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Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 16:46:31 CDT
From:         "(Rick Gates)" <lb05gate@UCSBUXA.BITNET>
Subject:      October Internet Hunt

Please respond directly to the author, not PACS-L.  Thanks, Dana

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Here it is, the second Internet Hunt.

COMMENTS
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I think most of the questions are a little easier this month.  This
Hunt has ten questions with a point total of 45.  This is less points
than the first Hunt (48 points).  I made this Hunt easier to try to
broaden the base of participation.

There's a lot of potential Net users out there, and most of them are
at the bottom of the pyramid of expertise.  Since one of the aims of
the Hunt is to encourage further use and exploration, I thought I'd
tone it down just a little this time.

This being said, I've included a couple of questions that I feel most
will view as a challenge.

I'll be attending a conference in Chicago from Oct 6 - 11.  You can
expect to see the results on the 12th or 13th.

I've included an extra credit question.  The 1 point for this question
is not due to it's simplicity, but to the fact that it is extra
credit.

As always, feedback is expected and appreciated.

THE GROUND RULES
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1. Try to answer as many questions as you can.  All of these can be
answered using only network resources.

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

THE HUNT
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1. (1) Where can I get a copy of the shareware package pkzip?

2. (5) What's the elevation of Baldwinville, Massachusetts?

3. (4) Where can I find copies of the newly released Soviet archives?

4. (7) I'm spending a semester in Europe next year.  My math professor
tells me that there's a network over there that mathematicians use
called Euromath.  I'd really like to find any information I can,
particularly the cost, if any.

5. (3) Where can I get copies of the Electronic Frontier Foundation's
newsletter, the EFFector Online?

6. (8) I'm looking for land use maps of the United States, and I heard
somewhere that I can use a network resource to find out what's
available, and how to order them.  What is this resource?

7. (4) I have a friend that lives in Argentina.  I was telling her
about Gopher.  She's interested in setting up a gopher server at her
university.  Are there any gophers in that part of the world that she
can telnet to and see what it looks like?

8. (5) Where can I find general information on what's happening with
the US stock market?  The more up-to-date, the better!

9. (4) I'm doing a paper for a comparative religions course.  Is there
anyway to do a keyword search on the bible?

10. (4) Where can I find 1990 US Census data?

Extra credit question:
11. (1) What's Rick Gates' favorite sport?

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