RE: RSS Feeds, Metalink and a New Sign Out Button

From: Reidy, Ron <Ron.Reidy_at_arraybiopharma.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 11:17:54 -0700
Message-ID: <17CAB0BF27BCFC47B0E4554A0E2F962B873681@fiji.arraybp.com>

I agree! Metalink search is all but useless. -----Original Message-----
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Richard Ji
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 11:12 AM To: Ethan.Post_at_ps.net
Cc: terrysutton_at_usa.net; Oracle-L Freelists Subject: Re: RSS Feeds, Metalink and a New Sign Out Button

Better search engine! For instance, when you put in a note number, shouldn't the note with that number be the first one, as it's a 100% hit? Instead of way down there? It also doesn't support partial word search. I think they are using Text option. They should just use Google search or something rather than their own lousy searching algorithm.

Richard

On 11/3/05, Post, Ethan <Ethan.Post_at_ps.net> wrote:

        Some good points. You have to have a valid CSI to see support docs but in general it should be much easier to log in and see which CSI's you are associated with, who dropped you etc...also I think in general there should be some sort of way of getting access even without a CSI for a short period in the event errors have been made, some sort of "trust" period, especially if you have some sort of established history, kind of like Ebay rankings or something.          

        I also have always liked microsofts MVP program and think Metalink should somehow list/promote some of the folks on this list as MVP's. Not sure exactly how that would work but I think there are some advantages to it for everyone.         

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Terry Sutton

	Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 4:01 PM
	To: Oracle-L Freelists
	Subject: Re: RSS Feeds, Metalink and a New Sign Out Button
	
	
	
	I'd like my profile associated to me, with the associations to

CSIs subordinate to that. As a consultant, I have access to the CSIs of several different clients. Occasionally the Metalink Administrator of a client removes me from their list of users (like when I finish an assignment). This has the nasty result of me not being able to access Metalink at all. I have to figure out which client did this (sometimes it's obvious, occasionally not), have them add me back to their list, then drop their CSI from my profile. Unfortunately I sometimes only discover this has happened when I'm trying to get into Metalink to solve a problem for another client, and these extra steps are a major pain.          

        If the client removes me from their list, it should just eliminate my ability to access information related to their CSI, not keep me from getting into Metalink.          

        --Terry

		What could be done to make it better?
		...
		Well enough of my rant. Would appreciate the thoughts of

others however.

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