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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
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Phrack Seventeen
07 April 1988
File 8 of 12 : Dialback Modem Security
In article <906@hoptoad.uucp> gnu@hoptoad.UUCP writes:
>Here are the two messages I have archived on the subject...
>[I believe the definitive article in that discussion was by Lauren Weinstein,
>vortex!lauren; perhaps he has a copy.
What follows is the original article that started the discussion. I
do not know whether it qualifies as the "definitive article" as I think I
remember Lauren and I both posted further comments.
- Dave
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An increasingly popular technique for protecting dial-in ports from
the ravages of hackers and other more sinister system penetrators is dial back
operation wherein a legitimate user initiates a call to the system he desires
to connect with, types in his user ID and perhaps a password, disconnects and
waits for the system to call him back at a prearranged number. It is assumed