Well, something you did made a difference, because I can get results now.
(thanks for the quick response)

If you look at the TechNet Home Page
http://listserv.ipc.org/scripts/wa.exe?A0=TECHNET
you can see two search-related options in the right column:
- one is a text box with a "search" button,
- the other is a "TechNet Search" link that provides options.

The text box with the button is the one that chokes now.
I was wondering if that button could default to a date range
of "TODAY-365" to limit it to the last year (or something)
because otherwise, whatever you put in there takes long 
enough for a server time-out

just a thought...

Jack

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On Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:10:50 +0000, Keach Sasamori <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Hi Jack,
>
>We're  having some trouble with Technet and listserv right now. I've contacted Lsoft, Listserv's vendor for some ideas as to what is causing  the sluggishness. As for searching, a general search taxes the server's resources, so the more specific you can be, particularly narrowing the dates, helps bring up the results faster. Because Technet has been around for such a long time and has many postings, archiving and indexing the posts for such a big list taxes the server.
>
>You can get helpful hints by clicking on the green question mark icons next to the fields in the search window to make  your searches return better and more accurate results.
>
>Thank you for your cooperation.
>
>
>Keach Sasamori
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>
>From: Jack Olson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 12:08 PM
>To: Technet
>Cc: Keach Sasamori
>Subject: TechNet Archives
>
>Has anyone else had trouble searching the TechNet Archives?
>My last few searches reported "zero results" and I was just
>assuming my interests were obscure and trivial, but just now
>I tried to search for the word "flux" and got zero hits. wha...?
>
>So I tried the same search in Google Chrome instead of Internet
>Explorer, and got a Server Error 502.
>
>I can't help but wonder how many people have looked for
>something and assumed we've never discussed it.
>How likely is THAT? (smile)
>
>Jack
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