If I go to http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html and click on Archive Search, the bottom left shows a section titled Report Options and the first item is "Sort By". Clicking on that for help shows:
----------- Defines criteria by which the results of the search are sorted when they are displayed. The following options are available; "Date/Time, desc." is the default. Date: Sort by the date and time of the message, in ascending order. Date/Time, desc.: Sort by the date and time of the message, in descending order. Lines: Sort by the length of the message, smallest to largest. Lines, desc.: Sort by the length of the message, largest to smallest. Subject: Sort by the subject line, in ascending order. Subject, desc.: Sort by the subject line, in descending order. List name: Sort by the name of the list, in ascending order. List name, desc.: Sort by the name of the list, in descending order. ----------- If that doesn't provide what you need, you can go to groups.google.com and search there. There are several sort options available. Don Imbriale >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Paul Gilmartin >Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 1:19 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU >Subject: Re: Search Archives Backward? > >In a recent note, Walt Farrell said: > >> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:54:42 -0400 >> >> On 8/21/2006 7:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > Is there any way to search the archives of these lists >> > so that the first page of hits presented contains the >> > fifty most recent hits, rather than the fifty oldest? >> >> Perhaps you could restrict the date range you're searching? >> >No, I can't properly pose that question without knowing its >answer a priori: I can't choose a date range without knowing >whether the fifty most recent hits were last week or three >years ago. > >An option to present the hits in reverse chronological order >would be very useful. *********************************************************************** Bear Stearns is not responsible for any recommendation, solicitation, offer or agreement or any information about any transaction, customer account or account activity contained in this communication. *********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
