Gerry pointed out an important functionality of the gopher search engine which I didn't know existed so I thought it should be forwarded to the list. On Wed, 7 Aug 1996, Derek Drew wrote: >> >> These new Alta Vista products allow you to search your own hard drive the >> way Alta Vista allows you to search the web--with complicated search queries >> like, ("Syncro" AND NOT "SYNCROHEAD@AOL.COM"), a search which I don't think >> I can do on the gopher server. (That guy messes up our syncro searches!) :-) Gerry's response: Try this at the gopher search prompt syncro and shocks not syncrohead Derek's new query: Wow! Tell us, Gerry, where to get help instructions for the search query language for the gopher searcher. ___________________________________ Derek Drew New York, NY drew@interport.net (main address for e-mail) derekdrew@aol.com (alternate/backup, checked infrequently)
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