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Date:         Mon, 4 Jan 1993 16:08:50 CDT
From:         Rick Gates <lb05gate@UCSBUXA.BITNET>
Subject:      January Internet Hunt

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*                       THE INTERNET HUNT                       *
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*                       for January, 1993                       *
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*                 (deadline: Midnight PST 1/10/93               *
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Welcome to the first Hunt of the New Year.  This Hunt is running a
little late due to a small but tenacious virus (carbon-based variety),
that has me pooped.

This Hunt has a maximum of 43 points (with the extra credit).

I'm pleased to announce that past Hunts are now being archived at the
Coalition for Networked Information.  Thanks to Craig Summerhill and
Paul Evan Peters.

The files are available via anonymous ftp at:

        ftp.cni.org
...in
        pub/net-guides/i-hunt/

...and the readme file should explain exactly what's there.

I'll also archive files for introductory text, tips, rules, history,
and a list of winners.

I also hope that sometime very soon I'll be able to post these files
to a gopher server somewhere, for distribution purposes.

Enjoy, you intrepid hunters.  I'm going back to bed.

THE RULES
---------

1. There are a total of 12 questions.  The first 11 questions all
count toward your score.  I have personally verified that each of
these can be answered using only the resources of the Net.  These are
contrived questions.

2. The last question is the mystery question.  I don't know if there's
an answer to this on the Net.  I may or may not have tried to find
one.  These questions usually come to me from people asking for
information.  This is a real question.

3. Each of these first 10 questions carries a value in parentheses.
This point value is my best guess on how tough that question is to
answer.  The scale is 1 (easy), to 10 (hard).  Total points for all
questions is listed at the top of this message.  Extra credit
questions are always worth 1, not because they're easy, but because
they're extra credit.

4. Answer as many questions as you can.  Partial credit is awarded.

5. Teams are allowed to submit entries.  These must be designated as
such.  Pick a team name.  Team entries will be scored separately from
individual entries.

6. All answers must be mailed to me.  My standard signature will
be at the bottom of this message.

7. The contest will run for one week from the date of posting of this
message.  The deadline should appear in the header at the top of this
message.

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

SCORING
-------

1. Whoever answers all the questions first shall be declared the
winner.

2. In the event that nobody answers all the questions, the player
with the highest point total shall be declared the winner.

3. If there is a tie for highest point total, the player who
responded first shall be declared the winner.

4. 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.

5. If any player would like an individually scored entry, please feel
free to send me a message.  I will send them out after the Hunt has
closed.

THE HUNT
--------

1. (7) How does one say "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" in
Czech?

2. (6) Is the Toyota Motor Corporation connected to the Internet?

3. (3) Hi! I have a new account on a unix machine here, and I
HATE the editor I have for my mail.  It's called vi.  So I
found another editor that I can use called emacs.  Emacs is
supposed to be customizable, but I've managed to screw things
up a little.  Can you tell me where I can get some advice from
more experienced emacs users?

4. (5) Can you get AIDS from kissing?

5. (3) I read in an electronic journal somewhere that a conference
was held in Padova, Italy on models of musical signals.  I
wrote down the name of a contact, 'Giovanni De Poli'.  Can you
find his email address for me?

6. (2) What is the primary religion in Somalia?

7. (4)  I understand that the Net is being put to use
distributing information and pictures of missing children.
Where can I find out more, and where can I find the pictures?

8. (4) Where can I find tables listing the nutritive values of
different foods?

9. (3) What is the text of the 1st Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States?

10. (5) You know, I've gotten a lot of good network information by
FTPing files from nnsc.nsf.net.  What kind of computer and operating
system is nnsc.nsf.net?

Extra Credit. (1)  Where can I find the exact time?

Mystery Question
----------------
Howdy,
  I just saw your latest internet hunt questions, and I am thinking
that you are the right person to ask this question.  I have been
trying to locate an online source of the billboard top 100, or top
forty for country,soul or r&b.  I know that billboard magazine is
indexed in asap2 which is offered by Dialog, and I have tried
searching it, but no luck, any suggestions
thanks
dan mahoney
dmahone@hal.unm.edu

Enjoy!
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Rick Gates                              (805) 893-7225
Dir. of Library Automation
Univ. of California Library
Santa Barbara, CA  93106                lb05gate@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu
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