💾 Archived View for gemini.spam.works › mirrors › textfiles › magazines › NEUROCACTUS › nc-002.txt captured on 2022-06-12 at 13:35:53.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
"Another day another dialup..."
- NeuroCactus bulletin number two -
- Minnow - Grudge - ?The Pick? - Blade - Scourge -
- FreeStyle - Deicidal Maniac - Ripmax -
? ? ? N ? E ? U ? R ? O ? ? ? C ? A ? C ? T ? U ? S ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
[2.1] - Contents and Introduction
?????????????????????????????????
[2.1] - Contents and Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Pick
[2.2] - Busted! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ripmax
[2.3] - VoiceMail, The Final Frontier . . . . . . . . . . . The Pick
[2.4] - Advanced Social Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . FreeStyle
[2.5] - ISP Voice Message Centre Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . Ripmax
[2.6] - MessageBank Intersystem Signalling . . . . . . . . The Pick
[2.7] - MessageBank Fax Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minnow
[2.8] - Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scourge and The Pick
[2.9] - Payphone overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blade
Introduction
????????????
Hey all, and welcome back to the NeuroCactus alliance bulletin
number two. Since we last spoke, many changes have taken place in the
NeuroCactus universe. New members. Grudge, Blade, FreeStyle, Deicidal
Maniac and Ripmax have joined the group and it has expanded in many
positive ways.
As the first NeuroCactus event, NeuroCon '94 will be held in the
heart of Melbourne. All invitations have already gone out so if you
have not been invited (even by voice) you are obviously not on the
guest list so don't bug us. Anyway, on with the mag...
Disclaimer: All articles contained within this bulletin (NC-002)
are to be read for informational purposes only. The authors of the
articles contained do not in any way condone any of these activities
and discourage any illegal activities thereof. We do NOT do ANYTHING
ILLEGAL!!! If you think you have malicious intentions towards the
law or any other establishment, please do not read this file.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
- [2.2] - !BUSTED! - [2.2] -
- Written by R?PM?X -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Well nearly everyone had heard of myself being busted last year
for phreaking, but still a lot of people have not heard what
punishment was handed down to us. This article will hopefully serve
as a reminder of what can happen to you guys out there aswell!
Well the time was 7:00am (wow they were on time!) and 3 Federal
Police and one Telecom Officer showed up with a search and seizure
warrant and asked to be taken to my bedroom. Much to there dismay, I
wasn't home and had left for work not 10 minutes before they had
arrived. 2 of these Feds were sent down to collect me from work
which is not the best of places to be collected from. Ohwell, Shit
DOES happen!
After a about an hour of searching the whole place they
proceeded to turn my bedroom upside down taking anything with a
digit written which could look like a fone number, code, pbx,
calling card, credit card etc etc on it, (and I do mean anything).
They also asked for information about Quasar and Murf at this stage
I wouldnt give them and wasn't aware they were concurrently raiding
there houses aswell.
We were also tipped off about 1 month before hand that we were
going to be raided so it gave us a bit of time to get rid of a lot
of shit, but they found shit that I had lost myself ages ago! They
went through every book, every cupboard and compiled a big pile on
the floor and put it all into separate bags and started labeling.
After which they loaded it all in to the car and we took a nice
(PUKE) drive to the Feds HQ here. After a about 135 minutes of
questioning I was finally sent down to the Lockup. During this time
I had also seen Quasar at the Feds HQ.
Down at the lockup we were photographed and finger printed and
eventually released to await Trial. This had all happened over a
period from 7am - 4:30pm, 1st May 1992.
Wait.. Wait we did! From the 1st May, we didnt eventually get
sentenced on the 21st August, and then after that faced a property
forfeiture which was resolved on 4th September.
Outcomes were as follows,
THE COURT ORDERS the release of the defenedant under paragraph
20(1)(a) of the Crimes Act 1914 (is this out dated or what?) without
passing sentence on the defendant, upon the defendant giving
security *(with surety of $10,000) by recognisance of $10,000 to
comply with the following conditions:
(a) that the defendant is to be of good behaviour for 3 years
(b) -
(c) that the defendant is to pay the costs of the prosecution for
the offences specified below of $113
(d) that the defendant is to pay the commonwealth a pecuniary
penalty of $3000
(e) that the defendant is to comply with the following further
conditions :
150 Community Service Hours.
The official charges Read,
Thirty eight (38) counts of knowingly interfering with a facility
operated by a carrier, namely the Australian and Overseas
Telecommunication Corporation, trading as Telecom Australia, in such
a way as to hinder the normal operation of a telecommunications
service supplied by the carrier, by use of a dialling computer
software program which generatedunauthorise multi frequency coded
signals along a disconnected telecommunications service resulting in
free telephone calls, contrary to section 85ZG(1) of the Crimes Act
1914.
One (1) count of using a device to defraud a carrier, namely the
Australian and Overseas Telecommunication Corporation, trading as
Telecom Australia, of a charge properly payable for a
telecommunications service supplied by the carrier, namely by use of
a computer software program known as White Box, did generate
unauthorized multi frequency coded signals along disconnected
telecommunication services resulting in free telephone calls,
contrary to section 85ZF of the Crimes Act 1914.
One (1) count of knowingly connecting to a telecommunication
network, customer equipment, namely a US Robotics HST modem, in
respect of which a permit for connection to a telecommunications
network was not in force, contrary to section 253(1) of the
Telecommunications Act 1991.
Because this was a federal case, they can attach a Schedule of other
charges which are involved in the case. Local police can't do this
but at Federal level they can, and they did!
