FAQ for Search Engine Use at UNH.
author and contact: cwis.admin@unh.edu
updated 04-JUN-2001
http://www.unh.edu/NIS/Docs/Search/

This is a gateway to documentation on the use of the search engine at the University of New Hampshire, organized as a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file. Emphasis is on Infoseek, used to index most of the UNH Intranet (Web servers with unh.edu names).
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    General.

  1. What do I need to know about this FAQ?
  2. Where is information about Internet-wide searching?
  3. What is Infoseek at UNH? See Release 3.0 highlights.
  4. Are there any disclaimers?

    Info for Web searchers.

  5. Can I get this FAQ as one file for printing?
  6. How do I find more documentation?
  7. What is included in the index?
  8. What is not included in the index?
  9. How does a search engine differ from a database?
  10. How many servers and pages on the UNH Intranet?
  11. Is Infoseek a good default home page for my browser?
  12. What is relevance scoring of results?
  13. When do I need the advanced search form?
  14. How do I narrow a search?
  15. Can I find links to my Web pages?
  16. How do I limit indexing of my Web pages?
  17. What is the reindexing interval?
  18. Is there duplication of entries?
  19. Are the search engines Year 2000 compliant?
  20. Is there a Macintosh Sherlock plug-in?

    Info for Web authors.

  21. What's the buzz about META tags?
  22. Can I customize the search form?
  23. Is it OK to use HTML Frames?
  24. What is the process for discovery of my Web pages?
  25. How about a do's and don'ts summary?

    Info for Web sysadmins (Webmasters).

  26. In looking at my server log files, what is the spider name?
  27. How do I control access with robots.txt files?

    Add URL or delete URL request form.

  28. Can I do updates to add or delete my pages?

    Feedback and feedforward.

  29. Send e-mail to cwis.admin@unh.edu.
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