Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 07:10:52 +0200 From: "Reko Turja" <reko.turja@liukuma.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OT: www search engines Message-ID: <006401c8687e$a5613b80$0a0aa8c0@ENDOR.SWAGMAN.ORG> References: <20080206004405.M9353@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <2BEC782D7FCA2F905539D12A@utd59514.utdallas.edu>
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>> what search engines, other than Google, do you find useful for >> general use? > > I have always, and continue to, used Altavista. I like the ability > to quote search terms and narrow the search to only what I'm looking > for. I use Google when I need to do "search term site:utdallas.edu" > for something, but other than that, I use Altavista. Don't know > what tracking they do, though. What Paul says... And I haven't yet seen any "Ads by Altavista" stuff in any of the sites I've visited. For what it's worth Altavista gives quite similar results as Google in general searches - and much more applicable results when using +, - and "foobar" search terms. -Reko
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