Date:         Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:24:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Personal list archives: was RE: '87 Westy: New fuel pump started
              crying on first day after fill up.
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I have begun to sort threads in file folder for future reference.
--snip--

You may wind up paving your path to hell that way... you can pretty quickly
wind up with an overwhelming amount of disorganized information. I'd suggest
getting a gmail account just for the Vanagon list and subscribing from it,
even if you're still going to use your current account for daily reading.
That way you'll eventually build up a sort of personal archive as the time
goes on. There's an archive file that you can get that has the entire list
traffic from the beginning up to about a year-and-half ago. You can read it
in Opera and a few other email progs; I loaded it onto a laptop and carry
that around on trips and it's been helpful a few times now, particularly
since you can access it offline. Much of the older information is just way
out of date; I doubt there's anything beyond the last five years that hasn't
been covered to greater effect in that time.

Cya,
Robert