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[E2S / 0MFuXS] [Old MF'ers Union of X-Bar Switchmen] - February '95
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Sai enh zhi ma, an jhi fei fu.
(Just because the old man lost his horse, it does not mean it is a bad thing.)
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NOTE: A good percentage of this E2S/0MFuXS issue is -SERIOUS-. Please,
don't be fooled.
The Tao of Phreak - [1995 TcP/E2S]
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I. Field Phreaking
-----------------
When most people think of phreaking, they think of 950s, codes,
ANIs, extenders.. whatever. However, the real thrill comes with going
out and actually -getting into- the equipment that makes good ol' ma bell
tick. Sound interesting? Read on... Sound boring? Try pinball.
First things first..
Going out and actually getting into the telco hardware is not for
the paranoid or light at heart. It takes some know-how, patience, and
most of all, silence! The last thing you want to do is get caught, of
course. (Hard phreaking isn't like say, red boxing.. There's no real
excuse for standing behind an open, humming, blinking midswitch when mr
policeman rolls by!) Here are a few tips that I found help immensely:
1. IF YOU DO IT BY YOURSELF, DON'T DO IT ALONE!
"Huh?" you might be saying. Well, this is what I mean by the above
statement. If you think you're smooth enough to pull off a midswitch raid
alone, you go with your bad self. I wouldn't do it. It's obvious, you
have no protection or lookouts, and, well, if you get in shit, its up to
you, and only you, to get you out. And, since the truly skilled hard phreak
does his thing as far away from the scrutiny of civilization as possible,
you may find yourself in the middle of nowhere. Not a good thing.
So, one person, in my opinion is not enough. Neither are two. Three is good,
four is optimum. Five is too many. Here is my reasoning:
With only two people, you can have one driver, one phreaker. No
lookouts, no help in any situation. Both people are stuck to their posts -
one will sit in the car whilst (V0CAB!) the other does his thing. The
phreaker has no cover, and the driver won't have any warning to any
situation. In essence,both are "sitting ducks."
With three people, you can have a phreaker, driver, and lookout/
intermediary. This is a good setup. Person 1 stays in the car, ready to
take off at a moment's notice. Person 2 phreaks. Person 3 can lookout, and
run and notify the phreaker of a problem or advise the driver on situations,
such as approaching cars or other weird things. (Trust me, weird shit
happens if you're stopped on a mountain road at 3am..) A good thing for
this person to do is take the "taking a piss" position, or "changing a tire"
position. This person can be the cover or the distraction to allow things
to come through cleanly. Three people can also get along well without
much confusion.
With four people, you can have the above setup, plus an extra person
ready to use for anything else--a standby. This person can act as a second
lookout, help carry the l00t, or as a relay in long-distance situations. I
remember one phreak when the box was across a field, and I was parked by the
side of the road. A car was approaching, suspicious looking (driving slow),
and we sure as hell didn't want to yell to the phreaker or shine lights to
get his attention. Our distraction/lookout guy was busy "looking through the
trunk for a map" :) after he tapped thrice on the rear window to advise of
a situation. So, our fourth person came in handy - "taking a piss" in the
field. I stopped the engine, signaling something was wrong (the phreaker
was too far away to hear that..) and he, being closer to the phreaker,
signaled to him, and then began walking back to the car. The phreaker
closed the box, and lied down in the field. Needless to say, he wasn't
noticed by the cop that passed by, and he passed on after asking us if
"everything was OK.."
And, finally, five or more people is just too many. This leaves
an inevitable extra person, who can get restless or cause a disruption, and
things can get just plain confusing. Also, it's a good idea not to take
more people than you have doors on your car.. Five people can also be
quite noisy.
2. DO IT WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.
The simple concept is to do this in the middle of the night, when
everyone is fast asleep. I have a few guidelines that seem to work for us.
-PHREAK between 1:00am and 3:00am. Before 1:00, people may still
be awake, and things haven't totally settled down yet. You'll get people
coming home from parties, etc, and people -just- going to bed. 3:00 isn't
too late, however I'd limit myself to this for several reasons. 1) phreaking
when you're tired doesn't work, and it isn't fun. 2) Most assaults, murders,
and drunk-driving accidents occur between 3:00 and 4:00 am. 3) In the
summer, this gives you a one-hour buffer before daylight begins to break.
4) In the winter, 3:00-4:00 is the coldest time of the night. 5) And
finally, you need to leave room for error/problems (I.E. a flat tire.)
Now, I know the cops are on the prowl in general at these times, but if
you're smart, you'll go to a place where they won't look. Cops are more
concerned with the city at this time.. They really don't pay much attention
to the backroads. They've got bigger and better things to do. This is NOT
saying that they won't be out there, though!
-NEVER phreak -at all- past 3:45 AM. Some people start getting up
at 4:00, the sky is lighter at 4:00, and traffic starts increasing on the
roads again at this time.
-SUNDAY and Monday mornings are the best time to phreak. If you're
available, Wednesday morning is good too. This is due to several reasons.
1) On Saturday night, most people are in the mood to rest and relax. The
majority is at home, asleep, on Sunday morning. 2) Most people don't stay
out on Sunday nights, because they have to work the next day. This leaves
Monday mornings clear. 3) The middle of the week (Wednesday) is good,
because people have been working, aren't exactly getting in the weekend mood
yet, and aren't at the best morale. (They've been working for a few days,
and still have to work for a few till the weekend.) As you can see,
psychology actually plays a big part in safe phreaking! So does your
knowledge of Art Garfunkel solo-album lyrics.
3. AND LAST of all, here are some final safety tips:
1) SPEND AS LITTLE TIME AS POSSIBLE at each site. I suggest under three
minutes - that may even be a little long. (Count out three minutes.. its
quite a long time, actually..) A good phreaker can get out, open the box,
do what he wants, and get back in under two minutes.
2) ONCE YOU'VE USED A SITE, treat it as a disease! DON'T COME BACK FOR A LONG
TIME! The reasons for this are obvious. Also, the telco usually locks
a midswitch with a padlock after it's been phreaked, and you won't be able
to get back into it anyways. If you wait a while, sometimes a lineman who
services the box won't even put the lock back on when he's done.
3) DONT PHREAK SITES CLOSE TOGETHER! Phreak a site, drive 20 miles, then
phreak another. Ma bell might catch on to you if every other weekend
phones start going out in Anytown, USA.. Also, if you do things far
apart, separate COs will come out to do the repair, and they're more than
likely going to treat the phreaks as isolated incidents, versus an obvious
phreak-attack.
4) DON'T PHREAK MORE THAN THREE SITES IN A NIGHT! Trust me on this one.
5) DON'T PHREAK WITH A D0NK3Y.
4. THE GRIT!
Now that you're untouchable, let's get down to business! There are
several things I suggest bringing on a phreaktrip.
-A flashlight (d0h)
-A crowbar
(If you don't have a "tool")
-Bolt cutters
(If you feel the urge to open a padlocked switch)
-Needle-nosed pliers
(Again, if you have no tool)
-An adjustable wrench
-A "tool"
This is basically a 7/16" allen wrench with a hole
in the middle. Called "tamper proof" screws. Available
at electronics stores. Note: It's VERY hard to find the
larger sizes. My set only goes to 1/4" :(
-Gloves
(no phingerprints!)
-Wire-cutters
(some boxes have fence/barbed wire around them)
-A map
(to fake out - as a diversion)
The uses for these will become obvious as I explain what ya gotta do.
I. Finding the Wonderbox.
Not all boxes may be boxes. There are two classes of common
midswitches.
1) Boxen:
Boxes are usually ESS-type switch remotes. These will control
several hundred numbers in a prefix. There are two types of common
remotes to look for. One kind, the newest, is about five feet tall,
eight feet wide, and three feet deep. They are two-tone brown and
beige, and have "ribbed" doors on front and back. They are the
easiest to get into. They look something like this:
__________________________________
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |o| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |*| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|___|_|_|_|_|_|_|j|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|__|
|__________________________________|
Usually, the door facing the road covers the boring power supply
crap, whereas the door not facing the road has the card array, the
stuff you're looking for :)
To open one, you'll need a "tool" and a socket/adjusteable wrench,
or a crowbar :) (the dumb way to do it.) The fasteners look like
this: (Only some types have both.. Most do, but some only have the
tamper-proof)
____
/ \
regular hex | |
bolt \____/
____
tamper-proof // \\
allen screw || () ||
(use a tool) \\____//
There are two, (on some) and you'll need to loosen both to access.
