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Volume Number Two,Issue Number Four Dated 01/20/91
Table of Discontents:
[1] Errata in Phantasy Three
Written By: Phantasy Magazine
[2] Explosive Bullets
Written By: Saint Anarchy
[3] Completely Useless Trivia Knowledge (PART 1)
Written By: Knight Hack
[4] ConnNet Information
Provided By: ConnNection
[5] Scanner Frequencies of the Government
Provided By: Unknown
Edited By: Mercenary
[6] Installing a Smoke Screen on your Car
Written By: Saint Anarchy
[7] PHANTASY TIDBITS
[8] Listing of PHANTASY Distribution Sites
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OFFICIAL DISLAIMER...
All information in PHANTASY is from USER contributed material
The Publishers and Editors of PHANTASY and THE IIRG disclaim
any liability from any damages of any type that the reader or
user of such information contained within this newsletter may encounter
from the use of said information. All files are brought to you for
entertainment purposes only! We also assume all information infringes
no copyrights and hereby disclaim any liability.
PHANTASY is (C) 1990 by The IIRG
IIRG and INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION RETREIVAL GUILD is (C) 1982
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Section [1]: Errata
In Phantasy Three-Section Four, The Article on Chlorine Bombs was written
by THE DETH VEGETABLE. His article was submitted without his name and we
assumed he wanted to remain Anonymous. We apologize for any inconvience this
may have caused to him or our readers.
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Section [2]: Explosive Bullets
Article Written By: Saint Anarchy
Greetings fellow anarchists and hackers. This bullet is an explosive type
of bullet, but not in the technical sense which would make it illegal.
This bullet contains no real explosives, but never the less it explodes
with equal the violence as if it did contain them.
It can be used in all calibers, both in rifles and handguns.
Before we undertake this little project, I'd like to state that in no
way do I condone the use of this type of bullet, but provide it here in
this periodical for your enlightenment and entertainment only.
Some old timers have used this bullet for years, especially Cajuns and
some more of the radical elements in the United States and abroad.
The secret of this bullet is WATER, yes H20, But how can water make a
bullet explode you ask? Simply put, when an ordinary lead or soft point
bullet type enters tissue, the tissue builds up in front of the nose,
pushing the nose rearward causing the lead to mushroom.
The less pointed the nose and the greater the velocity, the greater the
mushrooming effect. With a hollow-point bullet, a certain amount of soft
tissue enters the hollow and causes expansion, but not much can enter
because of the cushion of air trapped in the hollow. But in the bullet we
will create, it works on the principle of hydraulics.
Water is incompressible and according to physical laws, when it is
trapped in a container and pressure is exerted on any portion of it, that
same pressure is exerted on the inside surface of the container.
If you have a glass bottle completely filled with water with no trapped
air and you tryed to stopper it by tapping in the glass stopper with your
hand, you could shatter the container.
Lets say the bottom area of the glass stopper is one square inch in
surface area and you tap it with a force of two pounds. The inside surface
may have an area of one hundred square inches. This means that the total
expanding force exerted on the inside surface of the bottle is 200 pounds!
The force on the gas-check in the bullet upon impact is also transmitted
undiminished to every portion of the inside surface of the hollow.
The result is enough force for the bullet to literally explode!!!
But since the nose is hollow-pointed, only the nose of the bullet will
explode. The main body of the bullet continues to penetrate as a lead
cylinder.
I must explain however, that the hollow point isn't the usual size.
Experiments have shown that in order to obtain sufficient hydraulic
pressure, the diameter of the cavity must be 38% or 40% of the bullet
diameter. The depth of the cavity does not control the rate of expansion,
it simply determines the degree of explosion. Obviously a deeper cavity
means more internal surface which the impact pressure can use, and
therefore a greater explosion with a greater portion of the bullet being
disintegrated.
It is generally considered that the fragmentation of a bullet is
undesireable because its energy is wasted in its disintegration and there
can be no further penetration of tissue except by small particles of the
bullet held together and mushroomed until it stops moving. All its
kinetic energy would be exausted against the tissue covering an area
approximately the size of the mushroom.
