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1984
AHOYI -an Introduction to 26<Xl. FBI GOES AFTER ADS HACKERS -FBI Investigator unwlttlngly reveals tactics and recent activities.
FLASH LlCA dlscusses GTE raids, AT&T credit cards, wireless phone trouble; THE TRUTH BEHIND THOSE. 9999 NUMBERS -a toll free error
story, DATA. vanous White House extenSions; HACKING ON TELENET-how to's of Telenet use; ESS ORWELL'S PROPHECY the first In a
series on the fun and dangers of ESS, FLASH directory assistance changes, computer air-ban. AT&T credit cards, etc . SOME THOUGHTS
ON GARBAGE PICKING--flrst of a series of trashing for valuable Information as related to a diSCUSSion of !;rosstdlk, DATA COUNTRY
CODES---every last country code for overseas dialing, THE CONSTITUTION OF A HACKER-a diSCUSSion of hacking, ALTERNATE LONG
DISTANCE MCI-hlstory, systems, and services; FLASH 71R Connecticut Wiretaps, Sweden person numbers, etc , THE FIRST ATOMIC
BOMB-an InSide story on the ?vent as related to our nation's phone system, DATA ARPANET HOSTS --list of acceSSible hosts, WHOSE
STRIKE WAS THAT ANYWAY? -a startling analYSIS of summer 83 phone strike, THE TROUBLE WITH TELEMAIL ----dIscussion of GTE's
IrresponSibility In protecting their systm, FLASH AT&T credit cards, portable prisons. 414's plead, etc . A TRUE SAGA O F
TELECONFERENCING--what con happen on a teleconference, DATA MCI ACCESS NUMBERS-DIALUPS FOR MCI MAIL, PHONE BOOK
COLLAGE #1 ----ou r artistic heritage In phone book designs; THE SIMPLE PLEASURES OF A STEP OFFICE - -dISCUSSion of inS and outs of
antiquated phone systems; IBM'S AUDIO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM-USing vOice messaging technology, FLASH 414 sentencing. equal
access, bank record privacy, etc. THE WOES OF HAVING A SMALL-TIME RURAL PHONE COMPANY -a true story, DATA AVAILABLE
NETWORKS ON THE DEFENSE DATA NETWORK-a lIst IncludIng base addresses, EASYLINK ACCESS NUMBERS, ARPANET HOPPING
AMERICA'S NEWEST PASTIME -how It works and tipS for Its use, ELECTRONIC SWITCHING ADVANCES ,-some of tile possible services
and drawbacks; FLASH: Directory assistance charges, 2600 writer Indicted, demise of E-COM. etc; THE DARK AND TRAGIC SIDE OF THE
GREAT BREAK-UP-a frank diSCUSSion; LEITERS_ sysop problems, 518 789 an XY step, etc , DATA E-COM ACCESS NUMBERS ---dIal ups
for the (now-defunct) serVice, NY TELEPHONE "LEITER OF DOOM" -a copy of a law enforcement monitOring notIce, "LOOK OUT, HE '5 GOT
A COMPUTERI" -a defense of the hacker viewpoint, MCI MAIL THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES -an analYSIS of the well knovvn faulty E-mail
post-I--lay" payphone
system, FLASH_ computenzed meter-maid. blue box arrests, anti-hack legislation, INTRODUCING THE CLEAR BOX'
deVice, LETTERS: new SWitching equipment, 99 scanning, repulsive operator story, etc , SPf:CIAL REPORT TRW -BIG BUSINESS IS
WATCHING YOU-how to use TR.W, and an assessment of the potential of thiS system. BUT HOW DOES IT WORKl a llnple explanation of
the phone system, wiring. voltages, black boxes. flng, etc . PRIVACY LOST-a review of DaVid Burnham's book "The Rise of the Computer
State", BE NICE TO YOUR TELCO -how IndiViduals are abUSing their tekos, FLASH Big Brother In Miami, NASA computer break In
computer export controls, 800 directOries; LEITERS phone scramblers, page numbers, tlilcker's book, etc , OAT A CNA NUMBERS -list of
CNA's, A HACKER'S GUIDE TO AN AREA CODE--a Simple scheme to help "map out" exchanges In your area, HISTORY OF BRITISH
PHREAKING-an account of the tllstory and tectlnlques, MORE ON TRASHING-what to look for, where to go. how to dCt, A FRIEND IN HIGH
PLACES -story of a fnendly operator; FLASH NSA inseCUrity, hacker caught, private directOries, LEITERS phone 1<Xp, WATS, TAP, etc_.