Once you open it, you'll see white plastic bezels with lights and
connectors on them. You'll also find a lever-latch release on
each card, this is what you use to remove them. The cards towards
the top are usually switch (line) cards, and the ones to the bottom
(larger ones) are amplifiers, power, logic, etc..
The type of box you might run into is light green, about 4-5 feet
tall, three feet wide, and 1-2 feet deep. These can't be pried
open, thanks to a metal lip on the edge of the door. They look like
this:
________________ ______
| | | |
| | |* *|
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |* *|
|________________| |______|
|____________| |____|
FRONT SIDE
These (USUALLY!) have the "tool" type fasteners on the side,
have two doors, and are found in groups of several (not usually
alone..) BUT THIS CAN VARY!
Other than the casing, the layout is pretty much the same..
Two doors, one holds the guts, smaller cards to the top, bigger,
power/amplifier cards to the bottom.
OLDER WES BOXES: Another type of box I recently stumbled onto is
the Western Electric midswitch.. These are older, and usually
the one's youll find are out of service. These are MUCH different
from the other boxes. The casing is similar, but usually white
and rounded. Inside, however, you'll find a series of aluminum
boxes with connectors on the front. These modules also have lever
releases, and can be pulled out.
FOUND IN DA HUT: In some older places, you'll find switching
systems in little shacks, or "huts". Inside these huts, you'll
find green fiberglass modules on shelves. These modules are
approximately 6" wide x 1.5FT long x 10" deep, and have a top
that unscrews with four screws. Under this, you'll find the cards.
The cards are similar to other cards, but have no front plastic
bezel.
Remember! MA BELL LOVES YOU!
P.S. The sound made when opening a midswitch box has been
officially classified as "B'TANG."
Good places to Beige Box in Colorado:
-Douglas County Rt. 40, near Sedalia
-Phillipsburg, CO. Between rt 285 in Conifer, and Turkey Creek in
Ken-Caryl
-Evergreen, CO
-Colorado Hwy 73
-Deer Creek Canyon Rd (Ken Caryl)
-Conifer, CO
-Larkspur, CO
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E2S/0MFuXS: Ten Men Named Ken.
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RedBoxChiliPepper, Black Hawk, Cain's Multiple
[E2S / 0MFuXS] [Old MF'ers Union of X-Bar Switchmen] - March '95
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E2S vs. Simpson, Prosecution Exhibit #2
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HACKERS for B0B.
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2. A Phun Phield Trip - [1995 TcP/Syn/Ice - E2S] - Written by TCP
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Early this march, we got a keen chance to go on a phun phreaking
phield trip. Here's the inpho.
A. ESS / Midswitches - Revisited
--------------------------------
A few things we discovered on this trip were some new details about
common midswitches. One type we messed with was an older 1A type
midswitch. These were a bit older than other types we've experienced.
The CU (Customer Unit) cards consisted of a module that was 2 PCBs, bolted
together, with a grey bezel in front with connectors/indicators and metal
release latch. The unit had an edge connector in back, weighed about a
pound, and measured approximately 12"x4"x1". Heres some rough views.
P.S. Bezel is pronounced (BEE-zehl).
Older "1A" type midswitch CU module
-----------------------------------
FRONT SIDE
<----1"----> <---------------------12 Inches---------------------->
__________ ________________________________________________|
|DUAL MP CU| ___/ | 0 |
| (RT) | 4 |=== | 0|
| | |===P | P C B 1 |
| BUSY o | |=== | |
| T () | I |===C | |
| ODD | n |=== | |
| R () | c |===B | |
| T () | h |=== | 0|
| EVEN | e |===2 | |/
| R () | s |___ | 0 ||
| __ | \_|______________________________________________||
| | | ||
| | |
|_______|__|
o=LED, ()=Connector, 0=Bolt *=Michael Bolton
The newer, more common ESS cards are similar looking to the older
(above) cards, but are smaller in dimension and consist (mostly) of one
PCB. They are 12"x3.5"x2/3" in dimension, and weigh about 6-8 ounces.
They have a white bezel on front with indicators/connectors, and the usual
edge connector on the back. These specifications describe the AT&T cards
like these, and I believe the fujitsus fit the spec as well.
Here are some diagrams. This is where we walked. This is where we swam.
Take a picture here. Take a souvenir. Cuyahoga.
Newer 1A/2B type midswitch CU module
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FRONT SIDE [NOT TO SCALE!!!]
<--2/3"-->
________ ____________________________________________________|
| AT&T | __/ ____________ |WP90710L4||LB1084AF| |
| AUA58 | |== | 229HR ||T7513A1PE| _______-------- |
| | |== ------------ | 604DP | |
| o | |== ____________ ------- ______|
| ODD | |== | WP91534L1 ||T7513A1PE| _______ |CONN. |
| o | |== ------------ |WPC1571L1| | 604DP | ------|
| EVEN | |== |RELAY | |R|R|R|R| ------- | ||
| BUSY | |== |LC1107AC| |RELAY| |E|E|E|E| _________ |/ /
| . . O | |__ |RELAY | |RELAY| |S|S|S|S||LB1084AF | | |
| . . E | \_________________________________|_________|________|/
| T R___| |
| | _
| || |
| || |
|___||_|
o=LED .=Connector *=PhAT KR0
Newer 1A/2B type midswitch modem module
---------------------------------------
FRONT SIDE [NOT TO SCALE!!!]
<--2/3"-->
________ ____________________________________________________|
| AT&T | __/ ____________ _________ ___________ |
| AUA52B | |== | 229JK | | XILINX | |TMS320E14FZ| ____|
| | |== ------------ | XC3042- | |LA - LBU910| |____|
| o | |== ______ | 50 | |7 - 0340191| ______|
|19.2/LB | |== Enable|SC9993| |_________| |___________| |CONN. |
| . | |== SW | 5CFN | ------|
| LB | |== Dsable ------ _____ _____ |R||R| | ||
| __ _ | |== | RELAY | FFFF |TRANS| |TRANS||E||E| |/ /
| |= | | | |__ | RELAY | SSSS |RELAY| |_____| |_____||S||S| | |
| |= ]| | \____________________________________________________|/
| |__| |_| |
| | \______Modular Jack (Larger type) FS=Fuse
| | _
| || |
| || |
|___||_|
o=LED .=Connector
There are a few more types of cards that I've seen, using acronyms as
demarcations. The above two were the ones I could diagram best, I may
update on the others later. Here's what I've seen:
Ac/ Model# Type
AT&T - Newer
------------
CU AUA58 = Control Unit (Series 2)
CU AUA58B = Control Unit (Series 2)
CU AUA52B = Modem unit
LIU AUA64D= Line Interface Unit??
Older 1A type
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DUAL MP CU (WP21 CP) = Dual MPU Control Unit Series 2
DUAL MP CU (WP21C CP)= Dual MPU Control Unit Series 1
Power modules
Amplifier Modules
Test Modules
Logic Modules
Voice Modules
Motherboard type boards
Lou Ferrigno
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E2S/0MFuXS is like 240 dolla's wortha PUDDIN'. "AWWW JEA!"
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Barry, Levon, Git you ass in that puddin'!
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[E2S / 0MFuXS] [Old MF'ers Union of X-Bar Switchmen] - April '95
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Numb 3
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What ever happened to Willie Nelson anyway?
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3. Hacking Electronic Road Signs - [TCP]
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Ever see those large signs on the highway that say "road slippery
ahead" or "bizzard conditions.." etc? Well, we were wondering if they
were hackable, so one night we went on out and gave it a gnu. And huzzah,
it worked! Here's what we found. (Remember, though. This was what I
gathered by standing in the cold at 3:30am off of US 285 entering the
mountains. I was only there for 3-5 minutes, so I may not be 100%.)
1. We bilched open the box on the side of the post of the sign. It opened
easily, lame little metal latch that popped with a screwdriver. Of course,
your box may vary.
2. Inside was telco connections (remote access? Alarms? We tried ANIing it,
but we didn't get a dtone), a heater with thermostat (to maintain temp
of the electronics), a power supply block, and the control console.
