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Sites are Different    

  The first investigations into establishing the network look promissing. The systems do not need to have high performance: we have to scan local networks faster than current engines scan the whole web, to give a better result.

The required software is comparible with the software used in the lower level of current engines. Most parts of the software are available as packages for Perl on CPAN.

Everyone is using search-engines every day, but their ability to work is decreasing rapidly. The number of pages they contain is limited by financial means, while the number of pages grow exponentially.

Mark A.C.J. Overmeer, AT Computing bv, 1999.