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Configuration

You have to create/modify two configuration files. Both are stored in /usr/local/etc if you used the default installation prefix (/usr/local).

dict.conf belongs to the basic dict client. It contains only one line: server localhost. This tells dict to use the local server.

dictd.conf configures the server. First you must add the access statement: access {allow localhost deny *}.

This example grants only local access and blocks all external connections. You can use more than one allow and deny rule, for example:

access {allow localhost allow *.workgroup deny
*}
The database statement configures the location of the index and the data file for a database:

    database web1913   { data "/usr/share/dict/web1913.dict.dz"
                         index "/usr/share/dict/web1913.index" }
                         

You must add a statement for each database you want to use.

Now you should be able to start dictd and to use it with dict and KDict.

Please consult the man page of dictd for a complete description of dictd.conf.

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