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vOICE mAIL hACKING
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pART 1: bRIEF sUMMARY
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aLONG ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, i WOULD DO
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JUST ABOUT ANYTHING TO GET MY OWN vMB.
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i WOULD ALMOST SELL MY SOUL FOR ONE.
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bUT ALAS, AT THE TIME ALMOST NO ONE
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WAS GIVING ANY AWAY AND i HAD NOTHING
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WORTHY TO TRADE. sO, i STARTED HACKING
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MY OWN. aT FIRST i HACKED PEOPLE'S
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BOXES, GUESSING THEIR PASSCODES. tHIS
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OF COURSE IS STUPID, BECAUSE ALL THEY
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HAVE TO DO IS ALERT THE SYSTEM MANAGER
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AND POOF, NO MORE MAILBOX. sO, AFTER i
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HAD EXPERIANCED THAT, i STARTED TO
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DISCOVER THAT NO ONE MISSED EMPTY
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BOXES. aND HERE i AM TODAY - WRITING A
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FILE TO TEACH MOST OF YOU WHAT i KNOW
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NOW. sO LET'S BEGIN, SHALL WE?
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tHE FIRST STEP TO HACKING ANYTHING -
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ANYTHING AT ALL - IS TO KNOW WHAT
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YOU'RE HACKING. tHE SAME APPLYS TO
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vMB HACKING. sO, LET ME START OFF BY
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DESCRIBING SOME OF THE PROMINANT VOICE
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MAIL SYSTEMS.
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aDR
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tHESE ARE THE FAMILIAR MAILBOXES THAT
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i AM SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE CALLED ONCE
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IN YOUR LIFE. tHESE ARE THE SYSTEMS
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WHERE YOU HEAR SOME CHEESY GREETING,
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HIT "*" TWICE, AND THEN ENTER THE
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MAILBOX NUMBER. wHEN YOU FIRST PRESS
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THE "*", THE SYSTEM THINKS THAT YOU
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OWN THAT MAILBOX AND ARE ENTERING IT.
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sO, IT WILL REPLY WITH "hELLO XXXX,
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PLEASE ENTER YOUR PASSCODE." sO YOU
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HIT "*" A SECOND TIME AND ABORT IT,
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AND FIND YOURSELF PLOPPED AT THE MAIN
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MENU, WITH THE FRIENDLY GREETING OF
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"wELCOME TO THE MESSAGE CENTER." sOME
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NOTES ON THIS SYSTEM IS THAT BOXES ARE
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USUALLY (SOMETIMES NOT) 4 DIGITS IN
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LENGTH - AS ARE THE PASSCODES. tHE
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MESSAGE LENGTH IS USUALLY PRETTY NICE,
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ANYWHERE FROM 1-5 MINUTES. bUT OF
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COURSE THIS ALL DEPENDS ON THE NAZI
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SYSTEM MANAGER. aNYWAY. aDR'S ARE GOOD
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LITTLE SYSTEMS. eASY TO HACK - EASY TO
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USE.
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aSPEN
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i'M SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS AT ONE TIME
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CALLED THIS, TOO. iF THERE IS NO
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SYSTEM GREETING, YOU WILL BE WELCOMED
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WITH "hELLO, THIS IS aSPEN. tHE
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AUTOMATED SPEECH EXCHANGE NETWORK."
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pRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY, IS IT NOT? iF
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THERE IS A SYSTEM GREETING SET-UP, YOU
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WILL HAVE TO PRESS "*" ONCE TO SKIP
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THAT. yOU WILL THEN HEAR "pLEASE DIAL
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THE NUMBER OF THE PERSON YOU'RE
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CALLING. iF YOU HAVE A MAIL BOX ON
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THIS SYSTEM, PLEASE PRESS POUND."
