Re: Keyword search....

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 AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT 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 AT ATS.UK.EDS DOT COM> on 07/13/99 04:25:41 AM

Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
      <NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU>

To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT 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 AT fr.ibm DOT com)

You need to send your search request to LISTSERV AT ucsbvm.ucsb DOT 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