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From: lindsay@watnext.waterloo.edu (Lindsay Patten)
Newsgroups: uw.general,uw.unix
Subject: online access to the NOED?
Keywords: NOED server unix
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Date: 28 Aug 89 16:08:24 GMT
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Is there any online access to the NOED for the general unix community?
I have heard of a program called xweb which apparently is an X interface
to the online webster dictionary available in some places.  I think
something like that would be very useful for a lot of people here.  Even
if were something as simple as a mail server which answered queries like

mail noed@sol
entry pedantic
.

and sent back mail giving the dictionary entry for pedantic.  Of course,
a fancy window based browser system would be even nicer.  Are there any
plans for this sort of thing?  Does it exist already?  Man -k oed didn't
find anything.

Thanks,
	Lindsay

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Lindsay Patten            "People are package deals - No substitutions allowed"
Pattern Analysis & Machine Intelligence Group                   lindsay@watnext
Department of Systems Design Engineering           lindsay@watnext.waterloo.edu
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