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aSPEN'S ARE CLEAR GIVE-AWAYS. bOXES
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ARE EITHER 3-4 DIGITS, PASSCODES 4-5
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OR LONGER. hOWEVER, i HAVE NEVER SEEN
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ANY LARGER THEN 5 DIGITS, BUT THEY CAN
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BE EXPANDED TO AS MUCH AS 9. mESSAGE
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LENGTH IS USUALLY AROUND THE 1 MINUTE
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RANGE, DEPENDING ON WHAT MAILBOX YOU
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HACK. i HAVE ONE CURRENTLY ON AN aSPEN
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THAT IS UP AROUND THE 8 MINUTE RANGE,
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BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S LIKE A
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"cOSYSOP" BOX. iT CAN DO LIMITED
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SYSTEM MANAGER FUNCTIONS. aNYWAY.
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fRIENDLY SYSTEM, EASY TO HACK.
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gENESIS
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oK, i WOULD SUPPOSE. wHEN YOU CALL,
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YOU'LL BE GREETED WITH (USUALLY) "gOOD
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XXXX. pLEASE ENTER THE MAILBOX NUMBER
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YOU WISH". tHE "#" KEY TAKES YOU TO A
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DIRECTORY, WHERE YOU CAN JUST HIT THE
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FIRST LETTER (a,b,c,ETC.) OF SOMEONES
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NAME TO HEAR THEIR MAILBOX NUMBER. oF
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COURSE, a b & c ARE ALL ON THE SAME
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NUMBER, 2, SO THAT IS EVEN EASIER.
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jUST SCRIBBLE DOWN SOME BOX NUMBERS -
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THEY MAY BE WORTH PLAYING AROUND WITH.
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aFTER ALL, IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO DELETE
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SOMEONE ELSE'S VOICE MAIL. iF YOU
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PRESS "*" IT WILL USUALLY ADJUST THE
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VOLUME, OR JUST ABORT TO WHATEVER.
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bOXES ARE 3-4 DIGITS, 3 IS MORE
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PROMINANT. pASSCODES ARE USUALLY 3-4,
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WITH 4 BEING THE MORE FREQUENT CHOICE.
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wHILE YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMEONE'S
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GREETING, YOU CAN PRESS "0" TO ENTER
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THE PASSCODE FOR THAT MAILBOX.
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oVERALL, IT'S OK. nOT THE GREATEST,
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BUT NOT THE WORST EITHER.
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pART 2: lOCATING aN eMPTY bOX
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tHIS IS, FOR THE MOST PART, THE MAJOR
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STEP TO vMB HACKING. fOR IF YOU CAN'T
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FIND AN EMPTY, YOU'LL PROBABLY LOSE
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YOUR BOX THE NEXT BUISNESS DAY.
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aNYWAY. tHE MAIN PAIN-IN-THE-ASS ABOUT
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vMB HACKING IS THAT AFTER 3 INVALID
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TRYS THE SYSTEM USUALLY HANGS UP ON
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YOU. tO MAKE YOUR JOB EVEN HARDER,
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THEY USUALLY SPACE OUT BOXES, LEAVING
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LITTLE GAPS OF 3 OR 4 IN BETWEEN. tHAT
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WAY IF YOU SCAN STRAIGHT THROUGH YOU
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<EFBFBD><EFBFBD>EP WUU<55><55><EFBFBD>IU<49>T<EFBFBD>
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9<EFBFBD>GET
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DISCOURAGED. bUT OF COURSE, THERE IS
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A WAY AROUND THAT NASTY LITTLE
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FEATURE. aLL SYSTEMS HAVE A NIFTY
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LITTLE "aBORT" KEY. iT'S USUALLY "*"
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OR "#", AND IT TAKES YOU OUT OF ALMOST
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ANY SITUATION. tHAT COMES IN VERY,
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VERY HANDY WHILE YOU ARE LOOKING OVER
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THE SYSTEM FOR AN EMPTY BOX. lET ME
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PASS ON SOME TRICKS FOR EACH SYSTEM.
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aDR
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sO, YOU HAVE NOW FOUND YOURSELF AN
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adr. yOU ARE AT THE "wELCOME TO THE.."
