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Field-specifier query, sort query, languages

2003-01-29 02:12:51
Hi,

I am a beginner with namazu and am trying to evaluate it. I had a few queries 
with regard to the way field specifier searches and sorting are conducted in 
namazu.

1. Field-Specifier Search: Is the field specifier search only for Mail messages 
or can they be used for other types of documents (like .doc and .pdf) that have 
certain fields defined? If so, is there a standard as to how these fields 
should be defined in a document?(e.g. a pdf documnet where the title is = 
'xyz'). I would think that field-specified search is possible in html files 
too. Is that right?

2. Sorting: Where can i get a list of all the factors on which sorting can be 
done? (e.g. date, score etc) Is score maintained internally by namazu or does 
it need to be maintained explicitly? In addition, is date sort dependant on 
when the document was indexed or when it was modified or created?

3. Does namazu give reliable results if the search pattern includes both 
english and japanese phrases or the document has both english and japanese text 
in it?

4. Is there any way of using namazu if the sources to be searched are on 
different machines? The tutorial mentions that certain tools like wget, NFS 
should be used in conjunction. Can someone actually confirm whether search in 
this scenario is feasable by using these tools?

TIA,
abhishek.

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