Searching "Google Groups"...
Anonymous Remailer
Granted the whole world looks like it's going to hell in a hand-
basket, on the very brink of Armageddon, with December 21, 2012
looming large on the horizon. So this little "update" is merely
for the record, and because others may find this useful to them.
I think that's about it for the old "Google Groups". Ever since
December 2004, they've never been the same. They came back, sort
of, but searches have never really worked ever since, especially
when using multiple search terms and criteria. Defunct Deja News
was vastly more reliable than Google Groups ever was. Especially
since mid-June, 2007, the "Google Groups" search engine has been
completely unusable. If you know the message id, you might still
be able to retrieve archived articles by copying the message id
and pasting it after the equal sign in the following link, then
opening the whole link in your favorite Internet browser window:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=
But just in case, because one can never tell with "Google Groups",
the following links might turn up a few hits, but then maybe not:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Daniel-Joseph-Min&num=10&scoring=d
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Daniel-Joseph-Min&num=100&scoring=d
http://www.google.com/search?q=Daniel-Joseph-Min
The above links used to turn up about ~30,000 hits, give or take,
but those days are long gone. I'd hoped that Google Groups would
make yet another miraculous comeback, but I see now I was being
overly pollyannaish and unrealistic. You might have more success
with your own advanced searches, but mine fizzled out years ago.
I think I know why, but I leave that for the reader to consider
(I don't think it's just me, but something a bit more Orwellian).
One feature still seems to be working for now, and that's using
generic newsgroup feeds to check if my new articles are getting
through, which comes in handy, since I unsubscribed from usenet
newsgroups in May 2008...too many trolls, not enough kill-files.
For example, using Internet Explorer, I type <Ctrl+F> and paste
the subject header of my newest article in the field, and voila!
If the article was recently posted, it'll show up in the window:
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/feed/topics.xml?num=100
What's really superior about using this method, is that it only
shows the date, time, "from", title, and the first few lines of
the article in the window, and that's it. Once I see it, I know
it's there and I never need to look for it again. The only down-
side is that remailers don't always post right away, and if you
are searching in busy groups, you may have to look periodically.
In the worst-case scenario, you can search by topic summary and
topic list, but this can show replies, if any, which I strictly
ignore, but in a busy group this method has more longevity, e.g.:
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/topics?lnk
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/topics?gvc=2
Or click on the [xml] button on the bottom of the page, to wit:
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/feed/rss_v2_0_topics.xml?num=100
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/feed/atom_v1_0_topics.xml?num=100
You might try using the "feed reader" approach, but my simpler
method works well enough for me. I really don't want to "read"
newsgroup feeds, I merely want to look at them, and that's all.
The upside is that anonymous remailers have become vastly more
reliable and predictable nowadays. And I always try to "x-post"
to at least one relatively inactive group, making it easier to
spot my own articles. So far this method has worked flawlessly,
and it saves me the trouble of seeing "replies" to my articles,
leaving me free to focus on my own work, and leave the rest of
the world to do as it will. I have unplugged from the "Matrix".
Updated this 9 July 2008 anno Domini,
Daniel Joseph Min
http://www.angelfire.com/moon2/danieljosephmin/
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I do not subscribe to usenet newsgroups. Reply
via email, <mailto:danieljosephmin@**PRIVATE**>
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> What's really superior about using this method, is that it only
> shows the date, time, "from", title, and the first few lines of
> the article in the window, and that's it. Once I see it, I know
> it's there and I never need to look for it again. The only down-
> side is that remailers don't always post right away, and if you
> are searching in busy groups, you may have to look periodically.
>
> In the worst-case scenario, you can search by topic summary and
> topic list, but this can show replies, if any, which I strictly
> ignore, but in a busy group this method has more longevity, e.g.:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/topics?lnk
> http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/topics?gvc=2
>
> Or click on the [xml] button on the bottom of the page, to wit:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.iranian/feed/atom_v1_0_top...
>
> You might try using the "feed reader" approach, but my simpler
> method works well enough for me. I really don't want to "read"
> newsgroup feeds, I merely want to look at them, and that's all.
