Subject: rec.scouting FAQ  #0: Welcome to rec.scouting - General questions
Date: 29 Jun 1995 07:28:57 GMT

Last-Modified: 14 June 1995

*** New entries in this issue:

- Erroneously deleted the address of the FAQ mail server. It's in there again.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 1 - About rec.scouting and this FAQ file
 2 - Etiquette Guidelines
 3 - What are the rec.scouting FAQ files and where can I find them?
 4 - rec.scouting readership statistics
 5 - Can I post messages to rec.scouting without access to Usenet?
 6 - Can I receive the rec.scouting messages through E-mail?
 7 - Are there archive sites for scouting-related files?
     + ftp.ethz.ch / gopher.ethz.ch
     + ftp.imp.ch
     + pluto.utdallas.edu
     + tcubvm.is.tcu.edu
     + sumex-aim-stanford.edu
     + ftp.itc.univie.ac.at
     + ftp.cts.com 
 8 - Are there scouting-related mailing lists?
     + Scouts-L
     + Apo-L (Alpha Phi Omega)
     + Scouting-Europe
     + Pfadi-Liste (Deutschsprachig)
     + ExplorerNet
     + Scout-Girls-L (Girl Guides/Scouts)
     + World Jamboree mailing list
     + arrow-l (Order of the Arrow)
     + Scouts-NL (Nederland)
 9 - World Wide Web (WWW) Scouting Pages
10 - ScoutNet - The Fidonet dedicated to scouting
11 - Cleveland FreeNet Scouting Area
12 - Scouting related bulletin boards
13 - More hints on scouting resources on the Net
14 - Is there a scout recipe / scout song collection FAQ?
15 - Where can I find GIF/clip-art files with scouting themes?
16 - Where is Gilwell Park and what is the best way to get to it ?
17 - What are FTP, WWW and Gopher? Where can I find help on them?


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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: Welcome to rec.scouting and to this FAQ file

Welcome to rec.scouting, the newsgroup for boy and girl scouts and guides, 
cub scouts, venturers, rovers, scout leaders and all people interested in
scouting and guiding, worldwide.

In this group, we discuss issues relevant to scouting activities, and
the administration of scout units, sollicit advice from other netters on
what to do in certain situations, and generally seek and provide support
and encouragement with respect to scouting.

This is a group intended for both scouts/guides and leaders. Although 
postings from leaders predominate, scouts and cub scout groups are 
encouraged to use this group to exchange ideas and to set up a contact 
with other groups in other places around the world.

This document introduces new readers to the prefered Etiquette for
rec.scouting and to the compilation of files of Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ). It also contains references to other scouting-related
information resources on the Internet.

If you have a useful item that hasn't been included in this FAQ, please
do all of us the favour. Write it up and post it on rec.scouting. Drop
me a copy too to make sure that I include it in this file.

This file is in digested format, like all rec.scouting FAQ files. If
you're using nn as newsreader, type 'G %" to split the digest into
individual postings. In bn or rn, typing control-G should cause the
reader to skip to the next posting within this file.

As the FAQ files are updated regularly, make sure that you have the
latest copy in your hands. The release date of this FAQ is indicated in
the line starting with "Last-Modified:" at the top of this file. Files
older than three months should be considered as outdated.

This file or parts of it may be freely used, printed and re-distributed
as long as you enclose this paragraph and keep the references to the
respective contributors and to the maintainer (listed below) intact.


-- Danny "Spike" Schwendener                       dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch
   Wolfsmeute Orion/Glockenhof, Sihlstr. 33, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland
   rec.scouting FAQ coordinator and ftp.ethz.ch scout archive maintainer


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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: Etiquette Guidelines

                *** ETIQUETTE GUIDELINES ***

Most of the guidelines here are taken from news.announce.newusers.  
However, they bear repeating from time to time.

o   Please do not "flame" (insult) anyone in this newsgroup.  
    Flames belong in private mail.  Discussions will naturally
    bring disagreements, however, rebuttals should always be made
    in a rational, logical and mature manner in public.  

o  rec.scouting has a strong worldwide scope. Many readers are 
   outside of your country and will not understand terms which are 
   proper to your own scouting organization. Please keep this in mind 
   when setting up an article or a reply and include some basic 
   background information so that everyone can understand.

o  English is not the one and only allowed language on rec.scouting;
   however, it is the most widely understood. So if you're posting
   a message in another language, be kind enough to add a short abstract
   of its content at the beginning.
   
