[originally from `wargames dialer', a reference to the movie War
Games] A cracking tool, a program that calls a given list or range of
phone numbers and records those which answer with handshake tones
(and so might be entry points to computer or telecommunications
systems). Some of these programs have become quite sophisticated, and
can now detect modem, fax, or PBX tones and log each one separately.
The war dialer is one of the most important tools in the {phreaker}'s
kit. These programs evolved from early {demon dialer}s.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {demon dialer}{war-driving}]