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         Volume Number Four,Issue Number Eighteen Dated 08/12/93
               Editor is Mercenary : mercenar@works.UUCP

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        Table of Discontents:

          [1] "Ionizer" - IIRG Site Sysop Arrested
               A Report By The IIRG

          [2] What Really Happened at "Pump-Con"
              (An Interview With Thomas Icom)
              Interview By: Mercenary

          [3] Bencrypt Encryption
              By: Ben Sodenkamp

          [4] Hacker OPSEC (Operational Security)
              By: Thomas Icom/IIRG

          [5] The Libertarian Responsibility of The Cyberpunk Movement
              By: Thomas Icom/IIRG

          [6] FOR THE PEOPLE
              Supplied By: Those Wacky Secret Service Agents
              Edited by: Mercenary

              1. Secret Service Agents Get Free Vacation

          [7] The Rumor Mill (Unconfirmed Rumors From the Underground)
              Edited By: Mercenary

              1. Han Solo Sells Out to the Empire?
              2. Dr. Detergent of TDT Retires?
              3. Fear and Loathing BBS Busted

          [8] PHANTASY TIDBITS: News and Views of Interest

              1. SNET Operators Forwarding ANI Data
              2. FCC Releases Frequencies
              3. Put Your Hands in the Air, and Give Me Those Chips
              4. ATM Bandits Nabbed
              5. FBI Calls for Gun Licensing

          [9] Listing of IIRG Distribution Sites

         [10] Listing of PHANTASY Distribution Sites

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 Section [1]: "Ionizer" - IIRG Site Sysop Arrested
                A Report By The IIRG

  (Portions of this article were taken from a Taped Conversation with Ionizer
   from the Hartford,CT. County Jail to Mercenary at IIRG HQ.)

 Ionizer the sysop of the Ware House was arrested on Monday August 2nd as he
entered a pretrial hearing at the Hartford Superior Court,Hartford Connecticut,
to face charges of his alleged connection for a break-in at Hall High School on
October 11th,1992.
 Ionizer was arrested for "Inciting Injury to Persons or Property", a felony,
and "Risk of Injury to a Minor".
 Apparently Ionizer was taken to the West Hartford,CT. police department and
was quickly photographed and fingerprinted and then was whisked away to the
West Hartford Superior Court and was arraigned,(without his lawyer being
present) and was ordered held on a $500,000 dollar bond.
 West Hartford police are attempting to keep the case sealed, but the
charges against Ionizer are for having Anarchist files available for download
on his BBS, The Ware House.
 In our discussion with Ionizer from jail, the police have apparently used
strong-arm "Big-Brother" tactics on a 14 year-old by the handle of,
"Misguided Youth" who had access to the Ware House.
 Reportedly police approached him and threatened to drag him into court if he
didn't sign an affidavit that he downloaded the file "ANARC2.ZIP" from the Ware
House.
 When Ionizer first heard wind of police hassling users of his system, he
supplied his entire system log (Ionizer kept his system log since day 1 of
the system being up) to an IIRG member for analysis.
 We have analyzed the Meg Plus file and have found no record of Misguided Youth
ever downloading the file from Ionizer's BBS. In fact only 2 users have ever
downloaded ANARC2.ZIP that we could find.

                      1. HITMAN
                         18:56 05/23/93 LIBRARY FILE DOWNLOAD
                         User Hitman download ANARCHY\ANARC2.ZIP

                      2. HOLLYWOOD
                         14:35 05/24/93 LIBRARY FILE DOWNLOAD
                         User Hollywood download ANARCHY\ANARC2.ZIP
                         14:50 05/24/93 LIBRARY FILE DOWNLOAD
                         User Hollywood download ANARCHY\ANARC2.ZIP

 Now apparently it seems that the West Hartford police department feels it can
either intimidate anyone it feels like, or fabricate evidence.
 Several other Ware House users have been contacted by phone by police and
questioned, We know "Mastermind" was contacted and was asked "Are you good
friends with Ionizer?' and "Did he ever mention anything about the making of
pipe bombs to you?'.
 According to Ionizer, the police are claiming an undercover police officer
with the West Hartford Narcotics division is claiming to also have downloaded
the file.
 Hitman has also been contacted by police and asked to supply a copy of the
file in question, and this is events we were told happened,

