Re: I hate OTN now (and Metalink's searches)

Mark C. Stock wrote:
> "Van Messner" <messner1_at_NOSPAMbestweb.net> wrote in message
> news:1068fch3564tp9c_at_corp.supernews.com...
> | Put me down for whatever number you're up to. Metalink searching has
> always
> | been a bit of an embarrassment for a database company that touts its
> ability
> | to store documents and to search them. The new interface is really lame.
> |
> |
> | "Frank van Bortel" <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net> wrote in message
> | news:c417av$fvm$1_at_news1.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...
> | > Dusan Bolek wrote:
> | >
> | > > Brian Peasland <dba_at_remove_spam.peasland.com> wrote in message
> | news:<40634C73.1EB9807E_at_remove_spam.peasland.com>...
> | > >
> | > >>{rant on}
> | > >>
> | > >>Why oh why did OTN decide to bury the links to the docs way down in
> the
> | > >>lower right hand corner of the page? It was hard enough to get people
> to
> | > >>access the docs when it was an easy click from the top of the page.
> Now
> | > >>I have to scroll down to the bottom, pull down a menu, and select an
> | > >>item.
> | > >>
> | > >>{rant off}
> | > >>
> | > >>{rant on 2}
> | > >>
> | > >>Why oh why did Metalink decide to "improve" my searching by getting
> rid
> | > >>of the quick search ability from the home page? Now I have to click on
> a
> | > >>button to get to advanced searching.
> | > >>
> | > >>{rant off 2}
> | > >
> | > >
> | > > And another rant. Are others here satisfied with Metalink search
> | > > engine? I would prefer Google search instead of Oracle's. In all cases
> | > > when I try to find something in the beginning are useless docs,
> | > > usually some patches for VMS or for Oracle Application. Strange is
> | > > that when I looked into them from curiosity, there was not a single
> | > > occurence of any of my words used in the search. :-(
> | > >
> | > > --
> | > > Dusan Bolek
> | > >
> | > > Email: spambin_at_seznam.cz
> | > > Pls add "Not Guilty" to the subject, otherwise your email is going to
> | > > be burnt as a SPAM.
> | >
> | > Add me to the "no I don't want the new-and-all-improved Metalink list"
> | > And the search engine got worse on top of that; I managed to get about
> | > what I wanted with a few words and restrictions (e.g. platform), but
> | > the last search I did on a clients behalf (AIX), gave me Win2k
> | > SPECIFIC bugs. Go figure!
> | > --
> | >
> | > Regards,
> | > Frank van Bortel
> | >
> |
> |
> has anybody thought of creating a TAR?
>
> ;-{ mcs
>
>

What's THEIR o/s and version?

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel