ÖOICE ÍAIL ÈACKING
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ÐART 1: ÂRIEF ÓUMMARY
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ÁLONG ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, É WOULD DO
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING TO GET MY OWN ÖMB.
É WOULD ALMOST SELL MY SOUL FOR ONE.
ÂUT ALAS, AT THE TIME ALMOST NO ONE
WAS GIVING ANY AWAY AND É HAD NOTHING
WORTHY TO TRADE. ÓO, É STARTED HACKING
MY OWN. ÁT FIRST É HACKED PEOPLE'S
BOXES, GUESSING THEIR PASSCODES. ÔHIS
OF COURSE IS STUPID, BECAUSE ALL THEY
HAVE TO DO IS ALERT THE SYSTEM MANAGER
AND POOF, NO MORE MAILBOX. ÓO, AFTER É
HAD EXPERIANCED THAT, É STARTED TO
DISCOVER THAT NO ONE MISSED EMPTY
BOXES. ÁND HERE É AM TODAY - WRITING A
FILE TO TEACH MOST OF YOU WHAT É KNOW
NOW. ÓO LET'S BEGIN, SHALL WE?

ÔHE FIRST STEP TO HACKING ANYTHING -
ANYTHING AT ALL - IS TO KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE HACKING. ÔHE SAME APPLYS TO
ÖMB HACKING. ÓO, LET ME START OFF BY
DESCRIBING SOME OF THE PROMINANT VOICE
MAIL SYSTEMS.

ÁDR
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ÔHESE ARE THE FAMILIAR MAILBOXES THAT
É AM SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE CALLED ONCE
IN YOUR LIFE. ÔHESE ARE THE SYSTEMS
WHERE YOU HEAR SOME CHEESY GREETING,
HIT "*" TWICE, AND THEN ENTER THE
MAILBOX NUMBER. ×HEN YOU FIRST PRESS
THE "*", THE SYSTEM THINKS THAT YOU
OWN THAT MAILBOX AND ARE ENTERING IT.
ÓO, IT WILL REPLY WITH "ÈELLO XXXX,
PLEASE ENTER YOUR PASSCODE." ÓO YOU
HIT "*" A SECOND TIME AND ABORT IT,
AND FIND YOURSELF PLOPPED AT THE MAIN
MENU, WITH THE FRIENDLY GREETING OF
"×ELCOME TO THE MESSAGE CENTER." ÓOME
NOTES ON THIS SYSTEM IS THAT BOXES ARE
USUALLY (SOMETIMES NOT) 4 DIGITS IN
LENGTH - AS ARE THE PASSCODES. ÔHE
MESSAGE LENGTH IS USUALLY PRETTY NICE,
ANYWHERE FROM 1-5 MINUTES. ÂUT OF
COURSE THIS ALL DEPENDS ON THE NAZI
SYSTEM MANAGER. ÁNYWAY. ÁDR'S ARE GOOD
LITTLE SYSTEMS. ÅASY TO HACK - EASY TO
USE.

ÁSPEN
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É'M SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS AT ONE TIME
CALLED THIS, TOO. ÉF THERE IS NO
SYSTEM GREETING, YOU WILL BE WELCOMED
WITH "ÈELLO, THIS IS ÁSPEN. ÔHE
AUTOMATED SPEECH EXCHANGE NETWORK."
ÐRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY, IS IT NOT? ÉF
THERE IS A SYSTEM GREETING SET-UP, YOU
WILL HAVE TO PRESS "*" ONCE TO SKIP
THAT. ÙOU WILL THEN HEAR "ÐLEASE DIAL
THE NUMBER OF THE PERSON YOU'RE
CALLING. ÉF YOU HAVE A MAIL BOX ON
THIS SYSTEM, PLEASE PRESS POUND."
ÁSPEN'S ARE CLEAR GIVE-AWAYS. ÂOXES
ARE EITHER 3-4 DIGITS, PASSCODES 4-5
OR LONGER. ÈOWEVER, É HAVE NEVER SEEN
ANY LARGER THEN 5 DIGITS, BUT THEY CAN
BE EXPANDED TO AS MUCH AS 9. ÍESSAGE
LENGTH IS USUALLY AROUND THE 1 MINUTE
RANGE, DEPENDING ON WHAT MAILBOX YOU
HACK. É HAVE ONE CURRENTLY ON AN ÁSPEN
THAT IS UP AROUND THE 8 MINUTE RANGE,
BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S LIKE A
"ÃOSYSOP" BOX. ÉT CAN DO LIMITED
SYSTEM MANAGER FUNCTIONS. ÁNYWAY.
ÆRIENDLY SYSTEM, EASY TO HACK.

