Hi, FreeFind is back working for me after about 2 weeks. I guess the problem was with FiOS, but was something out of my control. Regarding the 5,000 limit. I have well over that, but still have a free account. When I reached the limit I requested, and was granted, an increase. This was almost 8 years ago already. I don't know what the current policy is, but I simply asked and was granted the increase. BTW, I don't have any .pdf files on my site. I don't think they are allowed anyway. It is all .html and .jpg. I believe FreeFind's policy is to treat a .pdf of any length as one item. Vanessa At 07:34 AM 1/9/2016, Kabe wrote: >Thanks, Judy! You've painstakingly gathered info & offered your >experience with having BOTH Google and Free Find site search engines >on your wonderful, massive & very useful site pages. [I am looking >at all of your new data! Your site has proved very helpful for my >lines in Washington Co, PA. Thank you for that hard work too!] > >Your comparisons of G & FF help, without any prejudice as to which >is "better". This is very kind of you! > >I might be chastised for what I am going to question in this thread >rather the other, but I can take an unwarranted slam [just as you have]. > >I note the "limit of 5000" with FF. >Judy wrote: I would like to give the following comparisons of >Freefind and Google >Webmaster Tools: I will try to match these point by point. But I send >separate emails for each one. > >Freefind (abbreviated here as FF) >- FREE and paid versions. >- Requires code for search box. >- I believe the man who owns it is called Alan (?). He is very nice to >work with if you have a problem. >- Has a user Account interface. Allows user some controls. >- Limited to 5,000 items (htm, html, jpg, gif, pdf, txt) >- But you can request higher amount for total "item" indexing; decided on a >case by case basis. ><Snipped> > >In the last few days, Vanessa had posted that she was having >problems with seeing her FF on her site. [as per her recent thread: >"Free Find has disappeared". I'm CC'ing this to Vanessa in case she >doesn't notice your post; doesn't miss your great info.] > >I checked Vanessa's site, and found her FF was working perfectly >fine. I replied to Vanessa [off-list] about DNS errors and >connectivity problems [concerned abt. being slammed for being "OT" here]. > >That said, beyond what seem Vanessa's probable connectivity/DNS >problems, might Vanessa have reached this: > >"Limited to 5,000 items (htm, html, jpg, gif, pdf, txt)" > >Could this "limit" cause Vanessa to not be able to see her Free >Find, when others can? [Again, barring other connectivity problems] >Could reaching this "limit" cause a DNS Error? > >Vanessa's site is massive; chock full of Currier & Ives images and >"(htm, html, jpg, gif, pdf, txt)" >It wouldn't surprise that she has more than "5000 items". > >Thanks again, for all of your help, both, with these comparisons of >FF and Google search engines, and all of your many kind & helpful >past posts; your "point" gets points from 'the novice', me! > >Kathie Buchanan > > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

On Saturday, January 9, 2016 9:16 AM, Vanessa Stern <[email protected]> wrote: FreeFind is back working for me after about 2 weeks.  I guess the problem was with FiOS, but was something out of my control. Regarding the 5,000 limit.  I have well over that, but still have a free account.  When I reached the limit I requested, and was granted, an increase.  This was almost 8 years ago already.  I don't know what the current policy is, but I simply asked and was granted the increase. I'm so very happy things are now resolved w/ FreeFind, et al. Wishing you the best!   Kathie B. 

> Regarding the 5,000 limit. I have well over that, but still have a > free account. When I reached the limit I requested, and was granted, > an increase. This was almost 8 years ago already. I don't know what > the current policy is, but I simply asked and was granted the increase. 5,000 what? -dja

"Limited to 5,000 items (htm, html, jpg, gif, pdf, txt)" On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Dennis Ahern <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Regarding the 5,000 limit. I have well over that, but still have a > > free account. When I reached the limit I requested, and was granted, > > an increase. This was almost 8 years ago already. I don't know what > > the current policy is, but I simply asked and was granted the increase. > > 5,000 what? > > -dja > > -- -- WASHINGTON COUNTY PA WEBSITES::: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~florian/ http://freepages.school-alumni.rootsweb.com/~florian/the-rockdoctor/ Coordinator of the Washington County PAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/