Ray:

Here are the instructions I have for accessing the archives.  I have never
tried them, but I have heard that they work.

Good luck!

Best 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Roberts" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 12:58 AM
Subject: Re: New List Suggestion and archive reading instructions


> Yes Kevin,
> I've been reading what I want via archives of this list.
>
> How to connect to archives.
>
> 1. Connect to internet via your means (Earthlink, AOL, RR, JUNO, ETC. )
>
> 2. Go to Blind-Hams at URL
> http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/blind-hams.html
>
> 3. You will see, hear, or feel depending on screen interface links to
> Search the archives And March 2003,  February 2003,  January 2003,
December
> 2002  and so forth.
>
> 4. Once you choose the month you will see a  Table of Contents (this lists
> the topics in alphabetical order)
>
> 5. You can either click on a link (which will take you to where the topic
is
> after the Table of Contents) here OR arrow down until after the last link
in
> the Table of Contents The topics are then listed in 1, 2, 3, etc. order
with
> the Topic, first message (number of lines of that message) From:Lynn
> Roberts<E-mail address > (Note appears as name<e-mail address>)  then
> replies to that message either as Re: Topic or Topic
>
> 6. By reading the topics this way you can pick and choose what you want
> without wading through many messages on topics which don't interest you.
>
> Shirley uses JAWS and hasn't used archives, but I have visually. If these
> instructions aren't clear enough e-mail me privately via
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> with Subject archive help.
>
> Lynn
> N8LXK
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nathan, Kevin" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re: New List Suggestion
>
>
> > Perhaps another alternative would be for all of us to use the archives
on
> > this list more frequently since, as many have said, most of these topics
> > come up over and over again.  I, for one, don't know how to use the
> archives
> > very well.  Perhaps someone who is adept in the use of the list archives
> > might advise all of us how to search them for the topics we need.
> >
> > Take care and very 73.
> > Kevin, K7RX
> >
> > Kevin Nathan, Independent Living Coordinator
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