The box looked like this:
_____________________________________________________
| Power |_____| |Thermo- | |
| Supply| |\ | Stat | |
|_______| | | | ||||| | |
| 120V Outlets| | | | |
|_____________| | |________| |
| ________ \_ __________________________________|
| | Phone | __| [ ] ## ## ## ### ### |
| | jack | | o| ## ## ## ### ### |
| |________| | | Control ## ## ## ### ### |
| ||| || | o| Console ## ## ## ### ### |
| // || |__| ## ## ## ## ## | _____
| /-----\ || |__________________________________| / \
| |phone| || | |
| |trmnl| ||___________________________ | \__0__/
| \-----/ ||| | | -+-
| ||| Heater | | |
|_________|||___________________________|_____________| / \
JeR0ME!!
3. The control console in our unit was a Burr-Brown TM25-300HT. It was
about 6-8 inches long, 4 inches high, and 2 inches deep, with a red
LED display and a keypad with some other LEDs on it.. Looked like this:
_______________________________________________________________
_____| _______________________ ----------- ----- ----- |
| req || DISPLAY | | D | E | F | |F 6| |F 7| |
| ctl ||_______________________| ----------- ----- ----- |
| o | | A | B | C | |F 4| |F 5| |
| | ----------- ----- ----- |
| | | 1 | 2 | 3 | |F 2| |F 3| |
| | ----------- ----- ----- |
|reset| | 4 | 5 | 6 | |F 1| |
| o | ----------- ------------ |
| | | 7 | 8 | 9 | |Ent.||Clr.| |
| | ----------- ------------ |
|_____| | . | 0 | - | |
|_______________________________________________________________|
Or something like it :)
4. The procedure: (Note: ONLY tested on this model...)
1. Press the "RESET button NEXT TO the terminal, and then
press the "CLEAR" key ON the terminal. (display should read "0")
This will also clear any message on the screen.
2. Press the "REQUEST CONTROL" button NEXT TO the Terminal.
3. Display should read "CODE"
4. Enter the 3 digit code (ours was 0,0,3. Whee) and press ENTER.
Note: Our unit had a 3-digit passcode. We're not sure about
others. Again, more testing to do!
5. The terminal should read "LOAD". It is now ready to be
programmed.
6. Enter 6 two digit numbers from the library, one two digit number
for each line of the message. (I.E. XX for the first line, XX for
the second, etc..) Press the enter key after entering each two
digit number.
7. The sign should display the message entered.
8. If the message didn't come up on the Sign, press the reset
button and start over.
9. Get out the midget with the Casio and dance.
The following text was an additional "step" we found in a manual we got for
the thing (basic programming.) The rest of the procedure is the same.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
If the message is to be a three line message, repeat the first
three, two digit numbers entered by keypad.
(for a total of six two-digit numbers)
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I'm not to sure as to what this'll do.. Kinda unclear to me! :) Since it
already is a 3-line message.. Hmm..
5. The Code Library: (may vary from sign to sign. I'm not sure if the first
few are standard and some are custom messages, or if they're entirely
DOT programmed.. I'm sure they'll vary from area to area, but this will
give you an idea. And if you're like me, it'll give your hair a
velvety sheen.
00 Time 34 On I-70 5 Miles
01 Adverse Conditions 35 On I-70 7 Miles
02 Ahead 36 On I-70 10 Miles
03 Ground Blizzard 37 Poor Visibility
04 Blizzard Conditions 38 Ride the Skilift Bus
05 High Winds 39 Call 398-LIFT
06 Blowing Snow 40 Drive with Care
07 Snowtires or Chains 41 This Holiday
08 Required 42 Arrive Alive
09 Closed 43 All Vehicles Over
10 Congested Traffic 44 10,000 GVW and Towed
11 Icy Conditions 45 Must Use Chains
12 May Exist 70 Kenosha Pass US 285
13 Open 71 Blowing Sand/Dust
14 Road Closed 72 US 285 at Bailey
15 Road Icy 73 US 285 at Webster
16 Road Icy in Spots 74 Crow Hill - US 285
24 Speed Limit 75 US 285 at Aspen Park
25 55 MPH 76 US 285 at Conifer
26 Strictly Enforced 77 US 285 at Fairplay
27 Traffic Delay 78 ON US 285 1 Mile
28 Vail Pass I-70 79 ON US 285 3 Miles
29 Windy 80 ON US 285 5 Miles
30 Watch for rocks 81 ON US 285 7 Miles
31 Temporarily Closed 82 ON US 285 10 Miles
32 Chains Only Required 83 Construction Ahead
33 On I-70 3 Miles 84 Blasting Ahead
17 Road Wet 85 Beginning Monday
18 Snow Slide 86 Beginning Tuesday
19 Snowing 87 Beginning Wednesday
20 Snowing Hard 88 Beginning Thursday
21 Snow Packed 89 Beginning Friday
22 [SPACE][BLANK] 90 Blasting Delays
23 Snow Packed in Spots 91 8:00 AM TO 3:30PM
So, for example, to display
ROAD CLOSED
GROUND BLIZZARD
WATCH FOR ROCKS
you'd enter:
[RESET]
[CLEAR]
[REQ CTL]
[003]
[14]
[ENTER]
[03]
[ENTER]
[30]
[ENTER]
[22]
[ENTER]
[22]
[ENTER]
[22]
[ENTER]
And that's it. As for customized messages, I haven't figured that out
yet. I guess that means another 3:30am trip to the sign :)
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[E2S / 0MFuXS] [Old MF'ers Union of X-Bar Switchmen] - May '95
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Nummer 4
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GAWD this is BORING but it's at a REQUEST oh GEEZ
this is ANNOYING I should be getting PAID!
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Well, look for the hidden PHUNKRONYMS. Keeps me from reverting to watching
infomercials at 2am. Did you know Dura-Lube outlubricates.. Oh nevermind.
4. TCP's Acronym Compilation [1995 TCP - E2S]
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1ESS - Electronic Switching System Model 1
1AESS - Electronic Switching System Model 1A
2BESS - Electronic Switching System Model 2B
3AESS - Electronic Switching System Model 3A
3ACC - 3A Central Control
5ESS - Electronic Switching System Model 5E
5XB - X-Bar Model 5
AAAH - 75VDC line ring, mouth-suck connection.
AAX - Automated Attendant Exchange
ABATS - Automatic Bit Access Test System
ABHC - Average Busy Hour Calls
ABS - Alternative Billing Service
ABSBH - Average Busy Season Busy Hour
ACB - Annoyance Call Bureau
ACC - Audio Communications Controller
ACCS - Automated Calling Card Service
ACD - Automatic Call Distributor
ACDA - Automatic Call Disposition Analyzed
ACE - Automatic Calling Equipment
ACF - Advanced Communications Functions
ACH - Attempt per Circuit per Hour
ACOF - Attendant Control of Facilities
ACP - Action Pine
ACSU - Advanced T1 Channel Service Unit
ACTIFED - BuZZ AlDRiN uses it!
ACTS - Automated Coin Toll Service
ACU - Alarm Control Unit
ACU - Automatic Calling Unit
ADCCP - Advance Data Communications Control Procedure
ADCI - Automatic Display Call Indicator
ADN - Abbreviated Dialing Number
ADS - Advanced Digital System
ADS - Audio Distribution System
ADS - Auxilary Data System
ADVIL - Advanced Medicine for Pain
AFACTS - Automatic FACilities Test System
AFADS - Automatic Force Adjustment Data System
AFSK - Automatic Frequency Shift Keying
AFK - I wish I was now.
AIC - Automatic Intercept Center
AICC - Automatic Intercept Communications Controller
AIOD - Automatic Identification of Outward Dialing (AT&T)
AIS - Automatic Intercept System
ALBO - Automatic Line BuildOut
ALFE - Analog Line Front End
AL - Makes Good Burgers.
ALI - Automatic Location Indentification
ALIT - Automatic Line Insulation Testing
ALRU - Automatic Line Record Update
ALS - Automated List Service
AM - Administrative Module
AM - Amplitude Modulation
AMA - Automatic Message Accounting
AMACS - AMA Collection System
AMARC - AMA Recording Center
AMASE - AMA Standard Entry
AMAT - AMA Transmitter
AMATPS - AMA TeleProcessing System
AMPS - Advanced Mobile Phone Service
AN - Associated Number
ANA - Automatic Number Announcement
ANC - All Number Calling
ANI - Automatic Number Identification
ANAC - Automatic Number Annunciator
ANIF - Automatic Number Identification Failure
AOSS - Auxilliary Operator Service System
AP - Attached Processor
APC - AMARC Protocol Converter
APS - Automatic Protection Switch
AR - Alarm Report
ARC - Audio Response Controller
ARIS - Audichron Recorded Information System
ARS - Automatic Route Selection (Least Cost, AT&T Centrex)
ARSB - Automated Repair Service Bureau
ARTIE - PIPE!