DATA A NON-COPYRIGHTED DIRECTORY, NY TELEPHONE "BIG BROTHER" LEITERS-touch tone Without permISlon, etc, GETIING
CAUGHT HACKER'S VIEW-a story of the personal effects of hacking; VITAL INGREDIENTS -what makes the ptlOnes work operators,
switching. FLASH NSA wants better phones, crime-computer VictIm, wiretap loopholes, 911 attacker caught LETTERS BBS diSCUSSion,
Comsec Letter, Computer Crime Data, others; DATA NY TELEPHONE SECURITY NUMBERS, MCI ANECDOTE ----ads. vulgarisms. MCI
chairman profile; PHONE BOOK COLLAGE #2, EXPLORING CAVES IN TRAVELNET-an mterestlng extender explained. FUN WI TH
FORTRESS FONES-what a pay phone does, how- people beat them. FLASH,' SS computer foul ups, Alrione, Wiretaps, 81 8, pay phone attack,
LEITERS book 1151. Silver boxlnY, another hacker's Vlevv, DATA IC'S AND CARRIER IDENTIFICATION CODES -gUide to 950 exchange, MCI
MAIL "TROUBLE LEITER" -the h:Hassment begins. A TIME FOR REFLECTION -the year In reView, MCI MAIL AND EASYUNK -electronic
mall horror stones; THE SCARIEST NUMBER IN THE WORLD-true story, FLASH campaign computer, Pentagon by pilOne. students bog
computer, electronic JaiL federal ptlOne upgrade; SURVEY --reader survey responses, SOME, BUT NOT ALL ELECTRONIC MAIL SYSTEMS,
list and price compansons plus .'olce messaging companies, REACH OUT AND GOOSE SOMEONE -lJst of many unique dial 1I numbers
1985
THOSE HORRIBLE HACKERSSTRH<E AGAIN-analysIs of Newsweek InCident; WIRETAPPING AND DIVESTITURE - a lineman discusses
these tOPICS, GEITING IN. THE lhCK DOORa gUide to some popular operating systems Including TOPS, 10, TOPS-20, and UNIX, 2600
INFORMATION BUREAU: our phone bill. our thanks, and other notices; FLASH' IRS and telco data, GEISCO, KKK computer, LETIERS BBS
nglHs, Easylink, Canada loops, Ifltern.atlonal phreak day, BITNET TOPOLOGY--a schematiC of the BITnet, THE THEORY OfBLUE
BOXING" history, future, and how they are used. TRASHING ALASKA STYLE -a real trashing adventure story, SURVI:YING THE
COSMOS --a beginner's gUide to COSMOS, Bell's computer program. FLASH phreak roundups. real TRW crime, 26(X) BBS, 8CX) data,
LEITERS Bell problems, telco discount. marine calling, many questions; 2600 INFORMATION BUREAU - acronym list of useful teleptlone
Jargon, NAZI BSS A CHALLENGE TO HACKERS-the role of the hacker, ARE YOU A PHREAK??? -humourous review of phreaklng, HOW TO
GET INTO A C 0, -a tour of a centrai office, FLASH, custom calling. Kenyan pay phones, hacker coke machine, IRS computer screw-up,
LETIERS reading liSt, tracing afld law enforcement. UNIX Into, NSA phone n, 26(X) INFORMATION BUREAU -Interesting phone numbers,
how to dlnl a telephone, New Yort.. Tel message, CNA LIST, NSA CIPHER DISK, WHAT A WHITE BOX CAN DO -how to build and the use of a
portable touch-tone generator; A PHONE PHREAK SCORES -another successful SOCial englneenng story, HACKING PACKARD --useful
Information about the HP2000; FLASH: talking clock, computers for communists, robot kills man, war games, Silver pages. LETT ERS Tom
TCllnpldls. secure telephones and cryptography; 2600 INFORMATION BUREAU-MILNET hosts by location, PEOPLE EXPRESS TO BE
HACKED TO PIECES --a look at People's nevv anonymous reservatIon service, HOWTO RUN A SUCCESSFUL TELECONFERENCE --complete
gUide to Alliance TeleconferenCing SerVice, FLASH hacker bust, police hacker, Reagan doesn't dial kids, dlal-a"dlrectory, LETIERS
computer networks, Silver boxes. 950, remob. tracing, 2600 INFORMATION BUREAU--Alllance TeleconfererlClng materiaL iNTERESTING
PHONE NUMBERS; UNBELIEVABLE ADVERTISEMENT, GUIDE TO THE tSRAELI PHONE SYSTEM, SHERWOOD FORES T SHUT DOWN BY
SECRET SERVICE, SOME WORDS ON HACKER MORALITY, OUT OF THE INNER CIRCLE REVIEWED-an ex-hacker s new book, FLASH who
invented the phone, porno phone wiretap award, AT&T computer steals, LETIERS Information charges, AT&T cutoff, marine calling, 2600
