####################################### # # # # # ======== =\ = ====== # # == = \ = = # # == = \ = ====== # # == = \ = = # # == = \= ====== # # # # # # # # ''''''''''''''''''''' # # # # # # > Written by Dr. Hugo P. Tolmes < # # # # # ####################################### Issue Number: 23 Release Date: January 28, 1988 Well, not much has been going on. I've been busy and so has everyone else. Let's go directly to this issue. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ TITLE: Moves Taken to Restrict Dial-a-Porn FROM: New York Times DATE: January ??, 1988 Responding to public complaints, several telephone companies have taken steps that industry officials say are likely to inhibit the growth of telephone services that offer adult messages. According to telephone industry officials, the moves last week were the first significant effort to move toward restricting access to the services, which they call dial-a-porn. The companies making announcements last week were AT&T, US West, and Pacific Bell. Charges on 900 Numbers AT&T, the long distance carrier and the largest of the companies, said that it would no longer pay compensation to most sponsors of messages on its "pay-to-listen" service, known as Dial-it 900. Besides the adult message sponsors, a variety of companies use the service to take polls and offer informational services. Companies conducting polls through the service will still receive compensation, AT&T said. Numbers on the service begin with the area code 900 and a one-minute call to such a number usually costs 50 cents. Under the compensation program companies in the 900 service, including those that sponsored adult messages, received 2 to 5 cents a call, depending on the volume of calls received. Option to Block Access US West, which serves customers in 14 Western states, said that as soon as possible it would begin offering customers, at no charge, the option of blocking access from their telephones to pay-to-listen numbers. Customers now pay a small fee to have such access blocked. US West also said it was setting up a new 960 prefix for the telephone numbers of services which it deemed "harmful to its reputation" including those that provide adult messages. All pay-to-listen numbers now have the prefix 976. Money for services on the 960 exchange will not be collected by US West, the company said. It is through the special 976 prefix that the phone companies bill customers on behalf of the companies providing the messages. Residential customers will have the option of blocking access to the 960 prefix. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Just more attacks at the dial-it services. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ < Changes at 2600 Magazine > ---------------------------- The December issue of 2600 Magazine (Volume 4, Number 12) detailed all of the changes that are taking place at 2600. 2600 Magazine has gone from a monthly to a quarterly publication. The December issue contained the following sections: """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" IMPORTANT NEWS IBM'S VM/CMS SYSTEM TELECOM INFORMER BLV LETTERS SOCIAL INTERACTION ROMAN HACKING 2600 MARKETPLACE L.D. HORROR TALES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" This issue ends the regular format because, as stated earlier, the new format will be a quarterly publication. On the last page of the December issue was an advertisement that might be of interest to some readers: """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Telecom Security Group SECURITY PERSONNEL: Hackers play a role in violating YOUR computer's security. LET OUR TEAM PUT YOUR FEARS TO REST with our complete "system penetration" services. We'll also keep you up to date on what hackers know about you. CALL OR WRITE FOR MORE INFORMATION The Telecom Security Group Office: 914-564-0437 366 Washington Street Fax: 914-564-5332 Newburgh, NY 12550 Telex: 70-3848 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I thought the ad was very interesting as 2600 Magazine contained an advertisement for a computer security organization. As for the founder of the "Telecom Security Group", well most people know him already. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ I'm hearing more and more about complaints about the dial-it services. The problem is getting some help. I'll be presenting many more articles on this subject in issues 26-29. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ TNS Issues: =========== The TNS issues are still coming out at about 3 issues a month. I'm sorry to say that they will be slowing down a bit soon but nothing to worry about. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Comments: If you have any comments about TNS (Tolmes News Service) or anything about anything at all. Please contact me. I will accept articles if you write them up and somehow send them to me. The articles should be news dealing with the phreak/hack world as outlined by TNS Issue #1. If you have found out something interesting or would just like to make a comment on the Tolmes News Service, the please leave me e-mail at the following bulletin boards. The boards with a "*" next to them also contain all of the TNS issues. The Executive Inn* (915) 581-5145 Pirate-80* (304) 744-2253 Digital Logic's DS (305) 395-6906 Ripco Internati (312) 528-5020 Other places where you MIGHT find me: Phreak Klass Rm. 2600/Atlantic Alliance/Demon Roach/Tele-Thief $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ TNS Quick/\/otes: ----------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pirate-80 has greatly expanded its system. The new additions are: - a 32 meg Irwin tape backup - a 40 meg Seagate hard drive - an IBM expansion chasis (8 slots) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mafia Dude was busted for a stolen IBM convertible. Details will be in TNS Issue #25 probably. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Private Connection might be going up again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bellcore Systems is down (due to Mafia Dude's bust).... see Issue #25. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cablecast 0perator has supposedly developed a revolutionary new type of box. The details are uncertain but it is some type of new gold box called a Dark Box. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Articles in TNS: ------------------------- Putting A Halt to Porn Lines More on the Changes at 2600 Magazine Troubles for 1-900 Lines ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$