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> Here is a summary of what I was taught about search engines:
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What you then listed is one of the major reasons I subscribe to lists
and newsgroups - every now and then you find an absolute gem that makes
some of the less useful stuff more nearly bearable.
I wish I'd had your message about six months ago, when we were teaching
our interns about searching on the 'net. Thank you, thank you, thank
you!