There's a fairly easy way to review old messages posted to our list (going back about 10 months). Here's what you do:
Send the following message to lists...@listserv.idbsu.edu index oslist This will return a list of archive files for the list, e.g., below: * * Archive files for the OSLIST list at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU * (monthly logs) * rec last - change * filename filetype GET PUT -fm lrecl nrecs date time * -------- -------- --- --- --- ----- ----- -------- -------- OSLIST LOG9803 LOG OWN V 115 1600 98/03/31 23:29:53 OSLIST LOG9804 LOG OWN V 87 1854 98/04/30 19:05:44 OSLIST LOG9805 LOG OWN V 771 2503 98/05/29 08:14:13 OSLIST LOG9806 LOG OWN V 724 3449 98/06/30 01:22:58 OSLIST LOG9807 LOG OWN V 186 3714 98/07/29 13:32:57 OSLIST LOG9808 LOG OWN V 79 1861 98/08/31 17:42:22 OSLIST LOG9809 LOG OWN V 599 3507 98/09/29 13:26:09 OSLIST LOG9810 LOG OWN V 795 6544 98/10/31 16:14:36 OSLIST LOG9811 LOG OWN V 170 3905 98/11/29 09:09:27 OSLIST LOG9812 LOG OWN V 905 7567 98/12/22 21:53:41 Let's say that you wish to review all the messages posted in August 98. Send the following message to lists...@listserv.idbsu.edu: get oslist log9808 i.e., get filename filetype This will return you a message containing all the postings for August 98. You may also get a specified range of postings, thus: getpost oslist n1-n2 where n1-n2 is a specified range of messages, e.g., getpost oslist 45-95 will return all messages from number 45 to number 95, with the oldest available message retained in the archive treated as number 1. It appears that our archive goes back only 10 months, so you won't be able to review all the messages going back to the first message posted. If you think that maintaining all the postings for posterity would be useful for the community, I would ask the person maintaining the website to consider getting all the files from time to time and storing them at the OST website. Murli ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Murli Nagasundaram, Ph.D., Asst. Prof., Computer Information Systems Boise State U., Boise, ID 83725, USA | (208)426-3905(vox) | -1135(fax) mailto:rismu...@cobfac.idbsu.edu | http://www.idbsu.edu/business/murli "Never answer an anonymous letter." -- Yogi Berra