>> This is the root question then! What is the difference between the 2 >> versions (with vs w/o spaces around the &) of the search syntax? > ok, I did a test again for you, same results ( wow!) > 18 messages using chicken&soup > 17 using chicken & soup.
I just did some quick experimenting with this and it seems to me that the spaces are signicificant, so on the second search you are looking for "chicken " and " soup". If you search for soup & chicken, you will probably get a different number of hits. ________________________________________________ Current version is 2.04.04 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html