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- Computer underground Digest Wed Nov 23, 1994 Volume 6 : Issue 99
- ISSN 1004-042X
-
- Editors: Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer (TK0JUT2@NIU.BITNET)
- Archivist: Brendan Kehoe
- Retiring Shadow Archivist: Stanton McCandlish
- Shadow-Archivists: Dan Carosone / Paul Southworth
- Ralph Sims / Jyrki Kuoppala
- Ian Dickinson
- Fruit-loop editor: Carnegie Melon
-
- CONTENTS, #6.99 (Wed, Nov 23, 1994)
-
- File 1-- RE: Cu Digest, #6.96 ("Does Emily Need to Read and Write?")
- File 2-- Use of English language on the internet
- File 3-- Re: Redux: "Does Emiliy really need to read and write?"
- File 4-- New Internet Guide: sources on rights of citizens
- File 5-- SlipKnot Beta 0.53 Web Browser Available
- File 6-- HoHoCon '94
- File 7-- Cu Digest Header Information (unchanged since 23 Oct 1994)
-
- CuD ADMINISTRATIVE, EDITORIAL, AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION APPEARS IN
- THE CONCLUDING FILE AT THE END OF EACH ISSUE.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 08 Nov 94 17:58:00 PST
- From: "Perkins, Anthony, Lt, PCA/XPP" <PERKINSA@comm.hq.af.mil>
- Subject: File 1--RE: Cu Digest, #6.96 ("Does Emily Need to Read and Write?")
-
- "Does Emily Need to Read and Write?"
-
- I believe Mr. Weber is correct! A well written article enhances the
- point being made. If a reader is spending more effort trying to
- decipher what is written than understanding the view point, the
- communications medium will end up diluted. When a reader has to
- translate improper written language. the intended message will most
- certainly get lost.
-
- We are at a cross roads. The emphasis on education and/or how our
- children receive education is going to change. The necessary
- fundamentals, reading, basic writing, and mathematics must be
- exemplified by those using the network. The standard is being set as
- we write and traverse the internet for tomorrow's participants. If we
- don't set the example who will? If we don't proof read, spell check,
- and use proper grammar who will? What about translating into another
- language? If natural English speakers have trouble understanding the
- words, how will people who have English as a secondary or tertiary
- language going to understand. A bigger problem, what is the incorrect
- words are translated into another language before a recipient reads
- the message for the first time?
-
- Is the purpose of the "Info Super Highway" to pass useful timely
- information in a format for all to use or is it to send inferior
- information products to the masses?
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 94 00:15:05 +0000 GMT
- From: STEPHEN DODD <STEPHEN.DODD@P11.F233.N254.EMBASSY.CO.UK>
- Subject: File 2--Use of English language on the internet
-
- I would like to say a few words about Brandon Weber's article about
- the accuracy of english used on the internet and (presumably) on other
- email systems. I would first like to point out that of all the
- mistakes listed in the body of the article, only one actually
- compromised the intelligibility of the sentence.
-
- This however, is not really relevant. This question I would like to
- ask is this: why should we tie people down to a specific version of
- English? Indeed, how are you going to define this language? English
- spoken in 1994 is significantly different from that spoken in 1894,
- and totally different from Middle English. Today, there are many
- dialects in use, and, in my experience, it is these which lead to
- confusion, not misspelling or bad grammar. Take the differences
- between American-English and British English. Large numbers of words
- have different meanings on each side of the Atlantic, and there are
- even some noticeable differences in grammar.
-
- Language is not static: it changes and adapts to the environment in
- which people use it. The advent of electronic communications is a huge
- shift in our environment -- language is going to adapt to this,
- whether we like it or not. Obviously this will cause problems, but
- there is only one cure for this - we must remain in contact with
- people all over the net, so that localised dialects do not form.
