Raven is back, and so is the database search facility in an improved,
easy-to-swallow no-MVS-looking-JCL format.  FORGET ALL YOU LEARNED about
the old //search JOB and //pattern dd * stuff.

To search the archives, just send the "search" command itself to
[log in to unmask], for example:

   search * in hp3000-l where subject contains 'client'

This will send you back an "index" of postings containing your requested
search word.  You can then use the 'getpost' command to retrieve the
archived article in question.  It's fairly intuitive and requires none
of the former "JCL-looking" syntax.

If you are searching the archives, especially a keyword search (e.g.,
"search Posix in hp3000-l", as opposed to "search * in hp3000-l where
subject contains 'Posix'") you can speed things up by including a
qualifier at the end "since Jan 1995" or other suitable starting date
as the archives go back to 1993.

Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>