Quote from Hitman -
Date   : 08 Aug 93  10:19:14

         I'll tell you the whole story, as I told it to Ionizer
         last night (he called me from jail).  When I was out one
         day, the detective Mr. Anielwiski (or something like that)
         called.  I wasn't home, so, he talked to my dad.  My dad
         thought I was doing all of this shit too, so, he took it
         way out of proportion.  I got home, and he made me search
         for a file 'ANARC.*' on my hard drive.  Since it is
         really his computer and his phone line, there is nothing
         that I could have done, since he could have easily done
         it himself.  Anyways, he said to delete it, so I wiped it
         via Norton's WIPE program, so it couldn't be recovered.
         Anyways, I guess the detective called back, and my dad said
         that I had the file.  But, it was wiped.  Anyways, my dad
         thought we'd just undelete it, but, he didn't realize that
         the file would just be a null file when we did so.  The
         rest of the story is what he told me, as I was at work the
         rest of the day.  The detective came over, and I guess my
         dad copied the null file onto a floppy, but, I think the
         floppy was bad anyways.  At any rate, to my knowledge, there
         is no information at all on the floppy, and, I've got no other
         copy of it on my hard drive.

         --Hitman

 Now the file in question is ANARC2.ZIP, which is ANARCHY FOR FUN AND PROFIT
By: The Deth Vegetable Volume 1,Issue 2.
 It seems that this file is being singled out by the police because of its
high bomb making instructions content and this message in the header of the
file,
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                  /--------------------------------------\
                  ! Note to Law-enforcement type people: !
                  !  This file is intended to promote    !
                  ! general havoc and *ANARCHY*, and     !
                  ! since your going to be the first     !
                  ! assholes up against the wall.. there !
                  ! isnt a damn thing you can do about   !
                  ! it, pigs!                            !
                  \--------------------------------------/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 None of the information contained in ANARC2.ZIP could be considered
classified or secret as the nformation in the file is easily obtainable in
any book store in books like "The Anarchists Cookbook" or "Ragnar's Guide
to The Home and Recreational Use of High explosives".
 We did a little investigating and found "The Anarchists Cookbook",
By William Powell on the shelf at "Barnes and Noble" bookstore in
West Hartford,CT. (Hey Police, better run over and shut them down!!).
 We also found "The Anarchists Cookbook" at the Tunxis Community College
Library in Farmington,CT. (HX 844 P68) and at the University of Connecticut at
Storrs Library (SPEC APC BK f33), so it is available at public libraries for
underage children to read and enjoy.
 Also after a little searching on the international network of computers known
as "Internet" look what we found available for download by "ANYONE" with a
computer and modem, (Including Under-age Children).

