makemetop - 4:14 am on Dec 19, 2003 (gmt 0)

>It sure as heck ain't Inktomi..

Oh, it is 100% Inktomi - but not as you are used to seeing it. The results are nothing like Pure Search but are identical to Inktomi with the UK boost algo turned to "medium", which is what they are!

Is there a UK or anything else boost algo? Go to Hotbot UK and try playing with the country geotargeting in the web filters. Take off the UK - medium button and all the results will show like Pure Search. Put on the US - medium button and the results will show as they are on MSN US.

Unfortunately, the geotargeting still messes up from time to time!