╓OICE ═AIL ╚ACKING ----- ---- -------╨ART 1: ┬RIEF ╙UMMARY---- -- ----- -------┴LONG ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, ╔ WOULD DOJUST ABOUT ANYTHING TO GET MY OWN ╓MB.╔ WOULD ALMOST SELL MY SOUL FOR ONE.┬UT ALAS, AT THE TIME ALMOST NO ONEWAS GIVING ANY AWAY AND ╔ HAD NOTHINGWORTHY TO TRADE. ╙O, ╔ STARTED HACKINGMY OWN. ┴T FIRST ╔ HACKED PEOPLE'SBOXES, GUESSING THEIR PASSCODES. ╘HISOF COURSE IS STUPID, BECAUSE ALL THEYHAVE TO DO IS ALERT THE SYSTEM MANAGERAND POOF, NO MORE MAILBOX. ╙O, AFTER ╔HAD EXPERIANCED THAT, ╔ STARTED TODISCOVER THAT NO ONE MISSED EMPTYBOXES. ┴ND HERE ╔ AM TODAY - WRITING AFILE TO TEACH MOST OF YOU WHAT ╔ KNOWNOW. ╙O LET'S BEGIN, SHALL WE?╘HE FIRST STEP TO HACKING ANYTHING -ANYTHING AT ALL - IS TO KNOW WHATYOU'RE HACKING. ╘HE SAME APPLYS TO╓MB HACKING. ╙O, LET ME START OFF BYDESCRIBING SOME OF THE PROMINANT VOICEMAIL SYSTEMS.┴DR---╘HESE ARE THE FAMILIAR MAILBOXES THAT╔ AM SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE CALLED ONCEIN YOUR LIFE. ╘HESE ARE THE SYSTEMSWHERE YOU HEAR SOME CHEESY GREETING,HIT "*" TWICE, AND THEN ENTER THEMAILBOX NUMBER. ╫HEN YOU FIRST PRESSTHE "*", THE SYSTEM THINKS THAT YOUOWN THAT MAILBOX AND ARE ENTERING IT.╙O, IT WILL REPLY WITH "╚ELLO XXXX,PLEASE ENTER YOUR PASSCODE." ╙O YOUHIT "*" A SECOND TIME AND ABORT IT,AND FIND YOURSELF PLOPPED AT THE MAINMENU, WITH THE FRIENDLY GREETING OF"╫ELCOME TO THE MESSAGE CENTER." ╙OMENOTES ON THIS SYSTEM IS THAT BOXES AREUSUALLY (SOMETIMES NOT) 4 DIGITS INLENGTH - AS ARE THE PASSCODES. ╘HEMESSAGE LENGTH IS USUALLY PRETTY NICE,ANYWHERE FROM 1-5 MINUTES. ┬UT OFCOURSE THIS ALL DEPENDS ON THE NAZISYSTEM MANAGER. ┴NYWAY. ┴DR'S ARE GOODLITTLE SYSTEMS. ┼ASY TO HACK - EASY TOUSE.┴SPEN-----╔'M SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS AT ONE TIMECALLED THIS, TOO. ╔F THERE IS NOSYSTEM GREETING, YOU WILL BE WELCOMEDWITH "╚ELLO, THIS IS ┴SPEN. ╘HEAUTOMATED SPEECH EXCHANGE NETWORK."╨RETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY, IS IT NOT? ╔FTHERE IS A SYSTEM GREETING SET-UP, YOUWILL HAVE TO PRESS "*" ONCE TO SKIPTHAT. ┘OU WILL THEN HEAR "╨LEASE DIALTHE NUMBER OF THE PERSON YOU'RECALLING. ╔F YOU HAVE A MAIL BOX ONTHIS SYSTEM, PLEASE PRESS POUND."