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 Our point is simple, this material is publicly available almost everywhere
and the last time we checked (Despite Clinton), we still lived in a FREE
country with the constitutional right of free speech.
 This is a plain and simple case of Police Harassment against Ionizer.
We are not claiming he is an angel or saint by any means, as he has had
numerous encounters with the West Hartford police including his arrest in 1988
for illegal use of credit cards,computer crime,larcency, and the illegal
possesion of fireworks.
 But to arrest an individual for having a file on his computer that is public
domause of that, or when some idiot has
been phreaking heavily from the same small area for the past few months, and
the phone company decided it's cheaper to do something about it than continue
to absorb the loss.  My personal experience is that airports are the best
place to use payphones from.  There are usually payphones which have modular
jacks so you don't need an acoustic coupler, and people from all walks of life
are there, so you won't look out of place.  My personal experience has also
indicated that hotels are usually the worst place to do anything from.  Hotel
employees are always suspicious, and thus are always asking questions of the
people in their hotel, particularly if they haven't checked in.  Also, as the
participants of Pumpcon can attest, hotels are often quick to call the police
when something doesn't quite fit into their reality picture.
    Another favorite phone phreak OPSEC trick is known by the terms "canning",
"pedestal hacking", "beige boxing", and "hardwiring".  This basically entails
hooking into a random phone line somewhere, and using it to make outgoing
calls.  The first three techniques are usually used to indicate a temporary
connection.  One usually walks up to a test point on the phone company's
outside plant, and hooks in.  These test points are commonly called "bridging
heads", "b-boxes", "(phone) cans", or "pedestals".  The forth term is usually
used to indicate a more permanent set up; in essence a clandestine extension
of the target phone line.
    One fun thing to try is to power a cordless phone base by means of a large
capacity rechargeable battery, and then hook it up to a phone cansomewhere.
This keeps you from having to stand suspiciously at the can for hours a end.
(A common problem when canning)  So even if they do trace the call back to the
phone line you're using and send in the Bellcore Rapid Deployment Force to
adjust your attitude, you'll still be a football field away when the shit hits
the fan.  It should also be noted that by adding an external antenna to the
base station, (a 60 inch 1/4 wave ground plane would be cheap to make and
perform decently) you can increase the range on most phonesup to 1/2 mile.
(and get the FCC pissed off at you if they found out you did this.  So be a
nice law-abiding person and obey FCC Part 15 Regs.  Then they might leave you
alone, maybe.)
    There are also many other techniques that you can use.  If you are
interested in learning more about the technical procedures of covering your
tracks in cyberspace, you should check out "2600: The Hacker Quarterly",
"TAP", and (excuse the self-promotion) "Cybertek: The Cyberpunk Technical
Journal".  They all contain a wealth of technical hacking and phreaking info.
     Now that you are not doing anything over any phone traceable to you, your
next step is to keep your activities to yourself.  Yes, hacking is a often a
big ego boost, but talking about your latest accomplishment is likely to get
you into trouble.  If "they" get wind of what you're doing, it makes it that
much easier for them to get you, no matter what precautions you might be
taking.  In the same vein, avoid getting involved with large groups.  If you
must do something which involves more than one person, then make sure you
intimately know the people you will be involved with, and keep the group as
small as possible.  My criteria for trusting someone is that I've known them
for at least a few years, know their real name, and have physically hung out
with them extensively for a couple years.  My gut reactions to the person also
have a big say in whether or not I trust him or her.  Believe it or not, we
all have a sixth sense which can be developed over time, and is very helpful
in keeping us out of trouble.
    Despite the fact that you've been careful, you still might be noticed by
someone somewhere, and as a result get hit with a search warrant or be the
victim of a Cointelpro-style black bag job.  To combat this, don't keep
anything sensitive at your house.  Store all your good stuff off site, so you
won't lose it.  Any sensitive data you have to keep at your home should still
be backed-up at an off-site location, and encrypted.
    Tere are a lot of good encryption systems out there.  The current rave in
encryption software is PGP, "Pretty Good Privacy".  It's available on any good
BBS system, and seems to be what everyone is going to be using.  The nice
thing about PGP is since it's a "Public Key" system, it allows for secure
communications without having to exchange keys.  If you don't give a shit
about exchanging data with strangers or have a secure way to exchange keys,
then there's Video Vindicator's "VinCrypt".  It's also available on any decent
system.
     Another good one is Consumertronics' "Absolute Computer Security".  More
a set of applied encryption ideas and concepts; as opposed to a strictly
defined system, ACS is capable of being totally customized by it's user, and
while the original software is for MS-DOS machines; can be ported over to
other systems.  It should be noted that the effective use of ACS requires some
applied intelligence on behalf of its user.  If that's a problem with you,
then you'd be better off using something else.
    One favorite of mine is the "one-time" cipher system.  Basically the one-
time system uses a randomly generated non-repeating key which is then used to
encrypt your data.  Most people think that one-time cipher systems are a pain
in the ass to use, but they are unbreakable as long as your key is kept
secure.  I'll talk about it more in the next chapter.
    No matter what encryption system you use, it won't be worth a damn if you
use poor judgement in the selection and protection of your encryption keys.
Make your key as long as possible, hard to guess, and not restricted to just
alphanumerics.  Any encryption system will fail if it prompts you for a key
and you enter "SECRET".  And since you're an intelligent person I won't insult
you by reminding  you to keep your encryption key secure, and to use a
different key for each file you want to protect.
    If it is possible for you to do so, I would also hide the data on the
floppy so that it appears invisible to the average user.  Some of the ideas
that quickly come to mind are tacking the encrypted data on the end on a legit
executable file, or putting the data on a sector which is then marked "bad" so
it won't be overwritten.
    A really good idea, if your serious about OPSEC, is to use arcane or
custom hardware and software.  While you won't be compatible with the rest of
the world, you'll at least be secure.  ("But then I won't be able to play
"Leisure Suit Larry" like I can on my PC!")  Someone should design an MS-DOS
version of Beagle Bros. "Dos Boss" Apple II DOS Customizer, which would allow
changing of DOS command names.  You could change "TYPE" to "DELETE", so anyone
attempting to read your files would instead wipe them.  An even more fantastic
idea would be a custom secure operating system based on the one used in Robert
A. Heinlein's book, _The Number of the Beast_.  He wrote about a "double
bookkeeping" system which looked ordinary, but unless it received certain
discrete keystrokes, would display a set of decoy data, while erasing the real
data hidden on the system.  Doing a setup like that shouldn't be a problem to
an experienced programmer.
    Now if you've followed all these guidelines, you can consider your
operation secure, and have little to worry about.  Hacker OPSEC really boils
down to two things, Common Sense and Caution.  On the other hand, you
feel that these precautions are little bit on the paranoid side.  Just
remember two things.  The first is that hacking and phreaking are currently
looked down upon by those in power.  The second thing you should remember is
what happened during Operation Sundevil.

