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Deja.com Vu!

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the this-looks-familiar dept.

keen writes "Deja.com is back to its old self again, after trying its luck with the annoying 'percision buying service' for far too long. Finally, no need to click through to usenet search." The buying advice section was snapped up by half.com, who will roll it out early next year. Their Usenet search is typically the second place I go when I see cryptic Linux error messages; someone else has always had the same problem and about half the time they got a decent response. (Here's the first place.)

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  1. Drop the /=dnc by LordNimon · · Score: 4

    You're better off without the "/=dnc" in the URL. That URL gives you the "classic deja interface" which is missing features, such as the ability to jump to a newsgroup directly from a message posted in that newsgroup. Very handy if you need to search for some topic but don't know what newsgroup covers that topic.
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  2. (Still) useful URL by John+Miles · · Score: 5

    http://www.deja.com/=dnc/home_ps.shtml still seems to be the best way to get rid of the cluttered look associated with Deja's later incarnations. Give it a try if you just want the straight Usenet search from the old-school DejaNews days.

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  3. For anyone who liked the buying advice stuff... by swordgeek · · Score: 4

    check out www.epinions.com. I won't give you a username to credit because I don't have one. Great resource, though--better than Deja ever was.

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