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From the files of The Hack Squad: || by Lee Jackson, Co-Moderator,
|| FidoNet International Echo SHAREWRE
The Hack Report || Volume 1, Number 17
for May, 1992 || Report Date: May 8, 1992
||
========================================================================
Welcome to the seventeenth issue of The Hack Report. This is a series of
reports that aim to help all users of files found on BBSs avoid
fraudulent programs, and is presented as a free public service by the
FidoNet International Shareware Echo and the author of the report, Lee
Jackson (FidoNet 1:382/87.4).
| With this issue, The Hack Report becomes a monthly affair. Late breaking
| information is still posted weekly in the FidoNet International Shareware
| Echo, and will be included in the following month's issue. Also, a
| couple of minor cosmetic changes have been made to go along with the new
| release schedule, just for fun. :-)
| There are more confirmations this week, both of legitimate files and
| frauds, and a possible dropper rears its head. Thanks to everyone who
| has helped put this report together, and to those that have sent in
| comments and suggestions (we really do listen here at Hack Central
| Station). If you have any comments, please send FidoNet NetMail to me at
| 1:382/87.4, or call The ECS BBS at (512)328-6923 and leave a message in
| the ECS_GENERAL area. RIME readers may send comments directed to RIME
| address MAH (Modem Addictus Hospital, (512)443-8941).
NOTE TO SYSOPS: The Hack Report may be freely posted as a bulletin on
your BBS, subject to these conditions:
1) the latest version is used,
2) it is posted in its entirety, and
3) it is not altered in any way.
NOTE TO OTHER READERS: The Hack Report (file version) may be freely
uploaded to any BBS, subject to the above conditions, and only if you do
not change the filename. You may convert the archive type as you wish,
but please leave the filename in its original HACK???.* format. The Hack
Report may also be cross-posted in other networks (with the permission of
the other network) as long as it meets the above conditions and you give
appropriate credit to the FidoNet International Shareware Echo (and the
author <g>).
The idea is to make this information available freely. However, please
don't cut out the disclaimers and other information if you use it, or
confuse the issue by spreading the file under different names. Thanks!
DISCLAIMER: The listings of Official Versions are not a guarantee of the
files' safety or fitness for use. Someone out there might just be
sick-minded enough to upload a Trojan with an "official" file name, so
>scan everything you download<!!! The author of this report will not be
responsible for any damage to any system caused by the programs listed as
Official Versions, or by anything using the name of an Official Version.
Now that the Draconian stuff is out of the way, let's get to the report!
************************************************************************
Hacked Programs
Here are the latest versions of some programs known to have hacked copies
floating around. Archive names are listed when known, along with the
person who reported the fraud (thanks from us all!).
Program Hack(s) Latest Official Version
------- ------- -----------------------
AutoMenu AUTO48 AUTO47
Reported By: Tony Blair (WildNet)
via Ken Whiton (1:132/152)
Verified by Marshall Magee, Magee Enterprises, Inc.
CatDisk CDISK510 CDISK620
CDISK530
CDISK661
Reported By: Jeff Kaplow (1:120/234)
| CompuShow CSHOW801 CSHW844A
CSHOW831
CSHOW851
Reported By: Paul Brazil
(Note: Any version ending with a B, such as CSHW841B, is _not_
a shareware version. This is the enhanced version received
with the user's registration and is not to be distributed.
Consider all B archives to be pirated copies.)
Las Vegas EGA Casino (unknown)
Reported by the author, Diana Gruber, in the ILink net,
relayed by Richard Steiner (1:282/85)
(Note: a version of this program sold through Gemini
shareware outlets with the title screen "Special GEMINI
game disk" and a version calling itself the "Ledyard$
EGA Casino" have been distributed. No archive names
have been supplied yet.)
