Re: [NTLK] Phoney? Whats that?

From: Andy Galluzzi (agalluzzi_at_gmx.net)
Date: Sun Aug 29 2004 - 13:27:22 PDT

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So, this is another example of what a bad testing of a system can do. :)

Thank you all for explain me.
I'll look for the Book I was searching in UNNA, thanks Dan.

Andy.

Steele Campbell escribió:

> As a best guess (based soley on the name since the archive doesn't
> appear to be valid), the pkg would likely emulate a
> Red/Blue/Black/White/etc... Box. These were devices engineered by
> Phreakers (think of a mix of hackers and crackers operating on the
> *ph*one lines). These boxes could produce a dial tone that, when
> played into a payphoen from the early 90s (and earlier) would allow
> the user to make free phone calls. A rudimentary version of this was
> shown (jokingly) in the movie "Hackers".

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