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                              Avalanche V3.0
                               Documentation

                   Avalanche Copyright 1996-1997 H-Master


No parts of this document can be replicated, without the WRITTEN consent of
the copyright holder, for uses other than the promotion / distribution of this
software.


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  Contents  
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        Contents
        Introduction
        Legal Issues
        Features
        Bare Necessities
        Quick Start
        Explanations of Main Menu Commands
        Explanations of Sub Menu Commands
        Format of SERVER.LST
        Format of MAILER.LST
        Format of INSULT.LST
        Format of MAILING.LST and other mailing lists
        Format of FRAME.LST
        Format of GINSULT.LST and other insult words lists
        External Utilities
        True SMTP Spoofing
        News
        Contact Information


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  Introduction  
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        Avalanche is a program you use to bomb someone's e-mail address.  It
        was made to with 2 objectives in mind: anonymity and speed.  On
        average, Avalanche can send about 20 e-mails in 5-7 seconds using 5
        clones and running on a 28.8k connection.  That's almost 3 times
        faster than Kaboom!  What's more, Avalanche will include fake mail
        headers which makes it seem like the mail did NOT originate from you.
        Cool eh?


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  Legal Issues  
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        Although Avalanche is a FREEWARE, it is NOT public domain software.

        If you would like to distribute Avalanche as part of a shareware
        distribution, magazine, internet book, CD ROM, etc.  please contact me
        for permission.

        All commercial use interests in Avalanche should be directed to
        hmaster@poboxes.com.

        The integrity of the original Avalanche distribution file as
        distributed by the author is essential.  Avalanche and all of its
        related files must be distributed together in the original format.
        The Avalanche distribution file may not have files added to it or
        removed from it, and none of its contents may be modified, decompiled,
        or reverse engineered.

        Avalanche is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either
        express or implied, including but not limited to the implied
        warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
        In no event shall the author be liable for any damages whatsoever
        including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of
        business profits or special damages, even if the author has been
        advised of the possibility of such damages.

        Avalanche is provided as an educational medium.  All uses of Avalanche
        are assumed by the author to be for education.  In no event shall the
        author be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct,
        indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or
        special damages, even if the author has been advised of the
        possibility of such damages, due to the misuse of this software,
        improper handling of this software, etc.


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  Features  
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        Features of Avalanche:

        -> Multiple connections with server -> FAST!
        -> Super fast, can send at an average of 20 mails every 5-7 seconds
            using 5 clones and on a 28.8k connection.  That's almost 3 times
            faster than Kaboom!
        -> Configurable.
        -> Anonymous.  Fake mail headers will be added that will make it look
            like you are just one of the relay servers and NOT the sender of
            the e-mail.
        -> Supports relay servers.
        -> Emulates other e-mail programs so as to get YOU off the hook.
        -> A mailing list bomber to let you subscribe your favourite victim to
           all the mailing lists in the world.
        -> Random generic insult or prepared insult in message body or
            subject.
        -> Lamer Framer.
        -> Ability to save sessions and resume bombing at a later time.
        -> Menu controlled by tabs.  This greatly reduced the size of the menu
             and thus, even users with a screen resolution of 640x480 can use
             the program without a hitch.
        -> File attachments.  Yes, now you can send your favourite victim your
             entire harddisk!
        -> Addon support functionality.
        -> Others features found in most other e-mail bombing programs.
        -> For more enhancements, refer to WHATS.NEW.


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  Bare Necessities  
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        I'm not sure of this list, but it should not be too far off.

        -> IBM PC or compatible.
        -> Microsoft Windows 3.x or Microsoft Windows 95 / NT.
        -> Winsock 1.1 API compliant networking package.
        -> Access to internet via PPP.


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  Quick Start  
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        Here's how to start bombing ASAP!

        1. Decompress the package which Avalanche came in.  If you are reading
           this, you should already done that.
        2. Delete all the files you do not want.
        3. Start your internet connection.
        4. Execute ALANCHE.EXE and have fun!


