From: ppoblete@dcc.uchile.cl (Patricio Poblete)
Subject: The Internet Hunt
Originator: ppoblete@pincoya
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 16:56:16 GMT
Distribution: chile
Reply-To: ppoblete@dcc.uchile.cl
Organization: Universidad de Chile, Depto. de Ciencias de la Computacion

[Disculpen por el poco plazo que queda, pero no vi este mensaje
cuando salio el sabado pasado. De todas maneras, aun queda un par
de dias, tiempo mas que suficiente :-)]

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Here it is, the third Internet Hunt.  

COMMENTS
--------

There are a total of 48 possible points this time, 49 with the
extra credit question.

I've included an extra category of question that some have felt should
be included, that is, a question that I'm not certain can be answered
using the Net, (i.e. as any reference librarian can tell you, a REAL
question.)  Since I've been receiving real questions from various net
users, I picked one that I couldn't answer on my own, and asked the
questioner for permission to include it in this Hunt.  I've dubbed
this class of questions "Mystery Questions".

However, since the focus of the Internet Hunt is training and
information about the breadth of network resources and access methods,
I've decided not to include this question in the scoring just yet.
Instead, anyone who comes up with a useable answer will get her/his
name posted in a separately saluted section of the results.  I
especially welcome your comments on this experiment.

Also, since many of you have pointed out that the answers to the
questions do little to inform you of where to look in the first place,
I'll take two steps to help out.

	1.  In the results next week (as with last month), I'll point
	    out a few useful sources/sites make it easier to find a
	    wide variety of information

	2.  I'll always include a question whose answer is a resource
	    that is either particularly useful for novice users, or
	    points users towards a real wealth of information.

As always, feedback is expected and appreciated.  As you can see from
this month's Hunt, it counts to comment!

THE GROUND RULES 
---------------- 

1. Try to answer as many questions as you can.  All of these can be
answered using only network resources.  Partial credit will be
awarded.

2. You have one week.  All entries must be in by Midnight (PST),
November 7.

3. Send the answer to me.  My standard signature is at the bottom of
this message.

4. Have fun!  What's it all for, after all?

TIPS
----

1. Assume you're answering the question for someone who understands
the basic network tools (ftp, telnet, finger, gopher, etc.), but just
doesn't know where the data is.  Answers like:

	ftp host.university.edu

...will not score as high as:

	anonymous ftp to host.university.edu
	cd /pub/documents
	file is called important.txt.Z

Don't feel like you have to tell someone how to use ftp.  Instead,
tell them where they can find what they're looking for, and what tool
to use to find it.

2. Each question has a point total (in parenthesis), associated with
it.  This is my own subjective measure of the difficulty of the
question.  Don't be put off by the numbers.  You may find some of
these far easier than I do.


So without further delays here is...

THE HUNT
--------

1. (5) 'How can I get the text of the Supreme Court opinion on the
"right to die" case CRUZAN v. DIRECTOR, MISSOURI DEPT. OF HEALTH?'

2. (7) I'm hooked on the Usenet, and I've got a great idea for a new
newsgroup.  Where can I find the steps I need to follow to put my
machine on the Usenet?

3. (4) Hi, I'm learning to the play the guitar, and someone told me
that there's a place on the network where I can get guitar chords for
lots of different songs.  What I'm looking for specifically is the
music to a song by the Indigo Girls called "Closer to Fine".

4. (7) Hello, I hope you don't mind questions via e-mail.  E-mail is
all I have here in my department.  I'm interested in getting a program
called hppscrpt.zip.  I found a description of it in a mail message
from a listserv that I'm on.  It's at wuarchive.wustl.edu and in the
/mirrors2/win3/drivers/printer directory.  I've heard there's a way to
issue mail commands to get files via ftp.  Where do I request this
service, and what commands should I use to get this file?

5. (2) What's Mark Watson's job at the University of Oregon Library?

6. (5) Someone in class today mentioned that the people that run the
Internet have just put together a bibliography of readings for novice
users.  I know how to use ftp, but where do I find this bibliography?

7. (5) In what year was Justice Byron R. White appointed to the U.S.
Supreme Court?

8. (5) Which country has a higher infant mortality rate, the United
States, or Singapore?

9. (4) My cousin is graduating next spring from Columbia University.
What day is commencement?

10. (4) Where can I find a review of the movie Sneakers?

Extra Credit: 
(1) How much are the quesadillas at Jose's Mexican Restaurant near
Porter Square in Cambridge Massachusetts?

Mystery Question:
As the moderator of the internet hunts, can you help me with something?
I'm looking for the tides at the Golden Gate (California) for next April.
I'm finding the information impossible to find at local libraries - even
university libraries!!!

Is such information available on the Internet anywhere?

Enjoy!
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