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- [R.a.W][Caveman]
- [03.27.92]
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- [A Complete Guide to Hacking and Use of ASpEN Voice Mail Systems: Part II]
- [Written by: Caveman]
-
-
-
- [Introduction]
-
- I wrote this second text file to clarify some points that I did not
- express in my last file: CAVEASP.ZIP. If you have not read that, I suggest
- you do so before proceeding with this file. It is the bulk of my experience
- with ASpEN voice mail systems, while this article is more issues that have
- been brought to my attention since the first text file was released.
-
-
- [800 Exchange: Part II]
-
- As stated in the first file, 800 voice mail boxes do not last for more
- than a month due to the fact that each time the box is called, the system
- itself foots the bill. However, Mr. Black (partner in crime) recently talked
- with one of the live operators sometimes reached after numerous logon errors,
- and from the information that he received, the OWNER of the box is charged
- per month. A voice mail box costs approximately $6.00 per month, and on some
- systems there is a 20 cent charge every time someone calls the box. Thus,
- there is very little chance that your 800 box will last after the end of the
- month.
- However, there are exceptions. Months after the "McGill Specialized
- Carriers" voice mail system eliminated its hacker problem (Reflector,
- Hellraiser, Night Ranger) the Synergist's box remained for several months.
- This is an indication that:
-
- 1] The box did not receive too many calls (and too many charges)
- 2] The company owning the voice mail system was rich and did not give
- a flying fuck about the charges to the system
-
- These cases are rare as shit and thus cannot be relied on. Although your 800
- voice mailbox has the potential to last a month (if you take it over at the
- beginning of the month) it is unlikely that it will last longer than that.
-
-
- [ASpEN Software Upgrades]
-
- Just as all computer programs such as BBS software have various
- intermittent upgrades to improve upon glitches and errors in the system,
- ASpEN, being a computer-run software program, accordingly has come out with
- numerous upgrades, although unlike BBS software upgrades which most people
- get immediately after their release, the owners of the voice mail systems
- could care less about upgrades, and therefore there exist a number of
- different types of ASpEN voice mail systems out there. Each is different in
- a small (sometimes minute) way, but some new upgrades have made it
- increasingly more difficult to hack boxes. Different voice mail systems (even
- though they are all running ASpEN voice mail software) may have varying (some
- useful, some annoying) features.
- The first upgrades included the removal of the annoying ASpEN voice
- telling the caller each time he/she calls how to leave a message, when in
- reality it is so simple that my sperm could figure it out. Other smaller
- additions really have no effect on the voice mail hackers at all.
- However, the real killer was the upgrade which eliminated the 3-digit
- error described in CAVEASP.ZIP the first text file. This upgrade, which I
- personally have encountered more and more in recent months, sets the system
- up so that no longer does the ASpEN generic voice warn you when you have
- dialed a 3 digit extension in which no mailboxes exist. Therefore, with this
- improvement, the boxes will be more difficult to find for hackers. This
- upgrade has not been installed in nearly all of the ASpEN voice mail systems
- out there, but for those systems that it has been installed in, the 3-digit
- error described in the last file no longer works.
-
-
- [Direct Dial ASpEN Boxes]
-
- Once you have taken an ASpEN box over (this method also works for other
- systems), you should next check to see if it may be a direct dial. It is
- likely that your box is direct dial if its last four numbers of the box you
- have taken begin with the same two numbers as the last four numbers of the
- system itself. For instance (stay with me now) when I first hacked my box out,
- I accessed the system itself, at 202-637-1897. I hacked out a box, which
- started with the same two numbers as the system itself (look at the diagram
- below.) By combining the prefix exchange from the voice mail system with your
- personal box number, you may have a direct dial. Try calling the number, if
- you reach YOUR recorded message, you got a direct dial box. Press pound (#)
- from your message to access the box.
-
- DIAGRAM:
-
- System Number: 202-637-1897 Both the same
- ^^─────────────────┤
- My Personal Box Number: 1808 │
- ^^────────────────┘
- My direct dial number:
- Prefix exchange (202-637) + Box number (1808) = (Direct dial box) 202-637-1808
-
- The reasoning behind this direct dial method is the fact that the system
- number that you reach is nothing more than a box on the system that has been
- enabled by the system operator to reach other boxes from the system. If you
- think of 202-637-1897 as nothing more than another box, and you can reach
- this box directly, then therefore there must be other boxes nearby (in the
- 18XX range) that can also be reached directly, thus giving you a direct dial
- mailbox.