ARU - Audio Response Unit
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASOC - Administrative Service Oversight Center
ASPEN - Automatic System for Performance Evaluation of the Network
AT - Access Tandem
ATB - All Trunks Busy
AT&T - American Telephone and Telegraph
ATC - Automatic Transmission Control
ATH - Abbreviated Trouble History
ATI - Automatic Test Inhibit
ATIS - Automatic Transmitter Identification System
ATMS - Automated Trunk Measurement System
ATP - All Tests Pass
ATR - Alternate Trunk Routing
ATRS - Automated Trouble Reporting System
ATTC - Automatic Transmission Test and Control circuit
ATTCOM - AT&T COMmunications
ATTIS - AT&T Information System
AUDIX - AUDio Information eXchange
AUTODIN - AUTOmatic DIgital Network
AUTOVON - AUTOmatic VOice Network
AUTOMOBILE - "CAR"
AUXF - AUXillary Frame
AVD - Alternate Voice Data
B6ZS - Bipolar with 6 Zero Subsitution
B911 - Basic 911
BAMAF - BELLCORE AMA Format
BANCS - Bell Administrative Network Communications System
BCC - Blocked Call Cleared
BCD - Binary Coded Decimal
BCD - Blocked Call Delayed
BCS - Batch Change Supplement
BDT - Billing Data Transmitter
BEEF - It's Whats for Dinner
BEF - Band Elimination Filter
BELLCORE- BELL Communications Research
BETRS - Basic Exchange Telecommunications Radio Service
BHC - Busy Hour Calls
BISP - Business Information System Program
BL/DS - Busy Line/Don't Answer
BLF - Busy Line Field
BLS - Business Listing Service
BLV - Busy Line Verification
BNS - Billed Number Screening
BOC - Bell Operating Company
BOR - Basic Output Report
BORSCHT - Battery/Overvoltage/Ringing/Supervision/Coding/Hybrid Test
BOS - Business Office Supervisor
BOSS - Billing and Order Support System
BOSS - Born in the USA.
BOT - Beginning Of Tape
BPOC - Bell Point Of Contact
BPS - Bits Per Second
BPSS - Basic Packet-Switching Service
BRAT - Business Residence Account Tracking system
BRCS - Business Residence Custom Service
BRI - Basic Rate Interface
BRM - Basic Remote Module
BS - Banded Signaling
BSA - Basic Serving Arrangements
BSBH - Busy Season Busy Hour
BSC - Business Service Center
BSCM - Bi-synchronous Communications Module
BSE - Basic Service Elements
BSOC - Bell Systems Operating Company
BSRFS - Bell System Reference Frequency Standard
BST - Basic Services Terminal
BT - Bus Terminator
BTAM - Basic Telecommunications Access Message
B'TANG - Noise made when popping open a midswitch
BTL - Bell Telephone Laboratories
BTN - Billing Telephone Number
BVA - Billing Validation Application
BVC - Billing Validation Center
BWM - Broadcast Warning Message
BWT - Broadcast Warning TWX
BWTS - BandWidth Test Set
CA - CAble
CABS - Carrier Access Billing System
CAC - Calling-card Authorization Center
CAC - Carrier Access Code
CAC - Circuit Administration Center
CAC - Customer Administration Center
CAD - Computer-Aided Dispatch
CADV - Combined Alternate Data/Voice
CAI - Call Assembly Index
CAIS - Colocated Automatic Intercept System
CALRS - Centralized Automatic Loop Reporting System
CAMA - Centralized Automatic Message Accounting
CAROT - Centralized Automatic Reporting On Trunks
CAS - Circuit Associated Signaling
CAS - Computerized Autodial System
CASIO - What the midget plays in the trunk of our Honda when
we go phreaking.
CAT - Craft Access Terminal
CATLAS - Centralized Automatic Trouble Locating and Analysis System
CBS - CrossBar Switching
CBX - Computerized Branch eXchange
CC - Central Control
CC - Common Control
CC - Country Code
CCC - Central Control Complex
CCC - Computer Control Center
CCH - Connections per Circuit per Hour
CCIS - Common Channel Interoffice Signaling
CCNC - Common Channel Network Controller
CCNC - Computer/Communications Network Center
CCR - Customer-Controlled Reconfiguration
CCS - Common Channel Signaling
CCS - Hundred (C) Call Seconds
CCSA - Common-Control Switching Arrangement
CCT - Central Control Terminal
CCTAC - Computer Communications Trouble Analysis Center
CCU - COLT Computer Unit
CCV - Calling Card Validation
CD - 5 Percent Interest Rate! Apply Now!
CDA - Call Data Accumulator
CDA - Coin Detection and Announcement
CDAR - Customer Dialed Account Recording
CDCF - Cumulative Discounted Cash Flow
CDF - Combined Distributing Frame
CDI - Circle Digit Identification
CDO - Community Dial Office
CDPR - Customer Dial Pulse Receiver
CDR - Call Dial Rerouting
CDS - Craft Dispatch System
CDT - Call Data Transmitter
CEF - Cable Entrance Facility
CEI - Comparably Efficient Interconnection
CEV - Controlled Environment Vault
CERTS - With Retsyn (Tm)
CF - Coin First
CGN - Concentrator Group Number
CIC - Carrier Identification Code
CICS - Customer Information Control System
CII - Call Identity Index
CIS - Customized Intercept Service
CLASS - Centralized Local Area Selective Signaling
CLASS - Custom Local Area Signaling Service
CLDN - Calling Line Directory Number
CLEI - Common-Language Equipment Identification
CLI - Calling Line Ident
CLID - Calling Line IDentification
CLLI - Common-Language Location Identification
CMAC - Centralized Maintenance and Administration Center
CMC - Construction Maintenance Center
CMDF - Combined Main Distributing Frame
CMDS - Centralized Message Data System
CMS - Call Management System
CMS - Circuit Maintenance System
CMS - Communications Management Subsystem
CMS - Conversational Monitoring System
CMT - Cellular Mobile Telephone
CMU - COLT Measurement Unit
CN - Change Notice
CN/A - Customer Name/Address
CNA - Communications Network Application
CNA - Customer Name/Address Bureau
CNAT - I .... type at 3am.
CNCC - Customer Network Control Center
CNI - Common Network Interface
CNS - Complimentary Network Service
CO - Central Office
COAM - Customer Owned And Maintained
COC - Circuit Order Control
COCA-COLA - Y Mucho Mas.
COCOT - Customer-Owned Coin-Operated Telephone
CODCF - Central Office Data Connecting Facility
CODEC - COder-DECoder
COE - Central Office Equipment
COEES - COE Engineering System
COLT - Central Office Line Tester
COMSAT - COMmunications SATellite
CONN - Connector
CONTAC - Central Office NeTwork ACcess
COSMIC - COmmon Systems Main InterConnection frame system
COSMOS - COmputerized System for Mainframe OperationS
COSMOS - Billions and Billions!
COT - Central Office Terminal
CP - Control Program
CPC - Cellular Phone Company
CPC - Circuit Provisioning Center
CPD - Central Pulse Distributor
CPE - Customer-Premises Equipment
CPH - Cost Per Hour
CPI - Computer Private branch exchange Interface
CPM - Cost Per Minute
CPMP - Carrier Performance Measurement Plan
CPU - Central Processing Unit
CRAS - Cable Repair Administrative System
CRC - Customer Record Center
CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Check
CREG - Concentrated Range Extension with Gain
CRFMP - Cable Repair Force Management Plan
CRIS - Customer Record Information System
CROTCH ROCKET - Vrroom! Open up your briefcase, get out your ol' day planner!
Bought me a Suzuki, now I think I'm still 16..
Born-to-use-Rogaine, oh oh Sexually-insecure, oh oh..
