I would reccomend the AltaVista search engine
for a detailed overview take a look at
http://www.smeonline.co.uk/version_3/alta_vista/default.htm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Burridge, Brett [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 19 October 1999 13:48
> To: 'Setchell, Helen'; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: web indexing, searching, and knowledge management
>
> As you are probably aware, there is an article about Site Server on
> Ariadne
> (http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue19/nt/).
>
> Index Server cannot really be used to index several sites, especially if
> they are running on Unix or other operating systems (I know - I tried
> :-}).
> Site Server Express doesn't have a search component, so that's not much
> use
> either.
>
> The good thing about Site Server is that it is easy to install, very
> reliable, and the documentation is excellent. Most important of all - it's
> very fast at providing search results. It will also index documents from a
> range of servers regardless of the platform or server software.
>
> The downside (and this is probably the same with most search software) is
> that it can be pretty resource intensive. It can also be quite tricky
> coming
> up with a decent search interface unless you know Active Server Pages
> (ASP)
> really well. Of course, Site Server also costs money (but is available on
> the Select scheme).
>
> Incidentally, a 90 day trial version of Site Server is available...
> http://www.eu.microsoft.com/siteserver/site/ProductInfo/Evaluation.htm
>
> ___________________________________
> Brett Burridge (Systems Programmer)
> Room 5.502, Computing Service, University of Essex, UK.
> E.mail: [log in to unmask] Phone: +44(0)1206 873628
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Setchell, Helen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 1:28 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: web indexing, searching, and knowledge management
> >
> >
> > Currently, our central web server is NT4/IIS running - for
> > the central pages
> > only - Index Server for searching, Site Server Express (not
> > being used), and
> > Web Trends for hit stats.
> >
> > We're looking for something to index/manage the whole site,
> > which is held on
> > several servers around the university.
> >
> > Has anyone come across excalibur or verity?
> >
> > I've visited the Site Server list, so I'm aware of that info
> > (and thinking
> > maybe that'll do us), and the stuff from Brian about using external
> > indexers.
> >
> > Any pointers, recommendations, useful comments, or info would
> > be appreciated
> > for making a decision.
> >
> > Helen
> >
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