[microsound] microsound list archive search

[derek holzer <derek@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Tad and Luka,

Having an archive is, of course, a beautiful thing. However, it's not 
much use if it cannot be searched properly...

I was just trying to pull up some old posts from the two different 
archives of this list:

http://skylined.org/microsound/
http://www.propheticdesire.com/microsound.htm

and I have to say that the Google option for search engine doesn't seem 
to be the best one. I seem to recall that Luka's page, on skylined.org, 
had a native search engine which worked much better before [or maybe I 
am mistaken?]. It would actually return posts and threads by author, 
name etc. This Google thing is really a mess, however. I can't even find 
my own posts on Linux, a topic on which I am [overly?]verbose around 
here ;-)

Propheticdesire.com:
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http://www.google.com/search?q=derek+holzer+linux&btnG=Google+Search&domains=www.propheticdesire.com&sitesearch=www.propheticdesire.com

Your search - derek holzer linux - did not match any documents.

Skylined.org:
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Search string: "derek holzer linux [microsound] site:skylined.org" 
returned one result:

microsound 2003-12
.... Sergio Luque: NHGFabrik. [microsound] card question.. Hazy ... derek 
 holzer; Possible follow-ups; Auralbeeste. [microsound] Re: microsound 
Digest 24 Dec 2003 02:22 ... 
skylined.org/microsound/2003-12/threads.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages

http://skylined.org/microsound/2003-12/threads.html

On top of that, once I have a page with threads open, the Google search 
button on the right "forgets" to look in skylined.org anymore, and pulls 
results from the web at large!

Isn't it possible to implement some server-side search function, rather 
than "outsourcing" it to Google?

Now, I totally appreciate the work you've done so far. I just wonder if 
there is a better way to plough through all the information which is 
stockpiled there.

best wishes,
d.

--
derek holzer ::: http://www.umatic.nl
---Oblique Strategy # 49:
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