A beta version of the MSN Desktop Search app has just been released. It’s part of the MSN Toolbar Suite Beta. Here’s the news release.
A few notes:
+ A 4.8MB download
+ Does not index cached web pages
+ No https indexing
+ No local info/search terms sent over the web
+ Will index MSN Messenger material
Also, you can view a couple of intereviews with the MSN Toolbar Suite team here.
More soon.
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