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PROMPT. tHINGS TO REMEMBER ARE THAT
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BOXES USUALLY START AT 1000 OR 2000,
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AND THERE IS ALMOST ALWAYS A SYSTEM
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MAILBOX SOMEWHERE IN THE 9000 RANGE,
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USUALLY AT 9999. (tHAT APPLYS FOR
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EVERY SYSTEM, SAVE THAT SOME SYSTEMS
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MAY BE 3 DIGIT BOXES, SO CHOP A DIGIT,
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THAT'S ALL.) nOW, TO DEFEAT THAT NASTY
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LITTLE 3 TRY HANG-UP, YOU MUST FIRST
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FIND YOURSELF A GOOD BOX. iT DOSEN'T
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MATTER WHOSE - EMPTY OR NOT. lOOK IN
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THE COMMON PLACES, EXPLAINED ABOVE. aS
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SOON AS YOU FIND ONE, JOT IT DOWN. nOW
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YOU CAN SCAN FREELY AND AFTER EVERY 2
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BAD TRYS JUST PUNCH UP THE GOOD BOX,
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ABORT OUT OF THAT AND SCAN SOME MORE.
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sO, OK. lET'S SAY YOU FIND A GOOD
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MAILBOX. yOU'LL BE HEARING THE
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GREETING. hIT "*" TWICE, YOU'RE BACK
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AT THE "wELCOME TO THE.." PROMPT. nOW
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YOU CAN SCAN 2 MORE INVALID TRYS
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WORTH. a HINT IS THAT EMPTY BOXES ARE
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ALWAYS, AND i MEAN ALWAYS, AT THE END
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OF THE GOOD BOXES. tO SAVE TIME i
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SUGGEST SCANNING BY 100'S. oF COURSE,
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GOING BACKWARDS ONCE IN AWHILE A FEW
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DIGITS.. aNYWAY. wHEN YOU FIND AN
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EMPTY MAILBOX, INSTEAD OF A GREETING
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YOU'LL HEAR "mAILBOX XXXX" OR
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SOMETHING. hIT "*" ONCE, AND YOU'LL
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HEAR "hELLO MAILBOX XXXX, PLEASE ENTER
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YOUR PASSCODE." wHALLA, YOU HAVE
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LOCATED AN EMPTY. wRITE THE NUMBER
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DOWN, HIT "*" AND SCAN BY ONES ABOVE
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AND BELOW THE NUMBER. tHERE IS NEVER
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JUST ONE.
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aPSEN
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tHE EASIEST WAY TO SCAN aSPEN'S IS TO
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PRETEND YOU'RE GOING TO ENTER YOUR
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MAILBOX. hIT "#", THEN A PROBABLE
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MAILBOX NUMBER, AS i OUTLINED IN THE
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aDR'S ABOVE. oNCE YOU FIND ONE, YOU'LL
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HEAR SOMETHING LIKE "jOHN dOE, PLEASE
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ENTER YOUR PASSWORD." tHE NAME WILL BE
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IN THE OWNER'S VOICE - JUST TO MAKE
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EVERYTHING NICE AND FRIENDLY. hIT "*"
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AND SCAN AROUND. wHEN YOU FIND AN
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EMPTY, YOU'LL HEAR SOMETHING LIKE
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"mAILBOX XXXX, PLEASE ENTER YOUR
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PASSCODE." tHE REST IS BASICALLY THE
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SAME AS THE aDR'S. wRITE IT DOWN, SCAN
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AROUND. gEE, THIS IS SURE FUN, ISN'T
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IT?