This bullet is different in that it penetrates first and then
disintegrates violently from internal pressures, like a bomb!! Creating its
own shock-wave which affects all tissue in the immediate area.
One of the nice features about this bullet is that it's a home-brew,
The principle items you need are a special bullet mold in the caliber of
your gun,with an extra large hollow-point, a gas checker, and an
eye-dropper.
Theres no trick to making the bullet, its cast in the usual way.
the water is added with the eye-dropper to completely fill the hollow
point cavity. The gas-checker, with its concave side outward, is then
seated over the water with a punch of a bullet lubricator-sizer.
Since the gas-check is over-sized, it seals the the water filled cavity
like the cap on a bottle.
Now some of you may not have a re-loader,dies,and molds. Your saying
"OK what about me?". Well heres a quick fix for you.
Purchase a box of hollow points in your caliber. Enlarge the cavity with
a round file or use a taper like myself.
Fill the cavity with water,(I prefer to use a needle for this), stolen
from my local Dr. on my last visit.
Then seal the hollow with silicon or preferably teflon and allow to dry.
Its not as good as the molded type but works 1/2 as well.
Some quick Notes:
The bullet will only work on fleshy material,(Humans,animals,watermelons)
It will not work if shot at a rock,board,wall or police cruiser.
Have phun folks!!
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Section [3]: Completely Useless Trivia Knowledge (Part 1)
Written by: Knight Hack
In an effort to alleviate the everyday strain of life and mostly
because at some point and time, someones going to force you into a game
of Trivial Pursuit or some similar game of stupidity, we offer these facts
to you so you don't look like an idiot in front of the wife or girlfriend.
1. To travel across the Soviet Union by train takes 8 days.
2. Soldiers in Ancient Greece went into battle, Naked from the waste down.
3. At latitude 60' South, you can sail all the way around the world.
4. If goldfish are left in the dark for a long time, they turn white.
5. When he was six, Mozart wrote short harpsichord pieces and a piano
concerto.
6. Bricks soaked in paraffin are said to be a good bait for catching
lobsters.
7. A sheep once survived for fifty days buried in a snowdrift.
8. In 1979, Snow fell in the Sahara Desert.
9. During the American Civil War, the King of Siam offered Abe Lincoln
the use of his War Elephants. Abe politely declined.
10. On average, a person loses 312 grams (11oz) of weight overnite..
I hope to make this a running article with 10 new facts in every issue
Any trivia facts you'd like to send me can be sent to, The Rune Stone BBS
The numbers listed at the End of the Magazine.
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Section [4]: ConnNet Information
Provided By: ConnNection
In this article I'd like to show How ConnNets Online help files and
tutorials can provide you with a wealth of Information about moving
around on there network. (All Info provided here was from there free
help database)
Information such as the following provided on there free database
should not be ignored. They provide Log-on Sequences and Password lengths.
Databases Accessible via ConnNet
1. Dow Jones News/Retrieval
2. CompuServe
3. Dialcom
4. GEnie
5. Delphi
6. Eaasy Sabre
7. NewsNet
8. PeopleLink
9. National Library of Medicine
10. BIX
11. A listing of ConnNet Access Numbers
Dow Jones News/Retrieval
Dow Jones News/Retrieval offers timely and authoritative business
and financial news as well as a broad selection of general interest
services.
From your home or office you can check a stock, follow the news,
find a fact, plan a trip, select a college, and much, much more.
Logon instructions using ConnNet...
Dow Jones News/Retrieval: Logon instructions using ConnNet:
NOTE: Please be sure to enter all logon information in capital letters.
1. Dial your local ConnNet access number.
2. Terminal will respond: Welcome to ConnNet
Please login: *
Enter NDJONES-. and press <Carriage Return>
3. Terminal will respond: WHAT SERVICE PLEASE?
Enter DJNS and press <CR>
4. Terminal will respond: ENTER PASSWORD
Enter your 10-character personal password and press <CR>
CompuServe
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CompuServe is an easy-to-use service designed especially for the
personal computer user. Subscribers get a wealth of information
like national news wires, electronic banking and shop-at-home.
