Will Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, 28 Dec 1997, David Stern wrote: > > > essentially: What will it take to get a (any) search function for > > debian-user? Or conversely, what is blocking a search function from > > being implemented? Or does a search function plan already exist? .. > > Well, you can hit the archives at www.debian.org and search _them_ > with something simple like Netscape's "find" ... > > Will
Although why one can't use the glimpse engine supposedly provided for this very purpose is beyond me - what's with the web-based search engine, huh? I'd volunteer to set something like that up on my machine, except that: 1) I have dynamic IP (and haven't yet gotten my ml.org account) 2) I have only one phone line, and often need it for other purposes. 3) I've only been saving all my incoming mail since about mid-December, so have a very incomplete archive (though I suppose I could always run a lynx -traverse and suck down the existing archives) That I should be studying for qualifying exams is probably another good reason... Hmmm... Actually - I wouldn't really necessarily need a web-accessible copy of the archives on my machine, since I could have a search engine just return links to the archives on debian.org... Well, it's something to consider when I get back to school in a week or two. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
