Searching Usenet

amdx
Guest

Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:12 pm

Many of you may have noticed searching newsgroups with Google search is
not the same as it was a few years ago. I don't see a way to search and
get just newsgroup results.
A search of this subject will give a lot of dissatisfied individuals.

I have ran into this which has some functionality, But I haven't
did much testing.

Go to bottom and use Usenet Power Search.

http://newsgroups.langenberg.com/
I don't see a search between these dates function.

Anyone have a method to get around the changes Goggle has made?
Or a better search engine.

Mikek

PS. Is Google the only archiver of usenet?

amdx
Guest

Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:16 pm

On 1/26/2012 11:12 AM, amdx wrote:

Quote:

Many of you may have noticed searching newsgroups with Google search is
not the same as it was a few years ago. I don't see a way to search and
get just newsgroup results.
A search of this subject will give a lot of dissatisfied individuals.

I have ran into this which has some functionality, But I haven't
did much testing.

Go to bottom and use Usenet Power Search.

http://newsgroups.langenberg.com/
I don't see a search between these dates function.

Anyone have a method to get around the changes Goggle has made?
Or a better search engine.

Mikek

PS. Is Google the only archiver of usenet?

Even this site brings up HTTP URLs.
http://newsgroups.langenberg.com/
See any way to limit it?
Mikek

Jim Thompson
Guest

Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:40 pm

On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:12:01 -0600, amdx <amdx_at_knologynotthis.net>
wrote:

Quote:

Many of you may have noticed searching newsgroups with Google search is
not the same as it was a few years ago. I don't see a way to search and
get just newsgroup results.
A search of this subject will give a lot of dissatisfied individuals.

I have ran into this which has some functionality, But I haven't
did much testing.

Go to bottom and use Usenet Power Search.

http://newsgroups.langenberg.com/
I don't see a search between these dates function.

Anyone have a method to get around the changes Goggle has made?
Or a better search engine.

Mikek

PS. Is Google the only archiver of usenet?

DA
Guest

Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:45 pm

responding to
http://www.electrondepot.com/electrodesign/searching-usenet-621605-.htm
DA wrote:
amdx wrote:

Quote:

I don't see a way to search and get just newsgroup results.
PS. Is Google the only archiver of usenet?

Google is by far the largest but not the only one. For electronics this
works for me:
http://www.electrondepot.com/search.php
then go -> advanced and pick either the individual group you're interested
in or the whole thing. I don't see an option to limit by date tho.

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amdx
Guest

Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:59 pm

On 1/26/2012 11:40 AM, Jim Thompson wrote:

Quote:

On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:12:01 -0600, amdx<amdx_at_knologynotthis.net
wrote:

Many of you may have noticed searching newsgroups with Google search is
not the same as it was a few years ago. I don't see a way to search and
get just newsgroup results.
A search of this subject will give a lot of dissatisfied individuals.

I have ran into this which has some functionality, But I haven't
did much testing.

Go to bottom and use Usenet Power Search.

http://newsgroups.langenberg.com/
I don't see a search between these dates function.

Anyone have a method to get around the changes Goggle has made?
Or a better search engine.

Mikek

PS. Is Google the only archiver of usenet?

Are you using this...

http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?q=&

...Jim Thompson

Yes, and it helps that once your search is displayed, where it says
"search" to click Google Groups vs All Groups. But the results are still
not limited to newsgroups.
Mikek

amdx
Guest

Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:03 pm

On 1/26/2012 11:45 AM, DA wrote:

Quote:

responding to
http://www.electrondepot.com/electrodesign/searching-usenet-621605-.htm
DA wrote:
amdx wrote:

I don't see a way to search and get just newsgroup results.
PS. Is Google the only archiver of usenet?

Google is by far the largest but not the only one. For electronics this
works for me:
http://www.electrondepot.com/search.php
then go -> advanced and pick either the individual group you're interested
in or the whole thing. I don't see an option to limit by date tho.

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((@v@))
():: Sad

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Thanks, but it seems to be very limited in the number of groups searched.

Mikek

JeffM
Guest

Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:16 am

amdx wrote:

Quote:

searching newsgroups with Google search
is not the same as it was a few years ago.

Yup, e.g. the Boolean NOT operator is dead.

Google's QA is non-existent; always has been.

Quote:

I don't see a way to search and get just newsgroup results.

That never has been possible.

You *used* to be able to get "Google Groups" only;
that included Google-only (Web) pages.

http://google.com/search?q=site:groups.google.com+%22fedora-electronic-lab%22

Michael
Guest

Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:40 am

On Jan 26, 3:16 pm, JeffM <jef...@email.com> wrote:

Quote:

amdx wrote:
searching newsgroups with Google search
is not the same as it was a few years ago.

Yup, e.g. the Boolean NOT operator is dead.
Google's QA is non-existent; always has been.

How about the minus operator?

For example, searching within this group, binary -clock seems to
work...

miso
Guest

Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:48 am

On 1/26/2012 3:16 PM, JeffM wrote:

Quote:

amdx wrote:
searching newsgroups with Google search
is not the same as it was a few years ago.

Yup, e.g. the Boolean NOT operator is dead.
Google's QA is non-existent; always has been.

I don't see a way to search and get just newsgroup results.

That never has been possible.
You *used* to be able to get "Google Groups" only;
that included Google-only (Web) pages.

http://google.com/search?q=site:groups.google.com+%22fedora-electronic-lab%22

Use google groups to get to SED or whatever group you want. Eventually
you will get a page with a box to enter data and two buttons. One button
labeled "Search this group" and the other "Search Groups". Now search
groups will be a clusterfuck of all sorts of forums and usenet. But
"search this group" will just search SED or whatever.

JeffM
Guest

Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:19 am

Quote:

JeffM wrote:
e.g. the Boolean NOT operator is dead.

Michael wrote:
How about the minus operator?

Yup. That's what I said.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_algebra

gregz
Guest

Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:31 pm

amdx <amdx_at_knologynotthis.net> wrote:

Quote:

Many of you may have noticed searching newsgroups with Google search is
not the same as it was a few years ago. I don't see a way to search and
get just newsgroup results.
A search of this subject will give a lot of dissatisfied individuals.

I have ran into this which has some functionality, But I haven't
did much testing.

Go to bottom and use Usenet Power Search.

http://newsgroups.langenberg.com/
I don't see a search between these dates function.

Anyone have a method to get around the changes Goggle has made?
Or a better search engine.

Mikek

PS. Is Google the only archiver of usenet?

It's still the same for me. Click more, groups, google groups. That will do
usenet only. Plus other google usenet type groups.

Greg