- Trying to 'freeze' language is not a solution, and it is my personal
- opinion that language has become more colourful and imaginative with
- the creation of electronic mail systems.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 9 Nov 94 23:49:04 PST
- From: fain@ASTERIX.ETHO.CALTECH.EDU(Dan Fain)
- Subject: File 3--Re: Redux: "Does Emiliy really need to read and write?"
-
- Brandon,
-
- In response to your advocacy of precise language on Internet, I'd like
- to point out the participatory nature of the medium. Correcting
- bulletin board or news posters is a task comparable to asking callers
- to talk radio to enunciate clearly and speak properly--a much more
- formidable task than asking that commercial language set a good
- example.
-
- My attitude about the net is probably a little different than yours,
- since I don't pay for access or read those headlines.
-
- On top of the errors you pointed out, it was particularly offensive
- that the headlines were entered in all capital letters.
-
- >unwritten but sometimes hinted at rule that "flaming someone for
- >his or her grammar/spelling is verbotten."
-
- Isn't this spelled "verboten?"
-
- > ~ ~ ~Defense is spelled with an "s" and not a "c."
-
- Not in the U.K.
-
- >Does Emily need to read and write in the year 2020? Undoubtedly, yes.
- >But will she be able to, if the majority of her education in the
- >language comes from the net? Unlikely.
-
- Would we discourage Emily from writing her friends and family because
- they are unlikely to use exact language? The principal effect of
- e-mail seems to be that people write each other much more often than
- they otherwise would.
-
- Our use of language is something we can all afford to keep improving
- throughout our lives. Why expect that writing more often would cause
- a degeneration of language ability? Perhaps those who write poorly
- wouldn't write at all without e-mail access.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 14:25:19 CST
- From: David Bachman <dbachman@UMICH.EDU>
- Subject: File 4--New Internet Guide: sources on rights of citizens
-
- ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
- Govdoc-L readers: For your information.
-
- Michael Cotter
- Documents Librarian, Joyner Library
- East Carolina University, Greenville NC 27858
- 919/328-6533; email: LBCOTTER@ECUVM1.BITNET
-
- (This message is posted to law-lib, lawlibref-l, rights-l, ALAOIF, y-rights,
- and civilrts-l; we apologize if you have received duplicates.)
-
- We would like to announce availability of our guide, A Citizen's Guide to
- Internet Resources on the Rights of Americans. The guide is designed for
- the layperson and focuses on Internet resources which explain and discuss
- individual rights under: the Bill of Rights, select federal statutes
- (e.g., the ADA, the Copyright Act), rights by status or group (e.g., women,
- youth, the disabled), and other rights-related resources (e.g., gateways
- to legal information). It has been posted on the Clearinghouse
- of Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides at the University of Michigan.
-
- The gopher address:
- una.hh.lib.umich.edu (path: inetdirsstacks/Citizens' Rights).
-
- The URL:
- gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu:70/00/inetdirsstacks/citizens:bachpfaff
-
- An HTML version of this guide should be available in December; we will
- announce the URL(s) at that time.
-
- We would like to thank those of you who provided us with suggestions and
- encouragement in response to our earlier request for information. Please
- take a look, and feel free to give us any feedback, input, or suggestions
- for future versions.
-
- Michele Pfaff and David Bachman
- um-citizen.rights@umich.edu
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 00:39:01 -0400
- From: felixk@PANIX.COM(Felix Kramer)
- Subject: File 5--SlipKnot Beta 0.53 Web Browser Available
-
- The beta 0.53 version of SlipKnot (tm), the Windows WWW browser you can use
- from an ordinary UNIX dialup shell account, without SLIP, PPP, or TCP/IP,
- is available for you to download and examine.
-
- Some time ago, we sent you information about how to get beta 0.51, along
- with extensive information about the product. (IF YOU NEVER GOT THAT, OR
- NEED US TO SEND IT TO YOU AGAIN, PLEASE WRITE: felixk@panix.com.) At the
- end of this message, you'll find a short summary of SlipKnot's features.
- Word of SlipKnot is starting to percolate around, and many people seem
- excited about the doors it will open.
