Date:         Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:10:01 -0400
Reply-To:     pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: B Bob needs help with archives
Comments: To: Bob Donalds <donalds1@verizon.net>
In-Reply-To:  <022901c8d861$082db660$6601a8c0@OFFICE>
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Unfortunately, the "google" method of searching doesn't really work, and may
miss the messages you're looking for, since google appears not to completely
index the archives.

I've found that the most reliable way of searching the archives is by email,
using the instructions here:
http://gerry.vanagon.com/info/searching.html

You can give date ranges, authors, etc.

After getting the search results, you can retrieve the messages by email
using the commands given on that webpage, but if I'm interested in reading a
thread, I'll usually find the message in the web archives by browsing by
date, which will be listed in the search results).

Obviously, this is a pain in the butt, but, as far as I know, it is the ONLY
way of searching the archives right now that is actually guaranteed to
work.  Google misses (lots) of messages, and the web archive search times
out 90% of the time.


-Wes


On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Bob Donalds <donalds1@verizon.net> wrote:

> As the subject lines says I need help finding some of the replys I have
> made about tightening WBX head studs the Boston Bob way
>
> I some could give this a shot I could forward this to a fellow vanagon type
> to get him back on the road
>
> thanks in advance
> Bob
>