I know...and i tried it and it's great...but when the server is down, it's nice to have the other archive to go to. steve Vernon Craddock wrote: > Steve, > I was simply trying to let people know that there is another way to access the same archives (no browser required). > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve [SMTP:Steve@Schwenk-Law.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 3:56 PM > To: Vernon Craddock > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Alternative search for archives (No Vanagon Content) > > There is an alternate Archive...I have the URL, but i forget how i got it and whether > it's ok to post it. It's the sason one. Whose is it? > steve > > Vernon Craddock wrote: > > > Fellow Listees, > > > > Complaints about archive access appear all of the time here. The archive > > searching is a slow process and many browsers time out before the results > > are found. There are alternatives. I never search the archives from the > > web page. I find it much more convenient to search via e-mail. You mail > > your search request to the server and 5, 10, or sometimes 15 minutes later > > the results are mailed back. It works great, you can go surf your favorite > > sites or whatever and get the results when you return. Coyote sent me a > > URL with the specifics on how to do lots of complex searches, I have since > > lost it, but the basics are: > > > > The following is an example message: > > >From: (whoever you are) > > >To: Listserv@Gerry.Vanagon.Com > > >Subject: blah > > > > > >Search Brake Drum in Vanagon > > > > In return, you will receive a listing of posts about "Brake" or "Drum" > > > > Happy searching, > > Vernon Craddock > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Edward Berlett [SMTP:berlett@SABER.TOWSON.EDU] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 11:35 AM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: Hello > > > > I tried the archives and wasn't able to get to them. There has been some > > trouble with the archives lately. How did you try to access the archives? |
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