| Subject: | Re: Tires again! |
| From: | Richard A Jones <Jones@COLORADO.EDU> |
| Date: | Mon, 1 Aug 2011 12:40:45 -0600 |
> Right, but for the 65% of us that don't use IE, the archives are
> unavailable.
>
> NOT starting a browser war! NOT! Just saying that it's a darn pity
> that the archives can't be coded to work with modern browsers.
Mike:
Browsers are tools, not religions. I don't "use" IE--except to
search the archives. The list is a tool. Searching the archives
should always be the first step. Posting a question should be
the second. I realize that many think the list is a place to
post stream-of-consciousness ramblings loosely connected to
Vanagons. I think that is unfortunate.
The real heart of this is that many *always* have a reason why
they can't search the archives. Currently the old HTML of
the listserv and the new Firefox et al is the easy reason.
BTW--you can search the archives by email. The page describing it
even displays correctly in the current Firefox:
http://gerry.vanagon.com/info/searching.html
I say you can usually search the archives, find lots of info on
what you want, cull the good from the bad, and have answers quicker
than you can just post a question. There is almost a rule, "The
first reply is always wrong," so you have to wait a while and sift
through the replies to be sure of an answer.
Yes, I'm having a curmudgeonly day. I'll get over it.
Richard