>Given this input, I would then create an iIndex.xml file specifying what >content a person wanted indexed. It's a configuration file. I would then >index their content (using whatever indexer I desired), save the index >locally, and allow these people to search their own personal index. I know swish-e (http://www.swish-e.org/) allows plugins for search types (for instance, I have a pdf plugin to grab the text inside). Perhaps you'd want to focus on expanding swish-e? -- Morbus Iff ( i put the demon back in codemonkey ) Culture: http://www.disobey.com/ and http://www.gamegrene.com/ Spidering Hacks: http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596005776/disobeycom icq: 2927491 / aim: akaMorbus / yahoo: morbus_iff / jabber.org: morbus