-Thomas Icom
 International Information Retrieval Guild
 "May Odin guide your way."

Sources Mentioned:

    Consumertronics
    2011 Crescent Dr.
    Alamogordo, NM 88310
    505-434-0234

    Absolute Computer Security:
    Manual & MS-DOS diskette -$29
    Manual alone -$19

    2600: The Hacker Quarterly
    P.O.  Box 752
    Middle Island, NY 11953
    516-751-2600
    Subscriptions: $18/year

    TAP
    P.O. Box 20262
    Louisville, KY 40250
    Sample issue: $2
    Write for more info.

    Cybertek
    P.O.  Box 64
    Brewster, NY 10509
    Subscriptions: $15/6 Issues
    Sample: $2.50

    PGP: Pretty Good Privacy and VinCrypt
    Available on most decent BBSes.
    Try:  Uncensored (914)-761-6877 or the Rune Stone (203)-832-8441
                                                      NUP:Conspiracy
    Libertarian's in '96!

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 Section [5]: The Libertarian Responsibility of The Cyberpunk Movement
              By Thomas Icom/Cybertek/IIRG

    With the moves that various government powers have been taking to
institute a totalitarian form of government in this country, it has now
become the responsibility of the Cyberpunk movement to take such measures as
to prevent these actions from occurring and reverse what damage has already
occurred.  When one takes into account the various factors involved in
reclaiming a democratic state from totalitarian rule, it will be found that
the Cyberpunk movement is the best equipped to handle the task.  The movement
has the necessary political attitudes, equipment, and knowledge to prevent
further government progress into totalitarian rule and reverse the steps
that have already been taken by various government entities towards that
direction.  The Cyberpunk movement also has a personal stake in the
prevention of totalitarian rule; which has an equal footing with altruism.
It is for these reasons that the movement should be at the forefront of "The
Second American Revolution", and contribute their knowledge and attitudes to
its success, and the restoration of a libertarian form of government to the
United States of America.
    The Cyberpunk movement has always had the libertarian attitude of "The
government which governs best, governs least.", and "Technology belongs in
the hands of the people".  These attitudes follow in the footsteps of the
country's founding fathers.  The lack of such an attitude by those in power
has been a major factor in the totalitarian slides this country has been
experiencing.  The Cyberpunk movement has also stayed away from the
forefront of politics; preferring to stay in the background, let others "run"
things, and act as "watchers"; keeping vigilant for lapses in judgement by
the ruling powers.  This attitude is precisely what is needed for those who
will be at the forefront of The Second American Revolution, for once the
initial job is done, "disinterested" parties will be needed to ensure the
mistakes of the past are not repeated.  The existence of well-equipped
Cyberpunk "Watchers" will act as a future deterrent to those wishing to
revert back to totalitarian ways.
    The Cyberpunk movement has always given a high priority to acquiring
knowledge in many different technological and other fields.  They have also
been adamant about implementing the mass-distribution of such information.
These two factors alone are qualifiers for any group conducting low
intensity conflict towards the institution of a libertarian form of
government.  In addition, the Cyberpunk movement stresses practical
"hands-on" applications of the knowledge they collect and disseminate.  This
is another factor that makes the movement well suited for the task at
hand.
    Since the Cyberpunk movement has the proper attitudes and knowledge
available to it, they are well suited for the task of ensuring the United
States regains and maintains a libertarian form of government.  Just as the
founding fathers had a responsibility to create the United States, the
freest country in the world; it is now the responsibility of the Cyberpunk
movement to restore the freedom that this once great country lost, and to
take on the responsibility towards the operational aspects of The Second
American Revolution and the re-establishment of a libertarian form of
government in this country.  There is, however, an even more important and
pressing reason as to why the movement should act.
    Throughout history, even in benign and democratic governments, there has
been prejudice towards individuals and groups who have the capability of
self-sufficiency.  Such groups have been persecuted severely, with their
members often facing death.  This has occurred even if such groups have had
no political leanings whatsoever.  They were simply viewed as a threat to
the powers that be, and dealt with.    By taking a look around, any astute
observer will be able to see this beginning to happen with the Cyberpunk
movement.  In this instance, we have the greatest responsibility of all, the
responsibility to ourselves to ensure our survival.
    One must remember that our responsibility to the revolution does not
imply we should organize any more than we already have.  In fact, our
activities should be kept to small groups, and be as disorganized overall as
possible, as to better stay hidden and difficult to track down.  Twenty small
groups operating on their own will be harder to track down than one large
group. If everyone just simply does there part, there will be no problem
winning this one.  Our shadowy existence and characteristic of being
"everywhere and nowhere" will also act as a deterrent to keep the future
government leaders from acting as stupid as the ones we presently have in
existence.

