Let me say that I really appreciate the work that you have done. It has
been a valuble resource for me as I continue to try and maintain my MG.
And now a searhable list!!!
Thanks again.
At 11:43 AM 1/7/99 -0700, Mark J Bradakis wrote:
>
>With a bit of reluctance I'll announce that this list now has a searchable
>web-based archive at http://listquest.com, under the Hobbies/cars link
>
>So, if your internet service includes web capability, give it a try.
>
>The reason for the reluctance is that this is a commercial site. I do NOT
>like having to wade through a bunch of advertising to get to useful info,
>but so it goes. Not everyone can be like me and provide many hours of
>service for no compensation. Well, maybe a little bit of compensation now
>and again, wonder if a search for "rats + coffee" at the above site will
>find the article I'm thinking about, or if I only sent it to a few lists.
>
>I was working on providing such a service here, but it was taking a long time
>to get set up, and deal with various access issues. So I basically just
>gave up and will let these folks do it for a while. Just another step in the
>direction of having your computer be just like your TV, but without all those
>annoying programs to interrupt the commercials.
>
>It was nice to be able to just browse through the archives in monthly
>chunks, without having to search for anything specific. A good way
>for newcomers to get a feel for the flavor of the list, but we can live
>without that feature. Who knows, maybe someday I'll get back to that
>project. But for now, I'm more than busy enough with just the basic,
>bare bones list administration stuff. If I did get a big batch of free
>time, I might just use it to actually read some of these lists!
>
>Anyway, try out the searchable archives, they should have all the list
>mail from the beginning, except for a small window between when I sent them
>a copy of the archives and when the archiver subscription started. I'll send
>them the missing messages RealSoonNow.
>
>And stay tuned, eventually all the original british-cars list mail will
>be available also.
>
>mjb.
>
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