Typical Search: yesword -"no phrase"
Default Operator: AND, but if it finds nothing it searches again with OR
Boolean: AND or +, ANDNOT or -, OR, " ", *
Case Sensitivity: not case sensitive
Word Stemming: none
Stop Words: none
Special Keywords: none
Index: first searches DMOZ. if nothing is found then searches Netscape. DMOZ is the largest directory in the world (almost 3 million sites)
Unique: if you search for nothing, you get four random categories
Customize: none
More:
The Open Directory Project (ODP or OD), aka Directory Mozilla (DMOZ) and formerly known as Gnuhoo and Newhoo, is the largest human edited directory in the world (currently over 3 million listings). It is open-source, meaning that anyone can use its data on their own site for free, as long as they follow the license agreement. All editors are volunteers (tens of thousands of them), and if your favourite topic has no editor, I suggest you volunteer.
Who Uses it?
There are MANY sites which use ODP data including Google, Lycos, Hotbot, Netscape, and AOL. You can even use it on Fagan Finder. The directory is currently owned by Netscape, which is owned by AOL Time Warner, however it still remains open-source, and (relatively) unbiased. Some of the websites which use ODP data include their own enhancements. The Google Directory lists pages based on PageRank instead of in alphabetical order. IncyWincy provides direct access to search engines that are on pages listed in the directory. iBoogie displays ODP data in a folder-tree format, WebBrain displays the data in a dynamic hierarchy, and Antarti.ca displays the data as a map of Antartica at Map.net.

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