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:The Discordant Opposition Journal:
:Number #4:
:April 99, Fiveth Release, http://www.Rue-the-Day.net/discordia:
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:Dusk till Dawn:
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-= [DoJ Related Stuff] =-
goth down to the bone : cronus cronus@iol.ie
punk against the world : Rue-the-Day root@Rue-the-Day.net
the straightest of edges : Kleptic kleptic@grex.org
my mate digi 'll break your legs : Digital Avatar apparitione@gmx.de
articles, rants and editorial email to : discordia@Rue-the-Day.net
DoJ distribution site : http://www.Rue-the-Day.net/discordia
inspirational reading : 'Messiah' by Boris Starling
inspirational figures : Chris.Neonsurge.Rloxely.SiliToad.Ben Hasselton
those that need to be mocked : BadGirlinLA.Overblast.JP.Bob.Phooey
: This release of the DoJ :
: is dedicated to Lew De Payne :
: Good Luck at this tough time :
:Huge thank you goes out to www.sinnocence.com and poiSiNous for
being our first mirror site. Thanks Kitty:
:Submissions of the usual mix of informative articles, graphics for the:
:gallery, logs, saucy humour, quotes and whatever are GREATLY appreciated:
:By the way, we're still waiting for the submission of erotic articles...:
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:The Discordant Opposition Journal Number 03, March 1999.
All Rights Reserved. Nothing may be reproduced in whole or
part without written permission from the editors. The DoJ is
made public at irregular periods, but don't worry you won't
miss us.
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File:
[1] editorial [the morality of it all].......the editors
[2] hacker vs sysadmin.....................cronus
[3] interview with pROcon..................editors
[4] hemp, the religion.....................relm
[5] hacker vs nerd.........................fraggle
[6] anti-racists vs racists................kleptic
[7] distributed attacks....................cronus
[8] overview of the linux system...........relm
[9] dr klep speaks...........................kleptic
[10] conclusion [wrapping it all up]..........the editors
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:Editorial: "The morality of it all..."
Welcome back Ladies, Gentlemen and Others to the famed and feared pages
of the Discordant Opposition Journal. Right, that's the pleasantries over
with... This release of the DoJ is by far an exception. Digital and Kleptic
went out into the rough world and kicked ass. They gathered huge amounts
of articles and submissions. Thanks Guys for the hard work. But although
I am grateful for our readers who submitted, just remember that we always
need more. This level of interest shouldn't just die off. Send all those
articles that you want published to discordia@Rue-the-Day.net and we will
be eternally grateful.
But back to my editorial. Its been awhile coming, but I got control of
the Editors chair once again... [Cue Evil Genius Laugh] Muahahahaha !!!
I just want to put across some ideas on general mentality and morality.
Anyone who dabbles or is interested in the Underground needs to have
some sense of morality. Some guiding beliefs. But I'm not going to rant
on about Ethics and the difference between hackers and crackers, so you
can keep reading...
Intellectual copyright is the copyright that is placed on something that
is created through the use of the mind and not the hands. A piece of music
that is composed, a book that is written or a painting that is painted
are all protected by intellectual copyright. It is more of a concept then
an actual law just that most courts will recognise it and award in the
favour of the creator.
I've always had very strong believes on the areas of our lives that we
should keep above board. Drinking underage is a little bit of a no-no, a
very little one. Sex before marriage is only a sin if you bother to believe
some balding fat priest who tells you it is. And punching some guy cause
he slept with your girlfriend is only bad if you slept around behind her
back [If anyone has had such a situation - mail discordia@rue-the-day.net
cause we're bored]. But I'd never condone using forged tickets to get
into concerts or buying bootleg videos. And recently I was 'given' a CD
copy of the latest Placebo album from a friend and thought nothing of it.
But another good friend brought me around and made me wake up to the
reality of bootleg music. So I binned the CD and have only looked back
when my other music becomes boring.
Now I'm not telling you all to throw away all those bootleg tapes you
have of Metallica concerts where the mike was taped to some fat guys hairy
chest, just that you should think about it first. Unlike a wide selection
of my friends I am still a capitalist. And to that extent it might seem
that I could accept buying the same thing just cheaper cause its stolen
but instead I feel strongly that what someone creates they own. Never
underestimate the value of something that someone else made simply because
you didn't put in the work.