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 Section [6]: FOR THE PEOPLE
              Supplied By: Those Wacky Secret Service Agents
              Edited by: Mercenary
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                 Secret Service Agents Get Free Vacation

  Rumor has it that the Secret Service security detail of Secretary of Defense
 Les Aspin were provided with a swank 6 day/5 night holiday in Venice,Italy

                      Courtesy of U.S. Taxpayers.

  It seems that Aspin finished off an official business trip in Europe with a
 jaunt to Italy. Although Mr. Aspin payed for his own expenses and his
 girlfriends, the SS Agents were provided with $500.00 to $700.00 a nite rooms
 in the 5-Star Hotel Danieli, courtesy of you and me.
  Must be nice, probably a reward for harrassing innocent civilians.

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 Section [7]: The Rumor Mill (Unconfirmed Rumors From the Underground)
              Edited By: Mercenary

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                     HAN SOLO SELLS OUT TO THE EMPIRE??

 I am writing to update you on yet another 203 lamer (this area code seems to
be chock full of em) named Rob A. (aka Han Solo and sometimes Lurker).
 He turned me in to Yale for supposedly hacking an account on their VMS system.
They will probably be calling me shortly. His reasons are that I purportedly
"screwed him over" with a little deal we had.
The deal was, I'd give him a UNIX account at SCSU in exchange for the use of
his account on a very nice elite BBS. Things went fine until he got it in his
head that I'd shared that unix account with someone else, which was not true.
 He then took it upon himself, as a "security measure" to turn me in.

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                    DR. DETERGENT OF TDT RETIRES??

June 15, 1993
Dr. Detergent / TDT 1993


I herby officially retire from the scene. Got an excellent job which
takes me all over the world, so I don't have time for this stuff any more.
To all the sysops worldwide, please delete my accounts on your boards.
If there are any new applications under my name, you may rest assured
that it's not me.
It was great serving the Elite underground.  Take care all ya boiz - my
frienARE  MOLES and TRAITORS among us Pirates... these scum of the
Earth... who will DL and enjoy many Wares on the unfortunate Boards
they are on .... and then Bust those Boards .... perhaps even after
being the ULers of their own NOVELL Wares themselves in a Sting operation
( we are checking this out too ) .. those scum are doomed by their own
natures to be worthless, friendless creatures ... for what sort of
human beings can they be... and no one likes a snitch... and anyone who
DOES these acts .. surely will be having a shitty life ... as who else
but a totally shitty low-paid small-minded person would do such things.

The Revenge of the Fear is that the Traitor Pirate will be found out in
the Legal Proceedings OR SOONER & that Novell is doomed anyway
 ... with UNIX COSE Networking beoming friendlier & even Microsoft getting
into the Networking Competition. Through its Pricing and Service and Bugs.
Novell's own Life expectancy may not be too high.

