Rick Gordon @ 1:130/612 wrote on 02-22-98 17:42 about *how do I find...*
 RG> How does one go about finding things on the INet?  I thought I
 RG> could use a search engine like Yahoo or Infoseek to find public
 RG> domain files and programs 
You can. :-)
 RG> but none of the `search results' show what I am after! This is
 RG> most frustrating...
If you are entering a specific filename in your search pattern, eg 
FILENAME.ZIP then you might have to include it in quotes so that it becomes 
"FILENAME.ZIP". 
 Sometimes it's better to search for a more generic term rather than a 
specific file name.  Say if you wanted to find out which file servers *may 
possibly* carry a public domain FILENAME.ZIP then do a search for <"public 
domain" and (file* or program*)> (leave off the  symbols 
though).........that should turn up a few hundred or so references!   
You can then either just go to the site and see if they have the file or use 
the search again with extra search parameters to narrow the choices.   IMHO, 
using the Advanced Search in lieu of the Easy Search format (if the site 
offers an Advanced Search format....not all do) is a better tool to use.
Here's some URL's to try:
http://www.shareware.com
http://www.download.com
http://www.tucows.com
http://www.cdrom.com
You can also use the program Archie to do server searches.  :-)
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