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to access and search the list archives
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How to access the Waldorf list archives
Everything that is said on the Waldorf list is saved for future reference. List archives can be accessed in two ways: you can ask LISTSERV (the list-server program) to send you the log file for a particular month, or you can use the database functions to search the archives for messages related to a certain topic, and have LISTSERV return a copy of all the messages matching your requirements. The first method is easier, but the second is more powerful.Using the INDEX Command
To get the list of archives available for the Waldorf list, sending the command:INDEX WALDORF
to listserv@listserv.icors.org. You will get a list of file names in response. The names are all LOG followed by a date (LOG9711, LOG 9712, etc.)
To order a copy of a notebook archive log, simply send LISTSERV a GET command followed by the name of the file:
GET WALDORF LOG####
where "####" corresponds to the year and month of the archive. For instance, if you wanted the archive from March, 1996, you would type
GET WALDORF LOG9603
You can send several GET commands in the same message, as long as you put each new command on a separate line.
Searching Waldorf List Archives
As mentioned above, the database functions are more complicated but provide more flexibility. Imagine that you wanted to find all the messages from the list containing the words "first" and "grade" and "readiness".You would need to create a new e-mail message addressed to listserv@listserv.icors.org and type the following command in the body (not the subject) of the message:
search first grade readiness in waldorf
You'll get something like the following (but much longer, since this only shows the first two matches out of 20):
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> search first grade readiness in waldorf
-> 20 matches.
Item # Date Time Recs Subject
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001557 95/02/24 11:01 52 Re: Kindergarten
001559 95/02/24 23:22 50 Re: Kindergarten
To order a copy of these postings, send the following command:
GETPOST WALDORF 1557 1559
>>> Item #1557 (24 Feb 1995 11:01) - Re: Kindergarten
6 until April, and most have summer birthdays. So they are officially
old enough for public school first grade, but too young for WS first
^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^
grade. The solution we are attempting is to set up a "sixes class",
^^^^^
to be sort of a bridge between kindergarten and first grade. We
^^^^^ ^^^^^
hope to use at least parts of the first year curriculum starting in
^^^^^
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To actually get a copy of the messages to read, you have to send another message to LISTSERV, this time with the GETPOST command as described in the response. Then LISTSERV sends you the posting(s) you've ordered in another response.
As you can see, the database functions let you find the answer to many questions without having to disturb the people on the list, and without having to wait for them to find the time to compose an answer of (potentially) several hundred lines.