In fact ... Novells' Stock Prices today at 20&3/4 on the NASDAQ exchange
is down today .... they have my sincere wishes for a swift and complete
fall into Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.
He laughs Best who Laughs Last.  Novell may have some Bad Luck in the
Future as doing Bad Deeds always comes back to haunt the perpetrator
sooner or later and they have made many Enemies..

So I close ... but on a positive note .... Piracy Lives and in fact
there are MORE and MORE Pirate Boards now as Piracy becomes more
"MainStream" into society with cheap fast Modems and Cyperpunks on MTV.

 I am just old enough to have experienced the "60's",and I have always
regarded Piracy and Pirates as some of the few true remnants of the "60's"
Underground Movements .

I am happy if I have helped the Doctor - the most unselfish Sysop I
have ever known - and one of the FASTEST Sysops... I've seen him
Install a Door on all SEVEN Nodes in about 15 minutes ! There won't be
another SYSOP like HIM. It was his HOBBY and he was in it for the FUN.

 Examples of what the Doctor had achieved - 7 Nodes,and 7 Gigs
there are very few BBSs PD or Pirate of THAT Size. PLUS the Fear was one of
only two BBSs in USA that KEPT ITS WARES for OVER 2 YEARS, ALL ONLINE!!
The First ACiD ANSI ACQUISITION was composed and ULed to the Fear.
The Doc was one of the 1rst BBSs in USA to go with the new PCBoard V15.0 Betas.
The Doctors' BBS was chosen to become a TDT Member BBS and was also
chosen to be the ECR Courrier HQ in USA ...AND many many Big Pirates and
Group Members on the scene now .... got their start on the Fear &
Loathing.  In fact ... we used to joke that the Fear was a College for
Pirates !

He had Plans to Improve and Increase his BBS even further when he had time.
Just last night in fact ... The Doctor installed the ZYRION Protocol.

No matter HOW Big his BBS became.. the Doctor ALWAYS had time to answer
his Users' Mail .  ANd just imagine how exciting it must have been for
him to answer questions like .. " How do I use the Zippy Scan" after 10
years of SYSOPing !
When I say he was generous... I mean GENEROUS.  Armed Forces Veterans
were allowed high access for free ; those users cash-poor or Wares-poor
were almost ALWAYS allowed MEGS and MEGS of free credits... in his 10
years of SYSOPing ... maybe ONE person was booted off the Fear and even
THAT user could have re-applied for access had the system not
automatically booted him off for not ULing a single file. Id say that
in the last year alone .. the Doc GAVE AWAY over 300 Megs in Free Credits
..virtually anyone who asked him for help .. went away well satisfied.
EVEN LOCALS were allowed on and given High Access so they wouldnt be
begging for credits.  Now how many other BBSs allow THAT !?
He tried to fulfill ANY Users requests and always had a polite word for
any user.  He was NOT one of those new Sysops-with-an-attitude -2
Node-2 Megs-Im so kewl-type of guys.

There is so much I could say ... but I impose too long on anyone who has
read this far.... and I thank you for reading this far .

All I know is that a BBS that I have had great pleasure calling almost
every day for OVER FOUR YEARS is now gone .... and one of the few
pleasures in my over-worked life is now no more.  When I went to my BBS
Directory ... it was the first BBS I called each night.. and the last
before I went to bed.  I had just Chatted with the Doc last night on
how the BBS was improving and all the plans we had to make it even
better.  You guys woulda really seen something .... there was more
growth potential at the Fear than at almost any other BBS I know.
All we lacked was TIME .

But as Fab said when he "semi-retired" ... how long can you do stuff to
impress 15 year old kids ?

This is one Hobby with a nasty after-taste.  So ... SYSOPS take warning!.

For the Doctor and me ... its ....

ChildHood's End .
C'ya,

Empedocles
Cosysop - Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas BBS .

