hack

Issue: 1

Almost every time I'm on a hotline server I find a folder namned "Hotline". That
folder always contain a couple of textphiles about Hotline, the client & server, a
couple of hotline tools and the sn#'s for hotline. I've collected every textphile about
hotline that I got my hands on and put them in this "handbook (HHH)". This isn't one
of this "once a month files", I'll create a new one whenever I feel like it. I'ven't
created all this, most of it is copeid and modifyed by me. But I guess its better to
have all the files in 1 file. Enough of this crap.

1. What is Hotline?
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Hotline is very similar to IRC (and in a way AOL, eww) in that you can chat, transfer
files, /msg people, etc. Hotline is a warez haven. Another good thing is that there
aren't nearly as many lamers on Hotline as IRC or AOL.

2. What you need to run hotline:

PowerPC or 68k Macintosh/Compatible
Must be running Open Transport 1.1 or later
Must also be running MacOS 7.5 or later
1 MB of available RAM
600k available free disk space (not including space
required for Downloads)

If you don't have Hotline GET IT at:

http://www.hotlineSW.com
Open Transport can be found at Apple's site.

3. Basic stuff:
Hopefully by now you have installed Hotline. The download folder is where the files
you download from Hotline go. (duh) The default toolbar appears when you start
Hotline, you can change that later. Go up to the options menu and set your
nickname and the icon you want to show up by your name. Now connect to a server
by hitting cmd-K (macline.fwparker.org should be up). You can connect to other
servers too, refer to part 6 and 14. The people whose names are in red are people
with an admin account on the system. Admins can do a few things that normal
users can't, but it really depends on how their account is set up. More on this later.
For now just check it out.

4. Things to do on Hotline:
You can do a number of things on Hotline. You can chat (cmd-H). You can transfer
files (cmd-F). You can also *IM* or /msg a user, double click on the users name in
the "Online User" window, then type in the message to send to him/her. Hotline
differs from IRC in that there is only one channel or chat room. Everytime you
download something you should queue your downloads. Most admins will kick you
off of their server if you do not. You can set this in your options menu. Hotline is
very simple to figure out and if you have gotten this far you probably know the
newbie stuff.

5. Things not to do on Hotline:

Don't be gay and make your name an option space or pull the null trick and then
proceed to flood the chat, this is not AOL and the admin can do something...The
admin can and will kick you off the server. Then if he/she has half a brain they will
ping the crap out of you. Not so bad huh? WRONG. I have found the admin usually
gives everyone your IP address and tells them to ping you also. So everyone online
gangs up on you. I have heard that OT is sensitive to the ping of death, so this could
be a problem for you. There is a nice little program that will tell you if you are being
pinged or not though. It is included with HackAddict. Do not leech. If you download a
file upload something in return. Do not download more than one file at a time. (you
will usually get kicked off for that)

Admins:
This leads us into what admins can do that you can't. A FULL admin account has the
following access on the server:

Can DL/UL files

Can UL/ anywhere
Can delete files/folders
Can rename files/folders
Can move files/folders
Can comment files/folders
Can create/delete users
Can read users/modify users
Can get user info (ip address etc)
Can disconnect users
Cannot be disconnected
Can read/send chat
Can read/post news
Can use any name/no agreement

Some admins are very nice and will set up an account for you with guest access
except you have a few more priveliges, including:

Can disconnect users

Cannot be disconnected
Can get user info (ip address etc)

Though, most admins are not this nice and you have to UL/ a few files to even get
an account. If an admin sets you up an account you can log on it by typing in your
login and password at the connect window. (cmd-K)

6. What is a tracker?
A tracker is a program that people register their Hotline servers with. This way you
can just hit cmd-R and see a nice list of servers that you can connect to. It is kinda
like a search engine for Hotline servers. In order for this to work you will need to set
a tracker in your options menu. The best tracker is:omnimac.ml.org
More trackers:
204.95.233.208
205.150.79.214 (warez tracker)
207.70.237.7
198.68.36.212
134.214.76.174
207.33.40.35
168.121.35.83
207.96.191.68
204.95.233.208
207.70.237.7
205.150.79.214
204.95.233.20
199.232.7.188
206.26.76.189
199.232.7.188
129.7.40.88
207.33.40.45
207.33.40.35
194.049.68.103
196.69.126.6
197.03.13.10