Seventy One (71) counts Did knowingly interfere with a facility
operated by a carrier namely the Australian Overseas
Telecommunication Corporation trading as Telecom Australia, in such
a way as to hinder the normal operation of a telecommunications
service supplied by the carrier, that is by the use of a dialing
computer software program generated unauthorised multi frequency
coded signals along a disconnected telecommunication service namely
XXX XXXX resulting in a free phone call, contrary to section 85ZG(1)
of the Crimes Act 1914.
Now I would have loved to see that in a Crimes act of 1914 wouldnt
you? Anyway thats what was said, and thats what happened! Major
Bummer!
This overall little exercise cost me over $5000 dollars. I have
also heard lately that several people have been raided and have had
their modems taken off them. Well our property seizures took our
HST modems and they were returned by order of the Judge, so maybe
you guys out there should get your lawyers to look at our case? Here
is the info to help your Lawyers...
IN THE COURT OF )
PETTY SESSIONS )
HELD AT PERTH ) Heard: 27 August 1992
Delivered: 4th September 1992
Nos. 44143-181 of 1992
GLEN XXXXXXXX
(Complainant)
and
SIMON XXXXXXXXXX
(defendant)
Nos. 44182-217 of 1992
BRIAN XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
(Complainant)
and
MARKUS XXXXXX
(defendant)
Magistrate : Mr I.G. Brown S.M.
I have a stack of paper work 3 cm thick from the case as well,
including full transcripts of Interviews on paper and tape.
Paying the fines wasnt too bad, but the worst thing was the 150
hours of community service! That was 15 weeks of HELL! I and Murf
have long since finished the work, but as Quasar pleaded not Guilty
to his charges of Conspiracy to Defraud (By Coding White Box) and
knowledge that we were Phreaking his court case was held months
after hours. He is nearly finished his community service.
Well dudes, I hope this was a some what interesting read for you
all and a reminder that the law can catch up with almost anyone,
mind you though, we were all Dobbed in so that gave them a head start
on us! L8r, R?PM?X?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
- [2.3] - VOICEMAIL, THE FINAL FRONTIER - [2.3] -
- Written by ?The Pick? -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
"Captain's log, stardate 301.8003. We are currently investigating
an unknown cluster of executive fax boxes on the Melbourne system. No
known default formulas work on the boxes. We encountered The Borg
consuming various boxes..."
Aboard the R2
"Captain, The controls do not appear to be responding to any known
commands." says DataCeidal Maniac, the only android aboard the R2.
"Keep trying damnit! Yellow alert!" announces Captain T. Pick.
"The Borg is entering box 2449 on Melbourne 1!" Alerts Ensign Blade.
"God Damn! That's my old box! Red Alert! Quick Change the voice
signature!" shouts Captain Minnow as he loads up GoldWave (MOO.WAV)..
"My God, What is it?" asks Officer Grudge.
"It's an exec, Tim, but not as we know it" replies Dr. Ripmax.
"Initiate sequence ## 3 2" Commands Mr Minnow.
"Sequence initiated"
"Engage"
Aboard the Missing Link
"Mercenary pirate ship sighted in sector 2449. Unknown entity also
located and identified as The Borg.." says Detective Sergeant Ken Day
in that unique trademark voice of his (you know, the one that sounds
like a human Telecom Director).
"Suggested course of action: EVASIVE!!" blurts out Detective Peter
Wilkinson.
Aboard the R2
"I'm sorry sir but we've lost it.. 2449 has been taken by The Borg
and given back to Stan's Body Parts" says Dr. Ripmax.
"Damn, that had so much sentimental value" says Captain Minnow as
a tear roles down his cheek.
"Captain we are being hailed" says Officer Grudge.
"Open Communication Frequency... On screen" says Captain Minnow
and the half grinning image of Detective Day flicks up on the screen.
"This is Captain Jean-Luc Pick Ard of the Starship R2. We suggest
you clear the area immediately or suffer the consequences"
"It's a criminal act" replies Detective Day.
"Oh, really, don't you think that's starting to get monotonous?"
asks First Officer Scourge. The grin fades on his face as DS Day
thinks to himself "Gee and I thought that one was original".
"Full shields" Commands Enign Blade as the R2 turns around to face
the Missing Link fully and DS Day's face flickers off the screen.
"Engage group list photon torpedo's" Orders Captain Pick.
<"Message Sent">
"Direct hit, Captain" says Officer Maniac
<"You have, 9 new torpedo's. To retaliate press one, to retreat press
two, for help, press eight">
The two tones 1336 and 852 echo throughout the Melbourne Galaxy as
MessageBank starts on it's usual speil about "You have just selected
the help option from the battle menu..."
Meanwhile the R2 is preparing to forward their second mailing list
full of abuse mail.
<"Message Sent">
"Direct hit, Captain. The Missing Link has sustained partial
damage to the warp drive flux inducer."
<"Your mailbox has reached maximum capacity. Please delete some
torpedo's or contact the system administrator">
Aboard The Missing Link
"Sir we have sustained too much damage! We MUST retreat!" advises
Detective Peter Wilkinson, pressing the 2 key. 1336, 697...
"If we must... But we'll be back... Warp 7, Dr. Day..." and with
that, the Missing Link whizzes off to the Federation Territory
Cafeteriato eat donuts and drink luke warm coffee.
The R2 heads to NeuroCon '94 leaving the maimed voice signature of
2449 as their mark on the Melbourne system.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
- [2.4] - ADVANCED SOCIAL ENGINEERING PART 1 - [2.4] -
- Written By FreeStyle -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
? The author hereby grants permission to reproduce, redistribute, ?
