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bj wrote:
It would be handy if when a filter was put into search ibox n these forums,
the response would be in date order. There have been times I have not been
able to find a posting without just going through the full history because I
could not tell if My filter was correct without looking at multiple postings.


I have not been able to figure out the logic of the search output order.
Does anyone have a description?


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Debra Dalgleish
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