Well, what is currently being used? I think that is the place to start, other then that doing anything else would be a waste of time, since we need to be able to use the archives data. Is Kirk the only one who knows what we are using? - D On 29 Apr 2004 at 15:12, Sean McMahon wrote: > Then it depends on what we have grep may work better. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths at lava-net.com> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 11:22 AM > Subject: Re: search engine for the archives? > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > The only problem with a database that i see as of right now is that then > > the entire archiving system will have to be re-done. But then again, I > > may be wrong. The way I'm trying to design this is so that you can drop > > it in, and have it use the existing archiving system however it's > > implemented. > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 11:15:31AM -0700, dking at pimpsoft.com wrote: > > > A mysql database, designed to use both posted dates/times and topics as the > primary key may work better then a grep based solution as you said; I happen to > know a > > > small amount of relational data base design, and from my limited experience > a small one table mysql database with a php front end may fit the needs of the > project, > > > then again I may be wrong. > > > > > > The difference is search; What do you want to search by? The initial design > of the database would define its abilities and how you can interact with it, > what and how > > > you can search it and so forth, designed badly it would be un-searchable. > > > > > > - D > > > On 29 Apr 2004 at 10:45, Sean McMahon wrote: > > > > > > > Yeah that's a good idea I don't even know how to get to the archives. > Each html > > > > page could be titled with the subject of the mail message. So then perl > would > > > > just have to search the directory with the subjects of the e-mail you're > > > > grepping The other way do do this is to create a small database but that > might > > > > be more complex. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > - -- > > Failure is not an option, it comes bundled with your Microsoft product. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFAkUfrNohoaf1zXJMRApfFAJ9ZebCX43lTyGgizcEKJV5+SKcpmQCgkP3g > > o/qAB4VQr/pgJcJaHWli3aU= > > =LecI > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
