The take over by Google of the Usenet archive was first seen as a
godsend. However, its horrendous search function on past and current
Usenet posts has lead many Usenet readers to wish Google would just
give up the job to someone who actually wants to do it.
Google claims they are working to improve the search function:

Google’s Abandoned Library of 700 Million Titles (UPDATED)
* By Kevin Poulsen
* October 7, 2009
* 12:34 pm
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/10/usenet/

Google Begins Fixing Usenet Archive.
* By Kevin Poulsen Email Author
* October 8, 2009
* 1:53 pm
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/10/usenet_fix/

But the length of time the search function has been this bad does not
inspire confidence they will fix it anytime soon.
Another example of why someone having an monopoly is a bad thing.



Bob Clark