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?