[Mailman-Users] Archive search

[Jim Popovitch]

Mark Sapiro wrote:
> Jim Popovitch wrote:
>> What works great these days wrt archive searching and Mailman 2.1.x?  Is 
>> there anything as simple as a tested patch?  What about private 
>> archives, and can the search interface be integrated into Mailman's pages?
> 
> 
> Richard Barrett's patches for integrating ht://dig with Mailman are
> tested and in use and available for all reasonably current versions.
> See
> <http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.011.htp>,
> and note that "#444879 - Archive indexer control to improve indexing"
> is prerequisite to "#444884 - Integration of Mailman & htdig for
> archive search".
> 
> These patches work with both private and public archives, and the
> search form is on Mailman's archive index page.
> 
> Of course, this requires you to separately install ht://dig. Perhaps
> you are looking for a patch that includes the search engine.

Thanks Mark.  I did find that URL after sending my initial email. 
Richard's patches seem like exactly what I am looking for.  ht://dig is 
no problem, in fact it is what I am using now.  Having the two more 
integrated was my goal, and it looks like I am on the right track now.

Thanks,

-Jim P.