Andrew Field
03-26-2003, 6:10 PM
Here's the question, should the index be over the messages or the threads?
Here's the difference, if it is over the messages then your search critirea will be checked against each message. If the index is over the threads, then all the messages from the thread will be placed together as far as the search is concerned.
For example, if I search for (Tormek AND Ceramic AND Stones)...
Against the message index it will only return results in which all three words are in the same message.
Against the thread index it will return results if all three words appear in the somewhere in the thread, so you can have one message talk about the Tormek, and a response talk about Ceramic stones.
The old Pond used a message based index, but I think thread based may return better results.
Either index does not effect the UI or the work needed, it is just an index file.
I do plan on including the indexing tools on the CD so that if one chooses they can rebuild the index to suit there needs.
Here's the difference, if it is over the messages then your search critirea will be checked against each message. If the index is over the threads, then all the messages from the thread will be placed together as far as the search is concerned.
For example, if I search for (Tormek AND Ceramic AND Stones)...
Against the message index it will only return results in which all three words are in the same message.
Against the thread index it will return results if all three words appear in the somewhere in the thread, so you can have one message talk about the Tormek, and a response talk about Ceramic stones.
The old Pond used a message based index, but I think thread based may return better results.
Either index does not effect the UI or the work needed, it is just an index file.
I do plan on including the indexing tools on the CD so that if one chooses they can rebuild the index to suit there needs.