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Arclight's Monthly Update
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Written 1-30-94
by
Arclight
Greetings and salutations! The Digital News Associates are back in cyberspace
and better than ever. This months features include an extended update with
answers to your letters posted on DNA-NET, a UNIX tutorial by Zephyr, a feature
by Vandal on hacking certain school-records systems, an article by Arclight (me)
about Car Modifications for Hackers, PGP information by Pug Majere & M.Theroux,
and Sixth Column News & Updates by Lestat de Lioncourt. Enclosed also is a VGA
advert done for us by LYB-X. (uunet!storcon!dorjam!velt777!lyb)
DNA Magazine/DNA-Net
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
First off, we would like to update our readers on the status of DNA. Pazuzu
has left the scene, having got married and moved out of state. Unfortunately,
his BBS (DNA systems) is also gone. If you called and got the"No-Longer-In-
Service" recording, this is why. Noone has been busted, and we are all back on
track. Digital Decay BBS (714.871.2057) is now the official WHQ for DNA Magazine
and DNA-Net. Anyone interested in joining DNA-Net should send crashmail to
Arclight, 66:714/2, 714.871.2057 . DNA-Net needs your support, and you will find
your input from DNA-Net showing up in DNA Magazine each month.
---
TELCO Warnings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Upon going through the January phone bill for teh BBS line, there was an
extra page with an item that caught my eye. It was from "Oncor
Communications" and said that I was to be charged for a $5.62 COLLECT call to
Ft. Lauderdale FL. "What the hell is this?" I asked myself, knowing that, not
only did I not authorize that call, but that would have been impossible for
ANYONE to have, since that line is data-only. After calling PacBell customer
service and informing them that I was not about to pay up, they explained that
it was the result of someone calling me with a "stolen calling card." And they
asked me if I had "any idea" who it was. Yeah fucking right! After a short
discussion, the customer service rep eventually agreed to credit me for the
charges. So, this shows a couple of things:
1. They think you really ARE that stupid.
2. Don't use CC's to call people who won't know what to say if
they get the bill.
So watch it with those CC's!
Backup Tapes
~~~~~~~~~~~~
We regret to say that the DNA Systems backup tape is no longer available,
as DNA Systems is no longer available. Those of you who ordered your tape will
receieve an immediate refund. However, the Digital Decay BBS backup tape is now
available, at the same price of $30.00, postpaid. This tape includes archives of
over 3000 LIVE virii, virus source code, every hacking utility available to us,
many meg's of textfiles, a very complete "anarchy" files section with thousands
of entries, the full collections of Phrack, CuD, and many other E-Zines, and full
descriptions of everything in text format. Use the attached order form, or send
orders to:
DNA Magazine
P.O. Box 5342
Fullerton, CA 92635
Make cheques/Money orders payable to "DNA Magazine."
Sources
~~~~~~~
Since many of you have asked, we will include a list of sources for
information/materials relevant to DNA articles. Loompanics is perhaps teh
best source anywhere for books, videos, etc covering just about any
controversial topic you can name. The other book companies also carry titles
related to explosives, drugs, etc but have a smaller selection.
Loompanics Unlimited (Books on just about everything!)
P.O. Box 119
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Paladin Press (Guns/Expolsives/Etc)
P.O. Box 1307
Boulder, CO 80306
Delta Press LTD. (Survivalist/Locksmithing/Etc)
P.O. Box 1625 Dept. 92F
215 S. Washington St.
El Dorado, AR 71731
Butokukai Books (Many titles about explosives/Silencers,
P.O. Box 430, Dept. SW "Advanced Homemade Fireworks is excellent)
Cornville, AZ 86325
Information Unlimited (Plans/Electronics/Surveilance/Lasers)
P.O. Box 716 DEPT PS193
Amhurst, NH 03031
Firing Pin Enterprizes (Full Auto/Silencers)
Box 80696, Rt. ST
Phoenix, AZ 85060-0696
Barricade Books (Publishers of the Anarchist Cookbook)
P.O. Box 1401
Secaucus, N.J. 07096
Quick Tips
~~~~~~~~~~
The quick tips section is made up of submissions that were too short to
be considered as articles. This month's quick tip is a short explanation of
the PGP Encryption System.