-
- Unless there are dire problems, this will be the last beta release, and the
- product will be released shortly.
-
- There are two ways to get it. If you're already running 0.51, then it's
- easy: follow the directions below on upgrading. If you have not yet brought
- up SlipKnot at all, then see the directions below on first-time
- installation.
-
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- UPGRADING FROM 0.51
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
-
- The easiest way to upgrade is to use the SlipKnot One-Touch Upgrade feature
- (well, three touches, actually). This feature uses the World Wide Web for
- the very purpose it was designed: distributing volatile information. It
- lets you download just the version changes (much smaller file), and then
- unpacks and installs itself. Here's how to use it:
-
- 1. Launch SlipKnot and connect to your host.
- 2. Bring up SlipKnot WEB.
- 3. Display SlipKnot's Local Home Page (if it's not automatically displayed).
- 4. On the page, you will find a couple of links to SlipKnot's What's New
- Page. Retrieve the What's New Page.
- 5. There you will find the (trivial) upgrading instructions.
-
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- FIRST-TIME INSTALLATION
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
-
- 1. Retrieve the full distribution file from (it's 1.1 MB) from any of:
-
- ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/pbrooks/slipknot/beta/slnot053.zip
- or
- ftp://ftp.ilt.columbia.edu/data/public/pc/slipknot/slnot053.zip
- or
- ftp://interport.net/pbrooks/slipknot/slnot053.zip
-
- 2. unzip into a temporary directory (for instance, C:\TEMP)
-
- 3. Read the ASCII file: READ.ME. It contains important installation
- instructions.
-
- 4. When the product actually comes up, you'll also need to enter the
- registration name "demo" and the registration number 0431 (This procedure,
- in use during beta, will not be required for release 1.0.)
-
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- FEEDBACK
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
-
- We hope the next time you hear from us will be to announce our plans for
- public release.
-
- Please direct any press or distribution questions to felixk@panix.com.
-
- Please direct any technical questions to: pbrooks@pipeline.com
-
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- SLIPKNOT RELEASE PLANS
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
-
- SlipKnot is now in beta test, and will be released before the end of the
- year. Announcements of its release will be distributed on appropriate
- Newsgroups (e.g. comp.infosystems.announce and comp.infosystem.www.users).
- When released, it will be available for downloading from numerous anonymous
- FTP sites.
-
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- SLIPKNOT FEATURE LIST
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
-
- SlipKnot is a graphical World Wide Web browser (similar to Mosaic)
- specifically designed for Microsoft Windows users who have UNIX shell
- accounts with their service providers. SlipKnot's primary feature is that
- it DOES NOT require SLIP or PPP or TCP/IP services.
-
- SlipKnot was designed from the ground up to be optimized for modem users.
-
- Features:
-
- 1. SlipKnot has a Terminal window which allows you access into your UNIX
- shell session at any time. That means you can use your normal mail and news
- readers, and any other operation you normally perform on UNIX.
-
- 2. At the touch of a button, SlipKnot will switch into its Web browser and
- allow you to retrieve WWW documents in full graphical form (as well as
- sound).
-
- 3. SlipKnot allows 5 documents to be visible at the same time (though this
- can get crowded on your screen). It keeps a cache on disk of all of the
- documents you have retrieved, allowing you to look at anything you've
- gotten almost instantly.
-
- 4. Retrieval of documents from the Internet occurs in the background,
- allowing you to browse previously retrieved documents in the foreground.
-
- 5. Requests will be queued up automatically, allowing you to request many
- documents without waiting.
-
- 6. You can save full documents (including embedded pictures) into your own
- designated folders with associated comments. This allows you to display
- these documents later (even offline).
-
- 7. Documents can be printed using your choice of typefaces.
-
- 8. SlipKnot's Web renderer makes it easier to develop your own WWW
- documents (if you know the document generating language called HTML) by
- quickly displaying any document on your disk that you are working on.
