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- The VT Hacker
- by The Mad Hermit
-
- Welcome to the first installment of the hackers' corner. In this
- "electronic magazine", I will be speaking out on various issues relating to
- computers, telephones, and other technological devices that have uses their
- creators didn't intend them to have. First, I would like to point out a
- disclaimer. The information given here will NOT compromise the security of any
- institution. It is NOT being distributed with the intent that it will be used
- for illegal activities. I (and everyone else here) hereby take NO
- responsibility if some mentally deranged person gets bad ideas from this and
- does something dispicable. The information in this column will be just that:
- freely available items of interest that have been collected from different
- sources. Any nasty ideas coming from knowledge of this information are the
- fault of the person(s) who read(s) it.
-
- Now that I've gotten rid of that load, I'll tell you about the format
- I'd like to try to follow. Typically, I will have feature articles to start
- things off. After the feature, I intend to have news articles of interest to
- all computer owners, followed by reader mail as space permits. This time, I
- have a crash course on the Tech (and other) library's VTLS system including
- some of the more esoteric functions available. These articles will more often
- be written by me, but submissions are always welcome and WILL BE READ by me.
- In future issues, I will talk about hacking on LocalNet, VMS/CMS, Unix/Ultrix,
- BitNet, Pick, GTE's TeleNet, and a Hewlett Packard system on which your high
- school might still keep grades and records.
-
- I would like to extend a call to all phreakers and hackers to send in
- stuff about microcomputers, local BBS's, and bizarre phone #s also.
-
- And Now..............VTLS - Virginia Tech's Library Search Service
-
- FIRST - the basic commands:
- A/ = Author Search
- B/ = Boolean Word search (Inaccessable)
- C/ = Call Letter Search
- /C = Return to last item screen (slash cmd)
- CA = Catalog listing screen (Local cmd)
- H/ = Holdings listing
- H = Holdings screen (Local cmd)
- HELP = Local help for current screen
- /HELP = General help screen
- L/ = Videodisk operation (Inaccessable)
- M/ = Call Letter Search
- MARC = Data file of the book or magazine (Local cmd)
- NS = Next Screen (local cmd)
- P/ = Professor Reserve listing
- PS = Previous Screen (local cmd)
- Q/ = Course ID reserve listing
- S = Special Book Status (local cmd)
- S/ = Subject Search
- SHOW = returns user to item list screen (Local cmd)
- T/ = Title Search
- /T = Show Date and Time (slash cmd)
- W/ = Word Search (Inaccessable)
- X/ = Videodisk operation (Inaccessable)
-
- The two slash commands, C and T, are interesting because they aren't
- exactly in the normal input format. The /C command is especially powerful
- because although PS no longer returns you to the last screen after you type
- /HELP, /C always will. Note that four commands aren't implemented in this
- version of VTLS. Not being one to miss a chance for social engineering,
- I asked various librarians some questions and managed to piece together a
- rough outline of what is going on. Word search (and its boolean couterpart)
- and videodisk services were a part of VTLS when it was first conceived, and the
- code that ran them was part of the original system. If, however, these
- commands were accessed by someone without the proper hook-ups, the terminal
- crashed. As a result, these features were removed. Another problem
- encountered was the fact that the terminals could send control sequences
- (holding down the control key while hitting another key) that messed with the
- system. These have been rendered harmless. Some control sequences are:
-
-
- CTRL-G = Beep
- CTRL-H = Backspace
- CTRL-I = Who knows (just beeps)?
- CTRL-J = Linefeed only
- CTRL-M = Return and Linefeed
- CTRL-P = Space
- CTRL-X = Prints "!!!" and then return
- CTRL-Y = Break key (this used to cause trouble)
- CTRL-1 = Displays special characters & turns off scrolling
- CTRL-2 = Turns off effects of CTRL-1
- CTRL-4 = Turns KeyBeep On/Off
- CTRL-6 = Slow Cursor Flash
- CTRL-7 = Fast Cursor Flash
- CTRL-8 = Fastest Cursor Flash
- CTRL-9 = Turns Cursor into an Underline
- CTRL-0 = Screen Blowup (alternates between "U" and "*")
- CTRL-Home = Clears Screen
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- Novice vs. Advanced Searches on VTLS
- Normally the user operates in novice mode, but enterprising people
- have discovered some advanced features including many more help screens than at
- first imagined. Simply type "?" and then <return> to get the Novice User's
- menu. Though only 7 choices are displayed, there is more than meets the eye.
- Info about any of the advanced services can be obtained by typing in the
- following command structure : "# ?". The pound sign (#) represents the number
- of the service you wish to get advanced help on. What follows is a list of
- currently known numbers and what they mean:
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- 1 = Author
- 2 = Subject
- 3 = Title
- 4 = Call Number
- 5 = ISSN Search
- 6 = LSSN Search
- 7 = ISBN Search
- 8 = Word Search
- 9 = Boolean Word Search
- 10 = Professor Reserve
- 11 = Course ID Reserve
- 100 to 110 = Reserve Module Numbers (unused)
-
- The Reserve Module is another one of those things that has been
- discontinued. There also seems to have been an Acquisitions module, that the
- main offices on the Sixth Floor might have used, but I don't know the numbers
- for it.
