305 lines
15 KiB
Plaintext
305 lines
15 KiB
Plaintext
|
|
_
|
|
| \
|
|
| \
|
|
| | \
|
|
__ | |\ \ __
|
|
_____________ _/_/ | | \ \ _/_/ _____________
|
|
| ___________ _/_/ | | \ \ _/_/ ___________ |
|
|
| | _/_/_____ | | > > _/_/_____ | |
|
|
| | /________/ | | / / /________/ | |
|
|
| | | | / / | |
|
|
| | | |/ / | |
|
|
| | | | / | |
|
|
| | | / | |
|
|
| | |_/ | |
|
|
| | | |
|
|
| | c o m m u n i c a t i o n s | |
|
|
| |________________________________________________________________| |
|
|
|____________________________________________________________________|
|
|
|
|
...presents... The Gnu-Warez Kidz' Guide
|
|
to Pirating on the Internet
|
|
by Tarkin Darklighter
|
|
01/01/1996-#308
|
|
|
|
__///////\ -cDc- CULT OF THE DEAD COW -cDc- /\\\\\\\__
|
|
\\\\\\\/ Everything You Need Since 1986 \///////
|
|
___ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ _ _ ___
|
|
|___heal_the_sick___raise_the_dead___cleanse_the_lepers___cast_out_demons___|
|
|
|
|
In the early '80s, fans of the Apple II fell in love with ASCII Express
|
|
(AE). A seemingly simple terminal program, it contained an important feature -
|
|
a host mode. Most people overlooked it, but not the underground file traders.
|
|
A person could call your computer and, with a simple password, have access to
|
|
all your files. The potential of AE was soon unlocked, and some of the
|
|
earliest and simplest pirate file trading boards were created.
|
|
|
|
After a short period of time, the sysops of AE's were tired of users'
|
|
tendency to simply download and not contribute any software (leeching). Thus,
|
|
the AE:TAC (Total Access Control) was born. This allowed user registration and
|
|
maintenance of upload/download ratios. After another short period of time, the
|
|
AE file transfer system was integrated with the popular GBBS bulletin board
|
|
software, which gave board sysops the same file transfer flexibility of AE.
|
|
|
|
Fifteen years later, the same progression is emerging again. This time,
|
|
however, the medium is the Internet. Pirate sites are slowly changing from
|
|
anonymous FTP sites, to IP-specific FSP sites, to telnetable BBSs.
|
|
|
|
Anyone with local dialup access can easily obtain the latest commercial
|
|
software for their own perusal. This is by no means supposed to be a complete
|
|
guide to obtaining pirate software over the Internet, but it is a good starting
|
|
place.
|
|
|
|
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
|
|
|
|
WHAT DO I NEED?
|
|
|
|
A computer (heh).
|
|
A connection to the Internet.
|
|
A terminal program capable of displaying control characters.
|
|
A UNIX shell account and a basic knowledge of UNIX. You must have a
|
|
UNIX shell account to use these methods. Most graphical interfaces
|
|
simply don't give you the control you need.
|
|
A site with software you want.
|
|
|
|
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
|
|
|
|
HOW TO OBTAIN SITES
|
|
|
|
There are many ways you can obtain sites. I'll outline some of the best
|
|
methods below:
|
|
|
|
Archie: For those of you who don't know, Archie is a utility that will
|
|
search systems on the Internet for filenames that you specify. This can be
|
|
used to find sites. Unfortunately, by the time the Archie servers are updated
|
|
with filenames that are typically on sites, the sites are dead. Still, you can
|
|
gain by the use of this utility. Common filenames to search for are listed
|
|
below:
|
|
|
|
.apps .appz
|
|
.games .gamez
|
|
.util .talk
|
|
.tlk .mac
|
|
.pc .ibm
|
|
.amiga .console
|
|
.warez .sitez
|
|
|
|
Once you have found a site that has one of these filenames (or variations
|
|
thereof), FTP over to it and see if it still exists. You can often find old
|
|
wares still on the site. More importantly, you can find the email addresses
|
|
of people who trade site lists.
|
|
|
|
Site list: The usual rule is that you must have something to get
|
|
something. In other words, you usually must trade one or two good sites to get
|
|
a current list of active sites. Alternatively, you can beg the keeper of a
|
|
list to give you a current copy (see above for obtaining email addresses).
|
|
Another good technique is to start your own list. This is actually quite easy
|
|
to do. Find a site and post a message asking people to send you sites in
|
|
return for a list. Compile all the responses you receive into a list and mail
|
|
it out to all the respondents. Also, it's a really good idea to use an
|
|
anonymous mail server (i.e., info@anon.penet.fi <-- send email to
|
|
this address for instructions). A typical site list looks like this (IP
|
|
addresses have been changed):
|
|
|
|
FTP DIRECTORY SCORE SPEED
|
|
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|
|
198.80.x.x /incoming/"^[[K^[[A^[[K"/".GnuWarez"/ [4/10] [5/10]
|
|
199.222.x.x /incoming/cursci/"^[[K^[[A^[[K^I "/"P8^H^H"/ [6/10] [8/10]
|
|
etc...
