I read a post, copy a word from it, paste into the search box, select Title & Body, hit select all, Search - AND NOTHIN'

[GreenLantern]

I can't get a match on a keyword that I already know exists in a message body! Anybody else having trouble looking for keywords in message bodies?

 

[Russ]

The database is only updated once a day. It will be there tomorrow.

Russ, NCNE

 

[sciencewhiz]

The searches are indexed each night (right zuni?), so if the message was created today, you won't be able to find it.

 

[Jason Clark]

Correct, indexing a database every hour would be suicide

 

[GreenLantern]

You don't have to tell me about db updating. But anyway:
I wasn't looking for a recent post.
Try it yourself:

Keyword: RASPPPoE
Search What: Thread Title & Body
Start Date: Blank
End Date: Blank
Categories: ALL

YOU SHOULD FIND THIS: (BUT I DON'T - I get nothing)
I found this (the reply to the following thread) manually:

Category: Networking
Thread Title: Any other way to connect to my DSL besides ENTERNET?
Originator:genova
Date Posted: Sep/09/2000 4:02 PM

Reply:
Date Posted: Sep/09/2000 4:11 PM
Reply by: R0b0tN1k
Message Text:
What version of windows are you running? I use RASPPPoE on win2k server for my gateway box. There are several different programs, and they should all work with your ISP. RASPPPoE is nice because it acts like a standard dialup/ISDN connection and is freeware.
RASPPPoE page.

And if you're going to tell me that I need to enter date parameters, then that should be clear on the search screen!

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=36&threadid=230321

It came up without using date params for me; just the cut&paste word RASPPPoE. Did you change the default from thread titles to body text?

 

[sciencewhiz]

I just tried it using all 4 search options.

I did not find it when I used thread title or thread title and body.

I did find it when I used any or exact body word.

 

[Jason Clark]

I just tried it with thread and body and it worked?

 

[sciencewhiz]

I just tried it again with thread title and body and it worked

I think Zuni is messing with our minds. :Q

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Never mind, I thought it has to be in both title and body to find it using that search, looks like it works like a "or" now (which is more intuitive - great!)

 

[Jason Clark]

<snicker>

 

[GreenLantern]

Well ditto and double ditto to ScienceWhiz.

Brand new morning, new sky, new search engine? I'm at work and tried it - it worked. It didn't work time and again, and now - like finally looking in the closet to find your jacket - it was there.

Doesn't convince me it always will. Something is going on here.

Did you here snickering?