CRS - Centralized Results System
CRSAB - Centralized Repair Service Answering Bureau
CRT - Cathode Ray Tube
CSA - Carrier Serving Area
CSACC - Customer Service Administration Control Center
CSAR - Centralized System for Analysis Reporting
CSC - Cell Site Controller
CSDC - Circuit Switched Digital Capability
CSO - Central Services Organization
CSS - Computer Sub-System
CSU - Channel Service Unit
CTC - Central Test Center
CTM - Contac Trunk Module
CTMS - Carrier Transmission Measuring System
CTO - Call Transfer Outside
CTT - Cartridge Tape Transport
CTTC - Cartridge Tape Transport Controller
CTTN - Cable Trunk Ticket Number
CU - Control Unit
CU - Customer Unit
CU/TK - Common Update/EQuipment system
CUCRIT - Capital Utilization CRITeria
CUBE - , Ice. Yo, Homey-G. "Whazzup."
CVR - Compass Voice Response
CWC - City-Wide Centrex
DAVE - Gorski. Has bumps on his forehead that generate a current.
db - Decibel
DCTS - Dimension Custom Telephone Service (AT&T PBX)
DDD - Direct Distance Dialing
DID - Direct Inward Dialing
DM - Delta Modulation (PCM Variant)
DMS - Northern Telecom ESS
DSS - Dial Selective Signaling
DSS (2) - Digital Switching System
DTMF - Dual Tone Multi Frequency (Touch Tone)
EAS - Extended Area Service
EATS - Spanky's Roadhouse Eats. Go there while in Denver! :)
EEHO - Either End Hop Off
EKTS - Electronic Key Telephone Sets
EML - Expected Measured Loss (1khz loss/trunk)
ENFIA - Exchange Network Facilities for Interstate Access
EPROM - Electronically Programmable Read Only Memory
EPSCS - Enhanced Private Switched Communications Service
ERL - Echo Return Loss
ESS - Electronic Switching System
ETN - Electronic Tandem Network
FDM - Frequency Division Multiplexing (baseband/guardband)
FX - Foreign Exchange
HEHO - Head End Hop Off (Use Originating locality Switch for LD)
HIHO - And what is HEHO without HIHO?
IMT - Inter-Machine Trunk (Connects two switching centers)
IOT - Inter-Office Trunk (Connects two COs)
IRC - International Record Carrier
IXC - Inter-Exchange Mileage
ITT - International Telephone and Telegraph
LAMA - Local Automatic Message Accounting
LAMA - Hari Krishna Krishna Hari.
LASS - Laser Aided Switching System
LASSIE - Come home!
LATA - Local Access Transport Area
LMOS - Loop Maintenance Operating System
LCR - Least Cost Routing
M/W - Microwave
MCI - Microwave Communications, Inc.
MDF - Main Distribution Frame
MERS - Most Economical Route Selection
MG - Master Group (240 circuits)
MOS - Metal Oxide Semiconductor
MTS - Message Telephone Service
MU - Message Unit
MUUU - THE AFRo CoW!
NNX - Network Numbering Exchange (Loc. Ex N=2-9/X=0-9)
NPA - Numbering Plan Area (Area Code)
OCC - Other Common Carrier (Other than AT&T)
ONAL - Off Network Access Line
ONI - Operator Number Identification
OPX - Off Premises Extension
PABX - Private Automatic Branch Exchange
PBX - Private Branch Exchange
PCM - Pulse Code Modulation
PSN - Public Switched Network
PTT - Postal Telephone and Telegraph
RBOC - Regional Bell Operating Company (A BOC and it's ROC)
RCC - Radio Common Carrier
ROC - Regional Operating Company (7 ROCs own the 24 BOCs)
ROBOT JOX - YEHES!
RSS - Remote Switching System
SFS - Single Frequency Signaling
SX - Simplex
SXS - Step by Step Switch
TBAR - Thossbar Switching System
TDM - Time Division Multiplexing
TEHO - Tail End Hop Off (Use Destination switch, which places local)
TMBG - They Might Be Giants (boy.)
TMRS - Traffic Measurement and Recording System
TSPS - Traffic Service Position System (Toll pushbutton switchboard)
TSS - Tandem Switching System
TT - Trunk Type
TTTN - Tandem Tie Trunk Network
TUR - Trunk Utilization Report
TWX - Teletypewriter Exchange Service
UCD - Uniform Call Distributor
USOC - Uniform Service Order Code (billing coding)
VANS - Value Added Network Service
VF - Voice Frequency
VGF - Voice Grade Facility
VMB - Voice Mail Box
VNL - Via Net Loss
WATS - Wide Area Telecommunications Service
WES - Western Electric Switch (Older ESS)
WES - Calarad'n. Gots a big P'kup truk.
XBAR - Crossbar Switch
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(MANDELA!)
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5. Phreaking Odds and Ends Fer Beginners [1995 TCP - E2S]
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[Also known as STUFF YOU SHOULD ALREADY KNOW! - A Phreaking Reprimer]
1. Long Distance Carriers
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THE MAIN SERVICE PROVIDERS: These systems have their own hardware networks.
Each company will lease access from another to access areas where they have
no service. AT&T uses it's own network about 99% of the time and we abuse
it 100% of the time. Sprint and MCI is rather high in own-network usage as
well. AT&T is also know for operators with the worst voices. MCI operators
get me giddy.
1. AT&T 10288 - The biggest, the oldest, the "best". Largest network
AT&T 10732 - Private test network.
You know them, you love them, you want them over for
dinner.
2. MCI 10222 - One of the big 3.
They've had all your friends and family over for dinner.
3. Sprint 10333 - Number 3.
Does Candice Bergen eat dinner?
4. LDDS 10999 - Not as well known, but large. Leases to other companies.
I'm running out of dinner references.
5. WilTel 10270 - Put their cables through old oil pipelines - instant net!
I'd have Wil over for dinner any ol' day.
6. Allnet 10211 - Services many COCOTs, as does LDDS.
I know. The dinner crap is pathetic.
If you didn't know this, you have a musicalbum.
2. Neet Shit
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-We've found AT&T Microwave sites out here in the backroads in CO.
Aparrently, they're also out in Montana and Idaho. If anyone wants to join
us for a trip up there, gimme a ring! :) hehe. We found a HUGE - I mean
GIGANTIC site out here, way back on a 4x4-only accessible road (We made it
in a Honda, go figure) in the middle of absofrickinlutely nowhere. Big
warning signs et al, but hey, c'mon, like they're gonna get out there
in time? (Smyrk).. From what we surveyed of the place, this thing -IS-
Colorado. :) Want to know where it is? Ok, you take the C-470 exit off of
I-70. Depending on where you started exit off of C-470 (It ends at
70) at.. Wait a minute.. What am I doing? Am I stupid? Why would I tell
you this? IT'S MINE! MINE MINE MINE! MINE MINE MINE WAAAH! Nobody know
nobody know but us heheeh! Oh, and AT&T! You suck, You suck, We eleet!
Go away bad boy. Momma calling you. Is our AT&T microwave. We go inside
and play yahtzee. Bad! Mine! MineMineMine!!!! Uh. Wait. Getting a little
carried away there. Sorry! But seriously. If anyone's out here and
manages to hook up with me, and you're SERIOUS and not a k-rad kiddie k0des
asshole, we'll go on a little 3am guided tour. Gotta be quick though.
And wear gloves. Yep. Gloves are good. :)
P.S. Also got a CEV! Nyah Nyah! Can we get into it? Nah Nah! :)
3. Phun in 3o3
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950s
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950-1044 Coin Return
950-1001 Dial Tone
950-1485 Dial Tone
950-1569 Dial Tone
950-0266 Tone (?)
950-0070 Extender - Code WAS "KARBON." It's inactive now, of course, thanks
to some YEE YEE KODEZ KIDDIES WHEE WHEE who thought it
would be K-RAD to make phone sex calls on it. Hey
neat. L3Tz 4lL TyP3 L1K3 ThiZ!
Others
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Echo Box: 1-800-866-4468 "1-800-TNo-HiNT" Hehe :)
(Wow. A big group from Colorado. Imagine that!)
ANI: 1-800-692-6447 The famous "1-800-MY-ANI-IS"
ANI: 107321-404-988-9664 FREAKY thang through the AT&T test network.
And yes, this DOES work, dave. I'm listening
to it right now. It's June 20, 1995.
LD ID: 1-700-555-4141 "Welcome to the AT&T Long Distance Network. This
message will not repeat. Welcome to the AT&T
Long Distance Network. This message will not
repeat."
DTone: 1-303-222-0000 Very interesting. We're working on it.
