From: shell@gandalf.Berkeley.EDU (Shelly Culbertson)
Newsgroups: rec.music.phish
Subject: Re: rec.music.phish FAQ?
Date: 15 Apr 1992 05:40:21 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Statistics, U. C. Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: gandalf.berkeley.edu

Brian Jarvinen asked the magic question....
(but this is the last time for at least a little while, I think!)

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Frequently Asked questions, and some answers:

1.  Can you give me some basic background info about the band?
2.  What files are available from phish-archives@fuggles.acc.virginia.edu?
3.  How can I get those files besides sending mail?
4.  How do you pronounce Junta?
5.  How do I post to the Phish-net?  Change Subscription?
6.  What is The Helping Phriendly Book?
7.  What is a tape tree and how does it work?
8.  Where can I get copies of the old digests?
9.  How can I get a Phish.Net T-Shirt?
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1. Can you give me some basic background info about the band?

See the Phish Stories file or the Interviews File from 
Phish-Archives for interviews with Page and Trey that have
tons of history in them.

Other stuff:
The address for the (paper) mailing list is:
Phish
505 Main Street
Watertown, MA  02172
And the Phish hotline number is: (617) 923-4939

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2. What files are available from Phish-Archives@fuggles.acc.virginia.edu?

There are 6 Phish.net Philes:
The FAQ list: The file you're reading right now.
The Lyrics DataBase:A collection of all the lyrics posted to the net.
The Stories Collection:All the interesting phish-related or net-related
    stories that have been posted to the net.  Highlights include
    The Ness Story, and tales from shows like Townsend.
The Interviews file: Transcripts of interviews with the band.
    Plus two reviews of PON from the Boston Phoenix.
The Helping Phriendly Book:A collection of setlists and song titles.
The Chords File:A collection of posts to the net containing
    Chords for a few songs.
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3. How can I get the files other than sending mail?

The other way is via FTP.  This explanation is meant for those who
are already familiar with the workings of FTP.  If you don't know FTP,
it's easier for you to simply mail in a request than to figure it out.

For those of you who do know FTP, here's how it works:
-FTP to Brownvm.Brown.EDU.  (128.148.128.40)
-Log in as anonymous
-Send your userid as a password.

Ok.  So now you're in.  Don't bother trying to do an LS at this point;
the VM Mainframe won't show you a list of available directories.
Simply change to the Phish directory by typing the following somewhat
obscure command:
cd ST101137.201
(Brief explanation: ST101137 is my account number, 201 is the disk #)
The 201 disk contains only the official "Phish.Net" files.  There
is also a 202 disk (cd ST101137.202) that contains tape lists
and other non-official stuff.

Now you can do an LS, and see what's available.  All the files will
have names in the format  #######.#######
Files ######.PHISH are the standard net.files: Stories, Interviews,
 Lyrics, FAQ, and HPB.
Files ######.TREE are copies of all the trees that I know of running on
 the PHISH NET ONLY!!!
Other files should be pretty obvious.

If you want to have something put on the FTP server, send mail to
ST101137@Brownvm.Brown.edu and we'll figure out how to get it.
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4. How do you pronounce "Junta?"

From: Matt Laurence <mlaurenc@world.std.com>
In talking to John Paluska (Phish's manager), it turns out the 
name of the first album is, conclusively prononced "Djunta", not 
"hunta."  All the band members I've talked to call it that, and 
John P. confirmed it. 

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5. How do I post to the phish.net?

If you have access to NetNews, simply post to rec.music.phish.

If you do not, but have access to e-mail, use these addresses:
The service addresses, to which questions about the list itself
and requests to be added to or deleted from it should be
directed, are as follows:

    Internet: Phish-Request@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU
              Phish-Request@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
    BITNET:   Phish-RQ@Virginia
    UUCP:     ...!uunet!virginia!phish-request

You can send mail to the entire list via one of these addresses:

    Internet: Phish@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU
              Phish@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
    BITNET:   Phish@Virginia
    UUCP:     ...!uunet!virginia!phish
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6. "What is the Helping Phriendly Book?"

The title "Helping Friendly Book" is from the Gamhenge tale;
it's a book filled with everything the Lizards needed to know to
live their lives in peace and harmony.  A few folks on the net
have put together a compilation of setlists and other info about
the band and somehow decided to name it after this all
encompasing book!  So it's called the Helping Phriendly Book,
and its most up-to-date version is available on request from
Phish-Archives, or by FTP.  Also, it is quite obvious from
reading the Book that it is far from complete.  If you have
dates or setlists please send them to John Friedman
<friedman@col.hp.com>. Thanks!
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7. "What is a tape tree and how does it work?"
>From Lee Silverman  <ST101137@brownvm.brown.edu>

  A Tape Tree is a way of distributing a popular tape to a large
number of people.  By using a tape tree, rather than having one
person make 75 copies of a tape, everyone gets their tapes
faster and there's much less work involved for the owner of the
tapes.
  The basic Premise is this:  I have a tape that everyone wants.
So I post to the net, saying that I'm running a tree.  In that post
I include a form for people to fill out and send back to me.  (most
of the info on these forms gets used, so always fill the whole
thing out!)  After about a week of waiting, I compile all the
replies into a "tree," where I arrange to make copies for 5 or so
people.  Each of those 5 people is given a list of 5 other people
whom they are to make tapes for.  Each of them makes copies for 5
people, and so on depending on how big the tree is.
  Usually the people who are higher up in trees are the people with
the best taping equipment, so the tapes lose less of their sound
quality.  If you are on a tree you have one or two
responsibilities:  The first is to get the tapes (this applies
to everyone).  You do this by either sending blanks to, or
trading with, the person above you.  (Whether you send blanks or
trade generally has little to do with your placement within the
tree).  The second responsibility you *may* have will be to copy
the tapes for a certain number of other people.  They may either
trade with you or just send blanks.  At that point your role in
the tree has been fulfilled.
   If you want specific info on how to set up a tree, write me
Pandion <ST101137@brownvm.brown.edu> for some suggestions.
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8. Where can I get copies of old digests?

Darcy Gibbons of Harvard is the phish.net.archivist.  You can
e-mail her a request at <gibbons@isr.harvard.edu>.
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9. THE PHISHNET T-SHIRT!

The Phirst Ophishial PhishNet T-shirt has been around now since
Christmas, 1991, and there are still plenty available!

For those who have not yet been subjected to the rampant
advertisements on the Net, the shirt is a twelve color image
(done as 4-color process for you tech-heads out there) on a
white, 100% cotton heavyweight Fruit Of The Loom shirt (beats
Beefy-Ts for long-lastivity), and is available in Large, Extra
Large, and a very few XXLs for those who really need them.

The design depicts a large, blissed-out phish with a big grin
and a propeller beanie, lovingly rendered in bright,
smile-inducing colors.  The word PHISH above and NET below are
done in multi-color "wood blocks", with a Phish logo block to
add credibility.  The mailing-list address - 
phish@fuggles.acc.virginia.edu - is printed along the bottom of
the shirt to show your allegiance.  All in non-fade color that's
guaranteed to induce wrenching vertigoid hallucinations.

To order your PhishNet shirt, send a check or money order (or
cash, if you dare!) for $14.00 for each shirt, made payable to
Matt Laurence to:

Matt Laurence
11 John Poulter Rd.
Lexington, MA 02173

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Editor: Lee Silverman <ST101137@brownvm.brown.edu>

Last update: 8 Mar 92

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