From bobrankin@MHV.NET Wed Jan 29 02:42:21 1997 Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 02:21:30 -0500 From: Bob Rankin Reply-To: TOURBUS-Request@LISTSERV.AOL.COM To: TOURBUS@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: TOURBUS - 28 Jan 1997 - Searching The Archives /~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~|~\ | "Why | Surf When / You Can | Ride The | Bus?" / | \ |__________|__________/__________|__________|__________/ | \ / WIN FREE SOFTWARE! Join WorldVillage and become a /______|----\ | Citizen. Monthly drawings for software prizes, |//////| | | as well as special offers, cool sites, and more! |//////| | | http://www.worldvillage.com/join.htm |//////| | ~~~/~~~\~~/~~~\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~\~~~~ \___/ \___/ T h e I n t e r n e t T o u r B u s \___/ TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPIC: SEARCHING LIST ARCHIVES Howdy all - today we're going to cover the new SEARCH feature in the LISTSERV software, which can help you locate individual postings stored in the archives of mailing lists. But first, a word from one of the sponsors that keep the Bus rolling... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE Coupons on great apparel brands like Timberland, Duck Head, Woolrich, and Calvin Klein. Just sign up at Aardwulf Apparel's web store. Since they're electronic, they'll never clutter your drawers! ---------------------( http://www.aardwulf.com )---------------------- Desperately Seeking Something? ------------------------------ Maybe LISTSERV can help. The new SEARCH feature in version 1.8c of the LISTSERV software (the system that manages TOURBUS and hundreds of other mailing lists) lets you search the archives of a mailing list using keywords. I get quite a few questions from TOURBUS riders asking "Can you please resend me the TOURBUS where you mentioned ?" Now I can tell them to send a message like this: SEARCH IN to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AOL.COM - and they'll be able to find it themselves. Here's what you'll get back if you try "SEARCH BIRDS IN TOURBUS" > search birds in tourbus -> 2 matches. Item # Date Time Recs Subject ------ ---- ---- ---- ------- 000009 95/09/12 01:03 492 Wheelin' and Dealin' 000149 97/01/14 01:45 139 TOURBUS - 14 Jan 1997 - Do Birds Have Lips? To order a copy of these postings, send the following command: GETPOST TOURBUS 9 149 >>> Item #9 (12 Sep 1995 01:03) - Wheelin' and Dealin' And so, without further ado, let's take a cruise through the wires and see what we can find about cats, dogs, gerbils, snakes, hampsters, birds, and ^^^^^ just about any other pet you might have. rec.pets.birds The culture and care of indoor birds. ^^^^^ rec.pets.cats Discussion about domestic cats. >>> Item #149 (14 Jan 1997 01:45) - TOURBUS - 14 Jan 1997 - Do Birds Have Lips? From: Bob Rankin Subject: TOURBUS - 14 Jan 1997 - Do Birds Have Lips? ^^^^^ You can see there were two postings that contained the word "birds", one in September '95 and one in January '97. LISTSERV gives you the matching lines (with a little context) from those two postings and tells you how to order the full text if you wish. (The GETPOST command should be sent to the same LISTSERV address as the SEARCH command.) Can I Search Other List Archives? --------------------------------- Of course you're not limited to searches in the TOURBUS list. You can search the archives of any LISTSERV-based list that is running on a server using LISTSERV 1.8c (and some other LISTSERVs running on IBM mainframes). If you don't know where to start your search, I suggest you visit the L-Soft site at http://www.lsoft.com, use CATALIST to search the catalog of lists to find one or more that suit your needs, and then send the SEARCH command to the LISTSERV site that hosts that list. Another way to find lists is to send e-mail to "liszter@bluemarble.net" with the command search "whatever" in the BODY if the message. (But don't confuse this "search" command with the LISTSERV one - this one finds LISTS, the other finds postings.) For example, if you find a mailing list called CLOWNS which is run by LISTSERV@CIRCUS.COM, then you might want to send the command: SEARCH emmet kelly IN CLOWNS to LISTSERV@CIRCUS.COM - but don't try this one, I just made it up. Do keep in mind that not all LISTSERV sites will accept the SEARCH command yet, but over the course of time most will. Stupid Computer Joke of the Week -------------------------------- * Remember, 640k is 4480k on FidoNet - they use dog bytes. Okay, I can hear the groans. Well send me some of YOUR stupid computer jokes and I'll print them here! 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