Re: RDS msg search

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Verne Tice wrote:
> I tried the new search out and it works well.  Only thing missing is an 
> option to extend the search backward or forward in time a few more 
> months in case the thread is ongoing.

I've been on this list for several years,
and I've also experimented a lot with the new thread feature.
I would estimate that 99% of all threads are finished
in less than a month, and if they aren't, they've probably
deviated greatly from the original topic.

After viewing a thread, you can easily widen the 3-month span
that's displayed at the top, and search again,
although it will also match strings in the message
bodies, and the results will be sorted by relevance,
not date.

> If you could now add an option to get just most recent (last n msgs or 
> last n days) I would not have to use topica from the web at all! This 
> option would be for the highest level search only.  Given the level of 
> activity on this topic, we need a granularity finer than one month.

I suppose we could go beyond simply searching,
and also provide a nice interface for viewing the latest
messages. I'll think about it. I suppose Topica
would be annoyed at having to distribute all our messages
without being able to hit you with banner ads.

 > Another idea.  How about an option to just list all
 > topics for a given date range which could then be
 > clicked to explore threads of interest?

I'll add that to the suggestions folder. Thanks.

Regards,
    Rob Craig
    Rapid Deployment Software
    http://www.RapidEuphoria.com

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