WebFerret Only as Reliable as the Search Engines It Contacts Forrest Stroud
Only as Reliable as the Search Engines It Contacts
For the most part, WebFerret works in outstanding fashion, but ultimately it can only be as accurate as the search engines it makes use of. In other words, don't expect 100% reliability -- outdated or relocated Web sites are often found, while at other times no results are generated for phrases or words with sites that actually exist. WebFerret also lacks many of the advanced features found in its closest competitor, Copernic 2000.
Despite its shortcomings, WebFerret saves you the time and energy involved in locating and contacting individual search engines in order to find useful Web sites. Overall, like the rest of the NetFerret collection, WebFerret is worth its weight in gold. And thanks to advertiser support, you can download and use the WebFerret client for free (there's also a commercial version called WebFerret Pro that eliminates the ad banners and also offers more advanced features than the freeware release).
Pros: Quick, easy to use, freeware edition, searches multiple engines to find Web sites
Cons: Lacks some of Copernic's features, only as reliable as the engines it contacts