-
- 9. You can customize the typefaces and colors of the incoming documents.
-
- 10. SlipKnot will download files via anonymous FTP directory to your PC in
- the background.
-
- 11. SlipKnot version 1.0 will not support forms or authentication.
-
- 12. Last but not least, SlipKnot will be released as low-cost shareware.
-
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- NOTE FROM PETER BROOKS, SLIPKNOT DEVELOPER
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
-
- SlipKnot was created because there was no other alternative to accessing
- the World Wide Web graphically if you did not have SLIP or PPP or TCP/IP
- access. Having analyzed Mosaic and some of its competitors, I concluded
- that all of these browsers were designed for people with very rapid
- communications channels into the Internet, not modem users. Even if you
- have SLIP access, most of these browsers do not allow you to save entire
- documents (with the included pictures), forcing you to retrieve the
- documents again whenever you wish to take a full look at them. It takes a
- while to retrieve any document by modem with any browser, and you shouldn't
- have to do this more than once.
-
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
-
- The computer and service provider requirements for running it:
-
- On your computer:
-
- 1. Windows 3.1 or higher. Not yet tested with Windows for Workgroups or
- Windows NT.
-
- 2. At least 4 MB of memory, recommended 8MB. We have noticed memory
- deficiency errors at 4 MB.
-
- 3. At least 2 MB of available hard disk space. SlipKnot itself takes
- approx. 1.5 MB. When working, SlipKnot's job will be to download documents
- for you from the Internet, and these may require plenty of hard disk space.
-
-
- 4. Mouse or other pointing device required (cannot control SlipKnot via
- only the keyboard).
-
- On your service provider's UNIX host:
-
- 1. Your UNIX system must have either the program "lynx" or the program
- "www" available. If in doubt, log in to your host, and try to execute
- either of these programs. You will then know immediately whether they are
- available.
-
- 2. Your UNIX host must have a program to send files to you via either the
- Xmodem or Ymodem protocol. The actual name of the programs that perform
- these file transfers changes from system to system, but try the commands
- "sx" (for XModem) or "sb" (for YModem). If these fail, ask your system
- administrator or some other knowledgeable person.
-
- 3. You must be able to download SlipKnot itself via anonymous FTP.
-
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- Felix Kramer/Kramer Communications
- NYC-based electronic publishing & journalism
- On-line promotion & marketing
- email: felixk@panix.com or felixkramr@aol.com
- voice: 212/866-4864 fax: 212/866-5527
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 02:34:28 -0600 (CST)
- From: dfx <dfx@USIS.COM>
- Subject: File 6--HoHoCon '94
-
- "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
- prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
- speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
- assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
-
- -- Amendment I to the Constitution of the United States
-
- -------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- [Nov 1, 1994]
-
-
- (Distribute Freely)
-
-
-
- dFx, Phrack Magazine and cDc - Cult Of The Dead Cow proudly present :
-
-
- The Fifth Annual
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-
-
- "Excuse me, sir, but is the toothless gentleman with your party?"
-
-
- Who: All Hackers, Journalists, Security Personnel, Federal Agents,
- Lawyers, Authors, Cypherpunks, Virtual Realists, Modem Geeks,
- Phone Nerds, Telco Employees, Phreaks, K0DE Warriors, WaReZ
- Mongers, Alien Visitors, Government Officials, Strippers, and
- Other Interested Parties.
-
-
- Where: Red Lion Hotel
- 6121 North IH-35
- Austin, Texas 78752
- U.S.A.
- (512) 323-5466
-
-
- When: Friday December 30, 1994 through Sunday January 1, 1995
-
-
- Cost: Ten Dollars (US $10)
-
-
-
- What is HoHoCon?