Electronic special interest groups communicate and exchange ideas;
students can access an electronic encyclopedia and travelers can
check the latest airline schedules and fares.
CompuServe Logon Instructions using ConnNet:
NOTE: Please be sure to enter all logon information in capital letters.
1. Dial your local ConnNet access number.
2. Terminal will respond: Welcome to ConnNet / Please log in:*
Enter .CPS and press return <CR>
3. Terminal will respond: Host Name:
Enter CIS and press <CR>
4. Terminal will respond: User ID:
Enter your personal CompuServe User ID and press <CR>
5. Terminal will respond: Password:
Enter your personal CompuServe Password and press <CR>
Dialcom
Are you looking for a powerful yet easy-to-use source of timely
information? Dialcom's comprehensive family of services may be the
solution.
If you need access to announcements made by federal government
agencies, Fedwire can keep you informed of political developments
as they happen.
Simplifying the federal government procurement process is one of
Dialcom's specialties: instead of keeping a bookshelf full of Federal
Acquisitions, Regulations and Updates, you can search the FAR Online.
Dialcom's Newswire brings you AP, UPI, and Business Wire news even
before it makes the papers.
NOTE: Please be sure to enter all logon information in capital letters.
1. Dial your local ConnNet access number.
2. Terminal will respond: Welcome to ConnNet
Please log in: *
Enter .DI and your unique computer system number assigned
by Dialcom and press <CR>
3. Terminal will respond: Please sign on
Enter ID (space) and your 6-digit alphanumeric code and
press <CR>
4. Terminal will respond: Password:
Enter your Dialcom password and press <CR>
GEnie
General Electric Information Services Company (GEISCO) offers
a micro computer consumer oriented service called GEnie.
Subscribers access a variety of entertainment services,
information and software exchanges, communication and shopping
services after prime time hours at a very reasonable rate.
Meet new people, join a RoundTable, post classified ads, schedule
a trip, trade stock market quotes and more.
GEnie logon instructions using ConnNet:
NOTE: Please be sure to enter all logon information in capital letters.
1. Dial your local ConnNet access number.
2. Terminal will respond: Welcome to ConnNet Please login:*
Enter .GE and press <Carriage Return>
3. Terminal will respond: "U#=".
Enter your User ID and password separated by a comma
and press <CR>
4. Terminal will respond: WELCOME TO GEnie
DELPHI
Delphi provides the services you need to stay on top of your
business and personal world, all in one proven, easy-to-use
utility that works with any computer or terminal.
Get the latest news, business, and financial stories as well
as stocks, commodities and money markets. Access a 20,000
entry encyclopedia and an enormous research library. Join
user groups with programs and support for MacIntosh, Apple II
and III, Commodore, Atari, Wang, Tandy, TI, Amiga, and MS DOS
computers like the IBM PC.
DELPHI Logon Instructions using ConnNet
NOTE: Please be sure to enter all logon information in capital letters.
1. Dial your local ConnNet access number.
2. Terminal will respond: Welcome to ConnNet
Please login:*
Enter .DELP and press return <CR>
3. Terminal will respond: USER NAME:
Enter your personal DELPHI user name and press <CR>
4. Terminal will respond: PASSWORD:
Enter your personal DELPHI password and press <CR>
EAASY SABRE
Would you like to check the schedules of 650 airlines worldwide from your
home or office?
Do you need to make travel, hotel, and rental car reservations for business
or pleasure?
American Airlines' EAASY SABRE connection to ConnNet gives you access to
all of this information whenever you want it - at an extremely low cost.
Now you can research all of your travel requirements, tailor you travel
plans to your needs and even make your own reservations.
EAASY SABRE: Logon instructions using ConnNet:
NOTE: Please be sure to enter all logon information in capital letters.
1. Dial your local ConnNet access number.
2. Terminal will respond: Welcome to ConnNet
Please log in: *
Enter N followed by your 6 character personal password and
then -.EZSB and press <CR>
3. Terminal will respond: Welcome SNET user to EAASY SABRE
NewsNet
NewsNet offers the full text of more than 300 specialized
business newsletters and databases as well as wire services,
credit reports, stock quotes, and airfares.
