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?