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  Explanations of Main Menu Commands  
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        Here's a BRIEF explanation of the menu commands in the Main Menu.

        Under Files, you will find:
        Restore Settings      Restore settings to default.
        Reload Settings       Load settings from ALANCHE.INI.
        Save Settings         Save current settings to ALANCHE.INI.
        Exit                  Take your best guess...

        Under Menus, you will find:
        Mail Bomber           Starts the mail bomber.
        Mailing Lists         Starts the mailing list bomber.
        Statistics            Shows statistics for Avalanche.

        You will also see some command boxes.  Refer above for their
        functions.


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  Explanations of Sub Menu Commands  
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        Here's a BRIEF explanation of the menu commands in the sub menus.

        In the Mail Bombing menu, you will find:

        File, with:

        New Session           Clears the fields and starts a new session.
        Open Session          Loads the settings from a file.  You will be
                                prompted with a menu to select the file.
        Save Session          Saves the current settings.  If there is no
                                session file in use, you will be prompted with
                                a menu to select the file.
        Save Session As       Saves the current settings.  You will be
                                prompted with a menu to select the file.
        Load Clones           Load more clones.
        Unload Clones         Unload some clones.  Note that you must have at
                                least ONE clone.
        Exit                  Take a guess?
        
        Bombing, with:

        Start\Stop            Start bombing.
        Clear                 Clear the form.
        Random Subject        Sets a random subject.
        Random Message        Sets a random message.
        Random Insult         Opens a new window to let you select an insult.


        On the form itself, you will find 6 commandboxes.  For information
        about them, refer to previous definitions.

        Note that if you click on Start, it will change to Stop and if you
        click on it again, bombing will be aborted.


        On the form, you will find the following tabs:

        Mail Properties       Allows you to configure the mail properties.
        Options               Allows you to select options regarding the mail.
        Message               Allows you to edit the message body.
        Log                   Shows the log.

        Under the Mail Properties tab, you will find:

        Domain name:          State that your domain name (E.G: microsoft.com)
                                in this.
        To:                   Bomb this address.
        From:                 Pretend that the mail came from this address.
        Server:               Server to use.
        E-Mailer:             E-Mailer to emulate.
        Priority              This specifies the priority of the message.  Not
                                really needed.  Most people just ignore it.
        Carbon copy:          This is a list of people who will get the bomb
                                as well.  Enter each address on a NEW line.
        Relays:               Total number of relays (including server,
                                excluding you)

        Under the Options tab, you will find:

        Number of e-mails:    Number of e-mails to send.  If you select this,
                                the textbox beside it will be enabled and you
                                have to type in the number of e-mails to send
                                in the textbox.
        Mail until stopped    Keep sending e-mails until you click on the Stop
                                button.  If you select this, the textbox
                                beside it will be disabled.
        Use mass mailing      Mass mailing allows multiple mails to be sent
                                with just one mail.  It is rather like carbon
                                copy, except that the both mails go to the
                                same e-mail address.  Note that mass mailing
                                only works for the primary victim (I.E: those
                                in the carbon copy will not be affected).  The
                                box beside the option is to let you specify
                                how many times the mail is to be repeated.  It
                                is not advisable to use a value that is too
                                large for some servers may not accept it.
        Use real IP for mail  If this is enabled, Avalanche will attempt to
          headers               get the real IP of fake relay servers and use
                                that instead of a random IP.  Note that this
                                will make the phrasing of the headers a LOT
                                slower.
        Use random insult for If this is selected, the subject you provided
          subject               will be replaced with a random insult.
        Append random insult  If this is selected, the message you entered
          to message            will be appended with a random insult.
        Randomly frame others If this is selected, the From field will be
                                replaced with random people to frame.
        File attachment:      If this is specified, then the file will be sent
                                along as a file attachment.  To open the file
                                browser, double click on the box.  Note that
                                since Avalanche sends the file at such a high
                                speed, it is possible that the file is sent
                                before the server is ready to receive it.  If
                                this happens the clone would appear to
                                "freeze" and the only way to fix that is to
                                stop bombing and then resume again.  In order
                                to prevent data lose, Avalanche will have a
                                pause now and then to let the server catch up.
                                This is normal.  However, even with the pause,
                                it is possible that the server miss out on
                                some of the data and thus, the file may not be
                                decodable.