195.15.65.078
206.26.76.189
208.14.24.21
207.70.237.7
206.152.243.50
149.152.44.29
204.95.233.20
hotline.roadfeldt.com
hotline.dyn.ml.org

7. My icon is stupid!
The icons provided with Hotline are gay. You can change your icon by editing Hotline
with ResEdit. Create your icon in the cicn resource and give it a unique ID number
(say 1234). Open Hotline and hit control-f12, you are brought to a window named
Secret. In the first box type"porkgrinder" No quotes. In the second box type your
cicn ID number (in this case 1234). From now on hotline will select cicn ID# 1234 to
be the icon by your nickname. The Control-F12 keystroke does more than just
change your icon. It can also play tricks and other fun things. Here are a few more
commands to type in the top box:

Hammeregg, Powertok, Slobberdog, Bonsaiburner

Mosquitogun-immediate logout

Access-turns your nick into bacon and your icon into a pig you can only say oink and
pork in the chat.

Jugfish - Announces your "Leech Rating" (Upload/Download Ratio) in the chat.

Bigkahuna -Announces "*** yourname will brb - going to check out

RandomPerson's post to alt.pictures.erotica.hamsters." in the chat.

Fogmaker - Announces "*** yourname will brb - posting to

alt.pictures.erotica.hamsters" in the chat. Then it Quits Hotline...

8. News & Chat:

On Hotline it is possible to post/read to a news board. (WoW)

Usually your chat appears as:

User: I am cool

But say you wanted to do actions...If you type "is cool" and then hit OPTION return it
will appear as:

*** User is cool

9. Changing the toolbar:

Personally I hate the toolbar, I find it takes up a bunch of space and it is easier to
type key commands to do things anyway. But it is possible to customize the toolbar.
There are many custom toolbars at: http://www.hotlinesw.com/toolbar/images.html
Put the toolbar inside the same folder that the Hotline app is in. (Make sure the
toolbar is named "toolbar") If you are really interested in wasting your time
customizing your own toolbar the following will help you...

Taken from: http://www.hotlinesw.com/toolbar/make.html

(1997 Hotline Communications)

General Overview
A custom toolbar is a "Toolbar" file that you put in
the same folder as the Hotline client, and when you start it up, the standard toolbar
is gone and replaced with your too cool 3D toolbar or whatever. To make your own
toolbar, you'll need ResEdit, Resorcerer, or similiar and something to make the
pictures in.

Toolbar files must be named "Toolbar", and must have the creator code set to
"HTLC" and the type code set to "HTtb". You might find it easier to make your own
toolbar by modifying an existing one. The Hotline client will use a toolbar when the
file is in the same folder as the application.

The Toolbar file consists of "PICT" resources and one "HPTB" 128 resource. First
you need to make a picture ("PICT") of the entire toolbar - how it looks normally.
This picture should be the entire content of the Toolbar window. It can be any
rectangular shape.

Next, make individual PICTs of the areas of the toolbar that change when you
click on them. For example, if you have a button on your toolbar, the main picture of
the entire toolbar shows the button unhilited - as it looks normally.

You then make a PICT that shows the button (and nothing else)
hilited/depressed.

Once you've finished making your PICTs, copy them into the Toolbar file and
assign them ID numbers. PICT resources must have IDs in the range 1000 to 2000.
Use "Get Resource Info" under the "Resource" menu to change the IDs. Mark all of
the PICT resources as "purgeable", EXCEPT for the main background one. Mark the
main background PICT as "preload" and "locked".

Next, you need to make a "HPTB" resource. This describes how the toolbar looks
and works. There is only one HPTB resource, and it is ID 128. Do NOT make it
purgeable. In order to edit the HPTB resource, you need to have the TMPL
(template) resource that describes the format of the HPTB resource. To activate the

template, either open Hotline and the Toolbar both in ResEdit at the same time, or
copy the TMPL resource from Hotline to the Toolbar file.

