Patton & list,
I didn't know about the lost archives. However this does not explain the
difficulty that I have with archive "search". For example; If I go to
the individual archive for May 2002, there is definitely an entry
for"ram air".
If I do a general search for "ram air" there is nothing returned.
If I do a restricted search limited to May 2002 for "ram air" there is
also nothing returned.
I have tried this on a number of other known entries & dates & the same
thing happens. It appears that any search will only go back about one
year in the archives. Maybe I am just not smart enough to use the search
correctly.
Am I doing something wrong or is this a "flaw" in the search function?
I think I have tried all of the various combinations of search. The only
way to find something older than about a year is to display month by
month & scan through all of the entries. This can take many hours. There
is a lot of good info in the archives but it is very hard to find.
I personally would be willing to contribute substantial $ specifically
to fixing the search function if this is what it takes.
Dave Russell
Patton Dickson wrote:
> If ListQuest hadn't gone down and killed the old archives, we wouldn't have
> the trouble with searching the archive we have now. I know that MJB was
> able to restore some of the older archives (like for the Brit-Car) list.
>
> Does anyone have emails for the Healey list back to the beginning? I know
> that my first email to the list was Tue, 20 May 1997 since I cc'd the
> brit-car and mgs list when I sent it (it was a Sprite question).
>
> Is it possible to restore the archive prior to May 2000? If so is it
> something that anyone cares about? Has MJB ever addressed the possibility?
>
> Patton Dickson
> Austin-Healeys.com
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