> 
> 
> Could anybody maybe point out some reasonable settings for the 
> "search_algorithm:" in the htdig.conf file ?
>
> I am using:
> exact:1 synonyms:0.5 metaphone:0.4 soundex: 0.4 endings:0.1 substring:0.5
>


I think that's too high fuzziness, and metaphone and soundex must be really
tested out before using, since they can result in a lot irrelevant results.

I use:  search_algorithm: exact:1 synonyms:0.2 endings:0.1 prefix:0.1

And it's really useful for our metasite, The WWW Virtual Library.



--
Gabriel Fenteany, Ph.D.
http://vl.bwh.harvard.edu

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