Hey tom, I am posting this also to the list because I believe many of us need a solution for efficient searches in the archives. You wrote: > Another way to try it is to send the commands in a > "job" field. This tells > ListServ to ignore any line breaks in the middle of > the request. The syntax > would be: > > // JOB > GETPOST 123 456 789 012 345 678 234 345 456 567 678 > 789 987 > 876 765 654 543 432 > // EOJ > > Even though the above request spans more than one > line, it should work. Well, it ain't workin'... Here is what I sent: ................................ //JOB SEArch rpm IN vanagon WHERE SUBJECT CONTAINS gear speed change //EOJ ................................ And here's what I got: ==================================== > SEArch rpm IN vanagon WHERE SUBJECT CONTAINS gear -> 82 matches. Item # Date Time Recs Subject ------ ---- ---- ---- ------- 007972 95/01/20 16:44 17 [Q] Decreasing gear ratio <SNIP> > speed change Unknown command - "SPEED". Try HELP. ==================================== Any other ideas?
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