┴SPEN'S ARE CLEAR GIVE-AWAYS. ┬OXESARE EITHER 3-4 DIGITS, PASSCODES 4-5OR LONGER. ╚OWEVER, ╔ HAVE NEVER SEENANY LARGER THEN 5 DIGITS, BUT THEY CANBE EXPANDED TO AS MUCH AS 9. ═ESSAGELENGTH IS USUALLY AROUND THE 1 MINUTERANGE, DEPENDING ON WHAT MAILBOX YOUHACK. ╔ HAVE ONE CURRENTLY ON AN ┴SPENTHAT IS UP AROUND THE 8 MINUTE RANGE,BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S LIKE A"├OSYSOP" BOX. ╔T CAN DO LIMITEDSYSTEM MANAGER FUNCTIONS. ┴NYWAY.╞RIENDLY SYSTEM, EASY TO HACK.╟ENESIS-------╧K, ╔ WOULD SUPPOSE. ╫HEN YOU CALL,YOU'LL BE GREETED WITH (USUALLY) "╟OODXXXX. ╨LEASE ENTER THE MAILBOX NUMBERYOU WISH". ╘HE "#" KEY TAKES YOU TO ADIRECTORY, WHERE YOU CAN JUST HIT THEFIRST LETTER (┴,┬,├,ETC.) OF SOMEONESNAME TO HEAR THEIR MAILBOX NUMBER. ╧FCOURSE, ┴ ┬ & ├ ARE ALL ON THE SAMENUMBER, 2, SO THAT IS EVEN EASIER.╩UST SCRIBBLE DOWN SOME BOX NUMBERS -THEY MAY BE WORTH PLAYING AROUND WITH.┴FTER ALL, IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO DELETESOMEONE ELSE'S VOICE MAIL. ╔F YOUPRESS "*" IT WILL USUALLY ADJUST THEVOLUME, OR JUST ABORT TO WHATEVER.┬OXES ARE 3-4 DIGITS, 3 IS MOREPROMINANT. ╨ASSCODES ARE USUALLY 3-4,WITH 4 BEING THE MORE FREQUENT CHOICE.╫HILE YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMEONE'SGREETING, YOU CAN PRESS "0" TO ENTERTHE PASSCODE FOR THAT MAILBOX.╧VERALL, IT'S OK. ╬OT THE GREATEST,BUT NOT THE WORST EITHER.╨ART 2: ╠OCATING ┴N ┼MPTY ┬OX---- -- -------- -- ----- ---╘HIS IS, FOR THE MOST PART, THE MAJORSTEP TO ╓MB HACKING. ╞OR IF YOU CAN'TFIND AN EMPTY, YOU'LL PROBABLY LOSEYOUR BOX THE NEXT BUISNESS DAY.┴NYWAY. ╘HE MAIN PAIN-IN-THE-ASS ABOUT╓MB HACKING IS THAT AFTER 3 INVALIDTRYS THE SYSTEM USUALLY HANGS UP ONYOU. ╘O MAKE YOUR JOB EVEN HARDER,THEY USUALLY SPACE OUT BOXES, LEAVINGLITTLE GAPS OF 3 OR 4 IN BETWEEN. ╘HATWAY IF YOU SCAN STRAIGHT THROUGH YOUKEEP GETTING HUNG-UP AND GETDISCOURAGED. ┬UT OF COURSE, THERE ISA WAY AROUND THAT NASTY LITTLEFEATURE. ┴LL SYSTEMS HAVE A NIFTYLITTLE "┴BORT" KEY. ╔T'S USUALLY "*"OR "#", AND IT TAKES YOU OUT OF ALMOSTANY SITUATION. ╘HAT COMES IN VERY,VERY HANDY WHILE YOU ARE LOOKING OVERTHE SYSTEM FOR AN EMPTY BOX. ╠ET MEPASS ON SOME TRICKS FOR EACH SYSTEM.