- From: Rick Henderson <rickh@netscape.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 12:54:22 -0700
- To: Jim Davis <jdavis@parc.xerox.com>
- CC: www-webdav-dasl@w3.org
Received on Friday, 24 July 1998 15:54:01 UTC
Jim Davis wrote: > 1) Although SQL supports sorting (ORDER BY), other widely deployed search > systems (e.g. Verity) do not. (More precisely, Verity sort results in a > fixed order, relevance, and there is no way to change this.) Beg to differ. Verity allows you to sort on any attribute ascending or descending. So do the other full text engines I've worked with. --Rick ************************************************* Rick Henderson (Netscape)(650)937-3152 rickh@netscape.com *************************************************
Received on Friday, 24 July 1998 15:54:01 UTC