Not used to send replies on the IETF ML but clearly for this one: +1 :) watersprings.org was a real great help for me! Thanks!!! Best regards. JMC. 2011/10/10 Elwyn Davies <elwynd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hi. > > I don't know who was responsible for the Watersprings archive, but I think > we should send whoever it was a vote of thanks for providing this (free) > resource during all the years that the IETF was not able or willing to > provide it. > > So THANK YOU! It was extremely useful. > > But I am now quite happy with the IETF draft archive and I have a couple of > customized Firefox search entries that minimize the amount of typing needed. > > Regards, > Elwyn > > On 10/10/2011 10:23, t.petch wrote: >> >> ---- Original Message ----- >> From: "Julian Reschke"<julian.reschke@xxxxxx> >> To: "t.petch"<daedulus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: "Frank Ellermann"<hmdmhdfmhdjmzdtjmzdtzktdkztdjz@xxxxxxxxx>;<ietf@ >> ietf.org> >> Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 3:07 PM >> >> >>> On 2011-10-08 09:20, t.petch wrote: >>> >>> If I'm looking for an internet draft where I only know parts of the name >>> I >>> usually use a search engine; that's what they are for. >>> With the current flavour of the IETF web site, I usually go via charters >>> - >> >> WG - >>> >>> I-D list and then find 103 I-Ds in an order I cannot divine, give up and >> >> accept >>> >>> that I will have to type in >>> d r a f t - i e t f - w g etc etc. Another waste of my time along with >>> gif >>> download, xml processing etc oh, did I mention all the javascripts that >>> try to >>> out think me and get in the way? mutter mutter >>> ... >>> >>> What does XML have to do with all of this? >> >> Julian >> >> On a thread on this list some time ago, IANA reported progress in >> converting >> their web site to XML and at the same time, apologised for how long it now >> takes >> to access the Port Registry. Having accessed it - a good chance to >> complete The >> Times crossword! - I found an XML file in excess of 1Mbyte on my >> workstation. >> Making a wild leap of imagination, I guessed that the time it took to >> access the >> web page was due, at least in part, to these multi-megagbytes of XML, but >> I >> could be wrong. >> >> Tom Petch >>> >>> Best regards, Julian >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ietf mailing list >> Ietf@xxxxxxxx >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > > > -- > The Cambridge Oxfam Walk 2011 has happened. There will be another walk next > year. In the meantime please donate to Oxfam. > For more information, see > http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/fundraise/walk/ and follow us on > Twitter at http://twitter.com/CambOxfamWalk. > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf