What would make it better then say rpmfind.net or filewatcher.com Lyndon David wrote: > > Hi, > > I know that this list normally announces new rpm packages but this is slightly >different > and I hope complimentary. > > There are now a huge number of packages spread around the worlds ftp archives. It >can be > difficult to find a package that meets your needs if you dont know if it exists or >what it > is called. I have written a crawler that searches the major ftp archives and indexes >all > the packages that it finds as it goes. This index has a web front end at >www.whichrpm.com > that enables keyword searches to be performed across the index. Queries such as tell >me > all the packages that contain palm and pilot in the description. > > I would very much like people to beta test the site and see if is useful as I am >lacking > critical feedback on the idea at the moment. I know that there are a few bug in the >system > that need to be ironed out. > > Sorry if this post is off topic. > > Thanks > > -- > Lyndon David Internet and Intranet development > Sentinet Ltd http://www.sentinet.co.uk -- --- James Michael Keller | [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Tech" | http://www.radix.net/~jmkeller -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
