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Re: Todd, can you explain the search function again?
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Date: 
Mon, 12 Feb 2001 17:16:19 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Richard Marchetti writes:
> I have read the search function described at:
>    http://news.lugnet.com/admin/general/?n=8613
> but I can't see that the instructions there work.  For example: when
> searching "brad justus <10 >10", without the quotes, what ideally should I
> get back as a result set?

You should get this:

   http://news.lugnet.com/?q=brad+justus+%3C10+%3E10

It doesn't see anything posted by Brad himself, so it starts with posts
mentiong his name posted by others.


> What I got was stuff from about a year ago.

What URL appeared, and from what area (category) did you initiate the
search?


> Is that what it's supposed to do?

I'd have to see the exact URL that you were shown after you clicked the
Search button.


> I supposed that if Brad had posted
> something, I'd see it -- if he had *not* posted something, I'd get zero
> search results back.  No?

No, you'd get things contain the word Brad and the word Justus.


> Did I miss an update to the search function and the corresponding
> description of it's use?

There's also this, which isn't linked in yet:

   http://www.lugnet.com/help/search/news/


> Without offense, you do realize the search
> function kinda sucks now, right?

None taken.  Thanks for the feedback.

--Todd



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