? or include this file in your g - file section, electronic or ?
? print newsletter, or any other form of transmission that you ?
? you choose, as long as it is kept intact and whole, with no ?
? with no omissions, deletions, or changes in anyway. (C) FreeStyle ?
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
There is a war out there... A world war and it's not about who's got
the most bullets, it's about who controls the information. What we
see and hear, how we work, what we think... It's all about the
information...
- Taken from the movie " Sneakers "
Introduction
????????????
The time has come to use ALL our resources to our advantage. Blue
Boxing is becoming much harder and also avoiding the authorities in
general is becoming a near impossible task. They have the equipment
to monitor the general public and also keep track of us. Therefore we
must exploit the loop holes for which they foolishly left behind for
us to find. (nice Huh ?) But not only computers and also telephone
transmissions are we to expolit, but everything which deals in a
electronic median. This brings myself to the point - Have you ever
wondered what else I can accomplish? The answer is Radios
and the telecommunication means by which they travel. I have been
astounded at the number of big time hackers/phreakers (cyberpunks
in general) who don't know all that much about other devices for
their arsenal. We live in a electronic world nowadays and that
means we are also monitored more by the Government in everything we
do. But they have kindly set up great communication networks which
expand across the world with the use of computers, telephones lines
and of course radio communication - telecommunication related
equipment.
You may have listened to a scanner radio before? It is very easy
to modify a radio transceiver and be able to play Mr. Policeman
yourself for a couple of days, weeks, months or even years. hehehe
you are all of a sudden a chief in charge of a police station perhaps
or just maybe you would like to be able to get details of certain
people and their addresses and contact numbers, what color hair they
have, whether they have any outstanding warrants, etc...... This
is all part of the governments control on us.. but they forgot one
thing guy's!! They didn't count on the cyberpunks of our generation
to be up with them or even in front of them and they are just
starting to realize their BIG mistake now...
Communications
??????????????
The government has a great loop hole which hackers, phreakers or
whatever you like to call yourself can explore. Communications by the
general police to each other about us, this is also a very vital part
of the cyberpunks arsonal. There are a few people who like and also
enjoy playing a policeman and obtaining descriptive details of people
and even government employee's by the use of the police's own
communication network. After all the network is designed to keep
details of every one in society nowadays..
In every police car there is a police radio and also in every
trunk of the car or under the seat there is a police handheld radio.
You can either obtain one of these illegally or just go out and buy,
beg or steal any amateur radio which is capable of receiving or
modified to transmit on the police band. The manufacturs also realize
that their radios can be modified and they don't really bother too
much about it, because after all it IS BIG BUSINESS and they know
that their will always be the inquiring mind out there who will be
able to modify the radio to suit their needs. After all they make
money out of these people hehehe, but hell, a lot of companies now
even tell you how to modify their own radios, but I advise you that
it is illegal to transmit on their frequencies and there are HUGE
fines and possible jail sentences if you decide to do it. (Typical
isn't it ?)
At the end of this article I have included the police frequencies
and also codes which are used for varies Australian states. All the
codes, freq's etc... are public reading anyway and radio's such as
scanners are capable of listening in on the police, but cyberpunks
want more.... they want to abuse these frequencies and use the
information which the police has for their own advantage. (after all
it's information about the public anyway)
Abusing Guidelines
??????????????????
The police radios are Motorolla type of transmitters. Not all of
them are, but Motorolla is one of the best brands and also the most
expensive on the market. They all incorporate what is known as a
CTSS (Coded Tone Squelch System) which is a separate type of unit
or module which plugs into a socket inside the radio. When
transmitting on a frequency you must make sure you have a -950
offset, this means that you are listening on the receive frequency
with your transmitter and then when you key in your mike (or PTT
Button) you will then be transmitting on a frequency which is - 950
from the receive frequency. Most police frequencies which we want are
located in the UHF (Ultra High Frequency) band... Between 450 - 470
Mhz their are also many other police frequencies which are located
in the VHF (Very High Frequency) band, but these we wont worry about
for now. Because the main information is in the UHF band.
Example : 468.725 (Receive Frequency, listen in on this)
- 950
459.225 (Input Frequency, or transmit frequency)
Now, once you have got this right, then you must set the radio
transmitter to a CTSS encode frequency of 107.2 This will allow you
to have access to the Police repeater network and therefore enable
you to speak as well. The CTSS frequency may not be the same for
other states such as WA and SA. The 107.2 code is for Victorian
based police stations. If you have the right frequency, you will be
able to hear them but not transmit to them until you have the CTSS
encoded frequency as well (which is 107.2 for Vic).
Now if you are able to transmit, listen for a while for what other
police men/women are on duty and then take note of their call signs.
If you have a radio which has the CTSS encode and ALSO decode then
you are in luck. If the CTSS frequency which I quoted was wrong for
your state then place the radio on decode and on the police
frequency and it will automatically decode the CTSS frequency and
you will be able to transmit. Most radios also have the decode
function in them as well.
What can I do?
??????????????
One you have transmission capability, you are able to make
license checks and also Male/Female IVR's etc....
License Checks
??????????????
When making a license check make sure you have a nice sounding
deep voice like a cop and then summon up the courage to transmit to
the base station. I have included in the frequency lists what codes
should be used etc... Once you listen you will pick up the police
terminology quite fast.
