Re: Google Public Service Search

Kathleen:
We purchased the Google appliance and have had rgreat, seamless service
and we can control the indexing and customization of the search pages.

It cost around $5000 and has been worth every penny. We thought it was
unprofessional to be using a free search tool. It seems like a
worthwhile investment for the institution and IST could/would manage the
device.

Steve McConnell wrote:

> Kathleen: Google cut off access to their public service search tool
> after an enterprising hacker discovered a way to use it to serve up
> phishing sites and other bad apples from a google.com URL. Details on
> the exploit are here: http://ericfarraro.com/?p=6
>
> So far, I've not seen any word on when Google might reopen the site to
> creation of new accounts or logins from existing users.
>
> ~ Steve
>
>Steve McConnell
>Web news editor, UC Berkeley
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> Kathleen Phillips Satz wrote:
>
>> This question is for any webmasters using Google's free search
>> facility on your site. In recent weeks, the link to log in to one's
>> account has been disabled, with a note saying "This service is
>> currently unavailable, please try again later."
>> <https://services.google.com/publicservice/login>
>>
>> It doesn't say that the service is being discontinued, but it's been
>> several weeks. The email address given in their FAQ for queries
>> produces an auto-reply saying that they can't answer individual
>> questions.
>>
>> The search facility is working, and continuing to index my site.
>>
>> Anyone have any insight on this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kathleen
>>
>> Kathleen Phillips Satz
>> Manager, Strategic Communications
>> Administration
>> University of California, Berkeley 94720-1500
>>
>> Phone: (510) 642-5219
>> FAX: (510) 642-9483
>> http://administration.berkeley.edu
>>
>>
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Received on Wed Oct 11 11:24:12 2006