Klarinet Archive - Posting 000013.txt from 1998/11
From: charette@-----.org
Subj: [kl] The Sneezy FAQ
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 12:19:51 -0500
The Sneezy FAQ
Nov. 01, 1998
1) What is Sneezy?
2) Why is it called Sneezy?
3) I don't have an Internet account - can I use Sneezy?
4) Does Sneezy run the Klarinet list?
5) What's on Sneezy?
6) Do you do all of this?
7) Can I contribute?
8) What do you (Mark Charette) do for a living?
9) How come no one's on the chat page when I try it?
10) Do you really read all the Guestbook entries?
11) What makes you an expert?
12) Where can I find clarinet music on the Web?
13) Why don't you have information on XXXX?
14) Why don't you have job listings?
15) Why can't I get to http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet?
16) Do you get funding for the composition database?
17) How do I add (my name to the Teacher's list, my recital to
the Announcements list, my paper to the Study list, etc.)
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1) What is Sneezy?
Sneezy is a DEC 3000/600 computer sitting near Detroit, Michigan,
USA, dedicated to the dissemination of clarinet information. Its
real name is www.sneezy.org [206.250.251.18]. It is my "regular"
workstation.
The current machine (the DEC) will be replaced by Sneezy II, a
machine provided by generous donations to Sneezy.org.
2) Why is it called Sneezy?
Its predecessor was one of our first computers, which were named
after the 7 dwarfs from Snow White. I had sneezy, which was at
least better than dopey. Since Victor Freyer's original Clarinet
FAQ was moved onto the old machine and people got used to the
name, I decided to keep it around for hysterical reasons.
One of my friends from way back reminded me recently that my very
first Unix machine, an Apollo DNsomething from around 1985, was
also called Sneezy.
3) I don't have an Internet account - can I use Sneezy?
There are a number of e-mail services that will return Web pages
to you. From Robert Saltiel: "Here are the 'agoraservers' I
commonly use: (sending "help" in the body of an email to any of
them will return a detailed help message) webmail@-----.ie,
web-mail@-----.jp,
agora2@-----.jp"
4) Does Sneezy run the Klarinet list?
Yes - Sneezy now hosts the Klarinet list. Sneezy also has
a collection of Klarinet articles posted over the years and a
search engine, along with Web pages created from some of the
very interesting postings.
5) What's on Sneezy?
Too much to enumerate here anymore - you'll just have to
visit :^)
6) Do you do all of this?
No, I have help from numerous people around the world - Takashi
Kawai, Stella Page, Georgiana McReynolds, Eric Dannewitz, Dee
Hays, and Eric Shaw have helped out. However, day-to-day
maintenance and the Web pages are generally my resonsibility. I
spend about 15-20 hours a week at it.
7) Can I contribute articles?
Please!!! I'm alway looking for new papers, additions to the
databases, and anything else of interest. Send me a note at
charette@-----.org
8) What do you (Mark Charette) do for a living?
I get to play with computers, on high-end 3D graphics , parallel
processing (simulation & database), Web stuff, and doing bizarre
things (both me and the computer :^).
9) How come no one's on the chat page when I try it?
The "chat" page is for fun, and doesn't consume all that much
resource on sneezy. There's no set time for people to check in or
anything like that except for Sundays at 4:00 PM Sneezy Time.
Sneezy Time is EST or EDT depending on the time of year. If you
visit www.sneezy.org/clarinet you'll see what time it is in
Sneezy Time.
10) Do you really read all the Guestbook entries?
Yes, I do, and I answer every one that has a valid e-mail address.
I value the entries, as they tell me what's lacking.
11) What makes you an expert?
I'm not, and have never claimed to be, any sort of expert. In fact,
I started playing the clarinet in January, 1997. I do have a lot of
information buried on sneezy (via the Klarinet Archives) and I
probably have the fastest access to it, so I do from time to time
answer questions. Mostly, though, I'd rather point people to the
right area on sneezy to get their questions answered.
12) Where can I find printable clarinet music on the Web?
Sneezy has probably the most comprehensive collection of printable
music out of copyright in http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Music .
Recent works are put on sneezy only by permission of the publisher
and/or composer. Please respect the rights of the composers and
read the restrictions on the music that is copyrighted!
Almost all the music requires either Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or a
PostScript printer for printout. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is
available for free at http://www.adobe.com.
13) Why don't you have information on XXXX?
Because there is so much to know and so little time!! If you don't
the information you're looking for on sneezy (and you've checked
find the databases) then asking me to include it is fine; however, if
it will take extensive research then it'll probably never get on
sneezy. If you do the research & send it to me I'll gladly "HTML"ize
it and put it on sneezy (and make sure you get credit).
This is NOT meant to discourage suggestions on making the pages
better or adding new information to sneezy; it's just meant to set
expectations. Some suggestions take minimal time (like asking if
a particular link be added or an interesting Klarinet posting be
presented as a page) and I normally will get something like that
done in a day or so.
14) Why don't you have job listings?
I do - see http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Announcements.html .
That page has recitals, festivals, camps, scholarships, and
jobs. If you know of ones that aren't on the list, just drop me a
line at music@-----.org
15) Why can't I get to http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet?
If it's down for scheduled (or unscheduled) maintenance, I try to
set up warning that it will be down about 15 minutes before I take
it offline. If it's down for some other reason (bad power cord,
breaker tripped somewhere vital, sprinklers killed it) I try and
post to Klarinet when it's back up.
16) Do you get funding for anything on Sneezy?
Sneezy.org is now a private enterprise, and as such there is a bit
of advertising off the beaten path (it's on the menu, but there
are no "banners" anywhere. I would like to make Sneezy.org self-
sufficient in regard to operating costs. I do sell CD-ROMS of the
Klarinet Archives for $6.00 US in the US, $7.00 US International,
which garners about a dollar towards Sneezy.org. I also sell
advertising space on Web pages for a minimum of $50.00/year. Contact
charette@-----.
17) How do I add (my name to the Teacher's list, my recital to
the Announcements list, my paper to the Study list, etc.)?
Just send a note to me at charette@-----.org
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