Jim:
If you have a "Save as Text File" function in Netscape (I've never used
it, and so don't know), you could save each message as a text file to a
specific folder, then use the Windows "Find" function to look for a
specific text string (Start, Find, Files or Folders) in that folder.
Double-clicking on the results will bring up the file in "Notepad."
Unfortunately, this won't allow you to conduct a boolean search (for
example, clutch OR master cylinder AND fluid") but will let you get
close. I think there's a way to use MS Access to sort text files, but it
would probably be more of a PITA than warranted. If you're selective in
the files you save (not saving repeated info), and clean your files out
regularly, it should be workable. Of course, there's always the list
archives, but I'm sure this has been pointed out already.
Luck!
Rich
On Fri, 05 Nov 1999 11:06:27 -0500 "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
writes:
> Hi MG List,
>
> I find a wealth of information is being exchanged daily on this
> list,
> and I want to save some of it for future reference. Fortunately or
> unfortunately, with the magnitude of useful tips being generated,
> saving
> just some of it can amount to a dozen or more documents per day. I
> used
> to rely on my memory for this data storage, but like my hard drive,
> it
> is growing closer and closer to its capacity.
>
> Presently, I am saving my e-mail in Netscape 4.61, on my hard drive.
> I
> want to save the MG info on floppies, preferably in text files, but
> with
> a very minimal amount of time required to processes it. Also
> desirable
> is to access the info by any number of search methods.
>
> Does anyone know a way to move e-mail to a different location?
> Has any one successfully addressed this issue of data storage and
> retrieval?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jim
>
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