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