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