-
- Announcing a 1-800 scan! This phreaker pastime is being resurrected
- around campus by several interested parties. Pick an exchange (i.e. 1-800-XXX)
- and dial as many numbers as you can, recording the ones that are answered or
- return weird noises. The numbers in each exchange go from 1-800-XXX-0000 to
- 1-800-XXX-9999. This activity is PERFECTLY LEGAL, but the fone company has
- been known to get suspicious of calling patterns where numbers in sequence are
- dialed. If this happens, tell them that you aren't harrassing anyone or
- frauding the fone company. It's free, & informative. To get you started, here
- are some I have collected (if they don't work anymore, please tell me):
-
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- 1-800-221-0226 NBA Hotline
- 1-800-221-2000 TWA Reservations
- 1-800-221-2014 Extender
- 1-800-221-4945 Women USA News
- 1-800-221-9735 Carrier
- 1-800-222-0248 Dow Phone
- 1-800-222-0300 AT&T Toll-Free Wake-Up Service. An AT&T representative will
- awaken you in the morning. Call late at night & ignore initial voice messages.
- 1-800-225-8456 AUTONET
- 1-800-228-1111 VISA Credit Check
- 1-800-228-8777 Zip Code Information
- 1-800-238-5342 National Cotton Council
- 1-800-242-4022 Los Angeles Smog Report
- 1-800-248-0151 White House Press
- 1-800-252-0112 USC Newsline
- 1-800-253-9892 Up-Time Distribution
- 1-800-321-1082 Navy Finance Center
- 1-800-321-3048 Beepers
- 1-800-321-3049 Beepers
- 1-800-321-3052 Beepers
- 1-800-321-3074 Beepers
- 1-800-323-1146 Carrier-like sounds
- 1-800-323-1151 Long Distance Diverter
- 1-800-323-2005 Carrier
- 1-800-323-3107 Carrier
- 1-800-323-4279 Carrier
- 1-800-323-4297 Asks for 7-digit access code
- 1-800-323-4298 Special Operators
- 1-800-323-4313 PBX (Private Branch Exchange)
- 1-800-323-4354 Special Operators
- 1-800-323-4376 Carrier
- 1-800-323-4377 Carrier
- 1-800-323-4462 Carrier
- 1-800-323-8021 High tone
- 1-800-323-8039 PBX
- 1-800-325-0887 Arts Program Guide
- 1-800-325-9999 Strange tone, then silence
- 1-800-327-0000 "Announcement three, Dallas" (changes sometimes)
- 1-800-327-6764 AUTONET
- 1-800-331-1323 Direct Connection with French Operators
- 1-800-331-3701 Shell Credit Center
- 1-800-336-0149 TYMNET Offices
- 1-800-336-3366 "The Source" Customer Service
- 1-800-342-1105 Tone
- 1-800-342-1108 Tone
- 1-800-342-1143 800 Operator
- 1-800-342-1119 LOUD Tone
- 1-800-343-2903 Call America Long Distance Service
- 1-800-343-6400 PBX with recording
- 1-800-362-7171 MASTERCARD/VISA No.
- 1-800-367-4710 San Bernadino Smog Report
- 1-800-368-1017 Test Number
- 1-800-368-1018 Test Number
- 1-800-368-5468 "Satelite Network Control"
- 1-800-368-5500 Coin Update
- 1-800-368-5634 MCI Update
- 1-800-368-5640 Senate Update
- 1-800-368-5642 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Op.
- 1-800-368-5667 Business Line
- 1-800-368-5693 Republican Talk Line
- 1-800-368-5744 AFL-CIO News Service
- 1-800-368-5814 National Association of Realtors
- 1-800-368-5833 American Heritage Foundation
- 1-800-368-5844 Communications Satelite Corporation
- 1-800-368-5939 White House Operator
- 1-800-424-0124 Office of Education News
- 1-800-424-2424 American Federation of Teachers
- 1-800-424-5040 N.A.M. Newsline
- 1-800-424-5201 Export&Import Bank
- 1-800-424-5900 PBX
- 1-800-424-6200 Odd Service
- 1-800-424-8086 National Education Association
- 1-800-424-8530 Housing & Urban Development
- 1-800-424-8807 Dept. of Transportation
- 1-800-424-9090 White House Press Office
- 1-800-424-9128 Dept. of Energy Newsline
- 1-800-424-9129 Ditto, but in Spanish
- 1-800-424-9180 COMMANDER II
- 1-800-424-9440 COMMANDER II
- 1-800-424-9494 TELEMAIL
- 1-800-424-9820 Citizen's Choice News
- 1-800-424-9864 Edison Energy Line
- 1-800-521-8426 RSX-11
- 1-800-524-0000 "Announcement one, Atlanta"
- 1-800-525-3056 Cattleman News
- 1-800-525-3085 Cattleman News
- 1-800-525-7623 American Express Current Exchange Rate
- 1-800-526-2000 "You've got equipment problems?"
- 1-800-527-2011 Credit Authorization
- 1-800-527-2551 Carrier
- 1-800-528-2121 American Express Voice Credit
- 1-800-544-6363 Alliance Teleconferencing
- 1-800-548-0000 "Announcement two, Chicago"
- 1-800-555-8111 See 1-800-222-0300. This is an alternative.
- 1-800-621-4562 ?????
- 1-800-621-8094 American Medical Association
- 1-800-631-1147 Beepers
- 1-800-645-5350 UNKNOWN
- 1-800-622-0858 California Medical Association
- 1-800-882-1061 AT&T Stock Prices
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