┴DR---╙O, YOU HAVE NOW FOUND YOURSELF AN┴─╥. ┘OU ARE AT THE "╫ELCOME TO THE.."PROMPT. ╘HINGS TO REMEMBER ARE THATBOXES USUALLY START AT 1000 OR 2000,AND THERE IS ALMOST ALWAYS A SYSTEMMAILBOX SOMEWHERE IN THE 9000 RANGE,USUALLY AT 9999. (╘HAT APPLYS FOREVERY SYSTEM, SAVE THAT SOME SYSTEMSMAY BE 3 DIGIT BOXES, SO CHOP A DIGIT,THAT'S ALL.) ╬OW, TO DEFEAT THAT NASTYLITTLE 3 TRY HANG-UP, YOU MUST FIRSTFIND YOURSELF A GOOD BOX. ╔T DOSEN'TMATTER WHOSE - EMPTY OR NOT. ╠OOK INTHE COMMON PLACES, EXPLAINED ABOVE. ┴SSOON AS YOU FIND ONE, JOT IT DOWN. ╬OWYOU CAN SCAN FREELY AND AFTER EVERY 2BAD TRYS JUST PUNCH UP THE GOOD BOX,ABORT OUT OF THAT AND SCAN SOME MORE.╙O, OK. ╠ET'S SAY YOU FIND A GOODMAILBOX. ┘OU'LL BE HEARING THEGREETING. ╚IT "*" TWICE, YOU'RE BACKAT THE "╫ELCOME TO THE.." PROMPT. ╬OWYOU CAN SCAN 2 MORE INVALID TRYSWORTH. ┴ HINT IS THAT EMPTY BOXES AREALWAYS, AND ╔ MEAN ALWAYS, AT THE ENDOF THE GOOD BOXES. ╘O SAVE TIME ╔SUGGEST SCANNING BY 100'S. ╧F COURSE,GOING BACKWARDS ONCE IN AWHILE A FEWDIGITS.. ┴NYWAY. ╫HEN YOU FIND ANEMPTY MAILBOX, INSTEAD OF A GREETINGYOU'LL HEAR "═AILBOX XXXX" ORSOMETHING. ╚IT "*" ONCE, AND YOU'LLHEAR "╚ELLO MAILBOX XXXX, PLEASE ENTERYOUR PASSCODE." ╫HALLA, YOU HAVELOCATED AN EMPTY. ╫RITE THE NUMBERDOWN, HIT "*" AND SCAN BY ONES ABOVEAND BELOW THE NUMBER. ╘HERE IS NEVERJUST ONE.┴PSEN-----╘HE EASIEST WAY TO SCAN ┴SPEN'S IS TOPRETEND YOU'RE GOING TO ENTER YOURMAILBOX. ╚IT "#", THEN A PROBABLEMAILBOX NUMBER, AS ╔ OUTLINED IN THE┴DR'S ABOVE. ╧NCE YOU FIND ONE, YOU'LLHEAR SOMETHING LIKE "╩OHN ─OE, PLEASEENTER YOUR PASSWORD." ╘HE NAME WILL BEIN THE OWNER'S VOICE - JUST TO MAKEEVERYTHING NICE AND FRIENDLY. ╚IT "*"AND SCAN AROUND. ╫HEN YOU FIND ANEMPTY, YOU'LL HEAR SOMETHING LIKE"═AILBOX XXXX, PLEASE ENTER YOURPASSCODE." ╘HE REST IS BASICALLY THESAME AS THE ┴DR'S. ╫RITE IT DOWN, SCANAROUND. ╟EE, THIS IS SURE FUN, ISN'TIT?