Re: approx searches (ITS#803)

[M.D.T.Evans@qmw.ac.uk]

"Kurt D. Zeilenga" wrote:
> 
> At 03:27 PM 10/4/00 +0000, m.d.t.evans@qmw.ac.uk wrote:
> >Full_Name: Martin Evans
> >Version: 2.0.4
> >OS: Solaris and Linux
> >URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/
> >Submission from: (NULL) (138.37.8.180)
> >
> >
> >Fuzzy Matching in 2.0.4 appears not to work very well.
> >Approx searches for entries return no results
> >e.g. An exact match returns ok...
> 
> The current approx matching code just uses equality matching.
> Phonetic/Soundex (or other) approximate matching codes need
> updating...  the --enable-phonetic config option is a no-op
> at present.

How high is this on your priority list? Is it likely to be fixed?

Martin.

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