ÇENESIS
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ÏK, É WOULD SUPPOSE. ×HEN YOU CALL,
YOU'LL BE GREETED WITH (USUALLY) "ÇOOD
XXXX. ÐLEASE ENTER THE MAILBOX NUMBER
YOU WISH". ÔHE "#" KEY TAKES YOU TO A
DIRECTORY, WHERE YOU CAN JUST HIT THE
FIRST LETTER (Á,Â,Ã,ETC.) OF SOMEONES
NAME TO HEAR THEIR MAILBOX NUMBER. ÏF
COURSE, Á Â & Ã ARE ALL ON THE SAME
NUMBER, 2, SO THAT IS EVEN EASIER.
ÊUST SCRIBBLE DOWN SOME BOX NUMBERS -
THEY MAY BE WORTH PLAYING AROUND WITH.
ÁFTER ALL, IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO DELETE
SOMEONE ELSE'S VOICE MAIL. ÉF YOU
PRESS "*" IT WILL USUALLY ADJUST THE
VOLUME, OR JUST ABORT TO WHATEVER.
ÂOXES ARE 3-4 DIGITS, 3 IS MORE
PROMINANT. ÐASSCODES ARE USUALLY 3-4,
WITH 4 BEING THE MORE FREQUENT CHOICE.
×HILE YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMEONE'S
GREETING, YOU CAN PRESS "0" TO ENTER
THE PASSCODE FOR THAT MAILBOX.
ÏVERALL, IT'S OK. ÎOT THE GREATEST,
BUT NOT THE WORST EITHER.

ÐART 2: ÌOCATING ÁN ÅMPTY ÂOX
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ÔHIS IS, FOR THE MOST PART, THE MAJOR
STEP TO ÖMB HACKING. ÆOR IF YOU CAN'T
FIND AN EMPTY, YOU'LL PROBABLY LOSE
YOUR BOX THE NEXT BUISNESS DAY.
ÁNYWAY. ÔHE MAIN PAIN-IN-THE-ASS ABOUT
ÖMB HACKING IS THAT AFTER 3 INVALID
TRYS THE SYSTEM USUALLY HANGS UP ON
YOU. ÔO MAKE YOUR JOB EVEN HARDER,
THEY USUALLY SPACE OUT BOXES, LEAVING
LITTLE GAPS OF 3 OR 4 IN BETWEEN. ÔHAT
WAY IF YOU SCAN STRAIGHT THROUGH YOU
KEEP GETTING HUNG-UP AND GET
DISCOURAGED. ÂUT OF COURSE, THERE IS
A WAY AROUND THAT NASTY LITTLE
FEATURE. ÁLL SYSTEMS HAVE A NIFTY
LITTLE "ÁBORT" KEY. ÉT'S USUALLY "*"
OR "#", AND IT TAKES YOU OUT OF ALMOST
ANY SITUATION. ÔHAT COMES IN VERY,
VERY HANDY WHILE YOU ARE LOOKING OVER
THE SYSTEM FOR AN EMPTY BOX. ÌET ME
PASS ON SOME TRICKS FOR EACH SYSTEM.

