finding topics already discussed

[Steve Messimer]

Hi,

I have been a member of the use and improve lists for several months now.  I
have found the quality of the discourse here to be outstanding.  It would be
wonderful if there were some efficient way to find information posted in the
past.  Often times I will see information that I realize will be useful in
the future but is unrelated to the issue or issues on which I am currently
working.  Going back to my archives of the list at a later date  and
searching for that information is VERY time consumming and in some cases
unrewarding.

Is there any way to search past submissions short of creating a database and
dumping each submission in a separate record.  It occurs to me that this
search feature could be added to the RR Website.

Doing this would allow developers to check through all the submissions on a
particular topic before sending in a submission that most likely has been
addressed at some point in the past.  It should also free up some time for
Jeanne and others to work on more current problems.

Just a thought.

Regards

Steve

Stephen R. Messimer
Messimer Computing, Inc
2501 14th Ave South
Escanaba, MI 49829
www.messimercomputing.com