NewsFlash, an electronic clipping service, scans 6,000 new
articles each day, giving you custom reports on the topics
you specify. Much of this information is updated daily or
hourly, and 70% is not available from any other online vendor.
NewsNet logon instructions using ConnNet:
NOTE: Please be sure to enter all logon information in capital letters.
1. Dial your local ConnNet access number.
2. Terminal will respond: Welcome to ConnNet Please login:*
Enter .NET and press <Carriage Return>
3. Terminal will respond: PLEASE SIGN ON.
Enter your ID number, password, and press <CR>
PeopleLink
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Available since 1983 and serving over 35,000 subscribers nationwide,
American PeopleLink (PLink) offers its members the ability to share
ideas, news and viewpoints. Now PeopleLink is available via ConnNet
through the TYMGATE connection to TYMNET. New users join a club and
meet other "plinkers" who share special interests -- entertainment,
sports, hobbies, philosophies or lifestyles.
For computer enthusiasts, there are clubs devoted to the most popular
computer brands with thousands of programs in the data libraries ready
for downloading.
PeopleLink: Log-on instructions using ConnNet:
NOTE: Please be sure to enter all log-on information in capital letters.
1. Dial your local ConnNet access number.
2. Terminal will respond: Welcome to ConnNet
Please login: *
Enter .T and press <Carriage Return>
3. Terminal will respond: Tymnet: please log in:
Enter PLINK and press <Carriage Return>
4. Follow your normal PeopleLink log-on procedure from here on.
National Library of Medicine
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is one of the oldest online database
services in America. NLM offers one of the widest ranges of information
available in the medical profession. Now this information is accessible via
ConnNet through the TYMGATE connection to TYMNET.
NLM provides doctors, nurses, medical researchers and others interested in
medical information, with a seemingly limitless array of information sources.
Operated by the United States Department of Health and Human Resources, NLM
provides the highest quality medical information available online.
National Library of Medicine: Log-on instructions using ConnNet:
NOTE: Please be sure to enter all log-on information in capital letters.
1. Dial your local ConnNet access number.
2. Terminal will respond: Welcome to ConnNet
Please login: *
Enter .T and press <Carriage Return>
3. Terminal will respond: Tymnet: please log in:
Enter NLM and press <Carriage Return>
4. Follow your normal NLM log-on procedure from here on.
BIX
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The Byte Information Exchange (BIX) is now available via ConnNet through
the TYMGATE connection to TYMNET. BIX is offered to subscribers of BYTE
magazine (a McGraw-Hill publication) and other micro computer enthusiasts,
to facilitate the exchange of computer-related information and engage in a
continuing dialogue on hundreds of computer-related topics.
BIX users communicate with their pc's on topics like: artificial intelligence,
graphics, semiconductors, operating systems, and languages. Upon log-in,
users are greeted by any pending electronic mail before entering into online
conferencing. A unique feature allows subscribers to track specific ideas,
arguments and responses.
BIX: Log-on instructions using ConnNet:
NOTE: Please be sure to enter all log-on information in capital letters.