        Under the Message tab, you will find:

        Subject:              Subject for message.
        Message:              This is the message to send.

        Under the Log tab, you will find:

        Messages left:        This informs you of the number of messages left
                                to send.  If you select Mail until stopped
                                then you will see the total number of mails
                                sent, it will also change to "Message sent:".
        the Status box        This is used to log down anything worth logging.
                                Note that double clicking on this will clear
                                the status box.


        In the Mailing List Bombing menu, you will find:

        File, with:

        Start                 Start/Stop bombing.
        Clear                 Clears everything.
        Exit                  Exit mailing list bombing menu.
        
        Lists, with:

        Update                Update the mailing list listing.
        Untag All             Untag all the lists.
        Tag All               Tag all the lists.


        On the form itself, you will find some commandboxes.  For information
        about them, refer to previous definitions.

        Note that if you click on Start, it will change to Stop and if you
        click on it again, bombing will be aborted.


        On the form, you will find the following tabs:

        Mail Properties       Allows you to configure the mail properties.
        Lists                 Allows you to configure the lists.
        Log                   Shows the log.

        Under the Mail Properties tab, you will find:

        Domain name:          State that your domain name (E.G: microsoft.com)
                                in this.
        Address:              Address of the victim.  Must be real.
        Name:                 Name of the victim.  May be faked.
        Server:               SMTP server to use.

        Under the Lists tab, you will find:

        List File:            Selects the file to use for the mailing lists.
        Command:              If you wish to alter the subscription command,
                                here's your last chance!  Note that this does
                                not work with single lists.
        Three commandboxes    Refer to previous definitions.
        A List                Select the lists to subscribe here.

        Under the Log tab, you will find:

        the Status box        This is used to log down anything worth logging.
                                Note that double clicking on this will clear
                                the status box.
        Lists Left:           Lists left to subscribe.


        In the Insult menu, you will find:

        A combo box, which lists all the insults availible.

        Choose a Random       Chooses a random insult from the list.
          Insult
        Generate an Insult    This one will use the data in the lists found in
                                GINSULT.LST to make generic insults.
        Copy to Clipboard     This will copy the insult to the clipboard.

        Note: After the insult is generated, you must paste it onto the
              clipboard or manually type it out.


        In the Statistics menu, you will find:

        Some statistics.  Note that the statistics are determined when the
        program initialises.  Therefore, any changes AFTER the program starts
        will NOT be reflected.

        Close                 Closes the Statistics menu.


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  Format of SERVER.LST  
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     SERVER.LST is a list of the SMTP servers that Avalanche may include in
     the mail relay or use as the server to connect to.

     The format is as follows:
     <Server1>
     <Server2>
     <Server3>
     ...

     Simple eh?

     E.G:

     acad.bryant.edu
     atlanta.com


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  Format of MAILER.LST  
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     MAILER.LST is a list of the e-mail program and their "signature".  Using
     this information, Avalanche is able to emulate the e-mailer program.

     The format is as follows:
     <Program>[||<Signature>]
     <Program>[||<Signature>]
     <Program>[||<Signature>]
     ...

     Whereby <Program> is a string identifying the e-mail program.  If the
     signature of the e-mail program is "X-Mailer: <Program>" then you can
     ignore [||<Signature>].  Otherwise, you must add "||" followed by the
     signature.

     E.G:

     Pegasus Mail/Windows 1.22 (16)||X-mailer: Pegasus Mail/Windows (v1.22)

     The name of the e-mail program is "Pegasus Mail/Windows 1.22 (16)" and
     the signature is "X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail/Windows (v1.22)".


     Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32)

     The name of the e-mail program is "Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32)"
     and the signature is "X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32)".


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  Format of INSULT.LST  
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     INSULT.LST is a list of insults for the random insult generator.

     The format is as follows:
     <Insult>
     <Insult>
     <Insult>
     ...

     Whereby <Insult> is an insult.

     E.G:

     I'll hit you so hard you'll have to take off your shoes to shit!
     I'll hit you so hard you'll have to unzip your pants to say hi!


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  Format of MAILING.LST and other mailing lists  
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     MAILING.LST is a list of files containing mailing lists.

     The format is as follows:
     <Filename> [Name]
     <Filename> [Name]
     <Filename> [Name]
     ...

     Whereby <Filename> is the name of a file and [Name] is an optional field
     specifying the name to display when allowing the user to choose the list.
     If a path is not provided, it is assumed that the file is in the
     program's directory.

     E.G:

     .\LISTS\ESOSOFT.LST Esosoft (MD)
     .\LISTS\PSUVM.LST


     The filenames in MAILING.LST refer to other files containing list server
     information.  The format of such files is:

     <T/F><Address>
     <T/F2><Format>
     <List>
     <List>
     <List>
     ...

     Whereby <T/F> is either 1 or 0 (1 = true, 0 = false) specifying whether
     the list server supports more than one command in each mail.  <Address>
     refers to the address of the list server.  <T/F2> refers to whether the
     command should be in the message body or the subject.  If this value is
     0, then the command will be in the subject.  Otherwise, it will be in the
     message body.  <Format> refers to the format of subscribing to a list.
     <List> refers to a list supported by the list server.

     E.G:

     1Majordomo@VECTOR.CASTI.COM
     1subscribe <LISTNAME> <ADDRESS>
     aaheg
     access-team
     action-alert
     apanet


     Another type of format is for single mailing lists.  I.E: Servers that
     only server one list instead of many lists like the example above.
     In such a case, the format should be:

     SINGLE LISTS
     <ADDRESS> <T/F><COMMAND>
     <ADDRESS> <T/F><COMMAND>
     <ADDRESS> <T/F><COMMAND>
     ...

     Whereby <T/F> is the same as <T/F2> in the previous format, <COMMAND> is
     the same as <FORMAT> in the previous format and <ADDRESS> specifies the
     e-mail address of the list server.

     E.G:

     SINGLE LISTS
     DOGWRITER-H@h19.hoflin.com 0subscribe
     DWAAPRESSRELEASES-H@h19.hoflin.com 0subscribe


     In <Format>, you can add in some macros.  They are:

     <LISTNAME>               Refers to the name of the list.
     <ADDRESS>                Refers to the address to subscribe the list for.
     <FULLNAME>               Refers to the full name of the victim.  May be
                                faked.
     
     E.G:

     subscribe <LISTNAME> <ADDRESS>

     will be converted to something like:

     subscribe apanet victim@die.com


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  Format of FRAME.LST  
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     FRAME.LST is a list of people to frame.

     The format is as follows:
     <E-Mail>
     <E-Mail>
     <E-Mail>
     ...

     Whereby <E-Mail> is the e-mail address of someone to frame.

     E.G:

     SomeDork@aol.com
     HisFriend@aol.com


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  Format of GINSULT.LST and other insult words lists  
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     GINSULT.LST is a list of the word lists used to form insults.

     The format is as follows:
     <FILE 1>
     <FILE 2>
     <FILE 3>
     ...

     Whereby <FILE 1>, <FILE 2> and <FILE 3> refers to the insult words lists.

     E.G:

     .\INSULTS\GINSULT.001
     .\INSULTS\GINSULT.002
     .\INSULTS\GINSULT.003


     The filenames in GINSULT.LST refer to other files containing insult words
     information.  The format of such files is:

     The format is as follows:
     <Phrase 1, Number 1>
     <Phrase 1, Number 2>
     <Phrase 1, Number 3>
     ----------
     <Phrase 2, Number 1>
     <Phrase 2, Number 2>
     <Phrase 2, Number 3>
     ...
     ----------

     Whereby <Phrase 1, Number ?> is the first word/phrase to put in the
     insult and <Phrase 2, Number ?> is the second.  For more information,
     please refer to the samples supplied.