╟ENESIS-------╫ELL, YOU GET THE GOOFY PROMPT ONTHIS, AND THE EASIEST WAY IS JUST TOHIT "#" AND THEN "2" AND WRITE DOWNSOME NUMBERS. ╧R, YOU COULD DO 2-9 ANDFIND THE HIGHEST NUMBER. ╘HEN SCANJUST ABOVE THAT FOR EMPTYS. ╫HEN YOUENTER SOMEONE'S BOX, YOU'LL HEAR THEIRGREETING. ╚IT "0", THEN HIT "#" TOABORT. ┴S ALWAYS, REMEMBER THE 3STRIKES RULE, AND KEEP GOING BACK TO AGOOD BOX AFTER 2 FAULTY TRIES. ╫HENYOU LOCATE AN EMPTY, THE GREETING WILLBE "╔'M TAKING A MESSAGE FOR ═MAILBOXXXXX." ╚IT "0". ╘HEN YOU'LL HEARSOMETHING LIKE "╨LEASE ENTER YOURPASSWORD." ╨RETTY EASY, EH? ─O THEROUTINE.. ╫RITE IT DOWN, SCAN AROUND.╨ART 3: ╚ACKING ╘HE ┼MPTY ┬OX---- -- ------- --- ----- ---╫ELL, NOW YOU HAVE YOUR EMPTY'S ALLWRITTEN DOWN AND ARE READY TO JUMPINTO THEM. ╘HE THING TO KEEP IN MINDHERE IS TO KEEP IT SIMPLE! ╬O ONEWANTS TO BE TROUBLED WITH REMEMBER A 9DIGITS TOTALLY RANDOM PASSCODE. ╘HEYWANT SOMETHING SMALL AND SIMPLE, LIKEA 4 DIGIT YEAR. ╥EMEMBER - THINKSTUPID. ╘HE SYSTEM MANAGER IS USUALLYABOUT AS SMART AS A SNAIL IN A BOWLFULL OF ╩ELLO. ╚E WANTS TO WORK LEASTOF ALL - SO HE'LL MAKE THE EMPTYS UPWITH CHEESY PASSCODES.┴DR---╘HIS IS A BALL-BUSTER TO HACK. ┘OU GET3 PASSCODE TRYS, THEN YOU GET DUMPED.┴FTER YOU ENTER ONE PASSCODE, THAT'SIT - YOU CAN'T ABORT ANYMORE. ┬UT YOUCAN (SOMETIMES) HIT "*" RIGHT WHEN ITSAYS "╟OODBYE" AND FIND YOURSELF BACKAT THE "╫ELCOME TO THE.." PROMPT. ╙OPLAY AROUND SOME. ╥EMEMBER, PASSCODESARE SIMPLE. ─ON'T BEAT YOUR HEAD INTRYING TO GUESS SOME OUTRAGEOUS PASS,JUST SCAN ANOTHER SYSTEM AND MOVE ON.╨ASSCODES ARE USUALLY THE SAME AS THEMAILBOX NUMBER, THE CURRENT YEAR,1234, 0, OR THEY SOMETIMES DON'T HAVEONE AT ALL. ╙O, PLAY WITH IT.┴SPEN-----┴SPEN'S ARE ALWAYS FUN. ╘HE PASSCODESARE 3 OR 4 DIGITS, AND USUSALLY NOLONGER - THUS MAKING IT A FUN LITTLEJOB TO PULL OFF. ╧N MOST SYSTEMS AFTER2 BAD PASSCODES YOU CAN JUST ABORT OUTOF THE BOX, AND THEN DO IT AGAIN. ╧FCOURSE, ON EMPTY BOXES YOU NEED NOTWASTE YOUR TIME WITH 4 BILLION TRYS,SO WHY BOTHER. ╨ASSCODES ARE SIMPLE,AS ON ┴DR'S, AND ALMOST EVERY OTHERSYSTEM FOR THAT MATTER. ╥EMEBER, THINKSTUPID.╟ENESIS-------╙AME AS ABOVE, BUT THERE IS A LITTLETRICK. ═OST EMPTY BOXES HAVE PASSCODESSET TO "0", SO TRY THAT FIRST. ┴ND ╔CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH, THINK SIMPLEFOR CHRIST'S SAKE!