List LIST8 LIST76B
LIST18
Reported by: The Hack Squad (from the Buerg BBS)
Math Master MATHMSTR M-MST301
Reported by: James Frazee (1:343/158)
PKZip PKZIP120 PKZIP110
PKZIP20B
Reported by: Fred Towner (1:134/73)
PKZ201.ZIP
PKZ201.EXE
Reported by: Jim Westbrook (1:382/29)
PKX201.EXE
Reported by: Bill Logan (1:300/22)
QEdit Advanced XEDIT QEDIT215
Reported by: Sammy Mitchell, Author
(thanks to Rand Nowell and Joe Morlan for relaying the report)
Telegard 2.9E Alpha TG29EALP Telegard 2.7
Reported by: Karen Maynor (1:3640/5)
(Found on the NightOwl CD-ROM disc version 5.0)
Telix Telix v3.20 Telix v3.15
Telix v3.25
Reported by: Brian C. Blad (1:114/107)
Telix v4.00
Telix v4.15
Reported by: Barry Bryan (1:370/70)
Telix v4.25
MegaTelix
Verified by Jeff Woods, Exis, Inc., in the TELIX echo,
who also states that there will be _no_ release titled
Telix 4.0. He states the next release of Telix will be
under a completely new name, which has not been decided
upon yet.
TheDraw TDRAW430 TDRAW451
TDRAW500
Reported By: Ian Davis, Author
| TDRAW550
| Reported By: Steve Klemetti (1:228/19)
TDRAW600
Reported By: Hawley Warren (1:120/297)
TDRAW800
Reported By: James Carswell (1:153/775)
Turbo Antivirus Version 9.00b Version 8.10
Version 9.01a
(Archive names unknown)
Reported by: Thomas Ruess (2:246/24)
X00 Fossil X00V130 X00V124
| X00V130J (also official is
X00V149A, a beta
test of an OS/2 ver.)
=======================================================================
Hoax Alert:
Here is the test, devised by Tim Fitzgerald of 1:3800/18.0, to try if you
think you have managed to get a program called XTRATANK to work on your
system. Follow these simple steps:
1. Run CHKDSK and write down the free space it reports as free.
2. Do a DIR command and write down what XTRATANK reports.
3. Copy any text file to a new text file.
4. Repeat steps 1 and 2, and compare.
You will see that XTRATANK reports that twice as much disk space is taken
up by the new text file. Tim concludes that XTRATANK fools you into
thinking that it gives you more space by doubling what the DOS DIR
command reports. Fortunately, it is still harmless. Consider it a hoax
that doesn't work.
Other previously reported hoaxes:
Filename Claimed use/Actual activity/Reporter(s)
------------ --------------------------------------------------------
2496.* This, and all files that claim to run a 2400 bps
modem at 9600 or 14400 bps, are hoaxes. If you
follow their instructions, you will have a 0 bps
modem. Reported by several people.
AMIGA.* Claims to allow IBM/Clones to read Amiga Workbench
Disks: displays a picture of an Amiga Workbench disk
on your screen, then spins your A: drive and locks
your system. From Suriya Matsuda, Jacob Kanafoski
| (1:3613/4), Derek Vanmunster (1:229/418), and Jeff
Hancock (1:3600/7).
BIMOD126.* Claims to be version 1.26 of BiModem - actually v1.24
renamed and re-archived.
=======================================================================
The Trojan Wars
| Well, it was too good to last. A possible dropper has appeared, as
| relayed by The Hack Report's gateway to WildNet, Ken Whiton. As usual,
| this is one section you shouldn't skip: read on and see why.
| A conversation between Tim Sawchuck and Jeff Simmons in the WildNet
| VIRUSES_MN conference revealed the possible existence of an archive of
| VPIC47 that contains the Dark Avenger virus, "split" so that no scanner
| can pick it up. For the record, the latest official version of VPIC is
| v48C. So, grab the latest release and you'll avoid this one.
Please be aware that the PKZip v2.0B hack reported in the hack
section of this report could be a Trojan. According to the report
filed in the VIRUS_INFO echo by Fred Towner, the archive (an ARJ
archive, no less(!)) had these files in it:
PKZIP20B.EXE
UNKNOWN.NFO
MUSTREAD.COM (archived with PKLITE)
WATCHME!.EXE (archived with PKLITE)
Fred was wise enough not to try and run any of these programs, so
Trojan activity has not been confirmed. Fortunately, the PKZ201 (and
PKX201) files appear to be nothing more than hacks of the 1.93 Alpha
release. Some relief, but a hack is a hack.
Other previously reported Trojans/Droppers:
Filename Claimed use/Actual activity/Reporter(s)
------------ -------------------------------------------------------
GREYSCAL.* Claims to be a monitor adjustment utility - actually
a dropper - infects files on your hard drive with the
FISH virus through the README.EXE file in the archive.
Not detectable by any scanner. From Bill Logan
(1:300/22).