o  Please limit the amount of material included from previous
   postings as much as possible, and try to be concise.  
   However, make sure that you include enough of the original
   post so as to make your follow-up sensible.  
   
o  Please re-edit your Subject and Newsgroup lines before sending
   a follow-up. Replies in the third round rarely have a direct
   relation to the original subject.

o  The rec.* hierarchy is widely available on most hosts carrying Usenet.
   Messages posted in these newsgroups stay visible for a fairly long
   period (usually 14-30 days). To prevent disk overflows, post 
   scouting-related GIFs and other pictures on alt.pictures.* (or upload
   them to ftp.imp.ch or pluto.utdallas.edu) and post a notice on
   rec.scouting.         

 o  As a courtesy to all rec.scouting subscribers, please include the
    characters "3Gs" in the Subject line of any posting that discusses
    the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) membership policies regarding
    homosexuality, belief in God, and boy-only membership in Tiger
    Cubs, Cub Scout Packs, and Boy Scout Troops.   This includes editing
    "3Gs" into the subject line of any article to which you're replying
    in case the original poster didn't observe this convention.

o  The bottom line: post intelligently, and make this newsgroup 
   worthwile to read through.


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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: What are the rec.scouting FAQ files and where can I find them?

Rec.scouting has a compendium of answers to frequently asked questions.
As for all FAQ files, the idea is to free Usenet from cyclic issues
and give room to new topics.

The answers have been grouped into different files according to their
topic. There are currently ten FAQ files available, with more in preparation:

#0 : Introduction to Rec.Scouting and to the FAQ files (this file)
#1 : Skits, Yells & Creative Campfires
#2 : Scouting around the World
#3 : Games (split into three parts for size reasons)
#4 : Unit Administration
#5 : Silk Screen Techniques
#6 : Cub Scout Leader Hints
#7 : Fund Raising Ideas
#8 : BSA/GSUSA official policies (gays in scouting)
#9 : Scouting on the World Wide Web (WWW)

The FAQ files are posted in regular intervals (one file every three or 
four days) on rec.scouting, rec.answers and news.answers. 

They are also available via anonymous ftp from ftp.ethz.ch
(user name 'anonymous', your internet address as password) in the 
directory: ftp.ethz.ch:/rec.scouting/ .

If you are using the World Wide Web (aka WWW, W3, lynx, Mosaic), you can reach
a WWW-formatted version of the FAQ series via the URL
     http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/scouting/top.html

The conversion from the original plain-text format to the HTML format used
in the World Wide Web is done automatically with a perl program on 
cis.ohio-state.edu. Since this program has to make some generalized assumptions,
the resulting Web pages may look a bit odd sometimes. If this is the case,
let me know, and I'll see if I can change it.

Users with no networked access to the Internet (such as UUCP sites) can
use the same procedure to get the individual FAQ files by sending an E-mail
to the address
   mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu

containing the line:
   send usenet/news.answers/scouting/index

in the message body to get a list of the available rec.scouting FAQ files and
   send usenet/news.answers/scouting/faq_file_name

(where faq_name is the name of the FAQ you want to get) 
to retrieve an individual FAQ file. 



If you think that an important topic has not been covered by the current
FAQ series yet, please let me know. 

IMPORTANT: As the FAQ files are updated regularly, make sure that you have the 
latest copy in your hands. 


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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: rec.scouting readership statistics

As of April 1 1995, rec.scouting has an estimated readership of 31000 users
worldwide. For more information, read the USENET Readership report
published monthly on news.lists by the DEC Network Systems Laboratory.

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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: Can I post messages to rec.scouting without access to Usenet?

Yes. All E-mail sent to rec-scouting@cs.utexas.edu is gatewayed
to rec.scouting. 

However, this is a one-way path only. To read messages posted on
rec.scouting, you need to have access to a machine which carries
Usenet. 


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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: Can I receive the rec.scouting messages through E-mail?

No. Very few Usenet newsgroups are tied to a mailing list. Rec.scouting
isn't one of them.

It isn't a technical problem - it is very easy to set up such a 
gateway. But it is a political issue. Usenet newsgroups are here to 
avoid the costs of mailing lists. Besides, rec.scouting has a high
traffic -- up to 100 messages per day. Check your local BBS'es or ask the 
computing services of your local campus for an account with access to Usenet.


