> But presumably when archives are private they can't be found by search
> engines.
Interesting point that - I have the impression that non of the jisc-mail
archives show up on search engines, whether private archives or not, whereas
the old mailbase ones did. By contrast, archives such as topica ones always
do. Perhaps one of the owners/managers/howling babyholders/beleagured
threesome could find out from those nice jiscyfolk?
Best
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Francis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: archives
> Finnegan writes:
>
> > I'm not sure your reasons are holding water. Almost anyone
> > (except for a very short list one hopes) can join this list, get
> > him/herself a password, and dive right into those archives...
> > however filled they may be with your/my casually dashed off
> > or too-late regretted ("Omigod, I wish I hadn't sent that")
> > missives
>
> But presumably when archives are private they can't be found by search
> engines. There was another instance I remember when a listmember made a
> jokey remark about a non-list poet, who found it via a search engine and
> flamed him about it.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Matthew
>
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