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gENESIS
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wELL, YOU GET THE GOOFY PROMPT ON
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THIS, AND THE EASIEST WAY IS JUST TO
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HIT "#" AND THEN "2" AND WRITE DOWN
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SOME NUMBERS. oR, YOU COULD DO 2-9 AND
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FIND THE HIGHEST NUMBER. tHEN SCAN
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JUST ABOVE THAT FOR EMPTYS. wHEN YOU
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ENTER SOMEONE'S BOX, YOU'LL HEAR THEIR
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GREETING. hIT "0", THEN HIT "#" TO
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ABORT. aS ALWAYS, REMEMBER THE 3
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STRIKES RULE, AND KEEP GOING BACK TO A
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GOOD BOX AFTER 2 FAULTY TRIES. wHEN
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YOU LOCATE AN EMPTY, THE GREETING WILL
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BE "i'M TAKING A MESSAGE FOR mMAILBOX
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XXXX." hIT "0". tHEN YOU'LL HEAR
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SOMETHING LIKE "pLEASE ENTER YOUR
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PASSWORD." pRETTY EASY, EH? dO THE
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ROUTINE.. wRITE IT DOWN, SCAN AROUND.
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pART 3: hACKING tHE eMPTY bOX
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wELL, NOW YOU HAVE YOUR EMPTY'S ALL
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WRITTEN DOWN AND ARE READY TO JUMP
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INTO THEM. tHE THING TO KEEP IN MIND
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HERE IS TO KEEP IT SIMPLE! nO ONE
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WANTS TO BE TROUBLED WITH REMEMBER A 9
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DIGITS TOTALLY RANDOM PASSCODE. tHEY
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WANT SOMETHING SMALL AND SIMPLE, LIKE
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A 4 DIGIT YEAR. rEMEMBER - THINK
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STUPID. tHE SYSTEM MANAGER IS USUALLY
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ABOUT AS SMART AS A SNAIL IN A BOWL
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FULL OF jELLO. hE WANTS TO WORK LEAST
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OF ALL - SO HE'LL MAKE THE EMPTYS UP
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WITH CHEESY PASSCODES.
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aDR
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tHIS IS A BALL-BUSTER TO HACK. yOU GET
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3 PASSCODE TRYS, THEN YOU GET DUMPED.
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aFTER YOU ENTER ONE PASSCODE, THAT'S
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IT - YOU CAN'T ABORT ANYMORE. bUT YOU
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CAN (SOMETIMES) HIT "*" RIGHT WHEN IT
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SAYS "gOODBYE" AND FIND YOURSELF BACK
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AT THE "wELCOME TO THE.." PROMPT. sO
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PLAY AROUND SOME. rEMEMBER, PASSCODES
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ARE SIMPLE. dON'T BEAT YOUR HEAD IN
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TRYING TO GUESS SOME OUTRAGEOUS PASS,
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JUST SCAN ANOTHER SYSTEM AND MOVE ON.
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pASSCODES ARE USUALLY THE SAME AS THE
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MAILBOX NUMBER, THE CURRENT YEAR,
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1234, 0, OR THEY SOMETIMES DON'T HAVE
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ONE AT ALL. sO, PLAY WITH IT.
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aSPEN
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aSPEN'S ARE ALWAYS FUN. tHE PASSCODES
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ARE 3 OR 4 DIGITS, AND USUSALLY NO
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LONGER - THUS MAKING IT A FUN LITTLE
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JOB TO PULL OFF. oN MOST SYSTEMS AFTER
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2 BAD PASSCODES YOU CAN JUST ABORT OUT
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OF THE BOX, AND THEN DO IT AGAIN. oF
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COURSE, ON EMPTY BOXES YOU NEED NOT
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WASTE YOUR TIME WITH 4 BILLION TRYS,
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SO WHY BOTHER. pASSCODES ARE SIMPLE,
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AS ON aDR'S, AND ALMOST EVERY OTHER
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SYSTEM FOR THAT MATTER. rEMEBER, THINK
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STUPID.
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gENESIS
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sAME AS ABOVE, BUT THERE IS A LITTLE
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TRICK. mOST EMPTY BOXES HAVE PASSCODES
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SET TO "0", SO TRY THAT FIRST. aND i
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CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH, THINK SIMPLE
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FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!
