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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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