Hi,

You only need to reindex if you change something in the database externally (i.e. in mysqlman) or if you change the search driver or other specific search settings. If you change everything through the links admin then you should never need to reindex.

You only need to rebuild if you change the contents of the database so that the changes can appear on your site.

What sort of indexing are you using to not get good results? I assume that you must be using internal indexing if you're having to wait a long time for the indexing? If so, have you tried changing the weights of the fields?

Laura.
The UK High Street