- ----------------
-
- HoHoCon is the largest annual gathering of those in, related to, or
- wishing to know more about the computer underground. Attendees generally
- include some of the most notable members of the "hacking" and "telecom"
- community, journalists, authors, security professionals, lawyers and a
- host of others. Previous speakers include John Draper (Cap'n Crunch),
- Lex Luthor (LoD), Luke Perry, Bruce Sterling, Damien Thorn (Nuts & Volts)
- and Chris Goggans (Erik Bloodaxe of LoD, Phrack and Teen Beat). The
- conference is open to the public and we encourage anyone who is
- interested to attend.
-
-
- Hotel Information
- -----------------
-
- The Red Lion is located at 6121 North IH-35 on the corner of US290 and
- IH-35. The HoHoCon group room rate is $55 for a single or double. Rooms
- for the handicapped are also available. Check-in is 3:00 p.m. and
- check-out is 12:00 noon. Earlier check-in is based on room availability.
- The hotel accepts American Express, Visa, Master Card, Discover, Diner's
- Club, and Carte Blanche credit cards.
-
- As always, the hotel has set aside a block of rooms for the conference and
- we recommend making your reservations as early as possible to guarantee a
- room within the block, if not to just guarantee a room period. To make
- your reservations, call the number listed above and tell them you are with
- the HoHoCon conference. It is strongly suggested that you try to remember
- to tell them you are with HoHoCon, not only in order to receive the group
- rate, but also so you are placed in close proximity to the conference room
- and other attendees. Personally, I never wish to relive our DefCon 2
- experience where we clocked about 46 miles over the weekend walking to and
- from the conference room.
-
- The hotel provides transportation to and from the airport at no cost.
- Shuttles leave every half hour from the morning until early evening.
- If you are arriving or leaving at an odd time, you can make arrangements
- with the front desk or use the courtesy phone in the airport.
-
-
- Directions
- ----------
-
- For those of you who will be driving to the conference, the following
- is a list of directions provided by the hotel (complain to them if you
- get lost) :
-
- Traveling West on 290 : Take the Cameron Road Exit off of 290. The hotel
- is on the corner of I-35 and 290.
-
- Traveling West on I-10 : Take I-10 to 71 west to I-35 north. Take exit
- 238B and travel over 290. The hotel will be on the right hand side.
-
- Traveling East on I-10 : Exit I-35 north and turn left on to the access
- road. The hotel is on the corner of I-35 and 290.
-
- Traveling North on I-35 : Take exit 238B and travel over 290. The hotel
- will be on the right hand side.
-
- Traveling South on I-35 : Take exit 238B and u-turn under I-35 at 290.
- The hotel will be on the right hand side.
-
- Traveling from the FBI, SPA or in any type of Government issued vehicle :
- Take 290 west to I-35 south to I-10 west. Follow I-10 through Texas, New
- Mexico, Arizona and into California. In Los Angeles, exit 5 north and
- travel through California and Oregon into Washington. Exit 12 east and
- drive about 50 miles or so until you see the Mount ST. Helens National
- Volcano Monument exit. Take that exit and make your way to the large
- fiery entrance atop the mountain. The conference is on the lower level
- inside the mountain.
-
- Call the hotel if these directions aren't complete enough or if you need
- additional information.
-
-
- Conference Details
- __________________
-
- HoHoCon will last 3 days, with the actual conference being held on
- Saturday, December 31 starting at 10:00 a.m. and continuing until 5 p.m.
- We will release the first proposed speaker/topic list on or around
- December 1st. The time table will follow last year's for the most part,
- with a half hour break in the middle of the day followed by a raffle.
- We will also have smaller 'mini meetings' on Friday evening and early
- Sunday afternoon in a few of the hotel's meeting rooms. Details and times
- of these gatherings will be included in future updates.
-
- We are still taking submissions for speakers, so if you would like to
- speak during the conference, please contact us and include a brief
- outline of your topic and a rough estimate of how long you will need.
- We will also gladly accept any suggestions on speakers that you would
- like to see and hear from. Please note that not all people who request to
- speak will be given the chance to, so you Star Trek idiots from last year
- who wanted to talk about how Spock changed your life and your
- interplanetary, m0dem warrior, anarchist group that was planning to steal
- a space shuttle from NASA and take control of the galaxy via Prodigy need
- not submit (or attend).
