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MAP-EXTRA: POP QUIZ #2 ANSWERS
1. There are literally THOUSANDS of files available through FTP
that have the .TXT file extension. Tell me the exact location
of just one of these files (hint: see MAP17).
ANSWER: There were three ways you could have found the
answer:
1. Doing an Archie search with the keyword "txt"
2. Doing a Veronica search with the keyword "txt"
3. Accesing a random ftp site and looking around for
a "txt" file
I hope you chose the first option :) BTW, I did not list
the answer because there are THOUSANDS of correct answers.
2. Rick Gates has a monthly competition called "The Internet Hunt."
The Hunt asks ten of the most contrived questions you have ever
seen, and the Hunt's participants have to find the answers using
nothing but the Internet (and they also have to show where they
found the answers).
Come to think of it, the Internet Hunt is a lot like this pop
quiz ... hmmmm ....
I have heard that Rick places the Hunt results on the CICNET Gopher
server (gopher.cic.net) in Michigan (U.S.)
I am interested in the Hunt results. In particular, I am interested
in May, 1994 results.
Who won the May 1994 Internet Hunt in the individual category? :)
(Note: you may want to bookmark the main Internet Hunt menu --
it is a WONDERFUL Internet training resource).
ANSWER: the winner was some squirrel at the University of
Alabama named Patrick Crispen :)
Shameless self-promotion, but I thought it was a neat way
to introduce you to the Hunt.
3. I just tried a Veronica search and I got an "Empty Menu" error
for a file that I *KNOW* exists. I should call my local Internet
service provider and complain, right? Explain your answer :)
ANSWER: NO! Your local Internet service provider is only
responsible for the LOCAL part of your service. If
you are having a problem accessing a distant file,
there is a really good chance that the problem is
at the distant site.
Your provider has no control over distant sites, so
calling them will not help you at all. Your best bet
is to try your search later.
4. I want to subscribe to a LISTSERV list. The list's address is
NAVIGATE@UBVM
Tell me what I need to do.
ANSWER: Send an e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET
which says SUBSCRIBE NAVIGATE <YOUR NAME>
If the Bitnet address does not work, you can
take the address
LISTSERV@NODE
or
LISTSERV@NODE.BITNET
and change it to
LISTSERV%NODE@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
BONUS: What *IS* Clifford Stoll's next book going to be about?
(One of the questions above gives you enough information to find
the answer).
ANSWER: Astronomy.
The answer can be found in the May 1994 Internet Hunt results.
PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT
PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA
ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.