• To make my searches more effective using infoseek I shall use the following syntax and operators.

    Required and Prohibited Search Words:

    Exact Phrases:
    Search Syntax: (special functions)

    Keyword Function
    anchor:text Finds pages that contain the specified word or phrase in the text of a hyperlink. anchor:" Click here to visit AltaVista" would find pages with "Click here to visit AltaVista" as a link.
    applet:class Finds pages that contain a specified Java applet. Use applet:morph to find pages using applets called morph.
    domain:domainname Finds pages within the specified domain. Use domain:de to find pages from Germany, or use domain:org to find pages from organizations.
    host:name Finds pages on a specific computer. The search host:altavista.digital.com would find pages on the AltaVista computer, and host:dilbert.unitedmedia.com would find pages on the computer called dilbert at unitedmedia.com.
    image:filename Finds pages with images having a specific filename. Use image:elvis to find pages with images called elvis.
    link:URLtext Finds pages with a link to a page with the specified URL text. Use link:altavista.digital.com to find all pages linking to AltaVista.
    text:text Finds pages that contain the specified text in any part of the page other than an image tag, link, or URL. The search text:cow9 would find all pages with the term cow9 in them.
    title:text Finds pages that contain the specified word or phrase in the page title (which appears in the title bar of most browsers). The search title:Elvis would find pages with Elvis in the title.
    url:text Finds pages with a specific word or phrase in the URL. Use url:altavista to find all pages on all servers that have the word altavista in the host name, path, or filename--the complete URL, in other words.


    Special Functions for Usenet Searches


    KeywordFunction
    from:username@address Finds articles posted with the specified e-mail address. For example, use from:president@whitehouse.gov to find presidential postings.
    subject:"text" Finds articles with the specified word or phrase in the Subject field. Use subject:"basketball playoffs" to find postings with " basketball playoffs" in the subject.
    newsgroups:groupnameFinds articles posted in the specified newsgroup. Use just part of the group name to match a range of groups, like newsgroups:nl to match all groups from the Netherlands.
    summary:textFinds articles with the specified word or phrase in the Summary field. Use summary:playoffs to find postings with playoffs in the summary field.
    keywords:textFinds articles containing keywords matching the specified word or portion of a word. Use keywords:beta to find postings with beta in the keywords field.

    Web/Usenet:
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    Refining a query:

    Case Sensitivity:

    Wildcards:



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