searching list was Re: starterguide

[Russell Davie]

On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 18:23:44 -0400
Felix Miata <mrmazda at ij.net> wrote:

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> 
> >> Nope, matching the subject to the original content:
> >> http://help.ubuntu.com/starterguide/. Someone searching the archives is
> >> likely going to be looking for whatever by its correct spelling, which
> >> will match what will be found by Google or the URL.
> 
> > But it _really_ doesn't matter - google will still find the original,
> > because it has the URL in it.  Google doesn't just index by subject, or
> > we'd never find half the useful stuff!
> 
> Some people go directly to list archives and use the search functions
> they provide, which typically aren't so smart, making you search through
> a choice of topic, date, or author, ignoring the content itself

I don't get a search function for the Ubuntu-Users lists. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/
Or any of the lists here: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ 
There is no "search" box, so it's not possible to do a simple search let alone a boolean search.

1)  the lists are only accessible one month at a time
2) or one has to download the gziped monthly archives or the entire archive! <groaning and gnashing teeth> 

Its a big time wasting challenge to search these lists with the lack "search boxes", so in the end, Google is a quicker solution. 

Unless someone can set me straight on this?

- R