Subject: request for information on soundex . . .

do you know of any written description of soundex code and its rules ? i ' m writing a software program to help my wife decode surnames in her genealogical research . the only description i ' ve located to date is a summary leaving lots of unanswered questions . please respond to my internet address , charlie @ dragonsys . com , as i do n't have ready access to linquist . thanks .
