Re: I hate OTN now (and Metalink's searches)

"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 Received on Fri Mar 26 2004 - 09:16:34 CST