From: maedhros@yabbs
To: Optimus@yabbs
Subject: re: New
Date: Wed Aug 17 14:55:53 1994
In message New, Optimus said:
>      I am a new to the internet and I was wandering were can I find 
> information on hacking, phreaking and all that good stuff.  If someone can 
> tell me where to get started, it would help alot!!
> 
Start with some essential literature.

Get a copy of UNIX system V release 4 system administator's guide and
user's reference manual (assuming you're using UNIX, if not find another
source) by Prentice Hall.  While you're at it grab some C manuals.  Read,
read, read, read...

Now goto USENET and start reding comp.security, comp.admin and any other
comp. groups that float your boat.  When the post start making sense and
you're actually following the discussion without looking everything up in
your trusty manuals...

come back and ask the question again.  Seriously.  This isn't a flame.  If
you're new to the net, you wont be hacking anything but a manual. 
Besides, if you read the manual first, you'll find the answers to most of
the questions you had in the first place.

Maedhros /\
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P.S. I said watch USENET, not post to it.  The quickest way to piss
everyone off is a newbie, who hasn't read the manual, asking silly questions.