|>I hate to be so dumb, but what is the INDEX?
|
|INDEX is just what it says.  You get a msg (formatted very similar to the
|result of a SEARCH request) which gives you who-from, Subject, Date, msg
|size and a Post#.  You then must request individual posts via the GETPOST
|command to get the msg bodies desired.  It is useful to people who may only
|want to follow limited threads of a very busy list.

The format of the INDEX output, as well as the method of retrieving
full-text referenced in the INDEX has changed across releases.  Here is the
current method of INDEX distribution for a list called SPAM-L (the
anti-spam list):

Date:     Sat, 16 Aug 1997 08:48:25 -0400
Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
Sender: Spam Prevention Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
From: Automatic digest processor <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:  SPAM-L Index - 15 Aug 1997 to 16 Aug 1997 - Unfinished
To: Recipients of SPAM-L indexes <[log in to unmask]>

Index  Date  Size Poster and subject
-----  ----  ---- ------------------
015210 08/15   14 From:    Ken Parker <[log in to unmask]>
                  Subject: Anti-anti spammer web page captured.

015211 08/15   43 From:    Follower of the Clawed Albino <[log in to unmask]>
                  Subject: (Cc) Harass-spam ("Arnold spammer"?) Re: (no
                           subject) (fwd)

015212 08/15   74 From:    Follower of the Clawed Albino <[log in to unmask]>
                  Subject: (Cc) Harass-spam/possible attempted DOS attack:
I am
                           not (fwd)

015213 08/16  141 From:    Neil Schwartzman <[log in to unmask]>
                  Subject: Calling all cars! Officer needs help

015214 08/16  157 From:    Neil Schwartzman <[log in to unmask]>
                  Subject: CC: SPAM ALERT: gateway to Adult LinX

015215 08/16   18 From:    jamie <[log in to unmask]>
                  Subject: Re: Calling all cars! Officer needs help

015216 08/16   30 From:    era eriksson <[log in to unmask]>
                  Subject: Re: clueless "admin" threatens to spam a list

015217 08/16  106 From:    "Michael H. Martel" <[log in to unmask]>
                  Subject: Found this SPAM in my mailbox.

015218 08/16   28 From:    era eriksson <[log in to unmask]>
                  Subject: Re: Found this SPAM in my mailbox.

015219 08/16   55 From:    SPAM <[log in to unmask]>
                  Subject: Re: Abuse Report:  SPAM from Symantec (Was
Broadcast
                           e-mail to CrashGuard downloaders)

015220 08/16   30 From:    SPAM <[log in to unmask]>
                  Subject: MEDIA: SPAM News Vol. 1 # 64

The sizes shown are the number of lines in the messages, not counting mail
headers.

To order the messages you are interested in, simply reply to this message and
include the original text, just as when you are replying to a normal message
and want to quote what your correspondent said. Before sending the message,
delete the lines corresponding to the items you are not interested in, and
make
sure your reply is going to "[log in to unmask]", NOT
to "[log in to unmask]".