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- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 21:36:14 PST
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- From: "Rick Gates" <LB05GATE@UCSBUXA.BITNET>
- Subject: January Internet Hunt
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- *****************************************************************
- * *
- * THE INTERNET HUNT *
- * *
- * for January, 1993 *
- * *
- * (deadline: Midnight PST 1/10/93 *
- * *
- *****************************************************************
-
- 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!
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- Rick Gates (805) 893-7225
- Dir. of Library Automation
- Univ. of California Library
- Santa Barbara, CA 93106 lb05gate@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu
-