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Re: [proa_file] search program

You can use google to search the messages as well, gives better results
for me.
Type this following line into google, followed by a space and then your
search words:

site:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proa_file/

-Thomas

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:50:42 -0000, taikaha <paul.lis.bowker@...>
wrote:

> The search program, which is essential, considering the vast amount of
> information on proa_file, is very hit and miss now.
>
> It used to be good, is my problem on my computer or a group problem?
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Paul

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Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:08 pm

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The search program, which is essential, considering the vast amount of information on proa_file, is very hit and miss now. It used to be good, is my problem on...
taikaha
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Oct 27, 2009
3:54 am

You can use google to search the messages as well, gives better results for me. Type this following line into google, followed by a space and then your search...
Thomas de Meijer
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Oct 27, 2009
4:09 am

Hi Or use the "advanced search" which you can get to from the main google search page, which allows for restriction by domain and also gives some other...
k_s_oneill
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Oct 27, 2009
1:14 pm

I'm pretty new here but I've browsed around enough to see that it's a little disorganized compared to forums. Ideally Proa File should be on a real forum...
Alex
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Nov 2, 2009
10:27 pm

The problem with a normal website is that it is a lot of work for one person to maintain. Having a forum doesn't really make information that much more...
Thomas de Meijer
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Nov 3, 2009
4:12 am

Hi I quite agree that there's a danger in losing all the data with more transient message boards. The Yahoo group is not perfect, but it's not going away,...
k_s_oneill
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Nov 3, 2009
2:33 pm

I still haven't sorted the search issues out very well. Thomas's way >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proa_file in google with an additional term gave me only...
taikaha
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Nov 4, 2009
1:38 am

You have to type "site:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proa_file searchword" e.g. "site:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proa_file mbuli" gives me 217 hits. (don't...
Thomas de Meijer
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Nov 4, 2009
3:11 am

Ah haa.. Ka pai Cheers Paul...
taikaha
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Nov 4, 2009
4:30 am
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