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http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/tutorial/srch1.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 01: Introduction: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You don't need a PhD in computer science to use the LISTSERV archive database; au contraire, it's a pity not to take advantage of it. The new software is easier than ever to use, too! In the next sections, you will find some sample searches of the Opera-L archive. Find one that suits your need and copy & paste it into your e-mail program. Then edit it for your specific search, send, and voila! You can use your prowess to search any archive on any LISTSERV; just substitute our listname PARKINSN for OPERA-L. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A Few Basics to Keep in Mind ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The examples following illustrate how to search a LISTSERV archive by e-mail using the SEARCH command and how to request messages of interest from the listserver computer with the GETPOST command. 2. Make certain your search command is on a single line in a new message with no subject header. The subject header is ignored by LISTSERV; if your e-mail program requires one, you can type in a single character like "/". 3. The listserv address: send all search command messages for PARKINSN to: <A HREF="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</A> 4. Capitalization generally does not matter. In the examples, the words of the search language are shown in upper case for clarity only; lowercase works just as well. 5. A more detailed document (not without its own problems) explaining the more advanced searching features, is available directly from the listserver computer. To request it, send this command: GET LISTDB MEMO 6. If you do trial searches to gain familiarity with the search commands and the results which they produce, you can help keep your LISTSERV system running smoothly (especially for archives of high-volume lists) by limiting the time period so that only a small portion of the archive is searched. ----------------------------------------------------------------------