MONOP3-0.* Supposed to be Monopoly for Windows. Contains
FORMAT.COM from DOS 4.01 and STACKEY v2.1 (renamed as
MONOP1.COM and MONOPOLY.COM and invoked by a batch
file called README!!.BAT). Will try and format your
hard drive - a volume label on your HD will thwart
this one. From Derek Vanmunster (1:229/418).
Obnoxious "Tetris" clones for the Macintosh - actually droppers
Tetris of the MBDFA virus. Via Paul Ferguson (1:109/229)
Tetriscycle in the VIRUS_INFO echo.
Ten Tile Puzzle
OCEAN.ZIP From the BBS description: "Wonderful Game, Reward for
PLANTS.ZIP the person who conquers it 1 time, Good luck, how does
RAINBOW.ZIP 30,000 bucks sound to you if you break the pattern, try
this game, it is wonderful, waht a challenge, bet you
can't break the pattern. $50, 000 if you do it twice."
Actually a compiled batch file that tries to erase all
files on your C: drive. From Richard Dale (1:280/333).
PSI3.ARJ Passing itself as the LHA Archiver, version 3.00. It
destroys your partition table, boot sector, and parts
of FAT 1 and FAT 2. From Nemrod Kedem (2:403/138).
SCAN87.* Suspected of Trojan activity, but not confirmed. The
SCAN88.* latest official release is SCAN89B. Reported by
SCAN96.* several.
TGSEC16.* Trojan version of Telegard Security Package - both
executables in the archive will infect your system
with the Dark Avenger virus, and the text files show
you how to ease access to your system by hackers instead
of prevent access. By Scott Raymond, author of the
real package (latest official version is TGSEC17.*).
ZAPPER15.* PSI3, mentioned above, recommends an "antivirus"
program called ZAPPER15.* to remove a virus called
"PSQR". ZAPPER15 is another Trojan which overwrites
your hard disk's boot sector with random garbage data
from memory. It contains no viral code. Also from
Nemrod Kedem (2:403/138)
========================================================================
Pirated Commercial Software
Program Archive Name(s) Reported By
------- --------------- -----------
Above Disk v3.00A EXP-MEM.* Dale Woloshin (1:163/211.3)
and Wolfgang Fritz
Backgammon Royale BGROYALE.* Shakib Otaqui (2:440/74)
BGROYDOX.*
BeetleJuice (game) BJUICE.* Alan Hess (1:261/1000)
BJ.* Bill Blakely
(RIME Shareware echo)
Bootcon unknown Mike Dunsmore
(by Modular Software (RIME Shareware echo)
Systems)
Commander Keen #2KEEN.* Steve Hodsdon (1:132/119.12)
(parts 2 and 3) #3KEEN.* Harold Stein
(via Ken Whiton, 1:132/152)
Double Disk DDISK214.* Ronald McGill (1:167/149)
Duke Nukem parts 2 & 3 DUKEZIP2.EXE Steve Hodsdon (1:132/119.12),
#2DUKE.* Craig Demarsh (1:260/213),
DUKEZIP3.EXE and Hal Thompson (1:353/220)
Eagle's Nest (game) Unknown Mike Headley (1:362/112)
(not in wide distribution)
Fastback Plus v2.0 FBPL200.* Bogie Bugsalewicz (1:115/738)
Flashlink MNP Emulator FLASHLNK.* Several
| Gauntlet (game) GAUNTLET.* Cimarron Mittlesteadt
| (via Ken Whiton, WildNet)
LotusWorks v1.0 LWORKS.* Brian Luker (1:167/149)
Mac-in-Dos CLINK.* Arthur Taber (1:125/28)
(not the SEALink protocol)
MAC-DOS.* Ron Bass (1:128/13.3)
Leslie Meehan, original
reporter (unknown)
Microsoft Mouse Driver MOUSE810.* Bat Lang (1:382/87)
MTE MNP Emulator MTE215.* Bat Lang (1:382/87)
MTE210E.*
MTE210F.*
MTE210G.*
MX5.* Wolfgang Fritz
Verified by Steve Lieberman
of MagicSoft, Inc.