-
- We would like to have people bring interesting items and videos again this
- year. If you have anything you think people would enjoy having the chance
- to see, please let us know ahead of time and tell us if you will need any
- help getting it to the conference. If all else fails, just bring it to the
- con and give it to us when you arrive. Any organization or individual that
- wants to bring flyers to distribute during the conference may do so. You
- may also send your flyers to us ahead of time if you can not make it to
- the conference and we will distribute them for you. Left over flyers are
- included with information packets and orders that we send out, so if you
- want to send extras, go ahead.
-
- Companies and organizations who wish to set up merchandising tables or
- booths need to make arrangements with us in advance. Reservations for
- table space in the conference room will be taken by e-mail or voice mail
- and those parties not confirming their attendance by December 15 will
- forfeit their space.
-
-
- Cost
- ----
-
- The cost of admission this year is US$10, which includes 2 tickets for
- the super spiffy "Raffle From Hell" (extra tickets are available at the
- door). It is no surprise that there will always be people out there who
- will complain about paying for anything. You folks need not attend. After
- five years (a few more actually), we are only asking ten dollars, which
- is an outrageously low price compared to the suit infested industry
- conferences which charge hundreds of dollars in registration fees and
- even some of the new "Cons are k00l and trendy, I gotta do one too!"
- conferences that are charging up to $50 for admission alone. Plus, we've
- never made anyone sleep in a tent or eat next to a table of 36 Elvis
- impersonators (although that was kind of cool, I guess).
-
-
- Miscellaneous Notes
- -------------------
-
- Video cameras will *NOT* be allowed inside the conference room, except
- for the people who have received prior consent to film. Still photos
- are fine as each speaker will announce whether he or she minds them
- being taken (although this didn't seem to stop the onslaught of flashes
- when Lex Luthor approached the microphone).
-
- The conference will start at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Keep this in mind
- when pondering whether or not to down yet another bottle of Mad Dog 20/20
- on Friday night.
-
- For those of you who haven't figured it out yet, HoHoCon falls on New
- Year's Eve. Contrary to rumour, we will not be having a huge party in the
- conference room on Saturday night. Instead, we will all head for 6th
- Street, which is where 80% of Austin's nightclubs are located. We will
- include a list of New Year's happenings in Austin in future updates.
-
- HoHoCon shirts and videos from '92 & '93 (NARC, I Love Warez, I Love Feds,
- Top 10 Narc List) will be available during the conference, along with last
- year's big hit - I Love Cops shirts and hats ($20). The shirts are $15 and
- the videos are $20. We have also added XXL for all you big folks. If you
- are unable to attend the conference and wish to obtain any of these items,
- you may either mail us for more information or send a check or money order
- payable to O.I.S. to the address listed below. Include $3 per order (not
- per item) for shipping. Canadian and overseas residents should mail first
- for shipping prices and details. You may also mail us for a more detailed
- description of any of the HoHoCon products.
-
- Those of you driving from Houston that wish to join to HoHoConvoy which
- leaves for Austin on Friday morning should call the HoHoCon VMB and
- leave a message with a contact number.
-
- Traci Lords has confirmed her appearance for this year's conference.
