hey guys,
I just found this program, and I'm one step closer from having 0 web
dependance. (Some simple tasks, to me, the web is too cumbersome for. Once
I can figure out how to do a whois lookup of an IP, I'll be set. ;)
'apt-get install dict' in Debian, I don't have a URL for it otherwise, other
than something I noticed in the doc dir: ftp.dict.org/pub/dict
This is a client program, it connects to a dictd, a dictionary server (!!)
that's running either locally or on the internet somewhere, and gives you
the results from several different sources. (Depending on what the server
is configured to return.)
Here's an example of someone running a dictd they've made available..
http://www.kanga.nu/dict/?query_term=screed&database=*&strategy=exact
(he's from svlug, which reminds me, I completely forgot about the mtg
(again) d'oh!)
dictionary.com was 'ok' while I used it, but no more for me. (Well.. maybe I
could use it thesaurus feature, but I've only used it once or twice in my
life.. and I guess that would be thesaurus.com or something. ;)
see ya!
-Ajay
(hmm.. I was just thinking if there would be utility to Lu-GoD running a
dict on their server with their own definitions file added? Nah, it would
probably be better in a html page, if it got too cumbersome then that'd be a
thought.)
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