-
-
- [Forwarding]
-
- I have recently come across some ASpEN systems in which whenever a user
- attempts to access a voice mail box, the familiar ASpEN computer generated
- voice comes on and says "One moment please..." followed by a ringing.
- Whenever you come across a system like this, leave it alone. This result
- means that the system operator has integrated the ASpEN voice mail system
- into a PBX resulting in a system that forwards calls to individual offices,
- and the only way in which you can access the voice mailbox is if the person
- is NOT in the office at the time of call. Therefore, even if you did hack a
- box on this system, you or anyone else could not access or leave a message
- for the box during normal business hours. Therefore, you would have to tell
- everyone attempting to call your box of this condition, and a box that can
- only be accessed early in the morning or at night is impractical.
-
-
- [Commands: Part II]
-
- All of the commands once inside an ASpEN box were covered in the first
- file. However, I forgot to add one set of features. These are the features
- of the "send" command.
- From the main menu in the ASpEN box, the features (explained in first
- file) are send, check receipts, personal options, restart, and disconnect. I
- went into great detail about all of these options, except for send. Send is
- the option used to send messages from your box to another box on the voice
- mail system, say if you have an amigo on the same system as yourself. After
- completeing the message, the ASpEN voice will say:
-
- "Send message now, press pound (#). More
- options, press zero."
-
- The commands offered by pressing zero at this prompt are as follows:
-
- (Note: All commands below in quotes are exactly what the ASpEN computer voice
- will ask or tell you.)
-
- [MORE OPTIONS MENU]
-
- "Private, press 1" - This will tag your message as "private", meaning
- that if the person receiving the message has assigned multiple passwords and given his/her
- friends access to the box, only the owner of the
- box will receive this message. Usually not necessary
- if the owner of the box is the only user of the
- box.
-
- "Urgent, press 2" - This feature is only used if the owner of the box that
- you are sending the message to has activated the
- notification feature of the box (see CAVEASP.ZIP) If so,
- a couple of minutes after you leave the message on the
- person's box, the system will call their house with the
- message. Of course, only used in "urgent" situations.
-
- "Confirmation, press 3" - This is message confirmation (see CONFIRMATION
- SUBMENU)
-
- "Future Delivery, press 4" - (see FUTURE DELIVERY SUBMENU)
-
-
- [CONFIRMATION SUBMENU]
-
- "Message Confirmation, press 1" - This feature will send you a notice of
- confirmation stating that the message you sent was indeed
- received. When the message is listened to by the person
- you sent the message to, the next time you logon to your
- box, the system will tell you:
-
- "Your message to [NAME] sent [DATE SENT] at [TIME
- SENT] was received [DATE RECEIVED] at [TIME RECEIVED].
- To repeat confirmation, press 1, to continue, press 2"
-
- This computer message will be given to you immediatly
- when you logon to your box, before you may listen to any
- messages waiting for you.
-
- "Notification of Non-Receipt, press 2" - This option sends a message back to
- you after a period of 20 days if the message you sent has
- not been received.
-
-
- [FUTURE DELIVERY SUBMENU]
-
- "Specify Date of Future Delivery, press 1" - This enables you to specify what
- date your message is sent to its destination. You will do
- this through use of your telephone touchpad.
-
- "Spell Day of the Week, press 2" - This option allows you to designate the
- day of the week that the message will be sent on. You
- will enter the first two letters of the day of the week
- from your touchtone telephone pad for this feature.
-
-
- Keep in mind that any command described above can be cancelled at any time
- by pressing the star (*) key.
-
-
- [Disclaimer]
-
- Anything written in this file was written for informational purposes
- only, which make it easier for you to hack an ASpEN box for yourself. However
- this was not the intention of the author. I claim no responsibility for the
- actions taken by anyone reading this article who is slow enough to actually
- get caught by any kind of law enforcement agency.
-
-
- [Bullshit]
-
- If you STILL have questions or comments after reading this, go FUCK yourself.
- I have explained everything possible in this article. However, if you still
- got something to say, you can reach me (Caveman) at 202-637-1808, or
- 301-921-3361.
-
-
- [PEACE]
-
- SHOUTS OUT TO:
-
- Mr. Black [Partner in Crime]
- Tomellicas
- Nat X
- G-Spot
- Albatross
-
-
- [The Boards]
-
- Legion [202][Will be back]
- The Empire [301]
- Nat's Atomic Dregg Bin [301]
- Solsbury Hill [301]
-
-
- Copyright 1992 [R.a.W] Productions. All Rights Reserved.
- {PEACE OUT}
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