From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cantata.rednote.net ([66.92.170.86]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1A69En-0001fq-00 for ; Sun, 05 Oct 2003 09:47:53 -0400 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) with ESMTP id h95DlqiM015237 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK) for ; Sun, 5 Oct 2003 09:47:53 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) id h95DlqUN015233 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 5 Oct 2003 09:47:52 -0400 Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 09:47:51 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: CD Bible Message-ID: <20031005134751.GF26014@rednote.net> References: <20031004224553.GA26014@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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 > > > 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@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina@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