Example : (Victorian Only)
Cop - Dandelong 303 {303 means cop is driving a Van}
Requesting a License Check Thanks
Station - Go ahead Dandelong 303
Cop - Charlie, Victor, Oscar, 456 {Code for license plate: CVO 456}
Station - Your Charlie, Victor, Oscar 456 is not listed not checked
blah blah, blah fucken blah...
It belongs to a Ken Day of number 63 Springvale Rd,
Glen Waverley.
Received that ?
Cop - Received that THANKS !!!
Now this is just a short little demo of what type of conversation
is used to obtain a license check. Make sure you listen in first for
about half an hour before going physco and finding out things...
Once you get quite good at it you can can obtain Male/Female IVR's
which are more of a detailed description of the person involved (or
who you are checking up on) this requires the persons date of birth
and real name.
Example: (A license or car check is usually followed by a IVR)
Cop - Dandelong 303
Requesting a Male IVR
Station - Go ahead Dandelong 303
Cop - Ken Day, Date of birth is : 19/12/61
Station - Ken Day has a no criminal history and is not currently
wanted blah, blah fucken blah
Received that ?
Cop - Yep, received that thanks !!
Like I have stated, the above is ONLY a little demo of what type
of conversation takes place etc... This is very ILLEGAL and I advise
anyone to watch out because there are huge fines and jail sentences
if you are caught impersonating a police officer.
Once you listen to the radio a bit more you will understand some o
the terminology used by the police and other government agencies. I
have also included the codes and frequency listings o most Australian
states next issue, so it is up to you to learn how to use them
correctly, as I have already told you what to do.
Troubles With Police
????????????????????
This method of obtaining information on just about anyone is quite
safe, ONLY if you follow these guide lines etc... If for any reason
the base station asks for your call sign again then you know that
they have checked up on you and they know that you are not on duty.
Also read the other files as to what time you should be on and
also what call sign you should be using to increase your chances a
lot more in obtaining what you want.
All government emergencies services have tape back ups of the
conversations which have been played during the day and also night.
If for any reason they suspect that you have fooled them later on
during the day or something, they will have your voice on back up
tape and another department of the police has been rumored to scan
AM/SSB, UHF Citizen Radio Bands (CB) and also amateur radio bands in
the hope of matching up a VPI (Voice Print Identication) and then
they will track you down when you don't realize it. So it is very
wise to limit your police transmissions for important checks and not
just abusing the police.
Also the police have a direct line to the department of transport
and communications, who love to track pirate radio people down and
take them to court. So it is also wise not to jam or make too many
radio checks etc... from home. So if in doubt, stay mobile and move
around a fair bit, this reduces the chances of getting caught, as
they cannot obtain a frequency lock on you. Or if they do you have
moved to another place.
Always remember FreeStyle's motto - If it's a frequency you can
use, it's a frequency to abuse! and if worst comes to worst, and you
are busted then say no comment to everything as they will try and
incriminate you for anything.
Stories to be told
??????????????????
Fuck the police - NWA {whole song played, they were pissed off}
Requesting a male IVR for Ken Day etc...
I want some speed and mull copper
T1000 requesting a license check.
I'm the biggest dope dealer and you'll NEVER find me
help, I've been shot..
Please get off this frequency as it is unauthorized for public use
Fuck you Pig !
Is that one of OUR radios sir ?
Units please check your car for a stolen police radio ahahaha
Yo copper, i'm so fucken drunk and wasted do ya wanna get me ?
Would any corrupt police out there want to buy an ounce of choof ?
shit the cops are coming man, don't worry i'll divert them ehehehe
Cop Killer, Cop Killer tonight we get even {whole Ice-T song played}
shit, this guy has got a fucken criminal history as big as a book
lets piss off man...
Also remember my friends: The Government Are The Real Criminals
Next issue: Frequencies!
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
- [2.5] - ISP VOICE MESSAGE CENTRE PART 2 - [2.5] -
- Written by RiPMaX -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
???????[2]????????????????????????
???? APPEND TO YOUR MESSAGE. ?
Leaving a message ? ??????????????????????????????????
????????????????? ? ???????[3]????????????????????????
? ENTER MESSAGE ? ???? DISCARD MESSAGE AND RE-RECORD. ?
????????????????? ? ??????????????????????????????????
????????????????? ? ???????[7]????????????????????????
? MAIN MENU ??????? REVIEW YOUR MESSAGE. ?
????????????????? ? ??????????????????????????????????
???????[*]??????? ? ???????[8]????????????????????????
? WELCOME xXxXx ? ???? MARK MESSAGE AS URGENT. ?
? PLEASE ENTER ? ? ??????????????????????????????????
? YOUR MAILBOX ? ? ???????[9]????????????????????????
? PASSWORD .... ? ???? DELIVER MESSAGE AND EXIT. ?
????????????????? ? ??????????????????????????????????
????????????????? ? ???????[0]????????????????????????
? SEE PART NO 1 ? ???? DELIVER AND TALK TO OPERATOR. ?
????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????
Advantages and disadvantages of ISP Voice Message Centre:
Advantages
??????????
System online 24 hours a day,
Password length unknown to hackers (4-6),
No need for #'s or *'s on calling,
After exiting mailbox any key to restart system,
Good features for lower level mailboxes,
No messages length maximums.
Disadvantages
?????????????
Limited features compared with other systems,
Hangs up after three password attempts (no abort),
No executive boxes as such found.
No people on the system!