1. Dial your local ConnNet access number.
2. Terminal will respond: Welcome to ConnNet
Please login: *
Enter .T and press <Carriage Return>
3. Terminal will respond: Tymnet: Please log in:
Enter BIX and press <Carriage Return>
4. Follow your normal BIX log-on routine from here on.
ConnNet Access Numbers
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Note: All are area code 203
No Parity No Parity Odd/Even Parity
City 2400 Bps 300-1200 Bps 300-1200 Bps
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Bridgeport . . . . . . 366-6972 . . . . 368-3282 . . . . . 335-2650
Bristol . . . . . . . 589-5100 . . . . 589-8200 . . . . . --
Canaan . . . . . . . . 824-5103 . . . . 824-0775 . . . . . --
Clinton . . . . . . . 669-4243 . . . . 669-3282 . . . . . --
Danbury . . . . . . . 743-2906 . . . . 798-8282 . . . . . 791-0947
Danielson . . . . . . 779-1880 . . . . 774-0141 . . . . . --
Hartford . . . . . . . 724-6219 . . . . 724-3282 . . . . . 560-1469
Meriden . . . . . . . 237-3460 . . . . 631-3282 . . . . . 634-8171
Middletown . . . . . . 347-5665 . . . . 346-4500 . . . . . 347-1262
New Haven . . . . . . 776-1142 . . . . 777-3282 . . . . . 777-0281
New London . . . . . . 443-0884 . . . . 442-3282 . . . . . 442-9236
New Milford . . . . . 355-0764 . . . . 355-3282 . . . . . --
Norwalk . . . . . . . 866-5305 . . . . 866-5155 . . . . . 838-7124
Old Greenwich . . . . 637-8872 . . . . 637-5552 . . . . . --
Old Saybrook . . . . . 388-0778 . . . . 388-1461 . . . . . 388-1471
Seymour . . . . . . . 881-1455 . . . . 888-3211 . . . . . 888-0681
Stamford . . . . . . . 324-9701 . . . . 326-3282 . . . . . 324-1907
Storrs . . . . . . . . 429-4243 . . . . 429-3282 . . . . . --
Torrington . . . . . . 482-9849 . . . . 482-3282 . . . . . 489-4510
Waterbury . . . . . . 597-0064 . . . . 755-0255 . . . . . 574-2738
Willimantic . . . . . 456-4552 . . . . 456-3282 . . . . . --
Windsor . . . . . . . 688-9330 . . . . 688-8181 . . . . . --
Windsor Locks . . . . 623-9804 . . . . 623-0361 . . . . . 627-5917
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Section [5]: Scanner Frequincies of the Government
Provided By: Unknown
Edited By: The Mercenary
The following frequencies were provided to us and are Known to work in
Connecticut as I,ve tried them on My scanner. I believe they'll work in
other areas as well. Please contact us and let us know.
B.A.T.F.-166.5375
B.A.T.F.-165.2875
D.E.A.-416.0500
D.E.A.-416.3250
D.E.A.-416.2000
D.E.A.-417.4000
D.E.A.-418.6250 CH.A-1
D.E.A.-418.9000 CH.A-2
D.E.A.-418.6750 CH.A-3
D.E.A.-418.7500 CH.A-4
D.E.A.-418.8250 CH.A-5
D.E.A.-418.9500 CH.A-6
D.E.A.-417.4500 CH.B-1
D.E.A.-417.5000 CH.B-2
D.E.A.-417.5500 CH.B-3
D.E.A.-419.0000 CH.B-4
F.B.I.-162.6375
F.B.I.-162.7625
F.B.I.-162.9500
F.B.I.-162.9750
F.B.I.-163.0500
F.B.I.-163.7250
F.B.I.-163.7500
F.B.I.-163.8625
F.B.I.-163.9375
F.B.I.-163.8875
F.B.I.-163.9125
F.B.I.-163.9375
F.B.I.-163.9750
F.B.I.-164.1250
F.B.I.-164.1500
F.B.I.-167.3375
F.B.I.-167.3750
F.B.I.-167.5375
F.B.I.-167.4250
F.B.I.-167.1500
F.B.I.-167.5250
F.B.I.-167.2125
F.B.I.-167.5625
F.B.I.-167.7875
F.B.I.-414.3000
F.B.I.-419.2000
F.B.I.-419.2250
F.B.I.-419.3500
F.B.I.-414.1000
F.B.I.-414.3500
F.B.I.-413.6250
F.B.I.-419.4750
F.B.I.-414.4000
F.B.I.-414.0750
I.R.S.-418.1750
I.R.S.-414.7000
I.R.S.-418.2250
I.R.S.-415.0000
I.R.S.-167.0000 (INVESTIGATORS)
I.R.S.-165.9500 (INVESTIGATORS)
U.S.ATTY.-116.1750
U.S.ATTY.-410.8750
U.S.ATTY.-416.1750
U.S.Marshal-163.2000
U.S.Marshal-163.8125
U.S.Marshal-417.7000
Secret Service-165.2125
Secret Service-165.3750
Secret Service-165.5125
Secret Servive-165.7875
Secret Service-166.4000
Secret Service-166.6375
Secret Service-166.5125
Secret Service-167.0250
Secret Service-165.5125
Secret Service-164.8875
Secret Service-164.4000
Secret Service-164.6500
Secret Service-162.6875
Secret Service-171.2875
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Section [6]: Installing a Smoke Screen on your Vehicle
Written By: Saint Anarchy
The plans for my smoke screen will work especially well on older vehicles
and moderately well on newer vehicles. On some cars, you will be unable to
install this device.