MX6.*
Optune OPTUNE.* Bat Lang (1:382/87)
OPTUNE11.*
OPTUNE12.* Jeff Dunlop (1:203/16)
Paganitzu part 2 #2PAGA.* Harold Stein
(via Ken Whiton, 1:132/152)
QModem 5.0 QM50.* Daniel Hagerty (1:208/216)
| QMODEM50.* Larry Owens (1:280/87)
| Rambo (game) RAMBO.* Cimarron Mittlesteadt
(via Ken Whiton, WildNet)
SimCGA SIMCGA40.* Joe Morlan (1:125/28)
SIMCGA41.*
SIMCITY SIMCITY.* Mark Visser
Solitare Royale SOLITRYL.* Dan Brady (1:282/108)
SOLIT.* Bud Webster (1:264/165.7)
Spot (7-Up game) SPOT.* Steve Hodsdon (1:132/119.12)
Squish 2.1 SQUISH21.* Several
(verified by Joe Morlan)
| Supaplex Unknown Kevin Donald (1:123/54)
| Rick Rosinski (1:239/1004)
| Dennis Matney (1:230/12)
| Top Gun TOPGUN.* Cimarron Mittelsteadt
| (WildNet, via Ken Whiton)
Tunnels of Armageddon TUNNELS1.* Wolfgang Fritz (1:249/140)
TUNNELS2.*
====================================================================
?????Questionable Programs?????
| Last issue, Steve Baker (1:114/116) reported the existance of a new
| version of the CompuShow GIF viewer, uploaded to his board as CSHOWA.ARJ.
| Since then, more questions about this file, from Jack Cross (1:3805/13)
| and Jeff Hancock (1:3600/7) were posted in the FidoNet International
| Shareware Echo. Your Hack Squad decided it was time to check this on the
| CompuServe Graphics Forum. I located the CSHOWA file, uploaded by the
| author of the program. The abstract of the file listed it as version
| 8.44a. I downloaded it and verified this version number. So, as you can
| see in the list of official versions in the Hacked Files section of the
| report, version 8.44a of CompuShow is an official release.
| Cimarron Mittlesteadt reports in the WildNet Shareware Conference that a
| file called ALF.ZIP is a possible dropper of the Stoned virus. However,
| no other information was given. If anyone has seen this or has any
| information on it, please forward it ASAP.
A report has been relayed from Brian Hess (WildNet, via Ken Whiton)
concerning a program called TMFIX.ZIP. The archive contains the files
TMFIX.EXE and TMFIX.DOC. Brian states that McAfee Associates
determined the archive is "absolutely a Trojan file," and he thanks
them for their help in fixing "all problems with this file." I must
admit that I'm a bit lost on this one, and I can not confirm McAfee's
involvement with this archive. If someone reading this has any inside
information that could fill in the gaps, please enlighten your pleading
Hack Squad.
| As you can see above in the Pirated Commercial Software section,
| Supaplex has been determined to be a commercial file. According to
| Dennis Matney (1:230/12), the game is by a company called Digital
| Integration, LTD.
| Last week, Harold Stein (WildNet) had asked, via Ken Whiton, to relay
| that any games by Apogee with a number other than #1 in the filename
| are usually not a shareware, but registered modules of the games in
| question. This week, he reports that there may be a second trilogy of
| the Commander Keen series, numbered #4KEEN - #6KEEN, and that #4 may
| have been released as shareware.
| Charles Jennings (1:382/32) has sent a README file from #4Keen that
| confirms that #4 is a shareware release. However, please be careful with
| any Apogee game not numbered #1, however, since there are some pirated
| modules floating around. Be on the lookout, and double check any you
| see.
BiModem is the subject this time, but the situation doesn't quite fit
into any of the other categories of this report. A few users have seen a
version called BIMOD125.* floating around, and wondered if it was a hack.
Steve Baker (1:114/116.0) called the support BBS and verified your Hack
Squad's information: v1.25 is a closed beta. Version 1.24 is the latest
public release. This information was also verified by the Hack Squad (in
lurk mode over in the BIMODEM echo) through a message posted by Michael
Ingram (1:114/151). In short, if you see BIMOD125, delete it - it's a
beta that shouldn't be out yet.
Yet another one that doesn't seem to fit anywhere is a Windows program
called WinSpeed. Bill Eastman (1:382/87.12) relayed a message from Alan
Zisman (1:153/9) in the WINDOWS echo about this file, and Piyadaroon
Kalayanamit (1:382/87) quickly cleared the confusion. Apparently, there
are _two_ different programs called WinSpeed: one is a commercial package
of Windows video drivers, which should not be posted for download on any
BBS. The other is a small utility that will report your system speed
from within Windows, and is a legitimate shareware file.