The HPTB Resource Field-By-Field

"HPTB"
Set this field to "HPTB".
Version1
Set this field to 1.
sideTitleBar
If this is set to 1, the titlebar on the toolbar window will appear vertically on the left
side of the window. If it is set to 0, it will appear at the top as normal. A side titlebar
is good for a window that is wider than it is high.
toggleWinVis
If this is set to 1, the behavior for "showing" a window gets changed. If the window
is hidden, it is shown in front of all others. If the window is visible, it is brought to
the front. If it was already at the front, it gets hidden (normally it stays visible).
(reserved)
It is important that you leave these set to 0.
connectPict
The ID of the PICT to draw when Hotline is connected (or 0 for none).
connectPictR
The rectangle (top,left,bottom,right) in pixels to draw the "connectPict" at.
height
The height of the window in pixels.
width
The width of the window in pixels.
bkgndPict

The ID of the PICT to draw as the background into the window. This is the main
picture - how the toolbar looks normally.
item bounds
The rectangle (top,left,bottom,right) in pixels that encloses this item. This rectangle
is used to determine if the mouse is within the item, and is used to draw the
"mDownPict" in the correct location.
item mDownPict
The ID of the PICT to draw while mouse is down in this item (while the button on the
mouse is pressed and located within the bounds of this item).
item mWithinPict
The ID of the PICT to draw while mouse is in/over this item (while the mouse is
located within the bounds of this item).
item mDownAction
The action to perform when the mouse goes down in this item (when the button on
the mouse is pressed and located within the bounds of this item). See "Action
Numbers" following for valid values.
item mUpAction
The action to perform when the mouse is released in this item (when the button on
the mouse was pressed and has just been released within the bounds of this item).
See "Action Numbers" following for valid values.
item mDownSound
When the button on the mouse is pressed over this item, play the sound ("snd ") of
this ID. Note that if you add your own "snd " resources, the IDs must be in the range
1000 to 2000.
item mUpSound
When the button on the mouse is released over this item, play the sound ("snd ") of
this ID. Note that if you add your own "snd " resources, the IDs must be in the range
1000 to 2000.
item showPicInWin
The ID of the PICT to show in a window with an OK button when this item is clicked.
Good for credits etc.
mDownPictRct

Normally, the "mDownPict" gets drawn in the item bounds. You can optionally
specify a different rectangle here.
mWithinPictR
Normally, the "mWithinPict" gets drawn in the item bounds. You can optionally
specify a different rectangle here.

Action Numbers

0 = do nothing
1 = show options window
2 = show connect window
3 = disconnect
4 = show news window
5 = show post window
6 = show chat window
7 = show files window
8 = show user list window
9 = show tasks window
10 = quit
11 = show about window
12 = show new user window
13 = show open user window
15 = show tracker window

Making Faster Smaller PICTs

First you'll need GraphicConvertor. You can get it from info-mac. Drag the
ResEdit file containing the PICTs onto GraphicConvertor and it will let you choose
which one you want to edit.

When you've got the picture open, choose "Minimise Color Table" from the
"Picture" and then "Colors" menu. This will not lessen the quality of your picture, but
can make it smaller. You may also want to lower the bit depth (eg, "Change to 256
Colors (8-bit)"). This might lessen the quality of your picture.

When you're done, choose "Save As" from the "File" menu. Select "PICT in
resource" as the format. Click on "Options" and select "Standard (RLE)" as the
compression (this is much faster to draw than QuickTime compression). Save the
PICT and open the file in ResEdit. The PICT 128 resource is the one to use (if there's
another, it's the preview).

10. Hackin Hotlines Prefs

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About
A couple of people have asked me about this so I spent fifteen minutes one
Saturday and did something about it. Nuff ced. What Im hacking here is those
four stats you see in About Hotline: Bytes Uploaded, Downloaded, etc. Why? Well, I
know that after a while if the ration between bytes downloaded and bytes uploaded
is huge then Hotline will change your name to [yourname] needs to upload or
something like that.

The Prefs
Its in your Preferences folder. Gee, no kidding? Well, get a data fork editor that
supports hex editing and also lets you see the offset/position of bytes.