[1] Obtain the nozzle of a paint sprayer.
[2] Drill a hole in the exhaust manifold about the size of the nozzle.
[3] Weld the nozzle in place, attach a length of gas line to it.
[4] Take the length of gas line and run it up to your drivers compartment
[5] Hook up the spray container after you've filled it with CASTOR OIL,
to the gas line you just ran up
[6] When you need the smoke screen, send the oil to the nozzle, the manifold
will heat it creating a thick dense cloud of black smoke making
pursuit of your vehicle almost impossible.
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Section [7]: Phantasy Tidbits
Written By: Mercenary,Knight-Hack, and the IIRG Staff.
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Dateline: Jan 91
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FBI TO INVESTIGATE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT
FBI Agent Steve Sterrit, legal adviser to the FBI in Las Vegas, annonced that
the agency was actively investigating those who oppose Bush's war in the
Middle East.
The inquiry was launched after a complaint by Abraham Foxman, national
director of the Anti-Defamation Leauge (ADL). In a statement issued in N.Y.,
the ADL complained the Anti-war movement "is a brazen attempt to dishearten
and create a disunity among American troops". The ADL is the largest Israeli
lobby in the US. Foxman further requested Secretary of Defense Richard B.
Cheney to "identify and intercept" letters to american serviceman that oppose
the Middle East War.
IIRG NOTE: We here at the IIRG have only THree Things to State on this
topic of interest.
1. No BLOOD for OIL in the Middle East!!
2. Whatever happened to First Amendment Rights???
3. Let Israel fight her own Enemies, and leave us out of it!!
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DIGITAL ANNOUNCES INTEGRATED SECURITY PROGRAM
MAYNARD, Mass. -- November 30, 1990 -- Digital Equipment Corporation
today announced an Integrated Security Program, which formalizes the
corporation's commitment to information security and an integrated
security architecture for distributed, multi-vendor systems.
Digital's announcement introduces a series of security
enhancements that package security technology for single systems,
local area networks, and management services to assist organizations
implement effective security controls.
"Security is a critical issue for many organizations as they
migrate to new information technology," said Digital Vice President
Harvey L. Weiss. "This program establishes Digital as the leader in
providing security products and capabilities to address expanding
information systems environments."
"We believe it is the 'management' of security technology - not
the technology itself - which is the key to providing computer
security for customers," Weiss said. "Digital now provides customers
with the best technology, comprehensive service and training to help
manage this technology and make it truly effective."
In support of its corporate commitment to help customers
implement and manage enterprise-wide secure solutions, Digital
announced major enhancements to its Integrated Security Program
which include:
o Major additions to VMS password management - to deter attacks
based on guessing user or system account passwords.
o New management features in the Ethernet Enhanced-Security
System - providing node authentication, access control and
encryption in a multi-vendor environment LAN.
o The development of a Compartmented Mode Workstation (CMW)
designed to be evaluated at the B1 and CMW level of trust.
CMW is based on RISC and VAX architecture, ULTRIX operating
system and X-Windows/MOTIF.
o The availability, through Digital, of Sybase's Secure SQL
Server - a Multi-Level Secure RDBMS software for VAX ULTRIX
systems.
o Digital's Distributed System Security Architecture (DSSA)- a
comprehensive specification for implementing information
security in a distributed, multi-vendor environment.
o The creation of a Secure Solutions Integration Center
- to provide security consulting and solution design.
o The availability of Next Step Services VMS Security
- a packaging of security courses and consulting to train a
customer's Information Systems organization.