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
- [2.6] - MESSAGEBANK INTERSYSTEM SIGNALLING - [2.6] -
- Written by ?The Pick? -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Most of you already know about this feature, but for you non-elite
VoiceMail users (IS there such a thing?) 8) here is a quick run down
on the national message networking. The basic idea is that you can
send a message from any MessageBank system in Australia to any other
system on the same network. The state codes for the MessageBank VMB
systems are:
201 - Sydney MessageBank
202 - Canberra/Newcastle/Sydney (CNS) MessageBank
301 - Melbourne/Hobart MessageBank
302 - Melbourne 2 MessageBank
701 - Brisbane MessageBank
702 - Gold Coast MessageBank (also known as Brisbane 2)
801 - Adelaide MessageBank
901 - Perth MessageBank
Parramatta Node 1 is not available on the network as of yet but
will be code 200 when it goes up. This system will also be known as
Sydney 2. Melbourne 3 is not on the network either and there are no
indications to say that it will ever be connected to the network.
So how do you use all of this? I'm glad you asked (and yes I HAVE
been watching too much Curiosity Show). In general, you simply type
the three digit state code, followed by star, then the VMB number,
also followed by star. So for instance, if I wanted to send a message
to the Sydney Telecom MessageBank system 1 system administrator's box
you would type 201* 1008*. At any rate, it's not very hard to figure
??? ???? out and the benifits are numerous. For
>?State?Code?>?? ?????? instance, one of the nice things you can do
>?Box?number?>????? (if you know what you're doing) is make a daisy
chain (for lack of a better expression) between
all of your boxes. That is, have one box in Perth, one in Brisbane
and so on and have each box forward all messages you receive to your
main box, say on the Melbourne / Hobart system which you could check
every day. Another benifit is that you only need one box on one
system to do all your messages. No need for dialups to other, more
elusive systems such as Gold Coast.
Initial tests have shown that the time taken for a message to be
delivered can be anywhere between one and four minutes for a normal
message, longer for confidential and reply requested messages and
slightly shorter for urgent messages, although this difference is
extremely minor and may just be coincidental. One other thing I have
noticed is that outgoing mail from the Melbourne/Hobart system takes
a bit longer (which is not entirely surprising considering it has to
take care of Melbourne 2 and 3 as well).
There is also talk of international networking amongst Telecom
employees (a little birdie told me, OK?!?!) but at this stage, there
is not enough equipment to pull it all off. Yet...
Anyway, here's a quick update of what box numbers are valid on
what systems. Oh, and I didn't bother using proper names (Messaging,
Answering etc.) because this is how Minnow and I had it to begin with
on our Grand Australian VoiceMail Text (never to be released 8)).
Canberra/Newcastle/Sydney (202)
???????????????????????????????
1XXX - Menu Systems
2XXX - Menu Systems
3XXX - Executive, Executive Fax and Normal Boxes
4XXX - Normal Boxes
5XXX - Menu System at 5001
6000 - 6000 Only
7XXX - Executive, Executive Fax and Normal Boxes
8XXX - Only boxes 8000, 8001, 8003
9XXX - Executive and Normal Boxes
Melbourne/Hobart (301)
??????????????????????
1XXX - Executive Boxes
2XXX - Executive and Normal Boxes
6XXX - Executive and Normal Boxes
7XXX - Infoline Boxes
8XXX - Employees only
Melbourne 2 (302)
?????????????????
3XXX - Executive Boxes
4XXX - Executive Boxes
5XXX - Normal Boxes
6XXX - Executive Boxes
8XXX - Executive Boxes
Melbourne 3 (No code)
?????????????????????
1XXX - Normal Boxes
2XXX - Normal Boxes
3XXX - Normal Boxes
4XXX - Normal Boxes
5XXX - Normal Boxes
9XXX - Executive Boxes
Brisbane (701)
??????????????
1XXX - Executive and Normal Boxes
2XXX - Executive and Normal Boxes
3XXX - Normal Boxes
4XXX - Executive and Normal Boxes
5XXX - Executive Boxes
9XXX - 9110, 9111 Only (Executive)
Goldcoast (702)
???????????????
1XXX - Normal Boxes
6XXX - Executive Boxes
7XXX - Executive Boxes
8XXX - Normal Boxes
9XXX - Executive Boxes
Adelaide (801)
??????????????
1XXX - Executive Boxes
2XXX - Executive and Normal Boxes
3XXX - Normal Boxes
4XXX - Normal Boxes
5XXX - Normal Boxes
Perth (901)
???????????
1XXX - Executive Boxes
2XXX - Executive and Normal Boxes
3XXX - Normal Boxes
4XXX - Normal Boxes
Sydney (201)
????????????
1XXX - Executive Boxes
2XXX - Executive and Normal Boxes
4XXX - Executive and Normal Boxes
6XXX - Menu Systems
7XXX - Executive Boxes
Parramatta Node 1 (200)
???????????????????????
1XXX - Normal Boxes
2XXX - Normal Boxes
3XXX - Normal Boxes
4XXX - Normal Boxes
5XXX - Normal Boxes
8XXX - Executive and Normal Boxes
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
- [2.7] - MESSAGEBANK EXECUTIVE FAX BOXES - [2.7] -
- Written by Minnow -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
The Executive fax box is the highest service level available on
Telecom's national Messagebank network. Unlike the common "messaging"
mailboxes which many hackers mistakenly refer to as Executive, true
exec boxes have the ability to recieve, store and send faxes aswell as
voicemail. An auto-transfer facility allows faxes to be automatically
forwarded to another number based on a programmable schedule, and
faxes can be screened for transfer, allowing only non-confidental
faxes, all, or none to be transfered. Another feature of the executive
box is it's two mailbox numbers. The mailbox can be accessed from both
these numbers, and any change to setup is mirrored on both boxes.
