Searching the Mail Archives

We have added full-text search functionality to our mailing list archives. A simple search block shows up along side each mail archive posting allowing you to search all mailing lists, or just the list that you’re currently viewing. An advanced search page helps you craft more complex queries and to search multiple mailing lists at a time.

Searching is extremely fast thanks to the Sphinx search engine. Currently our search index is only updated once ever day, but we will soon improve it to update more frequently. Check the advanced search page to see as new features are enabled.

You can search the KernelTrap mailing list archives using the Sphinx extended query format. Simply entering multiple words into the search box will search for messages (including message subject, date, and the mail from address) containing all of the words you entered. For example, to search for all messages containing the words “Linus Torvalds” next to each other, you would enter:

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