                                ==Phrack Inc.==

                 Volume Four, Issue Thirty-Seven, File 1 of 14

                              Issue XXXVII Index
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                               P H R A C K   3 7

                                 March 1, 1992
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    ~Promoting The Free Exchange Of Information In The New World Disorder~

                        WELCOME TO PHRACK VOLUME FOUR!

                 "I'm too sexy for my Phrack... Imagine that!"

Looking back at Volume III, we observe some historic dates relating to Phrack:

02/24/89 - Phrack 24 released.
01/18/90 - Knight Lightning raided by the U.S. Secret Service because he was
           editor of Phrack.
01/23/90 - Phiber Optik and Acid Phreak raided by U.S. Secret Service.
02/06/90 - Knight Lightning and The Prophet indicted in Federal District Court
           in Chicago, Illinois.  The Prophet, The Leftist, and The Ur-Vile
           indicted in Federal District Court in Atlanta, Georgia.
02/15/90 - Knight Lightning enters plea of NOT GUILTY.
03/01/90 - Erik Bloodaxe, The Mentor, and Steve Jackson Games raided by U.S.
           Secret Service.

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Phrack is BACK!   Welcome to the first issue of Phrack Volume Four!  This issue
we feature "Exploring Info-America" by The Omega and White Knight.  Other
articles of note include TWO articles by Count Zero, Black Kat's latest
installment on his VAX/VMS series, and information on VOS by Dr. No-Good!
Also, starting this issue, we introduce Pirate's Cove by Rambone.  Its a new
regular column about the pirate community.  Finally, a very special thanks goes
out the the newest member of the Phrack Staff, Spirit Walker for the help with
assembling this issue.

There is a little surprise in Phrack Loopback.  Our old pal THE DICTATOR has
been corresponding with Knight Lightning and myself over the nets.  Yes, you
heard right!  Dale Drew, who played a key role in busting people during
OPERATION SUN-DEVIL and spying on our friends at SummerCon '88 is back and
believe it or not... he wants Phrack!  And speaking of Operation Sun-Devil,
the federal government convicted their first defendant -- details in Phrack
World News (Part 2).

Phrack World News (Part 3) contains everything you need to know about how
the Regional Bell Operating Companies feel about our private hobby bulletin
boards and next issue we will have information about what YOU can do about it!
Also, next issue watch for preliminary details for SummerCon '92!!!  Will
ESP be there again?

Before the rumor mill starts churning again, I will clarify what is happening
with Phrack management.  Crimson Death has decided to retire from Phrack and
start working on his new UNIX based BBS, CyberWaste!  If you are interested in
keeping in touch with Crimson Death, you may do so by writing:
cdeath@GNU.AI.MIT.EDU for the time being.  However, keep an eye out for the
CyberWaste hostname; @DEMONSEED.COM!

Well that's it for now.  If you are going to the Second Conference on
Computers, Freedom, & Privacy (a/k/a CFP-2) in Washington, D.C. (March 18-20,
1992), Knight Lightning and I will see you there!

Sincerely,
                                    Dispater
                            phracksub@stormking.com
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 Phrack FTP Sites -- Here is the short list of some reliable sites.  A more
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    extensive list will appear next issue.

Washington University in St. Louis         WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU
                                           128.252.135.4
                                           Location: /doc/policy/pub/cud/Phrack

Electronic Frontier Foundation             EFF.ORG
                                           192.88.144.3
                                           Location: /pub/cud/Phrack

University of Chicago                      CHSUN1.SPC.UCHICAGO.EDU
                                           128.135.46.7
                                           Location: /pub/cud/phrack

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 Table Of Contents
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 1. Introduction by Dispater                                                08K
 2. Phrack Loopback by Phrack Staff                                         15K
 3. Pirate's Cove by Rambone                                                08K
 4. Exploring Information-America by The Omega & White Knight               51K
 5. Beating The Radar Rap Part 1 of 2 by Dispater                           44K
 6  Card-O-Rama: Magnetic Stripe Technology and Beyond by Count Zero        44K
 7. Users Guide to VAX/VMS Part 2 of 3 by Black Kat                         25K
 8. Basic Commands for the VOS System by Dr. No-Good                        10K
 9. The CompuServe Case by Electronic Frontier Foundation                   06K
10. PWN Special Report VI on WeenieFest '92 by Count Zero                   14K
11. PWN/Part 1 by Dispater and Spirit Walker                                31K
12. PWN/Part 2 by Dispater and Spirit Walker                                30K
13. PWN/Part 3 by Dispater and Spirit Walker                                29K
14. PWN/Part 4 by Dispater and Spirit Walker                                31K
                                                                   Total = 346K
One last thing...  Ninja Master, this one's for you!

               "But you see you are not anybody.  You are nobody.
                 And you chose to be so of your own free will.
               Legally -- officially -- you simply don't exist!"

                          From "The Shockwave Rider"

