This is the excerpt from the LISTSERV HELP (HELPCMS) file that our
users can access.  We encourage folks to send email so that the info
comes back as email and they can deal with it better than files in
their reader...less of a support problem.  Mignon.
 
                     Commands for Searching the Archives:
 
To find all the notes that were discussed on the discussion list,
pertaining to a particular subject, send an email search request for
copies of all the notes in the archives which meet your criteria.
 
These commands must be sent to the LISTSERV machine at the designated
node.  Do not send them to the discussion or you will become very
unpopular very quickly.  Address the email to [log in to unmask]
In the body of the note, include the text from Column 1, substituting
a word or a phrase for <keyword> and the name of the discussion for
<Listx-l>.  The symbols <> are not used.
 
Search command syntax             Description of request
-------------------------------   ---------------------------------------
  //JOB ECHO=NO                    All this information is contained in the
  DATABASE SEARCH DD=RULES         body of the electronic note.  The "//  EOJ"
  //RULES DD *                     tells Listserv to ignore anything following.
  SELECT <keyword> IN <Listx-l>     This prevents error messages based on the
  PRINT                             contents of any closing signature lines
  /*                                that may contain your name, museum,
  //                                telephone number, etc.
  //   EOJ
 
 
 
Example of a search that works.
 
//JOB ECHO=NO                           In this example, we search for either
DATABASE SEARCH DD=RULES                the keywords  "shrimp" or "Gopher" in
//RULES DD *                            the CRUST-L discussion archives.  Use
SEARCH (shrimp) or (Gopher) in CRUST-L  the parenthesis to separate keywords
PRINT                                   or phrases.  The command PRINT asks
/*                                      LISTSERV to send everything which meets
//                                      our search criteria back to us.
//   EOJ
 
PS - If you want the entire help file, send me email.
 
                                 Mignon