What to hack

If youre a real wuss and wanna just make sure that you never get your name
changed to [name] needs to upload then just set the four bytes starting at
address C4 in the prefs to FFFF FFFF. When I say the address I mean the
address/offset of the byte in the Hotline Pref's data fork.

Bytes Uploaded: This is located in four bytes at the address C4. Its in decimal.
Bytes Downloaded: Same as Bytes Uploaded but located at address C8.
Chat: Same as Bytes Uploaded but the address is D0.
Time Online: If you really wanna edit this youll need a time-->hexedecimal
converter. Hotline takes the long integer in Date format and calulates the amount of
time since 1/1/4 in the long integer.

11. Hotlines Data Fork

I have not spent more than an hour screwing around with the data fork. I have
noticed that AOL tools are very similar to Hotlines data fork, in the sense that there
is a persistance of the same code in a lot of the procedures. Making it a little easier
to understand.

12. Bookmarks:
Remembering a HL server's IP address is a pain in the butt. You can easily bookmark
a site that you found with a tracker by selecting the site and then clicking the
button with the red H on it. If you open the bookmark it will take you to that HL
server. You can also find out a site's IP address by opening the bookmark with
HexEdit. The IP address clearly appears in the data fork. It is also possible to delete
that IP address and put in another one. (so you will have a different bookmark) Just
make sure the data fork's size is exactly 460. If the data forks size is over or under
460 it will screw up. You can either add or delete null spaces in the bookmark ( the
00 's).

13. Hotline File Analyzer:

Say you just downloaded 300 HL bookmarks. You will be lucky if 50 of them work.
The Hotline file analyzer is useful for checking to see which servers still exist. This
way you don't have to manually go through all of them.

14. How do I set up my own HL server?

Thats easy, just get the hotline server software. It can be obtained at:
http://www.hotlineSW.com
Look at the README that is provided with the HL server software, it will tell you how
to set it up. You can also set up your own tracker, but unless you are rich and have a
dedicated line or a static IP it's kinda pointless. You don't need to set up your own
tracker to have a HL server.

Hotline F12 commands

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shipaspa

same as 'icon'

banligerm

ML$ icon

evynies

ML icon

copperprod

ML icon

bngamya

whirl icon (only with right IP)

anthedge

the red H icon

beertilxx

bacon, pig, chat=pork, etc.

hydrowart
put num [000-999] in bottom box, encrypts -chat, only you and
others using the same number can read each-others chat
cerfsud

disables hard space to soft space - conversion=

fuelharp
ul>dl)

tells (in chat) your leeching rate (If >0 - then DL>UL, If <0 then

hoozyurdaddy

bottom box = day-of-month^2A (plays music ;)

sndbuf

bottom box = send buffer (in K) (sets send buffer size)

amityizz

icon=ML$

assitfrok

icon=ML

pegyxolk

icon=green-thing

cipohuwa

icon=yin-yang

saurifaj

icon=MacOS

porkgrinder

icon=#

acptrenb
slobberdog

pseudo=bacon,icon=pig, chat limited to pork and oink

pseudo=bacon,icon=pig, chat limited to pork and oink

eclyinla

pseudo=bacon,icon=pig, chat limited to pork and oink

hammeregg
kupfolla

pseudo=bacon,icon=pig, chat limited to pork and oink

encrypted chat type in a channel from 100-999 in bottom box

oumerzei

do not change hard-space to soft-space in chat text

lpculors

checking user's post to alt.../brb, will brb,post to alt...

fogmaker

will brb, post to alt ... + quit

jugfish
icon

leeching rate report (>0: dl>ul, <0 ul>dl)

icon=# under Banson

onmythnk

icon=hinks whirl

Templeash

blabbermouth under banson

How to use this commands: Press ctrl + F12 when you're in the hotline application.
Always put the 'commad word' in the top field.

Hot Goods on Hotline

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A new Internet whiteboard applica tion called Hotline has software developers
smoking mad. The application, which is still being tested, will turn any Macintosh

computer with an Internet Protocol (IP) address into a temporary server. The
company plans to release a PC version soon.

