I wrote:
>
> Pete wrote:
> >
> > I can say from experience with certain
> > other site's search functions that A166 does have a problem.
> > http://www.modarchive.com
> > If I enter more than one word, "%20" (the i'net character for white
> > space) will be inserted.
> > Entered: after sunset
> > Searched: after%20sunset
> > Result: "No Matches Found!"
>
> Hi Pete;
>
> That's a serious bug.
> If someone else can confirm it, we should notify headquarters immediately.
> I'm on NS right now.
Hi again;
Last night I had the requirement to use Arachne for a search.
The search string had two spaces:
Wattcp +"secure shell" +DOS
You could see in the URL window that Arachne had put %20 where the
spaces had been. The search worked fine. I guess it is NOT a bug.
Your lack of success in the search must have been due to other factors.
I used Google. For the types of things I regularly search for, Google is
by FAR the best. I tried Infind a couple of times but it was no better for
me than any of the others. Yahoo is good, but nowwhere near Google.
Raging is OK, but no cigar.
I don't know how the others stay in business. I find that they seem to
search only selected areas of the net, while Google does the whole thing.
Maybe the main public interest is in areas I don't need to search.
I gave up searching on sex related items some time ago. It's not a lack
of interest, it's information overload.
- Clarence Verge
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