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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: Are there archive sites for scouting-related files?
Date: 19 April 94

NOTE: The site references in this article are formatted in a way to
allow them to be recognized as hyperlinks in the HTML versions stored
on www.cis.ohio-state.edu (see the previous article), while still being
easily understandable for human readers, or at least I hope so. 

Just to be on the safe side, when I write ftp.ethz.ch:/rec.scouting/ 
I mean the directory /rec.scouting/ on the FTP server ftp.ethz.ch.

A. FTP.ETHZ.CH
   FTP.IMP.CH

ftp.ethz.ch:/rec.scouting/ is the official home site for the rec.scouting
FAQ files. You'll always find the newest versions here, often even before 
they get posted to rec.scouting.  This archive also contains over 500 files
related to scouting -- hints, history information, how-to's, stories,
recipes, songs, information about major scouting events, etc.
The clip-art directory is kept small due to ftp.ethz.ch's site policy.

ftp.imp.ch:/scouting/ is a mirror site of the scouting archives at
ftp.ethz.ch. In addition to the files from ftp.ethz.ch, it has a 
directory with scouting-related clip art (ftp.imp.ch:/scouting/pictures/)

As an alternative to FTP, you can use gopher to access ftp.ethz.ch
by using the following command on your local machine:
  gopher gopher.ethz.ch

Internaut scouts using the WorldWide Web can use one of the following URLs
to access the site:

  gopher://gopher.ethz.ch:1070/11/rec.scouting/
  ftp://ftp.ethz.ch/rec.scouting/


B. PLUTO.UTDALLAS.EDU

pluto.utdallas.edu:/scouting/ hosts a large collection of scouting 
clip art, along with demo versions of the SCOUTMATE and CUBMATE troop 
support software and several scouting-related text files.

Note that since pluto is running a non-standard FTP server, programs
with graphical user interfaces such as Netscape, Mosaic, Anarchie or Fetch
will not be able to access this site.


C. TCUBVM.IS.TCU.EDU

This site has the BSA clipart files on-line in PC (*.pcx) and 
Macintosh TIFF (*.tif) formats. There is also a large collection of non-BSA
Scouting related clipart in .pcx and PICT, for PC and Mac respectively,
as well as many scouting files from the SCOUTS-L reader community.

The PC files are ZIP'ed and the Mac files are stuffed. Note that this isn't
an FTP site. All accesses to this archive are done through E-mail. 
To get started with this site, send e-mail to
   listserv@tcubvm.is.tcu.edu
with
   index scouts-l
   help
in the message body.


D. SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU
   NIC.SWITCH.CH
   
The info-mac FTP archives at sumex-aim.stanford.edu carry a couple of
scouting-related graphics. Nic.switch.ch:/mirror/info-mac/ is a site 
in Europe which carries a mirror copy of the info-mac archives 
(among others).


E. FTP.ITC.UNIVIE.AC.AT

For people who are out looking for scouting-related graphics:
There are a couple of scout-lilys at ftp.itc.univie.ac.at:/pub/scout/
Note that this site hasn't been updated in the last two years.


F. FTP.CTS.COM

This is the home repository for the Scout-Girls-L mailing list. In
addition to an archive of the discussions on this list, this site has a
collection of related information files and programs in the directory
ftp.cts.com:/pub/mikey/.


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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: Are there scouting-related mailing lists?

Yes, there are at least half a dozen on the Internet, most of which
cover a specific organization, geographical area or aspect in scouting,
and they have various levels of activity -- you'll have to find out
by yourself, as I haven't checked out most of them.

Mailing lists have the advantage over newsgroups such as rec.scouting
or scouting areas on CompuServe that it is very easy to set one up
and since it is theoretically possible to throw someone out of the list
or deny him further access, people are more disciplined and flame wars are
less likely to happen. The disadvantage is that all messages are sent to
your E-mail address, so if you're subscribing to too many lists, your
E-mail load will be too high for you to handle. Fortunately, it is
very easy to unsubscribe and re-subscribe to mailing lists.

Here are the scouting-related mailing lists I know of. Let me know if
there are others.


A. SCOUTS-L

From the info sheet:
   SCOUTS-L:  This list will provide an opportunity for members of
   youth groups world-wide to interact, compare notes on their programs,
   discuss organizational problems, and communicate with members in
   distant units.  The groups discussed may include, but will not be
   limited to the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Boys' and Girls' Clubs, etc.