-
- One of the reasons the cost of admission has raised from $5 to $10 is that
- the cost of securing a conference room on New Year's Eve is quite high,
- but another factor is insurance. It is almost impossible to put on a
- conference of this nature without running into problems, the biggest one
- being the slew of young, idiotic, underdeveloped, social rejects who like
- to play make believe and pretend they're Beavis & Butt-head while they
- cause unnecessary damage to the hotel and annoy the guests and staff. This
- is far from k-rad and is definitely not what HoHoCon is about. What you do
- in your own room is your own business, but what you do anywhere else on
- the hotel property all comes back to one person ... me. I have grown
- extremely tired of trying to deal with hotel managers who threaten to
- cancel the conference altogether because of a few, no life idiots who have
- no idea how to act in a public setting since they never leave their
- mommy's house. Holistic Hacker wrote a good editorial about this in Phrack
- #45 that is suggested reading for anyone who thinks they are some type of
- elite m0dem anarchist. It is you people that ruin everything for the other
- 500 attendees who actually have a grip on reality. Due to the behaviour of
- a few braindead morons in the past, I have decided to hire my own security
- this year who will only be in place in order to prevent stupid fleebs from
- breaking anything or causing any type of damage or unnecessary disturbance
- to the hotel. It is unfortunate that I have to do this, but I do not wish
- to accept the financial burden of having to pay for other people's
- stupidity and destruction. If you have a problem with this, stay home.
-
- By attending the conference, you are consenting to being filmed and
- photographed and having your ugly likeness used in any fashion I deem
- appropriate.
-
- Birkenstocks are strictly prohibited at HoHoCon. Anyone caught wearing
- them will be severely beaten with a bat.
-
-
- Correspondence
- --------------
-
- If anyone requires any additional information, needs to ask any questions,
- wants to RSVP, wants to order anything, or would like to be added to the
- mailing list to receive the HoHoCon updates, you may mail us at:
-
-
- dfx@usis.com
- drunkfux@usis.com
- dfx@nuchat.sccsi.com
- hohocon@cypher.com
- drunkfux@cypher.com
- cDc@cypher.com
- drunkfux@5285 (WWIV Net)
-
- or via sluggo mail at:
-
- O.I.S.
- ATTN: HoHoCon
- 1310 Tulane
- Houston, Texas
- 77008-4106
-
-
- Freeside Communications is the official HoHoCon FTP site. FTP to fc.net
- and check out /pub/hohocon.
-
-
- Those of you without net access, can call the HoHoCon whirrled HQ BBS,
- K0DE AB0DE/Metalland Southwest, at:
-
- 713.39-K0DES (713.395.0337)
-
-
- We also have a VMB which includes all the conference information and is
- probably the fastest way to get updated reports. The number is:
-
- 713-867-9544
-
-
- What They're Saying
- -------------------
-
- "The manager quickly summoned the Austin police and had the hotel
- telephone operator print the phone bills for the two rooms, anticipating
- that the records would be necessary evidence for the Grand Jury
- indictment he was envisioning. One of the boy's phone bills was eight
- pages long, but almost all of the calls were local. The total amount
- owed to the hotel was less than three dollars, and the officers
- determined that the account being accessed was legitimately assigned to
- one of the teens. A big production had been made out of nothing, fueled
- by the fear of the 'evil hacker' stereotype."
-
- Damien Thorn : Nuts & Volts Magazine : March 1994
-
- *****
-
- "At 1:00 a.m., everything was going great for me. I was taking part in
- an impromptu mini 'cell-con' in one of the rooms at the Hilton and was
- learning everything I ever wanted to know about cellular modification. I
- was especially excited to hear someone say that they would be showing us
- how to mod the new Mitsubishi phones since that is what I happened to
- have in my jacket pocket. Unfortunately, about three seconds later,
- someone kicked open the door and spastically announced the fact that
- there were 10 underage strippers dancing naked in a room down the hall.
- Two seconds later, I was alone."
-
- Peter Beardsley : Independent Journal : January 4, 1994
-
- *****
-
- "I knocked on the door and asked the guy who opened it if we could come in
- and say hi. They said yes and I spent several hours in there. We didn't
- talk about anything special but had a lot of fun watching Eight Ball
- stumble around the room drunk until he passed out."
-
- Netta Gilboa : Gray Areas Magazine : Spring 1994
-
- *****
-
- "HoHoCon '93 was everything I had expected and much more. I gained 5
- major items during my three day stay in Austin; a better knowledge of
- numerous security holes across the net, a really cool NARC t-shirt, two
- Traci Lords videos, and the understanding that the Austin police force
- are a bunch of computer illiterate bozos."
