why no search func. in newsgroups

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Does anyone know why microsoft will not put a search
function on these newsgroups?

It would be a whole lot easier to search either in subject
or text of message for an answer to a topic rather than
scrolling through page after page of random questions,
would it not? Perhaps someone from microsoft would like
to answer this one.

Also, I have noticed that if you try to move to the back
of one of these newsgroups, i.e. page 597 of alleged 598
pages of questions, you get blanks. I do find the
newsgroups very useful, just cumbersome to use.
 
Does anyone know why microsoft will not put a search
function on these newsgroups?

It would be a whole lot easier to search either in subject
or text of message for an answer to a topic rather than
scrolling through page after page of random questions,
would it not? Perhaps someone from microsoft would like
to answer this one.

Also, I have noticed that if you try to move to the back
of one of these newsgroups, i.e. page 597 of alleged 598
pages of questions, you get blanks. I do find the
newsgroups very useful, just cumbersome to use.
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I read newsgroups with X-news - an NNTP client. It has an "X-Pat" search
function which will search every article still on whatever server you
use. Also, you can always search Google Groups.

HTH.
 
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If you want full Usenet functionality, you'll need to use a news
reader. The web interface pretty useless.

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What tool are you using to browse the newsgroups? Outlook/Outlook Express
has a search function on the edit menu.
 
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