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   Message 8,829 of 10,398   
   RICK WAGNER to All   
   RE: System Wide Message Searc   
   31 Jan 19 19:10:44   
   
   Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:13:30 -0400   
   From: RICK WAGNER   
   To: RICK SPILMAN   
   Subject: RE: System Wide Message Searc   
   Newsgroups: win.server.wish.list   
   Message-ID: <1171253610.33.1163543858@winserver.com>   
   References:  <1163543858.33.1163536606@winserver.com>   
   X-WcMsg-Attr: Rcvd   
   X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5   
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   And how would I go about doing this using my Apple OS X Mac??  Last I   
   checked you couldn't run the navigator on it so I had to resort to the HTTP   
   access using FireFox.   
      
   --Rick   
      
      
   On 2006-11-14 5:29 PM, RICK SPILMAN wrote to RICK WAGNER:   
      
   -> RW>It's nice to be able to enter a conference area and search for old   
   items..  But it sure   
   -> RW>would  be nice if there was a way to do a System-Wide search of all   
   message areas. I   
   -> RW>know it would be system intensive, but consider this..   
   ->    
   -> RW>When you have 50 or more message areas and you're trying to find the   
   recipe for Texas   
   -> RW>barbecue sauce but you don't remember whether you posted it in the   
   Good Housekeeping   
   -> RW>area, or the Budget Gourmet area, or the Unique Cooking With Style   
   area...  so then you   
   -> RW>have to go into each area and repeat the search..   
   ->    
   -> RW>By doing a global search similar to the way you can when looking for   
   files, this would   
   -> RW>prevent you from forgetting to search an area.   
   ->    
   -> RW>Something to consider adding in the future.. heck it might even pay   
   to use the same   
   -> RW>search code but add a checkbox for a global search, or just an area   
   search..   
   ->    
   ->    
   -> Hi Rick,   
   ->    
   -> I have not tried the new wcNav program yet, but the old wcNavigator   
   -> allowed you to search all checked message areas for information.  Have   
   -> you tried that yet?  Use it and click on messages and then do a search   
   -> via which ever conferences you choose and see if you can find your   
   -> Bar-B-Que Sauce.   
   ->    
   -> Rick   
   ->    
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