ÁDR
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ÓO, YOU HAVE NOW FOUND YOURSELF AN
ÁÄÒ. ÙOU ARE AT THE "×ELCOME TO THE.."
PROMPT. ÔHINGS TO REMEMBER ARE THAT
BOXES USUALLY START AT 1000 OR 2000,
AND THERE IS ALMOST ALWAYS A SYSTEM
MAILBOX SOMEWHERE IN THE 9000 RANGE,
USUALLY AT 9999. (ÔHAT APPLYS FOR
EVERY SYSTEM, SAVE THAT SOME SYSTEMS
MAY BE 3 DIGIT BOXES, SO CHOP A DIGIT,
THAT'S ALL.) ÎOW, TO DEFEAT THAT NASTY
LITTLE 3 TRY HANG-UP, YOU MUST FIRST
FIND YOURSELF A GOOD BOX. ÉT DOSEN'T
MATTER WHOSE - EMPTY OR NOT. ÌOOK IN
THE COMMON PLACES, EXPLAINED ABOVE. ÁS
SOON AS YOU FIND ONE, JOT IT DOWN. ÎOW
YOU CAN SCAN FREELY AND AFTER EVERY 2
BAD TRYS JUST PUNCH UP THE GOOD BOX,
ABORT OUT OF THAT AND SCAN SOME MORE.
ÓO, OK. ÌET'S SAY YOU FIND A GOOD
MAILBOX. ÙOU'LL BE HEARING THE
GREETING. ÈIT "*" TWICE, YOU'RE BACK
AT THE "×ELCOME TO THE.." PROMPT. ÎOW
YOU CAN SCAN 2 MORE INVALID TRYS
WORTH. Á HINT IS THAT EMPTY BOXES ARE
ALWAYS, AND É MEAN ALWAYS, AT THE END
OF THE GOOD BOXES. ÔO SAVE TIME É
SUGGEST SCANNING BY 100'S. ÏF COURSE,
GOING BACKWARDS ONCE IN AWHILE A FEW
DIGITS.. ÁNYWAY. ×HEN YOU FIND AN
EMPTY MAILBOX, INSTEAD OF A GREETING
YOU'LL HEAR "ÍAILBOX XXXX" OR
SOMETHING. ÈIT "*" ONCE, AND YOU'LL
HEAR "ÈELLO MAILBOX XXXX, PLEASE ENTER
YOUR PASSCODE." ×HALLA, YOU HAVE
LOCATED AN EMPTY. ×RITE THE NUMBER
DOWN, HIT "*" AND SCAN BY ONES ABOVE
AND BELOW THE NUMBER. ÔHERE IS NEVER
JUST ONE.

ÁPSEN
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ÔHE EASIEST WAY TO SCAN ÁSPEN'S IS TO
PRETEND YOU'RE GOING TO ENTER YOUR
MAILBOX. ÈIT "#", THEN A PROBABLE
MAILBOX NUMBER, AS É OUTLINED IN THE
ÁDR'S ABOVE. ÏNCE YOU FIND ONE, YOU'LL
HEAR SOMETHING LIKE "ÊOHN ÄOE, PLEASE
ENTER YOUR PASSWORD." ÔHE NAME WILL BE
IN THE OWNER'S VOICE - JUST TO MAKE
EVERYTHING NICE AND FRIENDLY. ÈIT "*"
AND SCAN AROUND. ×HEN YOU FIND AN
EMPTY, YOU'LL HEAR SOMETHING LIKE
"ÍAILBOX XXXX, PLEASE ENTER YOUR
PASSCODE." ÔHE REST IS BASICALLY THE
SAME AS THE ÁDR'S. ×RITE IT DOWN, SCAN
AROUND. ÇEE, THIS IS SURE FUN, ISN'T
IT?

