a.b and Google groups - what am I doing wrong

"DaveB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I'm not a complete novice to the Internet but searching aus.bicycles in
Google appears to have me beat.

I go to Google and select the Groups link.

Go to advanced groups search

Enter BR23 in find all the words field, and return only messages for
newsgroup aus.bicycles

Try aus.bicycle. Not plural bicycles.

hippy

DaveB said:

I'm not a complete novice to the Internet but searching aus.bicycles in
Google appears to have me beat.

I go to Google and select the Groups link.

Go to advanced groups search

Enter BR23 in find all the words field, and return only messages for
newsgroup aus.bicycles

Hit search.

Get nothing. What the?

DaveB "feeling dumber by the minute"

Try this...

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&q=BR23&btnG=Search&meta=group%3Daus.bicycle

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hippy said:

"DaveB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I'm not a complete novice to the Internet but searching aus.bicycles in
Google appears to have me beat.

I go to Google and select the Groups link.

Go to advanced groups search

Enter BR23 in find all the words field, and return only messages for
newsgroup aus.bicycles

Try aus.bicycle. Not plural bicycles.

hippy

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh

DaveB "listening to the pounding of head on desk"

DaveB said:

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh

DaveB "listening to the pounding of head on desk"

Don't worry, we get that a lot where I work. Also against brick walls.
We've got an industrial-sized order in for soft brick walls. Or we would
have, if we could find a supplier... any suggestions?

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