Can you document your changes? I might even do this and burn it to a cd. Arup
--- Tathagata Banerjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i recently found out that dictd can be used locally. > i downloaded a > couple of databases from > ftp://ftp.dict.org/pub/dict/pre (took me a > week), and the thing is running! i can now use > kdict/gdict without > having to connect to the net. this is a big thing > when you're on dialup. > the webster database is old - it's the 1913 version > (doesn't have the > four-lettered word :-). the wordnet database is > newer, but not as > comprehensive - doesn't have etymology etc. using > both together, it's at > least a poor man's alternative to my OED (cdrom > version), which will run > only on windows :-( > there is a sample initscript with the dictd tarball. > after editing it by > hand and adding proper pathnames and chkconfig > lines, it can be used for > bringing dictd up at boottime. > this kind of thing is perhaps trivial for experts on > the list, but it > sure gave me a kick to be able to do all this > successfully myself, being > only a semi-newbie :-) > > - t. > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Got something to say? Say it better with Yahoo! Video Mail http://mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