INFORMATION BUREAU-BCX) prefixes by state; SYSTEMATICALLY SPEAKING goodbye to meter readers, Thai phone books. tracking
deVIces, TINA, 'Call Me' Card; FROM SHERWOOD FOREST INTRO TO HACKING-what to do and not to do, INTERESTING THINGS TO DO
ON A DEC-20-how to use varluus commands and some things to look for, BANKING FROM YOUR TERMINAL A LOOK AT PRONTO ElectroniC banking, how It WO! K.S With a focus on Chemical's system, FLASH $2 billion error, lIT crackdo-Nn, monitoring, 2600
INFORMATION BUREAU-Mllnet TAC dlalups by locatton; SYSTEMATICALLY SPEAKING MCI goes optical, 1CX)% ESS, GTE bigger than
AT&T, SEIZED! 2600 BUllETIN BOARD IS IMPLICATED IN RAID ON JERSEY HACKERS-an accurate account of the Private Sector BBS,
COMMENTARY THE THREAT T0 US ALL-what BBS seizures mean; FLASH_ 2600 a hacking victim. Middlesex Courthouse, MOVING
SATELLITES, ,WHAT WAS Rft..LLY GOING ON]---polnt by POint correction of New Jersey prosecutors' fallaCIOUS charges, WHY
COMPU rERS GET SNATCHEO-- .....hy law enforcement seizes equipment. SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TOASK --pruvocatlvequestlons
about these events, HOW CAN SYSOPS PROTECT THEMSELVES?; A GUiDE TO VMS ,how to use DEC's VAX operatlnQ system, THE
INFINITY TRANSMIITER--an ole bug explained; REACHING OUT ON YOUR OWN-blue boXing verification, PURSUIT FOR PEOPLE-GTE
Telenet s computer to computer !lnk.,up serVice, FLASH phone-In registration. BOO word numbers, war game addICt, hacker extortionISt.
2600 INFORMATION BUREAU-- Telenet directory 01 Interesting addresses, SYSTEMATICALLY SPEAKING Dick Tracy toys, computer
directory aSSistance, Bell propag.mda films. Europe standardIZIng telcoms, MANY FAMiliAR TONES, AND THEY CALL US CROOKS] - ,story
of a phone phreak who can't sei' hiS expertise, AN INTERESTING DIVERSION------call dlverters and how they are abused. MORE INFO ON
VMS -second IOstallment of an ndepth gUide to VMS, FLASH ,---computer electIons, big phone bill, Navy phreaks, phone booth captures
man, U:: TIERS' BBS suggestIon, ':01 leges are a goldmlne, recommended reading; 26CXJ INFORMATION BUREAU---8lue Box plans, THE NEW
AT&T HOSTAGE PHONE--unbeLlevable ad, SYSTEMATICALLY SPEAKING hackers scare bUSinesses. DuPont bypasses telco, computer
campaign Info, phone compute.s, divestiture woes, RSTS A TRICK OR rwo --some aspects of thiS operating system, THE SECRET
REVEALED-the problem with GTE's GTD#S SWItch, HISTORY OF ESS, EQUAL ACCESS MAY NOT BE HEQUAL TO MODEMS-some
problems that may anse, FLASH, columnist attacks AT&T, feds dial-It too much, little town phones, Spnngsteen mania, LEITERS some
advice, CIC's and free calls, British phreak, blue boXing gone?; CHASE BANK is CRACKED; 2600 INFORMATION BUREAU - many Interesting
test numbers; SYSTEMATICALLY SPEAKING' aVOId phones In storms, rural unequal access, police cellular phones, toll-free from wherel,
AT&T to read e-mail; OUR WISHES FOR '86 AND BEYOND-some of what we'd lIke to see In the future; FUN WITH COSMOS --how to
mterpret and use parts of the phone company computers; FLASH French phones, racist banter. Cltyphone; SURVEY-reader survey
responses, 2600 INFORMATION BUREAU-BBS numbers, SYSTEMATICALLY SPEAKING AT&T e-mail. German phones, super pay phone
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W E A T H E R T R A K S E R V I C E , S I M P L Y E N T E R O N E O F T H ES E TO R E C E I V E
T H E F O R ECAST F O R T H A T P A R T O F T H E W O R L D . W E U N D ERSTA N D
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An Interpretation
The following article i s one view o f computer
hackers. We 'd like to say right up front that it is
not ours and in fact we :ake exceptIOn to a good
many of the facts presented. We would be most
interested in hearing what the hackers of the
world have to say regarding this perception of
them . Please send us your feedback.