Loud Busy:211-2345/6 211 is a USWest internal prefix.
Mamma's ears bleedin when she dialed: 311
NOTE: These were all tried from the 932 prefix, Ken Caryl Road 1A switch.
I've heard rumors they don't work in other areas, but personally I
have not found that to be true.
4. Other misc shit
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What switch ya got?
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#1AESS - Loud click before dtone when phone is picked up and quiet, quick
click before the number you're calling rings.
-Smells like cheese.
#5ESS - Click before dialtone when phone is picked up, none otherwise.
The first ring when calling will sometimes be a partial ring.
-COs are occupied by guys named Lloyd.
DMS100 - No clicks, always a full ring, rings are longer.
-AkA "The MONK33 Switch"
Misc Fone/Switch Stuff.
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Q: What current is passed over phone lines?
A: 48VDC when off hook, 75VDC, 20Hz when ringing. Nothing when you're
sucking on it. (Try it sometime!)
Q: What frequencies are involved in a dial tone?
A: 350 and 440Hz.
Q: What are the DTMF frequencies?
A: Use this table:
1:697Hz/1209Hz 2:697Hz/1336Hz 3:697Hz/1477Hz
4:770Hz/1209Hz 5:770Hz/1336Hz 6:770Hz/1477Hz
7:852Hz/1209Hz 8:852Hz/1336Hz 9:852Hz/1477Hz
*:941Hz/1209Hz 0:941Hz/1336Hz #:941Hz/1477Hz
Q: What are other tone frequencies?
A: Ringback: 440Hz and 480Hz, alternating two seconds at a time
Busy : 480Hz and 620Hz combined, 1/2 second intermittent.
Reorder : Same as busy, but every 1/4 second. (Trunk-busy)
Q: What's the frequency Kenneth?
A: Is your benzidrine, Uh huh.
Cellphone ESNs
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Serial# to ESN:
G.E. : Serial # is ESN
Harris : Serial # is ESN in hex
Oki : Remove first 3 digits and letter. Add 129 where those were.
NEC : Remove first 2 digits. Add 135 and enough 0s to make 11 digits.
Novatel : Serial # is ESN
Mitsubishi: "Sec. Code" is ESN
Panasonic : Remove first 2 digits. Add 136 and enough 0s to make 11 digits.
B0BPH0NE : Serial # is "808" or "BOB"
New Area Codes - 1995!!!
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281: Texas - [PLA! Umm. Is the word "Greets"]
334: Alabama
360: Washington
423: Tenessee
456: Internatn'l Inbound
500: PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES :)
520: Arizona
540: Virginia
562: California
630: Illinois
954: Florida
970: Colorado - [Take me home, Country Roads..]
NEXT ISSUE: -We got X-bar.. Partz is Partz!
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The Club E2S Dance Mix Album Vol. 1! :) No, seriously. We have
a little "album" in the works. Here's what it includes:
Over 100 tracks!!!!
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All box tones, phone tones, dialing tones, control tones, switch
tones, and tones tones known to man.
Operator/Recording messages from Sprint, MCI, AT&T, Allnet, LDDS,
Wiltel, and more!
Synthesized messages, numbers, etc.
BONUS TRACKS!!!
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The famous "This Message Will Not Repeat" repeating message.
"Richard L. Johnson" calling from the "American Telephony Society"
asking an operator where their crossbar systems are to "take a
picture" for a "book compilation" :)
Cover:
Available on tape ($11.95, S/H included)
and MiniDisc ($22.95, S/H included)
NOTE: This isn't done yet! Still gotta get the cover done and
do the final trax, but hey! :)
II. BONUS! ProdiGEE!
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This is a newere, edited, and truncated version of an older file I wrote..
I've been working on this for a few years, but i've been slacking off lately,
so pardon me if there are inaccuracies!!
-TcP
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Crap about PRODIGY: :)
-- The graphics interface is NAPLPS, interpreted by Microstar's
MVDI (Microstar Virtual Device Interface)
-- Prodigy's "Y" network is Tymnet (secondary, usually alternate phone
numbers). It's "Q" network is it's own proprietary network.
-- The .SCR files in the Prodigy directory are similar to those in MGE and
PP3, programs available through shareware to edit/read NAPLPS files.
(The file DEVICE.SCR is actually a renamed MVDI .SCR file, such as
640X480.SCR)
-- 9600 service is available on all of Prodigy's proprietary (Q) network
nodes. Some, soon to be all, support 14,400 now. On its leased Tymnet
nodes (Y), 9600 is currently only available, and if that, only in a few
locations. This should change by the end of the year.
-- It seems to me that the network is constantly "streaming", or at least
it sends it out when you logoff or exit the part of the service you're
in. (I think transfer between users on the same site controller is
instantaneous- Long distance transfers may have a delay.)
-- The service is typically not available from 4AM-7AM ET. From my
experimentation, when dialing the Q networks at these times, (or maybe
it's the primary number) you'll get a busy signal. When dialing the Y
networks (possibly the alternate number)it'll keep ringing and not pick
up.
-- I don't think Prodigy's running N81. I haven't figured out what it is
running on, but we'll see.
-- You can erase your birthdate on the service with no problem, but you
need to send in ID to put it back, even if it was in there originally.
-- IDs are in the following format: xxxxnna where x=alphabetic, n=numeric,
a=household user denotation, A through F,where A is the "primary user"
of the household, usually the person that signed up or pays for the
service.
-- Prodigy won't let anyone under 18 be an "A" user
-- Yes, there is a period during logon where Prodigy can write to your
hard drive. It also updates your software (as you might have noticed)
without your permission. It's almost impossible to could get a virus
from Prodigy, unless there's some disgruntled Sears employee hanging
around the computers.
-- PRODIGY.EXE (DOS) is compressed with PKLite 1.03. I've tried unpacking it,
but it doesn't work. I don't think that it's that PRODIGY.EXE is using
"Extra Compression" (Unexpandable by PKLITE) since when I try to
uncompress with PKLITE 1.10 or 1.13, it says "Incorrect Version", and
when I try using an "Extra-Compression" decompressor, like DISLITE or
PKUNLITE, it doesn't work either. PKUNLITE says it's not an "Extra-
Compressed" file,and DISLITE (which can handle normal PKLites as well)
says "Can't find end of initialization". Hmm. Maybe it's a custom job.
??? P.S. Prodigy: I didn't "peek at" or "reverse compile" your file.
-- Your Prodigy software is always being updated, even if you don't know
it. It only tells you when it's making a major change.
-- There's an option in TOOLS to give Prodigy your credit card number.
This might just be a type of "macro" for shopping services, but I
haven't tested it (for my own safety).. Your CCN might go somewhere
else after you enter it. (For all we know, it could come up on a big
sign in some room at the Sears headquarters..!) I wouldn't use it.
-- Prodigy keeps track of your software updates- If you don't log on in
five years, there's five years worth of updates waiting there for
you. (Well, it'll belch for THAT big of a gap, but ya know what I mean.)
-- The older versions of the Prodigy software (I.E. the old CGA
version that looks nothing like what is used today) can, in fact, be
very useful even though you can't connect to the service with them
anymore (Auto-updates are limited down to a certain version number,-
Meaning that the software made before the concept of auto-updating
came about, can't be auto-updated.) Well, anyways, Look into these
older versions- You might just find a few "secrets" that the folks at
Prodigy forgot about.
-- Even though Prodigy is 16 color in the VGA 640x480 mode, it is capable
of displaying 256 colors (only 16 at once, though.)
-- Some sections of Prodigy adjust for time zone differences(e-mail), and
some don't. This might be useful. Also, at the time of this writing,
Prodigy hasn't adjusted for daylight savings time in the Mountain
Time Zone. (Denver area) (Do they even know this????)
-- Prodigy bulletin boards are managed by board managers-There doesn't
seem to be a "Head Honcho" or "Big Brother" watching over everyhing.
Therefore, some BM's are more lenient than others (The sexual topics
in the so called "health" forum tend to get a little "out of hand"
whereas you wouldn't see anything that isn't 100% morally right, clean,
and kosher in the Kids forum.)
-- The BM's DON'T scan every message that well. Things CAN slip through.
I imagine that they software-scan messages for obscenities, and
don't look at the content otherwise.
-- The Prodigy Member List is a good way to find out where people live.;>
-- SCRIPT.R is the 9600 Tymnet connect script, and SCRIPT.Y is the Tymnet
1200/2400 connect script.
