Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 07:29:36 -0700 From: Josh Gilliam <josh@quick.net> To: gsutter@pobox.com, Dave Hummel <HUMMDN36@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dictionary/word-a-day program Message-ID: <19980425072936.A29646@newport-1-12.quick.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980424154045.9303t-100000@mph124b.rh.psu.edu> References: <01IW92ULFHXY9M4GCD@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980424154045.9303t-100000@mph124b.rh.psu.edu>
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>> Does a definition-giving dictionary or word-a-day >> program exist for UNIX? How about text files that >> have words and definitions that could be used as a >> basis for such programs? > > Webster is a definition-giving dictionary. I'm afraid I > don't remember where to find it, though. Public webster servers, if there are any, are hard to find. There is an rfc2229 (dictionary server protocol) client in the FreeBSD ports collection under net/dict with working default server. -- Josh Gilliam <josh@quick.net> 5333 E Los Arboles Ave 1 714 633 6499 Orange CA 92869-4216 USA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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