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 = Status =
-# The first cut of the experimental 404 extension is nearly done.
+# Opened a bug for 404 handling: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=482874
-** Intercepts 404s and suggests alternatives drawn from the places DB.
-** Uses a cheesy edit-distance approximation implemented entirely in Sqlite SQL.
-# Made contact with the Google Link Doctor team.
+# Completed the experimental 404 extension and sent it out for comments.
+** Works well for simulated small errors in URLs
+** Hard to say how well it works for real errors in the wild.
+** Drawing alternatives from the Places DB looks like a practical tool we can use for suggesting alternatives.
+# Discussions with Google Link Doctor team are ongoing, if slow.  (Our fault, not theirs)
+** Follow up on experimental access to the service.
+# Discussed possible 404 implementation with bzbarsky and others.
+** 404 interception unified with the existing error handling architecture is too deep a change to make for 3.1.
+** A less intrusive approach similar to the one the experimental 404 extension uses may be possible -- need to investigate further.
+# Discussed UI design with jboriss.  She has a blog post on the subject at http://jboriss.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/improving-everyones-favorite-feature-404/.
+# Implemented Levenshtein Distance algorithm in C++, but have not plugged it into Firefox+Sqlite yet.  Should provide better performance and accuracy compared to the approach used in the extension.
+# Proposed a plan for actual implementation -- see below.
 = Proposed Plan =