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communi cate i s through the use of conference
cal l s and the underground bul letin boards . Such
methods of message t raff ic go without charge
and are able to be done lly the vast majority of
the hackers . The hackers have the abi l i ty to place
up to 30 cal l s to any place in the world and join a l l
o f these cal ls together.
M o s t of t h e c a l l s are p l aced t o p a s s
i nfonnat ion over to other hackers t h a t c a n work
on a problem and compare results and plan for
more tactical attacks to the target system .
The log ic behind the thought is that the abi l i ty
of one person to at tack a system is mu l t i p l ied
tenfold by the others working on the same
system .
Such attacks have been placed on v ari ed
computer and communications systems by th e
hackers . One such incident took place in Los
A n g e l e s , w i t h p h o n e p h reaks and h ac k e r s
a t t a c k i n g t h e B e l l S y " t em m a s t e r c o n t ro l
computers and trying t o t 'J m off all the phones in
the c i ty w i t h the except ion of the emergency
circu i t s . This attack was for the most part
successfu l resul t ing in tM l oss of phone service
for thousands, but not complete in its goal .
But this writer's opin ion about t he attack is
that it was very successful showing the abi l i ty of
certain persons who were able to shut down some
of the phone servi ce in the city. If such act ions
can be performed by persons who do not have
inside i nfonnation or access to the fac i l i t ies . then
i t is a very real s i t uation . Such attacks can be
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The Threat of
Systems
Bulletin Bani
Spring 1 988
amount of security .
Part of the p rob lem w i th the owners and of
t h e b o a r d s or h a V i n g s o m e o n e exec u t ed
a m ajor nu isa n c e to t h e
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O t her i nteresting parts o f t h i S story I nc l ude the
d i stribution of hiS private non-pu b l i shed phone
number and a number of death threats . M r .
Sandza then wrote an art icle en t i t led " Revenge of
the H ackers" and was bombarded W i t h another
wave of abuse from t he hackers . Thi s wri ter'S
op i n ion IS that It IS better to make an a l l y W i t h the
hacker rather than to antago n i ze h i m , as he can
periorm your destruct ion in a matter of seconds
and such des t ruct ion can happen at any t ime
And remember , the hacker can be t he best
preven t ion for computer security Sick ness and
that a refomled Ilacker can make for t he best
data processi ng security person
In genera l , most of the compu ter b u l let i n
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l y , k e e p i n m i n d t h at i t c o u l d b e
w o rs e . Yo u co u l d b e a t t h e State
s p e e d data capabi l i t i e s .
U n i v e r s i t y of N ew Y o rk at Sto n y
p e ri o d . T h e 2 4 6 e x c h a n g e w o u l d
B ro o k .
B e i n g re l at i v e l y c l o s e t o o u r
o ff i c e s , w e ' v e b e e n a b l e t o fo l low
T h e re w o u l d b e a tra n s i t i o n a l
y e a rs
and t h e
632
exchange
t h i s s t o ry rat h e r c l o s e l y . We do n't
wo u l d b e created . T h e n e i g h bo ri n g
U n i v e rs i t y H o s p i t a l ( u s i ng t h e 444
d o u bt t h at s i m i l a r e s c a p a d e s are
e x c h a n g e ) w o u l d s w i t c h f ro m i t s
occu rri ng a l l o v e r t h e co u nt ry a n d
N o rt h e rn Te l e co m S L- 1 sw i t c h t o
wi l l c o nt i n u e to do so i n t h e futu re .
