Zolo, when you joined this list you got a long message from Tom C. Included in that long email was: +------------+ | Archives | +------------+ Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived. You can get a list of the available archive files by sending an "INDEX vanagon" command to LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM. You can then order these files with a "GET vanagon LOGxxxx" command, or using ListServ's database search facilities. Send an "INFO DATABASE" command for more information on the latter. Web archives are available at: http://gerry.vanagon.com/archives/vanagon.html I just copied and pasted that because I saved it, as the directions suggested. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "zolo" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 1:11 PM Subject: Re: Vanagon list use and generally accepted rules./Rules? What Rules???
> How do you find "archive"? I have looked a few times and found none with > that name. Where is it? Am I missing something? > Zoltan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 9:33 AM > Subject: Re: Vanagon list use and generally accepted rules./Rules? What > Rules??? > > > > In a message dated 12/14/03 11:31:00 AM, vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM writes: > > > > << Why do people waste their time telling me to search the archives? > > If you don't want to share your opinion and knowledge please don't. >> > > > > For more than one reason, it has always bothered me to see people > > directed > to > > that morass known as the list archive. An archive is supposed to have > some > > manner of order and ease of use. And, it is also supposed to be > > regulated > by > > an archivist. The list archive has none of these elements, so let's > > call > it > > what it really is: a data dump. > > > > To direct someone to a furtive and, perhaps, futile search of the list > > archive could mean hours of their precious life whenever their inquiry > > can > be > > answered by someone spending a few minutes to compose an e-mail. > > Replying > to their > > plea for help by condemning them to the "archive" smacks of the kind of > > arrogance which is opposed to the spirit of this list. > > > > Perhaps it is time to totally delete the bloated contents of the list > > "archive" and start anew. > > > > George > |
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