Although the mailing list's charter has no geographical or organizational
restrictions, the messages on SCOUTS-L have been mainly oriented on
topics specific to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the Girl Scouts
of the USA (GSUSA) for the past few years.  Many subscribers to this
list are working at the BSA council and district levels, so if you have
questions on BSA/GSUSA-internals, SCOUTS-L is an excellent choice.

To subscribe to this list, send a mail to LISTSERV@TCUBVM.IS.TCU.EDU and put
the following line in the mail body (replace your_full_name by your own
name):
.SUBSCRIBE SCOUTS-L your_full_name

To post a message on the list, send it to SCOUTS-L@TCUBVM.IS.TCU.EDU. You
don't need to be a subscriber of the list to send a message to it.


B. APO-L

From the info sheet:
   APO-L: For Alpha Phi Omega, a service oriented fraternity which has
   chapters on many campuses world-wide.  The list will provide an
   opportunity for members to interact, compare notes on their chapters,
   learn organizational problems and communicate with members at distant
   chapters.

To subscribe to this list, send a mail to LISTSERV@PURCCVM.BITNET 
containing the following text (replace your_real_name by your own
name):
    SUBSCRIBE APO-L your_full_name

To get a list of APO Chapters, send a mail to the same address
and put one of the following lines in the mail body to get a list
sorted respectively by local chapter, by state or by university:
    GET APO-L BYCHAP
    GET APO-L BYSTATE
    GET APO-L BYUNIV

To post a message on the list, send it to APO-L@PURCCVM.BITNET. You
don't need to be a subscriber of the list to send a message to it.


C. SCOUTING-EUROPE

SCOUTING-EUROPE is a mailing list dedicated to scouting in Europe.
The list is open to anyone (both inside and outside of Europe).

To subscribe to this list, send a mail to LISTPROC@IFIPC01.UNI-MUENSTER.DE
and put the following line in the mail body (replace your_full_name by 
your own first and last name):

        subscribe scouting-europe FIRSTNAME LASTNAME


D. PFADI-LISTE

Es gibt eine deutsche Mailingliste fuer PfadfinderInnen. 
Diese Liste ist offen fuer alle, die sich dem Pfadfindertum 
zugehoerig fuehlen, an aktuellen Informationen, Diskussionen, etc.
zu allen Themen der Pfadfinderei interessiert sind und ueber den
"Tellerrand" des eigenen Verbandes schauen moechten.

Wenn Du dabei sein moechtest schicke eine Mail an:

   listproc@ifipc01.uni-muenster.de

Als Text (mit deinem Vornamen und Nachnamen):

   subscribe pfadi-liste VORNAME NACHNAME


Post an die Liste schickst Du immer an die Adresse:

   pfadi-liste@ifipc01.uni-muenster.de


E. EXPLORERNET

ExplorerNet is an informal discussion group for Exploring and
Venture units (and their individual members) worldwide who have
a special interest in computing and information technology.
There are no restrictions and everyone is welcome, though the
group will be of primary interest to Exploring-age and Venture
Scout-age young people and their advisers/leaders.

ExplorerNet will be of interest if you, or your post or unit has
a specialty in computing and information technology.  Also, if
you are looking for computing related activities for a troop or
pack meeting.

To subscribe, (and, to request address changes or deletions), send 
an E-mail stating your desire to:

        explorer-net-request@erd.rl.af.mil

Note that the list maintainer is a human being (and a volunteer) so it
may take a few days for your address to be activated.  Be patient.


F. SCOUT-GIRLS-L

From the info sheet:

    This Mailing list was created on October 7, 1994 and is 
    intended to allow persons interested in Girl Scouting 
    and Girl Guides a common communication channel outside of 
    the normal rec.scouting Usenet newsgroup. The messages 
    are distributed once a day in form of a digest. 

To subscribe to this list, send a mail to SERVER@SLIC.CTS.COM and put 
the following line in the mail body (replace your_full_name by 
your own first and last name):

        subscribe scout-girls-l your_full_name


G. WORLD JAMBOREE MAILING LIST

The list is intended for scouts and leaders alike. The list doesn't have 
any limited subject so anything somehow connected to the Jamboree is accepted. 
The language of the list is English.

To subscribe to the list send mail to Tuomas M. Toivonen - the list
maintainer - <toivotuo@clinet.fi>. In your message include your name and
email address with some information about your scouting background and
your role in the World Jamboree.