     E.G:

     You
     __________
     are
     __________
     lame.
     __________

     Can be used to form only one insult.  I.E: You are lame.


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  External Utilities  
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     Avalanche now comes bundled with some external utilities.  Their
     functions and usage are described below:

     EXEname : DUPE.EXE
     Function: Removes all duplicated lines from a file and the new list is
               output to a file.
     Input   : <Inputfile> <Outputfile>
     Uses    : Can be used to check for duplicates in your lists.
     Notes   : If the outputfile already exists, it will be overwritten.
     T. Notes: If the input file does not exist or the command line is wrong,
               then the program will quit with errorlevel 1.

     EXEname : SORT.EXE
     Function: Sorts a list in ASCII order.
     Input   : <Inputfile> <Outputfile>
     Uses    : Can be used to sort your lists.
     Notes   : If the outputfile already exists, it will be overwritten.
     T. Notes: If the input file does not exist or the command line is wrong,
               then the program will quit with errorlevel 1.  Note that in
               order to save space and MY time, the program uses bubble sort
               to sort and thus may be a bit slow.

     EXEname : MLMAKE.EXE
     Function: Provides an interface for the making of a mailing list.
     Input   : Nothing.
     Uses    : Can be used to make mailing lists.
     Notes   : When you start, the program will prompt for a file to read
               from.  This file must contain the lists supported by the
               server.  The file must have one list on each line.  Leading and
               appending spaces are removed.  Also, only the first word will
               be used.  For example:

               ALIST   This is list A.
                 BLIST     This is list B.
                     CLIST

               will be saved as:

               ALIST
               BLIST
               CLIST

               After you input the file to read from, it will ask you for a
               file to save to.  Note that if this file exists, it will be
               overwritten.  Then it will prompt for the name of the server,
               just enter the e-mail address of the server.  The fourth
               question is whether the server accepts multiple commands.  If
               you enter a word starting with "n" then it will be taken as a
               no.  Otherwise, it is assumed to be yes.  The next question is
               the format of the command.  The last question asks whether the
               commands should be in the message body or the subject.  If the
               first character of the string you enter is "M" then message
               body is assumed, else subject is assumed.  After that, the list
               will be made.
     T. Notes: If the input file does not exist then the program will quit
               with errorlevel 1.  Note that Single Lists are NOT supported.

     EXEname : SMTPLOOK.EXE
     Function: Takes in a list of servers and sends an e-mail address an
               e-mail with one mail using each server.  The results are logged
               in SMTPLOOK.LOG.
     Input   : <Server List>
     Uses    : Can be used to check for existence of SMTP servers and whether
               they log IP.
     Notes   : Do not use a large server list.  Otherwise, the e-mail address
               will be bombed.  *hint* *hint*
     T. Notes: The list of servers on the menu will display the remaining
               servers.  As servers are being used, they will be removed from
               the list.  Note that ALL errors will be taken as that the
               server failed to work.  You'll have to manually look through
               the mails to see whether the servers log IP.


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  True SMTP Spoofing  
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     A lot of e-mail bombers claim anonymous sending.  However, there are some
     things that need to be looked at.  First off, you must understand the
     Windows Socket (winsock) structure.  If you do, you would realise that it
     is hard, if not impossible, to spoof.  Also, you would realise that most
     of those e-mail bombers come with a list of SMTP servers.  Why?  Is it
     because they are fast?  NO!  The reason is that they DO NOT LOG YOUR IP
     WHEN YOU SEND E-MAILS!  That is how most windows-based e-mail bombers
     send "spoofed" e-mails.  If you do not belief me, use your local ISP's
     SMTP server (assuming it logs IP) with the e-mail bomber, or use a normal
     e-mail program, such as Eudora, and mail using that server.  As an
     example, I quote (upyoursX.doc, paragraph 2):

       "Now enters Up yours 3.0,  as with previous versions you were
     completely anonymous and had not the fear of getting busted to ward you
     from completing your task, but now you can also completely spoof e-mail
     from another individual you hate and pretend you were them while bombing
     the fuck out of the first guy you hate.  this usually ensues a war
     between the individuals you hate (which is a good thing) and you can aid
     this via up yours 3."