That goes for music CDs as well as servers...
Ah, bollocks. On with the zine.
Hero of the People,
cronus [ "Your never too young for Easter Eggs" ]
cronus@iol.ie
http://homepages.iol.ie/~cronus::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::April/99
::: The Discordant Opposition Journal ::: Issue 4 - File 2 :::
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:Hacker vs Sysadmin:
cronus
Who is more right? The hacker who is just trying to learn or
the system administrator just trying to keep a server online?
This is the eternal question in the computer underground. Who
is more right and who should be victimised? Should the hacker
still be imprisoned for his curiosity? Should the sysadmin
be protected from the criminals who want to infest their boxs?
Introduction
The hacker is a computer enthusiast who longs to learn as
much about computers, networks and security as possible. Often
a school or college student, the hacker can't usually pay for
their access and are either using a home PC or a college access
terminal. Learning from experimentation and time online playing.
The system administrator is a computer professional who has
gone to college. They probably have some sort of degree such as
computer science or network administrating. They spend their
days in an office working on the system that they administer.
They are being paid for their effort and have much more advanced
and sophisticated tools at their discretion.
And despite the more advanced hardware and software tools that
the sysadmins have, they still get their security tested more
often then not by hackers.
Explanation
The hackers inhabit the computer underground and are basicly
hacking for their own gain. I don't mean that they are actually
making a profit from their activities just that they are doing
what they're doing for their own benefit. They are learning and
growing from their experiences and haven't even given any
thought to the consequences. The side-effects of what they are
doing doesn't even cross their mind until they're so deep into
their hacking that they've already crossed the line.
The sysadmins inhabit the nine-to-five world of corporate
life. They sit at a desk getting paid for their time. They are
the ethical ones. The sysadmins sit on the right side of the
law and because of that, aren't shunned in the way hackers are.
Law
Their is a thin line between legality and illegality when
hacking is talked about. The hacker usually rests just on this
imaginary line. The main problem isn't the fact that they could
cross the line and break the law, the problem rests in that
most hackers don't know where the line is and when they've
crossed it.
For the sysadmin there is no real question of legality. They
always have the law on their side, but to balance they have to
deal with the annoying hackers.
The main problem with that laws of hacking are that they are
so undefined. Wire fraud has been a problem for banks and all
sort of financial institutions for decades. And because of its
history there are strict laws to handle it. But hacking is a
very recent phenonomine that has yet to reach the epidemic
level that requires it to be governed. So far, traditional laws
have been sufficient to handle the current trickle of hacking
cases.
Ethics
Since the law is undefined in this area. The next best thing
is morality and ethics. This isn't an article on ethics, so I
intend to simply explain it from both points if view.
The hacker must respect the time and effort that the admin
had put into their system. The hacker has shown their skills
by gaining access, it is not necessary to trash the content of
the server just for kicks. Keeping a backup of any information
that you change and leaving a message for the sysadmin detailing
how you got in and how to plug the hole. These are simply good
basics, the ethics of the whole hack are much more complex. Do
you intend to make any sort of financial gain from the hack ?
Such as sell the information on the server to a competitor or
sell your skills to the sysadmin to plug the hole. Also should
the hacker deface the webpage on the server simply to 'shout
out' to their friends ? The ethical answers to these questions
should be no, but as I said this isn't an article on ethics.
The sysadmin should respect the fact that the hacker also put
time and effort into the hack. And although the server should
be patched and the webpage replaced with the right version, but
assuming the hacker didn't damage the server or steal valuable
information then there is little cause to try and get the hacker
arrested. He did make unneeded work for you, but it was your
job to secure the server and he showed you how to improve your
work. It would be like a customer in a shop offering money back
to the attendant because they were given too much change. Just
showing you the weakness in your work.
Interest
The original interest is in the learning and experimenting
with computers and networks. The thrill comes later after the
hacker begins to penetrate and intrude into computers that they
shouldn't have access to.
For the sysadmin the interest lies in working with computers
and software and learning on a day to day basis. Their is a
certain thrill in chasing a hacker that has infiltrated your
network. The 'Cuckoo's Egg' is a book written by Cliff Stoll
that documents his excitement in chasing a hacker that attacked
his network. Although the sysadmin doesn't necessarily have
to contend with hackers, but when they do they can enjoy the
thrill without the danger of breaking the law.