-
- White Shadow : CUF Review : January 1994
-
- *****
-
- "People who know how to telecommunicate without calling undue attention to
- themselves show the interested what creative hacking is supposed to be
- about. We watch people demonstrate the transformation of an OKI cellular
- phone into a two-way tracking scanner with a computer interface, discuss
- the 'passive' capture of private account passwords, and explore the
- mathematical theories that make possible completely anonymous digital
- money transactions.
-
- Few are better able to explain the pros and cons of advanced programming
- technology than rogue hackers. They already have much of the information
- people like Barry Diller and Al Gore would have to steer millions into
- think tanks to discover. The question is how to legitimize a collection
- of software pirates, hippie academics, and teenage 'phone phreaks' to the
- point where the mainstream would be willing to employ them as consultants
- instead of locking them up as criminals."
-
- Carol Cooper : VIBE Magazine : June 1994
-
- *****
-
- "After this sellout session, I found a sign on the wall: "hoho.con.com ->"
- and, in room 260 someone piled up an enormous mass of equipment,
- including something like 4 UNIX machines, a SLIP connection, 20" screens,
- PET's.. Plus the room was stacked with 30-40 people, and I mean STACKED.
- Most people were wasting their time entering commands like "mget
- /warez/eleet/hot/0-day/*.*" Sick of that, I grabbed a bunch of people and
- we went trashing at SW-Bell around the block, and whoops! we found a
- diagram like this:
-
-
- (Europe) (Asia) (Australia)
-
- ______
- ____: :____
- : :
- : Texas o <====== Austin
- \ /
- \ /
- \_________/
-
- (North America) (South America)
-
- Now we know it: South Western Bell believes that Austin, Texas is the
- center of the world. Well, from the 17th to the 19th of December, 1993,
- it was."
-
- Onkel Dittmeyer : Phrack Magazine #45
-
- *****
-
- "The hackers did it again. A monster party, several hundred strong, where
- hacking was the agenda. HoHoCon is the annual hacker's convention in
- Texas where all hell breaks loose.
-
- Not one person I spoke to said they wouldn't attend again next year. So
- there must be something to it. Even legendary phreaks like John Draper
- aka Captain Crunch were there, despite his tenuous hold on reality and
- emanating odor."
-
- Winn Schwartau : Security Insider Report : January 1994
-
- *****
-
- "The night went on, the beer flowed, the dopamine inhibitors kicked in
- full in full force, and the money changed hands faster than could be
- counted. By the end of the evening, everyone had received several "table
- dances," KevinTX had whip marks on his back, Weevil had won my complete
- admiration, and the girls made a small fortune. Each of the dancers
- walked away with over $200 in cash. The biggest winner was a really hot
- little 18 year-old named Cathy who raked in almost $400."
-
- Erik Bloodaxe : Phrack Magazine #45
-
- *****
-
- Tawk tawk tawking bout sum cyber stuff
- Like Demon Roach's new Monster Truck sub
- Matrix hoppin' we will go
- In search of the hex marshmallow
- Come now, come now, do not pace
- We're off to call cyberwaste
- The new beast known as demon seed
- Run over your head and make you bleed
- Decryption of the message I soon will start
- For I have the hex-ascii chart
- Fat, skanky dancers running all around
- Wonder how many STD's Dispater has now
- What made me sick was the one's hairy mole
- Did I mention that Omar looks like Cliff Stoll?
- Bruce taught me how to program in Unix and Hack C
- Omar had his picture taken with E.T.
- This is it.. I must go..
- I may finish later.. I don't know
-
- Drunkfux : Live From HoHoCon '91 : cDc 200
-
- *****
-
- _ _ _ _
- ((___)) ((___))
- [ x x ] HoHoCon '94. New Year's Eve. Need we say more? [ x x ]
- \ / \ /
- (' ') (' ')
- (U) drunkfux@usis.com (U)
-
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