"Frank van Bortel" <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net> wrote in message
news:c424tk$t6i$1_at_news3.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...
> Mark C. Stock wrote:
> > "Van Messner" <messner1_at_NOSPAMbestweb.net> wrote in message
> > news:1068fch3564tp9c_at_corp.supernews.com...
> > | Put me down for whatever number you're up to. Metalink searching has
> > always
> > | been a bit of an embarrassment for a database company that touts its
> > ability
> > | to store documents and to search them. The new interface is really
lame.
> > |
> > |
> > | "Frank van Bortel" <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net> wrote in message
> > | news:c417av$fvm$1_at_news1.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...
> > | > Dusan Bolek wrote:
> > | >
> > | > > Brian Peasland <dba_at_remove_spam.peasland.com> wrote in message
> > | news:<40634C73.1EB9807E_at_remove_spam.peasland.com>...
> > | > >
> > | > >>{rant on}
> > | > >>
> > | > >>Why oh why did OTN decide to bury the links to the docs way down
in
> > the
> > | > >>lower right hand corner of the page? It was hard enough to get
people
> > to
> > | > >>access the docs when it was an easy click from the top of the
page.
> > Now
> > | > >>I have to scroll down to the bottom, pull down a menu, and select
an
> > | > >>item.
> > | > >>
> > | > >>{rant off}
> > | > >>
> > | > >>{rant on 2}
> > | > >>
> > | > >>Why oh why did Metalink decide to "improve" my searching by
getting
> > rid
> > | > >>of the quick search ability from the home page? Now I have to
click on
> > a
> > | > >>button to get to advanced searching.
> > | > >>
> > | > >>{rant off 2}
> > | > >
> > | > >
> > | > > And another rant. Are others here satisfied with Metalink search
> > | > > engine? I would prefer Google search instead of Oracle's. In all
cases
> > | > > when I try to find something in the beginning are useless docs,
> > | > > usually some patches for VMS or for Oracle Application. Strange is
> > | > > that when I looked into them from curiosity, there was not a
single
> > | > > occurence of any of my words used in the search. :-(
> > | > >
> > | > > --
> > | > > Dusan Bolek
> > | > >
> > | > > Email: spambin_at_seznam.cz
> > | > > Pls add "Not Guilty" to the subject, otherwise your email is going
to
> > | > > be burnt as a SPAM.
> > | >
> > | > Add me to the "no I don't want the new-and-all-improved Metalink
list"
> > | > And the search engine got worse on top of that; I managed to get
about
> > | > what I wanted with a few words and restrictions (e.g. platform), but
> > | > the last search I did on a clients behalf (AIX), gave me Win2k
> > | > SPECIFIC bugs. Go figure!
> > | > --
> > | >
> > | > Regards,
> > | > Frank van Bortel
> > | >
> > |
> > |
> > has anybody thought of creating a TAR?
> >
> > ;-{ mcs
> >
> >
> What's THEIR o/s and version?
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Frank van Bortel
>
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Received on Sat Mar 27 2004 - 21:13:46 CST