Conclusion
I reckon more hackers will read this then sysadmins, but I
hope that whoever reads this will see the two points of view.
It is important no matter which side your on to consider the
opposition and not to be overly arrogant.
... intoxicated with the madness ...
cronus (at) iol (dot) ie
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::: The Discordant Opposition Journal ::: Issue 4 - File 3 :::
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:pROcon interview:
editors
#Hackerzlair is easily the biggest hacking channel on the Dalnet
IRC network. The channel is run by pROcon as is hackerzlair.org
which is a huge hacking site.
Does your handle have a reason behind it ?
.......... pROfessional CONman.
What is your main area of interest ?
.......... OS's of any kind.
How did you get involved in the net underground ?
.......... Curiosity.
Have you ever taken a 'newbie' under your wing and guided them ?
.......... The best I will do is send them in the right direction.
I never "step by step".
Whats the worst mistake you ever made ?
.......... I once tried to kill a cluster on another's hdd. It did
much more then I meant it to and killed the hdd, burned 40 clusters
and it was all over him being a big mouth and my ego. Not something
I'm proud of.
Do you wish to publicly admit any criminal activities relating
to the net ?
.......... Me, criminal activities, never.
In your mind, whats the definition of 'ethics' ?
.......... Build and never destroy.
Would you claim to have improved the net underground and how ?
.......... No.
In all, how has the net underground changed for the better ?
.......... More and more people are willing to share and trade
information. The key to improvement.
Have you ever had any life changing experiences in relation to the
underground ?
.......... No.
Is there anything you'd like to be remembered by ? A quote perhaps ?
.......... My favorite quote [ I know nothing ]
Contact Information;
.......... pROcon@wouldilie.com
.......... hackerzlair.org
.......... #hackerzlair on DALnet
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::: The Discordant Opposition Journal ::: Issue 4 - File 4 :::
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:Hemp, The Religion:
RELM
Hemp, The Plant Religion. Five minutes ago I was sitting on IRC thinking of
what I could write up for DoJ, I went browsing the web and checked out many
links after awhile I was about to give up and say screw it when I clicked a
link and there starring at me from my computer screen was a leaf. Not just
any leaf, the leaf from the plant that gave our world some edge. This text
will explain some FAQ's about hemp and maybe some other stuff I just threw
in.
[What Is Hemp?]
Hemp is the plant called cannabis sativa. There are other plants that are
called hemp, but cannabis hemp is the most useful of these plants. Hemp is
a plant that has been used since the dawning of man. Fibre is the most well
known product, and the word "hemp" can mean the rope or twine which is made
from the hemp plant, as well as just the stalk of the plant that produced
it. Cannabis Is mostly known as Marijuana and is widely used by people all
around the globe.
[Where Did The Word "Marijuana" Come From?]
Marijuana is a Mexican slang term that came about around the 1930's. In
the U.S hemp (root's, stalk and stems of the cannabis plant) is legal to
possess. They can't arrest you for wearing hemp clothes or anything. There
are fines and maybe a jail term sentences If you possess any Marijuana.
[Why was hemp made illegal?]
The United States Department of Agriculture first proposed making paper
from hemp pulp somewhere around the 1930's. Production had to wait for a
bit because they had to find a machine to separate the hemp pulp from the
fibre. In the meantime, a bunch of companies, Dupont chemicals, Hearst
paper and timber, and some others, came up with a new way to make whiter
paper out of trees. Just when they had their patents and things worked out,
someone came up with the hemp "decorticating" machine (which I'm intend
to replace my computer with...hehe).
Since the new hemp paper is cheaper to make, this threatened to put all
of the tree paper making companies out of a job. A huge bit of the
capital was tied up in producing tree pulp paper. Lots of the tree paper
people were big guys and had some government connections. One of them even
owned an entire newspaper chain so who do you think had a better chance?
The Hearst newspapers played all the angles. Articles were written about
"axe-murderers" and horrible crimes, of course they did this to scare the
public about Marijuana and create a downfall for it.
[What Is Marijuana To Me?]
Marijuana is a drug but it isn't a bad one. The media has shaped it to be
the evil that corrupts our children and destroys our values, but this
isn't true. Sure Marijuana might impair your ability to function to the
fullest extent but that's the risk you take in using Marijuana and its not
that you can't think unless you've been smoking up all day. Hehe...
