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Is it possible to sort searches by date? This would be good for searching the market groups, where it is usually only the recent posts that matter. Scott A (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) To answer your question, I think that you can not. Todd would know for sure, but I've tried and haven't been able to find a way. That is with the web interface though, since I'm sure that with a good news reader that you could do this (but I (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Ben said, in part... (...) to (...) in (...) yes it is. I do both this *and* use a "real" newsreader - web to browse and find interesting discussions in groups I don't normally read. Just hangin' out at the water cooler, if you will. (...) you (...) (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) It actually does sort all searches by date now -- but the date is only one of several factors coming into play when ranking the results. Generally, newer matches sort nearer the top, but a better-yet-older match can certainly appear before a (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) SMOP = ...? ...Simple Method Or Practice? ...Savagely Maligned Office Party? ...Sinister Mix Of Pokemon? ...Spamcake Martini with Old Parsnip? :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) 'Simple Matter Of Programming' -Cheese (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Some hacker you are, everyone knows it means Simple Matter of Programming. YCLIU. (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hey hey hey hey HEY! I never said I was a hacker; just an underpaid software engineer. :-, If I were a hacker, I would shun Win32 and post announcements to freshmeat.net and code the RIS to unroll the 8002 Destroyer Droid PROPERLY and finish (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) YGTBK! <laughing> you can look it up we'll be very worried if you can't :-) TTFN, -Steven (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Youth Grievously Trounce Burger King (...) "I'm not worried." "No. You will be. You will be." (...) Tele-Tubbies Found Naked Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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