Ditto, I typed in "bearings" and got notta. : (
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave & Marlene" <rusd@velocitus.net>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Cc: "Mark Bradakis" <admin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: The Healey List, Google and searches
> 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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