Thank you for your support. I will do some R&D and try to solve these problems.

Regards,
Reza

--- In ysearchboss@yahoogroups.com, BOSS User Group Support Team
<boss-usergroup-support-team@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hello again Reza.
>
> Sure, if we have any changes to the "Offensive Content Reduction" filter
> for BOSS image searches, it will be announced here in this BOSS user
> group, to everybody.
>
> Regarding your issue with handling different language characters, the
> specific type of encoding you need to look into is UTF-8. I performed
> some sample Arabic character web searches from your site, and you are
> not calling the BOSS API with the appropriate UTF-8 encoding, to
> represent the given copy + pasted query terms used.
>
> Here is an example of a valid BOSS web query (but you will need to first
> insert your APP ID in this below example) for an Arabic query term:
>
>
http://boss.yahooapis.com/ysearch/web/v1/%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A9%20%D8%A3\
%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%20%D8%A8%D9%86%20%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A\
7%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%A9?appid={in\
sert
> your APP ID here}&format=xml
>
> Assuming your particular web browser can decode + display UTF-8
> properly, you should see that the returned XML response for the above
> BOSS query contains actual Arabic characters in many of the abstracts
> and titles.
>
> --------------------
>
> I will not be able to help you any further than the above, as far as
> getting into the details of your actual web site code, such as where +
> how to fix parts of your code for the above, etc.
>
> So I would recommend you perform a Yahoo! Search for "UTF-8", and learn
> as much as you can about this, including finding coding examples +
> libraries for different computer languages, and such.
>
> --------------------
>
> Good luck,
> Jay
>
>
>
> searchfindexplore wrote:
> >
> > Jay,
> >
> > Thank you for your post. Unfortunately I am now forced to remove the
> > image search function because of this problem.
> >
> > If anything might change in the future I would love to hear it so
> > please contact me then.
> >
> > About the Arabic and Persian language characters. Do you maybe got a
> > tip how I can make it possible for people to search for those
> > characters as well? Is there any kind of decoder or something like
> > that available?
> >
> > Thanks you and take care,
> > Reza
> >
> > --- In ysearchboss@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:ysearchboss%40yahoogroups.com>, BOSS User Group Support Team
> > <boss-usergroup-support-team@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Reza,
> > >
> > > Here are the two key BOSS API documentation pages, regarding this topic:
> > >
> > > [1]
> > >
> >
http://developer.yahoo.com/search/boss/boss_guide/Web_Search.html#hostname_basic\
_example
> >
<http://developer.yahoo.com/search/boss/boss_guide/Web_Search.html#hostname_basi\
c_example>
> > >
> > > ....which is that "-hate" and "-porn" filter options are specific to
> > web
> > > results (only).
> > >
> > > [2]
> > >
> >
http://developer.yahoo.com/search/boss/boss_guide/Submit_Image_Queries.html#opti\
onal_args_image
> >
<http://developer.yahoo.com/search/boss/boss_guide/Submit_Image_Queries.html#opt\
ional_args_image>
> > >
> > > ....which is that the "filter=yes" option is specific to image results
> > > (only).
> > >
> > > And regardless, the default for this image filter is "yes". So unless
> > > you are specifically sending "filter=no", the "Offensive Content
> > > Reduction" filter is being used, for the image results returned.
> > >
> > > -------------
> > >
> > > This "Offensive Content Reduction" image filter feature is both
> > > subjective, as well as not a perfect science, so there are two
> > > challenges in this area.
> > >
> > > The best I can do is quote from the BOSS API guide, from the "-hate"
> > and
> > > "-porn" area of the existing "web" section of the doc, which says the
> > > following:
> > >
> > > "Also, note that, by their nature, the methods used to flag
> > > results
> > > as -porn or -hate cannot take into account the subjective,
> > > widely varied
> > > interpretations and categorizations of such content. You
> > > are responsible
> > > for your use of the results, regardless of their designation."
> > >
> > > And to answer your original question, there is no way to "tune" this
> > > filter. Instead, the filter is either "on" or "off".
> > >
> > > -------------
> > >
> > > Good luck with your search engine launch.
> > >
> > > And perhaps somebody else here in the BOSS community can give you an
> > > alternate solution or general suggestions.
> > >
> > > Jay
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > searchfindexplore wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dear Jay,
> > > >
> > > > I'm really sorry I didn't post the correct url!
> > > >
> > > > I use the most simple and basic BOSS query to fetch the images so I
> > > > think a live preview will be the best.
> > > >
> > > > Please visit www.im*****.com/im again replace ***** with "halal".