James Brown (1:266/22.0) has reported in the WINDOWS echo that the
shareware WinSpeed has been renamed to WINDSOCK. According to James,
the author(s) took the original off of CompuServe, renamed it, and
resubmitted it. Hopefully, this will ease the confusion, but there
_will_ be copies floating around under the old name. So, be careful
with this one. If you get a copy of the video driver file from
someone, delete it: it is not shareware.
I still have no further confirmation of MTG2400, reported by Zach Adam of
1:2200/103. The description says this program will run a 2400bps modem
like a 4800bps modem, which sounds a bit like the MTE program listed in
the Pirated Commercial Software section. Any information would be
appreciated.
========================================================================
Clarification
Len Hult (RIME, via Richard Steiner, 1:282/85), has relayed a message
from one of his users concerning the CREDITFX program that was previously
reported in the Hoax Alert section. His user (no name given) said he had
not received his software by March 3, 1992, and the phone number of the
company (North Atlantic Publishing) did not connect. However, the user
had received his software on or before April 25, 1992. Rather than
continue to list this as a hoax, I have decided to print this
clarification. Users should always be wary of any software that seems
"too good to be true," but this appears to be a legitimate program.
************************************************************************
Conclusion
If you see one of these on a board near you, it would be a very friendly
gesture to let the SysOp know. Remember, they can get in just as much
trouble as the fiend who uploads pirated files, so help them out if you
can.
***HACK SQUAD POLICY***
The intent of this report is to help SysOps and Users to identify
fraudulent files. To this extent, I give credit to the reporter of a
confirmed hack. On this same note, I do _not_ intend to "go after" any
BBS SysOps who have these programs posted for d/l. The Shareware World
operates best when everyone works together, so it would be
counter-productive to "rat" on anyone who has such a file on their board.
Like I said, my intent is to help, not harm. SysOps are strongly
encouraged to read this report and remove all files listed within from
their boards. I can not and will not take any "enforcement action" on
this, but you never know who else may be calling your board. Pirated
commercial software posted for d/l can get you into _deeply_ serious
trouble with certain authorities.
Updates of programs listed in this report need verification. It is
unfortunate that anyone who downloads a file must be paranoid about its
legitimacy. Call me a crusader, but I'd really like to see the day that
this is no longer true. Until then, if you _know_ of a new official
version of a program listed here, please help me verify it.
On the same token, hacks need to be verified, too. I won't be held
responsible for falsely accusing the real thing of being a fraud. So,
innocent until proven guilty, but unofficial until verified.
Upcoming official releases will not be included or announced in this
report. It is this Co-Moderator's personal opinion that the hype
surrounding a pending release leads to hacks and Trojans, which is
exactly the opposite of what I'm trying to accomplish here.
If you know of any other programs that are hacks, bogus, jokes, hoaxes,
etc., please let me know. Thanks for helping to keep shareware clean!
Lee Jackson, Co-Moderator, FidoNet International Echo SHAREWRE (1:382/87)
====================================================================
;; HACK0592.COL - An ASCII columnar report of all filenames
;; reported in The Hack Report for May, 1992.
;;
;; By Lee Jackson, Co-Moderator, FidoNet International Echo SHAREWRE
;; (1:382/87.4)
;;
;; Please note that there are some files listed in the report
;; that do not have filenames. These are not listed in this file,
;; for obvious reasons. Also, no file extensions are listed, since
;; they tend to change more often than the weather. :-)
;;
;; All lines beginning with two semicolons (;;) are comments and should
;; be ignored, as should all blank lines. If anyone comes up with a
;; program that reads this file, I'd appreciate seeing it before you
;; distribute it to the general public, for reasons that are about to
;; be made clearer.
;;
;; UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE FILES LISTED HERE BE AUTOMATICALLY
;; DELETED FROM YOUR SYSTEM! ANY PROGRAM THAT CHECKS THIS LIST AGAINST
;; ANY FILE LISTING SHOULD INSTEAD FLAG ANY MATCHES FOR REVIEW. ABOVE
;; ALL, !!!READ THE HACK REPORT BEFORE DELETING ANY FILES!!!
