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echo: public_domain
to: Paul Edwards
from: Frank Malcolm
date: 1995-08-03 04:47:24
subject: Aka-matching?

Hi, Paul.

PE> BO> Okay, I'm feeling lazy - who's got an easily-implemented algorithm for
PE> BO> aka-matching??

PE> FM> Aka is easy, just look up a database and get Bek=Rebekah. Or do you
PE> mean
PE> FM> Soundex? As in Oberin=Oberon=Auboron=(etc). I kept a copy of a magazine
PE> FM> article describing that once, but it was about 100 years ago and I'm
PE> not
PE> FM> sure if I could find it.

PE> If someone is in both fidonet and wanknet, they may have addresses
PE> of 3:711/934 and 500:300/400.  Since the netmail area will probably
PE> be common, when someone from 500:300/300 sends a message to you and
PE> you reply, you want it to use 500:300/400 as the default address
PE> FOR THIS MESSAGE ONLY.  BFN.  Paul.

I see. I think. Thanks. FIM.

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