Andy, tnx for the brief education. I honestly had no idea about how Google works.

It sounds like a good thought to me, at least on the surface. I’ve never subscribed to the NIH syndrome, myself, but are there other trade-offs that speak against using Google? Anyone?

Jim Weaver, K8JE

Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/

5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040

Tel.:  513-459-0142; E-mail:  k8je@arrl.org

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-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Oppel [mailto:andy_oppel@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 6:28 PM
To: arrl-odv
Subject: [arrl-odv:13049] Re: GOOGLE?

The proposal is not a security risk in any way.  It is an appliance (a hardware device) that attaches to the ARRL server to index documents (in a private index that is only available to the ARRL network).  The device uses a copy of the Google search engine (stored on that same appliance) to perform searches.  Lots of companies the size of the ARRL do the same thing.

--  Andy Oppel, N6AJO


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim K8JE
Sent: Sep 12, 2005 3:18 PM
To: arrl-odv
Subject: [arrl-odv:13048] GOOGLE?

I’m also not in favor of needlessly re-inventing slice bread or something. However, as a relative computer illiterate, would be setting up a potential security issue by allowing Google to search inside files that previously have not been open to public review? Educate me O Guru’s.

Jim Weaver, K8JE

Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/

5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040

Tel.:  513-459-0142; E-mail:  k8je@arrl.org

ARRL:  The reason Amateur Radio Is!

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