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31 August 2001 07:02 PM
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Web Wombat AU

Web Wombat's search engine--entitled Wombat Search 3.2--has a database of around 6.5 million Australian sites and 68.5 million global sites. Also offered is a regional search in which you specify a domain, and a vertical search that is category specific.

The advanced search options offered were limited to selecting from any or all words, and any order or exact match. The results we received were surprisingly good for most queries. However, our natural-language request yielded poor results, with each word searched individually, rather than as a phrase.

Wombat Search results had their URLs listed, along with a percentage relevance rating for each site--something we feel should be included with all search engines--and these were, generally, right on the mark. Although they were rare, we did encounter some expired and duplicate links.

Web Wombat proved to be a good keyword search engine. The Australian search results were better than the global results, but considering their relatively small database, it did considerably well.

Web Wombat AU

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    Matilda Keith -- 04/01/06 (in reply to #120126443)

    The Correct address for Matilda is
    http://www.matildasearch.com
    Is theee any chance you coulds replace your content with a simple link?
    Keith

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