On 1 May 2006, Barry Smith wrote: > In message <20060501201706.5ABC1334E0A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > "neil f" <faz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> When the Smartgroup list is shut down, what will happen to the >> massive Iyonix message archive? It's an extremely useful >> resource, especially to a recent buyer of an Iyonix like me who >> can search the archive to find old posts covering my problems >> and save clogging the list with previously answered questions. >> >> -Neil F. > > Never throwing anything away is one of my weaknesses, > but it sometimes comes in handy :-) > > I have all(?) posts from 01/01/04 - 31/12/05 in an archive. > The bad news is that it's 59Mb > And even worse is that it takes a full 27 seconds (and growing) to open the Iyonix list in MessPro 4 on RO 5.1. [17th May 2003 my earliest post here]. -- Cheers Roger Bury Walkers http://burywalkers.members.beeb.net/ Atomic Software http://rogerdarlington.members.beeb.net/ Summer Winers http://rogerarm.freeuk.com/rogerarm/ Off-road doesn't mean on-pavement.