On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 06:17:31PM -0700, James Newton, Host wrote:
> I never understand this...
>
> As the PICList archive registration form clearly explains, the only thing
> required to gain access to the archive is your email. Which, by posting this
> very question, not to mention many other posts, you have already given to
> me. So what is the problem?

Actually James my perceived problems are threefold:

1) I have to go and find that infernal password which I have stuck in a file
somewhere on my E-mail system.

2) I find the artificial delays in searching the site annoying.

3) One a search completes I get frustrated by the somewhat awkward interface.

I'm spoiled. I admit it. jkeyzer's site was fast, accessible, an interface I
liked (I know better than to say intuitive), and reasonably complete. It
didn't have registration and the login/password made sense (prevent spambots
from loading). In addition each post had its own link which could be posted
(I'm not sure about the piclist.com archive on that one)

I remember seeing a post a couple of months ago of a new archive that I tried
out and found to be OK. I was really asking for the URL of that site.

I know that it's disingenuous to complain when you put in all this hard work
to keep things going. I know that I shouldn't complain because I am not even
going to attempt to tackle the perceived problem.

I'm just spoiled plain and simple and I just trying to recapture what I had.

BAJ

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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Byron A Jeff
> > Sent: 2004 Aug 06, Fri 09:39
> > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [PIC]: El Cheapo Programmer
>
> <SNIP>
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> >
> > Brings up a question. Is there an active PICLIST archive that
> > doesn't require registration? I used to used jkeyzer's site
> > but it's now down.
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> <SNIP>
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