One of the numbers plays the standard personal greeting, but allows
the caller to add a fax to his message by pressing 3 instead of * to
finish. The second mailbox number (usually one above or below the
other number) is a direct fax line.
The advantages of having such a box are obvious. Unfortunately
executive fax boxes are only available on Sydney and CNS. The flow
diagram below shows how to get around an exec fax box if you're lucky
to find a virgin. DON'T HIJACK A SUBSCRIBERS EXEC FAX BOX. Telecom
charges $50/month for one, plus usage charges, and anyone paying this
kind of money is gonna kick up a big stink if they have their mailbox
taken off them...
Trilogue Executive Fax box
??????????????????
???????????????? Main Selection ?????????????????????????
(1) ?????????????????? (2)
?????????????????????? ???(3)???? ????????
? Listen To Messages ? ????? Modify ?????????????????????? Send ????????
?????????????????????? ? ?????????? ???????? ?
? ? ?
????????????????? ? ????????????? ?
? Play Messages ? ?(1)?Alternative? ?
????????????????? ? ????????????? ?
? (*) ? ?
? ? ? ?
??????????? ??????????? ? ???????????? ?????????? ?
? ? Receive ? ?(2)?Forwarding?????1 Urgent??? ?
? ? Fax ? ? ???????????? ? ?????????? ? ?
? ???????? ??????????? ? ? ?????????? ? ?
?(2)?? Reply? ? ???2 All ??? ??????????????? ?
? ???????? ???????? ? ?????????? ???1 Main Phone ? ?
? ? ? ?????????? ? ??????????????? ?
? ?????????? ????????? ?????? ? ???3 None ? ? ??????????????? ?
?(3)??Transfer???Comment???Send? ? ?????????? ???2 Alternative? ?
? ?????????? ????????? ?????? ? ?????? ??????????????? ?
? ???????????????? ?????List??? ?
? ?Record Comment? ? ?????? ? ?????????? ?
? ???????????????? ? ????1 Modify? ?
? ? ? ?????????? ?
? ? ? ?????????? ?
? ??????? ? ????2 Create? ?
?(4)?? Keep? ? ???????? ?????????? ?
? ??????? ?(4)?Setup?? ?????????? ??????????? ?
? ???????????3 Delete? ???1 Record ? ?
? ????????? ? ?????????? ? ??????????? ?
?(5)?? Delete? ? ?????????? ? ??????????? ?
? ????????? ????? ?Personal? ???2 Keep ? ?
? ?(1)???Greeting??? ??????????? ?
? ???????? ? ???????????? ??????????? ?
?(6)?? Next ? ? ??????????? ????3 Delete ? ?
???????? ?(2)? Voice ? ? ??????????? ?
???????? ???????????? ? ?Signiture??? ??????????????
? Non ? ???????? ? Auto ? ? ??????????? ?Destination??
? Conf.?(1)??? Type ??(1)???? Transfer ?(3)? ?????????????
???????? ? ???????? ? ???????????? ? ??????????? ????????
???????? ? ? ???????????? ? ? Add fax ?(3)??Record?
? All ?(2)? ? ? Password ?(4)? ??????????? ????????
???????? ? ? ???????????? (*)
???????? ? ? ???????????????????????????
? None ?(3)? ? ? (2) (1)
???????? ? ? ???????? ????????
??????????????? ? ? ? Send ??????? Edit ?
? Destination ??(2)?? ? ???????? ????????
??????????????? ? ? ???????????
??????? ? ?????(3)?? Options ????????????
? All ? ???????????? ? ??????????? ?
?Times?(*)?? Schedule ??(3)?? ????????????? ?
??????? ???????????? ? Delivery ? ?
? ?????????? ? Time/Date ??(1)?
? ? Urgent ??? ????????????? ?
????????? ?????????? ??????????(1)?? ????????? ?
? Start ???? Finish ? ? Reply ?(2)????? Class ??(2)?
? Time ? ? Time ? ??????????(3)?? ????????? ?
????????? ?????????? ? Delete ??? ?
?????????? ?
Original By ?The Pick? for TVMBT docs ???????? ?
Modified to exec fax by Minnow ? Send ??(3)?
????????
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
- [2.8] - TRASH - [2.8] -
- Written by Scourge and The Pick -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Cast: Scourge, The Pick, and Minnow.
???? ACT I: The Journey ????
20:00 Discuss weather and oozing hoppers with Minnow, The Pick and
Grudge on conference.
20:01 Minnow declares that his favourite way to die would be drowning
in a hopper with S12 Cal l Interception details in one hand. I
look outside and consider the possibilities.
20:05 Conference breaks up as Mr Pick leaves for his rendezvous with
Minnow.
20:10 Casually inform Minnow on the phone that while he was telling
me about his experiences with Doom I had managed to smoke about
6 cones (to make the journey all the more interesting you see).
20:11 I ring taxi and prepare for the journey. Pack essential items
and wait for taxi.
20:25 Taxi arrives. First leg of journey begins...
20:30 Discuss urinating youths and old women (together) with taxi
driver. Stop at service station and stock up on ciggies.
20:40 Second leg begins. Hmm. I discovered there WERE limits to my
appreciation of sick behaviour when some stupid pissed
teenyslut was telling the world about her ovulation cycles, her
entire sex life (pretty comprehensive for a 12 year old I must
say) and other completely tasteless topics (I mean, it would
have been more interesting if she was older than 12, and under
100 pounds, but alas...). Her boyfriend was straight but still
appeared off colour. I wonder why.