;; THE AUTHOR OF THE HACK REPORT AND THIS LIST WILL NOT BE HELD
;; RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE AND/OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING FROM THE
;; USE OF THIS LIST.
;;
;;
#2DUKE
#2KEEN
#2PAGA
#3KEEN
#6KEEN
2496
ALF
AMIGA
AUTO48
BGROYALE
BGROYDOX
BIMOD125
BIMOD126
BJ
BJUICE
CDISK510
CDISK530
CDISK661
CLINK
CSHOW801
CSHOW831
CSHOW851
CSHW841B
DDISK214
DUKEZIP2
DUKEZIP3
EXP-MEM
FBPL200
FLASHLNK
GAUNTLET
GREYSCAL
LIST18
LIST8
LWORKS
MAC-DOS
MATHMSTR
MONOP3-0
MOUSE810
MTE210E
MTE210F
MTE210G
MTE215
MTG2400
MX5
MX6
OCEAN
OPTUNE
OPTUNE11
OPTUNE12
PKX201
PKZ201
PKZ201
PKZIP120
PKZIP20B
PLANTS
PSI3
QM50
QMODEM50
RAINBOW
RAMBO
SCAN87
SCAN88
SCAN96
SIMCGA40
SIMCGA41
SIMCITY
SOLIT
SOLITRYL
SPOT
SQUISH21
TDRAW430
TDRAW500
TDRAW550
TDRAW600
TDRAW800
TG29EALP
TGSEC16
TMFIX
TOPGUN
TUNNELS1
TUNNELS2
VPIC47
X00V130
X00V130J
XEDIT
XTRATANK
ZAPPER15
;;
;; End of HACK0592.COL
;;
Lee Jackson, Co-Moderator, FidoNet International Echo SHAREWRE (1:382/87)
=================== A T T E N T I O N ! ! ! ===================
This month's issue of The Hack Report is now available for d/l or F'Req
from The ECS BBS, 1:382/87, at (512) 328-6923, and from FLOTOM Enterprises,
1:382/91, at (512) 282-3941. This month's issue is posted under the
filename HACK0592.LZH, and is 12640 bytes in size. All archives of The Hack
Report are posted using the format HACK????.LZH, where ???? are the month
and year of the issue. This file, and all future file issues of The Hack
Report, are F'Reqable from either site by using the magic name HACK.
These are the statistics for the files in this month's archive:
Archive: HACK0592.LZH
Name Length Method SF now Mod Date Time CRC
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HACK0592.RPT 25605 -lh1- 60 10166 07 May 92 23:26:50 4E8B
HACK0592.COL 1996 -lh1- 39 1207 07 May 92 23:27:34 B638
NEWHACK.TXT 2247 -lh1- 48 1159 07 May 92 22:45:30 C0CB
============ ======== ======== ==== ======= ========= ======== ========
*total 3 29848 LHARC 57% 12640 08 May 92 01:17:00
The file HACK0592.COL is an ASCII columnar report of the filenames listed
in The Hack Report. PLEASE READ THE COMMENTS IN THIS FILE CAREFULLY
BEFORE USING IT!!!
SysOps: The Hack Report is also available via TICK from the same locations.
Please contact the SysOp of The ECS BBS, Mark Evans, or the SysOp of FLOTOM
Enterprises, Tom Lane, via NetMail for information. They will work with you
to have your system included in their TIC.CFG files.
The Hack Report is available right after ZMH on the first Friday morning of
each month. All other files on The ECS BBS and FLOTOM Enterprises are
available for file request from 5am - 2am Central Time, first time d/ls
allowed.
You may also find The Hack Report on your local SDNet/Works! distribution
board. The filename format is the same, but the .SDA/.SDN extensions are
used.
***I actively encourage the distribution of this file in its original,
unmodified state (except for archive type conversion) to other BBS
systems. If you upload it to a board that isn't hooked into this echo,
please leave a message for the SysOp to let them know what you've
sent. Ask them (politely) to read it and respond (if they have
comments) through you or by calling a board that carries this echo and
posting their comments.
My thanks go out to all who have made this report a reality (with the
exception of the hackers who made the report a necessity, of course). The
report is not "my" report: rather, it's a report _from_ me _to_ you, based
on your posts in this and other echos. Thanks for your support, and for
helping to keep shareware clean!
Lee Jackson, Co-Moderator, FidoNet International Echo SHAREWRE (1:382/87)