The happy hacker series is not worth your time. Its run by a self proclaiming "Hacking god" with illusions of grandeur. Honestly, I know it sounds cheesy, but for resources, try "hacking exposed" by foundstone. And for culture, go pick up a copy of 2600 magazine and look in the back for meetings in your area.
----- Original Message ----- From: "William Laubernds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dan Irwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Dan Bingham'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 1:47 PM Subject: Re: Other side of the coin > If you are looking towards IRC I would go to the 2600 IRC server > (irc.2600.net) > > Else send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "subscribe happy-hacker" in > the message body. (I have not used this mailing list, I have just seen it on > differnet haX0r sites) > > Good luck, > William > > > Try IRC. Pick any of the larger networks, EFnet, DALnet, IRCnet. > > > > Join some channels... Type /list to get a listing of *all* channels. Find > > some channels with the word "hack" somewhere in the name, these could be a > > good start. > > > > The vast majority of people on these kind of channels are your average > > script kiddie type. (Note i said vast, not ALL). > > > > You may also want to look for some smaller or underground IRC servers or > > networks. These too can be inhabited by the kinds of people you wish to > > monitor. > > > > Hope This Helps. > > > > Dan. >
