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