Date:         Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:51:31 -0800
Reply-To:     Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Using Google Groups to archive messages
Comments: To: "Peter R. Guerzenich Small" <prgsmall@MAC.COM>
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Don't use the search function on the archives.

Instead use Goggle and add the phrase "site:vanagon.com"

In other words when searching for info on drum brakes, put this in the Goggle search bar:

drum brakes site:vanagon.com

Try it.

Anthony
'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)

--- On Sat, 11/29/08, Peter R. Guerzenich Small <prgsmall@MAC.COM> wrote:
From: Peter R. Guerzenich Small <prgsmall@MAC.COM>
Subject: Using Google Groups to archive messages
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Saturday, November 29, 2008, 11:16 AM

Hi Volks,

This morning, I did a search through the archives, and once again, it
timed out before the search completed.  I would like to put forward
the following proposal, which will improve the searchability of the
archive going forward and will not change the current operation of the
list one iota.

Google groups has the ability to subscribe to an existing list and
then archive all of the posts that come to that list on google
groups.  It does not take over the list, but rather acts as a list
member.  It then provides a way to easily search the posts that it
has.  Currently, Google groups does not support transferring of old
messages into its archive, but may at some point in the future, which
would be really useful.

I think this would be a good addition to the list and one that will
make it much easier to search in the future.

What do you all think?

Peter

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