21:00 Pissed guy on bus asks me why it is such a problem to find a
root nowadays. I tell him I hadn't noticed, which seems to
make him depressed.
21:10 Pissed guy falls asleep, MUCH to my disappointment. Yeah right
???? ACT II: Rendezvous, Scout & Penetration ????
21:15 Meeting occurred on time, with both The Pick and Minnow trying
their hardest to intimidate me with their heights. I'm happy
for you both, no really... Action plans where drawn up, and
location of site revealed.
21:25 We approached the complex, a rather large collection of
buildings and other structures completely surrounded by a high
prickly fence (now I don't mean barbed wire or anything, I mean
BIG spikes about 3 inches long, with longer ones on the poles).
I consider how fun it would be to try and climb back over from
the inside with a Rottweiler chewing off my leg.
21:26 The Pick jumps fence and enters complex.
21:31 Minnow jumps fence and enters complex.
21:41 Scourge jumps fence and enters complex, trying not to let the
blood from the cut on my hand (I said the fence was nasty) drip
onto my clothes. If I wanted that I would go to a nightclub and
spit on a bouncer.
21:44 We duck behind large rolls of cable and various storage sheds
and survey the complex before us.
???? ACT III: Hopper Inspection Time ????
21:45 "Over there, by the administration building" Minnow says,
pointing toward the black cluster of shadows besides one of the
larger structures. We all stealthily creep over to the hopper
and view it's contents.
21:46 "Holy fuck, who wants a rotary phone?" I ask as I stare at the
hopper FULL of rotary phones. I pick up a boxed rotary
(complete with bubblewrap) and move it to our place of entrance
as Minnow and The Pick dig around to see if there is anything
else worth taking.
21:50 We move on and inspect the complex further.
21:53 "Hopper alert" I say, pointing to a large hopper. After
examination though we were disappointed as the hopper was
overflowing (once again, these guys should really put the
rubbish out on time or something) with what appeared to be
domestic waste. After perusing a few bags we give up, as there
is WAY too much shit to go through effectively. It was too full
to jump in, and too smelly to take anyway. Not a scrap of paper
was to be seen. We move on.
22:00 "Hopper at 12 o'clock!" The Pick says, and lo and behold there
was. We creep over to it... 10 metres... 5 metres... 2..
1.. "My fucking GOD" someone hisses, as we inspect the contents
of the hopper. As before, with the rotary phones EXCEPT it will
OVERFLOWING with Touchfone 200s!!! We grab T200s until we can
carry no more and move off into an isolated part of the complex
to inspect our booty.
22:15 "I've only got 3 boxed T200 sets, I'll be back in a sec" says
Mr Pick. Leaving Minnow and myself to dismantling the pile of
T200s in front of us into more transportable components. I
light a ciggie, happy with life. Minnow stuffs his backpack
until it can fit no more, and Mr Pick and I grab a pile of
phones and prepare to move back to our entrance location.
22:30 We arrive at our entrance location and send Minnow over to
stash the hoard of T200s so we can get on with ACT IV. He jumps
over after some painful moment and we begin handing phones over
the fence in bundles of 3.
22:35 We continue handing over bundles of phones.
22:40 Minnow hands me my bag, containing various mind enhancing
implements, and I set up our Telecom Memorial Session site.
Minnow then jumps back over the fence so he can join in on the
fun.
???? ACT IV: Smoking with the Enemy ????
22:45 The first cone is lit, and the hash pipe move briskly around
the circle. TIME BECOMES BLURRED AND BEGINS TO BE REPRESENTED
IN TERMS OF DIGESTED CONES RATHER THAN HOURS AND MINUTES. We
are still on Telecom property, and plan to be for awhile. A
quaint little NeuroCactus custom is in the foetal stages.
Cone5 The Pick: "Did you get 7 or 8 wall units?"
Scourge: "Small details escape me when I am in a higher level
of consciousness - Did I just have a cone or is it
yours?"
Cone9 Minnow: "I will have to make a conference box for sure. Have
a look at $$$ and see if I can stop the voltage
loss"
The Pick: "Yes, most definitely."
Scourge: "I think I may have to do the same, get some nice big
conferences going - Umm, who's cone is it?"
Cone13 The Pick: "I think I'll piss in this tube as a present for the
workers (not)"
Scourge: "Hey, that's really thoughtful of you. I mean, I
guess it is the season for giving now isn't it. Hey,
is that a chicken on the road?"
Minnow: "Damn, T200s here, T200s there"
Scourge: "Did you just have a cone? Or is it mine?"
The Pick: "Man, where did I put my wallmounted T200 pile?"
23:58 The rotary is returned to it's new home [Who needs it anyway?]
00:00 We migrate back over the fence (pretty amusing) and pack our
booty for the trek home. Briefly think about what would happen
if I were hassled by the cops, and if they happen to see a
handset trailing out of my bulging bag. I cease this thought
for fear of generating enough negative energy to actually MAKE
one appear and think of the practicalities of just getting a
taxi all the way home. I decide this is a better idea.
00:05 We conclude it was a successful mission even though we found no
papers or interesting information, but well worth the effort
just for the T200s.
00:10 We then decide the journey home would require more cones, and
stop for another session under a busy road.
01:00 I arrive home after an uneventful taxi ride home, carrying my
bulging bag of T200s.
