Pretty much the question. I heard about Usenet a while back but never managed to wrap my head around it.

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    9 months ago

    There are some amazing stories about the cat and mouse games regarding phone phreaking. The “captain crunch whistle” is great. All their attempts at security, beaten by a bit of audible brute force, via a cereal box toy.