so debian.org coudn't build that string into a search form? At 08:47 PM 8/22/2000 -0700, Nate Amsden wrote: >you can still search the mail archives and packages, i never knew you >could search the www site in the first place :) never needed to. > >if you want to search, you can go to altavista and for a search string: > >+host:www.debian.org search_string_here > >that will restrict searches to debian's website ..works well(got the >idea from www.sendmail.org) > >nate > >montefin wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Back in April, 2000, I decided to adopt Debian for my firewall. >> >> Over SuSE. Over FreeBSD. Over OpenBSD. And, my God yes, over Red Hat! >> >> This list has proven to be The_Only_Source_Of_Good_Debian_Input. But, it >> has an enormously high volume, which it needn't have. >> >> Why? >> >> When every other site worth a damn has a basic, simple, >> clear-up-the-obvious, Search Engine, http://www.debian.org/search >> complains it has not found a Search Engine worthy of itself. >> >> Not found a Search Engine worthy of itself!?!! >> >> With the Best-Of-The-Best developing for Debian? >> >> Give me a break! Even I could write one from what I've learned from this >> list! >> >> Put an even so-so Search Engine at http://www.debian.org/search and you >> will see the traffic and inanity (including my own) on this list >> plummet! >> >> Well, if I were really hot about this issue I would go on and on, but... >> >> ...thank you for listening and for your patience with, >> >> montefin >> >> "s. keeling" wrote: >> > >> > On Mon, Aug 21, 2000 at 09:39:59PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote: >> > > s. keeling wrote: >> > > > In that spirit, I'd like to suggest that this list needs a FAQ list. >> > > >> > > You have a faq. >> > > >> > > http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ >> > >> > This one is useful. I've seen it before, but lost it long ago, thanks. >> > >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >-- >::: >ICQ: 75132336 >http://www.aphroland.org/ >http://www.linuxpowered.net/ >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > >
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