Yes, yes!! I second Arup. Tathagata, will you please document the changes and post the file on the list. I'm going to attempt the download right now.
- Manas Laha Arup Kanjilal wrote: > > 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 :-) -- 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
