Ben wrote:
Hello,
Has a fulltext message searching feature been considered? I think it
would
be very handy. It could use a MySQL table to store hashes of the message text (with all HTML, nontext characters, and other formatting removed to reduce size). When a search is performed, it could utilize MySQL's
FULLTEXT
feature to deliver lightning fast search results similar to gmail,
hotmail,
etc.
It could maybe have an automated indexer that works in the background indexing one or two unindexed messages at a time on each ajax request
from
the browser (after the data is returned to the browser to prevent
lagging).
The feature could of course be turned off (maybe off by default?) if the user didn't want to use the extra diskspace/processor cycles.
Does this sound like something you'd like to see in RC? If so, I can develop the backend for this system if somebody else can write the interface/ajax integration.
i think it would be a much appreciated feature. and having the backend in place, i think one can easily extend it to search other information in the headers (e.g. explicitly search for to, mozilla flags, etc.)
thou i have no time in helping you implement it, i would gladly test it after i get some time after nov. 19th.
cheers, raoul