According to the dict man page, querrying alt.dict.org is the default behavior. However, you can specify other hosts, and can even become a dict server if you want to, serving an entirely new dictionary. Chuck Hallenbeck writes: > From: Chuck Hallenbeck <chuckh at sent.com> > > > Janina, > > Thanks. The www.dict.org website has a lot of options too, > including lookup with the soundex algorithm, in case you are > unclear about spelling. Plus you can direct your lookup to Bible > data bases too. I wonder if the dict client you are talking about > is a front end for the services on this website? I have been > relying on a wordnet installed on my system, which is better than > nothing, but I see that wordnet is also available with the > www.dict.org searches and is consulted by default, along with > other databases. Excellent resources for students and writers, > makes one want to study and write! > > Chuck > > On Sat, 4 Oct 2003, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > Hi, Chuck: > > > > Just to be clear, dict is also available as a network connected client > > service in a command you type at the shell prompt. It's extensible in > > terms of which dictionary resources are accessed. And, it's possible to > > run a dict server and create a new dictionary--something I've > > recommended in certain instances to certain folks. > > -- > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (73% of Full) > Get my public key from website, http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina at rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Working Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org
