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Phrack Seventeen
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07 April 1988
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File 7 of 12 : Accessing Government Computers
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+ ACCESSING GOVERNMENT COMPUTERS +
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+ (LEGALLY!) +
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+-------------------------------------+
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+ Written by The Sorceress +
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+ (The Far Side 415/471-1138) +
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Comment: I came across this article in Computer Shopper (Sept. 1987) and it
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talked about citizens access government computers since we do pay for them
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with our taxpayers monies. Since then, I have had friends and gone on a
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few myself and the databases are full of information for accessing. One
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thing, you usually have to call the sysop for access and give him your real
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name, address and the like. They call you back and verify your existence.
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Just a word of warning; crashing a BBS is a crime, so I wouldn't fool with
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these since they are government based.
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National Bureau of Standards -
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Microcomputers Electronic Information Exchange.
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Sysops: Ted Landberg & Lisa Carnahan
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Voice: 301-975-3359
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Data: 301-948-5717 300/1200/2400
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This BBS is operated by the Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology
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which is one of four technical organizations within the National Bureau of
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Standards. This board also contains information on the acquisition,
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management, security, and use of micro computers.
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Census Bureau -
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Census Microcomputer and Office Technology Center, Room 1065 FB-3 Washington,
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D.C. (Suitland, MD)
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Sysop: Nevins Frankel
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Voice: 301-763-4494
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Data: 301-763-4576 300/1200
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The purpose of this BBS is to allow users to access the following: Census
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Microcomputer and office technology information center bulletins and
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catalogues, software and hardware evaluations, Hardware and software
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inventories, Census computer club library, Public Domain software, etc.
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Census Bureau -
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Census Microcomputer and Office Technology Center, Personnel Division,
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Washington DC.
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Voice: 301-763-4494
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Data: 301-763-4574 300/1200/2400
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The purpose of this board is to display Census Bureau vacancies from entry
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level to senior management.
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Department of Commerce -
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Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Office of Business
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Analysis, Economic Bulletin Board.
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Sysop: Ken Rogers
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Voice: 202-377-0433
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Data: 202-377-3870 300/1200
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This is another well run BBS with in-depth news about the Department of
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Commerce Economic Affairs Agencies including current press releases and
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report summaries.
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COE BBS -
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Manpower and Force Management Division, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of
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Engineers, 20 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
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Sysop: Rich Courney
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Voice: 202-272-1646
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Data: 202-272-1514 300/1200/2400
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The files database was one of the largest they ever seen. Directory 70 has
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programs for designing masonry and retaining walls using Lotus's Symphony.
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General Services Administration -
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Information Resources Service Center.
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Data: 202-535-8054 300 bps
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Data: 202-535-7661 1200 bps
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GSA's Information Resources Service Center provides information on contracts,
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schedules, policies, and programs. One of the areas that is interesting was
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the weekly supplement to the consolidated list of debarred, suspended and
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ineligible contractors.
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Budget and Finance Board of the Office of Immigration Naturalization Service.
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DO NOT CALL THIS BBS DURING WORKING HOURS.
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Sysop: Mike Arnold
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Data: 202-787-3460 300/1200/2400
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The system is devoted to the exchange of information related to budget and
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financial management in the federal government. It is a 'working' system
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for the Immigration and Naturalization Service personnel.
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Naval Aviation News Computer Information (NANei) -
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Supported by: Naval Aviation News Magazine, Bldg. 159E, Navy Yard Annex,
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Washington, DC 20374.
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Sysop: Commander Howard Wheeler
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Voice: 202-475-4407
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Data: 202-475-1973 300/1200
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Available from 5 pm to 8 am. weekdays 5pm Friday to 8 am Monday
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This is a large BBS with lots of Navy related information and programs. NANci
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is for those interested in stories, facts, and historical information
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related to Naval Aviation.
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Federal National Mortgage Association -
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Sysop: Ken Goosens
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Data: 202-537-7475
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202-537-7945 300/1200
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This BBS is in transition. Ken Gossens will be running a new BBS at
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703-979-6360. The BBS maybe become a closed board under the new sysop. This
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BBS has/had one of largest collections of files for downloading.
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The World Bank, Information, Technology and Facilities Department, Office
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System Division, Washington DC.
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Sysop: Ashok Daswani
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Voice: 202-473-2237
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Data: 202-676-0920 300/1200
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Basically a software exchange BBS, but has other information about the use of
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microcomputers and software supported by World Bank. IBM product
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announcements also kept up to date.
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National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Meteorological
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Center.
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* You must obtain a password from the SYSOP to log on to this BBS.
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Sysop: Vernon Patterson
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Voice: 301-763-8071
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Data: 301-899-0825 300 bps
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301-899-0830 1200 bps
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This is one of the most useful databases available on-line. With it you can
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access meteorological data collected form 6000 locations throughout the
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world. It can also display crude, but useful graphic maps of the US
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illustration temperatures, precipitation and forecasts.
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National Weather Service, US Dept. of Commerce, East Coast Marine Users BBS
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* You must obtain a p/w from the SYSOP to logon this BBS.
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Sysop: Ross Laporte
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Voice: 301-899-3296
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Data: 301-454-8700 300bps
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Use this BBS to obtain info about marine weather and nautical info about
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coastal waterways including topical storm advisories.
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NARDAC, Navy Regional Data Automation Center, Norfolk, VA. 23511-6497
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Sysop: Jerry Dew
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Voice: 804-445-4298
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Data: 804-445-1627 300 & 1200 bps
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A basic Utilitarian system developed to support the informational needs of
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NARDAC. The Dept. of Defense mag., CHIPS is available in the files section
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of this BBS. There are also Navy and IBM related articles to read.
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Veterans Administration, Info Technology Bulletin Board.
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Data: 202-376-2184 300/1200 bps
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The content of this BBS ranges from job opening listings to information
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computer security.
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Dept. of Energy, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Infolink.
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Sysop: Bruce Birnbaum
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Voice: 202-586-9707
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Data: 202-586-9359 300/1200 bps
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This BBS has press leases, fact sheets, backgrounders, congressional
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questions, answers, speeches & testimony, from the Office of Civilian
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Radioactive Waste Management.
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I skipped listing a few of the BBSes in this article if the chances were slim
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to get on or if the BBS got a bad review. Most of the ones listed seemed
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to have lot of informative files for downloading and viewing pleasure.
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This article carried a very strong word of warning about tampering/crashing
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these since they are run by the govt. and a volunteer Sysop. Since you can
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get on these legally why not use it?
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The Sorceress
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