# Anyone can search now?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-can-search-now/74371>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [July 31, 2001, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-can-search-now/74371 "2001-07-31T19:06:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2001, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-can-search-now/74371/1 "2001-07-31T19:06:52Z")

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I just did a search to find the last ATMB thread I posted in and realized after the fact that I was not required to register beforehand. So anyone can search now? Did you go back because it made no difference in performance? Or what?

(Oh, and the board is running VERY nicely now! Thanks!)

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**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2001, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-can-search-now/74371/2 "2001-07-31T21:05:01Z")

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Never mind. It’s back to where it was.