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pART 4: aFTERMATH
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oNCE YOU ACHEIVE A BOX, YOU CAN
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BASICALLY FIGURE IT OUT FROM THERE. iF
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YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING EMPTYS
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ON ONE SYSTEM, OR THE EMPTYS HAVE
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TWISTED PASSCODES, DROP THAT SYSTEM.
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sCAN YOURSELF ANOTHER. tHEY'RE ALL
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OVER THE DAMN PLACE.
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oF COURSE, i KNOW YOU'RE ALL SITTING
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OUT THERE ASKING "dUH, WHY ARE THERE
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EMPTYS ANYHOW?" wELL LOOK AT THE HUMAN
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RACE AS A WHOLE. wE ARE LAZY, EACH AND
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EVERY ONE OF US. wHO IN GOD'S NAME
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WANTS TO SIT THERE EVERY OTHER SECOND
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AND SPRINT TO MAKE A NEW BOX FOR SOME
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NEW EMPLOYEE? nO ONE, THAT'S WHO. sO,
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THE SYSTEM MANAGER SETS UP 5-10 BOXES
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FOR FUTURE EXPANSION. hE SETS THE
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PASSCODES REAL CHEESY-LIKEM, SO THAT
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<EFBFBD><EFBFBD>EN XM$WKU<4B>B%M<>2ND GRADE EDUCATION
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CAN REMEMBER THEM FOR LONG PERIODS OF
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TIME. sO, THINK SIMPLE. tHINK LIKE A
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MORON. tHINK LIKE A MAN WHO HANGS OUT
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AT THE WATER-COOLER AND SELLS CHEESY
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HOUSES FOR A LIVING.
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pART 5: cLOSING
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sOME NOTES. iF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN TO
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STRAY ACROSS THE SYSTEM MANAGER
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PASSCODE, dont change anything, LEAST
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OF WHICH THE PASSCODE. jUST MAKE A FEW
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BOXES IN A NICE SHADY CORNER OF THE
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SYSTEM AND KEEP A LOW PROFILE. iF THE
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MANAGER CAN'T GET INTO HIS OWN
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MAILBOX, HE'LL KNOW SOMETHING'S UP FOR
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SURE AND GO LOOKING AROUND.
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tO BETTER HELP YOU IDENTIFY THESE
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SYSTEMS, CALL THESE. tRY TO REMEMBER
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THE VOICE, TOO. tHEY ARE CLEAR
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GIVE-AWAYS.
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aDR
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1-800-326-5477
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(24 hOURS, sYSTEM BOX AT 5000.)
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aSPEN
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1-800-800-1239
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(24 hOURS, sYSTEM BOX AT 9999. hIT "*"
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THEN BOX NUMBERS.)
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gENESIS
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1-800-999-2328
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(24 hOURS, bOXES START AT 200 AND GO
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UP.)
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wELL, HAVE FUN. aND DON'T GIVE ALL
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YOUR FRIENDS TOO MANY MAILBOXES NOW,
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EH?
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aND REMEMBER - DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
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ON AN OLD SYSTEM. tHE NEWER, THE
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BETTER. tHE OLD ONES HAVE BEEN HACKED
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TO HELL AND BACK, AND THE MANAGERS
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MAKE EVERYTHING DIFFICULT. sCAN
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EXCHANGES LIKE MAD, GATHER VIRGIN
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SYSTEMS, HACK THEM. tHEY DON'T KNOW
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WHAT THEY'RE UP AGAINST, SO THEY MAKE
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EVERYTHING NICE AND FRIEDNDLY. nICE AND
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OPEN. nICE AND EASY.
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wELL, LATERS.
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-hAIRY lEECH
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tYPED ON 2/22/91.
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sUPPORT THE FOLLOWING:
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fALL0UT
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[206]862-2086
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bEST iN tHE sTATES..
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sOCIAL dISTORTION
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[908]303-0927
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kICKING mAJOR aSS..
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mATRIX
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[908]905-6691
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