Ixion FAQ
[Ixion]

How do I search the Ixion Archive?

Have a wee look at http://www.ixion.org.uk/digests/search.html
For the password please send an email to ixion-digpass@ixion.org.uk or ask the list and throw yourself open to ridicule ;-)

Digests are indexed, so searching for 'micr' and 'hospital' won't find the *messages* which include both, only the *digests* so someone could be submitting a mandatory ixion custard report, someone else could talk about the lovely road past the hospital, and if they're in the same digest you'll get a match. It would be a bit better if the searches matched messages, but it's currently as good as it used to be (searching Google and finding the digests on Nottingham). Also, finding an individual message isn't as friendly as seeing it in context of its digest. ATM it's not gonna change :-)

A.


This page last updated 30/10/02
[FAQ Index] [Ixion Home Page]
faq@ixion.org.uk