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Apparently there is a bug in the MSN search algorithms (and API) when
performing searches using the inurl: parameter with a number. Example:
site:www.cs.odu.edu inurl:~cs772
This results in no found records although the search
site:www.cs.odu.edu cs772
results in numerous URLs in the form http://www.cs.odu.edu/~cs772/*
The '~' doesn't appear to be the problem since the query:
site:www.cs.odu.edu inurl:~mln
produces numerous results in the form http://www.cs.odu.edu/~mln/*. Other queries that incorrectly produce no results:
site:www.cs.odu.edu inurl:~cs472
site:www.cs.odu.edu inurl:~cs476
site:www.cs.odu.edu inurl:~cs478
site:www.cs.odu.edu inurl:~cs779
Thanks,
Frank | | fmccown | Thanks for reporting this, Frank. We will look into it.
Jim Gordon, MSN Search Program Management | | James Gordon | I found several more examples where the inurl: parameter is not working properly.
Doing the query "site:home.alltel.net" results in numerous pages. If the query is limited to "site:home.alltel.net inurl:racecra" or "site:home.alltel.net inurl:johnshan" then numerous pages are found. But the following queries produce no results even though it is clear from the first query that there are numerous URLs that should be found:
site:home.alltel.net inurl:ah50902
site:home.alltel.net inurl:bsprowl
site:home.alltel.net inurl:kblackbu
site:home.alltel.net inurl:mhwaters1951
I'm sure there are many other examples, but these are just a few I tried.
Thanks,
Frank
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