-- MODEMS.TXT contains all the modem init strings, etc. used with Prodigy.
-- APS.CFG contains all of your "personal preferences", I.E. colors,
download directory..
-- PROFILE.DAT contains your hardware setup.
-- Those TLFD0000 files seem to contain the phone numbers used to access
Prodigy.
-- When using AUTOLOGON, Prodigy asks for a "nickname" to use. Prodigy
then saves a file with the same filename as the nickname. (I.E.if your
nickname was "al" it'd save it under AL.) This file contains your user
ID and what seems to be an encrypted form of your password.
-- The information provided in SETUP along with your modem string and a
few additional parameters goes into the CONFIG.SM file. MODEMUTL.EXE
also alters/works with this file.
-- STAGE.DAT and CACHE.DAT are used to speed up Prodigy. These two files
act as caches, or contain information that's frequently accessed when
you use Prodigy. The only difference is that STAGE.DAT contains
information that you use on Prodigy all the time, and is constantly
updated and not erased, and CACHE.DAT stores information for an online
session and is updated on a per-session basis. (I.E. If you go to the
Sears shopping service a lot,STAGE.DAT would contain info on the Sears
service. If you go to read your mail several times in a session,
CACHE.DAT would contain info on your mailbox and what's in it.) The
suspicions about Prodigy being able to access info on your hard drive
arose from these files-Sometimes they contain non-Prodigy data.This is
simply info left over from old deleted files, a phenomenon similar
to disk fragmentation. Prodigy didn't put it there, and I doubt
they'll look at it (I imagine they could, though.) This results from
Prodigy creating an "empty file" by just filling it up with "snippets"
of "random" HD and RAM information. (Quite a lame way to make an empty
file.) If you are concerned
about this, Prodigy offers a utility (for free) to remove extra data
from the STAGE.DAT file. The size of STAGE.DAT is constant, but
can be limited depending on what you specify in your setup. (The
part about whether Prodigy runs fast or takes up space.) On the
PC, STAGE.DAT is either 950,000 or 160,000 (approx) bytes in size
depending on what you specify. On the MAC, STAGE.DAT is always 200,064
bytes long (but I saw 195,000 once.-??) (Whew!)
-- UNREAD mail is kept for 14 days. If you "retain" it, it's kept for 14
more. PCFN mail is kept for 28 days. Commercial mail has no specific
time of retainment. If you read it, it's deleted after 3 days. If you
COPY TO DISK, it's deleted instantly. (Heh, just hit retain to quench
that!)
-- Prodigy site controllers CAN be busy.
-- Prodigy checks to make sure all it's software is intact when you start
PRODIGY.EXE. (RS.EXE)
-- Prodigy uses CORE, FREE, PLUS, and **** service
denotations. A small blue window in the bottom-right hand of the
screen will tell you what classification the service you're using
is. CORE features (Highlights) are general system features, and are
charged depending on your pricing plan. FREE features (Prodigy info)
obviously, are free. PLUS features (Bulletin Boards) are charged by
time. **** features (E-mail) are charged per use/other.
-- Version 3.2 info..
On Prodigy for DOS version 3.2 or above:
PRODIGY.EXE was renamed to RS.EXE (Which can now be un-PKLITED!)
INFORM.EXE was added, as an on-disk information center
SCREEN.CMP appeared.. That's the compressed MVDI screen drivers.
Otherwise, it's the same as what you get through auto-updates.
-- EXPTnna id's belong to the Prodigy "experts".. STARnna id's belong to
"celebrities" :) I'm not sure how the rest of this works.
-- Nov.93: The "NEW PRODIGY" Arrived! What's new? A new VGA driver! Wow!
Otherwise, they've woken up. New:Internet (YES!) Fax, Postal, and File
e-mail capabilities! (Expensive, though.) And, of course, the prodigy
mail manager! (Detailed below) Oh (again) and macros. (wow)
-- Prodigy For Windows Works JUST like Prodigy for DOS,
excluding the "abbreviated" menu bar and the separate program for
autologon. Works OK, however I have encountered some probs with
it under WIN-OS2. I get an error when launching it from a DOS box out
of Mail Manager, and when I run it seamless, the screen doesn't redraw
and gets "dirty." Oh. Also. Prodigy for Windows is slower than DOS.
The few improvements in Prodigy for Windows: On-line photos, screen
capture, "scratch pad", sounds, configurable button bar..
The BIG plusses are the WWW browser, Chat, and the Newsgroup reader.
-- Mail Manager- All mail features are organized by "Mail Manager", a
program you download, currently only for IBM, for $4.95. PMM lets you
edit messages offline, save them, etc, up to about 20 pages.(There's a
catch!)-Messages over 6 pages cannot be read by the user online! They
have to download them and "type" them to see them! Not much use when
you're writing to computer-illiterate Aunt Bea in Kansas.. ! PMM is
where you keep your addresses, setup to fax/upload files, and organize
all your messages, sent and recieved. It's nice, actually. Something
Prodigy should have had long ago. Now if they could only get over
the 6 page online limit! Another program you'll may be concerned with
involving PMM is MAILTASK.EXE.. A Windows program that lets you use
Mail Manager (PMM) with Windows. Don't try it in OS/2, though! It
crashed my system.
[The following note is outdated, but I kept it in to show you how
Prodigy works.. This prediction DID come to pass.]
-- Modem Phun- Ok.. 9600 nodes used to be few and far between. No
longer. Now its 9600, 9600 everywhere! And prodigy is REALLY starting
to push 14.4 modems.. Why? Because I imagine they're running 14.4
modems, just setting them at 9600, and waiting a while so they can push
everyone to upgrade again like when they "went" 9600. It would be
truly stupid to continue expanding a 9600 service today, and make it
14,400 tomorrow with the falling prices and increasing speeds of
modems. I dont think prodigy is that stupid. Uh, I dont THINK they
are..
PRODIGY PRICING PLANS
--------------------------------------
Plan Monthly $ Core/Plus hours included Messaging/E-mail
-------- --------- ------------------------ --------------------------
Value $14.95 Flat-rate Core, 5 Plus PLUS hours
Alternate 1 $7.95 2 hrs core/plus combined PLUS hours
Alternate 2 $19.95 8 hrs core/plus combined PLUS hours
"30/30" $30.00 30 plus hours
OVERTIME CHARGES
----------------------
These change constantly, but right now they're running at about $3/hr.
Some Prodigy BB rules
-----------------------
1. You can't talk about trading "large items" such as CDs and Tapes. (huh?)
2. Sex must be talked about in only a clinical manner.
3. No obscenities.
4. They're pretty touchy when it comes to religion.
5. No phone numbers, only area codes.
6. No pseudonyms (handles, whatever..)
7. No 2-person threads.
And of course, these rules are "always" "enforced!" :)
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ERROR TABLE
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Error # Type Problem Remedy
-------- ----------------- ----------------------- ------------------------
API Application Error Error in Prodigy Appl. Stay away from area
CM 6 Communications Line noise, loose cable Check connections
CM 4 Communications Loss of carrier Call waiting?
DM Display Module Out of memory Reboot, Sign on again
OMCM 6 Combined Outdated software Upgrade
OMCM 9 Combined Network problem Sign on again
OMCM 10 Combined
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Prodigy Hotkeys (DOS)
---------------
Ctrl-R.........Redraw screen
Ctrl-I.........Tab (advance through selections)
R..............Jump window, set to REVIEW*
I..............Jump window, set to INDEX*
G..............Jump window, set to GUIDE*
V..............Jump window, set to VIEW PATH*
F3.............View PATH
F4.............Advance through PATH
F5.............Jump window
F7.............Jumpword Index
F8.............Cross-Reference
F10............Review session
Ins............Insert mode
Home...........Go to top of selections
End............Go to end of selections
Arrow Keys.....Guess
Tab............Move through selections
Ctrl+Alt+Del...Prodigy Aggrivation Release Key
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____________________
Prodigy's network hierarchy: |GATEWAY SERVICE |
|(Ziff or EasySabre) |
|____________________|
|
|G
|A
|T
|E
|W
__________ __________ |A __________
|SITE | |MAIN NET | __|Y |SITE |
|CONTROLLER| |SERVERS |_________|__| |CONTROLLER|
|(Y-type |_____________| |_________________________|(Q-type |
| net) | | | | net) |
|__________|________ | | ____________________|__________|
Primary/Alt # | |__________| | Primary/Alt #
(TYMNET) | | (PROPRIETARY)
|____________________|
|
_____|_____
| YOUR |
| PC |
|___________|
Operations:
If the needed data is not on your PC, it is requested from the site
controller. This is the most common interaction. When the needed data
is not on the site controller, the site controller requests it from the
main network server, which then sends it back down the line to your PC.
