Hi Eric,
 
I said:
>>They  use it  to easily  get  a total  on  postings to  give in  funding
>>requests.
 
Eric Thomas replied:
> That you can get easily from the archives. SEARCH * IN XYZ-L SINCE xxx is
> all you need to  do, and it's in fact much better  suited to grants where
> what you really need to know is  the number of postings in a certain time
> frame.
 
Good plan.  Alas we can't search yet, but as soon as we can, I'll
tell them that.
 
>>Since  the lists  are  moderated,  and the  moderators  switch off,  the
>>postings all seem to come from  the different moderators--so they use it
>>to balance the work load, as they can see how many postings each one has
>>handled.
>
> With counters that started from the beginning of the list???
 
They write the total down on paper (keep it) and subtract occasionally to
find out who has done what since the last time they checked.
 
> No, there will be a brand  new STATS command with more information (maybe
> called differently, to avoid confusion).
 
Great, we love all information!
 
 
>>Will the new Accounting procedure be  in the upcoming upgrade? (...) Any
>>date on when you're going to release the upgrade yet?
>
> Unfortunately, these questions  tend to be linked :-)  People keep asking
> for new  features that  they want to  see in the  next version.  The same
> people also ask impatiently when we  will release the next version. Well,
> if we have  to add more features to  it, it will take longer  to come out
> :-)
 
We do want the upgrade right away, and the new features too, I confess.
Two upgrades?   But at least appreciate all you do, Eric, and are
thrilled with anything new.  Consider that...  :)
 
Vickie Banks
H-NET Technical Assistance
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