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t h e R O L M s y st e m i n 1 9 8 7 . T h e
them.
t h e l a st to g o , wo u ld b e cut o v e r t o
I n T h e Beg i n n i n g
e nt i re c a m p u s , s t u d e nt d o r m i t o r i e s
t h e R O L M syste m by F a l l 1 9 8 8 .
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U p u nti l 1 98 7 , u s i ng t h e t e le
p h o n e s was v e ry s i m p l e . T h e
t h at w a y .
O f cou rs e , n o o n e i n t h e i r r i g h t
m i nd w o u l d e x p e ct s u c h a p roject
t o b e 1 0 0 p e rc e n t on s c h e d u l e .
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r e a c h t h e m a i n s w i t c h bo a rd , y o u
a b l e to p red i ct t h e i ncred i b l e r a n g e
wou ld d i a l ( 5 1 6 ) 2 4 6 - 5 0 0 0 from
of p ro b l e m s a n d f o u l - u p s t h at t h e
t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d . To r e a c h t h e
ROLM t e l e p h o n e syst e m wo u ld
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e s s e nt i a l for s o m et h i ng l i ke a
o u t s i d e acce s s u n l e s s t h e i r l i n e s
p h o n e syst e m to be e a s y to g ra s p
w e re restrict e d t o o n -c a m p u s o n l y .
a s w e l l a s l o g i ca l . U nfo rt u n at e l y ,
I t w a s n ' t t h e b e st of syst e ms by
t h e R O L M s y st e m h a s b e e n n e i
f a r . It w a s s l ow a nd o ld f as h i o n e d .
B u t i t d i d wo rk . A n d m o s t peo p l e
peop l e .
Th e fi rst s i g n o f t ro u b l e c a m e i n
E v e nt u a l l y t h o u g h , e v e ry o n e knew
t h e f o r m o f a m e m o f ro m t h e
t h a t t h e r e w o u l d h a v e to b e a
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c h a ng e .
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u n i ve rs i ty .
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t h at P h o n e m a i l p r o v i d e s a f a i r l y
w o rk o n t h e n e w s y st e m - - at l e a st
c o m p l e t e l i s t i n g o f m a i l bo x e x t e n
not w i t h o u t a n e x p e n s i v e d i g i t a l t o
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a n a l o g co n v e r s i o n d e v i c e . So
f ro m a t o u c h t o n e p h o n e . P l u s t h e
e v e ry b o d y h a d t o c o n f o rm t o t h e
v e ry s i m p l e f a c t t h at i t j u s t i s n ' t
s a m e s y st e m .
tar lgible .
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To l e a v e a m e s sa g e f o r s o m e
s p e c i a l d e v i c e t h at h o o k e d t h e i r
o n e , t tl \;; c a l l e r h a d t o e i t h e r d i a l
co m p u t e r i n t o t h e " m o d e m po o l " .
t h e n u m b e r t h at w a s h o o k e d i n t o
A l l d a t a c a l l s h a d t o b e p l ac e d
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t h ro u g h t h e m od e m p o o l a n d n o
l o n g e r f ro m i n d i v i d u a l i i n e s .
I nc o m i n g c a l l s w e re m o re c o mp l i
cat e d . C a l l e r s c o u l d n o l o n g e r j u st
d i a l t h e p h o n e n u m b e r of t h e c o m
e d t o l e a v e a m e s s a g e f o r . To
p u t e r t h e y w a n t e d . T h e y wo u ld
s u b s c ri b e r w o u l d d i a l 6 3 2 - 6 6 0 0 ,
c o u l d d i a l 6 :1 2 - 6 6 0 1
and ctloose
ret ri e v e m e s s ag e s , t h e P h o n e m a i l
h av e to d i a l 6 3 2 - 8 0 0 0 to co n n e ct
t o t h e mo d e m poo l a nd t h e n e nt e r
p a s swo rd . N o t q u i t e t h e s a m e a s
a n o t h e r f i ve - d i g i t n u m b e r befo re
b e i ng co n n ec t e d .