H. ARROW-L

ARROW-L is a private discussion list for members of the Order of the Arrow
in the Boy Scouts of America. It is only open to BSA members who provide evidence 
of membership in the Order.

To subscribe to this list, send a mail to listserv@indycms.iupui.edu and put 
the following line in the mail body (replace your_full_name by 
your own first and last name):

        subscribe arrow-l your_full_name


I. SCOUTS-NL

SCOUTS-NL is a mailing list for members and friends of Scouting Nederland.
Although leaders will probably form the majority, youth members are also
encouraged to participate.

A WWW-page about this list can be found at the URL :
http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~jansen/scout/scouts-nl.html

SCOUTS-NL is een discussielijst (mailing list) voor en door leden en
vrienden van Scouting Nederland, en andere belangstellenden die op
soortgelijke wijze jongeren een verantwoorde vrijetijdsbesteding
aanbieden.
Hoewel leidinggevenden waarschijnlijk in de meerderheid zullen zijn,
zijn ook jeugdleden van harte welkom deel te nemen.

In navolging van de reeds bestaande internationale Scouting lijsten,
staat ook SCOUTS-NL open voor discussies over alle aspecten van Scouting:
het uitwisselen van tips, spel- en activiteitenprogramma's, problematiek
van het werken met jeugdigen, beleidszaken en aankondigingen van
jeugdactiviteiten.

Deze lijst is geen officieel orgaan van de overkoepelende vereniging
Scouting Nederland, maar op het landelijk bureau is men op de hoogte van
haar bestaan, en men moedigt het gebruik van moderne vormen van
communicatie tussen leden zeker aan.

To subscribe to this list, send a mail to listserv@nic.surfnet.nl and
put  the following line in the mail body (replace your_full_name by 
your own first and last name):

        subscribe scouts-nl your_full_name

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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: World Wide Web (WWW) Scouting Pages

See rec.scouting FAQ #9 (scouting/9_scouting-on-the-www). The FAQ can be
retrieved through anonymous FTP from ftp.ethz.ch:/rec.scouting/faq/
and on Usenet in the newsgroups rec.scouting and *.answers.

Those who want a hint right away, here's one: David Jansen's InterNETional
Scouting page at 

   http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~jansen/scout.html

points to most available scouting resources on the web. People without
a WWW client can retrieve the page by sending a message to
listserv@info.cern.ch containing the following text:
    send http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~jansen/scout.html

Another starting page worth trying comes from Arne Jorgensen:

   http://www.daimi.aau.dk/~arne/ScoutLinks.html

The InterNETional page is organized into a hierarchical structure of pages, 
which is useful when you're browsing online, while the ScoutLinks page is a 
summary list of all known scouting resources on one page (hence ideal for
for printing out).

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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: ScoutNet - The Fidonet dedicated to scouting

 ScoutNet is a network of Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) based on Fidonet-
 Technology Network dedicated to Scouting and Guiding across the World.
 
 It offers a cheap and easy alternative to a direct Internet, CompuServ
 or an other international network access. In addition to local, national
 and international scouting discussion boards and file areas, all ScoutNet
 BBS'es also provide access to rec.scouting, mailing-lists and E-mail access
 to the Internet (and back) and to FidoNet.

 The network currently has outlets in Switzerland, Germany, Italy,
 Austria, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Slovenia, the Netherlands, the
 United States, Canada and Argentina.

 The Global ScoutNet offers more than 30 discussion boards and more than
 20 file areas.

For more information, contact one of the following network coordinators:

   dsaxer@scoutbox.chnet.ch (Daniel Saxer - questions on Internet/WWW/Gateways)
   map@scoutbox.chnet.ch (Peter de Hilster - general questions)
   dave_tracewell@scoutbox.chnet.ch (Dave Tracewell - contact for the american continent)

or check their WWW page at:
   http://chnet.ch/~scout/scoutnet.html


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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: FreeNet Scouting Areas in Finland, USA

The Cleveland Freenet has an discussion area dedicated to Scouting. 
To access the Cleveland Freenet, telnet to:
..freenet-in-a.cwru.edu  or
..freenet-in-b.cwru.edu

Then at the 'Your Choice ====>' prompt, type:
    Your Choice ====>..Go Scouts


The Finland Freenet also has a scouting area. To access it, telnet to:
        freenet.hut.fi

Unfortunately, the English language only covers some main menus, but for
example in the Community Center, choose 2 (harrastukset) for hobbies,
and then Partiokolo Lohenpdd (Scout Meeting Place Salmon Head) for 
Scouting.

