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国外的搜索引擎（Foreign search engines） The following foreign search engines provide two categories of information, search and classification, although each has its own focus. 1. AOL Search Http:/// Through AOL Search, American online AOL users can search the entire network and AOLs own information content from one place. The external version listed above does not include the contents of the AOL itself. Their catalog and their site information come from Open Directory (see below), and Inktomi (see below) provides machine search results (crawler-based, results) as a supplement to the catalog. Prior to the release of AOL Search in October 1999, AOL used the AOL Excite supported by NetFind. 2. AltaVista Http:/// According to the number of pages retrieved, AltaVista has always been one of the biggest search engines on the internet. Its comprehensive coverage and the variety of advanced search commands it provides make it one of the most sought after online searchers. It has also developed many functions for primary users, such as Ask AltaVista - from Ask Jeeves (see below). The categories used by AltaVista mainly come from Open Directory. AltaVista began operating in December 1995, originally owned by Digital, and then Digital was bought by Compaq in 1998, and AltaVista was headed by Compaq, then it became an independent company, now controlled by the CMGI group. 3. Ask Jeeves Http:/// Ask Jeeves is an artificial search service that aims to point to specific pages to answer your questions. If it does not find the answer in its own database, it will provide pages from other search engines. The service began in mid April 1997, and its beta test started fully in June 1, 1997. The results of Ask Jeeves also appear in AltaVista (see above). 4. Direct Hit Http:/// Direct Hit mainly works with other search engines to refine their search results to provide services. Its refining is achieved by monitoring users in their search results click, those who get more users to click on the site