Well I'm not really sure what else to say. If you have any comment's please
feel free to e-mail me I would like to hear others opinion's on the subject.
Greetz to DEATH and the people at #hackerzlair on DALnet.
-RELM
E-mail: relm6@hotmail.com <-- No hate mail plz..hehe ;)
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::: The Discordant Opposition Journal ::: Issue 4 - File 5 :::
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:Hacker vs Nerd:
Fraggle
How do You shape Up?
Anyone who's ever had the misfortune to hear me speak on various
newsgroups knows I have definite opinions of what makes a nerd,
and what makes a hacker - and that I have a very open animosity
towards nerds...
This shit's probably been done many times before, but here's my
attempt at explaining the whole Nerd/Hacker situation. Although
I'm ashamed to admit it, I was a bit of a nerd at age 13/14. I'm
reformed now, and have completely lost the "Nerd Rep" amongst my
peers.
So since I've been to the other side, and am now living on the
other other-side, I feel I'm pretty qualified to make the
statements I'm about to make. So here goes...
Nerddomn begins to appear from a very young age. The aversion to
outside activities, the extremely late bed times, the fact that
the Commodore 64 in the bedroom had a cooling fan on the power-
supply - all point to a nerd.
Most hackers start out life as a nerd to some degree. In fact the
junior hacker's bedroom could be very similar to the nerd's -
except for a few minor differences. If our C64 wielding whipper-
snapper has any hope at all, he (or she, but we'll just say he
from now on) has to have at least a two hundred disk/tape pirate
software collection. Sorry, but legitimate C64 software just
doesn't make hacker material.
If we're looking at the development of an older hacker today, then
he probably even had a measly ZX-81 to play with, or a *gulp*
MicroBee.
Usually in the later half of grade school, both subjects have
discovered the world of programming. The Nerd's typical program
includes simple games and code entered from the eight foot tall
pile of Your Computer magazines.
Meanwhile, the Hacker is furiously trying to make those three
fuckin' Commodore Balloons crash into each other and hit the
ground in a burning wreck. Erm, sorry - sprite programming.
Later, an IBM Compatible PC enters the household. The Nerd drools
over every inch of the machine, noting all the features that this
new machine has over the older C64/128. He frowns when the answer
to "What's inside it?" is "Never you mind", so begins exploring
all the new and exciting software that's available.
The hacker basically undertakes the same set of actions, only maybe
with slightly less drooling. And in my experience most hackers don't
seem to quote system specifications anywhere near the speed that
nerds do. If you've ever been near an obvious nerd that's said
"686 PR 200+ with 16 Meg of Ram, a 1.2 gigabyte hard disk drive,
and a double speed multi session cd-rom drive." then you will know
what I'm talking about.
The major difference between the two subjects in this area is the
part about what's inside the new machine. The hacker usually asks
in a more direct manner "Can I take it apart dad?", and when the
answer is negative - the hacker gets up at 12:00 midnight to take
the machine apart anyway.. And starts putting it back together at
2:00 so as not to get a hiding by 7:00, when Father awakes.
Hopefully not too long after this stage, our pair have managed to
acquire a Modem, and are entering the world of the bulletin board.
After several long distance phone calls, the our seemingly forever
nerd gets a part time job to help pay the enormous phone bill.
On the other side of the coin, our emerging hacker - armed with
knowledge gained from a BBS - beige box's the holiday house next
door and spends a lot more time doing important things. Like making
that Point and Shoot colour scheme blacker than it already was.
Interestingly (given the clean and tidy psychological profile of the
nerd), both specimens at this age will probably be downloading the
odd meg or seven of pornography.
It is at early to mid high-school age that the two paths start to
vary vastly. Nerds tend to excel in almost all classes at school,
particularly science and I've witnessed many un-knowing junior nerds
actually RUNNING to the computer labs at recess and lunch.
Often hackers are good at schoolwork as well, but more often than
not they are what are known as "under-achievers". Where nerds are
submissive and interested in learning, the hacker is beginning to
become questionative and insubordinate. "Where the fuck in adult
life am I going to use Trigonometry?!?"
Most Hackers will do reasonably at school, but fail many subjects
because of lack of homework. The odd few will actually hurry and get
the homework out of the way quickly, to get on with more important
things - but for most the homework gets filed safely under B for Bin.