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 Section [8]: PHANTASY TIDBITS: News and Views of Interest

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                SNET Operators Now Fowarding ANI Data
                    by Thomas Icom/IIRG/Cybertek

  A recent experiment conducted by the IIRG has confirmed that
 Southern New England Telephone is now fowarding ANI data from
 operator assisted calls.  In the past, it was posssible to defeat
 ANI by having the operator place a call for you.  This piece of
 information has been passed around and accepted as gospel on many
 different H/P/A boards.
  To detrmine if your RBOC is fowarding ANI data from operator
 assisted calls, have the operator dial 1-800-235-1414 for you.  This
 is an ANI service run by Full Disclosure Magazine (P.O. Box 903,
 Libertyville, IL 60048) and 1-900-STOPPER.  If you receive correct
 ANI data, then your RBOC is passing the data along.
  One should also note that while 1-900-STOPPER will defeat Caller
 ID and ANI, it is still a simle matter to suponea the phone company
 for both incomming ANI and outgoing AMA data from 1-900-STOPPER.
 These can then be cross-referenced to find out who called whom.
 Your best bets for privacy are still payphones and buttsets.
 Let's all be careful out there.

IIRG UPDATE: Full Dislosure is now only running an ad for their 900-STOPPER
             service on the number given in this article.
             You can however use, 1-800-852-9932 to test the techniques
             in Icom's article. (Valid as of 8/10/93)

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                      FCC Releases Frequencies

  The FCC has set aside narrowband 901-902,930-931, and 940-941 MHz for
 wireless communications services or (PCSs) Personal Communications Services
 such as paging,electronic mail and faxing. The FCC has not chosen a selection
 process to pick providers of narrowband PCSs, but has said it will pick 11
 nationwide licensees and 13 regional licensees and 10 local providers.

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          Put Your Hands in The Air and Give Me Those Chips!

  A string of armed robberies is haunting Silicon Valley, recently 10 young
 men armed with handguns forced their way into Bestronics Inc in San Jose
 and subdued the workers before carting off $15,000 in memory chips.
  Apparently their MO is to handcuff,beat and torture employees until their
 told where the parts are stored.
  Hot items are memory and 386 and 486 CPUs. Youth gangs are cruising
 industrial parks loking for easy targets. At least 3 companies have been hit
 in the last month.

 UPDATE!!:

  The San Jose Police have arrested a 20-year-old male who they believe is
 the individual responsible for the recent wave of robberies.
  Police pulled the man over after noticing the car he was driving had 2 two
 different license plates. One was from a stolen car used in one of the
 robberies.
  After obtaining a search warrant for the mans home, police found memory
 chips,police scanners,two-way radios,firearms,and hand-cuffs.
  Police are still searching for 9 more individuals.

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                         ATM Bandits Nabbed

 On Wed. July 7th,  Federal Grand Jury indicted Alan Scott Pace,30, and
Gerald Harvey Greenfield,50, both of Tucson,Arizona for installing a fake
automated teller machine at the Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester,CT.
 The two men allegedly put a Fujitsu Model 7020 ATM machine that had been
modified to record users accounts and PIN's. without paying out cash.
 They then made duplicates of the cards and used them at banks throughout
the country at valid ATM machines.
 The eight-count indictment charges them with bank fraud counterfeiting of
ATM cash cards,interstate transportation of stolen property,and conspiracy.
 Pace was arrested on June 23rd by the Secret Service in New York and
Greenfield surrendered to the Secret Service five days later.
 They now face 60 years in prison on the combined charges.

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                   FBI Calls For Gun Licensing
                          By NEAL KNOX


Incredibly the story of the FBI recommendations has only run in the
July 8, 1993 New York Times on an inside page and in USA Today on July 9,
1993.   No other major newspapers or TV news outlets have even mentioned
this proposal as of today, July 10.  It is necessary for each and every
one of our readers to contact their local legislators and present them with the
NRA press release and make your opinions known.


                        NEAL KNOX REPORT

     WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 11) -- FBI Director William Sessions
has recommended to Attorney General Janet Reno that the Clinton
Administration call for a wide range of new firearms laws,
including licensing the possession of handguns after mandatory
training, with "appropriate reimbursement" for firearms of those
who can't pass the training or who voluntarily turn in their
guns.

     This incredible document, which notes that the FBI does not
publicly comment on political matters to avoid "destroy(ing)
confidence" in the agency, says "(t)he proliferation of firearms"
and their use in violent crimes justifies "an extraordinary,
singular departure from this policy."