Hotline is intended to increase the effeftiveness of FTP (the protocol for transferring
files over the Internet), but critics claim that software pirates are abusing Hotline's
advanced FTP capabilities to illegally distribute fonts, applications, and system
software.

The software suite consists of three parts: Hotline client, Hotline server, and
Hotline tracker. Once you install the suite, you can log on to any number of IP
addresses and chat with other users, exchange files, and join a growing community
of warez users (the nickname Hotline devotees give themselves). For intrepid
Internauts, Hotline offers some unique features, such as resumable downloads; you
can also engage in real-time chat while downloading, uploading, or even browsing
the Web with another applicationand all of these require only I MB of RAM.

The latest version, Hotline 1.2, which should be available by the time you read this,
includes such features as private chat, support for firewalls, and the ability to
disconnect and ban users from your server. A number of bug fixes have delivered an
improved interface, better performance on high-speed connections, and server-side
crash protection. Hotline's developer, Hotline Communications, insists that it can't
be held responsible for the misuse of its product. Phil Hilton, public relations director
for the start-up, explains how Hotline originator Adam Hinkley conceived the idea
for the application: he was downloading a time-consuming 16-MB demo when his
system crashed at 15.9 MB, and he lost the entire file. Hinkley figured there
downloads that could be halted or resumed at will. "It's a replacement for archaic
FTP protocols," says Hilton. "It was never intended as a way to pirate software."
Others don't agree, which became obvious when the company attended Macworld
in Boston. "As we were walking around, a couple of people came up and thanked us
for making piracy so easy," says Hilton.

Would-be pirates should think twice: entrapment sites are common, and
consequences, including a $10,000 fine for violating software-licensing agreements,
can be severe. "It's suicide," warns Hilton. "The software lists your IP address, so
people can find out who you are." [ed. note . commenting files removes this risk!]

If you have the Hotline client installed, be sure to check out the following
legitimate Hotline sites, where you can swap software and chat: Ambrosia
(hotline://hotline.Ambrosiasw.com or www.AmbrosiaSW.com), BoffoMac
(hotline://hotline.boffomac.com or www.BoffoMac.com), Macline
(hotline://macline.net or www.macline.net), MacAddict (hotline://205.218.129.205
or www.MacAddict.com), Newton Intelligence (hotline://128.230.56.244 or
www.bounce.to/ni), and the EIASPlatter (hotline://202.76.102.12).

Contact: Hotline Communications Ltd., 416-531-7804 or www.hotlinesw.com.

Taken from December 1997 issue of Publish Magazine USA page 16

Change A Users Name

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Requirements:

- MacsBug
- You are running a server

Instructions:

Go into macsbug. type HZ. You should get something like this:

Heap zones
#1 Mod

5743K

#2 Mod

8K

00002800 to 0059E7AF SysZone^

00007990 to 00009CAF ! ROM read-only zone

#3 Mod
#4 Mod

48K

000E48F0 to 000F08EF

26000K 0059E7B0 to 01F02B9F Process Manager zone

#5 Mod

987K

01760250 to 01856E4F SimpleText

#6 Mod

1259K

0185E260 to 0199915F Hotline Server 1.2.1 PPC

#7 Mod

1515K

019A9270 to 01B2416F Hotline Client 2

#8 Mod

1003K

01B34280 to 01C2F17F SimpleSound

#9 Mod

891K

01E104F0 to 01EEF3EF

Finder

Then type the following. NOTE: the colored code will be different each time. You can
get the new one by looking in the Heap Zone. f 0185E260 (1k*#1259) 'name of HL
user'1259K. Press enter, you should get something like: Searching for 'unnamed'
from 0185E260 to 01998E5F 018738D1 756E 6E61 6D65 6400 0000 0000 0000
0000 unnamed Then type: sm 018738D1 'new name of HL user'. Remember the
brown code will change each time. If all goes well you should see something like:
Memory set starting at 018738D1. RETURN TO HL

Hotline Name Spoofing

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1: Type in the F12 "cerfsud", go into Options and save
2: your name
person who is being spoofed
3: Follow this chart:
guest: "i type something"--then press the space bar until the end of the first
line->
------->DOH:
to get to the second line, now press opt-space bar until you line up the persons
name

Now make the person who is being spoofed say something you want

guest: "i type something"--then press the space bar until the end of the first
line->
------->DOH: blah blah blah

Important note:
Always remember it's 13 spaces between the border of the chat window and the ':'.
It's also 2 spaces between the ':' and the first word. Sure, this is a fun thing to do
but 99% of all admins know about this and they'll cought you within 2 sec. Its kinda
fun the 4 first times, until you get banned & lose your account. Its also damn old.
Here's another old trick:

Tell everybody about the new 'Quake hotline'.