> The upside is that anonymous remailers have become vastly more
> reliable and predictable nowadays. And I always try to "x-post"
> to at least one relatively inactive group, making it easier to
> spot my own articles. So far this method has worked flawlessly,
> and it saves me the trouble of seeing "replies" to my articles,
> leaving me free to focus on my own work, and leave the rest of
> the world to do as it will. I have unplugged from the "Matrix".
>
> Updated this 9 July 2008 anno Domini,
> --
> I do not subscribe to usenet newsgroups. Reply
> via email, <mailto:danieljosephmin@**PRIVATE**>
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Perhaps you need to gain more experience in how to use the Google
search engine.
Just to test its functionality, I just had it do a search of the word
"luminosity" and it immediately returned with 4100 hits.
Next, I searched for "hydrogen" and Google found 49,000,000 hits.
You appear to be somewhat confused, which fact appears to be confirmed
by the statment "I do not subscribe to usenet newsgroups", even though
you are currently posting to one.
I seriously doubt that you even know the difference between a Google
Group and a Usenet Newsgroup. This seems confirmed by the fact that
you are obviously confusing the Google search engine with a Google
Group.
Harry C.
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Andrew Usher
> Perhaps you need to gain more experience in how to use the Google
search engine.
No, he's entirely right. The Google groups search has been
fucked up for the last month or so.
Andrew Usher
Jeff▲Relf
Google Groups searches are failing badly.
An interesting workaround is to simply use
Google's “ site:Groups.Google.COM ” feature, along with a date.
For example, “ Jeff▲Relf "Jul 21 2008" site:Groups.Google.COM ”
finds my “ Jeff_Relf@2008_Jul21_8.45Ai ” post ( and much more ).
I use lots of search engine plug-ins for FireFox 3,
here's a screenshot: “ JeffRelf.F-M.FM/SearchPlugins.PNG ”.
Running the following from your URL bar creates a “ GG ” search option
that automatically tacks on the “ site:Groups.Google.COM ” part for you:
javascript: window.external.AddSearchProvider( "http://JeffRelf.F-M.FM/GG.XML");
For more search-engine plug-ins and / or to see
how I make Google's results look like that ( light on black, no ads ),
see my website: “ JeffRelf.F-M.FM ” [ look for “ screenshots ” ].
Jeff▲Relf
a simple phrase search ( "Jeff Relf" ) wasn't working for me.
After doing some research, I found a better way
to search UTF-8 strings using Google and Google Groups.
For example ..
To see my most-recent posts along with replies, sorted by date:
“ Google.COM/groups?q="Jeff*Relf*"&scoring=d ”.
To see these posts sorted “ by Relevance ” ( sort of ):
“ Google.COM/search?q="Jeff*Relf*"+site:Groups.Google.COM&as_qdr=d99 ”.
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Jack Linthicum
What are you trying to find?
Jeff▲Relf
a Google Groups phrase search ( “ "Jeff Relf" ” or “ Jeff-Relf ” ),
sorted by date, missed my most recent posts/replies.
Omitting the phrase search ( i.e. just: “ Jeff Relf ” )
returned stuff I didn't want.
The trick was to use:
“ "Jeff*Relf*"&scoring=d ” ( Google Groups ) or
“ "Jeff*Relf*"+site:Groups.Google.COM&as_qdr=d99 ” ( Google ).
“ * ” matches zero or more words ( up to some reasonable limit ) ..
at least it does when it's inside quotes, as I use it.
If you use Search Engine Plug-ins in FireFox 3,
( like this: “ JeffRelf.F-M.FM/SearchPlugins.PNG ” )
you might want to run the following JavaScript ( in your URL-bar ).
For a cleaner web search ( date-limited, date-ranked ):
“ javascript: window.external.AddSearchProvider( "http://JeffRelf.F-M.FM/G.XML"); ”.
[ Note: uses the “ &as_qdr=d99 ” parameter for date-sensitive searches,
up to 99 days away. Change “ d99 ” if you want more or less days. ]
For a better way to search Google Groups ( sorted by date ):
“ javascript: window.external.AddSearchProvider( "http://JeffRelf.F-M.FM/GG.XML"); ”.
By the way, while researching the finer details of how Google works,
I learned that Googling for “ "Jack Linthicum", Melbourne, Florida ”,
for example, returns one's “ private ” information ! !
You seem to be ex-Navy, 72 years old, surfer, treasure hunter,
in Indialantic.