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Subject:Re: # archive search problems and tips
From:TinkerMan
Date:Thu, 27 Dec 2001 01:13:48 -0800

Het Tom,

--- "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@ReliTech.com>
wrote:
> Have you tried the we-based archive search recently?
> Since the server was
> upgraded a few months back, searching via the web is
> much improved. No more
> timeouts!!

I guess you're right, but after struggling with that
web search and finding the email offline method so
much better, I'd never go back!
Also, the email method is much more convenient for
archiving and avoids any wait. Just my opinion...

> For searching via e-mail it does sound like your web
> e-mail is inserting
> line breaks, which ListServ hates.

Then why do the search results containg multi-line
GETPOST commands? This is generated by the server.
Sounds like a masochist server to me...;-)

>You already found
> one solution - breaking
> your commands up into several lines so that your

Bad, because the thread is broken.

> Another way to try it is to send the commands in a
> "job" field. This tells

Yup, this is exactly what I was looking for. Now how
come I didn't find it in the "info refcard"?...

Thanks!

=====
Cheers,
         TinkerMan

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