re: nicknames and middle names with BBDB

1994-02-28 Thread boris
Jack Vinson (jv) writes: jv: 1) Substitute common nicknames when it cannot find the name given [...] jv: 2) Ignore middle names/initials when attempting to match names. I notice that as long as the email addresses match, getting a message from Abe B. Cee when only Abe Bee Cee doesn't seem to ph

Re: nicknames and middle names with BBDB

1994-02-28 Thread Jack Repenning
Jack Vinson just wrote: 1) Substitute common nicknames when it cannot find the name given by the user. This might be an alist "bbdb-common-nicks-alist" with '((Michael . Mike) (Janet . Jane) ...) Please, anyone who tackles this - *do* make it an alist (and allow ma

nicknames and middle names with BBDB

1994-02-28 Thread vinson
After being frustrated a few times when looking for my friend Chris Geib in the database and realizing that he is Christopher, I stuck "Chris Geib" into the AKA. Then the same thing happened with my friend Barry D. Reich when I looked for Barry Reich. I wonder how difficult it is for BBDB to do