If you use ONE search word, the search will only check the first 5000 instances, across ALL posts made site wide regardless of user, and a warning is displayed that you need more terms if the search word is even a little bit common. But if you use TWO or more search words, and put the more uncommon word first, for speed (although that isn't necessary), then everything works out ok.

As an experiment, I went off to find an old post I made in all-things-unix. Using two search words (rpm and chroot), and searching by user, I could find it easily.

Of course, the more information you have, (i. e. user name) the easier the search.

NOTE: If a thread has been LOCKED it will not come up in a search.
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by DSmithLady edited by KeysCapt
last modified: 2004-02-02 07:26:36