Tell them to press ctrl-F12
Tell them to holddown commad and write 'Quake' in the top field.

They'll get disconnected if the do it. Try to figure out why.

Wanna use hotline for more then 15 min and you dont have $40?
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Client 1.2.x
Name: TheSquirrel HHH
Pass: DPVRFTISMRFCNE

Server 1.2.x
Name: TheSquirrel HHH
Pass: HHEEFWHOEONROE

NetScrawl 1.0.x
Name: TheSquirrel
Pass: WMVWJWKVJZDHPE

Hotline tips & tricks

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Transfers:

It's considerate to queue your file transfers. By holding shift when you click to
transfer a file, you'll add it to the queue of files waiting to transfer. Only one file will
transfer at a time and the rest of the files will continue to transfer in order one after
the other. A better way to ensure queueing your transfers is to check the 'Queue File
Transfers' box in the Options dialog. NOTE: many Hotline server administrators will
kick you off of their server if you do not queue.

If your transfer seems slow or hung, open the files window and hit the refresh
button (with the two green arrows.) For some reason, this seems to 'jumpstart' the
transfer for a while. Repeat as needed.

Chat:

If you change 'Your Name' in the Options dialog, the change will be announced in
the Chat window.

Example: <<< Einous Boy is now known as Einous Boy (having a smoke) >>>

For a feature similar to the /msg (<- is that right?) on IRC, hold Option when you
press return to send your chat message. It changes this:

Einous Boy : finishes his apple cider

to this:

*** Einous Boy finishes his apple cider

The 'Secret' dialog:

Pressing ctrl-F12 brings up a dialog with two short text fields and the name 'Secret'

Enter 'fogmaker' in the first field and the chat window will announce:
<something about posting to alt.sex.fetish.hampsters or something> then after
seven or eight seconds your Hotline client will quit.

Enter 'jugfish' in the first field and the chat window will annouce:
*** Einous Boy announces his LEECH RATING >>>> 2

Enter 'access' in the first field and:

The chat window will announce <<< Einous Boy is now known as Bacon >>>
Your icon will change to a pig
When you try to chat you will only say "pork" or "oink."
You will have to quit the client and re-launch it to use your regular name and icon.

If you press control-f12 and type 'powertok' in the top box and a number in the
bottom box, and I do the same thing with the same number, our chat becomes
encrypted in the chat window so only we can read it.

hammeregg-In the first box type hammeregg and type the icon res id you want in
the second box (i.e. use resedit to find the res id) you can use other icons they have
this way.

Other undocumented features: if a file named "User Icons" is in the same folder as
Hotline, this file will be opened and the "cicn" icons in it will be made available as
user list icons:

Open the cicn file and note the ID# of the icon you like
Close it!!!!!
Use CTRL-F12 to get the secret window
Type hammeregg in the top and ID# in the bottom
Voila! You now will have your own custom icon for the HL world to see!

In the Online Users window, pressing command - downarrow will drop you to the last
user on the window!

>Is there anyway to delay the enabling of the OK button on personal

>messages? I can't count the times I'll be chatting and hit return to
>post a chat just as a IM comes up and dismiss it before I can read it.

A pause would be cool.... but heres the deal..... If you set private msg's
to be shown at back, all you have to do is press F9 to bring them to the
front. (of course you poor souls with no F keys are still screwed.. GET A

REAL KEYBOARD)
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That's about it. And remember: Keep on hackin' no matter what. Don't let anyone or
anything stop you.

- The Squirrel [mili9699@hem1.passagen.se]