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Re: Widely distributed searching

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Subject: Re: Widely distributed searching
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>The basis for this belief is that I have added a new feature to the DE
>interface (available as the PARADISE service) which allows for multiple
>organisation searching, or power searching as someone has coined it.  This
>...
>                                         In the meantime, you can try the 
>service on one of the PARADISE project's machines.  Do let me know what you 
>think.

I think it works great from a user's perspective!  As a DSA manager, however,
I am concerned about the load if this practice becomes widespread (and why
would I not want to use a 'power search', now that I know it exists :-)

John Hawthorne

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