|
|
|
|
Legend:
|
|
FTP - The IP address to use
|
|
DIRECTORY - The directory where the warez are located (more detailed
|
|
instructions are contained later in this file)
|
|
SCORE - Rating in terms of the quality and quantity of the warez
|
|
SPEED - A rating of the file transfer speed of the site
|
|
|
|
IRC: Just like real life, it's all about who you know. Once you're in the
|
|
loop and are actively trading sites, you may be invited to participate in live
|
|
IRC chats. Or you can look for channels such as #warez and #pcwarez if you're
|
|
good at begging.
|
|
|
|
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
|
|
|
|
COMMON FORMATS OF SITES
|
|
|
|
FTP: I'm assuming you know at least a little about FTP, so I'm certainly
|
|
not going to write a manual on it. However, I will reveal how to maneuver
|
|
through seemingly impassable directories. There are only three rules you
|
|
need to know:
|
|
|
|
1. The ls switches are essential. It's extremely important that you are able
|
|
to see a directory name. The best way to see the entire name is to use the
|
|
command 'ls -aFl' (without the quotes). This will display all files in a
|
|
directory. Read the online ftp help for a complete description of ls switches.
|
|
|
|
2. How to use quotation marks? Quotation marks are invaluable tools when
|
|
navigating in FTP. If you encounter a filename or directory with a space in
|
|
it, you must use quotes or the client will become confused. For example,
|
|
suppose you came across the following directory:
|
|
|
|
drwxr-xr-x 9 ftp killer 512 Aug 16 21:51 StickyBear ABC
|
|
|
|
If you wanted to change to this directory, you must type 'cd "StickyBear
|
|
ABC"', else it will not work. It's also necessary with some control characters
|
|
(see next section). It's really much easier just to put the quotation mark at
|
|
the beginning of each cd command. Incidentally, only the first quotation mark
|
|
is necessary.
|
|
|
|
3. Control characters and the magic Control-V are important. Control
|
|
characters are a common method to keep out the casual browser. They are
|
|
embedded in directory names, and will cause your screen to clear or do any
|
|
number of confusing things. To get around this, you MUST have a terminal
|
|
program that allows you to turn on the display of control characters. You can
|
|
then type the directory name (complete with control characters) and get to the
|
|
desired files. For example, let's say you come across a directory called
|
|
"WarezORama^H^H^H^H^H". If you didn't have your "Show Control Characters"
|
|
option checked, you would just see a directory named "Warez". Hardly useful.
|
|
But, if you can see the full directory name, you simply have to type 'cd
|
|
"WarezORama^H^H^H^H^H"'.
|
|
|
|
If you encounter any control characters that suspend your FTP job or
|
|
disconnect you, all you have to do is use the character ^V. For example, let's
|
|
say a directory is called '.^Z^I^P^P^O'. If you were to type 'cd
|
|
".^Z^I^P^P^O"', your FTP session would immediately be suspended after hitting
|
|
Control-Z. You can circumvent this by immediately preceding all problematic
|
|
control characters with a Control-V. To get into the '.^Z^I^P^P^O' directory,
|
|
you would simply type 'cd ".^V^Z^I^P^P^V^O"'. Generally, you will only have to
|
|
preceed Control-D, Control-O, Control-R, and Control-Z with Control-V. Your
|
|
FTP client may vary.
|
|
|
|
For practice, let's use one of our earlier examples:
|
|
|
|
198.80.x.x /incoming/"^[[K^[[A^[[K"/".GnuWarez "/ [4/10] [5/10]
|
|
|
|
To use this site, you would type:
|
|
|
|
ftp 198.80.x.x (an actual site would have numbers in place of the x's).
|
|
cd /incoming/"^[[K^[[A^[[K"/".GnuWarez"/
|
|
ls -aFl
|
|
|
|
A list of files and directories should follow.
|
|
|
|
FSP: FSP is simply another utility (similar to FTP) for transferring
|
|
files. The commands are very much the same as for FTP. Read the online manual
|
|
for specific instructions. FSP gives a sysop tighter control over a site since
|
|
he can limit connections to specific IP addresses. This means that you have to
|
|
register (usually involves sending some k00l warez) before you can use the
|
|
private section of the site. You also must have a dedicated IP address, since
|
|
it will do you no good to register an IP address you may not have every time
|
|
you log on to your provider.
|
|
|
|
Telnet: Telnet is yet another Internet utility that allows you to connect
|
|
to a remote computer system. This is becoming very popular, since it allows
|
|
BBS's to have connections on the Internet. It looks just like you are calling
|
|
over telco lines, except you have extremely fast transfer rates. This allows a
|
|
sysop the same level of control as a typical BBS (upload/download ratio,
|
|
message boards, and user validation).
|
|
|
|
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
|
|
|
|
DIRECTORY STRUCTURE ON SITES
|
|
|
|
The following example is a typical directory you will see on a pirate
|
|
site:
|
|
|
|
-rw-r--r-- 1 ftp killer 30 Aug 5 19:38 ** Another gNuWarez site.