The SIMPLE introduction to PGP
By Pug Majere
Copyright 1993 Mythical Productions
PGP, Pretty Good Privacy, is probably the most discussed program in
years. With increasing government restrictions on freedom of speech,
and other constitutionally guaranteed freedoms, unbreakable privacy is
considerably more important now than it was even 2 years ago.
PGP gives people involved with the computer world the ability to
take any file, encrypt it, and sent it with very few worries to someone
they've never met. This is achieved through keys. Conventional
cryptography is designed around one key, which both parties must have.
One encrypts the file using the key, the other decrypts using the EXACT
same key. This is a definite security risk, if one end of the
conversation becomes compromised, all mail to the other is then suspect.
PGP uses a system called Public-Key-Encryption. This system takes a
key, and converts it into two parts. The secret key is then encrypted
use conventional cryptography with a pass-key only know to the key's
owner. The public key is extracted, and inserted into the public key
ring. This key can then be distributed to the entire world, with the
owner confidant that any messages intended for him will be only readable
by him.
Other features of PGP include the ability to sign messages to verify
that they came from the correct person, to encrypt messages to multiple
recipients, and so on.
Questions and comments can be mailed to:
DnA 66:313/0
CCi 69:4313/3 or 69:4810/0 1
Toxic 12:700/34
pug_majere@f379.n120.z1.fidonet.org
Pug Majere
Letters to DNA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following are taken from the "DNA-Letters" section of DNA-Net.
I am not close enough to call your BBS so I am glad this is now here...I have
to say that this is about the best mag I have seen on-line...for any who have
not seen it and are reading this then get with it and DL them!
Slyph
We thank you for your support.
I just wanted to complimant DnA6 for having an article on starting a Net! I
needed to know some of the information in there, now all I need is The Fidonet
Technical Standards(to create a new node list) and I will be all set. Thanks
again, good job!
Delictum
--- Renegade v04-16 Beta
* Origin: Digital Decay BBS 714.871.2057 (66:714/2)
We hope hope it helped you in your FIDO quest. To create a nodelist,
however, only requires the use of a mailer with a Node editor. You can export
your nodelist after creating it.
MM> In the first phase of the Key Escrow policy, AT&T will market
MM> telephones with the government's Clipper Chip built in. Communication from
MM> one "Clipper" phone to another will be encrypted and will utilize the key
MM> escrow system. This is obviously analogous to the gov't installing a bug
MM> in your home, and promising not to listen in without a court order.
MM> It is made quite obvious that they will be in charge of the keys and "will
MM> not snoop". Then the name "Capstone" is openly plastered about; its
MM> semantical evidence boldly displayed to all who understand the significance
MM> of "The Great Seal" on a dollar bill.
Here Mr. President. You can take my phone and bug it but you can't listen
in unless you're ordered by a court, ok? "Yeah sure kid. Gimme the phone."
MasS DestructioN
ƒƒ[‰≈‰RN/¥L]ƒƒ
* Origin: DnA Systems, Inc * 0.3-14.4kbps * p/h * 7146469180 (66:714/0)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^This says it all! It is our real hope that
this thing dies quietly, and does not become populat and haunt us for the
next 40 years.
Send letters/Comments to:
DNA Magazine:
Letters
P.O. Box 5342
Fullerton, CA 92635
or E-Mail to:
uunet!storcon!dorjam!velt777!arclight
(Yes, this is an actual Internet address!)
----
This concludes this month's update. We hope you enjoy DNA magazine, and once
again apologize about it's lateness this month. To get the latest DNA sent
directly to you via US mail in either hardcopy or IBM disk format, simply print
out and mail the attached form along with payment. Enjoy the magazine!
uunet!storcon!dorjam!velt777!arclight
(Arclight)
It's a fact: 89 out of 100 Crack Heads would rather NOT read DNA!