╨ART 4: ┴FTERMATH---- -- ---------╧NCE YOU ACHEIVE A BOX, YOU CANBASICALLY FIGURE IT OUT FROM THERE. ╔FYOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING EMPTYSON ONE SYSTEM, OR THE EMPTYS HAVETWISTED PASSCODES, DROP THAT SYSTEM.╙CAN YOURSELF ANOTHER. ╘HEY'RE ALLOVER THE DAMN PLACE.╧F COURSE, ╔ KNOW YOU'RE ALL SITTINGOUT THERE ASKING "─UH, WHY ARE THEREEMPTYS ANYHOW?" ╫ELL LOOK AT THE HUMANRACE AS A WHOLE. ╫E ARE LAZY, EACH ANDEVERY ONE OF US. ╫HO IN GOD'S NAMEWANTS TO SIT THERE EVERY OTHER SECONDAND SPRINT TO MAKE A NEW BOX FOR SOMENEW EMPLOYEE? ╬O ONE, THAT'S WHO. ╙O,THE SYSTEM MANAGER SETS UP 5-10 BOXESFOR FUTURE EXPANSION. ╚E SETS THEPASSCODES REAL CHEESY-LIKEM, SO THATEVEN HE WITH HIS 2ND GRADE EDUCATIONCAN REMEMBER THEM FOR LONG PERIODS OFTIME. ╙O, THINK SIMPLE. ╘HINK LIKE AMORON. ╘HINK LIKE A MAN WHO HANGS OUTAT THE WATER-COOLER AND SELLS CHEESYHOUSES FOR A LIVING.╨ART 5: ├LOSING---- -- -------╙OME NOTES. ╔F YOU SHOULD HAPPEN TOSTRAY ACROSS THE SYSTEM MANAGERPASSCODE, ─╧╬╘ ├╚┴╬╟┼ ┴╬┘╘╚╔╬╟, LEASTOF WHICH THE PASSCODE. ╩UST MAKE A FEWBOXES IN A NICE SHADY CORNER OF THESYSTEM AND KEEP A LOW PROFILE. ╔F THEMANAGER CAN'T GET INTO HIS OWNMAILBOX, HE'LL KNOW SOMETHING'S UP FORSURE AND GO LOOKING AROUND. ╘O BETTER HELP YOU IDENTIFY THESESYSTEMS, CALL THESE. ╘RY TO REMEMBERTHE VOICE, TOO. ╘HEY ARE CLEARGIVE-AWAYS.┴DR--- 1-800-326-5477(24 ╚OURS, ╙YSTEM BOX AT 5000.)┴SPEN-----1-800-800-1239(24 ╚OURS, ╙YSTEM BOX AT 9999. ╚IT "*"THEN BOX NUMBERS.)╟ENESIS-------1-800-999-2328(24 ╚OURS, ┬OXES START AT 200 AND GOUP.)╫ELL, HAVE FUN. ┴ND DON'T GIVE ALLYOUR FRIENDS TOO MANY MAILBOXES NOW,EH? ┴ND REMEMBER - DON'T WASTE YOUR TIMEON AN OLD SYSTEM. ╘HE NEWER, THEBETTER. ╘HE OLD ONES HAVE BEEN HACKEDTO HELL AND BACK, AND THE MANAGERSMAKE EVERYTHING DIFFICULT. ╙CANEXCHANGES LIKE MAD, GATHER VIRGINSYSTEMS, HACK THEM. ╘HEY DON'T KNOWWHAT THEY'RE UP AGAINST, SO THEY MAKEEVERYTHING NICE AND FRIEDNDLY. ╬ICE ANDOPEN. ╬ICE AND EASY.╫ELL, LATERS. -╚AIRY ╠EECH╘YPED ON 2/22/91.╙UPPORT THE FOLLOWING:╞ALL0UT[206]862-2086┬EST ╔N ╘HE ╙TATES..╙OCIAL ─ISTORTION[908]303-0927╦ICKING ═AJOR ┴SS..
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