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To: Dwane Houghtaling who wrote (3712)	5/26/1999 6:53:00 PM
From: electra	Respond to of 110626

Hi, Looking for a way to have cable hook up for the internet in the San Francisco area..Do you have any ideas? Thanks, electra

To: Dwane Houghtaling who wrote (3712)	5/26/1999 7:13:00 PM
From: wily	Respond to of 110626

Mark, may I? Dwane: Here's pictures of the app before and after a search: home.eznet.net home.eznet.net I would speculate that it connects to the FerretSoft server which then connects (probably via private network, since the search is done so quickly) sequentially to the search engine servers that it uses -- Alta Vista, Lycos, InfoSeek... It's very fast and efficient and I've never been billed <g>. w

To: Dwane Houghtaling who wrote (3712)	5/26/1999 7:47:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110626

hi dwane, lol! i like that...CRS. i was going to say, "i'll have to remember that", but i think i have at least a slight case of CRS myself. <g3> regarding webferret, in addition to the info that wily provided, why not go poke around the faq's on their site, and check out the product info links? from there i copied this: "The FerretSoft Concept.... The Internet provides us with a wealth of information right at our fingertips. Finding the information we need, however, isn't always easy. That's why FerretSoft has developed some of the most powerful, easy-to-use, Internet search tools available. With FerretSoft utilities new Internet users can execute searches for a wide range of Internet resources within seconds of installation without needing to learn any new jargon or applications. Experienced users will find the tools are powerful time-savers. A unique aspect of FerretSoft utilities, are their phenomenal speed and responsiveness combined with their simplicity. The time required to launch the software, enter the search keywords, and receive meaningful results only takes seconds! A major design goal was to produce a set of utilities that conform to the true definition of a software utility: compact, highly responsive, single-step tools that can be brought instantly into action throughout the day with very little system overhead. Complex configuration of bloatware-type features have been purposely omitted. Other design goals included simple installation, portability, and common core components in order to produce "new" ferrets easily. The Internet is dynamic and constantly changing, with new search engines appearing, and existing engines changing their own interfaces and adding features regularly. FerretSoft utilities cope with this dynamism in a unique way: The instructions for understanding a search engine are separate to the actual software implementation. Each time a utility is run, it automatically checks the FerretSoft configuration server for any updates. Updates and new search engine configurations are extremely small and the entire update process is fast and unnoticeable. The net result is a maintenance-free set of utilities that keep pace with the growing and changing Internet. Making extensive use of the multithreading capabilities of Windows95, Windows 98 and Windows NT, all FerretSoft utilities query multiple databases or search engines simultaneously. Query results are made available immediately and can be acted upon by a simple double-click on the result of interest. This will open up the user's default browser or tool associated with the URL, while the query can continue in the background. We could go on and on but seeing is believing. So download any or all of the FerretSoft Freeware versions and see for yourself." for one thing, dwane, right here on this thread you have at least several people using the software and no complaints. that ought to count for something, no? :) mark