     Note the following extracts before you continue.

     Extract 1:
     "as with previous versions you were completely anonymous and had not the
     fear of getting busted"
     Note especially the word "completely".

     Extract 2:
     "spoof e-mail from another individual you hate"

     I tried the above-mentioned program using a public SMTP server,
     pobox.org.sg, and the reply (only two lines are listed because they are
     the important ones and also, my IP is replaced with X's):

     Line 1:
     "Received: from x.x.x.x (x.x.x.x [x.x.x.x]) by plato.pobox.org.sg
     (8.7.6/8.7.1) with SMTP id VAA05050 for <t8208119@poboxes.com>; Tue, 31
     Dec 1996 21:33:59 +0800 (SGT)"

     Line 2:
     "X-Authentication-Warning: plato.pobox.org.sg: Host x.x.x.x [x.x.x.x]
     didn't use HELO protocol"

     Note: The server returned my IP (the IP I sent the mail from) in the
           mail but it is censored here so as to protect myself.  If you do
           not believe me, feel free to try it out yourself.

     Looks to me that the method the e-mail bomber used to "spoof" is to
     NOT use the HELO protocol (which by the way is used to identify a
     server).  Either that or it depends solely on SMTP servers that DO NOT
     LOG IP.

     Thus, if you wish to "spoof" e-mails using Avalanche, just use one of
     the following SMTP servers as your primary server.

     Cinci.OH.US.StarLink.Org
     agora.rdrop.com
     blackmagic.sorcery.net
     davis.oz.org
     postoffice.com
     pt.cyanamid.com
     relay.net
     www.iowa.net
     www.netforward.com

     Note: It is possible that the servers above changed their SMTP programs,
           so check it out before using it to bomb!


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  News  
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     This new section is devoted to announcements, interesting stuff, tips,
     tricks, questions, etc. on Avalanche.  Feel free to send me e-mail on
     additions for this section.

        - Announcements -

        -> I have a new idea.  If I set up a mailing list and then subscribe
           it to all the mailing lists I can find, then the amount of mails it
           generates will be literally millions.  Then, if you subscribe
           someone to my list, he can get up to 3 mails per day from each of
           the mailing lists and together, that can amount to 3000-5000 mails
           per day!  However, I would need a e-mail account to run the program
           from.  Therefore, if you have a server and can spare me one, inform
           me.


        - Interesting Stuff / Tips / Tricks -

        -> When you load clones, you are advised to load 1/3 or a close factor
           of the total number of bombs.  This way, the chance of sending more
           e-mails than specified is lesser.
           E.G:
           If you want to send 9 mails, load 3 clones.
           if you want to send 10 mails, load 2 clones.

        -> One great way of using Avalanche is to switch it to Mail until
           stopped mode and then start bombing.  Then you can go and have a
           nap (or hibernate).  Better yet, leave it on while you go for that
           trip around the world you always wanted.

        -> If you REALLY REALLY need to test out Avalanche on YOUR e-mail
           address using the Mail until stopped mode, you are advised not to
           leave it on for more than 1 minute, regardless of the number of
           clones loaded, if you have a 14.4k or faster connection.  Trust me
           on this one.

        -> If you want to do major bombing, DO NOT USE YOUR REAL E-MAIL
           ADDRESS in the From field.  This is because most e-mail accounts
           have a limit of around 2-4 megs and each e-mail is about 1-5k
           (including headers, etc.).  This mean that if you send more than
           1000-2000 e-mails, it is highly likely that some of them rebounce.
           Actually, if you want to do major bombing, it's best to send about
           500-1000 mails PER DAY.  This way, you will keep the victim's
           mailbox full of "fan" mail for as long as you keep it up.

