[GnomeMeeting-list] LDAP lookups

[Brian Thompson <brian eng wayne edu>]

> Define "irrelevant entries". The search function searches substrings.
> Your approach would mean, if "Jon" is searched, and "Jon Doe" is in
> local addressbook, then "Jon Postel" in the LDAP doesn't need to be
> searched. Or I misunderstood you.
>
> Also, the search traffic is the same. One LDAP query returns all data
> in one big stream. The LDAP server filters due to a search
> specification, of course. But still, the decision "matches my search,
> but irrelevant" can only be made locally (and thus needs the traffic).
>
> Thanks for your thoughts (also the part I didn't quote). Ideas are
> welcome!
>
> J.

Correct, but timing and acknowledgment can also be included as
part of the lookup. For example, if I type in "Jon" it could instantly
autocomplete to "Jon Doe" if "Jon Doe" is the only Jon in my local
addressbook. But, if I wait a second or two without pressing enter
(without acknowledging that Jon Doe is the correct person) it could
then do an LDAP search and provide a list of other Jons to choose
from via LDAP.

I'm not sure if that's technically how Mozilla/Thunderbird actually
work, but on the surface that's how it appears to work. It might
just be that the local addressbook is a quicker query so those
entries show up first. In any case I believe it's a pretty good design
and found that it's very easy for non-technical users to quickly figure
out.

-Brian