ................... 800-459-7623 Louisiana .................. 504-379-1541 (weekdays) Maine ...................... 207-287-3427 Maryland ................... 800-327-3125 Massachusetts .............. 617-374-1234 Michigan ................... 800-411-4823 Minnesota .................. 800-542-0220 Minnesota .................. 651-405-6030 Minnesota TTY .............. 651-296-9930 (8-4:30, M-F) Minnesota Toll-free TTY .... 800-657-3994 Mississippi ................ 601-987-1212 Missouri ................... 800-222-6400 (inside Missouri) Montana .................... 800-226-7623 Montana .................... 406-444-6339 Montana TTY ................ 800-335-7592 Nebraska ................... 511 (in nebraska) Nebraska ................... 402-479-4512 (weekdays) Nevada ..................... 702-486-3116 (south) Nevada ..................... 702-793-1313 (northwest) Nevada ..................... 702-738-8888 (northeast) New Hampshire .............. 603-271-6900 New Jersey ................. 732-247-0900 (Turnpike) New Jersey ................. 732-727-5929 (Garden State Pkwy) New Mexico ................. 800-432-4269 New Mexico ................. 505-827-5213 New Mexico ................. 505-827-5154 New York ................... 800-847-8929 (NY Thruway) North Carolina ............. 919-549-5100 ext. 7623 North Dakota ............... 800-472-2686 (inside North Dakota) North Dakota ............... 701-328-7623 Ohio ....................... 614-466-7170 (weekdays) Oklahoma ................... 405-425-2385 Oregon ..................... 800-977-6368 (inside Oregon) Oregon ..................... 503-588-2941 Pennsylvania ............... 814-355-6044 Pennsylvania ............... 800-331-3414 (Pennsylvania Tpk) Rhode Island ............... 401-277-2468 (weekdays) South Carolina ............. 803-896-9621 South Dakota ............... 605-367-5707 South Dakota ............... 605-394-2243 Tennessee .................. 800-858-6349 Texas ...................... 800-452-9292 (weekdays) Utah ....................... 801-964-6000 Vermont .................... 802-828-2648 (weekdays) Virginia ................... 800-367-7623 Virginia TTY ............... 800-432-1843 Virginia ................... 800-578-4111 (I-81 only) Washington ................. 888-766-4636 (mtn pass) Washington ................. 800-695-7623 (puget sound/northwest) Washington ................. 360-357-2789 (s. puget sound/olympic penin) Washington ................. 360-905-2000 (southwest) Washington ................. 509-663-9641 (north-central) Washington ................. 509-575-2510 (south-central) Washington ................. 509-324-6000 (east) West Virginia .............. 877-WVA-ROAD (1-877-982-7623) West Virginia .............. 304-558-2889 Wisconsin .................. 800-762-3947 Wyoming .................... 888-996-7623 (inside Wyoming) Wyoming .................... 307-772-0824 Enter content here Enter supporting content here End transmission.