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On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 07:53:54 -0800 Tim Bray <tbray@t...> wrote: > At 10:46 AM 3/30/00 +0100, Kay Michael wrote: > > > >I really think you need to distinguish between a query engine and a search > >engine. Query engines answer questions like "find me all documents that have > >an <xyz> element as the third grandchild of an <abc> element". Search > >engines answer questions like "have you got anything about the causes of > >hyperinflation in inter-war Germany?" > > I think what you're talking about would normally be called an Information- > Retrieval (IR) system. Such a system is distinguished from traditional > search engines in the general case in that nobody has ever successfully > built one that, in the general case, works. > > (putting on my asbestos underwear) -Tim And once someone perfects the Information Retrieval system, wouldn't we then need an Information Dispersal system. And perhaps a Ministry of Information to manage it all. Wink, Sam Lowery ----------------------------------------- Michael S. Brothers 515-362-7473 "You can't handle the truth. Nooo truth handler you! I deride your truth handling abilities." - Sideshow Bob *************************************************************************** This is xml-dev, the mailing list for XML developers. To unsubscribe, mailto:majordomo@x...&BODY=unsubscribe%20xml-dev List archives are available at http://xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ ***************************************************************************
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