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[Jan Whitaker]

At 08:37 AM 24/02/2009, Stil wrote:
> > (There's also another question. If you put information on the public
> > web, why *wouldn't* you want it indexed so people can find it? Either
> > you want it public or you don't. Don't you?)

It depends. I might want them to only see information for a limited 
time. Do the indexers like google that cache a copy do a disservice? 
Do info users realise that as a problem? What is the expiry date? How 
is that communicated? Is there a need for a metadata field that is searchable?

I don't think it's simply a matter of 'it's out there in the 
'public', so go index it'.

Jan



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