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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: Scouting related bulletin boards

Steve Souza maintains a list of BBS that are located in the USA and which
carry scouting-related information. A current version of this file is
stored on ftp.ethz.ch:/rec.scouting/pointers/scoutbbs-list

Note that most if not all of these BBS cannot be reached interactively 
through the Internet - you'll need to call the BBS directly with your modem.
If you want to add your BBS to this list, contact Steve at:
..76703.633@compuserve.com.


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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: More hints on scouting resources on the Internet

This FAQ contains pointers to the most important scouting resources which can be
reached on the Internet. It is not meant to cover *all* existing resources however. 
For an enhanced list, check out the WWW pages from Arne Jorgensen and David Jansen
(see "World Wide Web (WWW) Scouting Pages" above) or R. Gary Hendra's guide on
"Scouting on the Internet", which can be retrieved through ftp from:
    ftp.ethz.ch:/rec.scouting/pointers/scouting-on-the-internet
    
or through the World Wide Web from:
    http://www.best.com/~hendra/SCT_INET.html


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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: Is there a scout recipe / scout song collection FAQ?

There are lots.
The bad news is that due to size limitations, they cannot be made
available as (monthly posted) FAQ files. The good news however is that the
collections exist, and they are great. Jim Speirs and Lady Dragon's song
collections have recently been enhanced by two large files from Neil Savage.

On the gourmet side, Mike Audleman's Dutch Oven Cookbook and the two camping
recipe collections from Hugh Forward and Andrew Balinsky will satisfy even
the most delicate palates.

All these files can be retrieved by anonymous ftp from ftp.ethz.ch:
recipes can be found in the directory ftp.ethz.ch:/rec.scouting/recipes ,
and song texts in ftp.ethz.ch:/rec.scouting/songs .


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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: Where can I find GIF/clip-art files with scouting themes?

the ftp archives at pluto.utdallas.edu, the mail server at
tcubvm.is.tcu.edu and the ftp site at ftp.imp.ch are three premium
choices for this. Some other sites have been noted in this FAQ.

See the previous articles on scouting-related archive sites for 
more details on accessing them.

In addition, many Scouting-related World Wide Web pages are, in their
nature of combined text and graphic documents, good (albeit disparate)
resources for scouting-related photographs and graphics.


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From: mr@datcon.co.uk (Martin Richards), P.J.Cowley@herts.ac.uk (Peter Cowley)
Subject: Where is Gilwell Park and what is the best way to get to it ?
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 1994 12:30:22 GMT

Gilwell is on the North East edge of London, just inside the M25 motorway
(that's the motorway ring road running (crawling?) round london.  If 
you have a road atlas or any other map, look at the North edge of 
London for Enfield (where I am!) then east from there you should 
see Chingford and Epping.  Gilwell Park is between these two towns.  

By train/foot:
Main Line train to Chingford. Out of Chingford Station, turn Right, to
open land at end of shops, turn left on road accross common land,
passed Golf Course, continue for 2 miles accross the common land &
woods, Gillwell Park on the left. (Gilwell signposted once on common)


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From: dannys@iis.ee.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: What are FTP, WWW and Gopher? Where can I find help on them?
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 1994 12:30:22 GMT

FTP is a way of copying files between networked computers.  If you
need help in using or getting started with FTP, send e-mail to
   mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
with
   send usenet/news.answers/ftp-list/faq
in the message body.


Gopher is a way of accessing a growing number of databases and archive
sites on the internet. Historically, it is the precursor of the World Wide Web.
If you need help in using or getting started with gopher, send e-mail to
   mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
with
   send usenet/news.answers/gopher-faq
in the message body.


WWW, aka the World Wide Web is the result of an effort to provide an access to
the major resource kinds on the Internet through one common, user-friendly interface.
It presents itself as a loosely linked collection of several hundred thousand 
hypertext pages containing formatted text, graphics, sound, movies and more.
If you need help in using or getting started with gopher, send e-mail to
   mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
with
   send usenet/news.answers/www/faq/part1
   send usenet/news.answers/www/faq/part2
in the message body.

The whole rec.scouting FAQ #9 is dedicated to questions around the World Wide Web.
Check it out!

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