LOD Legion of Doom
Lutzifer West German computer, connected to the X.25 network, which had a chat facility
MFC Multi Frequency Code (Group III): inter-exchange telecommunications system used by Telstra (Telecom)
MILNET Military Network: TCP/IP unclassified US DOD computer network
MOD Masters of Deception (or Destruction)
Modem Modulator De-modulator: a device used to transmit computer data over a regular telephone line
NCA National Crime Authority
Netlink A Primos/Dialcom command used to initiate a connection over an
X.25 network
NIST National Institute of Standards (US)
NIC Network Information Center (US), run by DOD: a computer which assigned domain names for the Internet.
NRL Naval Research Laboratory (US)
NSA National Security Agency (US)
NUA Network User Address: the `telephone' number of a computer on an
X.25 network
NUI Network User Identifier (or Identification): combined username/password used on X.25 networks for billing purposes
NorTel Northern Telecom, Canadian manufacturer of telecommunications equipment
PABX Private Automatic Branch Exchange
PAD Packet Assembler Disassembler—ASCII gateway to X.25 networks
PAR `PAR?'—command on PAD to display PAD parameters
RMIT Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
RTG Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, space probe Galileo's plutonium-based power system
RTM Robert Tappan Morris (Jr), the Cornell University student who wrote the Internet worm, also known as the RTM worm
Scanner A program which scans and compiles information, such as a list of NUAs
SPAN Space Physics Analysis Network: global DECNET- based network, primarily controlled by NASA
Sprint US telecommunications company, an X.25 network provider
Sprinter Word used by some Australian and English hackers to denote scanner. Derived from scanning attacks on Sprint communications
Sprintnet X.25 network controlled by Sprint communications
Sun Sun Microsystems—a major producer of Unix workstations
TCP Transmission Control Protocol (RFC793): a standard for data connection between two computers on the Internet
TELENET An X.25 network, DNIC 3110
Telnet A method of connection between two computers on the Internet or other TCP/IP networks
Trojan A program installed by hackers to secretly gather information, such as passwords. Can also be a backdoor
Tymnet An X.25 network controlled by MCI, DNIC 3106
Unix Multi-user computer operating system developed by AT&T and
Berkeley CSRG
VAX Virtual Address Extension: series of mini/mainframe computer systems produced by DEC
VMS Virtual Memory System: computer operating system produced by DEC and used on its VAX machines
WANK Worms Against Nuclear Killers: the title of DECNET/VMS-based worm released into SPAN/DEC/HEPNET in 1989
X.25 International data communications network, using the X.25 communications protocol. Network is run primarily by major telecommunications companies. Based on CCITT standard # X.25