p u s h i ng a b u tt o n o n a n a n swe ri n g
mach i n e . The advantage of course
I n st e ad of u s i n g a n swe ri n g
i s t h a t m e s s ag e s c o u l d b e h e a rd
m ac h i n e s , e v e ryo n e w a s f o rc e d t o
f ro m a n y l o c at i o n . The d i s a d v a n
t ag e I S t h at t h e y c o u l d b e h e a rd b y
u s e t h e R O L M P h o ne m a i l Syst e m ,
a n y pe rso n
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M o re P r o b l e m s
On mo st key p h o n e s ( o ff i c e
p h o n e s w i t h s e v e ra l l i n e b u t t o n s )
p i c k i ng u p t h e re c e i v e r a no p u n c h
i n g i n t h e ri n g i n g l i n e b u tt o n . T h a t
i s k nown a s a lo g i c a l , not to me n
way of do i n g
t h i ng s . W h y t h e R O L M p eo p l e
c h o s e t o a b a n d o n t h i s si m p l e w a y
o f a n s w e ri n g t h e p h o ne I S co m
pletely beyond u s
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e rs a n d p r of e s so rs t h r o u g h o u t t h e
c a m p u s h av e f o u n d o u t , p i c k i n g u p
g e t l o s t , m a i l bo x e s get f u l l m u c h
f a s t e r t h a n a n sw e r i n g m a c h i n e
i n t o m a i n l y d u e to t h r e e - d i g i t
It IS true t h at t h e u ni versity
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U n d e r t h e n ew s y st e m , t h i s s e r
u s e t h e n e w p h o n e s w h e re t h i s
v i c e h a d to b e s w i t c h e d t o t h e
-; c h a n g e
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logic
was
P h o n e m ai l s y st e m . B u t b e c a u s e
e m p h at i c a l l y po i n t e d o u t . A n d i t i s
R O L M h ad n ev e r i n s t a l l ed a n y
t r u e t h at t h e 8 8 - p a g e p h o n e m a n u
k i nd o f a l i m i t e r o n P h o n e rn ai l , t h e
a l m a d e n o t e o f t h e f act o n p a g e 4 .
e n t i re s y s t e m w o u l d g e t t i e d u p
B u t a g re at d e a l of people s t i l l
w h e n e v e r m o r e t h a n t e n c a l l e rs
t h o u g h t t h e y co u ld a n sw e r p h o n e s
d i a l e d i n . N o o n e co u l d g e t i nto
w i t h o ut r e a d i ng m a n u a l s o r g o i n g
t h e i r vo i c e m a i l b o x e s or l e a v e
t o c l a s s e s . T h e r e a l i t y of t h e mat-
m e s s ag e s . S o t h e s c h o o l c l o s i n g
hotl i n e , a n u nd e n i ably va l u a b l e
-:: p h o n e - a n s w e r e r s w o u l d h a v e t o
s e rv i c e , was s h ut down b y t h e u n i
be t ra i n e d a n d retrai n e d . A n d e v e n
v e rs i t y .
Eve n t h e
t h e n , m i st a k e s wo u ld b e co m mo n .
u niversity's
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switch b o a rd w a s affected by t h i s .
d re a d h e a r i n g t :l e p h o n e ri ng , " a n
T h e y cou ld n o l o n g e r p u t a record
a d m i n i st ra t i v e o f f i c e w o rk e r s a y s .
c l o s e d becau s e t h e s a m e p ro b l e m
s o m et h i n g g o e s w ro n g s o m e
w h e re a l o n g t h e l i n e . A n d a lot of
of o v e rcrowd i n g wo u l d o c c u r . A t
p r e s st i m e , a ft e r - h o u rs c a l l e r s t o
t h e c a l l e r s g e t a n g r y . Who c a n
b l a me t h e m ? "
s w i t c h b o a rd n u m b e r o r t h e n e w
N e w t e l e p h o n e n u m b e rs w e re
68 9 - 6 0 0 0 m a i n swi tc h bo a rd n u m
ber g e t a nonse n si c a l P h o n e m a i l
w i t h l i t t l e o r n o i n p u t f ro m t h e
reco rd i ng t h at e v e n g i v e s away a
p , o n e u s e r s . I n st e ad of a s s i g n i ng
e a s y - to - re m e m b e r n u m b e r s f o r
of t h e m a i n s w i t c h b o a rd , as w e l l
co m mo n ly d i a l e d o f f i c e s a n d s e r
as
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f o r c e d t o l i v e w i t h was t h e d e n i a l
re ac h a b l e at 2 4 6 - 3 63 6 . N o w ,
e v e ryo n e m u s t r e m e m b e r 6 3 2 -
o f a c c e s s t o o u t s i d e o p e ra t o r s .
