that's useful . Thanks Freda. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Freda B Birnbaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Freda B Birnbaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 1:21 PM Subject: Re: Searching the Archives -- another method
> On Wed, 3 Sep 2003, Ari Davidow wrote, re an earlier statement: > > > At this time, search of the archives is broken. Shamash has promised to > > fix it "soon" as of a few months ago. > > > > When it is repaired, you will be able to search the Jewish-music > > archives from http://www.ivritype.com/resources/jlists.html#jewish-music > > > > Joel Bresler notes that at least some of the archives are indexed in > > Google. I would therefore suggest trying the following: > > > > At the Google search box, enter > > > > [jewish-music] shamash > > > > followed by the term(s) you want to search, as in > > > > [jewish-music] shamash flute vibrato > > > > It will lead to some list results, and some other results, all of which > > may be useful. (I believe that there are ways to specify date ranges in > > Google, as well.) > > > I just tested out the method I use to search other Shamash lists to which > I'm subscribed, and it seems to be working. It's email-based rather than > Web-based. > > You send commands to [EMAIL PROTECTED] requesting a listing of the > archive files so you know what their names are (and the names indicate the > dates), and commands requesting the information you want. It appears to > NOT be case-sensitive, although I suspect that if a term spread over 2 > lines in the file it might not be picked up. When you get return mail > from Shamash, you then know what files to request. Be aware that some of > the files are large and may be sent to you in several parts. You will > have to use an editor to search for the material you want. > > For example, I just tried this: > > I sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] the commands > > index jewish-music -all > search jewish-music -all "Carlebach" > search jewish-music -all "birnbaum" > search jewish-music -all "Birnbaum" > > and I received a (LARGE!) message with all the file names of the archives, > as well as messages about which files had matches for my search terms, and > using that was able to send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] requesting > the file I wanted: > > get jewish-music 030814 > > > Note that the file names reflect the dates the files were created, e.g. > > jewish-music 981018 and so forth. > > Hope this helps. > > Freda Birnbaum, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Call on God, but row away from the rocks" > > > ---------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, which offers online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ * * FREE JEWISH LEARNING * * Shamash invites you to join MyJewishLearning.com, a comprehensive, objective, authoritative and interactive learning resource in all areas of Judaism. Free membership via http://www.myjewishlearning.com/shamash ---------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------=