        -> One good way to do continuously bombing without being on-line is:
           In the From field, put in the victim's e-mail address.
           Then send a few thousand 5-10k e-mails.  When the e-mails rebounce,
           they will grow larger (due to added rebounce message) and the
           bigger message will go back to the victim.  It will then grow again
           and go back to the victim.  This will continue until the victim
           manages to clear his mailbox.  This trick is especially useful if
           the victim's mail server is VERY fast.  Then, the mail can grow at
           the rate of more than 1 meg per second!

        -> A great way to remain completely anonymous is to use the mailing
           lists bomber and subscribe to all the mailing lists you can find.
           Then, using the victim's e-mail address, you send mails, that will
           gurantee flames back, to the mailing lists, such as an entire mail
           full of vulgarity.  After that, the people in the mailing lists
           will kindly do you a favour by flaming the victim with tons and
           tons of flame mails.

        -> Another good way to remain completely anonymous is to put the
           victim's e-mail address in the "From:" field and then send the mail
           to a service like ATI or USR's support service.  This will make the
           service send a 5-10k auto reply mail.  Great if you know lots of
           services that auto reply.

        -> Most mailing lists servers now have a safety protection.  That is,
           when someone signs up for a list, the server will send a mail to
           the person, giving him full information on how to sign off.  This
           cannot be avoided, however, there is a way to go around the
           problem.  First of all, mail bomb the victim with about 10 very big
           e-mails.  Then, subscribe him.  The 10 e-mails will fill up the
           victim's e-mail quota and thus, he will not be able to receive the
           server's warnings (I.E: The warning mails will bounce).  However,
           some server programs will keep sending the warning mails until
           they get through.  If you ever find yourself with such a server,
           you will have to use method 2.  First of all, bomb the victim with
           enough e-mails to fill about half his e-mail quota.  Then subscribe
           him.  Let the server have a few minutes/hours/days to process the
           subscription then bomb the victim till his quota exceeds.  That
           will, when the victim checks his mail, he'll notice the bombs.
           Hopefully, he will think that all the rest are all bombs and thus
           delete all the mails immediately without checking, thereby deleting
           the server's warnings as well.

        -> Most mailing lists have a command to allow someone to get more
           information on a list.  This information is usually very big,
           ranging from 10k - 1mb.  Now, how do we make use of this useful
           feature?  Well, start the mailing list subscriber, update the list,
           and then in the Command: field, change the command to:

           who <LISTNAME>               (gives the names of all subscribers)
           OR
           info <LISTNAME>              (gives info on all selected lists)
           OR
           help <LISTNAME>              (gives a DETAILED help on the lists)
           OR
           index <LISTNAME>             (gives more information on lists)

           then tag all the lists you want and send.  This tip is provided by
           Webman.  Note that not all the commands work for all lists.


        - Frequently Asked Questions -

        -> Q: The message left counter is spoilt.  When I use the bomber, it
              doesn't move at all and then suddenly jumps all the way down to
              0.
           A: The counter is NOT spoilt.  It is slow at first because before
              it sends the first mail, it has to initialise the server and
              this takes time.

        -> Q: The mailing list left counter is spoilt.  When I use the mailing
              list subscriber, it doesn't move at all and then suddenly jumps
              all the way down to 0.
           A: The counter is NOT spoilt.  Some list servers supports multiple
              commands in each mail and thus, all the subscription commands
              are together so only one mail is needed.

        -> Q: When I start Avalanche, it says that I do not have some of the
              files.  Where can I get them?
           A: You should be able to get ALL the files required by Avalanche at
              my homepage.  If you can't, leave me a message.

        -> Q: Windows reported that I have a "device unavailible" error.  What
              should I do?
           A: Your copy of winsock.dll is not compatible with Avalanche.  Get
              a new one.  Note that the copy of winsock I am using is the one
              supplied with Windows 95.