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683 0 .
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l i n e s t o m a k e o u t s i d e c a l l s , o p e ra
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act u a l t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r t h e c a l l e r
v i d e a s c h o o l c l o s i n g hot l i n e .
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C a l l e r s wo u l d d i a l a n u m b e r a n d
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h e a r a l i st i n g o f sc h o o l s t h at were
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e r . O n l y o n e ca l l e r a t a t i m e co u ld
acc e s s t h i s i nf o rmatio n .
l e c t , o r ot h e rwi s e o p e ra t o r- a s s i s t
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p l a c e a c a l l t h ro u g h a c a rri e r o f
o v e r s e a s c a l l s w e re i m p o s s i b l e .
c h o i c e u n l e s s t h e 9 5 0 e x c h a ng e i s
Te c h n i ca l ly , t h e c a m p u s o p e rato r
u s e d , i n w h i c h c a s e t h e c a l l can't
c a n h o o k c a l l e rs up to a re a l o p e r
b e bi l l e d to the o ri g i n at i ng n u m b e r .
a t o r , b u t i s r e l u c t a n t to d o t h i s
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most of t h e t i m e . B e s i d e s , c a m p u s
a b l e e x c e pt o n l i n e s w i t h l o n g d i s
ope rato rs a re go n e at 4 : 3 0 p m a n d
a l l o f t h e w e e k e n d . S i n c e St o n y
9 5 0 is t o l l -free a n d a l lows c a l l e rs
B ro o k c o n s i s t s o f a v e r y l a rg e
to
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n e ed t o c a l l st ra n g e c o u nt ri e s at
o n th e ot h e r h a nd , are acc e s s i b l e
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o n a l l o u t s i d e l i n e s . It s e e m s o bv i
w h e n t h e do r m i t o ri e s a re h oo k e d
o u s t h at t h e p ro g ra m m e rs d o n ' t
i n l ate r t h i s y e a r , o p e rato rs wi l l b e
u n d e r s t a n d t h e c o n c e pt o f 9 5 0
accessi b l e .
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c h a nged by t h e n , a n i ncredi b l e
n u m b e rs . A s a r e s u lt , t h e e n d
u s e rs a re i n co nve n i e nced .
h a rd s h i p w i l l f a c e s u c h s t u d e n t s .
S o m e local e x c h a n g e s a re a l s o
u n re a c h a b l e b e c a u s e t h e p e o p l e
s u c h c a l l s w i l l b e b y d ro p p i n g
m o n e y i n a paypho n e ( c a l l s c a n not
w h o prog r a m t h e sw i t c h h av e n ' t
gott e n arou nd to e n t e r i n g t h e m ,
be c h a rg e d t o t h e 632 e xc h a ng e )
d e s p i t e n u m e ro u s re m i n d e rs a n d
o r b y f i n d i n g a n ot h e r n u m b e r to
c h a r g e t h e c a l l t o f ro m a p a y
re q u e st s from u s e r s . The 4 7 4 ,
476 , a n d 696 e x c h a n g e s h a v e a l l
pho n e .
b e e n a ro u n d f o r m a n y m o n t h s
B u t o p e r at o r s a r e o n l y o n e o f
t h e b a s i c s e rv i c e s t h at h ave be e n
d e n i ed to u s e r s of Sto n y B ro o k ' s
exchanges.
R O L M s y st e m . T h e 9 7 6 d i a l - i t
N i g htmares
e x c h a n g e i s u n r e ac h a b l e f ro m any
B u t f a r a n d away t h e wo rst
p h o n e . T h i s is b e co m i ng co m m o n
as pect of t h e R O L M C B X a t Stony
i n i n stitut i o n s , but t h e f a ct re m a i n s
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