Folks,
When you subscribed to this NV-L list, every one of you got a note which told
you how to get more information on the capabilities of the listserver and how it
works. Here's part of that note:
>> More information on LISTSERV commands can be found in the LISTSERV
>>reference card, which you can retrieve by sending an "INFO REFCARD"
>>command to LISTSERV@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU.
If you do get the REFCARD as this suggests, it says:
SEArch listname word1 <word2 <...>> Search list archives
or: word1 <word2 <...>> IN listname
FROM date1 -> From this date
TODAY -> From today
TODAY-7 -> In the last 7 days
TO date2 -> To this date
WHERE
SUBJECT CONTAINS xxxx -> Only this subject
AND/OR
SENDER CONTAINS xxxx -> Only this author
Complex boolean operations are
supported, see database guide
Happy Searching
James Shanks
Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
Jon Needes <jon.needes@ATS.UK.EDS.COM> on 07/13/99 04:25:41 AM
Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
<NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
cc: (bcc: James Shanks/Tivoli Systems)
Subject: Re: Keyword search....
Mike Raad wrote:
> Hello all,
> Can anybody tell me....
> Is there a way to consult the Discussion List per subject or keyword, and
> where can we go to do so ? is there a DB or an @internet where the
> questions and answers are posted, you know something like the Tivoli
> database where we can see or query the database against a subject or a
> keyword that is of interest to me at a certain time of the day.
>
> Systems & Network Management Specialist - TIVOLI
> IBM France (e-mail address : mike.raad@fr.ibm.com)
You need to send your search request to LISTSERV@ucsbvm.ucsb.edu. In the
body of the message, NOT the subject line, type something like:
SEARCH 'keyword' IN NV-L FROM TODAY-100
That will search all postings for the last 100 days. Obviously you can
lengthen or shorten the period. You will be given a list of entries
containing the keyword and instructions on how to read the ones that look
interesting.
There are probably other ways to search but I do not know the full syntax.
This is what I have done before.
Jon Needes
EDS, Hook, UK
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