Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!crdgw1!cs.albany.edu!percival.albany.edu!narten From: narten@cs.albany.edu (Thomas Narten) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: xwebster server Message-ID: Date: 8 Aug 90 17:56:15 GMT References: <5751@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM> Sender: narten@cs.albany.edu Distribution: comp.windows.x Organization: Computer Science Department, SUNY at Albany, Albany, NY 12222 Lines: 23 In-reply-to: mayer@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM's message of 8 Aug 90 03:08:52 GMT In article <5751@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM> mayer@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM (Niels Mayer) writes: NO. And please don't send me mail asking about webster servers. The dictionary data is copyright by Merriam Webster, so anybody with a server is very quiet about telling you where it is, and will generally refuse to give you a copy of the dictionary data unless they are "dictionary pirates" One thing that would be helpful is if someone could post a message explaining how one can bring up a webster server locally. I realize the big issue is copyrighting in the dictionary itself. Thus: 1) Who does one contact about getting permission from Merriam Webster to run a server. 2) How much does it cost to get the necessary license (ballpark estimates are ok), and who is a contact point. 3) How much disk space is needed to hold the dictionary. 4) Where can one get the software to run a server. -- Thomas Narten narten@cs.albany.edu