On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 06:56:57 -0400 (EDT), Klaus Hameyer wrote:

> Hello Glenn and the rest of the list:

> Diverging slightly from the ongoing orgy of suggested small
> changes to Arachne, I have a question about how the program
> browses as it stands.

> At http://realestate.boston.com/homes/?tab=newengland

> (i.e., the real estate ad page of the Boston Globe),
> when one clicks on the single family homes box and changes from
> "New England" to "Vermont", in both Opera and Netscape, a search
> is done which produces the listings.

> Following the same procedure in ARACHNE 1.71UE, there appears to be
> a search which then produces a result of "nothing found".

> I am used to the fact that Arachne cannot handle all the bells and
> whistles that are out there and a "skull-and-crossbones" or
> "protocol-not-supported" message is disappointing but quite clear.

> Producing what looks like legitimate negative results (but which
> are false) is definitely misleading and, I think, a serious fault.

> Now, is this behavior likely to be a function of the web site
> or of the way Arachne handles it?

> Any suggestions for something obvious that I am missing will
> be greatly appreciated.

There, Found it. :))

Change the "No limit" section to some other $ value.

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