5.16 Where are the sci.chem archives?
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This article is from the Chemistry FAQ, by Bruce Hamilton B.Hamilton@irl.cri.nz with numerous contributions by others.
5.16 Where are the sci.chem archives?
Given the nature, number, and diversity of sci.chem posts, no formal
archives exist, however the Usenet archives at DejaNews on the WWW will
contain most of the articles for the last couple of years,
http://www.dejanews.com/
There are also several other WWW sites that offer access to, and
keyword searching of, recent Usenet posts. One site is Alta Vista.
http://altavista.digital.com/
The total number of articles that you will see in sci.chem will depend
on how your system administrators have set the News system. If they set
a short Expire time, and set the software to ignore the Expiry date line,
you may actually miss some articles that have long propagation times.
The best solution is to politely ask the administrators to increase the
Expire time - usually they are more sympathetic to requests to increase
Sci.* expire times than they are to requests for longer Alt.* expire times.
Sometimes they just can't oblige, so you may have to read the group more
frequently, but please check DejaNews before posting requests for old
articles.
It should also be remembered that Usenet archive sites like DejaNews
will retain all of your posts - unless you set the "X-No-Archive" header
appropriately. Some posting software does not have the facility to set
such headers, but it can be added manually to the first line of a post.
It has been reported that some employers now review such archive sites for
posts when evaluating job applications. Although DejaNews honours the
"X-No-Archive" header, that does not mean that all archiving sites will,
so your posts may still be hiding somewhere on the Internet.
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