ÇENESIS
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×ELL, YOU GET THE GOOFY PROMPT ON
THIS, AND THE EASIEST WAY IS JUST TO
HIT "#" AND THEN "2" AND WRITE DOWN
SOME NUMBERS. ÏR, YOU COULD DO 2-9 AND
FIND THE HIGHEST NUMBER. ÔHEN SCAN
JUST ABOVE THAT FOR EMPTYS. ×HEN YOU
ENTER SOMEONE'S BOX, YOU'LL HEAR THEIR
GREETING. ÈIT "0", THEN HIT "#" TO
ABORT. ÁS ALWAYS, REMEMBER THE 3
STRIKES RULE, AND KEEP GOING BACK TO A
GOOD BOX AFTER 2 FAULTY TRIES. ×HEN
YOU LOCATE AN EMPTY, THE GREETING WILL
BE "É'M TAKING A MESSAGE FOR ÍMAILBOX
XXXX." ÈIT "0". ÔHEN YOU'LL HEAR
SOMETHING LIKE "ÐLEASE ENTER YOUR
PASSWORD." ÐRETTY EASY, EH? ÄO THE
ROUTINE.. ×RITE IT DOWN, SCAN AROUND.

ÐART 3: ÈACKING ÔHE ÅMPTY ÂOX
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×ELL, NOW YOU HAVE YOUR EMPTY'S ALL
WRITTEN DOWN AND ARE READY TO JUMP
INTO THEM. ÔHE THING TO KEEP IN MIND
HERE IS TO KEEP IT SIMPLE! ÎO ONE
WANTS TO BE TROUBLED WITH REMEMBER A 9
DIGITS TOTALLY RANDOM PASSCODE. ÔHEY
WANT SOMETHING SMALL AND SIMPLE, LIKE
A 4 DIGIT YEAR. ÒEMEMBER - THINK
STUPID. ÔHE SYSTEM MANAGER IS USUALLY
ABOUT AS SMART AS A SNAIL IN A BOWL
FULL OF ÊELLO. ÈE WANTS TO WORK LEAST
OF ALL - SO HE'LL MAKE THE EMPTYS UP
WITH CHEESY PASSCODES.

ÁDR
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ÔHIS IS A BALL-BUSTER TO HACK. ÙOU GET
3 PASSCODE TRYS, THEN YOU GET DUMPED.
ÁFTER YOU ENTER ONE PASSCODE, THAT'S
IT - YOU CAN'T ABORT ANYMORE. ÂUT YOU
CAN (SOMETIMES) HIT "*" RIGHT WHEN IT
SAYS "ÇOODBYE" AND FIND YOURSELF BACK
AT THE "×ELCOME TO THE.." PROMPT. ÓO
PLAY AROUND SOME. ÒEMEMBER, PASSCODES
ARE SIMPLE. ÄON'T BEAT YOUR HEAD IN
TRYING TO GUESS SOME OUTRAGEOUS PASS,
JUST SCAN ANOTHER SYSTEM AND MOVE ON.
ÐASSCODES ARE USUALLY THE SAME AS THE
MAILBOX NUMBER, THE CURRENT YEAR,
1234, 0, OR THEY SOMETIMES DON'T HAVE
ONE AT ALL. ÓO, PLAY WITH IT.

ÁSPEN
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ÁSPEN'S ARE ALWAYS FUN. ÔHE PASSCODES
ARE 3 OR 4 DIGITS, AND USUSALLY NO
LONGER - THUS MAKING IT A FUN LITTLE
JOB TO PULL OFF. ÏN MOST SYSTEMS AFTER
2 BAD PASSCODES YOU CAN JUST ABORT OUT
OF THE BOX, AND THEN DO IT AGAIN. ÏF
COURSE, ON EMPTY BOXES YOU NEED NOT
WASTE YOUR TIME WITH 4 BILLION TRYS,
SO WHY BOTHER. ÐASSCODES ARE SIMPLE,
AS ON ÁDR'S, AND ALMOST EVERY OTHER
SYSTEM FOR THAT MATTER. ÒEMEBER, THINK
STUPID.

ÇENESIS
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ÓAME AS ABOVE, BUT THERE IS A LITTLE
TRICK. ÍOST EMPTY BOXES HAVE PASSCODES
SET TO "0", SO TRY THAT FIRST. ÁND É
CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH, THINK SIMPLE
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!

ÐART 4: ÁFTERMATH
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ÏNCE YOU ACHEIVE A BOX, YOU CAN
BASICALLY FIGURE IT OUT FROM THERE. ÉF
YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING EMPTYS
ON ONE SYSTEM, OR THE EMPTYS HAVE
TWISTED PASSCODES, DROP THAT SYSTEM.
ÓCAN YOURSELF ANOTHER. ÔHEY'RE ALL
OVER THE DAMN PLACE.

ÏF COURSE, É KNOW YOU'RE ALL SITTING
OUT THERE ASKING "ÄUH, WHY ARE THERE
EMPTYS ANYHOW?" ×ELL LOOK AT THE HUMAN
RACE AS A WHOLE. ×E ARE LAZY, EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF US. ×HO IN GOD'S NAME
WANTS TO SIT THERE EVERY OTHER SECOND
AND SPRINT TO MAKE A NEW BOX FOR SOME
NEW EMPLOYEE? ÎO ONE, THAT'S WHO. ÓO,
THE SYSTEM MANAGER SETS UP 5-10 BOXES
FOR FUTURE EXPANSION. ÈE SETS THE
PASSCODES REAL CHEESY-LIKEM, SO THAT
EVEN HE WITH HIS 2ND GRADE EDUCATION
CAN REMEMBER THEM FOR LONG PERIODS OF
TIME. ÓO, THINK SIMPLE. ÔHINK LIKE A
MORON. ÔHINK LIKE A MAN WHO HANGS OUT
AT THE WATER-COOLER AND SELLS CHEESY
HOUSES FOR A LIVING.

ÐART 5: ÃLOSING
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ÓOME NOTES. ÉF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN TO
STRAY ACROSS THE SYSTEM MANAGER
PASSCODE, ÄÏÎÔ ÃÈÁÎÇÅ ÁÎÙÔÈÉÎÇ, LEAST
OF WHICH THE PASSCODE. ÊUST MAKE A FEW
BOXES IN A NICE SHADY CORNER OF THE
SYSTEM AND KEEP A LOW PROFILE. ÉF THE
MANAGER CAN'T GET INTO HIS OWN
MAILBOX, HE'LL KNOW SOMETHING'S UP FOR
SURE AND GO LOOKING AROUND.
 
ÔO BETTER HELP YOU IDENTIFY THESE
SYSTEMS, CALL THESE. ÔRY TO REMEMBER
THE VOICE, TOO. ÔHEY ARE CLEAR
GIVE-AWAYS.

ÁDR
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1-800-326-5477
(24 ÈOURS, ÓYSTEM BOX AT 5000.)

ÁSPEN
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1-800-800-1239
(24 ÈOURS, ÓYSTEM BOX AT 9999. ÈIT "*"
THEN BOX NUMBERS.)

ÇENESIS
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1-800-999-2328
(24 ÈOURS, ÂOXES START AT 200 AND GO
UP.)

×ELL, HAVE FUN. ÁND DON'T GIVE ALL
YOUR FRIENDS TOO MANY MAILBOXES NOW,
EH? 

ÁND REMEMBER - DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
ON AN OLD SYSTEM. ÔHE NEWER, THE
BETTER. ÔHE OLD ONES HAVE BEEN HACKED
TO HELL AND BACK, AND THE MANAGERS
MAKE EVERYTHING DIFFICULT. ÓCAN
EXCHANGES LIKE MAD, GATHER VIRGIN
SYSTEMS, HACK THEM. ÔHEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE UP AGAINST, SO THEY MAKE
EVERYTHING NICE AND FRIEDNDLY. ÎICE AND
OPEN. ÎICE AND EASY.

×ELL, LATERS.

                          -ÈAIRY ÌEECH

ÔYPED ON 2/22/91.

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