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again for your support.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Reza
> > > >
> > > > --- In ysearchboss@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:ysearchboss%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:ysearchboss%40yahoogroups.com>, BOSS User Group Support Team
> > > > <boss-usergroup-support-team@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Reza,
> > > > >
> > > > > When I go to your web site, using the instructions below, the very
> > > > first
> > > > > thing I see is a blank page, with only just the words: "Website
> > coming
> > > > > soon!".
> > > > >
> > > > > Regardless: What I am able to assist you with, instead, is your
> > actual
> > > > > BOSS API queries themselves ( "http://boss.yahooapis.com/......
> > <http://boss.yahooapis.com/......>
> > > > <http://boss.yahooapis.com/......
> > <http://boss.yahooapis.com/......>> etc.
> > > > > ...../" ), which you share right here in this BOSS user group (as
> > > > > opposed to myself using BOSS (indirectly) through your
> > particular web
> > > > > site implementation).
> > > > >
> > > > > So if you could still kindly send another email to this same
> > BOSS user
> > > > > group, but this time copy + paste your actual BOSS API calls
> > into the
> > > > > email reply (minus your APP ID string!!).
> > > > >
> > > > > Then, everybody here can look at exactly what BOSS API calls you are
> > > > > asking about, and the results returned from those API calls, and
> > > > anybody
> > > > > in this BOSS user community is able to assist with thoughts back.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance, Reza.
> > > > > Jay
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > searchfindexplore wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dear Jay,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks a lot for your message. I really appreciate what you
> > guys from
> > > > > > Yahoo! so far have done for me.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I can give you a live demonstration of the problems I'm facing.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Please go to http://www.im*****.com <http://www.im*****.com>
> > <http://www.im*****.com <http://www.im*****.com>>
> > > > <http://www.im*****.com <http://www.im*****.com>
> > <http://www.im*****.com <http://www.im*****.com>>> and
> > > > > > replace the ***** in the url with halal.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The Yahoo! filter is set ON standard and users can't turn the
> > > > filter of.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Now go to image search and try out searching a few keywords like
> > > > > > "sexy" or a common keyword like "girl" or a standard name of a
> > girl
> > > > > > like "Veronica" and were not even talking about searching a
> > name like
> > > > > > "Pamela" ;) also even when I search for the keyword "hello" I
> > get two
> > > > > > inappropriate images.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And about the Arabic/Persian characters. Just go to an Arabic
> > website
> > > > > > copy paste a word and try to use my website to search for that
> > > > keyword
> > > > > > and you will see the most weird results.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thank you very much.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > Reza
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In ysearchboss@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:ysearchboss%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:ysearchboss%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > > <mailto:ysearchboss%40yahoogroups.com>, BOSS User Group
> > Support Team
> > > > > > <boss-usergroup-support-team@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hello Reza.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Somebody else from the Yahoo! BOSS team will get back to you,
> > > > regarding
> > > > > > > your language question below. I forwarded your email along
> > to the
> > > > > > > appropriate folks.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > But regarding your hate/porn question below, could you kindly
> > > > > > provide at
> > > > > > > least one actual BOSS query, that illustrates your point?
> > But please
> > > > > > > take care to not expose your APP ID to the BOSS community, when
> > > > sharing
> > > > > > > your BOSS API call with us.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > As I could make a logical guess on what your BOSS query most
> > likely
> > > > > > > looks like, but instead would rather make sure we are talking
> > > > about the
> > > > > > > exact same BOSS API call, before going further.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----------
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > > > > Jay
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > searchfindexplore wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Dear Yahoo team,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I'm launching a search engine backed up by BOSS for the
> > middle
> > > > east.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Now I'm done with developing and I'm about to launch I have
> > > > come upon
> > > > > > > > two great problems.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > First Yahoo supports a range of languages but still doesn't
> > > > support
> > > > > > > > local Arabic and Persian(Farsi) language does it? This
> > really is
> > > > > > > > unfortunate since a these languages are promoted by
> > millions of
> > > > > > people.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Another problem I'm facing is when I set filter for hate and
> > > > porn ON
> > > > > > > > and I search for a term like "Girl" for images or the term
> > "Sexy"
> > > > > > > > yahoo fetches pretty adult oriented images. Can I fine
> > tune the
> > > > > > filter
> > > > > > > > trough BOSS or not?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I'm looking forward to your reply because I have to launch my
> > > > search
> > > > > > > > engine within a week.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks a lot,
> > > > > > > > Reza
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
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