Conclusions:
o People pay $80 for T200s. We think it's fucking SICK that Telecom
decided to throw these out. There were HUNDREDS lying there.
o Memorial Sessions are k00l. I think we should make it a trashing
tradition.
o Scourge should pay more attention to the order of cones.
o Scourge should pay more attention.
o Taxi drivers live boring lives.
o Teenagers go berserk over the holidays.
Total NeuroCactus T200 count: 17 T200s (That's all we could carry)
including wall mounts and T200s with nice new Telecom logos on them.
In retrospect a very useful expedition. The Pick has just finished
making one of those beautiful little headset phones (like the Telecom
Operators :)), Minnow is about to make a conference box, and Scourge.
Well... let's just say that when the phone rings he gets confused
wondering which one to pick up. Bloody druggo :) Anyway, this is The
Pick and Scourge signing off...
Came one Thursday night
And a-trashing we did go
The Pick, Minnow, Scourge and backpack
Seeking goods to stow
Rotary phones were aplenty
But touchfones were astray
However we promised to ourselves
To stay till light of day
Then we saw the dumpster
(and boy the sight was gory)
Dozens of dismembered Touchfones
But most in all their glory
Apicking touchfones we did go
(The exercise without a snag)
Many Touchfones were dismantled
And stowed in Minnows bag
After bags were full and packed
And many fones were stoked
We decided on Telecom grounds
That cones were to be smoked
Smoke we did and toke we did
And headed on our ways
Next morning waking up at ten
Not remembering for days
Many moons shall we remember
The night we trashed the dump
Of Telecom, the Big Brother
And their fences we did jump
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
- [2.9] - PAYPHONE OVERVIEW - [2.9] -
- Written by Blade -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
?? GREENFONES ??
These old rotary fones are very easy to phreak. Unfortunately they
are becoming very rare as they are being ripped out to be replaced
with cardfones.
All you have to do is dial the number ya want and once it's
ringing dial 0's. If the called party picks up the fone while your
dialling you can speak for a few seconds then it will hang up. The
reason it doesn't hang up straight away is it thinks your still
dialling and soon as it realised your connected it will hang up. To
get around this every few seconds dial 1 (the quickest pulse number)
so it doesn't realise your connected and so it wont hang. This method
takes some practice and is very annoying but hey, it's free...
Another way to call for free from the ancient Greenfone is to zap
the beast. To get a zapper all ya hafta do is jump your neighbours
fence, find their gas-water heater and rip the 'zapper' out of it
(it lights the pilot light). Just take your zapper, listen for the
dialtone, zap the earpiece and tap the receiver. If you've been
successful it won't beep and hangup (ie. you should have a continuous
dialtone). Then dial away!
?? BLUEFONES ??
I haven't found a way to scam these fones. Zapping Bluefones kills
them for good. I'm sure there's a maintenance code which lets you
access various functions but i haven't been able to get it.
?? GOLDFONES ??
Goldfones are kool. All you hafta do with these is.. Lift handset,
listen for dialtone, press the follow-on button (don't hold it down)
then hold down the receiver. If you get a continuous dialtone then
dial away. If the dialtone cut's out then let go of the receiver and
do it again. You must hold down the receiver while connected or it
will hang up.
Another way to bypass the coin mechanism is to zap the earpiece.
Once the LED screen display blanks out you can dial. Don't forget the
owner will get the bill so don't do this at your parent's shop (well
maybe)...
?? CARDFONES ??
Yet again the zapper comes into play. This works on coin/cardfones
and cardfones. Insert a fonecard and place your call. Keep an eye
on your credit and when your about to run out zap the ear/mouthpiece
until the fone resets itself. Keep zapping until the fone starts to
spit out your card. If you don't zap it enough it will take your
valuable credit. The fone then dials a number and runs through some
test and will be ready for your next call soon.
I don't mind releasing this information as Greenfones are being
replaced by Cardfones, Telecom is pushing Bluefones rather than Gold
fones and it would cost too much to upgrade Cardfones. I cannot see
this information killing these methods any quicker than before it was
released.. Later all.. Blade.
Greets to: Lucifer, Syntax, Anthrax, Jack Deth, Cairo.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
If you would like to contact us, call the NeuroCactus support centre
on 0014 800 126 919 (Australian Business Hours ONLY). Box Number 3140
That number again: 0014 800 126 919 * 3140. You can also leave us a
message on Chiba City BBS (NeuroCactus World HQ) on +61-6-NOT-4YOU
????? ??????????????? ????? ???? ???? ???? ? ? ?????????????? ??????
???? ???????????????? ? ? ? ??? ???? ???? ??? ??????????????? ????C
??? ????????????????? ? ? ? ???? ? ? ? ? ??? ????????????????? ???h
?? ?????????? ???? ? ? ???? ? ???? ??? ????? ???? ???? ????????? ??i
? ??????????? ? ? ???? ???? ? ??? ? ? ? ? ???? ??? ?????????? ?b
? ???????????? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ??????????? ?a
? ????????????????????? ???? ???? ???? ????? ????????????????????? ?C
? ????????????????????? ??? ???? ? ? ? ? ? ????????????????????? ?i
? ????????????????????? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ????????????????????? ?t
? ???? ??? ? ???? ? ? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ??? ? ? ???? ???? ?y
? ???? ? ? ? ??? ? ? ???? ? ? ? ? ???? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ???? ??
?????? ? ? ???? ?? ? ? ?? ?? ? ? ?? ? ?? ??? ??????B
? ? Minnow ? Grudge ? ?The Pick? ? Scourge ? Blade ? ?b
? ? Deicidal Maniac ? FreeStyle ? R?PM?X ? ?s
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???