•Many list servers file every message received by the
list in an archive, although the list server might delete the messages periodically to recover disk space.
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•You may send a request for the messages from a
particular time frame or
send a command to search the archive for messages on a particular topic.
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•You must retrieve or locate a list of available archive
filenames and data.
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•You then request the list server to send you or display
one or more of the named files.