The search function works fine if you can provide it with a rarely used string (like "philosphies of arts").
But sometimes, when looking for a specific post in the archives, all you can remember is a range of dates, the name of the poster, and a commonly used word found in the subject line. (for example: I was trying to find the post where William was offering me advice on writing art criticism) That's when you need some kind of refined search functionality. Today, when you click on the "Refine Search" button, you get sent sent to an FAQ page that tells you: "searches can be limited to a particular email field such as from, date, subject or message" Which is exactly what is needed!!!! (and what we used to have) Unfortunately, that FAQ page is for list adminisistrators, not the list users --- so it suggests how an administrator might write the code for a "Refine Search" page for any of the listservs in the "Mail Archive" network. Can Kate be persuaded to write the code for such a page? Our archive also needs a link to an information page that gives the purpose of our list and tells subscribers how to un-subscribe. (one poor fellow just contacted me asking how he could un-subscribe) And while contemplating such improvements --- we might also try to make our list more visible on Google where a search for "aesthetics listserv" ought to point to our home page. ____________________________________________________________ Small Business Tools Reduce your business expense. Click here to find products for your small business. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/c?cp=u1EeV-U9qILZhE-AhNrOLAAAJz6c l_zTaptgNR5c8Mer1v9kAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARMQAAAAA=