At this stage, the Nerd will stay inside frequently. If any sports
at all are undertaken - they are usually of the Volleyball and Tennis
variety.
Hackers are more apt to undertake outside activities, unfortunately
what's commonly known as Anarchy doesn't have the same team building
effects as regular sporting activities. If any sports are taken up,
they are usually irregular sports like skating, surfing, BMX and more
recently Snowboarding. The reason for these activities being chosen
is usually because of the lack of teamwork, coaches, and the anti-
social image of these sports.
Usually however these take second priority to "logging on".
High School Science class starts to get into full swing. Chemistry,
Acids and Bases. Give the nerd's table a few hundred pieces of PH
paper and pyrex dishes full of unmarked materials and it'll keep
them amused for hours.
The hacker's (and usually a few pure anarchists) table.. A white
cloud appears from an over-done mixture of unknown materials -
breaking one of the first rules of chemistry. By the end of first
class, SOMEONE is tricked into eating copper sulphate (breaking the
second rule of chemistry) and the fish in the tank at the back of
the class room are mysteriously floating to the surface... (Breaking
the first rule of veterinary)
Uh Oh.. The teacher leaves the class room to enter the prep room,
and the nerds are pocketing bottles of chemicals to take home and
play with - under the cover of four simultaneous sheet flames from
the propane taps at the Hacker tables.
By mid to late high school, the clothing has changed differently
too. Nerds are usually wearing clean and tidy clothes (i don't see
many nerds wearing shirts and pocket tidy's though), but seem to
lack severely in personal hygiene.
Hackers are often in one of three states: A dirty clothed punk
rock look, a clean clothed punk rock look, or the gothic look.
Another popular hacker style for a while was the Syndicate Wars
Trenchcoat look.
The Internet's taking off somewhere around here, and BBS's are
slowly replaced with UseNet - which unfortunately leads to Spam
Spam and more Spam.
The nerds spend late nights making IRC clones, shell enhancements
for Windows 95, or finishing homework. The hackers spend late nights
setting fire to aerosol cans, dumpster diving, or still fleecing the
neighbour's unsuspecting phone line. If programming, a hacker is
often found making much better clones of Back Orifice or NetBus.
Most Hackers are also quite fond of drinking.
It's tragic, but the nerds keep running to the computer room. The
hacker makes occasional visits - sometimes to do enough homework
to keep from being expelled, sometimes to test that custom built
Back Orifice clone on the Quaking nerds. The real hackers frown
upon those using Back Orifice or any other Trojan they didn't
write themselves.
Ahh... it's about time to impress the members of the opposite sex.
The nerds help out any female that needs help with typing up their
essay. Sure, it sounds like they really like you but it doesn't
get you anywhere.
The hackers usually make asses of themselves too. Whether it be
insisting that a quarter litre of butane in your mouth ignited
really does look cool, or performing (ahem, attempting) stupid
tricks on above mentioned skateboard - either way, it doesn't get
them anywhere either.
Hackers seem to have a slightly higher tendency to score, however,
because they are usually on location when everyone is passing out,
falling over, and making love to people they'll wish they never
knew in the morning. And if they're really lucky it'll only be
because they're not attractive.. If they're unlucky, well.. A few
of my close friends know the deal there...
Well, what will the future hold for our nerd and for our hacker? Well
only time will tell, but I know which one I prefer to be..
Fraggle '99
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:Anti-Racists VS Racists:
Kleptic
Hi there. I'm Kleptic, here at the DoJ I'm known as "Dr. Klep". I'm
here to talk about a sensitive subject - "Racism". Racism in some
peoples lives is a major link in there life, to others its as small
as a speck of sand.
As a member of the ARA (Anti Racist Action) I take part in many
anti-racist movements. My band plays shows supporting ARA, and we've
been on a few CD's because of that. Racism is when certain people
think that their race is the ultimate power, some start groups...
Most of you have heard of the 'KKK'... a so called - "White Power"
group... I personally think that the KKK is a waste of time. Why do
people think that their race is the ultimate power. My Philosophy is
"The world is like a pack of M&M's... we're all different colours, but
were the same inside!"
Recently I interviewed an anti-racist and a racist, here's what they
said:
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The Anti Racist
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