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 used for any other purpose than educational reading. Some of the 
information on this page can be used illegally if the reader does not act 
responsible. The reader is responsible for his own actions.
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NEWBIES HANDBOOK
HOW TO BEGIN IN THE WORLD OF H/P
BY : PlowskĄ Phreak
Into:
  
When I got into hacking, i realized that there wasnt many text philes for  
newbies. so, i decided to write one. i dont really care about misspelled 
werds or puncuation so, please ignore the mistakes. In this document i will
refer you to other documents a lot. (because why should i waste my time 
rewriting something that has already been writen?) If at anytime while 
reading this document you ask yourself "So...How do I hack?", then go away 
now and save yourself the frustration because you'll never learn. To   
hack you must understand everything about a system, and then you can get  
ideas and try them out. 
 
I tried to keep this phile as short as possible, when you read this you 
should just get an idea about how to hack and why we hack. If you read this
document and the philes that i have listed, you should have a good idea
on what to do, how to do it, and why. Remember every 'project' is different.
You have to use your brain and adjust to each different one. 
Tools:
 
There are a few things you need to have to be a hacker/phreaker. 
'puter - computer (duh)
terminal software - a program like, hyper terminal or ordinary terminal 
that allows you to dial out to another system.
blue box  - (exerpted from 2600faq)Blue boxes use a 2600hz tone to size 
control of telephone switches that use in-band signalling. The caller may 
then access special switch functions, with the usual purpose of making 
free long distance phone calls, using the tones provided by the Blue Box.

scanner - a scanner is a program that dials out every number in your area 
and listens for tones that are comming from other modems. (helps you locate
your local targets) a good scanner is Toneloc. Find it!
Fone (phone) line - I hope you know whut this is...
It also helps to know a computer language ex: C, C++ ect.

Info resources:
I dont know many good boards anymore because almost all of their sysops 
(system operators) have been busted.  But I suggest you get a server that 
uses netscape and get unlimited access to the www(World wide web). And visit
 these good homepages by entering their name in the webcrawler search 
engine (http://webcrawler.com)
 
Silicon Toads Hacking Resources
Flamestrike Enterprises
The PlowskĄ Page (mine, you can reach me from there)
Matervas Hideout
Burns Lair
Cold fire
  From these pages you will find a wealth of information on h/p 
                                                        (hacking/phreaking)

getting started: 
 the first thing you must do is get on your computer, open your terminal 
software and connect to a board. (bulletin board, bbs).  This is a must!
(its also a VERY basic thing). (You can usually find a bbs number on a 
homepage or enter bbs in a search engine.) Now that you can do that, start 
reading. Read as many text philes as possible. 
Required reading: 
Hackers Manifesto (at bottom)
Hackers Code of ethics
Any old issues of Phrack
any old issues of 2600
2600faq
any text documents on systems (unix, iris, dec)
DOD (department of defense) standards
Any philes on boxes (blue(one at bottom), red, beige)
 
For beginners, which most of you probably are, I suggest you find some of 
the following systems that exist in your area and work on them first. (they 
are the easiest and least risky)
This next segment is excerpted from:
A Novice's Guide to Hacking- 1989 e