	The SysOps Guide to Not Getting Busted

		By The Story Teller

		   Micro World Incorporated.

	Distributed by:  The Micro Master

	This file is dedicated to all you phreak SysOps out there who
	run those boards full of long distance codes, box plans, etc.


		Intro: The purpose of this file is to explain to those
		SysOps in fear of FEDs that they can safely run a board
		with the above mentioned info on it.
	

		The Fear of the SysOp

	The number one fear of a SysOp is having a FBI agent get access
	to the stuff on their board that could get them busted.  Today,
	the only thing you can really get busted for is the posting of
	long distance codes.  Therefor, all possible steps must be taken
	to avoid the access of this information.  (Steps will be
	explained later)

	Due to this fear, Many SysOps will NOT have these boards on
	their BBS.  I find it odd that this should be true, but, from
	info from a friend, many users are against having a phreak board
	because they fear losing a BBS to call and getting themselves
	busted (even though a good SysOp would delete all user info as
	soon as he though he was busted).  I will explain the steps
	taken to stop you being busted and perhaps it will bring
	understanding to those who blindly or misinformitly fear these
	boards.

	The first, easiest, and most inportant step comes at validation.
	Voice validate the applicant for access and ask these questions:
	#1:  Are you a programer for a company and/or do you sell
	software. #2:  Do you work for the government, have connections
	with it, and share info with it? #3:  Do you agree not to use
	any info found on the board, or heard about the BBS against it?
	If you receive a no to the first two questions and a yes to the
	next then it is ok to validate them.  Any evasive answers should
	be pursued until a definate yes or no is given. Any untruthful
	answers void the right to use info in court due to illegal
	access to system laws.
	
	That is step one, if by some chance a FBI agent still gets in,
	you should still be safe if you use the next procedures.

	Give only people that have done the following access to the
	phreak board:

	Admited they are a phreak.
	Given codes.
	Admited that they will use codes for other than educational
	purposes,

	That together with the first security procedure and this one you
	should filter out 99.9% of all FBI attempting access.  And if
	you run a BBS for 1 years you be luck if even one FBI agent
	tries for access.

	The final protection is this, every time someone accesses the
	board a message should be printed that goes something like this:

	Your useing of any info on this board in anyway, forfits the use
	of this info against the system in anyway or else be subjected
	to presucution in a court of law.

	By having this printed each time a person accesses the phreak
	board no one can say they didn't know.

	Now your system is protected if you use those steps.

	I hope to have helped you in your pusuit of phreaking.
	Any comments are welcome.

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