When a gateway service is used, data is routed from the gateway to the
net server, and back down the line to your PC. Q-Type site controllers
operate on Prodigy's own proprietary network. Y-type site controllers use
leased network access from Tymnet.
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What I know about the Prodigy files: (IBM)
PRODIGY.EXE..................The main executable.
STAGE.DAT....................Cache file for constant use
CACHE.DAT....................Cache file for per session use
TLFD0000.....................Phone numbers
PROFILE.DAT..................Hardware setup
SCRIPT.Y.....................12/2400 Tymnet Access script
SCRIPT.R.....................9600 Tymnet Access script
CONFIG.SM....................Modem setup/other parameters
APS.CFG......................"Personal preferences" and options
DRIVER.SCR...................NAPLPS Screen driver
DIAGNOSE.EXE.................Hardware diagnostics utility
MODEMUTL.EXE.................Modem configuration utility
MODEMS.TXT...................Modem command/init string info
VDIPLP.TTX...................A MVDI metafile I think.
KEYS.TRX.....................??????????????????? (Access?)
LOG_KEYS.TRX.................??????????????????? (Access?)
PRODIGY.TXT..................File Prodigy saves to when using COPY (opt.)
MODEMSTR.SAV.................Old modem string, when changing modems (opt.)
"nickname" ..................Autologon macro
CONFIG.BAK...................Old CONFIG.SM file, if you change modems
MAILmmdd.TXT ................COPY TO DISK'ed e-mail- "mmdd" represents a
date - I.E. MAIL0718.TXT would be e-mail
copied on July 18th.
RS.EXE ......................Same as PRODIGY.EXE- the main executable.
In newer versions. PKLITED, and PKUNLITEable
INFORM.EXE ..................On-Line information center program
GETSCRN.EXE .................File to set the PRODIGY screen driver
SCREEN.CMP ..................MVDI Screen Driver compressed archive
UCMASTER.CFG.................Mail Manager Config file
\UC\ ..............<DIR>.....Mail Manager Directory
\UC\XXXXNNA\ ......<DIR>.....Location of Mail Manager personal files
\DOWNLOAD\ ........<DIR>.....Where your downloads go
RESET.BAT....................Resets the old scrn driver if it doesn't werk
DRIVER.BAK...................Your old screen driver
HANG.OUT.....................??? Just showed up!!
ASSIST.*.....................Prodigy for Windows ASSIST help program
Directory of C:\PRODIGY\UC
XXXXNNA <DIR> Mail, personal files, downloads for each ID..
MMANAGER EXE Main PMM executable
GRAPH STX Message: You have recieved a message w/ graphics..
RTS5 STX Message: Message credit limit exceeded.
RTS6 STX Message: Msg could not be delivered..
RTS STX Message: Msg could not be delivered in subj. above
RTS1 STX Message: Couldn't be delivered, mail list too large
RTS2 STX Message: Msg sent online couldnt be delivered..
0004 SMS Error Message: Unable to deliver, tech difficulties
0001 SMS Error Message: Unable to deliver, no offline msgng
0002 SMS Error Message: Unable to deliver, formatting error
0003 SMS Error Message: Unable to deliver, UL/DL problems
0005 SMS Error Message: Unable to deliver, msg limit reached
0006 SMS Error Message: Unable to deliver, addressing error
MMANAGER PIF Windows PIF for PMM
MMANAGER 001 Overlay/Data
MMANAGER 002 Overlay/Data
MMANAGER 003 Overlay/Data
MMANAGER 004 Overlay/Data
UCRATESB DAT Messaging rates info
TAGLINES MM PMM Taglines (fun ta play with)
MAKEBAT EXE Makes PMM.BAT in installation
MMANAGER DCT PMM dictionary
MMANAGER ICO Windows ICON for PMM
DRIVES CFG Dir/Drive config file
UCUSERS DAT PMM User listing/data
UCVERS DAT Version information (for P's use)
UCSIZEB DAT I have no idea. CRCs?
PMM2PW DAT Encrypted password
MMANAGER VER More version info.
README TXT README.TXT!!
MMANAGER HLP Halp pfile
TAGLINES IND Tagline index. [Number of taglines in TAGLINES.MM]
COPY-MM EXE Copies PMM to another dir.
In the PRODIGY Main dir...
MAILTASK EXE Windows PMM launcher
SETUP-MM BAT Used to setup PMM
PMM BAT Starts up PMM
MM-DOWN DAT ???
UCMASTER CFG PMM Config file
SUPPLEMENTAL FILES/APPLICATIONS [In addition to basic Prodigy-DOS]
----------------------------------
Stage/Cache utility software..Removes extraneous info from STAGE/CACHE.
PROMASTR....................*.Front end/Utilities for Prodigy
PROPLUS.....................*.Similar to PROMASTR. Made by same
company. (???)
PROUTIL.......................Prodigy Utilities/Enhancements
Font enhancers..............*.Several available, Enhances Prodigy's
tacky, default NAPLPS font.
PDL...........................Automatically downloads stock quotes from
Prodigy
PMM...........................Prodigy Mail Manager [$4.95]
Prodigy BB Notes..............Offline BB note reader/reply. Avail.
through Ziffnet. [$3.00]
*-You may not want to use these with the new Prodigy. Not sure on
compatibility.
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I'm going to start to get into the actual make-up of some of P's important
files.. Here's a start..
CONFIG.SM - Hardware Setup
--------------------------
nohang "
nohang Something associated with HANG.OUT
nohang "
nohang "
bps:96 Baudrate..
port:2 COM port
addr:02F8 COM base address
irq:3 COM IRQ
pnetsym:Q Primary net symbol (Q or Y)
anetsym:Q Alternate net symbol (Q or Y)
printer:1 Printer LPT port
bitmap compress:1 Bitmap compression (interesting!)
modem_str:24000,007,a007880284C6002,9600,+++,CR,CRLF,1,4,6,N,
60,60,3,6,32,N,N,,?,S0,,S2,,,,S6,S7,,S9,S10,,S12,,,
,,,,,,V1,Q0,,,,X1,,D,T,P,X1,H,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OK,0,
CONNECT,1,RING,2,NO CARRIER,3,ERROR,4,CONNECT 1200,5
,NO DIALTONE,6,BUSY,7,NO ANSWER,8,CONNECT 2
Modem responses to certain tests? Thats from my ZOOM V.FC 24k.
APS.CFG - Software Setup
------------------------
GB:0003 Unknown
MAILDIRXXXXNNA:C: Mail directory
MAILFILEXXXXNNA:SENDOUT.NOW Mail send status
Mailbox:1 Unknown
DOWNDOWNXXXXNNA:NONE Download to floppy
DOWNDOWN_LOCXXXXNNA:NONE Download local ?
DOWNDIRXXXXNNA:C:\MISC Download dir
ColorsXXXXNNA:MB=14,3;WB=12,3;BB=7,3;EN=0,7; Color setup for XXXXNNA
SCRNDRVRDOWN:NONE Screen driver download
SCRNDRVRDOWN_LOC:NONE Screen driver dl local
MS:1 Unknown
HIGH94:1 Upgrade tries
Screen Upgrade Try:1 Screen upgrade tries
ZIFFDOWNXXXXNNA:NONE Ziffnet download dir
ZIFFDIRXXXXNNA:C:\PRODIGY Ziffnet directory
DOWNDOWNXXXXNNB:NONE Same as above, for XXXXNNB
DOWNDOWN_LOCXXXXNNB:NONE "
DOWNDIRXXXXNNB:C:\MISC "
About NAPLPS:
NAPLPS(North American Presentation Layer Protocol Syntax) is a resolution-
independent, device-independent graphic display syntax. NAPLPS US
government standard:ANSI-X3.110-1983/CSA-T500-1983 NAPLPS International
standards: ISO-2022 and ISO-2375. In Prodigy, NAPLPS syntax in interpreted
and displayed by MVDI (Microstar Virtual Device Interface).
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