On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 10:37:02 -0500, Bill Verity <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>If I look at an archive with VI, I can find the string y'all.
>However, when I use the search interface from the web, it is not found.

The single quote mark for the contraction confuses the search engine.
You need to put the whole phrase inside double quotes:  "y'all" in the 'Search
for:' field and then you also need to check the box for  'substring search'.