[syslinux] Request for the Admin

Geert Stappers stappers at stappers.nl
Tue Sep 17 11:41:51 PDT 2013


Op 2013-09-17 om 17:43 schreef Ady:
> To the Syslinux mailing list administrator(s):

Hello All,

> There seem to be some issue when searching the Syslinux mailing list 
> archives.
> 
> To replicate (example):
> 
> 1_ Open a Google web search page
> 2_ Search for "site:http://www.syslinux.org/archives/"
> 3_ Click "Search tools"
> 4_ Limit the search to "Past month".
> 
> Result: no match!
> 
> This has been happening for about 10 months or so.
> 
> A few mailing list search repositories / engines had kept caching the 
> Syslinux mailing list until a few months ago, even after Google 
> stopped.
> 
> I know of at least one such mailing list search repository / engine 
> based on Google results which eventually moved the Syslinux mailing 
> list to "dormant" state. This was on May or June 2013.
> 
> The reason this type of searches are important is that users are 
> repeating their questions (typically, related to newer versions of 
> Syslinux), and I am sure that much time would be saved if a simple 
> web search would provide a meaningful result.
> 
> If there is anything / something that the Administrator / Owner can 
> do (e.g contacting Google and finding out what the problem / reason 
> is), I'm sure it will be helpful for all.

Yeah, right.


Groeten
Geert Stappers
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