====== Searching the REC.PUZZLE Archives ======
The rec.puzzles Archive is a list of puzzles, categorized by subject
area.  Each puzzle includes a solution, compiled from various sources,
which is supposed to be definitive.

===== WEB =====

  * The official [[http://www.rec-puzzles.org|rec.puzzles website]] at [[http://www.rec-puzzles.org|www.rec-puzzles.org]]
  * [[http://xraysgi.ims.uconn.edu/searchform.html|Univerity of Conneticut]] permits search by keyword as well as subject.
  * [[http://rec-puzzles.org/|Delft]] Partially HTMLized.

  * [[http://www.nova.edu/Inter-Links/puzzles.html|Nova Southeastern University]]
  * [[http://xraysgi.ims.uconn.edu/others.html|A list of other sites]] (Maintained by David Moews @ Univerity of Conneticut.)

===== FTP =====

The entire archive is also accessible via anonymous FTP, from any site
which maintains archives of the newsgroups news.answers or
rec.answers.  The file part01 contains the index.  The remaining files
contain alternating problem text and solution text for all the
puzzles.

Some FTP sites are:
  * North America:
    * ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/puzzles/archive
    * ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.answers/puzzles/archive
    * ftp://mirrors.aol.com/pub/rtfm/usenet/news.answers/puzzles/archive
    * ftp://ftp.cis.ksu.edu/pub/mirrors/news.answers/puzzles/archive

  * Europe:
    * ftp://ftp.cs.ruu.nl/pub/NEWS.ANSWERS/puzzles/archive
    * ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/usenet/news.answers/puzzles/archive

  * Asia:
    * ftp://ftp.edu.tw/USENET/FAQ/news/answers/puzzles/archive

===== Email =====

To request a puzzle, send a message to <archive-request@questrel.com>
like:
<code>
return_address your_name@your_site.your_domain  

send requested_puzzle_name
</code>
For example, if your net address is "mickey@disneyland.com", to request
"geometry/duck.and.fox", send the message:
<code>
return_address mickey@disneyland.com 
send duck.and.fox 
</code>

To request the index, use:
<code>
send index
</code>
To request multiple puzzles, use several "send" lines in a message.
Please refrain from requesting the entire archive via email.  Use FTP.

===== THE rec.puzzles ORACLE =====

This is a group of rec.puzzles regulars, who are familiar with the
rec.puzzles archive, and who will find your answer there if it exists,
or maybe compose an original answer if they are interested enough!
At any rate, they promise to respond to your question within two days,
and perhaps save you the embarrassment of posting a well-worn
question.  They will respond within two days even if they do not know
the answer to your question.

To query the rec.puzzles oracle, send email containing your question
to <puzzle-oracle@questrel.com>.