The new integrated security products, capabilities and services
are designed to allow customers to choose the levels of security
appropriate for their applications and organizations while
maintaining systems investments. In addition, Digital also has a
program to encourage software vendors to develop complementary
security products.
The program addresses such things as: verification of identity
of systems and users; integrity of software and data shared across
networks, and provides confidentiality for sensitive information
stored or transmitted across networks.
By taking advantage of the integrated security controls in VMS,
ULTRIX, DECnet/OSI, Rdb/VMS and Secure SQL database software,
Digital customers can reduce training time required to install
security measures. Digital's participation in the National Computer
Security Center (NCSC) security evaluation program guarantees a high
level of assurance that the security controls in VMS are effective.
In the open systems environment, Digital has undertaken several
R & D initiatives to provide security for ULTRIX systems, Digital's
UNIX-based operating system. ULTRIX already has features designed
to meet NCSC's C2 requirements.
Digital is also developing a Compartmented Mode Workstation
(CMW) based upon RISC and VAX architecture, ULTRIX and X-Windows/
MOTIF for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). This workstation is
designed to meet the NCSC's B1 and DIA's CMW security requirements
for multi-level workstation.
"It is important for customers to understand that it is easier
to manage security when the basic security co s are part of the
system," Weiss said. "The new program combines Digital's basic built
in security products with a comprehensive set of security services,"
he added.
Digital Equipment Corporation, headquartered in Maynard,
Massachusetts, is the leading worldwide supplier of networked
computer systems and services. Digital offers a full range of
computing solutions and systems integration for the entire
enterprise -- from the desktop to the data center.
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VAX, VMS, ULTRIX, DECnet and RDB/VMS are trademarks of Digital
Equipment Corporation.
UNIX is a trademark of AT&T.
Secure SQL Server is a trademark of Sybase Inc.
Motif is a trademark of Open Software Foundation, Inc.
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Dateline: Dec 90
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Vail, Colorado.- A Secret Service Agent assigned to Vice-President
Dan Quayle was arrested for shoplifting after allegedly trying to steal a
ski jacket.
Secret Service Agent Joyce Fletcher,39 of Washington was released after
posting bond. Police said Fletcher was arrested after allegedly stuffing the
jacket into a shopping bag in a changing room.
Allan Cramer, a Secret Service agent in Vail, said the Agency would begin
an internal investigation of the incident.
IIRG NOTE: Gee, no wonder the Secret Service wants to bust innocent
hackers and confiscate equipment. They're probably selling
the stuff out a backdoor of there headquarters and using
the profits to run there illicit drug-smuggling operation.
Oh well, divert attentions away from your own I guess...
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Section [8]: Phantasy Distribution Sites
Phantasy's Distribution Site's have changed,we apologize if you called a
board and didn't find the Mag. But were organized a little better now and
these will be the permanent sites as long as these systems are up and
operating.
1. IIRG Headquarters - The Rune Stone BBS -
1200/2400 Baud, 24 Hours a day
Call for the Earliest possible releases of Phantasy and other IIRG files.
(203) 485-0088.
2. Lightning Systems
19,200-1200 BAUD, 24 hours a day
(414) 363-4282
3. Sycamore Elite
19,200-1200 Baud HST, 24 Hours a day
(815) 895-5573
4. BlitzKrieg BBS
Home Of TAP Magazine
1200/2400 Baud, 24 Hours a day
(502) 499-8933
5. The Works BBS at (617-861-8976)
Largest Text Files BBS in the world, 3500+ text files online.
2400-300 Baud, 24 Hours a day
6. Pipers Pit BBS
19,200-9600 HST ONLY!!
24 Hours a Day
Over 370 Megs of Amiga and IBM
(203)229-3251
To get PHANTASY by mail on a 1.2 meg or 360K floppy mail the following
to this address:
Mail 12 Disks and $5.00 in stamps to
The I.I.R.G.
862 Farmington Ave
Suite-306
Bristol,Ct. 06010
Specify Format of Disk Please!
We will include any of the IIRG's releases for that month on disk
(Space Permitting)
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(C) IIRG 1991
May Odin Guide Your Way!
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