Re: *DM*N*STR*V**: Archive access

2006-05-15 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, Darren Evans-Young said: > Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 10:24:32 -0500 > > I am *seriously* considering changing IBM-MAIN (2001-2006) archive > access to subscribers only, and I may not have a choice. We have > It appears this is already in effect. I just attempted to view t

Re: *DM*N*STR*V**: Archive access

2006-05-16 Thread Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > In a recent note, Darren Evans-Young said: > > > Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 10:24:32 -0500 > > > > I am *seriously* considering changing IBM-MAIN (2001-2006) archive > > access to subscribers only, and I may not have a choice.

Re: *DM*N*STR*V**: Archive access

2006-05-16 Thread Jan MOEYERSONS
>It appears this is already in effect. I just attempted to >view this month's archive index, and was required to log in. I was required to log in, just to view this message (I get the digest through e-mail and then click the message number for those messages, I want to read). >Will this mean

Re: *DM*N*STR*V**: Archive access

2006-05-16 Thread Walt Farrell
On 5/16/2006 3:12 AM, Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM wrote: isn't it useless to protect your archives? The newsgroup version of the list is fully available in Google archives, so what is your purpose of protecting the list archives? As I read Darren's posting, the purpose is to avoid a load on his

Re: *DM*N*STR*V**: Archive access

2006-05-16 Thread Jon Brock
I usually go straight to http://groups.google.com/group/bit.listserv.ibm-main before I even try IBM. Jon I will be most disappointed if indeed the search engines would no longer have access. I use Google a lot to find information I need to do my job. And you can rest assured that I tend to o

Re: *DM*N*STR*V**: Archive access

2006-05-16 Thread Patrick O'Keefe
I guess it's too late to provide reasons, but sinece I use the "archive" exclusively I want go on record. In the past I've logged on only when posting or responding, and then without setting a cookie. To do otherwise is to loose the "already read" indication. That is now lost so viewing the arc

Re: *DM*N*STR*V**: Archive access

2006-05-17 Thread Dave Cartwright
On Tue, 16 May 2006 15:17:00 -0500, Patrick O'Keefe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I guess it's too late to provide reasons, but sinece I use the "archive" >exclusively I want go on record. In the past I've logged on only when >posting or responding, and then without setting a cookie. To do otherw

Re: *DM*N*STR*V**: Archive access

2006-05-17 Thread Darren Evans-Young
On Tue, 16 May 2006, Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM wrote: >Darren, > >isn't it useless to protect your archives? The newsgroup version of the >list is fully available in Google archives, so what is your purpose of >protecting the list archives? > >Kees. The protection is not for email addresses necessari