From: rjsalvad@iastate.edu (Ricardo J. Salvador)
Subject: soc.culture.mexican FAQ
Followup-To: soc.culture.mexican
Summary: This posting contains an index to FAQ items stored at an
         FTP archive site.  This should be read by anyone wanting
         instructions on retrieving files from this site, and by
         anyone seeking information on mexican culture, history,
         society, language and tourism.
Originator: rjsalvad@raquel.agron.iastate.edu
Reply-To: rjsalvad@iastate.edu
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 15:55:47 GMT
Expires: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 00:00:00 GMT

Archive-name: mexican-faq
Last modified: 1992/10/05

Newsgroup SOC.CULTURE.MEXICAN
Index to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Updated:  5 October 1992
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Frequently asked questions in soc.culture.mexican are available
via anonymous FTP to:

                       ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU

in the subdirectory:

                       A1$RJS.MEXICO

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NOTE CHANGES IN ACCESS PROCEDURES FOR SOC.CULTURE.MEXICAN ARCHIVES!
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FTP ACCESS:
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The host system runs a primitive version of FTP supporting only a
limited number of commands.  After opening a connection to this
site, move to the subdirectory a1$rjs.mexico, scan the contents of
the subdirectory, and retrieve desired files using the get command.

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EXAMPLE:
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ftp isumvs.iastate.edu
User: anonymous
Password: {enter valid e-mail address}
cd a1$rjs.mexico
ls
get mexstat

This instruction will retrieve file mexstat on the remote directory
a1$rjs.mexico and place the file on your local machine's current
directory.

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CONTENTS:
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FAQs are heavily edited for brevity and clarity.  Each item is
quoted in the language in which it was originally discussed.  Even
though an effort was made to abbreviate items as much as possible,
certain questions cannot be answered in just a few lines!  For ease
of retrieval of specific FAQs, following is an index of the items
included at this site:

1.  Statistical overview of the country of Mexico
    (From the 1991 CIA World Fact Book)
    Includes:  People, government, Economy, Communications,
    Defense Forces
     (Rese~a informativa del pai's de Me'xico)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  MEXSTAT

2.  How is S.C.M.'s electronic almanac generated?
     (Co'mo se genera el almanaque electro'nico de S.C.M?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  ALMANAC

3.  How are the prehispanic calendars interpreted?
     (Co'mo se interpretan los calendarios prehispa'nicos?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  CALENDAR

4.  How can I get travel information about Mexico?
     (Co'mo puedo obtener informacio'n turi'stica mexicana?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  TRAVEL

5.  What is the electronic address of ...?
     (Direcciones electro'nicas mexicanas)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  MEXEMAIL

6.  What is origin of the term "gringo?"
     (Cua'l es el ori'gen de la palabra "gringo?"
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  GRINGO

7.  Cua'l es  el significado del nombre de Me'xico?
     (Meaning of the name Mexico)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  MEXNAME

8.  Cua'l es la pronunciacio'n del nombre de Me'xico?
     (Pronunciation of the name Mexico
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  MEXICO

9.  Que' libros hay para aprender el nahuatl?
     (What books are available to learn Nahuatl?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  NAHUATL

10. What is the Indian population of Mexico?
     (Cua'l es la poblacio'n indi'gena de Me'xico?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  INDPOP

11. Que quiere decir "chingar?"
     (Meaning of the word "chingar")
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  CHINGAR

12.  What is the recipe for the tortilla?
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  TORTILLA

13. Son mexicanos los burritos?
     (Are burritos authentically Mexican?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  BURRITOS

14. Co'mo me puedo suscribir a SOC.CULTURE.MEXICAN?
     (How do I subscribe to SOC.CULTURE.MEXICAN?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  SUBINFO

15. Cua'l es el significado del nombre de tal lugar?
     (Mexican place name information)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  PLACENAM

16. Cua'les son los reglamentos aduanales con respecto al menaje de casa?
     (Customs regulations for menage of returning citizens?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  MENAJE

17. Co'mo puedo obtener informacio'n acerca del CONACYT?
     (How can I get information about CONACYT?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  CONACYT

18. Cua'l es el estado de las redes electronicas en Me'xico?
     (What is the current status of Mexican networks?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  MEXNET

19. Co'mo se puede acceder a la Internet en Me'xico?
     (How can I access the Internet in Mexico?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  NETACCES

20. Which books can I read to understand Aztec history?
     (Cua'les libros se recomiendan para la historia azteca?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  AZTECBIB

21. Table of contents of journal "Estudios de Cultura Nahuatl"
     (Indice de la revista "Estudios de Cultura Nahuatl")
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  ECNINDEX

22. Item # 21 binary encoded Mac MS-WORD 5.0 file.
     (Partida # 21 en clave binaria)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  ECNBINHX

23. Cua'les libros se recomiendan para la historia mesoamericana?
     (Which books can I read to understand Mesoamerican history?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  MESOBIB

24. Which books can I read to learn about the Spanish conquest?
     (Cua'les libros se recomiendan sobre la conquista espa~ola?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  CONQUEST

25. Que' nombres auto'ctonos me recomiendan?
     (Suggestions for names in native languages)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  NOMBRES

26. Cua'les han sido los resultados de los sondeos anteriores?
     (Results of electronic surveys of SCM readership)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  SONDEOS

27. What is the charter of soc.culture.mexican?
     (Cua'l es la constitucio'n de soc.culture.mexican?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  CHARTER

28. Cua'l es la correlacio'n entre los calendarios prehispa'nicos
    y el gregoriano?
     (What is the correlation between the prehispanic calendars
      and the Gregorian?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  CORRELAC

29. Cua'ntos tipos de pendejos existen?
     (How many types of pendejos are there?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  PENDEJOS

30. Cua'les libros hay para aprender el Maya?
     (Which books can I use to learn Mayan?)
    NAME ON SUBDIRECTORY:  MAYA

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