DICT Protocol Servers

A dynamically updatable list of DICT protocol servers is available.

The following servers may be used when implementing a DICT protocol client (e.g., for default servers):

• dict.org, dict.us.dict.org, dict0.us.dict.org (primary server)
• dict1.us.dict.org (backup server)
• alt0.dict.org (secondary backup server, of last resort)
• all.dict.org (DNS round-robin of dict?.us.dict.org)

For testing, but never hardcoded into a DICT client

• test.dict.org

Also, do not hardcode names used for other services into dict clients – they may not have DICT servers listening:

• www.dict.org has a web server listening
• ftp.dict.org has an ftp server listening
• ftp.at0.dict.org has an ftp server listening
• rsync.dict.org has an rsync server listening