From teoz@neo.rr.com Thu Apr  8 01:51:40 2004
From: teoz@neo.rr.com
To: test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org
Subject: Search engines for networks?
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 01:51:40 +0000
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cini, Richard" <RCini(a)congressfinancial.com>
To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 3:10 PM
Subject: RE: Search engines for networks?


> Alex:
>
> I actually thought of this but since the price is quoted as "contact
> a sales representative" I felt it would cost more than "free".
>
> This is a home network where I collect all of my stuff. 650
> directories and about 9,000 files in 17gb, not including my MP3 archive
> which is another 13gb. I know this only because I just moved it to another
> server (ProLiant 1600, dual P-III/550 and 91gb RAID5 running NT Server and
> sitting in an old DEC 42U rack). Probably overkill but the price was
right.
>
> Don't laugh...I collect a lot of crap. There's also some good stuff
> in there, too. I've imaged my entire collection of PC floppy disks and I'm
> working on system ROMs. Anyone need PC Tools 7?? How about the True Type
> Font Pack for Windows 3.1? QEMM? How about Windows 1.0?
>
> I also have tons of utilities, MAME stuff, instruction manuals, a
> mirror of my Web site, the SourceSafe database for my projects.
>
> Problem is that I can't find certain things when I need to.
>
> Rich
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of meltie
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:05 PM
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts; Paul Berger
> Subject: Re: Search engines for networks?

There is a nice little program call whereisit that does the following:

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
==================

Suitable for beginners and advanced users
-----------------------------------------
Very adjustable program with many options for power users, as well as easy
to use with default settings and Quick-Setup Wizard for all those who don't
want to get their hands dirty.

Explorer-like interface
-----------------------
Easy to use, familiar Explorer-like user interface with adjustable toolbar,
columns to choose between, and extensive use of object menus (right mouse
click). Full multi-language support is included for international users.

Wide media and file system support
----------------------------------
Where is it? supports any media type Windows can use, including diskettes,
CD-ROMs, removable disks like iomega Zip and Jaz, hard disks, network drives
etc. It will recognize by name and collect useful data for most of them,
too.
Also, it is compatible with all Windows-supported file systems, including
FAT,
FAT32, and NTFS.

Manageable catalog files
------------------------
Logical organization of databases, based on one or more catalogs. Each
catalog can easily be transferred as a single file to another computer, a
friend, a public forum...  Small catalog-file size with optional
compression,
with approximate usage of 1 MB for 40.000 files and folders (that's about 6
fully filed CD-ROMs). Internal database structure optimized for very
efficient
access and small total size. Single-file, transferable catalog storage makes
sharing your data easy.

Fast access to item's properties
--------------------------------
Fast and easy access to every item's detailed properties, from wherever you
are. Want to get item's description? Just leave mouse pointer on it for a
moment, description will popup as a tool-tip!.

Detailed info with descriptions
-------------------------------
Detailed info on every object in the database (files, folders, disks,
catalogs...) each capable of accepting up to 32 KB characters of description
text, and a thumbnail image. Each file, folder, or disk can have assigned
one
or more user-defined, tree-ordered categories, up to 128 user flags, custom-
defined icon... Disks in catalogs can be grouped into disk groups, forming
a hierarchicaly organized, easy to browse and find collection.

Auto-importing descriptions and thumbnails
------------------------------------------
WhereIsIt offers a plugin system for importing descriptions and thumbnails
during media scan, allowing you to develop your own description plugins and
extend WhereIsIt's description importing capabilities. Included with the
program is a comprehensive collection of plugins, covering all widely used
description file formats, such as 4DOS/NDOS, FILE_ID.DIZ, FILES.BBS,
00INDEX.TXT... description files, and importing details about audio CDs,
WAV and MP3 audio files, Office documents, EXE files and system libraries,
fonts, HTML files, Adobe Acrobat PDF files, most graphic files etc. Also
included are thumbnail plugins, importing small, downsized images from most
graphic files in use today.

Internal support for many compressed file formats
-------------------------------------------------
Handling of most compressed file formats on media scan, including ZIP, ARJ,
RAR, CAB, LHA/LZH, TAR, ARC, ACE, ZOO, GZ, SFX... Compressed archive files
can be presented as folders, showing their content. Archive files can be
extracted right out from WhereIsIt? to any folder, and a file compressed
inside archive file can be viewed or launched with associated program with
one click!

Powerful searching finds what you need
--------------------------------------
Powerful multi-threaded searching, with detailed settings on what to search
for, where to search and how to search. Use either Quick Search to quickly
find your items by name or description, or start up the Advanced Search with
Search Expression Editor, allowing you to write complex search queries using
full set of available search criteria and Boolean logic operators.
Searching for duplicate items is there, too, as well as analyzing how data
has changed since last cataloging, or checking if older or newer versions of
files are present somewhere in the catalog.

Report generator with print preview for summarizing your catalogs
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Adjustable and powerful report generator adds a final professional touch to
your catalog collection. Export your data to ASCII file, Excel table, rich-
text document, HTML document, print on your printer, or send by fax using
the Microsoft Fax, after previewing it on full-screen, with adjustable zoom.

Script language for automated tasks
-----------------------------------
Professional version of WhereIsIt includes internal script language that
can help you automate tasks like unattended catalog updates.


... and many, many more!


If you have an idea on your own how to further improve this program, feel
free to send in your suggestions at "support(a)whereisit-soft.com".

It sounds like you want to catalog files you already have archived and want
to know what they are and where to find them, this should work for that.
Since the locations probably will not change allot its quite a bit faster to
search a database then have windows scan your complete network every time
you want to find one file.

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