MailArchive search not returning full results.

[hassanakbar4]

component_MailArchive: ArchiveContents type_enhancement | by ben@nostrum.com

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Some global searches in the MailArchive do not seem to be returning full results. As an example, if I search for the string "5285bis" in my local repository, I get lots of hits with the last one on Nov 2, 2016. When I type that into the search field on the MailArchive landing page, I get exactly one hit, dated Aug 13, 2015.

(BTW, the ticket tool will not let me enter the MailArchive version number. I think it only knows about data tracker versions.)

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Issue migrated from trac:2180 at 2021-09-22 16:48:45 +0500

[hassanakbar4]

@hassanakbar4 commented

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Turns out the missing emails are not there when I browse by date, either. Maybe the recent reindexing did not catch everything?

[hassanakbar4]

@hassanakbar4 commented

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I found the missing messages with a different search string. So it seems to be a search issue. Searching on "5285" finds things, but "5285-bis" and "5285bis" (both of which exist in some of the messages) does not.

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@hassanakbar4 changed _comment0 which not transferred by trac-hub

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[hassanakbar4]

@hassanakbar4 commented

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It looks as if most related messages contain the term "rfc5285" not "5285", there is no implicit partial matching. Searching on "rfc5285" returns 223 results, "rfc5285-bis" 62 results.

[hassanakbar4]

@hassanakbar4 commented

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Please consider this an enhancement request then, assuming a similar ticket does not already exist. I suspect that I am not the only person to be confused by the lack of partial-matching.

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@hassanakbar4 changed type from defect to enhancement

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@hassanakbar4 _changed status from new to under_review_