Advanced Search
Substring Matching
The are three types of substring matching.
- Prefix Matching:
pass*Matches terms which begin with pass, such as password, passport
- Inside Matching:
*augh*Matches terms which contain augh, such as claught, draught
- Suffix Matching:
*wayMatches terms which end with
way, e.g., highway, hallway
Regular Expressions
You can use regular expressions for pattern matching. The
regular expressions must be surrounded by slashes like /.../. e.g.,
/pro(gram|blem)s?/
Search by Fields
You can limit your search to specific fields such asSubject: and From:. This feature is especially convenient if you know exactly
what you're looking for, for example:
+subject:kimchiRetrieves all messages which contain kimchi in the Subject: field
+subject:"kefir beer"Retrieves all messages which contain the phrase kefir beer in the Subject: field
+from:HeidiRetrieves all messages posted by Heidi
+from:Heidi +subject:"kefir beer"Retrieves all messages posted by Heidi with the subject containing the phrase "kefir beer"
34415Retrieves Yahoo! message number 34415 from the group you selected to search
Additional Tips
- Search phrases are case-insensitive.
- Search terms which contain symbols like ', /, -
will return weird results. Terms such as goat-milk are best handled if described as the term
goat milkinstead ofgoat-milk. - If you want to use and, or or not simply as terms, you can
surround them with double quotes or braces like
"..."or{...}.