        -> Q: The clones keep connecting and reconnecting without bombing.
              What is wrong?
           A: When the clones encounter ANY error when bombing, they will
              disconnect and reconnect and try again.  If the error doesn't
              lie with the connection but with your provided information, then
              the clones will keep disconnecting and reconnecting until you
              stop them.  Common errors inlude:

              1. The relay is too large.  Try making it smaller.
              2. The server is down or does not accept e-mails from your IP.
              3. The server is too slow.
              4. The server is faulty.
              5. There is a connection problem.
              6. Your copy of winsock is not compatible with Avalanche.
              7. You do not have enough memory.
              8. The victim's e-mail is on the server, but the server cannot
                   locate the victim's account.
              9. There is an error with one of the relay servers.
             10. The message is too long.

        -> Q: When I start the program, Windows 95 says that the language file
              is missing and refuses to run the program.
           A: This is quite a common problem.  There are 2 solutions I can
              think of.  They are:

              1. Install Visual Basic 4.0.  Once installed, VB4 will set the
                 language.dll option in your win.ini.
              2. Set the language.dll option yourself.  An easy way to do this
                 is to run setup, change the language to something else.  Then
                 save the new settings.  After that, if you want the language
                 to be the old one, then run setup again and change it back.
                 Note that this is not guranteed to work, but it worked for
                 me.

        -> Q: I subscribed my favourite victim to 1000+ mailing lists on a
              single mailing list server.  However, he only receives 8 to 10.
              How come?
           A: Some mailing lists (especially listservs and majordomos) have a
              built-in feature to reject subscriptions if a certain e-mail
              address subscribes for more than 8 to 10 mailing lists in a
              short period of time.  The only way around this is to use
              multiple mailing lists servers or subscribe the victim slowly.

        -> Q: The new feature of Avalanche (multiple connection processors)
              does not make the bombing faster at all.  How come?
           A: The old version of Avalanche process server connections in with
              an endless loop, checking ALL the clones one at a time.  This is
              quite economical on memory and will be relatively fast if the
              server is slow.  However, if the server is fast, the loop can
              only process ONE connection at a time and thus slows down the
              rest of the clones.  However, with the new multiple connection
              processors, one loop is created for every clone.  Therefore,
              more memory is required.  However, more processors mean that the
              loops only have to attend to one clone each and thus, data can
              be processed almost immediately when it is received.  There is
              however, one drawback.  Under Windows 3.x, the loops CANNOT
              process simultaneously.  Instead, the loops tackle each clone
              one after the other.  This is still faster than using one loop,
              but the difference is too insignificant to realise.  If,
              however, the program is running under Windows 95, the loops will
              be able to process data almost simultaneously.  This will
              greatly increase the speed of data processing and can speed up
              the bombing (on a fast server) by up to 10-20%.  That is, IF
              there are more than one clone.  If you are using one clone,
              there is only one loop running and thus, the speed is the same.


        - Others -

        -> This area is closed until someone posts me something to say.


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        If for some reason or another you wish to contact me, here's my info.

        IRC Nick     : H-Master
        IRC Network  : Galaxynet / EFnet / Dalnet (In order of perferences)
        E-mail       : h-master@usa.net (No flames / chains / bombs!)
        Homepage     : http://www.nimenet.com/sites/h-master/

        If you want to get the latest copy of Avalanche, e-mail me.

        If you want me to add you to my list of registered users, just e-mail
        me a reason why you like Avalanche so much AND an enhancement you
        would like to see in the next release of Avalanche.  Include your
        e-mail address, IRC nick, the IRC network(s) you visit most often and
        the version of Avalanche you are talking about.  If any of the above
        information is not supplied, then your application may be void.
        Registered users DO NOT have to pay (for now anyway) and will receive
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        <Note: A bugfix is considered an enhancement.  If you are already a >
        <registered user and you send me another enhancement, then you will >
        <be upgraded to a supporter and future versions of the software will>
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