Re: working with large archives

Hi Jeff,

my most pressing problem is handling the international characters. Its so 
serious that even though I now have a fully-working list archive with full 
graphical customization(!) I haven't announced it publicly as the support 
burden would be too high. There are lots of words with  å, æ and ø in them!

That said I also miss word-group searching, currently all words are ANDed in 
spite of any grouping attempts.

regards,

/Dan

  http://www.mail-archive.com/brygforum%40haandbryg.dk/

Jeff Breidenbach wrote:

> I received the following question, and am replying to gossip as
> it is general interest.
> 
> 
>>how do I research early messages from a list where all I know
>>is the name(s) of the probable author(s) and some idea of
>>the approximate date?
> 
> 
> Is this a common frustration? I'm trying to guage demand for
> this sort of thing.
> 
> If this is a problem, what would be the preferred solution:
> 
>  an "advanced search"  with more sophisticated controls?
>  bringing back history pages, more search results?
>  better integration a site specific google search?
>  something else?
> 
> 
>>Do you have a list of hints on how to use the search function
>>effectively?
> 
> 
> The search form queries htdig 3.1.6 and I think is set to a simple
> AND query - all terms may be present. How strong is demand for
> boolean queries (Jeff AND NOT Breidenbach) or other more advanced
> query options?
> 
> Thanks in advance for feedback.
> 
> -Jeff
> 
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