I assume he is referring to the comment:
> We have a patent pending on our spider technology, which makes it
> possible for us to both keep up with the exponential growth of the
> Internet, and still find the most popular sites.
which appears in the FAQ at http://lycos-tmp1.psc.edu/reference/faq.html
I hope when they refer to "our spider technology", they are referring to
something genuinely unique. If not there are a great many cases for
prior art, notably my Wanderer which (while no longer the best) was the
first one around in spring of '93.
I agree that some comment or clarification from Lycos would be good.
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