     The last item of Sessions' 10-point recommendation -- which
the FBI refuses to release -- calls for the FBI Office of Press
and Congressional Affairs to "develop a media strategy to
publicize and develop support for the FBI's position."

     In short, the FBI Director is recommending to Attorney
General Janet Reno that she authorize violation of Section 1913
of Title 18, U.S. Criminal Code -- which prohibits lobbying with
appropriated funds.

     Naturally, the FBI recommends enactment of the "Brady Bill,"
though raising questions about the accuracy of state criminal
records checks and other "technical problems."

     The FBI also recommends "a complete prohibition upon the
transfer, importation, transport or possession of assault
firearms" -- which are not defined, except as high capacity and
"fast firing."

     Sessions calls for "a complete prohibition upon the
possession of armor piercing ammunition," which would be defined
"upon performance standards, not composition" -- presumably on
the basis of penetration of aluminum plates such as the FBI used
in its mid-1980's tests of AP ammo.

     Much conventional high-velocity handgun ammo can penetrate
the Kevlar bullet-resistant vests worn by police.  However,
because the FBI's recommendation is not limited to handgun
ammunition, it could be used to ban almost all center fire rifle
ammunition.

     Finally, the FBI recommends "reallocation of existing
resources to increase the regulation and oversight of" Federal
licensees -- and, among other things, increase license fees,
require an existing place of business, and a background check
with fingerprinting of potential dealers.  That just happens to
jibe with the FBI's long ambition to have BATF's firearms
enforcement powers.

     The "FBI Working Group" which prepared the recommendations
"discussed atlength whether the FBI should recommend a general
ban on the possession of handguns.  After careful consideration,
the group concluded that a proposed ban would not receive
sufficient support."

     Clearly, they really wanted an outright handgun ban, but
didn't think it would pass and, as they wrote, "would likely
place us outside the scope of the current debate over firearms,
and thus perhaps marginalize our overall impact."

     I first thought that the FBI proposal was a trial balloon to
make the Administration's firearms recommendations in the omnibus
crime bill (due out later this month) appear modest by
comparison.  But, amazingly, neither of the Washington newspapers
has said a word about the FBI's landmark proposals.

     That indicates that the anti-gun "Washington Post" doesn't
want to talk about the Clinton Administration's "next step" until
the "first step Brady Bill" has been signed and sealed.
     The "New York Times" and other newspapers which have
reported the FBI recommendations have focussed on their support
for the "Brady Bill," with little or nothing about the radical
handgun licensing and "assault weapons" (whatever that is) ban.

     Those reports have speculated that Sessions -- whose job has
been hanging by a thread since being charged with ethics
violations at the end of the Bush Administration -- was merely
currying favor with Reno and the White House.

     Nonsense.  No bureaucrat, or "Working Group" of bureaucrats,
would make such a radical recommendation, or openly move to
politicize the FBI, without orders -- or at the very least, a
wink and a nod -- from someone much higher up.

     I think we're getting a look at the Clinton firearms
platform -- and we'll see all of it before the next four years
are over.


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 Section [9]: IIRG Distribution Sites
              (or Gateways to Oblivion)

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    IIRG World HQ:           The Rune Stone BBS
                             14.4k HST
                             Phantasys Home Board
                             Complete IIRG Archives 3000+ Files
                             (203)-832-8441
                             NUP: Conspiracy

   IIRG Distribution Site 1: BluePhishen' BBS
                             Fidonet 1:2603/406
                             IIRG Distribution Site
                             Sysop: Global Death
                             (212)-924-9627

   IIRG Distribution Site 2: Deadcity
                             Sysop: RoughNeck
                             Australia
                             Criminal Intent HQ
                             +61-3-417-2060


   IIRG Distribution Site 3: The Sanitarium
                             Sysops: Morbid Angel [INC/ACID]
                                     Spectral Illusion [ACID/RAZOR]
                             IIRG Distribution Site
                             ACID Member Board
                             INC Courier Board
                             RAZOR 1911 Courier Board
                             VISA World Headquarters
                             (817)PRI-VATE

   IIRG Distribution Site 4: The WareHouse
                             (203)-TMP-DOWN
                             Curently Under Investigation
                             Sysop: Ionizer

   IIRG Distribution Site 5: Hollow Tree Productions
                             Sysop: Phantasm
                             TWA Distro
                             IIRG Phantasy D