|
|
-rw-r--r-- 1 ftp killer 30 Aug 5 19:39 ** Site Op - sOOpurChUnK
|
|
drwxr-xr-x 19 ftp killer 1024 Aug 23 22:49 .appz
|
|
drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp killer 512 Aug 16 21:53 .cracks...etc
|
|
drwxr-xr-x 11 ftp killer 512 Aug 18 19:19 .gamez
|
|
drwxr-xr-x 4 ftp killer 512 Aug 13 17:42 .irc
|
|
drwxr-xr-x 9 ftp killer 512 Aug 16 21:51 .oldappz
|
|
drwxr-xr-x 52 ftp killer 2560 Aug 23 10:07 .oldgamez
|
|
drwxr-xr-x 7 ftp killer 1024 Aug 23 06:15 .oldreq
|
|
drwxr-xr-x 22 ftp killer 1024 Aug 23 15:43 .req
|
|
drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp killer 512 Aug 23 05:11 .talk
|
|
drwxr-xr-x 7 ftp killer 1024 Aug 22 06:44 .users
|
|
-rw-r--r-- 1 ftp killer 0 Aug 16 13:55 bout 30 megs free now
|
|
|
|
The subdirectories are used as follows:
|
|
.appz - put all applications in here
|
|
.cracks - contains patches to defeat copy protection
|
|
.gamez - put all games in here
|
|
.irc - usually contains IRC hacks, such as bots, etc.
|
|
.oldxxx - contains old software upped by request
|
|
.talk - any miscellaneous comments
|
|
.req - requests for files
|
|
.users - put your alias in here to show that you've visited the site
|
|
|
|
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
|
|
|
|
RULES ON SITES
|
|
|
|
I know this is a pointless section, since most of you will totally
|
|
disregard it. Still, I feel an obligation to pass on a few rules of etiquette:
|
|
|
|
1. Don't be a deleter. There are those out there who get a perverse thrill
|
|
out of deleting files just for the hell of it. Don't do this.
|
|
|
|
2. Don't be an artist. Don't go around making directories or filenames in
|
|
k-k00l ANSI colors just because you can. And don't use control characters to
|
|
screw up directory listings. After all, how many times can 500 CTRL-G's be
|
|
entertaining?
|
|
|
|
3. Follow the upload rules. I think somebody already wrote a file on this,
|
|
but I'll go ahead and paraphrase:
|
|
|
|
Put files in the right directory. If it's a Win 95 app, put it in the
|
|
Win 95 Apps directory.
|
|
|
|
Use QUOTE APPE. Do not use MKDIR to make comments or requests! This
|
|
makes you look like a complete idiot! Read the online manual for proper
|
|
syntax.
|
|
|
|
After uploading, make a zero-length file saying something similar to:
|
|
"MK VIII done. Upped by Bill Gates." This will let everyone know that the
|
|
upload is complete.
|
|
|
|
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
|
|
|
|
WHERE ARE WE GOING FROM HERE?
|
|
|
|
Since history already seems to be repeating itself, I will make the
|
|
following prediction based on what happened to the Apple II underground:
|
|
anonymous pirate sites will soon disappear (or at least they will greatly
|
|
diminish). Advancing technology soon eliminated AE's, and it will do the same
|
|
thing for underground FTP sites. As the cost of ISDN and other direct
|
|
connections diminish, more and more BBS's will be directly connected to the
|
|
Internet. This will allow people to use Telnet to connect to them.
|
|
|
|
What sysop will bother to constantly upload software to an anonymous site
|
|
only to have it immediately deleted? It's much easier to control access on a
|
|
user-by-user basis. In this manner, he can enforce download ratios, have
|
|
message boards, etc.
|
|
|
|
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
|
|
|
|
A FINAL WORD
|
|
|
|
I'm not responsible for how you use this information. If you're stupid
|
|
enough to pirate software and get caught, it's your own fault. Also, I don't
|
|
trade sites or files. I've got little enough time as it is!
|
|
|
|
Any comments are more than welcome. I can be reached on DRU.
|
|
|
|
"Yes I eat cow, I am not proud."
|
|
-Nirvana, "Mr. Mustache"
|
|
.-. _ _ .-.
|
|
/ \ .-. ((___)) .-. / \
|
|
/ \ / \ .-. [ x x ] .-. / \ / \
|
|
-/-------\-------/-----\-----/---\--\ /--/---\-----/-----\-------/-------\-
|
|
/ \ / \ / `-(' ')-' \ / \ / \
|
|
WORLDWIDE \ / `-' (U) `-' \ / WORLDWIDE
|
|
`-' .ooM `-' _
|
|
Oooo / ) __
|
|
/)(\ ( \ Copyright (c)1996 cDc communications. / ( / \
|
|
\__/ ) / All rights reserved. Award-winning CULT OF THE DEAD COW \ ) \)(/
|
|
(_/ is published by cDc communications, P.O. Box 53011, oooO _
|
|
oooO Lubbock, TX, 79453, US of A. Edited by Swamp Ratte'. __ ( \
|
|
/ ) /)(\ / \ ) \
|
|
\ ( \__/ Save yourself! Go outside! Do something! \)(/ ( /
|
|
\_) "THE COW WALKS AMONGST US" Oooo
|
|
|