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to: Bek Oberin
from: Frank Malcolm
date: 1995-08-01 04:44:20
subject: Aka-matching?

Hi, Bek.

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

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

Regards, FIM.

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